In the
name of God; Amen. The twelfth Day of February, 1776.
I, Clemens Dungelberger! of the township of Windsor, County of Berks, and Province of Pennsylvania, farmer, being sick and weak in body but of Perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God for the same, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner following: After my just debts are fully paid and discharged, that is to say,
First, I give and
bequeath to my son Clemens Dungelberger
and to his heirs and assigns forever all that my Plantation or tract of
land
where I now live on in Windsor township aforesaid, containing two
hundred akers
of land. He, my
son Clemens, to pay to my exeeutors the sum of four hundred seventy
Pound,
lawfull money of Pennsylvania . . . . thirty pound the
27th lJay of May in the
year of our Lord 1777, thirty pound on the 27th Day of May in the year
1778 and
so on thirty pound lawfull money on the 27th Day of May yearly till the
sum of
four hundred and seventy Pounds are fully paid.
Secondly,
my will is that my son-in-law Andrew Wininger and his wife Catharina
shall make
no demand against my executors for I have given them their
full shear. "
Thirdly, my will is
that my son-in-law John Derk and his wife Mary shall
make no demand against my ex-ecutors
for I have given them their full shear.
Fourthly, I give and bequeath to my son John Dungelberger the sum of thirty pound lawfull money as aforesaid to be paid to him out of the first payment as aforesaid.
Fifthly, I give and bequeath to my son Frederick Dungelberger the sum of thirty I'0und lawfull money as aforesaid to be paid to him out of the second payment.
Sixthly, I give and bequeath to my son Christopher Dungelberger the sum of thirty pound lawful money as aforesaid to be paid to him out of the third payment.
Seventhly, I give and bequeath to my son-in-law Michael Derk and to his wife Elizabeth the sum of twenty pound lawfull money as aforesaid and a good fetherbed to be paid to them out of the fourth payment.
Eighthly,1 give and bequeath to my son Philip Dungelberger the sum of thirty pound lawfull money as aforesaid to be paid to him out of the fifth payment.
Ninthly, I give to my daughter Sevela the sum of twenty pound lawfull money as aforesaid and a good fetherbed to be paid to her out of the sixth payment.
Tenthly, I give to my daughter Magdalena the sum of twenty pound lawfull money as aforesaid and a good fether bed to be paid to her out of the seventh payment.
Eleventhly, I give and bequeath to my daughter Dorothia the sum of twenty pound lawfull money as aforesaid and a .good fether bed to be paid to her out of the eighth payment.
Twelfthly, I give to my beloved wife Ann Mary the sum of fifty pounds to be paid to her in one year after my death. I give it to her freely to do with (as she pleases?) and yet the remainder after my wife's decease my will is that it shall be divided amongst my children shear and shear alike.
Lastly, I appoint and nominate my trusty friends George Hower and Jacob Rausch as my sole executors of this my last will and testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year ___ above written.
Signed
and sealed and published by the said Clemens Dungelberger as his last
will. and
testament in the presence of
his John Dunkelberger mari |
his Brine Mark |
his Clemens Dunkelberger mark |