Will of Josiah ADLESPERGER (1889) Carroll County, Maryland

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Taneytown, Carroll County, MD Josiah Adelsperger Jan 14-1889

In the name of God, Amen. I Josiah Adlesperger of Taneytown Carroll County 
Maryland, being in delicate health, but of sound and disposing mind, memory and 
understanding, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and 
form following. After my just debts and funeral expenses are paid, I devise and 
bequeath as follows: ITEM: I give devise and bequeath unto my wife Anna 
Adlesperger all my property, Real, personal and mixed and of every nature and 
kind, wheresoever situated for her own use during her lifetime only.
ITEM: And I give and bequeath unto my son, Alexander P. Adlesperger, all the 
money that I ever paid for him, also the note or obligation which I now hold 
against him and his wife,
ITEM: And I do hereby Authorise and empower my executor here in after mentioned 
to do the following acts and things as soon as it may be convenient after my 
death. I order and direct him to dispose of at public or private sale all my 
Real and personal property (except such house hold goods as my wife wishes to 
select for herself) and I hereby Authorise and empower my Executor to convey my 
Real Estate to the purchaser in as good and lawful a manner as I could if I were 
living myself. ITEM: And I do hereby give devise and bequeath the entire balance 
of estate that may be on hand after my wifes death (after paying her debts and 
funeral expenses) to my son John L. Adlesperger and my daughter Anna Mary 
Classon, share and share alike. And should either of the last two named 
children, die leaving issue there the issue to have the parents share. And I do 
hereby Authorise my executor, after collecting all my outstanding notes and 
accounts of every kind and after selling all my property of every kind to put 
the same on interest, and pay the interest to my wife Annually for her support 
and if it shall appear that the interest is not sufficient for her maintenance 
there she shall have so much of the principal as may her necessary to make her 
comfortable, and for this purpose I direct that he put one hundred dollars in 
bank so that he can pay her money. when she wants it provided the interest does 
not hold out. And lastly I do here by constitute and appoint Francis J. Classon 
my executor 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 where of I here unto set my hand and 
seal this 13th day of August 1888 Josiah Adlesperger (SEAL)

Signed, Sealed, published and declared by the above named Josiah Adlesperger, as 
and for his last will and testament in our presence, who at his request in his 
presence and in the presence of each other have hereto set our hands as 
witnesses hereto. Wm. F. Fink A.F.Orndorff Jno.P. Gardner

On the 14th day of January 1889, before the Orphans' Court of Carroll county 
came Aloysuis F. Orndorff, and in open Court made oath on the Holy Evangely of 
Almighty God that the above instrument of writing is the true and whole last 
Will and Testament of Josiah Adlesperger late of Carroll County, deceased; that 
he received it from the Testator in his life time for safe keeping and that he 
does not know of any other will or codicil left by said deceased. TEST: Geo. M. 
Parke
Maryland, Carroll County TO WIT: On the 14th day of January, 1889, before the 
Orphans' Court of Carroll County came William J. Fink, and Aloysius F. Orndorff, 
two of the subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last Will and Testament of 
Josiah Adlesperger late of Carroll County, deceased, and in open Court made oath 
on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that they did see Josiah Adlesperger the 
testator in said will named, sign and seal said will; that they heard him 
publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament; that 
at the time of so doing he the said testator, was to the best of their 
apprehension, knowledge and belief, of sound and disposing mind memory and 
understanding and that they together with John P. Gardner, the other subscribing 
witnefs to said will who is at present a non resident of the state of Maryland 
subscribed their respective names as witnesses to said will, at the request of 
the said testator, in his presence and in the presence of each other. TEST. Geo 
M Parke Reg of Wills
In the Orphans' Court of Carroll County: The Court, after having carefully 
examined the above last will and testament of Josiah Adlesperger late of Carroll 
County, deceased, and also the evidence adduced as to its validity, orders and 
decrees, this 14th day of January 1889, that the same be admitted to probate in 
this Court as the true and genuine last will and testament of the said Josiah 
Adlesperger, deceased.
David K. Hoffacker James P. Summers James W. White }judges