From Westmoreland County Pennsylvania Will Book # 6, pages 240 & 241

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No 10 of 1878. )
Last Will and Testament of )
John Eberts )
Derry Township dec’d )

In the name of God amen, I , John Ebarts of Derry Township Westmoreland County Pennsylvania considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and that I may be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence do make and publish this my last will and testament, revoking any and all wills by me heretofore made.

First and principally I commend my soul to God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a becoming manner, and as to such worldly goods as it has pleased God to entrust me with, I dispose of the same as follows.

I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary if she survives me all my household goods in or about the house, during the term of her natural life. Also, she to have the use of Two Cows, and Ten Sheep with feed and pasture, if my said wife sees proper. She may dispose of my goods, bequeathed by me to her, in any she sees fit to do any effects she may leave at her death not disposed of. I bequeath to my children to be divided among them as near equally as possible.

As to my Real Estate I will and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Catherine now married to George Long a certain piece of land beginning at patition fence and formerly of James Long then down said fence to Township Road then down said road to land of Rees Jones, then with the same and other land to place of beginning. Containing eight or ten acres more or less.
I will and bequeath the balance of my Real Estate being the farm on which I now reside to my son Jacob Eberts, if my wife survives me she to occupy dwelling house and privileges during her natural life she to have one half of the product of the farm while she lives, and my son Jacob the other half.
At my death I will my son Jacob all my personal property not otherwise disposed of including growing crops of any kind. he my said son Jacob to pay all my just debts, funeral expenses of myself and wife if she survives me, as well as to pay costs and charges of proving this my last will and testament, and have erected a head and foot stone at my grave, and that of my wife Mary.
I will and bequeath my son Samuel the sum of Six hundred dollars.
I will and bequeath my daughter Mariah the sum of Seven hundred dollars.
I will and bequeath my daughter Sarah Catharine Five hundred dollars, the said bequests in money not payable until one year after my death, or one year after the death of my wife Mary if she survives me, then to be paid the different parties by my son Jacob the sum of One hundred dollars yearly to each of them without interest until the bequests is satisfied.
I will and bequeath to Rachel Dunlap at her marriage or one year after my death if married One Bed and bedding, One Bureau, One Table Six Chairs and one Cow. My intention in this last bequest to Rachel Dunlap, is she to have articles named at her marriage if the same does not occur until after my death, then my son Jacob to furnish them to her.
I will and bequeath One Bed bedstead and bedding to each of my daughters, Mariah intermarried to Garrett Winings and Sarah Catharine married to George Long to be given after the death of my wife Mary.
I further hereby appoint my sons Jacob and Samuel Eberts my Executors to carry out all my intentions as declared in this my last will and testament. The bequest made to Rachel Dunlap is to be common articles.

In Witness I set my hand and seal the tenth day of December, One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy three– John Eberts (seal)

By request of testator and in presence of each other we witness the same
James Cunningham
James Rutledge

March 1st 1878. Legally proved and approved same day recorded and Letters Testamentary granted to the within named Executors who were sworn before me

MB Snodgrass, Register

Testator died January 4th, 1878, 2 O’Clock A.M.


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