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Elias Lang

Birth
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death
15 Apr 1764 (aged 72)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Pennsylvania Add to Map
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Elias was the husband of Anna Margaretha Dörr/Deer and married 6 Aug 1715 in Großgartach, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland as per marriage record at FamilySearch.org (See image). She was the daughter of Weygand/Weigant Deer and wife Anna Margaretah Dalmar Dörr/Deer. She was born 21 Dec 1697 in Großgartach, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

Will of Elias Long: March 12, 1764

In the name of god amen whereas I
Elias Long of Marlborough Township in the County
of Philadelphia and Province of Pennsylvania yeoman
do find myself sick and weak in body but of sound
mind understanding and memory thanks be to god
therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and
knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do
on this twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord
One thousand seven hundred and sixty four make public
and ordain this my last will and testament and first of
all I recommend my soul into the Hands of Almighty
god that gave it and do order that after my death my
body be buried in a Christian like and decent manner
and as touching to such worldly estate wherewith it hath
pleased God to bless me in the life I do hereby dispose
of the same in the following manner that is to say ??
It is my will and I do hereby give devise and bequeath
unto my beloved wife Anna Margarett Long all my moveable
and immoveable real and personal estate whatsoever to be
and remain and is her direction and for her only ??And
behoove during all the time of her temporal life that is to
say that all my land and plantation situate in the said
township of Marlborough and County of Philadelphia
containing about two hundred and thirty acres of Proprietary
land be the same more or less together with all the cattle,
household goods and tools what so ever shall be and remain
for the only use and under the care and direction of my
said wife Anna Margarett during her lifetime but further
it is my will theat after her death all my above said real and
personal estate is to be divided among all my children in the
following manner as first I give and bequeath unto my eldest
son John Michael Long and to his heirs and assigns the
full sum of ten pounds of lawful money of Pennsylvania
before out and them I give and bequeath all the remainder
of my said estate unto my nine children as to my six sons
mainly John Michael Long, Elias Long, Ludwig Long, George
Philip Long and John Jacob Long and to my three daughters
as Anna Mary now the Wife of John Martin Reyer and Mary
Magdalena now the wife of Jacob Shneider and Anna Sarah
now the wife of John Adam Shnieder and to their heirs and
assigns forever as to each of them the equal ninth part thereof
to be then equally divided by between and among them that is to
say all my said estate that I now have in Marlborough Township
consisting in my Plantation which consists in Four Tracks
of Land that were surveyed unto me by four different
warrants granted unto me by the Honorable Proprietaries of
this Province but as yet have no Patent got out for the same
together with all land every other chattels movables household
goods whatsoever and further do I hereby give devise and
bequeath unto my above named six sons and three daughters and to
their heirs and assigns forever a certain Mesuage Plantation
and improvements situate in Tinicham Township in the
County of Bucks containing about one hundred and seventy five
acres of land be the same more of sess which is part of a tract
commonly called Strepers Tract it being the same that I purchased
of George Creisman by virtue of an agreement dated the tenth
day of January annoque Domini one thousand seven hundred
and fifty nine which said tract was formerly taken up by David Wiley
who also had paid the sou of five Pounds of lawful money aforesaid
unto Richard Peters Esquire then Secretary for this Province as
in part of the Consideration for the same as by the receipt thereof
dated the 25th day of November anno 1742 may appear with
all and singular the appurtenances whatsoever as to each of my
said children the equal ninth part thereof with full power and
authority to divide or to sell the same as their own discretion and to divide the whole said estate among themselves at any time after
my decease as hare and share alike according to the true intent and
meaning of this my last will and testament and further it is my
will that any such sum or sums of money as I already have lent unto
any of my above named children shell be added to my estate
before division be made and then be accounted as part of their
hereditary share and portion of all my above mentioned estate
and I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my beloved son
Elias Long and my son in law Martin Reyer to be the sole executors
of this my last will and testament and do hereby desire that all may
done and performed according to the truer intent and meaning of
this my last will and testament in witness and confirmation whereof
I the said Ellis Long Senor have hereunto set my hand and seal
on the day and year as first above written Elias LongSigned
sealed Published and Declared by the said Elias Long as his last
will and testament in the presence of us the subscribers Henry Heist,
Nicholas Wolffard

Philad August 15 1768 then personally appeared Henry Heist and
Nicholas Wolfard the witnesses to the foregoing will and on oath did
declare they saw and heard Elias Long the testator therein mentioned
sign seal publish and declare the same will for and as his last will and
testament and that at the doing thereto he was of sound mind memory
and understanding to the best of their knowledge
Coram Wm. Plumsted Reg Gen

Be it remembered that on the 15th day of August 1764 the
last will and testament of Elias Long deceased in due form
of law was proved and probate ??Testamentary were
granted to Elias Long and Martin Reyer, executors in the
said will named, being duly sworn well and truly to administer the said deceased estate and bring an inventory thereof into
the Register General's office in Philad.On or before the 15th day
of September neat and render a true and just account
wherethereunto legally required given under the seal of the said office.
W W.M. Plumsted Reg Gen

More About ELIAS LANG:
Fact 1: 1734, came to America (age 43)
Fact 2: August 30, 1741, naturalized in Phildelphia Co., Pennsylvania
Fact 3: Lived in Marlborough Twp., Philadelphia County (now Montgomery County as of 1784)
Fact 4: 1751, church elder (Old Goshenhoppen Church, Upper Salford Twp., Montgomery Co., Penn.
Fact 5: Will written March 12, 1764 - Probate August 15, 1764
Elias was the husband of Anna Margaretha Dörr/Deer and married 6 Aug 1715 in Großgartach, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland as per marriage record at FamilySearch.org (See image). She was the daughter of Weygand/Weigant Deer and wife Anna Margaretah Dalmar Dörr/Deer. She was born 21 Dec 1697 in Großgartach, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

