MARTIN YODER-OH112- WILL
According to the York County Abstract of Wills, this Martin Yodder died 9/7/1798 leaving a wife - Susanna Yoder, a son John, and six other children whose names were not given. The executors for the will were Abraham Lichtenwaiter and Jacob Diehl.
"In the Name of God Amen ..I Martin Yodder of Mountjoy
township in the County of York- Pennsylvania being sick &
weak in body but of sound mind & disposing memory (thanks
to God for the same) Do this seventh day of September in the year
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety eight make
& publish this my last will and testament in manner &
form following that is to say my just debts being well & truly
paid--
"firstly) I give & devise my farm where I now dwell to
wit the use thereof, also two horses--creatures, three cows &
one Ox, and all the hogs, and a sufficiency of household furniture
to my wife Sussannah Yodder for the use of bringing up & maintaining
my Children, untill the youngest shall arrive to the age of 14
years--the residue & remainder of my personal estate I order
to be sold at venue by my executors, and the money arrising from
the sale thereof to be appropriated to the payment of my Debts
as farr as the same will reach.
"secondly) I order will & allow that at the expiration
of the term aforesaid my executor shall sell all & singular
what my Estate then remains as well _ea_ as personals at public
venue or otherwise for the best price that can be gotten for the
same, my land to be sold for yearly payments at the discretion
of my Executors and upon good security being given for the same,
I Empower my said Executors or any one of them, in case of death
or other Emergency, to convey to teh purchasor the Right I hold
therein which conveyance shall for ever barr my heirs.
"thirdly) the money arrising from the sales aforesaid (my
Debts being paid) I order will & allow to be divided as follows,
towit my eldest son John the sum of twenty five pounds, the residue
to be divided e qually in nine shares, two shares of which I bequeath
to my wife Sussannah, and one share to each & every one of
my Children as well daughters as sons, provided always if any
of my seven children be dead at the time the Divis takes place,
without lawful issue, that their share be equally devided amongst
my other Chidlren, but if they leave lawful issue to survive them,
then such isse shall equally inherit their parents share, provided
also if my wife be dead before such divide take place, her two
shares shall be equally divided amongst my surviving children
and the representatives of only taking their parents share, provided
also if my wife marry either before the Expiration of the use
aforesaid towit before my youngest child is fourteen years of
age, or before the divide aforesaid takes place, if before the
use is determined, that then she shall leave my land, & the
use bequeathed to her shall be vested in my other Executors, for
the bringing up my children aforesaid until the end of said term,
and if she marry before the divide aforesaid takes place, the
legacy herein bequeathed to her shall be void, and in both cases
she shall receive no more of my estate than is allowed by the
laws of Penna to widows of Intestate Estates, and the overplush
bequeathed to her in any, shall Descend equally to my children
& the Representatives of those dead as aforesaid, provided
also if my executors finds that my wife & children is not
able, oe does not gfarm my land as they ought to do, that then
they may lett the same on shares or rent, to provide for my children
as aforesaid, and provided any of my Debts should be likely to
distress my family, before the time of sale, in that case I empower
my Executors to borrow money to discharge the same on mortgage
on my land, or otherwise at their discretion.
"Lastly) I do constitute & appoint my wife Executrix
& Abraham Leightewalter & Jacob Diel Executors of this
my last will and testatment in trust to Execute the same according
to the true intent & meaning thereof, and in testamony of
this being my last will & testament I have hereunto set my
hand & affixt my seal Dated as first above written--"
Martin Yoder
(filed 1 Oct 1798)