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Jacob GREDER

[NI03932] 1705 - 1760

BIRTH: 1705, Duhren, Pfalz [7347] DEATH: 1760, Perkiomen & Skippack Twp, Mont. Co PA [7348] EVENT: Immigrated: 1719, arrived in PA with his mother and step-father [7349] REFERENCE: Ruth Father: Michael GREDER Mother: Margaret

Family 1 : Maria FRIEDT

Jacob GRATER +Maria GRATER +Johannes GRETER

Elizabeth GRATER

Paul GRATER +Barbara GRATER

Christian GRATER

Catherine GRATER

Esther GRATER

Lewis GRATER

Michael GRATER

http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofgreterg00crat/historyofgrete...

Arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 17, 1733, from Germany.

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Will 19 Feb 1760
Wills: Index to Abstracts, F-H Surnames: 1682 - 1825: Philadelphia Co, PA

SURNAME, FIRST, DATE PROVED/WRITTEN, BOOK AND PAGE, BOOK, ARCHIVES FILE NAME GREDER, JACOB.   February 19, 1760.   L.386.   Book L   willabstrbkl.txt GREDER, PAUL.   October 5, 1768.   O.273.    Book O   willabstrbko.txt

http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/wills/willsurfh.txt

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Jacob Greder of the Township of Skippack and Perkiomen in the County of Philadelphia, Yeoman, was named as a Trustee of the 1737 Will of Jacob Kolb of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania:

Will of KOLB, JACOB. Philadelphia County.

Dated March 2, 1737. Proved December 5, 1739. F.141.

Philadelphia County Will Book "F" Page 141 Will # 129.

Be it known unto all whom it may concern; That I. Jacob Kolb of the township of Skippack and Perkiomen in the County of Philadelphia and Provence of Pennsylvania; on the second day of March. in the year of Our Lord. One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Seven. being weak of body but having my memory and understanding sound and perfect. do make ordain this my last Will and Testament in the following manner and form:

Imprimis-I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Sarah Kolb in line of her third or dower of my Estate; all my hold goods. husbandry and implements and chattels. to be free and fully enjoyed and possessed by her. her Administrators and Assigns from the day of my decease thence forward and forever. I likewise order and allow there shall be raised and levied out of my Estate. One Hundred and Thirty Pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania which shall be put to interest on good security; the Bond or Bonds thereof shall be given the Trustee of this my Will with a declaration in full endorsed thereon for the use of my said wife in manner following: (Viz) I give and bequeath unto my said wife the yearly interest of the said One Hundred and Thirty Pounds during widowhood and if the said yearly interest prove too short of answering her necessity. she shall use so much of the principal as she shall have occasion of and if she remains my widow during her natural life. she may give and bequeath the same as she thinks fit and if she marries. she shall then be debarred from using or bequeathing the principal or any part thereof thence forward and forever and shall from the day of her first marriage after me after my decease only be poor and allowed the yearly interest of One Hundred Pounds money as aforesaid for and during her natural life. She shall also have free and convenient house room and firing with my son Dillman during her said widowhood. I order and direct that all my Estate in value boh real and Personal (except what is above bequeathed) be equally divided between my children. (Viz) Isaac, Agnes, Elizabeth, Elin, Henry, Mary, Dillman, Modlen and Sarah including and always allowing the accounts writ with my own hand as with respect to what my said son Isaac rec'd of me the eleventh day of July Anno Domini 1734; to Agnes the 11th day of June 1734 and with respect to Elizabeth the 4th day of December 1735. They having each a part of my Estate in to their own hands as by the said account appears. I give and bequeath unto my eldest son Isaac Kolb. the ninth part of all my Estate except before excepted to be had and taken what he hath already in his own hand as the account aforesaid the which said ninth part he shall freely and fully enjoy. possess from the day of my decease thence forward and forever.

Ibid. I give and bequeath unto my eldest daughter Agnes Derstine. one equal ninth part of all my Estate (except before excepted to be paid her by my said son Isaac or her lawful issue born of her body) within one year next from the day of my decease to be freely and fully enjoyed and possessed by her or her aforesaid thence forward and forever.

Ibid. I give and bequeath unto my second daughter Elizabeth Hunsicker, one equal ninth part of all my Estate except before excepted to be paid her or her lawful issue born of her body by my son Isaac within one year next from the day of my decease the same to be freely and fully enjoyed and possessed by her or her aforesaid thence forward and forever. I order and direct that my Plantation and Tract of Land situate in the township aforesaid whereon I dwell at thereof containing by estimation-Two Hundred and Twenty Six Acres, be equal divided by a line, through the middle length ways and if the said division taketh equal part of the orchard by my dwelling house into the upper divided end next to my brother Martin Kolb's Land. I order and direct that an offset shall be made to include the same in the lower divided end and allow proportionable out of the North Estate of the same in order to make each divided end equal.

