WILL: George ASHMAN, 1811, 1812, Huntingdon County, PA

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Will & Letters of Administration for George Ashman, 
Late of Huntingdon County

Transcribed exactly as the original.

Last Will and Testament of George Ashman, Dec'd

In The Name of God Amen, I George Ashman of Huntingdon County in the State of 
Pennsylvania being sick ___ but in perfect mind and memory thanks be to god do 
make order constitute and appoint this my last will and testament.  I give and 
bequeath my soul to Almighty God from whom I received it hoping he may receive 
the same at my restitution.  Item, I give and bequeath to my three sons Richard 
Ashman, John Ashman, George Ashman and their heirs for ever all my Real and 
personal Estate that I shall die satisfied with to them and their heirs forever 
and in case either of them should die without issue the two remaining ones to 
have his part to be equally divided between them and in case a second son should 
die without issue the surviving one shall enjoy the whole of my real estate him 
and his heirs forever and in case all my three sons mentioned above should die 
without issue ___ and in such case my three daughters, Henny Retta Mariah 
Ashman, Rebecca Ashman, Elinor Ashman shall enjoy all my Real Estate to be 
equally divided between themselves and their heirs forever.  Item I give and 
bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Harvey one dollar and no more.  Item I give 
and bequeath to my grandson George James Ashman one dollar and no more.  Item I 
give and bequeath to my three daughters viz. Henna Ritta Mariah Ashman, Rebecca 
Ashman, Elinor Ashman Each of them one good feather bead and furniture at the 
day of marriage or sooner if they demand them this was omitted in the first item 
above my desire is that my three sons before mentioned shall pay onto each of my 
three daughters above named a legacy of Eight hundred dollars at the day of 
marriage to each of them and in case either should die and the Legacy not paid 
the two surviving to have their legacy to be equally divided between them.  My 
desire is that my three daughters above named shall continue to live with my 
three sons before named and they and they are to be supported and kept in 
necessaries as in my lifetime as they were by me.  Item my desire is that Elinor 
my Loving wife should live with my three sons and they to find her a good and 
sufficient maintance as in my lifetime and they are to treat her as a mother 
paying every respect to her as such.  Item my desire is that my six 
grandchildren viz. Margaret Palmer, Elinor Palmer, George Palmer, Elizar Palmer, 
Sarah Palmer, Mary Palmer is to receive a Legacy of one hundred dollars each of 
them when they cum to the age of Twenty One years to be paid to them by my three 
sons before named and if any of my Grandchildren die before they cum of age the 
legacy for them is to be equally divided between the surviving ones.  My desire 
is that when the Real Estate is divided between my three sons that John Ashman 
shall have his first choyce  of lots and Richard Ashman the last choyse.   My 
will and desire is that my three sons be my whole and sole executors whom I 
leave as such and no one else.  I publish declare and pronounce this to be my 
last will and Testament evoking all others heretofore by me made In Witness 
whereof I have here unto set my Hand and affixed my seal this Fourteenth day of 
September in the year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and and Eleven.  Signed 
sealed Published pronounced and declared as his last will and testament by the 
said testator in the of us the the subscribers who being then Present.  

Signed:     John Judson                    George Ashman - Seal
            Levi Heck
      
A.B. my will and desire is that no part of my Personal Estate shall be sold for 
any other purpose but for the special purpose of Paying the debts and supporting 
the Family and carrying the farm until the debt shall be paid.

Signed:                                    George Ashman - Seal


Huntingdon County
Before me the subscriber Register for the Probate of Wills and granting letters 
of Administration on and for said Count y personally appeared John Hudson and 
Levi Hicks and being duly sworn according to Law did depose and say that they 
were personally present and did see and hear George Ashman seal pronounce 
publish and dictate the foregoing Instrument of Writing as and for his last will 
and Testament that they signed their names as witnesses thereto in the presence 
of the Testator and at his request and that at the time of said signing the 
Testator was of so und and disposing mind and memory to the best of these 
depon___ knowledge and belief and further saith not.

Sworn and subscribed                  John Hudson
The 10th January 1812 before          Levi Heck
William Steil, Register



Memo
Richard Ashman
John Ashman
George Ashman
Executors of George Ashman, Dec'd

Memorandum
Letters of Administration are this day granted to Richard Ashman, John Ashman, 
and George Ashman of the Estate of George Ashman Dec'd.  Inventory to be 
Exhibited on or before the tenth day of February next and a Full and true 
account ____ and Reckoning of their Administration on or before the tenth day of 
January one thousand right hundred and thirteen or when the ___ legally 
required.

Given under the seal of office 10th January 1812
William Steil, Register