1. CONRAD1 YOST was born __ ______ ____ in __________, and died between 18 March 1762, the date his Will was written, and before 11 April 1762, the date his Will was proved, at, probably, Manheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania. He married CHRISTINA _________ .Generation No. 1
Conrad Yost's Will mentions one child, Herman, by name, and indicates he had five or six living children. One of these children may have purchased his farm from Conrad's estate.
See Will of Conrad Yost written 18 March 1762 and proved 11 April 1762. Transcription as follows:
Last Will
and Testamt
of Conrad Jost proved
the 11th Day of April 1762
& George Trone affirmed
& George Matter sworn
as Exrs this same Day
Recorded
In The Name of God Amen The Eighteenth Day of March in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty two I Conrad Jost of Manheim Town Ship in the County of York & Province of Pennsylvania Being Very sick and weak in Body but of perfect Mind and Memory Thanks be Given unto God therefore calling unto Mind the Mortality of My Body and knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to dye (sic) do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament That is to say principaly and first of all I Give and recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it and for my Body I recommend it to the Earth to by buried in a Christian Like and Decent manner at the discretion of my Executor nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God And as touching such worldly Estate where with it hath please God to bless me in this Live (sic) I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. Item it is my will and I do order that in the first Place all my just Debts and funeral charges be Paid and Satisfied.
Item I give and bequeath unto Christina my dearly beloved wife all my moveable estate with all the Haus hoshold (Household) goods and all the Chatels and Hors Createssrs (?) that belonged to me to Heir Her Heirs and assigns for ever item it is my will and I do order that my son Herman shall have one Mear if he lives along with his Mother till to his Each of twenty one years and that he is to have in (?) when he is free Item it is my will and I do order that my wife Christina shall have my Plantation where I now live on and that as Long as she lives that she may do on the Plantation how esser she will heir Live long at it(?) is my will and I do order that after my wifs Decease if my yongest son is upon Each that the Plantation shall be given to that one of my sons that will give the heyest Price for it and that money that is to be given out shall be sheared among the Rest of my Five Children in Equell Shear to one as much as to the other and that one that shall get the plantation shall not have more than one of the rest Item I make and ordain George Trone and George Matter to be my Hole and Sole Executors of this my Last will and Testament And I do hereby utterly Disalow revoke and Disanul all and every other former Testaments wills Legacies and Executors by me in any way before this time Named willed and bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last will and Testament in Witness where of I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Day and year above written. Signed sealed published pronounced and Declared by the said Conrad Jost as his Last will and testament in the Presence of us the subscribers to
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Before me one Samuel Johnston Esquire Deputy Register for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for the County of York in the Province of Pennsylvania Personally appeared Loudwick Solomon Miller and Jacob Runckle two of the Subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing Instrument of Writing and on their Solemn oaths respectively taken according to Law Do Depose and Say that they were personally present and saw and heard the said Conrad Jost therein mentioned Sign Seal publish and Declare the said Instrument of Writing as and for his last Will and Testament and that at the Doing thereof the said Conrad Jost was of sound and Disposing mind and memory and that the Said Loudwick Solomon Miller Subscribed his Mark thereunto and the said Jacob Runckle Subscribed his name thereunto as Witnesses to the same in the Presence of the said Testator and at his request and that they did also see Johannes Albright the other Witness thereunto Subscribe his name also as a witness in the presence of the testator and at his request.
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End of transcription of Will