Bedford County, Pennsylvania Will Book Volume 5, Page 183 (1874).

John Weisel, Last Will

[note - John Weisel is the son of John Weisel and Margaret Schneider]

Be it Remembered, That I John Weisel, Bedford township being of sound

and disposing mind, memory and understanding, and considering the

uncertainty of life, do therefore make or claim, publish and declare

this to be my last Will and Testament or ? and form following that is to say:

Inprimus: I give devise and bequest to my beloved wife Rebecca my

mansion farm adjoining lands of Samuel S Diehl, Josiah Ritchy, James A.

Henderson and land of John Williamson formerly Jonathan Diehl to have

and hold during her natural lifetime or as long as she remains my widow.

Second I direct and it is my will that my farm in Napier township

adjoining land of Theodore Kinton? and others and all my personal

property be sold as soon after my death as can conveniently be done and

after the payment of my debts and funeral expenses the remainder be

equally divided between my children share and share alike that is to

Margaret Dibert one equal share. Susann Diehl one full share, Elizabeth

Weisel one full share, Sophia Weisel one full share

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and Ellen Weisel one full share. But in no case is Hester Weisel

the widow of my deceased son Henry to have any part of my estate.

I hereby authorize and empower my Executive to sell my farm in

Napier township. And as to all the real residue and remainder

of my Estate and personal or mixed of whatever nature or kind

or whereever situate at the time of my decease I do hereby

give devise and bequest to my five daughters herein before named.

And lastly I do make ? and appoint my beloved wife Rebecca Weisel to be

the Execturix of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all

former Wills by me at any time heretofore made, and d?ing these ?

only to be and contain my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I

have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the Eleventh day of

September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sevety four.

John Weisel

Signed sealed published and declared by the testator above named

as and for this last Will and Testament in the presence of us who

have hereunto at his request subscribed our names in his presence

and in the presense of each other as witness hereto farm after the

word mansion on the first page was interlined before signing.

Josiah R. Ritchey

J. W. Lingenfelter

Bedford County Sep

Personally appeared before me the undersigned Register for

the probate of Wills in and for said County. Josiah R. Ritchey

and J. W. Lingenfelter subscribing witnesses to the within

instrument of writing who being duly sworn according to law declare

and say that they were personally present and saw and heard John

Weisel sign seal pronounce and declare the same as and for his

last will and testament that they signed their names as witnesses

thereto in his presence and at his request and that at this time

of so doing he the testator was of sound and disposing mind

memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief.

Sworn ?scribed this 10 day of November A.D. 1874 before me.

James Cleaver, Register

Filed and proven November 10th 1874. Decedent died Nov 3 1874

at about 6 oClock and 30 minutes A.M. as pr oath of J. C. Mullin.

Filed Letters Testamentary issued to Rebecca Weisel on the 18th

day of Nov. 1874 She having been duly sworn.

James Cleaver, Register

US Federal Census 1850 Pennsylvania, Bedford County.

Bedford Township, p. 27A, ln 35-41, [House 211, 222] Aug 14, 1850

Weisel John 46 M . Farmer 1,200 Pa

Weisel Rebecca 30 F . . . Pa

Weisel Eve M. 8 F . . . Pa

Weisel Susan 6 F . . . Pa

Weisel Henry 4 M . . . Pa

Weisel Elizabeth 2 F . . . Pa

Weisel David 0/12 M . . . Pa

(Age-looks like 0/12 may have meant 10/12)