Individual Details

Birth

Sponsors: Michael Firnssler and Barbara Pflantzin. baptized 24 Feb 1754

Will

Original will written in German. Translation in file.
In the Name of the hold high praised Trinity God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost. Amen.
I Jacob Stober, have by myself considered and consulted whereas I have attained a considerable Age through God's particular Grace and my Life may soon be at an End and I like all other People destined to dye, have to go to Road of all the World. I have therefore in good Health and Reason, in my own Handwriting set down my Will and Testament and signed the same in the Year and Day hereafter mentioned and I am doing this knowingly and that it shall so remain and thank God my heavenly Father for his Mercy fatherly Love and Knowledge of him, also thank God the Son for his faithful Redemption. Satisfying and pay for my Sins also thank God the hold Ghost for his Sanctifying enlightening, eternal and living Consolation and for all Blessings the high true God hath mercifully and fatherly granted me from my Mothers Womb and from my Childhood to Body and Sol. and recommend my Soul to my Saviour Jesus Christ in his merciful allmightly Hands and my earthly Body to an easy Rest and joyful Resurrection at the great Day of the Appearance of out Lord Jesus Christ in Glory, and may be fashioned like unto his glorious Body forever Amen.
The Estate which I leave shall be divided between my Children, viz: These who shall get no Land of me, each of them shall first receive One hundred and fifty Pounds of the Money arising out of the Land. And what Balance remains: shall be equally divided between all my Children Viz: my Son Michael Stober shall receive at first One hundred and fifty Pounds and My Daughter Christina Stober shall receive at first One hundred and fifty Pounds. And my Daughter Margaret Stober, shall receive at first One hundred and fifty Pounds and Daughter Barbara Stober shall receive at first One hundred and fifty Pounds. And my Daughter Catharine Stober shall receive at first One hundred and Fifty Pounds and Daughter Eve Stober shall receive at first One hundred and Fifty Pounds. After each of those Six Children shall have received there One hundred and fifty Pounds The Balance shall remain till after the Death of the Mother. If she remains to be my Widow it shall remain in her hands for her Use till after her Death and what might remain shall all be divided in equal Shares between all my Children viz: Jacob Stober, and Adam Stober and John Stober, and Valentine Stober and Michael Stober, and my Daughter Ann Maria and Margareth Stober and Christina Stober and Barbara Stober and Catharine Stober and Eve Stober.
N.B. ---for any over of these Lives
N.B. If any of my children should behave bad, or married a bad Husband, then the said Husband shall have no Power over the Legacy and the same shall and must be kept for her and her Children.
N.B. If any on the those Heirs will not submit and will not be content, with what I have made or will go to Law shall be excluded of its Legacy
And all my confidence. Love and Hope I have for Executors. Viz: my hearty beloved Wife Eve, and my dear Son Jacob and my dear Son Valentine those have the who Power to execute my will and to give each of my Children its Share, as the same is made to them.

Centre County Haines Township, wrote the 28th day of March in the Year One thousand Eight hundred and Seven.
Witness: Jacob Stober, Valentine Stober

The above is a true translation of the Will and Testament of Jacob Stober, late of Haines Township in Centre County deceased from the german into english.

Will

Will Book A page 69, Jacob Stober (Stover), 3/28/1807_11/26/1811, children Michael, Daughter Christina, Margaret, BArbara, Catharine, Eve his widow, Jacob, Adam, John, Valentine, Michael, Anna Maria, Margaret. Executors wife and son Jacob, Valentine. Witness: Jacob and Valentine Stober.
Will book A page 123 Jacob Stober, Haines township, 2/25/1817_1817, wife Katharine, my sister Maria Wever, brother Adam, Sister Christina Neidigh, brother John, sister Margareth Meyer, brother Valentine and Michael, sister Barbara Miller, sister Catherine Oseald, sister Eve widow of ----Bower and her 2 children: Jacob Bower, Polly. Sister Elizabeth Holloway. Wife's brothers: Jacob and Valentine, Adam, Henry Bower. Executor Adam Neidigh, Adam Bower. Witness Jacob Bower, Mich Bollinger.