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From Philadelphia Registry of Wills
244, F267
(Typed and submitted by Richard B. and Rick Yoder of West Chester,Pa.)
In the Name of God amen
I Jost Yoder of the County of Philadelphia husbandman begin very
sick and weake in body but of perfedt mind and memory Thanks be
given unto god therefore calling unto mind and the mortality of
my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men one to dye
do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament; that is to
say pemierally and first of ---- all I give and Recommend my Soul
into the hands of god that gave it = and for my body I recommend
it to the Earth to be buried in a Christian Life and decent manner
at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the
general Resurrection I Shall Receive the same again by the mighty
power god = and as touching such worldly Estate where with it
hath pleased god to bless me in this Life I give devise and dispose
of the saem in the following manner and form.
Inprimis it is my will and I do order that in the first place
al my Just debts and funderall charges be paid and satisfied =
Item. It is my will that my dearly beloved wife Elizabeth Shall
have the full power and authority over all my Estate both Real
and personall what is Left after my decease of Pay to have the
free power during her Life time = but if in cause my said wife
Elisabath should marry again then she shall have the third part
of my Estate both Real and personal;
Item. It is my will that my well beloved oldest Son John, Shall
have my plantation land and Improvement thereon after my wifes
decease to hold to him his heirs and assigns forever: But after
the decease of my wife, my Land and Improvement thereon my will
is Shall be prized by four Credible men what it is worth: and
then the money what my Land is prized with all the moveables and
Cattles shall be equally divided between my Sons and Daughters
=further it is my will that when my Land is prized after my wifes
decease as aforesaid my Said for John and his heirs shall pay
favor four months after my wifes decease one hundred pounds lawful
money of Pennsylvania to my other Sons and daughters: but he my
Son John Shall have his part or Shear of the Said one hundred
pounds, when it is equal divided back again=
Item. My said Sone John or his heirs shall pay one hundred pounds
lawful money aforesiad two years after the above said time to
my other Sons and daughters: put he shall have his part of aforesaid
= and the Remainder of the money what the land is Prized for,
Shall be divided into two payments and my Son John or his heirs
Shall pay every year one payment after the Last Payment above
said: to my Sons and daughters but Shall have his Equal part of
it as afore mentioned=
Latest I do hearby Constitute make and ordain my Said wife Elizabeth
and my family trusty friend gabriel boyer Executors of this my
Last wil land Testament = hearby revoking and annulling all former
wills by me made and this alone Do declare to be my Last will
and Testament in the witness of may in the year of our Lord one
thousand Seven hundred and forty one XXXXX
Declared by the Aforementioned Jost to be his Last will and Testament,
in the presence of us
Abraham Eshmann
John Yoder
the marke of John 10 Yoder
Jost X Yoder
[No doubt this shows that Jost could not sign his name except
with an X at this time. Also, John Yoder made his mark]
Inventory of Joas Jodders Deceas
his Estate prizet by Peter Ballie John Jodder and Samuel Golden
the first Day of Aug. Anno 1741, wis.
L Sh p
Cloats and Appearil 4
The Plantation containing 200 Acres 300
Rye and Wheat 20
Two Waggons 13
Plows, Iren Harrow and Iren of an Old Waggon 4
Ten Acresof Barlay, flax, and Oats 10
Five Workin Horses 30
Mares and Colts in the Woods 20
Hors Geers and Collars 2
four paire Chains and a Lockchain 2 1
Cows ad Cattles and Colts 56 5
Sheeps old and young 5 2
Hogs 3 1
Gees 10
Hows, tongforcks, axes, and Groben Hows 1 8 6
Hand Saws and other Tools 10 4
Flaxe Hachel 8
old Acelles 5
Tubbs and Barriles and Buttertubbs 1 2 4
Coppern Kettels 1 5
Iren Pots 1 11
Iren Panns and Symmers 12
Peuter Dishes and Plats 1 10
-- Spoons 4 6
Sprenglin Pot and fanil 2 6
Trassor and Table and Chars 2
Spinnen Wheels 1 10
Bedding 4 10
486 16 8
[second page or side two]
Gees Fadders 3 10
Bedticks 3 2
Plancket 9
Mor Betticks 1 6
Bed Cloats 2 3
Table Cloats 1 10
Smal Ticks 7
Linnen of Dobu 2
Bible and Books 2
Iren Lamps 3
Bills and Bonds 30 9
46 19
In Debts to workmen
486 16 8
533 15 8
Pastor Ballie
John Yoder
Samuel Golden
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