Will of John Storm ~1724-1805

I JOHN STORM of the County of Frederick and State of Maryland considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound and perfect and memory blessed be Almighty God for the same do make and publish this my last will and Testament in manner and form following (that is to say) FIRST I give and bequeath unto my Dear beloved Wife ELIZABETH the Sum of Three Hundred pounds in Gold or Silver to be paid to her by my Executors herein after named of the first money that my Exc. Shall receive of my Estate and two Beds and a Bedstead two Cows, two Sheep, all the Linnen in the Closet all the Beehives and ? and the third part of the Kitchen furniture and I do further give and bequeath to my said Wife during her life the Dwelling & House I now live in The Stables near the Same the Two Gardens near the House the mow in the Barn which I usually reserved to myself and the Liberty of the spring and Spring House Also the third part of all the produce of my Dwelling Plantation lying in the county of Frederick aforesaid and being the same which I now live in the Grain to be Divided in the Shoaks and to be carefully put into her mow in the Barn and then to be thatched for her, the Hay in to be Divided in the meadow and her part to be put in the mow on the Stables and all the rest of the Other Produce to be Delivered to her in the house? or on any part of the Premises she may order ... to be Delivered at her Door. It is my will and I do order that my Executors do not dispose of the aforesaid Plantation during the lifetime of my said beloved Wife and that they do deliver or cause to be delivered yearly and Regular my wifes part of the Produce as aforesaid during the time of her Natural life and after her Decease to be Sold by my Exectors. It is my will and I do order that the land lying in the County of Huntington State of Penn. which is Part of my real Property to be equally Divided by my Executors among my Eight Children [Viz] JOHN, JOSEPH, PETER, MARY, CHRISTOPHER, ELIZABETH, JOAKIM and MAGDALINE my Personal Property likewise to be equally Divided among my children aforesaid but if not convenient to be sold by my Exec. and the Money arising from the sale of my Dwelling Plantation to be Also Equally Divided as aforesaid and I do hereby Impower my Extors. herein after named to make good and Sufficent Titles for the several parcels of land as well as to the Purchaser of my Dwelling Plantation And lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my Trusty son PETER STORM and my beloved Son in law JACOB ADAMS Executors. Signed 17 Feb 1798 Wit: J ECHELBEGER?, HENRY RINDOLLAR?

Current Money received of the following persons: JOHN B BROOKE, HENRY TINFROOK?, BENEDICT POTT, JOSEPH TANEY, JESSE COE, JOHN YON/, BALSER CONRAD, JOHN ALESPERGER?, GEORGE WHITMAN, JOHN CLABOUGH, ? CRAMER, JOSEPH TANEY, LUDWICK KEEFER; Current Money due by PETER STORM, ABRAHM ORNDORFF, JACOB SMITH, PETER KEEFER, PETER KEEFER JR., MARY MARTIN, ABRAHM ORNDORFF, CASH by JOHN NULL, JOHN YON, BLAZE NOEL; Current Money due by JACOB ADAMS, PETER STORM, NICHOLAS SCHIVIER; Current money received of the following named persons & not heretofore returned, JOHN GOREGER, JOSEPH LITTLE, PETER KEEFER JR, BALSER CONRAD; Also with current Money received of the following persons heretofore returned Desperate GEORGE SHOEMAKER

Fee current money Allowed for a decrease on Sales Deceased personal Estate: JOSEPH LITTLE for funeral expences, BALSER CONRAD for Coffin, REV'D MR BERTH for performing Deceases funeral, Schoolmaster, JOHN KOONTZ for digging Grave, THOMAS ADAMS for Subscription money in the life time of the Deseased to the Catholick congregation Taney Town, THOMAS ADAMS for carrying chain for the deceased in his lifetime in surveying his Lands, JACOB BROTHER for crying Sale for personal Estate, HENRY FINFROCK, NICHOLAS SCHWIER, WILLIAM D LEPPER printer, ALEXANDER GLASS for Tomb Stone, JOHN WATERSON, HENRY RINEDOLLER for proving Deed, JAMES MARK for servies rendered; Current money paid JOSEPH WIVIL, JOHN ADLESPERGER, fee allowed for Travelling Expenses in Searching after Lands in the Western Parts of Pennsylvania, GEORGE MURDOCK late Regr. for recording Deceased will & Granting Letters, RICH'D BUTLER for Stating this Account---A second account was presented 9 Feb 1809.

States that the widow ELIZABETH was deceased. Money received of JOHN ROSS KEY returned Desperate. [This seems to be the settlement of Elizabeth's estate also] BOND & NOTES left by ELIZABETH STORM deceased (widow of said deceased). Bond on PETER STORM, BLOSEY NOELL, JOACHIM STORM, JACOB ADAMS, CHRISTOPER STORM, JOCOB LITTELL, The Bed & Clothes of said Widow deceased and note on STANSBURY. Also with WILLIAM ADAMS two Bonds to THOMAS LILLY assigned to the late JOHN STORM deceased 4 Oct 1796 for 63.2 payable after the decease of MAGDALENA ADAMS, late Widow of THOMAS ADAMS, without Interest, heretofore returned Seperate. Money paid to Elizabeth the widow by JACOB BROTHERS, JACOB SNERRINGER for digging grave, LAWRENCE GUBERNATER, PETER GOUGER, JOHN DEISERT for coffin, JACOB SMYTH, ANDREW WILL, WILLIAM ROSS, JAMES CARSON, JAMES MARK, JAMES MELOY, WM MERRYMAN, GEORGE CREAGER late Sheriff, BLASEUS NOEL. The following each received $608.10.5 from the estate JOHN STORM, JOSEPH STORM, PETER STORM, MARY wife of JACOB ADAMS, CHRISTOPHER STORM, ELIZABETH wife of JOHN DABBER, JOACHIM STORM, MAGDLENA wife of JOHN NOEL.