Notes for Wilhelm Sprenckel

Notes for Wilhelm Sprenckel

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!Will Book C., pg. 92, Copy at the York County Archives, WILL OF WILLIAM SPRENCKEL from a copy that was transcribed by Margaret Sprinkle Sopp (his 5th great granddaughter):
In the Name of God Amen.
I William Sprenckel of York Township in the County of York and the Province of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, being old and infirm and of sound Mind and Memory (blessed be God for the same) and Considering the uncertainty of the Mortal Life do make and Publish this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following (that is to say).
Impremis, I commend my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God; assuredly believing he will receive the same into his Everlasting Kingdom, through the Merits of Jesus Christ, my dear redeamor in whom I believe.
As for that Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to enrich me, I do dispose thereof as followeth: First, I give and bequeath until my beloved Wife Catharine Sprenckel, One Bed and Beddings {part missing}. Also all the Linnen Cloth that shall be in my Possession at the time of my decease. Item I give unto my said Wife Catharina the One third of all my Real and personal Estate to be at her own disposal and to be delivered to her by my hereinafter named Executors.
It is my absolute Will and I do Order that my Plantation and Tract of Land whereon I now dwell in York Township aforesaid and Shrewsbury Township shall be sold by my said herein after mentioned Executors at Publick Vendue or otherwise as to them shall seem meet for the best prise they can and that also my Personal Estate whatsoever (except what I have above given to my said Wife) be Sold at Publick Sale and the Monies arising out of the sale thereof shall be divided among all my Children, to wit, William Sprenckel, Henry Sprenckel, Peter Sprenckel, Jacob Sprenckel, Daniel Sprenckel, Margaret, the wife of Tobias Hendricks, Elizabeth Wife of John Bushong, Catharine, Wife of George Long, Sharlotte, Wife of Nicholas Zin, Anna Sprenckel, Eva, Wife of Abraham Immel and Mary the Wife of Martin Schroder and that the same be equally divided among them all share and Share alike (the thirds which I have before given to my said Wife and my Just Debts and Funeral Charges being there out first deducted paid and satisfied) So that no one of my said herein before named Children have or receive more than the other according to my Will and Intent. And I do hereby authorise and Impower my said herein named Executors or the Survivor or Survivors of them or the Executors or Administrators of such survivor or survivors to Sign, Seal, execute and acknowledge any lawful Deed or Deeds whatsoever for the absolute granting and Conveying all that my aforesaid Plantation and Tract of Land with the Appurtenances in Fee Simple to the purchasor or Purchasors of the same as fully and amply as I myself at this present time might or could do. And Lastly I do hereby Nominate and appoint my Loving Sons William Sprenckel and Henry Sprenckel and my loving son in Law John Bushong Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made, allowing this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Sixteenth Day of January in the Year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy two.

Signed Sealed Published and declared by the said William Sprenckel

William Sprenckel the Testator to be his Last Will and Testament {In German}
in the presence of Us who have hereunto Subscribed our Names as Witnesses in the Presence and at the Request of the Testator and in the presence of each other

Philip Grim {in German}
Gottlieb Liegel {in German}
Jacob Billmeyer jun. {in English}

Cover of folded will:
William Sprenckel proved
11th Day of April 1772 & Executed & Shown & Inventory filed at the same time

Fee Paid and Recorded
York County SS

Before me Samuel Johnston esquire Deputy Register for Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for the County of York in the Province of Pennsylvania personally appeared Philip Grim Gotlieb Liegel and Jacob Billmyer Junior and on their solemn Oath respectively taken according to Law Do say that they were personally present and saw and heard William Sprinkle the Elder in the foregoing Instrument of Writing mentioned Sign Seal publish and declare the foregoing {line missing} the doing thereof the said William Sprinkle was of Sound and Disposing Mind and Memory to the best of these Deponants knowledge and belief and that they Subscribed their Names as Witnesses to the same in the presence of the said Testator and at his request
and in the presence of each other.

{word missing} and Subscribed before me Philip Grim
{word missing} this 11th Day of April 1772
Gottlieb Liegel Sam'l Johnston Dep. Regr. Jacob Billmeyer jun