Ibid. I give and devise to my son Henry Kolb. one equal moiety or half part cf my said Land and Plantation being first divided as above directed (viz) that part next adjoining to my brother Martin's with all the privileges. improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging to my son Henry; he paying the legacy due therefrom as bequeathed by this my Will to be freely and fully enjoyed and possessed by his Heirs and Assigns from the day of my decease thence forward and forever. Ibid. I give and devise unto my son Dillman Kolb one equal ninth or half part of my said Land and Plantation being first divided as above directed (viz) that part next adjoining Michael Ziegler with all the privileges. improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto my son Dillman; he paying and allowing the legacies. privileges due thereupon as bequeathed and directed by this Will to be freely and fully enjoyed and possessed from the time my said son Dillman arrives to twenty-one years of age by him. his Heirs and Assigns thence forward and forever.

Ibid. I give and bequeath unto my daughter. (viz) Elin Kolb one equal ninth part of all my Estate except before excepted to be paid to her by my son Henry when she arrives to twenty-one years of age. the same to be freely and fully enjoyed and possessed by her. her Executors. Administrators thence forward and forever.

Ibid. I give and bequeath unto my fourth daughter. (viz) Mary Kolb. one equal ninth part of all my estate except before excepted to be paid her by my son Henry when she arrives to twenty-one years of age the same to be freely and fully enjoyed and possessed by her Executors. Administrators thence forward and forever.

Ibid. I give and bequeath unto my fifth daughter Modlen Kolb, one equal ninth part of all my Estate, except before excepted. to be paid her by my son Dillman when she arrives to twenty-one years of age the same to be freely and fully enjoyed and possessed by her. her Executors. Administrators thence forward and forever.

Ibid. I give and bequeath unto my sixth daughter. Sara Kolb. one equal ninth part of all my Estate, except before excepted. to be paid her by my son Dillman when she arrives to twenty-one years of age; the same to be freely and fully enjoyed and possessed by her, her Executors. Administrators thence forward and forever. I do hereby constitute make and ordain my said wife with my son Isaac to be executors of this my last Will and Testament giving them by these presents. full power to ask. demand and be over all my rights and credits and also to pay all my just debts and funeral charges, I nominate and desire Martin Kolb. Julius Kassle. Jacob Greder of the Township of Skippack and Perkiomen. in the County of Philadelphia. Yeomen. and Jacob Clements of Salford in the said County, Yeomen. to be Trustees of this my Will authorizing them hereby to order and demand that the same be observed. paid and performed according to the meaning. tenor and true intent thereof. And I do hereby utterly disallow and disannul and all every other former Testaments. Wills. Legacies and Executors by me in any ways before this time willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament in Witness Whereof. I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Day and Year first above written,
JACOB KOLB

(Seal)

Signed. Sealed. Published and Declared by the above named Jacob Kolb as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us subscribers. MICHAEL ZEIGLER

CHRISTOPHER HIEMAGER

Philadelphia. December the 5th 1739. there personally appeared Michael Zeigler and Christopher Hiemaker the Witnesses to the within written Will and on there affirmation did declare they saw and heard Jacob Kolb. Testator within named. sign. Seal and Publish and declare the same Will to be his last Will and Testament and that at the doing thereof he was of sound mind and memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge.

Obituary of JACOB KOLB

"On the 4th instant. October. 1739. Jacob Kolb of Skippack. as he was pressing cider. the beam of the press fell on one side of his head and shoulder and wounded him so that he languished about half an hour and then died. to the exceeding grief of his relatives and family. who are numerous. and concern of his friends and neighbors. among whom he lived many years in great esteem."

I give and Bequeath unto my Dear Wife Mary in liew of her thirds both of my real and personal Estate as follows, vizt, Our marriage Bed & Every Article thereunto belonging & one of best Cows forever, likewise free lodging: That is to say the old stove rooms & one half of ye whole Kitchen also firewood Sufficient for her Necessity & ready cut and carryed before hr Door & annually the Interest of one hundred pounds, and one third part of ye Garden besides Sufficient Dung into the sd her part of ye Garden besides full Liberty into the Orchard to dry & eat as many Apples thereof as Necessary for her own use during the Time she is my Widow . . . further . . . my Widow shall towards her maintenance have annually every year Ten Bushels of Rye & four Bushels of Wheat and ye meal of ye sd Corn shall be delivered for her into ye House likewise Seventy five Pounds of Beef & seventy five pounds of Pork all & Every the same shall be delivered unto her by my two sons . . . concerning ye Cow afsd the same shall be fed and maintained by him which holdeth ye Land whereon I now live like his own Cows also likewise in ye Sumer Season wth pastur; moreover she is to have annually one Barrel of ye latest made & best Cyder wch is to be put ready for her in ye Cellar besides Liberty to Drink of ye Water Cyder as she pleaseth . . . I will for her to take as much of ye Pewter ware as for her own use is necessary, and ye large Kettle shall remain in ye House for ye use of ye mother & their Children wch Dwell in ye House . . . Item I will that my Daughter Barbara shall recive Seven pounds at ye Time she is to be given in marriage & Thirty three pounds more three years after my Decease and ye sum everyone of my Children is to receive when ye attain ye age of Twenty one years, But for ye Remainder they shall wait unntil my youngest son attains ye age of Twelve years.