Will: Jacob Huber (1810)

Jacob Huber of Martic Township, Lancaster County wrote his will on 6 Nov 1808; it was proven 30 Nov 1810. In it he names his son Martin Hoober and his son-in-law Abraham Hoober, husband of his daughter Anna, as his executors. He also names his son Martin Hoober of Martic Township, his daughter Barbara Hoober, wife of Henry Hoober, of Rockingham County, Virginia, his daughter Anna, wife of Abraham Hoober, his daughter Susanna, wife of Abraham Gochenhower, his grandson Christian Huber, a son of daughter Barbara, and his grandson Jacob and granddaughter Barbara, children of his deceased son Jacob.¹

Will of Jacob Huber Deceased

In the name of God amen! I Ja
cob Huber of Martick Township in the County
of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania———
Farmer, being Weak in Body and for Advanced Age
but of sound and disposing Mind Memory & Understanding,
and Calling to mind the Uncertainty of human Life, and that it is ordered
for all men once to die, I therefore make my Last Will and Testament in
the following manner (to wit) First I order and it is my Will that all my
Just Debts and Funeral Expences be paid and discharged by my Executors
out of my Estate as Soon as Conveniently may be after my Decease
Item it is my Will and I do order that my Executors shall as Soon as can
be after my decease put and keep the Sum of One Thousand pounds good
current Money out of my Estate at Interest on good Security and with
the yearly Interest arising from said sum they shall provide a good and
Comfortable Living and Support for my beloved Wife Barbara during her
Life she being at present in a distressed Situation and entirely unable to
manage her own Affairs, I therefore charge my Executors to take Special
care of her and if the Interest of said Sum Should not be Sufficient for
her Support and Maintenance, then I impower my Executors to take
as much from the principal at Sum Yearly as may be Sufficient with the
Interest to provide a comfortable Living for her, and in case my said
Wife Barbara Should at any time after my Deceased recover her Senses
so as to be able to manage her own affairs then and in that Case I give
and bequeath the said sum of One Thousand pounds or so much thereof
as may remain unto my said Wife Barbara and to her heirs and Assigns
forever. Item, I give and bequeath unto my Son Martin Hoober all that
certain piece or parcel of Land whereon he now Lives Situate in said
Martick Township containing One Hundred and Thirty acres (more of less)
According to the metes and bounds as they are Specified in a Certain Draft
thereof made. To hold the same with the Houses buildings and Appurtenan
ces thereto belonging unto my said Son Martin Hoober his heirs and
Assigns forever. And I do hereby declare that the said bequest is and
shall be the full and whole Share of my son Martin out of all my
Estate real and personal, Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter
Barbara (the wife of Henry Hoober) my Tract of Land Situate in
Rockingham County in the State of Virginia containing one Hundred
and Forty acres (more of less) being the same whereon they now live
To hold the said Land withthe Appurtenances unto my said Daughter Barbara
her heirs and Assigns forever. And I value and Appraise the said Land
to her or them at and for the sum of Three hundred and Ten pounds Current
Money of Pennsylvania and to be Charged against her as part of her share
out of my Estate. Item I give unto my grand Children Jacob Hoober and
Barbara Hoober (being the children of my deceased son Jacob Hoober)
the Sum of One Dollar as and for their ful lshare out of all my Estate real
and personal I having formerly by Deed granted and Conveyed unto their
Said Father One Hundred and Fourteen acres of Land with a Mill there
on erected which was to be in full for his share out of all my Estate, and
my said grand Children are now the only heirs to the same. Item I give
and bequeath unto my grand son Christian Hoober (being the son of my
said Daughter Barbara who is intermarried with the aforesaid Henry
Hoober) the Sum of Fifty pounds good & Lawful Money of the State of
Pennsylvania aforesaid which said sum is to be deducted out of the amount
of my said Daughter Barbara’s share of my Estate and by my Executors
put out to Interest on good Security during the Minority of my said grand
Son Christian Hoober, and as soon as he may arive at the Age of
Twenty One years, I do order that the same shall be paid to and for
the use of the said Christian or his legal Representatives. Item the
rest residue and remainder of my Estate real and personal including there
in the said valuation sum of Three Hundred and Ten pounds of my
Daughter Barbara’s Land, likewise the sum of Fifty  pounds Lawfull
Money bequeathed to my Grandson Christian Hoober, and also including
all such Sums of Money and Effects which I have heretofore and may
hereafter Advance to my three Daughters (to wit) Ann the wife of
Abraham Hoober, Barbara the wife of Henry Hoober aforesd, and Su
sanna the wife of Abraham Gochnower and by me entered in a
Book against them, I order to be divided into three equal parts
And one equal third part thereof I give and bequeath unto my
Said Daughter Ann the wife of Abraham Hoober and to her heirs
and Assigns forever. And one other equal third part thereof
I give and bequeath unto my said Daughter Barbara the wife of Henry
Hoober and to her heirs and Assigns forever. And one other equal third part
thereof I give and bequeath unto my said Daughter Susanna the wife of
Abraham Gochenhower and to her heirs and Assigns forever. And after
the Death of my Said Wife (in case remains insane) I give and bequeath
the sum herein given for the support of my Wife or so much as may then
remain thereof unto my said three Daughters to be divided among them or
their Legal Representatives share and share alike. And Lastly I do
hereby Nominate and Appoint my said son Martin Hoober and my said
son in law Abraham Hoober Executors of this my Last Will and Testa
ment making hereby null and Void all former and other Wills and
Testaments by me made declaring this and no other to be my Last Will
and Testament. Witness my had and seal the Sixth day of November
in the year of our Lord one Thousand and eight Hundred & Eight
Jacob Huber (seal)

Signed, Sealed, Published Pronounced and Declared by the
Testator as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us Witness
es thereto called John Hoober Sr., John Hoober, Benj Hart

Lancaster County [Ssr?] On the 30th day of November Anno Domini 1810
Before me the subscriber personally appeared John Hoober Senr John
Hoober and Benjamin Hart who being duly affirmed according to Law
do declare and say that they were present and saw and heard Jacob
Huber the Testator, sign seal publish pronounce and declare the with
in writing as and for his last will and Testament and that at the doing
thereof he was of sound and well disposing mind, memory, and under
standing to the best of their knowledge, observation and belief.
William Bausman, Regr

Be it remembered that on the 30th day of November Anno Domini
1810 The last Will and Testament of Jacob Huber late of Martick
Township in the County of Lancaster deceased was proved in due
form of the law and Letters Testamentary thereon were granted
Martin Hoober and Abraham Hoober the executors therein named…

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