Bedford Co., PA--Will for Adam Beem, B500

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FHC Microfilm #0331358
Bedford County, Pennsylvania  Will Book #1  Pages 275-277

Adam Beem

In the name of God Amen, I, Adam Beem of Bedford County in the State of
Pennsylvania being in perfect health of body and of sound and disposing mind,
memory and understanding, considering the certainty of death and uncertainty 
of the time thereof and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and 
thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God
to 
call me hence, do therefore make and publish this my last Will and Testament 
in manner and form following, that is to say, First and principally, I commit
my Soul unto the hands of Almighty God and my body to the Earth to be
decently
buried at the discretion of my Executors herein after named,  And after my 
debts and funeral charges  are paid I devise and bequeath as follows:  I give
and Bequeath to my Eldest son Jacob one hundred and Eighty pounds to be paid 
by my Executors.  Item, I give and Bequeath unto my second Son Frederick one 
hundred and ninety  pounds to be paid by my Executors.  Item, I give and 
bequeath unto my son in law Casper Swend ten pounds.  Item:  I give and 
bequeath unto the heirs of George Free deceased fifty pounds to be equally 
divided among them.  Item:  I give and bequeath unto my son in law
Christopher
Baker fifty pounds.  Item:  it is my will that my two sons Jacob and
Frederick
is to have my plantation situate in the Friends Cove in Bedford County 
providing they agree to take it at the appraisement and if not then it is to 
be sold by my Executors.  Item:  I give and bequeath all the rest and residue
of my estate to my three sons wives Priscilla Beem, Eve Beem, Margaret Beem 
and to my two daughters Ann Mary, the wife of Michael Cook and Elizabeth the 
wife of Christopher Baker to be equally divided among them.  Item:  It is my 
will that in case if any of my children are dissatisfied of this my last Will
and Testatment that then in such case, he, she, or they shall have only five 
pounds and no more.  And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint George 
Beem and Michael Cook to be the Executors of this my last will and testament 
Revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made, Ratifying and 
confirming this and none other to be my last will and Testament.  In
Testimony 
whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this ________ day 
of _______ in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
___________.
Signed  sealed published and declared
by Adam Beem the above named Testator          Dr. Damboree  (seal)
as and for his last Will and Testament          [this name was difficult to
in the presence of us who at this request      read; it should be Adam
in his presence and in the presence           Beem, but was not close]
of each other have subscribed our names
as witnesses thereto
Jacob Fletcher   John Fletcher

Bedford County SS.  Personally appeared before me the subscriber Register for
the Probate of Wills and granting letters of Administration in and for said 
County, Jacob Fletcher and John Fletcher the subscribing witnesses to the 
foregoing Will or instrument in writing who being duly sworn do say that they
were personally present and heard and saw Adam Beem the Testator sign seal 
publish pronounce and declare the foregoing instrument as and for his Last 
Will and Testament, that at the time of doing thereof the Testator (Adam
Beem)
was of sound and disposing mind and memory according to the best of these 
deponants knowledge and belief and that they subscribed their names thereto 
as witnesses at the instance of the Testator and at his request.  Sworn and 
subscribed to the fourth day of January A.D. 1810

Before                               Jacob Fletcher
David Mann   Register               John Fletcher

Be it remembered that on the 5th day of January A.D. 1810 Letters
Testamentary
were granted to George Beem and Michael Cook Executors of Adam Beem deceased.