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Nicholas and Catharine (_________ ) Yost
of York Township, York County, Pennsylvania
and their descendants
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Descendants of Nicholas and Catharine ( ____ ) Yost
Generation No. 1
1. NICHOLAS1 YOST was born __ _____
____ in
Germany, and died on or about 20 June 1787 in York Township, York County,
Pennsylvania. He was buried at York County, Pennsylvania. He married CATHARINE ________ . She died on or
about 4 February 1793 in the Borough of York, York County, Pennsylvania.
She was buried at York County, Pennsylvania.
Will
of Nicholas Yost
Following is a transcript of the will of
Nicholas Yost, Sr., of York Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
The will was signed on 8 March 1787.
Nicholas Yost died on or about 20 June 1787. This transcript was prepared from a photocopy of the original
will signed by Nicholas Yost. A
copy of the will is filed in York County Will Book G, pp 188-190. Click here to
see photo of photocopy of original Will
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In
the Name of God, Amen;
I Nicholas Yost of York Township in the County of York and State of
Pennsylvania yeoman, being aged, infirm and Weak in Body – but of Sound
disposing Mind, Memory and understanding, thanks be unto God for all his
Mercies, do therefore think Proper and Convenient to make this my Last
Will and Testament in manner and form following.
That is to Say, Principally and first of all I commend my Soul into
the Hands of Almighty God who gave it, and my Remains to be decently
buried at the discretion of my Friends and Relations.
And as touching my Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to
bless me with in this Life, I give and dispose of the same as follows, Viz’
Imprimis It is my Will and I do hereby order that all my Just Debts and
Funeral Charges shall be fully paid and Satisfied; out of my Estate as
soon as may be after my decease by my Executors herein after named or the
Survivor of them.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my Beloved wife
Catharine, the Bed & Bedstead wherein we now lie with everything
thereunto belonging and six Sheets, also a Chest, the little Walnut Table,
three good Chairs, three Table Clothes, my Big Hymn Book, and a Book
called ‘True Christianity,” a good Cow, a Wash Tub, a Pail, a large
and a Small Iron Pot, a Pewter Dish & Bason, four Pewter Plates and
four Spoons, a Frying Pan and Skillet, three Ladles and a Skimmer a
Fleshfork, Oil Jug and Lamp, a Tea Kettle, Coffee Pot, Tea Ware, and two
white Baskets. And the
residue of my Personal Estate, I will and do hereby order that the same
shall be sold at Public Vendue as soon as may be after my decease by my
Executors hereinafter named or the Survivor of them.
Item, I will and do hereby order that my Executors
hereinafter named or the Survivor of them furnish my said wife yearly and
every year during her Natural Life, at the expence(sic) of my Estate –
with a Comfortable dwelling House with a garden and Stabling for a Cow, on
Ton of good Hay, ten Bushels of good Wheat, eight cords of Fine Wood,
eighty Pounds of Pork, fifty Pounds of Beef twelve pounds
[next page] pounds of Heckled Flax, Six Pounds of Wool, and eight Pounds
Lawful money of Pennsylvania in Specie.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my Son Abraham Yost the sum of five
shillings, in Specie, which is to be in full for his share out of my
Estate both Real & Personal he being heretofore advanced and because I
have often times been evilly treated by my said son’s wife (and for
other reasons best known to myself) give and bequeath the share or Portion
which was intended by me for my said son unto the Children lawfully
begotten by him to be paid to them in Manner & Form herein
aftermentioned.
Item, I will and do order that my Executors hereinafter named or the
Survivor of them shall at the Expiration of the Lease or Leases of my
Lands and Tenements or at any other convenient time sell the Same at
Public Vendue to the best Advantage, And I do hereby fully impower my
Executors hereinafter named or the Survivor of them – to make and
execute such Deeds or Conveyances unto the Purchaser or Purchasers of my
said Lands and Tenements, in as full and ample a manner to all intents and
Purposes as I myself might or could do, at this present time.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my Son in Law Conrad Laub intermarried with
my Daughter Mary Elizabeth and to his Heirs and assigns the Sum of thirty
nine Pounds in Specie to be paid as soon as may be after my decease.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my Son in Law Francis Streithoff
intermarried with my Daughter Anna Elizabeth the Sum of thirty nine Pounds
in Specie, to be paid to him his Heirs or Assigns as soon as may be after
my decease.
Item, I give and Bequeath unto my Son in Law Jacob Bernhart intermarried
with my Daughter Catharine and to his Heirs and Assigns the Sum of thirty
nine Pounds money aforesaid to be paid as soon as may be after my decease.
