In the Name of God Amen! I Tobias Kreider Senr. of Lebanon Township, Lebanon County and State of Pennsylvania yeoman, being at present weak of body and sickly but of sound and well disposing mind memory and understanding. Thanks be unto God for the same do hereby make and ordain this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit.
First of all it is my will that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid off and discharged out of my estate as soon as conveniently may be done after my decease by my executors hereinafter named and appointed. Item it is my will and I do hereby order and direct that my beloved wife Mary shall have the use occupy, possess and enjoy my house and buildings and all my two contiguous tracts or parcels of land with the appurtenances and such of my household goods and kitchen wares and furnitures and articles as she may want and choose to enable her to continue housekeeping as long as she shall live. And after her death my two contiguous tracts or parcels of land, house, buildings, and the appurtenances thereunto belonging shall be sold by way of public vendue by my executors hereinafter named to the highest and best price bidder that can be gotten for the same.
And further I do hereby impower and authorize my executors hereinafter named or the survivor of them to sign, seal and execute a good and lawful deed or deeds to the purchaser or purchasers in fee simple. To hold to him his heirs and assigns forever. The said two tracts of land situate in Lebanon Township, Lebanon County containing together five acres one hundred and forty eight perches neat measure. Adjoining lands of Joseph Dohner and Jacob Smith. And all the moveable goods which my wife Mary leaves behind her after her death shall be sold and the money arising out of the sale of my real and personal estates shall so be divided after my debts are all paid and settled off and than the remaining part of my estates real and personal shall be divided unto my seven sons in seven equal shares or parts amongst them their heirs and assigns, their names Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin, Tobias, Christian, Obed, and Gottlieb they shall have all share and share alike except my son Benjamin for he has borrowed some time ago the sum of one hundred dollars from his step-sister Sarah Kreider alias Hays deceased for which he gave her a bond and the said bond being now in the possession of John Bachman for he is appointed guardian for the estate and goods of Maria Hoffer she being the daughter of the said Sarah Kreider alias Hays deceased. And if he the said Benjamin Kreider does not pay off the said sum of money containing in said bond till settlement will be made of all my estate remaining after my decease and my wife's decease. Than I order my executors hereinafter named to deduct the said sum which is containing in the above mentioned bond from his bequethed equal share which I have bequeathed unto him and to be given by my executors hereafter named to the above named John Bachman as guardian for the goods of said Maria Hoffer to take care for the same, but if he pays off said bond before the settlement of my estate is made than he shall have a right to receive his bequeathed equal share like the rest of my other sons.
And further I order my executors hereinafter named to sell my two contiguous tracts or parcels of land and property as they think proper in how many payments as they think best and suitable if all cash or two payments. And further as I have given and bequeathed unto my wife Mary my house and my two tracts or parcels of land and all buildings thereon erected except Benjamin's shop for her use and management all her lifetime.
And further I bequeath unto her my silver watch for her use and for her own property. And further I do hereby authorize and impower my executors hereinafter named or the survivor of them to settle off all my affairs according to this will and lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my son Tobias Kreider and my trusty friend John Forney to be my executors of this my last will and testament. And I revoke and make void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made and ratify and confirm this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifth day of December Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty one.
Signed Sealed published pronounced and declared by the above testator
Tobias Kreider Senr as and for his last will and testament, In the presence of us
Philip Urich
Jacob Urich
Tobias Kreider's signature
This codicil is my will that it be attached as part of my last will and testament and it is further my will that I hereby debar and exclude my son Gottlieb Kreider his heirs or assigns out of the legacies or bequests so devised unto him in equal share of my other children provided however if my said son Gottlieb shall satisfy my executors or the survivor of them for the money which I had to pay for him in the Lebanon Bank and for other money which I am responsible yet together with its interest then in that case it is my will that he shall have his share with his brethren. Witness my hand and seal this tenth day of March Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty five
Tobias Kreider's signature
Lebanon County:
This thirteenth day of October A.D. 1835 before me John Uhler Register for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration in and for the County of Lebanon personally appeared Philip Uhrich and Jacob Urich the subscribing witnesses of this instrument of writing, who being duly qualified according to law [???] depose and say that they were present and saw and heard Tobias Kreider [???] the testator sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare this instrument of writing as and for his last will and testament, and that at the time of so doing he was of sound mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief.
signature of John Uhler
Tobias Kreider's will - Will K-36; Historical Society of Lebanon County