Will of Elias Long: March 12, 1764

In the name of god amen whereas I
Elias Long of Marlborough Township in the County
of Philadelphia and Province of Pennsylvania yeoman
do find myself sick and weak in body but of sound
mind understanding and memory thanks be to god
therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and
knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do
on this twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord
One thousand seven hundred and sixty four make public
and ordain this my last will and testament and first of
all I recommend my soul into the Hands of Almighty
god that gave it and do order that after my death my
body be buried in a Christian like and decent manner
and as touching to such worldly estate wherewith it hath
pleased God to bless me in the life I do hereby dispose
of the same in the following manner that is to say ??
It is my will and I do hereby give devise and bequeath
unto my beloved wife Anna Margarett Long all my moveable
and immoveable real and personal estate whatsoever to be
and remain and is her direction and for her only ??And
behoove during all the time of her temporal life that is to
say that all my land and plantation situate in the said
township of Marlborough and County of Philadelphia
containing about two hundred and thirty acres of Proprietary
land be the same more or less together with all the cattle,
household goods and tools what so ever shall be and remain
for the only use and under the care and direction of my
said wife Anna Margarett during her lifetime but further
it is my will theat after her death all my above said real and
personal estate is to be divided among all my children in the
following manner as first I give and bequeath unto my eldest
son John Michael Long and to his heirs and assigns the
full sum of ten pounds of lawful money of Pennsylvania
before out and them I give and bequeath all the remainder
of my said estate unto my nine children as to my six sons
mainly John Michael Long, Elias Long, Ludwig Long, George
Philip Long and John Jacob Long and to my three daughters
as Anna Mary now the Wife of John Martin Reyer and Mary
Magdalena now the wife of Jacob Shneider and Anna Sarah
now the wife of John Adam Shnieder and to their heirs and
assigns forever as to each of them the equal ninth part thereof
to be then equally divided by between and among them that is to
say all my said estate that I now have in Marlborough Township
consisting in my Plantation which consists in Four Tracks
of Land that were surveyed unto me by four different
warrants granted unto me by the Honorable Proprietaries of
this Province but as yet have no Patent got out for the same
together with all land every other chattels movables household
goods whatsoever and further do I hereby give devise and
bequeath unto my above named six sons and three daughters and to
their heirs and assigns forever a certain Mesuage Plantation
and improvements situate in Tinicham Township in the
County of Bucks containing about one hundred and seventy five
acres of land be the same more of sess which is part of a tract
commonly called Strepers Tract it being the same that I purchased
of George Creisman by virtue of an agreement dated the tenth
day of January annoque Domini one thousand seven hundred
and fifty nine which said tract was formerly taken up by David Wiley
who also had paid the sou of five Pounds of lawful money aforesaid
unto Richard Peters Esquire then Secretary for this Province as
in part of the Consideration for the same as by the receipt thereof
dated the 25th day of November anno 1742 may appear with
all and singular the appurtenances whatsoever as to each of my
said children the equal ninth part thereof with full power and
authority to divide or to sell the same as their own discretion and to divide the whole said estate among themselves at any time after
my decease as hare and share alike according to the true intent and
meaning of this my last will and testament and further it is my
will that any such sum or sums of money as I already have lent unto
any of my above named children shell be added to my estate
before division be made and then be accounted as part of their
hereditary share and portion of all my above mentioned estate
and I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my beloved son
Elias Long and my son in law Martin Reyer to be the sole executors
of this my last will and testament and do hereby desire that all may
done and performed according to the truer intent and meaning of
this my last will and testament in witness and confirmation whereof
I the said Ellis Long Senor have hereunto set my hand and seal
on the day and year as first above written Elias LongSigned
sealed Published and Declared by the said Elias Long as his last
will and testament in the presence of us the subscribers Henry Heist,
Nicholas Wolffard

Philad August 15 1768 then personally appeared Henry Heist and
Nicholas Wolfard the witnesses to the foregoing will and on oath did
declare they saw and heard Elias Long the testator therein mentioned
sign seal publish and declare the same will for and as his last will and
testament and that at the doing thereto he was of sound mind memory
and understanding to the best of their knowledge
Coram Wm. Plumsted Reg Gen

Be it remembered that on the 15th day of August 1764 the
last will and testament of Elias Long deceased in due form
of law was proved and probate ??Testamentary were
granted to Elias Long and Martin Reyer, executors in the
said will named, being duly sworn well and truly to administer the said deceased estate and bring an inventory thereof into
the Register General's office in Philad.On or before the 15th day
of September neat and render a true and just account
wherethereunto legally required given under the seal of the said office.
W W.M. Plumsted Reg Gen

More About ELIAS LANG:
Fact 1: 1734, came to America (age 43)
Fact 2: August 30, 1741, naturalized in Phildelphia Co., Pennsylvania
Fact 3: Lived in Marlborough Twp., Philadelphia County (now Montgomery County as of 1784)
Fact 4: 1751, church elder (Old Goshenhoppen Church, Upper Salford Twp., Montgomery Co., Penn.
Fact 5: Will written March 12, 1764 - Probate August 15, 1764


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