Will of Adam Koller, 3/24/1841

Will witness 12/2/1845
Will probated 2/25/1851

Attempted transcription (by David Koller, 13-Jul-2007) from
a partially legible photocopy of microfilm from York County
Heritage Trust, WILL-T-376:

In the name of God Amen, I Adam Koller of Shrewsbury Township
in the County of York and State of Pennsylvania, being of Good
health and body and of sound and disposing mind and memory
(Praised be God for the same) and being desirous to settle my
worldly affairs ... [?] ... and capacity so to do, Do make
and Publish this my last will [and] testament, herby revoking
and making void all former wills by me at any time hertofore
made, And first and principally I [?] my Soul into the hands
of my Creator who Gave it and my body to the earth to be
interred at the discretion of my executors herein after named.
And as to such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to
entrust me I dispose of the same as followeth, first it is my
will that my beloved wife Elizabeth shall have the use and
control of all my Estate Real and Personal as fully as I hath
in my lifetime to collect (Debts and to pay just debts and
costs and all that during her natural lifetime.  And then
after her decease the personal estate shall be praised and
the goods sold at public sale and my Real Estate wherever it
shall lay shall then also be sold either at Public or Private
Sale so as it will be to the most advantage to my heirs herein
after named and the Deed or Deeds my Executors or either one
of them doth give for any of my Real Estate shall be as valid in
law as if it was given by my self in my lifetime, and then out
of the proceeds arising from the sales of my Real and Personal
Estate, first shall the just debts (if any) and costs be paid
and then the Remainder of Said Proceeds, shall be divided into
four equal parts; one equal fourth part thereof I give and
bequeath unto my son Joseph Koller, one other equal fourth part
thereof I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Magthalena entermarit
[?] to Daniel Koller, one other equal fourth part thereof I give
and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth entermarit [?] to Jacob
Ruhl, and the other equal fourth part thereof I give and bequeath
unto my Son John Koller, or to their legal Representativs.  and
I nominate and appoint my said son John Koller and my son-in-law
Jacob Ruhl to be the executors of this my last will and testament
or the survivors of them.  In witness whereof I the said Adam
Koller have hereunto set my hand and seal the Twenty-fourth day
of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and
forty one.
                                    [?] [Seal]

Signed Sealed Published and declared by the above named Adam Koller
as and for his last will and testament in the Presents of us who
at his request and in his presents have subscribed our names as
witnesses thereunto on the day and year aforesaid.

                                    [?]
                                    George Klinefelter

York County SS.  Before me William [?] Deputy Register for the
probate of Wills and granting letters of administration in and for
the County of York, personally came Geroge Klinefelter, Esq., who
being duly sworn do dispose and say that he was personally present
and saw Adam Koller sign his name to the foregoing instrument of
writing purporting to be his last will and testament and at the
time of so doing [?.......]