Shadrack Casteel, II

Shadrick (Shadrach) Casteel was born 1735 in Prince Georges Cty.,MD, and died Bef 10 DEC 1795 in ,Bedford,PA. He was the son of Edmond Casteel and Rebecca William.

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He married Laurena (Casteel). She was born 1732 in Prince George's,Maryland, and died 1795 in Bedford,PA.

Children of Shadrick (Shadrach) /Casteel/ and Laurena /(Casteel)/ are:

1. Elizabeth Casteel was born 1750/1753.
2. Shadrick Casteel was born 1750/1753.
3. Thomas Casteel was born 1753 in Edmond Frolick Plantation,Prince George Co,MD, and died Bef 1830 in Friendsville,Preston Cty.,MD.
4. Zadock (Ezedock) Casteel was born 17 JAN 1754 in Bedford Co.,PA, and died 11 JAN 1844 in Monroe Co.,OH.
5. Jesse Casteel was born Bef 1756 in Prince Georges Cty.,MD.
6. Archibald Casteel was born 7 MAR 1763 in PA, and died JUL 1836.

Will of Shadrack Casteel

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I Shadrack Casteel of Flintstone Creek Cumberland Valley Township and Bedford County v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Farmer being in perfect strength of mind and memory. Thanks be to God for all of his mercies and calling to mind the mortalitty of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in the manner and (journful Lowing vozt). First I reccomend my soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body, I reccomend to the earth to buried in the decetion of m executors in a decentChristian manner, and touching such worldly estates at it hathe pleased God to bless me with. I give and dispose of thee same in the manner and form to with, I give and bequeth unto my dearly and beloved wife Luraner Casteel choices of my forty acres and the choice of my cows one together with her bed and bedding together with all my household furniture and the rest of my estate to be sold and the money collected for her uses after all of my debts and funeral expenses is paid together with all my cash and debts that there is to collect to _______ her full part and testrimony. Then i bequeth unto my son Archibel Casteel the land i now live on to the mouth of the Muddy Run and from there N\O the creek to Bill Blares line and Archibel is to pay to my son Zadick twenty five pounds current money of Pennsylvania to be paid one full year after my decease. Then i give and beqweath to my daughter Elizabeth Whiticar fifteen pounds current money of Pennsylvania in two full years after my desease to be paid by Archibel heir. I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Casteel fifty pounds current money of Pennsylvania, twenty five pounds to be paid three full years after my desease and the other twenty five pounds to be paid in four years after my disease to be paid by my son Archibel, I then give and bequeth to my son Jesse Casteel all my land below the mouth of the fore said Run to remain his property and to his (proper youse) and behafe to go with a strate line up a holler (Crofs) the land and i apoint my son Archald to take care of my beloved wife and he is to bild her a dwelling house on his part of the suitable for her to live in and to take care of her during her life., and do hereby constitute my derely beloved wife Lurana Casteel and Archiby Casteel my son to be my whole and sole Executor of this my last will and testament and do uttley disannul all former wills testaments bequeaths and executers here to fore made ratifiying and confirming this and no other as my last will and testament in witness where of i have here unto set my hand and seal this twenty four day of September one thousand seven hunndred and ninety four and in the twenty first year of independance of the United States of America Signed sealed published and delivered by him The said Shadrack Casteel as his last will and testament in the presents of us Wit His David Jackson Shadrack Casteel Bill Blare mark seal ______________________________________________________ Bedford County

Befoire me John Andereson Esquire register of probate of wills and granting letters of administration in and for the County of Bedford in the state of Pennsylvania personally came the within named David Jackson and Bill Blare the two subscribing wittnesses to the above instrument of writting and on their soleom oaths taken before me to say that they were personally present and heard and gave the within named Shadrack Castreel sign seal publish pronounce and declare the said instrument of writting to be his last will and testament that at the time of doing the same the said Shadrack Casteel was of sound and _______ mind of memory accounting to the best of these informants knowledge and belief and that they subscribed their names there in his presents and at his request Sworn to subscribe Bill Blare This____________day David Jackson 1795 before me; John Andersen , Register _____________________________________________________ To John Andersen Register; December 10, 1795 Be it known that Lurana Casteel widow of Shadrack Casteel being appointed one of the executors of the last will and testament of the __ Shadrack Casteel. On account of the informities through old ag her ability to attend to the business of the executors (LIFE?) do hereby resign all my rights in the said executors (LIFE?) I decline acting in the _______________ in any shape what soever. witness my hand the day and year above writtenn. In the presence of Lurana L. Casteel Bill Blare mark David Jackson.

This will was typed as much as possible to keep the original flavor. Where lines or (______) appear (couldn't spell parentheisis, no what i mean) words were illegible and in future i may decipher and then correct.

(Transcriber of the above is unknown.)

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