WILL OF JACOB HOLLINGER-Lancaster Co, PA?
In the name of God amen! I Jacob Hollinger being sick and weak of
body but
of
sound in sense, memory, and understanding do make this my last will
and
testament in manner and form of following
First, I give my sole to Almighty God who gave it to me, an wish
my body
to be
intered in a decent and becoming manor. And it is my will that as
soon as
convenient after my decease that all my estate real and personal
be sold
and
all my debts paid, And all the neat proceeds of my estate to be
bequeathed
in
the following manor, First I bequeath to my sister Frances Brown
the one
half
of all the neat proceeds of my estate, and the other half to my
brother[s]
George & John to be Equally divided between them, and all my
wearing
apparel I
bequeath to Henry Brown my sister's Francis Brown's son. Lastly
I do
nominate
constitute and appoint my dear and trusty brother John Hollinger
to be my
Executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all
other
wills
and bequeaths by me heretofore made proclaiming this and no other
to be my
last will and Testament...... 7th September 1823
Witnesses Peter Albright, John Brown
Jacob Hollinger [seal]
proved 2 Feb 1824 - both witnesses appearing