In the name of God Amen. I John Brenizer Senior of Allen Township Cumberland County and State of Pennsylvania, being far advanced in age but being of sound mind memory and understanding (Blessed be God for the Same) But considering the uncertainty of this transitory life do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit first of all I commend my Immortal Soul into the hands of God that gave and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors here in after named and as to such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to Bless me in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner to wit it is my will and I order that as soon as convenient after my decease all my property real and personal shall be sold at public sale by my executors herein after named and the moneys arising therefrom to be equally divided among my nine children excepting Barbara is to have fifty pounds more than any of the rest of my children to be paid to her by my executors out of the first money that comes to hand arising from my estate and as I have already advanced and given unto my son John Jr. the sum of fifty pounds for which he has given me a bond. It is my will that my son John shall not receive any more moneys arising from my estate until each of my other children shall be made equal with him and my said son John is to have the above mentioned bond given up to him by my executors after my decease with out paying any interest thereof. Next it is my will that out of the moneys arising from my personal estate and with the land [?] money arising from the sale of my plantation all my children shall be made equal excepting Barbara's fifty pounds over and above any of the rest my children and all the sums charged against my children in my book to be settled out of the first moneys arising out of my estate still reserving Barbara's fifty pounds first to be paid It is my will that after my daughter Barbara hath first received her fifty pounds and they are all made equal with the moneys arising from the sale of my personal estate and the hand money arising from the sale of my plantation then the residence of the purchase money of my plantation to be equally divided among my nine children to wit Peggy Kline intermarried with Jonas Kline, John Brenizer, Christiana Beelman the widow of Christian Beelman, Barbara Brenizer, George Brenizer, Mary Dornbaugh intermarried with John Dornbaugh, David Brenizer, Adam Brenizer, and Michael Brenizer to them their heirs and assigns forever to be paid to them as here after dis**ted [?] and it is my will and testament that my children as they succeed each other in age shall have twenty five pounds out of the yearly payments of my plantation that is if the payments should be fifty pounds yearly then the two eldest Peggy and John is to have it if the payments should be seventy five pounds then the three eldest is to have it each five and twenty pounds and so on in proportion as the payments will [?] answer and as the succeed each other in age and it is my will that my executors shall have full power to give a clear and indisputable title to the purchaser or purchasers of my lands and if my executors should not be able to sell my lands shortly after my decease it is my will that the shall re~~[?] the place to the best advantage until an opportunity offers and lastly I do nominate and constitute and appoint my beloved sons Michael Brenizer and David Brenizer to be the executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills legacies and bequests by me heretofore make and declaring this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand fixed my seal this twenty fifth day of July in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and five.

John Brenizer (his seal)

In witness whereof the above has been
signed sealed and declared by the said
testator his last will and testament in the
presence of us who in his presence and
at his request have subscribed as witnesses

Adam Brandt
David Brandt

Cumberland County Ss

Personally appeared before me Geo. Kline Jr D~[?] for Geo. Kline Reg~r for the Probate of Wills and granting letters of administration in and for said county Adam Brandt one of the subscribing witnesses to the written instrument of writing purporting to be the testament and last will of John Brenizer dec~d and being duly affirmed agreeably to law deposeth and sayeth that he was present and did see John Brenizer the testator sign and seal publish pronounce and declare the written instrument as and for....
(there is no more after this, it is cut off and not continued.)