In the Name of God Amen, September 3, 1800.

Acknowledge I, the Subscriber in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, that this is my Last Will.

First I recommend my soul to my loving God who created it, and redeemed the same through Jesus Christ but my body I give to the earth from whence it was taken. Fervently, it is my Last Will, that all the Land, Cattle, and furniture shall be sold and converted into money, excepting my wife shall first take One Bed with Bedstead which she pleases, one cow and her chest, and all the linen and yarn, and her spinning wheel the flax, and the half of the Pewter. One Iron Kettle, one Iron pot, Two Pans, and a Stove with Pipe, the small Table and three new chairs, she shall first take away, the remainder shall be sold. Land and house furniture, each of the plantations shall be sold alone and not together in one. The plantation whereon I now live, the purchase money shall be three hundred pounds and the remainder in gales for ten years. The other farm the purchase money shall be two hundred pound, and in gales for ten years.

Thirdly Nota Beni of the first money that will be due I devise into my wife Catharine, that she shall have four hundred dollars, good and currant money in gold or silver as it is currant and good in Pennsylvania.

Fourthly so shall every thing be divided in equal shares, when it is converted into money among my children, fourthly, My daughter Magdalena's son Nicholar Keifer shall have one year after my death the sum of fifty pounds this money shall run on interest, until he is twenty one years of age then he shall have his money.

Fifthly, I give to my Daughter Magdelena's son John Billig the sum of fifty pounds, which money shall when he is fourteen years old bear interest, until he is twenty-one years old, then he shall have his money, and Sixthly, the payments shall commence one year after after my death shall my son John have fifty pounds, and so on the first year each shall have fifty pound, as far as the money due will reach but should the money not reach to the youngest, then they take the next year the first payment, and so on until each have fifty pound, but should not so much money come in, that each child could have fifty pound, the second year, then they must wait until there is as much money here to make it sufficient.

Seventhly, whatever more money comes in then I have gales to pay shall always be kept together, until it is sufficient one year after the other to begin with the eldest son, and again to share out fifty pounds as follows, my eldest son the first fifty pound and the following year to my Daughter Elizabeth fifty pound, and so on the next youngest always the following year fifty pound, and so on unto the youngest child. Nota Bene my two Daughters/to wit/Magdalena and Catharine shall have their beds and bedsteads the their chests for their own first and foremost. Concerning my wife Catharine when she has received the aforementioned furniture, and the aforementioned four hundred dollars, then she shall quit my estate for ever and shall have no demand against the farm. Note Bene my son John shall have first and foremost the small Black Mare which I at present own, that shall be his own without any further payment, note beni, there shall be three of the large hogs killed in the family for the wife of the whole and my wife Catharine shall have her seat in my house to live until the first of April 1801 and she shall keep with her the two youngest children, as long as she has the seat in the house and she shall have twenty bushels of rye, and ten bushels buckwheat, and five bushels Indian Corn, Ten Bushels Potatos, and hay and straw to winter her cow, until the first of next April, as much as she wants, this I the subscriber acknowledge, that it is my Last will, for executor I take my son John Federman, Executor, and my wife Catharine as Executrix.

George Feterman

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