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Will Christian
Shockey's will signed on 14 April 1826, just four days before his death,
gives further insight to his life and times:
"In the name of God, Amen. I Christian Shockey of the town of
Salisbury, in the County of Somerset and state of Pennsylvania, being sick
and weak in body, but of sound mind, memory and understanding (praised be
God for it) and considering certainty of death and the uncertainty of the
time thereof, and to the end that I may be better prepaired to leave this
world whenever it shall please God to call me hence, do there fore make
and declare this my last will and testament in manner following. That is
to say, Firstly I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife, Mary, the
following articles viz. the stove now in the room with the pipe thereof,
one falling-leaf table, three chairs, one featherbed, with such bed
clothes as she may make choice of, one cow, one half dozen of plates, two
dishes, three tin cups, one coffee pot and boiler, one set of tea cups and
saucers, one tea pot one do. cannister, one set of knives and forks, four
spoons, two tin buckets, two iron pots, one skillet, one dripping pan, one
chest, one small chest, one looking glass, one spinning wheel, one reel,
two shoats, one woman's saddle, one hoe, all the provisions now provided,
two washing tubs, one umbrella, one axe, all the linen we now have, one
smoothing iron, two small stands, one large pair of shears, all the crocks
there are and whereas I have sold my horse and gear to my son Abraham on
the following conditions, viz. he is to have my said horse for sixty
dollars to be paid in three equal yearly payments, the first payment on
the fifth of November, next, and the others, the second in one year and
the third and last in two years, thereafter to be paid in wheat, buckwheat
and corn to be delivered in the town of Salisbury at market price, for the
payment thereof or like to take the horse, he shall be bound by no means.
The notes are to be made payable to my said wife, and further it is my
will that all the goods and chattel now in my possession shall be sold by
my executor (that is those not willed to my said wife) to pay my just
debts and if the amount thereof shall not be sufficient, they are
empowered to sell the lots and lands next and if that will not be
sufficient the lot and house will have to be sold of course. And if there
should be any overplus after my sale my said wife is to have the use
thereof during her natural life. And if it be found by my executors that
there is sufficient property out of which money enough may or can be
raised to pay all my debts then my said wife is to have the use of my
dwelling house and lot and stable during her life. And further I do hereby
constitute and appoint Samuel Finley and Henry Fuller to be my Executors
to transact all matters herein mentioned or not mentioned according to
law. In witness whereof (that the foregoing is my last will and testament)
I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 14th day of April, A. D., one
thousand eight hundred and twenty nine.
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