William Mummert ¹

  General Notes:

MUMMERT, William. Paradise Township.
August 11, 1797 February 17, 1800
Executors: Mathias Mummert and Samuel Fahnestock.
Children: Richard, Mathias, John, William, Jacob,
Peggy m. Christian Swobenland, Anna m. Ludwig Swobenland,
Susanna m. Jacob Nagel, and Catharine m. Mathias Myer.


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WILL: William MUMMERT, Sr., 1801, Paradise Township, York County, PA

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Source: York County, Pennsylvania Will Book K, P. 145, 11 Aug., 1797
Written: August 11, 1797
Recorded: August 10, 1801

YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA WILL BOOK K, p. 145, 11 Aug., 1797: In the name of
God, Amen, I WILLIAM MUMMERT SR. of Paradise township, York County,
Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind and memory thanks to this
Almighty God the same I make this my last Will and Testament in the following
manner to wit; First and princably I recommend my mortal soul to the Almight
God who gave it to me and my body I commit to the earth to be decently interred
at the discretion of my executors herein in after named; Secondly, I order and
impower my executors hereinafter named to sell all my real estate and personal
estate to the best advantage at public sale except my wearing apparel which are
to be divided among my sons as near equal as may be done; After my just debts
are paid and when the remainder of my personal estate and the hard money which
may be realized from my Plantation, I give and devise to my sons RICHARD,
MATHIAS, JOHN, WILLIAM and JACOB and my daughters PARKEY intermarried to
CHRISTIAN SWOBERLAND; ANN intermarried to LUDWICK SWOBERLAND, SUSANNA
intermarried to JACOB NAGLE and CATHERINE intermarried to MATHIAS MYERS them
and their heirs to be divided among them share and share alike; and the yearly
payment of my Plantation, I give and devise unto my children aforesaid to wit;
The two oldest, the first yearly payments, then the next two oldest and so on
agreeable to the ages. As for my son JACOB, the youngest, then my son JACOB is
to have so much as will come to his shear in from his proportion "Will." Not
to be more than the one yearly payment will be if any be; besides what is
willed to the children of my deceased daughter herein after mentioned is to be
equally divided among my aforesaid children so what they shall have shares and
share alike; I also give and devise unto GEORGE ILLIGENFRITZ one equal share or
as much as one of my other children get to be paid to them out the last yearly
payment of my Plantation. And I do hereby constitute and appoint my son MATHIAS
MUMMERT and SAMUEL FAHNSTOCK of town Berlin, executors of my last will and
testament and I empower the said executors to make and execute a good deed in
the law so the _________ an_________ of my Plantation; and I do hereby revoke
and dismiss all wills made herein made by me.

Signed, Sealed & declared by me WILLIAM MUMMERT, SENIOR as to my last Will and
testament this eleventh day of August Anno Domini, one thousand seven hundred
and ninety se(ven).

(The above Will is from a photograph of a copy of the will.)

This Indenture made on the 10th day of August Anno Domini one thousand eight
hundred and one Between MATHIAS MUMMERT and SAMUEL FAHNESTOCK Executors of the
Estate of WILLIAM MUMMERT late of Paradise Township, York County and state of
Pennsylvania deceased for the one part and ABRAHAM TRIMMER of Reading Township
and State aforesaid Witnesseth that the said MATHIAS MUMMERT and SAMUEL
FAHNESTOCK for and in consideration of the sum of seven hundred pounds lawful
money of Pennsylvania to them the said MATHIAS MUMMERT and SAMUAL FAHNESTOCK
hand paid by the said ABRAHAM TRIMMER at or before the ensealing and at thise
presents the Receit whereof thereby acknowledged and every part they do acquit
and discharge for ever the said ABRAHAM TRIMMER his heirs and assignes by thise
presents, Have granted __ to alined, released enseosses and confirmed and by
thise presents To grant, bargain sell alien release enseoss confirm unto the
said Abraham Trimmer, his Heirs and Assignes forever the following described
Tract of Land situat in Paradise Township, York County Aforsaid
coaled "Williamsburg."

Beginning at the white oak thence by land of JOHN DELL, north eighty degrees
East and hundred fifty one perches and four tenths to a White Oak thence by
land of PETERGISE North thirty nine degrees West thirty three perches to a
White oak, thence by land of CHISTIAN FOX North fifty four degrees and a
quarter, Wrest thirty eight perches and three tenth to stones, North two
degrees, West sixty perches to stones, thence by land of DANIEL ARNOLD, North
Fifty nine degrees, West fifteen perches to a black oak North twenty four
degrees, West sixty three perches to a post thence by land of HENRY JACKOBS,
Soth sixty sixty degrees, West sixty two perches to stones thence by land of
GOEROGE JACOBS. South fifteen degrees. West one hundred perches to Stones
thence to Stones, thence by land of FREDERICK BRAND, North eighty seven degrees
and an half, East twenty three perches to a stump and South eleven degrees,
East fifty eight perches to the Beginning containing one hundred and seventeen
Acres and one hundred and sixteen perches and Allowance of six p cent for
roads, etc., Whereas the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the twenty eight day
of January, Anno Domini one thousand hundred and ninety one by a Patent and
Grant and confirm all the described land unto the above named WILLIAM MUMMART,
deceased, AND WHEREAS the said WILLIAM MUMMERT since died having first made his
last will and testament in writing bearing date the eleventh day of August Anno
Domini one thousand seven hundred and ninety-se(ven) and thereby appointed
MATHIAS MUMMERT and SAMUEL FOHNESTOCK his executors to sell his land in the
following words and I empower the said executors to make and executire a good
deed in the law of the purchaser of my Plantation an__ ______ and by the said
will being since proven and remaining at the Register's Office at York and the
said MATHIAS MUMMERT and SAMUEL FOHNESTOCK do by virtue of said will, sell,
release and confirm all the above described Tract of Land unto the said ABRAHAM
TRIMMER his heirs and Assigns forever together with all of the improvements
thereon erected and built and all the appurtenances and He___ ___ tainments to
the only use enifit and behoof of him the said ABRAHAM TRIMMER, his heirs and
asisgns forever, subject to the reservations reeived in said patent, In
Witness ehereof the said parties have to thise presents into __angebly sell
their Hand and Seals the day and year above written.

Sealed and delivered in the presence of MATHIAS MUMMERT (seal)
EFRINHICH (____) GEORGE BROWN SAMUEL FAHNESTOCK (seal)

WILLIAM MUMMERT'S Executors to ABRAHAM TRIMMER J. BARNITZ, Recorder

Received on the day of the date of the above Indenture of the above named
ABRAHAM TRIMMER, the sum of seven hundred pounds in full for the consideration
money above said.
MATHIAS MUMMERT
Witness EFRIPHIEN (____), GEORGE BROWN SAMUEL FAHNESTOCK

York county, PA, on the tenth day of August Anno Domini One Thousand eight
hundred and one, Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for
said county, Personally came the above named MATHIAS MUMMERT and SAMUEL
FAHNESTOCK and acknowledged the above Indenture to be their act and ded and
desire that the same might be recorded to law, In Testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hands and seals the date above said.
JACOB HAY (seal)
A true copy taken from and compared with the original at York the tentyh day of
August A.D. 1801. ²

William married Catherine Malaun, daughter of Mathias Malawn and Hannah, about 4 May 1752. (Catherine Malaun was born on 4 May 1732, died on 17 Apr 1789 in Paradise Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA and was buried in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.)