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In the name of God, Amen, I Francis Krick of Cumru Township, Berks County
in the State of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, being far advanced in years but yet
of good sound mind, memory and understanding, Thanks be unto God for the
same, Calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and knowing it is
appointed for all once to dye, do therefore make this my last will and
Testament in manner following, that is to say:
First, it is my will and I do order that in the first place, all my just
Debts shall be paid and satisfied by my Executor herein after mentioned
as soon as can be after my decease. I give and devise all my Plantation
and _____ of Land, situate in Cumru Township aforesaid adjoining lands of
Christian Ruth, Sebastian Miller, John _____, Jacob Ludwig and others,
containing two hundred and thirty acres be the same more or less,
Together with the Appurtenances unto my Son Francis Krick jun. To hold
the same unto him, his Heirs and Assigns forever _____ they paying the
_____ and therefore the _____ one thousand, two hundred pounds in _____
or other Money equivalent thereto, in payments following, to wit: one
hundred pounds first _____ unto my Son Jacob Krick on the first day of
April _____, Twenty-one pounds eight shilling and six pence unto my
Daughter Maria, the Wife of William Brown on the first day of April _____
after my decease, in one year thereafter the like sum of Twenty-one
pounds eight shilling and six pence unto my Son Adam Krick, in one year
thereafter the like sum of Twenty-one pounds eight shilling and six pence
unto my Son John Krick, in one year thereafter the like sum of Twenty-one
pounds eight shilling and six pence unto my Son Philip Krick, in one year
thereafter the like sum of Twenty-one pounds eight shilling and six pence
unto my Son George Krick, in one year thereafter the like sum of
Twenty-one pounds eight shilling and six pence unto my Daughter Margaret
the Wife of William Fisher, and in one year thereafter the like sum of
Twenty-one pounds eight shilling and six pence unto my Son Peter Krick.
And so again yearly and every year the like sum of Twenty-one pounds
eight shilling and six pence in rotation as aforesaid, so that each of my
Seven last named Children receive the Sum of one hundred and forty-two
pounds seventeen shillings. Which Sum of one hundred pounds to be paid
to my Son Jacob Krick, Sum of one hundred and forty-two pounds seventeen
shillings to be paid to my other children in manner as aforesaid shall be
in full of their Inheritance out of my Estate both Real and personal And
the remaining Sum of one hundred pounds and one shilling my said Son
Francis Krick his Heirs and Assigns are to pay my found Grand Children,
the Children of my Daughter Catharine, deceased, as follows, to wit:
fifty pounds and six Pence thereof ___ to Catharine the Wife of Adam
Witmer and John Brown to be equally divided between them and to be paid
unto them in one years time after the last payment to my Children
aforesaid is _____ the remaining fifty pounds and six Pence unto Barbara
the wife of Abraham Maurer and William Brown one year thereafter, which
shall also be in full of their Inheritance out of my Estate both Real and
Personal.
My said Son Francis Krick, his Heirs and Assigns are also to fulfil and
perform the Marriage Contract made and entered by me of the first part,
Daniel Swan and Peter Feather the younger, Esquire of the second parts,
and my wife Catharine by the name Catharine Gerling of the third part.
And he or they are also yet to pay unto her my said wife Catharine yearly
and every year _____ her natural life the Sum of Six pounds in _____
besides the Six pounds mentioned in the Marriage Contract aforesaid
provided She remains my Widow _____.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my aforenamed Son Francis Krick jun his
Heirs and Assigns All and _____ my Personal Estate whatsoever and
wheresoever and of which I shall be possessed of at the time of my
decease. To hold the same to be his Heirs and Assigns forever. And
lastly I hereby nominate and appoint my said Son Francis Krick jun Sole
Executor of this my last Will and Testament. Hereby making Null and void
all former and other Wills and Testaments by me made heretofore Ratifying
_____ and confirming that this and no other to be my last Will and
Testament. In Witness whereof the said Francis Krick have hereunto set
my Hand and Seal the twenty-second _____ day of May in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eleven.
Francis Krick (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, published and declared by the said Testator ____ his last
Will and Testament in the presence of us the Subscribers who at his
request, and in his presence Subscribed our names here to as Witnesses
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