And after the decease of my said Wife I further give
and bequeath unto my said Son in Law Conrad Laub and to his Heirs and
Assigns the Sum of Forty seven Pounds.
And to my said Son in Law Francis Streithoff and to his Heirs and
Assigns the sum of Forty seven Pounds money aforesaid.
And to my said Son in Law Jacob Bernhart and to his Heirs (and)
[next page] and Assigns the Sum of Forty seven Pounds money aforesaid.
And to the Children of my Son Nicholas deceased, I give and
bequeath the Sum of Forty seven Pounds money aforesaid, to be equally
divided amongst them and their Heirs and Assigns share and share alike
when they respectively arrive to the age of twenty one years.
And the residue of my Estate (if any) I will and do order that the
same shall be divided into five equal Parts or Shares – one equal fifth
part thereof I give & bequeath unto my said Son-in-Law Conrad Laub,
and to his Heirs and Assigns, one other equal fifth part thereof I give
and bequeath unto my said Son in Law Francis Streithoff and to his Heirs
and Assigns, One other equal fifth part thereof, I give and bequeath unto
my Said Son in Law Jacob Bernhart and to his Heirs and Assigns, One other
equal fifth part thereof I
give and bequeath unto the Children of my said son Nicholas deceased, to
be equally divided amongst them Share and Share alike, when they
respectively arrive to the age of twenty one years.
And the other equal fifth part thereof I give and bequeath to the
Children lawfully begotten by my said Son Abraham to be equally divided
amongst them and their Heirs & Assigns share and share alike, when
they respectively arrive to the age of twenty one years.
And Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint George Stake Esquire
and my said Son in Law Conrad Laub or the Survivor of them to be the
Executors of this my Last Will and Testament to execute the Same according
to the true intent & meaning thereof.
Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and
Testament, In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal the
eighth Day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and
eighty Seven.
Signed, Sealed, Published and
Declared by the said testator as &
For his Last Will and Testam’ [signature of Nicholas Yost]
In the Presence of Us –
/s/ Peter Hurk
/s/ John Doll jr
End of transcript of Nicholas Yost Will.
Children of NICHOLAS and CATHARINE ( _____ ) YOST are:
i. ABRAHAM2 YOST, m.
ELIZABETH _________.
ii. MARY ELIZABETH YOST, d. 26 October 1822, York, York County,
Pennsylvania; m. CONRAD LAUB, 12 July 1773; b. 25 December 1751, probably,
Berks County, Pennsylvania.; d. 26 February 1807, York, York County,
Pennsylvania. Conrad
Laub served as Sheriff of York County 1789 - 1792. He
served as Justice of the Peace for the First District in 1792.
He and Jacob Hay were the first
trustees of York County Academy in 1799.
iii. ANNA ELIZABETH YOST, m. FRANCIS STREITHOFF.
iv. CATHERINE YOST, m. JACOB BERNHART.
2. v. JOHANN NICHOLAS YOST, JR., d. Bef. 14 June 1785, Shrewsbury
Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
Source: Will of Nicholas Yost dated 8 March 1787, named wife
Catharine and their five children. Nicholas also named the spouses
of his daughters in the will. Nicholas stated that his son, Nicholas
Yost was deceased, and left inheritance to Nicholas' children. See
Transcript of Will, and click here to
see photo of photocopy of Will.
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Generation No. 2
2. JOHANN
NICHOLAS2 YOST, JR. (NICHOLAS1) died Bef. 14
June 1785 in Shrewsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania. He married (1)
REGINA KLINGEMANN 13 July 1773 in Pennsylvania, daughter of JOHANN PHILIP
KLINGEMANN. He married (2) RACHEL _________ Aft. 10 May 1784.
Also known as Nicholas
Yost, Jr.
According to the
marriage records of the Rev. John Waldschmidt, of the Cocalico, Moden Krick,
Weisseichen Land and Seltenreich Reformed Churches, published in the
Pennsylvania Archives, 6th Series, Vol VI, pp 231 and 234, Johann Nicolaus, son
of Nicolaus Jost, and Regina, daughter of Johann Philip Klingemann, were wed on
13 July 1773.
See York County wills,
Book G, p 18. He named his wife, Rachel Yost, executor.
