In the name of God Amen, I, Philip Flick of Hemlock Township in the County of
Northumberland in the state of Pennsylavania, being sick in Body but of a sound
mind and memory and understanding blessed me God for the same, do make and publish
this, my last will and Testament in manner and form following.
Principally and first of all, I commend my Immortal soul into the hands of God
who gave it, and my Body to the earth to be Buried in a decent and Christian-like
manner at the discretion of my Executor herein after named.
And, as to such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this
life, I give and dispose of the same in the following manner to wit:
I give and devise unto my dear beloved wife Anna Maria during her widowhood or
life if she remains my widow, one Bedstead and the beddings thereto belonging,
the young cow & heffer, one tin plated pipe stove, one Iron Kettle, one Iron Pot
to her choice, one spinning wheel, Hay and straw sufficient feed for her Cattle,
one wooden or Ceder Bail, smooth Irons as well as two skillets, two pewter Table
dishes.
Yearly and every year: one hundred and fifty pounds of Hogs meat, fifty pounds
of Beef, one bushel of coarse salt, one peck of fine salt, five pounds of coffee,
half a pound of green tea, eight pounds of good sugar, one third in the garden,
potatoes of one quarter of an acre yearly, twelve Bushel of Rye, Six Bushels of
wheat, six Bushel of corn, six bushel of buck wheat, sufficient shoes and stockings,
and the flax of one quarter of an acre of ground.
Item - my will is that the grain before mentioned shall be taken to the mill and
the meal home again without any charge for the same.
Item - my will is that my beloved wife Anna Maria shall live in the same dwelling
house wherein I now live during her widowhood with my sons herein after named. If
they cannot live together in peace, then and in such cases my sons that possesses
my land must build her a good house for her and well finished upon their own
expenses and must cut and haul her sufficient firewood before the door fit for
immediate use. And if my wife should fall sick or helpless, then my sons John and
Ludwig must nurse her in the best manner or must hire some body upon their own
expences to do the same. Further I give and devise unto my beloved wife Anna Maria,
one coffee kettle, one small pot and one lattle, one chair, and one chest.
Item - my will is and I do hereby order that if my wife Anna Maria shall contract
matrimony after my decease then and in such cases she shall absolutely have no more
out of my estate than her bedstead and beddings thereto belonging, one cow and her
spinning wheel.
Item - my will is and I do hereby order that everything I did give and devise of
my personal Estate (excepting the grain) after the decease or marriage, which
happens first, of my beloved wife Anna Maria, the same I give and devise unto
my sons Anthony and Daniel and daughter Maria to be equally divided among them.
Item - my will is and I do hereby Order that all the residue of my personal Estate
not before devised shall be exposed on public sale to pay my just debts and funeral
expences and if there is any overplus then the same I give and devise unto my sons
John and Ludwig.
Item - I give and devise unto my sons John and Ludwig all my Real property in equal
shares amongst them to hold the same to them their heirs and assigns forever and
instead to possess my real property my said sons John & Ludwig shall in every
line fulfill every thing formerly devised unto my beloved wife Anna Maria and
shall further pay unto their other brothers Anthony & Daniel and sister Maria
each the sum of twenty Pounds that is to say twenty pounds of Lawful money unto
my son Anthony twelve month after my decease and twenty pounds sd. money unto
my son Daniel two years after my Decease and twenty pounds unto my daughter
Maria three years after my decease.
Item - my will further is that when my two sons to sell that part of Land
whereon my son John do now lives that then and in such cases they shall pay
unto my beloved wife Anna Maria the sum of six pounds and likewise my beloved
wife Anna Maria shall further have all the linen we have at present for her
own use and also my said two sons John and Ludwig shall find a good stable
for the cattles devised to my beloved wife Anna Maria. Further, when any apples
do grow on my place now in my possession and devised to my son John & Ludwig
then and in such cases they must allow unto her mother apples for house use
and dryd apples as also a half a barrel of cider yearly if the apples grew
and she remains my widow but not otherways.
And lastly I nominate, constitute, and appoint my beloved friend John Lilly
of Hemlock Township to be the Executor of this my Last will and Testament
and do give him full power and authority to sign seal and execute all deeds
of conveyance unto my sons John & Ludwig as I could do myself if I were
present and give him further power to act and to do as an Executor ought
to do according to law hereby revoking all other Wills Legacies and bequests
by me heretofor made and declaring this and no other to be my last Will
and Testament.
In Witness whereof the said Testator have hereunto set his hand and seal
this nineteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and nine -- 1809 Signed Sealed published pronounced and declared
by the said Testator as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us
who in his presence and at his request have subscribed as witnesses Philip
Flick (Seal).
George Gruber.
George George.
Northumberland County sct.
Be it remembered that on the ninth day of October in the year of our Lord
1809 Before me Joseph B. Norbury, Deputy Register for the county afsd.
personally appeared. George George one of the subscribing witnesses to the
foregoing writing who being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith
that he was personally present and did see Philip Flick the Testator sign
seal and declare the foregoing writing to be his last will and Testament and
that at the time of his so pulishing the said Will he was of sound & disposing
mind and memory as this depoinent doth believe according to the best of his
knowledge & belief and that the name George George thereto subscribed is of
this deponents own proper hand writing and that the other subscribing witness
George Gruber signed his name thereto in his this deponents presence and in
the presence of the Testator & further saith not George George Sworn & Subscribed
the data afsd. before Josh. B. Norbury Deputy Regr. Northd. County
Be it remembered that on the 18th day of October AD 1809 Before me Joseph B.
Norbury Deputy Register for the County of Northd. personally appeared George
Gruber one of the subscribing witnesses to the within writing who being duly
sworn doth depose and say that he was personally present & did see Philip Flick
the Testator sign seal & declare the within instrument of writing to be his last
Will & Testament and at the time of his so publishing the same he was of sound
and disposing mind & memory as this deponent doth believe according to the best
of his skill and judgment and that the name George Gruber thereto subscribed is
the proper hand writing of this deponent and that the other subscribing witness
George George signed his name to the same in the presence of this Deponent & in
the presence and at the request of the Testator & further saith not George
Gruber Sworn & subscribed before Josh. B Norbury Dep. Regr.
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