In the name of God Amen, I
George Shintz [Shinn] of the County of Greene and state of Pennsylvania
being sick and weak in body but in sound mind and disposing memory for
which I thank God for this and calling to mind the uncertainty of human
life and being desirous to dispose of my ________ which it has pleased
God to bless me with in this world I give and bequeath of these things
in the following manner. I desire that my debts and my funeral
expenses may be paid by the sale of my perishable property. first
I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Mary Yeagar One dollar to
be paid out of the property. secondly I give and bequeath to my
beloved daughter Elizabeth Levingston One dollar out of my perishable
property. Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my beloved George the
improvement that I now have with all the appertanences therto belonging
from the Creek both in the state of Virginia and in the state of
Pennsylvania all but sixty acres which was called Halls
improvements. Fourthly I give and bequeth to my beloved daughter
Milly the above Sixty acres at the end of the place that was called
Halls improvement. Fifthly my household furniture I allow to be
equal divided between my son George and my daughter Milly likewise
perishable property if it arrises to more than pays my just debts and
funeral expences it is likewise to be equal divided between them, my
son George and my daughter Milly. And lastly I do hereby
constitute and appoint my friends and son-in-law Peter Yeager and my
son George Executors of this my last Will and testament hereby revoking
all other former wills my me made. In witness hereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 6th day of January 1817.
George Shintz [seal]
Signed in the presents off Stephen Archer
Alexander Clegg
George Yeager [his mark]
Green County
On the sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty one before Nathl Dustin acting as Register for the
probate of Wills and ______ administration in and for the said County
personally came Alexander Clegg and George Yeager, the two subscribing
Witnesses within named and on their solemn oaths did testify that they
were present and saw and heard George Shintz the testator within named
publish, pronounce and declare the foregoing and annexed instrument of
writing for his last Will and testament and that at the time of doing
thereof he was of sound mind disposing mind memory and understand to
the best of their knowledge, observation and belief.
Alexander Clegg
George Yeager [his mark]
Sworn and subscribed before me, acting register for Wm P. Hays, Nathl
Dustin
Registered 6th Oct. 1821 and letters testamentary granted to Peter
Yeager and George Shintz.