Following is a transcript of Nicholas Yost, Junior's Will:
No
(702)
Nicholas
Yost’s last
Will and Testament
Proved
14th of June 1785
Executrix Sworn, Invent
in one month, Reckoning
in one year, or when legal-
ly required
Letters Issued
Inventory
filed June 17th 1785
In the name of God Amen, I Nicholas Yost Junior of Shrewsbury Township in
the County of York and state of Pennsylvania Innkeeper, being weak in Body but
of Perfect, Sound and Disposing Mind, Memory and Understanding, Thanks be unto
God for the same, Do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in Manner
and Form following (to wit) Principally and first of all, I recommend my Soul
into the Hands of Almighty God who gave it, and my Remains to be Buried in a
decent and Christian-like Manner at the discretion of the Executrix of this my
last Will and Testament and Guardian herein after Named.
Item, I will
that all my Just Debts and Funeral Charges be fully paid and satisfied out of my
Estate.
Item, I give
and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Rachel the residue of all my Estate of what
kind and Nature soever, until the Youngest of my Children shall arrive to the
Age of fourteen Years, and then to be accountable and pay two thirds out of the
Amount of the Appraisement of my Estate (which is to be made immediately after
my decease by two impartial and Judicious Men agreeable to Law) to the Guardian
of my Children herein after Named, which is to be equally distributed and
divided amongst all my Children Share and Share alike, or to his her or their
Heirs and Assigns; Provided always Nevertheless my said Wife Rachel shall
sufficiently, Cloath, Maintain and School my said Children until each of them
shall arrive to the Age of fourteen Years, otherwise to be accountable for two
thirds of my said Estate to the Guardian herein after named, immediately after
She shall or may refuse to keep, maintain and school my said Children in manner
and form aforesaid; And I further Will and direct, that in Case my said Wife
Wife shall happen to Marry again, before the youngest of my Children shall
arrive to fourteen years then and as soon as the same shall happen, to pay and
be Accountable for two thirds of my said Estate in Manner and Form aforesaid, or
else to give sufficient security unto the guardian herein after Named, for the
true and faithful Payment thereof when the Youngest of my said Children shall
arrive to the Age of fourteen Years as aforesaid, Provided they and each of them
is sufficiently kept, Maintained and Chooled (sic) as aforesaid, otherwise to be
accountable for the same, at the time of the refusal thereof as aforesaid.
And I further direct that as soon as my Sons, or either of them shall
arrive to the Age of fourteen Years, to be put out Apprentices to learn a Trade,
by and with the Consent and Approbation of the Guardian herein after Named.
And lastly I
do hereby nominate and appoint my said Wife Rachel Sole Executrix of this my
last Will and Testament, and my Brother in Law Conrad Laub Overseer, thereof, to
see and take Care that the same be kept and put in Execution according to the
true intent and meaning hereof, and also to be the Guardian of the Persons and
Estates of all my Children during their Minority. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the
tenth Day of March Anno Domini one thousand Seven hundred and eighty five.
Note, The Words on
the first Page, “immediately after my decease” and on the second Page
“before the Youngest of my Children shall arrive to fourteen years” being
interlined before the signing hereof.
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Signed,
Sealed, Published and
Declared by the said Testator as and
for his last Will and Testament, in
the Presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our Names as Witnesses at
his request and presence.
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s/Joshua Low
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s/John Low
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York County ss.
Before me
Archibald McClean Esquire Register for the Probate of wills and
granting Letters of Administration in and for the County of York in the State of
Pennsylvania, personally Came Joshua Low and John Low the two Subscribing
Witnesses to the Instrument of Writing, Contained on the two foregoing pages, of
this Sheet of paper, and on their Solemn oaths, Respectively do say, that they
were personally present and Saw and heard the within named Nicholas Yost the
younger Sign his name unto and Seal and publish the said Instrument of Writing
as and for his last Will and Testament, and that at the time of the doing
thereof he the said Nicholas Yost was of sound and disposing mind Memory and
understanding, to the best of their Knowledge and Belief, and that they did
respectively subscribe their Names thereto as Witnesses in the presence of the
said Testator and at his Request, and also in the presence of each other at the
same time.
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Sworn and
Subscribed before me
at York the 14th Day of June 1785
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s/Archd
MClean Register
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End of transcription of
Will.
Following is transcription
of Inventory of the Estate of Nicholas Yost Junior:
Inventory
of the
Estate of Nicholas
Yost Junr decd.
filed June 17th
1785.
Copied & Compared
A true and perfect
Inventory and conscionable Appraisement of all and singular the Goods and
Chattels, Rights and Credits which were of Nicholas Yost Junr late of
Shrewsbury Township in the County of York Innkeeper decd taken and
appraised by John Low & Joshua Low the 13th Day of June Anno
Domini 1785.
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To his Apparel
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L.
