In the name of God, amen. I John Ake of Union Township, Bedford County and State of Pennsylvania being advanced in life, but at present of sound & disposing mind, memory & understanding, do make this my last Will & Testament in manner & form following viz~The will of John Ake In the first place I give & bequeath to my beloved wife Parmela Ake, should she survive me, all my household furniture, and as much of my stock as she may select, to be her own absolutely~and I also give to my said wife for & during the term of her actual life, the proceeds & Income of all my real estate, for her maintainance & support, the same to be under the control & management of my executor herein after named, but for her entire & separate use. If she should choose however, to give up the possession of any said real estate to the devise thereof, at any time, she is at liberty to do so.
2nd To my daughter Elizabeth Trout, I give & bequeath a sufficient sum of money, which with the bond I have already transferred to her, will make to her the sum of five hundred dollars, the bond she has received being worth about two hundred & sixty dollars.
3rd To my daughter Sarah intermarried with Britton Pierce, I give & bequeath the sum of five hundred dollars, to be paid to her for her own special & separate use, and to be held & enjoyed by her according to the present laws of Pennsylvania, securing the rights of married women, but not on any wise to go to her husband, and in case she should die before she received the whole amount, then the balance to go to her children. But if my executor in his discretion, should deem it better to invest said $500--in real estate for her use, he shall be at liberty to do so.
4th To each of the children of my deceased daughter Mary Green, I give & bequeath the sum of one hundred dollars.
5th To each of the five children of my deceased daughter Margaret Green [or Greene], I give and bequeath the sum of one hundred dollars.
6th To my son John Ake Jur. [Jr.] I give and devise my mansion place on which I now live to have to hold the same to him his heirs & assigned forever, subject however to the estate, occupancy & income of the same devised to his mother. If however she should choose to give him possession thereof before her death, he may take the same, but not sooner.
7th As my son Joseph now decd was indebted to me for various matters, in a sum of money the amount of which was not settled due ascertained, I hereby therefor relinquish and give up for the benefit of his estate, all claims & demands which I have & hold against the same, deeming this a sufficient provision out of my estate for his heirs.
8th To my grandson John T. Ake, (son of John Ake) I give & devise, my farm on Scrub Grass in Union Township, now occupied by John Moorehead, to have and to hold the same to him his heirs & assigns forever. Subject however to the provision made for my wife and the same conditions as mentioned in the devise to his father.
9th To my Granddaughter Rebecca, intermarried with George Conrad [difficult to make out the last name], I give and devise the tract or parcel of land in Union Township purchased by me from the heirs of George Carl [difficult to read the last name; possibly Corl] decd. to have and to hold to her her heirs and assigns forever, but free from the control in any way, or debts of her said husband, as is provided by the laws of the Commonwealth. Subject however, to the provisions made for my wife, as in the other devises and subject also, to the yearly interest coming out of the same to the widow Carl, which said Rebecca to pay from the time she gets possession of said property and also to the ____ secure in sid land payable payable [sic] after the death of said widow Carls heirs, to be paid also by said Rebecca.
I further order & direct & it is in my will that the legacies herein given are not to be paid until after the death of my wife should she survive me, ____after my death should I survive her--then they are to be paid as follows, viz~ fifty dollars to each legatee one year after such death, & fifty dollars annually thereafter without interest until all are paid. If however any money should be paid to said legatees in my life time or before they are entitled to receive said legacies, such payments are to be credited at the time the legacies become due.
It is also my will that whatever personal property my wife should not take shall be sold by my Excr. and whatever surplus of my personal property may remain after payment of expenses & legacies I give & bequeath the same to my son John Ake Jur. [Jr.] & to his children in equal shares.
Lastly I hereby constitute & appoint my son John Ake Jur. [Jr.] , sole Executor of this my last will & testament hereby revoking all other wills by me made & declaring this & no other to be my last will & testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 12th day of ^ March [the original month is crossed out], Anno Domini, eighteen hundred & fifty.
Signed, sealed, published John Ake
____ & declared by the
said Testator to be his last will
& Testament in our presence,
who have witnessed the same
at his request.John Camrail [difficult to ascertain last name]
[the signature of the second witness is unreadable]
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