Kipp Henry

The Final Will and Testament of Henry Kipp

are transcribed in part as follows:

Henry Kipp Dec’d In the Name of God Amen.

I Henry Kipp of Donegal Township in the county of Lancaster and state of Pennsylvania ___ being old and of bodily weakness though thanks to God of sound memory and understanding having considered the mortality of men thought proper to make my last will and testament in ___ following namely it is my will and I order and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be duly paid by my executors out of my Estate as soon as possible after my decease.

I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Anna Maria one bed and one cow and of my household and kitchen furniture as much as she may have need for her use and also the kitchen closet and the stove.

Item I direct that my said wife shall have her dwelling on the place where I now live on in which house she may choose and that my son George Kipp and my son in law Frederick Hipple shall give and deliver unto yearly the one half of all those things which they are obligated to give and deliver by an obligatory writing during the term of her natural life.

Item That 200 pounds of money out of my estate shall be kept in interest during the natural life of my said wife and I give and bequeath the interest thereof unto my said wife and that shall be paid to her yearly for during the term of her natural life.

Item I give and bequeath unto my son George Kipp first and foremost one hundred pounds. And the remainder of my estate which may arise from the sale personal estate it may consist of whatsoever it will and not by me here into before bequeath and including the monies which come from the sale of my lands and also including all those sums which I have given to my children in my lifetime and are charged in a book by me kept for that purpose and likewise the four hundred pounds which I have allowed unto my son George Kipp on his share from the purchase money for the land which I have sold to him and for which I have given him a Deed of Conveyance and also the four hundred pounds which I have allowed to my son in law Frederick Hipple on his share from the purchase money for the land which I have sold to him and for which I have given him a Deed of Conveyance shall all be added together by executors and I order and direct that the same by my executors shall be divided into four equal shares and I give and bequeath the same unto my four children George Kipp, Magdalena, now intermarried to Frederich Hipple, to Gertrude now intermarried to John Hetz, is to say to each of these an equal fourth part thereof nevertheless that an equal sum as that which my daughter Gertrude now shall receive after her shall be paid to her children out of her said husbands estate. And I order and direct that the remainder of the other fourth from the inheritance of my daughter Catharine Blaser which shall be over and above the money that I have paid for the land which I have brought for her and whereon she now does live ___ in Manheim Township in the County of York containing sixty acres more or less shall remain in the hands of my executors and the interest thereof shall be paid unto my said daughter Catharine Blaser yearly or if that should not be sufficient for her maintenance they shall give her from the principal sum yearly and every year during the term of her natural life and the remainder (if any) after her death shall be paid to her children and I give and bequeath the said recited tract of land unto my said daughter Catharine Blaser to have and to hold and enjoy the same to her and her children forever. And in like manner shall it be done with the estate which shall be left after the death of my said wife namely to each of my four children one fourth part or share thereof and I order and direct further that if my son in law Peter Blaser should make any demand against my estate for the time that my ___ wife were with him the ___ shall be deducted from the share of my daughter Catherine and I order further that after distribution made my executors shall pay the ??? to my herein before mentioned four children as the same shall come to ___ lands although that they shall give first to them which have received least amount as to equal them with those who have received more. And lastly I nominate and appoint my trusty friends Christopher Weaver and Joseph Shenke to be executors of this my last will and testament making hereby null and void all other wills and testaments by me at any time heretofore made declaiming this and no other to by my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunder set my hand and seal the eighteenth day of April one thousand and eight hundred and seven. Signed sealed published and declared by the testor as his last will and testament in presence of George P Freyer, John Good.

Signed and Seal entered of Henry Kipp (seal)

NOTE:

Will certified by George P Freyer, and John Good on Sept. 12, 1807 affirmed that they were present and did see Henry Kipp sign and place his seal on the will.

Will entered proved in due form as the last will and testament of the late Henry Kipp on Sept. 12, 1807

NOTE: Will was transcribed as written. Words which could not be identified are noted with “___”.