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4.17.9
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To Cloth &
Trimmings for a Coat or Jacket
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2.14.9
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To a six Plated
Stove
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3.0.0
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To a Bed,
Beadstead & Curtains
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5.0.0
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to a ditto
& d.o
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5.0.0
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to a ditto
& d.o
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5.0.0
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to a ditto
& d.o
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2.0.0
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to a ditto
& d.o
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1.2.6
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to a ditto
& d.o
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2.0.0
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to a Piece of
Bed ticken
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0.12.0
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to a Great Coat
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0.10.0
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to a Woman’s
Saddle
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1.5.0
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to a Spinning
Wheel and Reel
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0.7.6
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to a quantity
of Bacon
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2.10.0
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to three
Calfskins
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0.7.6
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to two Riddles
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0.3.0
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to a Chaffbag
of half bushel measure
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0.6.0
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to a quantity
of Oats
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7.0.0
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to a Basket of
dried Apples
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0.2.6
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to a quantity
of Flax
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0.10.0
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to a Hechle
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0.7.6
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to a Cutting
box and Knife
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0.7.6
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to Salt
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0.1.0
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to Wheat
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0.15.0
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to a small
Walnut Table
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0.7.6
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to a Box of
some dried Apples
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0.1.0
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to a Crock and
Hogslard
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0.7.0
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to a Chest
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0.8.0
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to four old
Bags
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0.5.0
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to 34 ½ Yards
of green Linen @ 1/6.Pr Yd.
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2.11.9
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to 25 Yards of
tow Cloth @ 1/3rd
d o
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1.11.3
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to Some Leather
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0.3.9
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to a Man’s
Saddle & a Pr of Saddlebags etca.
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1.5.0
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Amount carried forward
& Continued
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£
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52.19.9
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to
Amount brought over & Continued
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£
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52.19.9
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to a
Doughtrough
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0.1.6
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to sundries
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0.7.6
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to two Yds. Of
Linen & a Piece of a Bedquilt
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0.8.9
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to Woollen Yarn
& sundries
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0.9.0
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to two Tables
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1.2.6
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to eight Chairs
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0.16.0
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to Some tow
Yarn
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0.1.0
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to the Kitchen
Furniture
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5.16.0
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to Some chopped
stuff, bran &ca.
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0.5.0
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to a Pot-rack
of sundries
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0.10.0
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to twenty four
Panes of Glass
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0.15.0
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to 1 Pr. Of
Steelyards
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0.12.0
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to a parcel of
Bottles, Bowls, Glasses etca.
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2.0.0
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to a Silver
Watch
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3.10.0
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to a parcel of
Hams
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1.0.0
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to a double
Barrel, & single Barrel a Keg of Liquors
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7.10.0
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to a parcel of
Tallow
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0.6.0
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to a parcel
hemp yarn
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0.17.0
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to two Mares
and a Colt
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25.0.0
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to five
Cowchains & a Logchain
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0.17.6
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to an old
Plough & swingle trees
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0.10.0
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to four Cows,
and a Bull & a Calf
to Seven Hogs & three Pigs |
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19.0.0
5.10.0
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to an old
Waggon
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4.0.0
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to Oats of Flax
in the Ground
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2.10.0
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to a
Shovel-Plough
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0.7.6
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to Rye in the
Ground
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10.0.0
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to a Gun
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1.5.0
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to Grass in the
Meadow
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3.0.0
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to some Pin
Boards
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1.2.6
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to a parcel of
Wheat @ 5 per Bushel
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to a parcel of
Rye in Sheaves @ 2/6. & d o
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to Sundries in
the Milkhouse
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1.0.0
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to a parcel of
Horse-Gears
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2.0.0
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to Sundries
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0.17.6
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to Cash £131.7.0
Contl.
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to d o.
Specie
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14.11.11
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to Sundry Book
Debts
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18.5.18
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Appraised per
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Joshua Low }
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Sworn Before me
George Stake
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John Low
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Exhibited into the
Register’s Office at York the 14th Day of June 1785.
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By
Rachel X
Yost }Executrix
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End of
transcription of Inventory.
Following is a
transcript of the Administration Account for the estate of Nicholas Yost, Jr.
Please Note: The
following document was originally written lengthwise (to 11 inches).
The accounting was written in two columns, one on each side of the page.
This transcription is typed to an 8.5-inch width, and the accounting is
presented as one column.
August
24th 1798
Adm’on.
