In the name of God, Amen. I, Balthasar Fetterman, of the Township Laugenschwan, Berks County, and State of Pensilvanie, am now by age weakly, but of sound understanding, by the blessings of God, to this day, which is the sixth day in the month of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six, make and publish this to be my last will and testament in the following manner:

First, I recommend my soul in the hands of the Almighty God, who has given it to me, and that my body shall be buried in a Christian manner at the direction of my hereafter named executors, and, concerning my worldly estate, with which it has pleased the Lord to bless me in this world, I bequeath it in the following manner, to wit: I bequeath to my beloved wife, Catharine Margrethe, my bed and bedstead, her chest and what is in it, all the clothes, the clock, the stove, one cow and, in general, shall my beloved wife, Catharine Margrethe, take of my movable goods so much as is necessary for her to live by, and it is my will and I do order that my wife, Catharine Margrethe shall keep for herself all the corn, flour, meat and all what is necessary to live by, and, further, I bequeath to my beloved wife, Catharine Margrethe, the sum of eighty pound in gold or silver species, according to a legacy of her father, George Heiszt, which came to my the above-mentioned Balthasar Fetterman's hands by a piece of land from my before-named father-in-law, George Heiszt, and, further, is it my will and do I order that my, in this mentioned, executor shall give to my beloved wife, Catharine Margrethe, besides the above-mentioned eighty pounds, the sum of one hundred and fifty pound in species lawful money of Pensilvanie, and though of the first money which of my estate shall come to the hands of my hereafter-named executors, which money my wife, Catharine Margrethe, shall have to her own use and profit to live by, and, it is further my will, that after my beloved wife, Catharine Margrethe, had taken her part or so much as is necessary to her of my movable goods, my executors shall have a right to sell on public vendue to the highest bidder all my movable and immovable estate in a manner as they think the most profitable, and, after the estate is sold, then my executors shall pay to my beloved wife, Catharine Margrethe, of the first money which comes to their hands, the before-mentioned sums, before any of my children can receive a portion, and, further, is it my will and do I order by this, that after the above-mentioned payments to my wife, Catharine Margrethe, is abated the remainder shall be divided amongst my children in equal shares, to wit: The immovable estate which I now possess and the movable goods after my wife, Catharine Margrethe, has taken her part, and, concerning the two hundred pound which my son, Philip Fetterman, shall pay to me in hand and whereof part is payed for a piece of land from my father-in-law, George Heiszt, thereof shall be paid the above-mentioned eighty pound to my wife, Catharine Margrethe, and the remaining one hundred and twenty pound shall be divided in equal shares amongst the children which I have by my wife, Catharine Margrethe, under this reservation according her age and so as the money comes in and my hereafter-mentioned executors think right.

I have now nine children, to wit: My first born son from my first wife, Casimir Fetterman; son, Herman Fetterman; my daughter, Catharine, who is married to Samuel Bachart; my daughter, Annie Rosinie, who is married to Henrich Gerner; my son, George Fetterman; my daughter Barbara, who is married to Frederick Berger; my daughter, Susanne, who is married to Henrich Marsteller; my son, Philip Fetterman; my daughter, Salome, who is married to Henrich Martine. And finally is it my will and I order that my in this named executors shall give to my above mentioned children or their lawful heirs, according to their age, till to the youngest part of their hereditary portion in hand, and then begin again by the oldest, till every one of my children has his full share; and, further, do I name and establish my beloved wife, Catharine Margrethe, and my beloved friend, David Strauss, executors of this my last will and testament, and I give to them full power, all rights over my moveable estate to give in full force; also to divide the estate which is left by me according to order amongst my heirs, and finally do I declare all before by me maked wills and testaments null and void.

In testimony thereof, have I, the above-named Balthasar Fetterman, set my hand and seal to this, the day and year as mentioned before.

- - BALTHASAR FETTERMAN.

In good health, sealed and signed, published and declared by the named Balthasar Fetterman, as his last will and testament in the presence of us,

- - - HENRICH FEGLIE,
- - - GEORGE FREIN.