Jacob Hedges

In the Name of God, Amen I Jacob Hedges of the County of Greene and State of Pennsylvania being sickly and weak in body, but thanks be to God of perfect sound memory and understanding, and taking into consideration the shortness of this transitory life, do make, ordain and constitute this my last Will and Testament, in manner following

-1st.-I recommend my Soul to the Almighty God from whom I originally received it, and my body to the earth, to be buried in a decent Christian manner at my decease, to rest there in hope of the glorious resurrection at the last day, and concerning my worldly estate whereas with it hath pleased God to bless during my life time. I dispose of in manner following -2nd.- I bequeath and bestow unto my son Jester Hedges all that my present plantation, and all other moveable property and stock of every denomination, he paying thereout my funeral expenses, all Depts, and such other legacies as are herein after mentioned up. -3rd.- my daughter Polly, wife to John Brothers to receive one hundred dollars within the space of one year after my decease, and sixty dollars more within two years from the time of my death. -4th. -To my dear Son Charles or to his heirs, the said Jester is to pay two hundred dollars within the space of four years after my decease, the requested legacies all to be made in lawfull money of the United States of America. -And lastly I appoint ordain and constitute my beloved Brother Absolom Hedges and my son Jester Hedges Excutors of my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking disannulling all former heretofore made and excuted by me,declaring this present one to be my last and no other. In Testimony wherof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eleventh day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eleven. his Jacob X Hedges mark Signed, Sealed, delivered, pronounced and declared in the precence of us, and each of us, declaring the said Testator to be of perfect memory and understanding---- Ludwig Bricker Jacob Bricker Henry Ludes Greene County s-s.

He died a 11. Mar. 1811 at Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Before me John Boreman Register for the probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for said County, personally came Ludwig Bricker and Jacob Bricker two of the Subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing and annexed Instrument of writing, and on their solmon Oath did depose and say that they were present, and saw and heard Jacob Hedges this Testator within named sign, seal, publish, pronouce and declare the same as and for his last Will and Testament, and that at the time of doing thereof, he was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, to the best of their Knowledge, observation and belief and that they also saw Henry Ludes the other Witness subscribe his name thereto sworn and subscribed the day above written. On 2. Apr. 1811.