Acct
of the Estate of Nichs
Yost the Younger decd
Copied
The Administration
Accompt of Adam Hendrix and Rachel his Wife which said Rachel is Executrix of
the last Will and Testament of Nicholas Yost the Younger late of Shrewsbury
Township deceased; As well of all and singular the Goods and Chattels, Rights
and Credits which were of the said deceased which came to their hands,
possession or knowledge, as of their payments and disbursements out of and
against the same as follows, to wit.
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The said
Accomptants charge themselves with all and singular the Goods and
Chattels, Rights and Credits which were of the said deceased according to
an Inventory and Appraisement thereof made & exhibited in to the
Register’s Office at York accounting to the Sum of £. 131.7.0 Contl
Money & Specie
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The said
Contl Money
reduced to Specie at the rate of 175 for 1 Amounts to the Sum of
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Also with a
parcel of Wheat, the Amount of which not ascertained in the Inventory it
being 15 Bushels at 5/pr Bushel amts to
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3.15.0
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Also with 10
Bushels of Rye at 2/6 per Bl
Amounts to
Also with
the time of John Harris not appraised in the Inventory
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Also with a
parcel of Harrow Teeth
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6.8
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To an old
Hogshead
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3.9
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£.
205.10.0
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The
said Accomptants also pray Allowance for their payments and disbursements out of
the said Estate as per
Receipts &ca
Viz.
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Cash
paid the Register for Letters Testamentary &ca;
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£.
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1.5.9
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N.o
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1.
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By Cash paid
W.m Anderson as pr proven Acct & Rct
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1.7.7
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2.
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By Ditto
paid Geo. Wilhelm as pr Ditto & Do
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5.12.1
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3.
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By Ditto
paid Ditto Constable as
pr
Ditto & Do
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2.4.4
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4.
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By Ditto
paid Nich.s Yost Sen.r as pr
Ditto
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3.5.8
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5.
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By Ditto
paid Ditto
as per
Bond & Do.
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9.4.0
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6.
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By Ditto p.d Ditto
as per
Ditto & Do.
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10.5.9
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7.
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By Ditto p.d
Archd Mclean Esq. For a Licence as per Do.
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4.1.6
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8.
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By Ditto p.d
J.Barnitz Esqr. For Excise as per Do.
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6.0.0
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9.
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By Ditto
p.d John
Low as per
Do.
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0.7.6
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10.
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By Ditto p.d
John Smith as per
Do.
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0.7.0
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11.
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By Ditto p.d
Geo. Irwin as per
Do.
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0.5.10
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12.
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By Ditto p.d
Adam Hendrix Sen.r as per
Do.
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0.7.0
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13.
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By Ditto p.d
Mathew Morrison as per
Do.
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0.7.10
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14.
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By Ditto p.d
Dr. Jameson for Medicine as per
Do.
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14.10.0
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15.
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By Ditto p.d
Joshua Low as per
Do.
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0.7.6
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16.
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By Ditto p.d
John Low as per
Do.
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1.5.7
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17.
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By Ditto p.d
Ab.m Yost as per
Do.
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1.7.0
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18.
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By Ditto p.d
John Roberts as per
Do.
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5.3.9
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The Clk of
Orphans Court fees
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The
Allowance to the said accountants
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for their trouble in Administering
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3.0.0
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Exhibited
into the Register’s
office at York the 24th
Day of August AD. 1798
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Balance in
the hands of the said Accountants to be disposed of According to Testators
Will
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}132.194
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By.
s/ Adam Hendrix
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Her
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Exrs Sworn
before me
s/ J Barnitz Rys
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s/ Rachel
X Hendrix }
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Mark
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£.205.10.0
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End of Transcript
of Administration Account.
Children of
JOHANN NICHOLAS YOST JR and REGINA KLINGEMANN are:
i. JOHANNES3 YOST, b.
18 April 1779. According
to the baptismal records of the Rev. John Waldschmidt, of the Cocalico,
Moden Krick, Weisseichen Land and Seltenreich Reformed Churches, published
in the Pennsylvania Archives, 6th Series, Vol VI, p 176, Johannes, son of
Nicholaus Jost, Jr. & wife Regina, was born 18 April 1779 and baptized
2 May 1779. The sponsors were Johannes Klingeman & wife Christina.
Nicholas, Jr had other children who were baptized elsewhere.
Johannes Klingeman may have been the brother of Regina Klingemann Yost.
ii. ABRAHAM YOST, b. 10 May 1784,
probably, York County, Pennsylvania.. He
was baptized 7 July 1784. Abraham Jost and wife Elisabeth were sponsors.
See the records of Fissel's (Jerusalem) Union Church in York County. This
Abraham Jost, sponsor, was probably Nicholas' older brother.
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