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Bibliography
  1. Lancaster County Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1729-1867. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1947. Book CC, 1784-1785, LDS Film#0021392#2. Lancaster County Court House, Office of Records and Archives, 50 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008067078 images 491-2. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds CC-312].
  2. Reist, Henry G, Peter Reist of Lancaster County, PA, and some of his Descendants. Schenectady, NY: author, 1933. LHMS CS71.R378 1933. Available at http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005732456. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ReistHG REIST p[0-9]*].

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[Ref: ReistHG REIST p15],
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[Ref: ReistHG REIST p15]
Sources with Information about marriage to Barbara WITMER
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[Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds CC-312, ReistHG REIST p15]
Research Notes:
owned a farm of 185 acres in Warwick Twp, Lancaster Co [Ref: ReistHG REIST p15]

Aug 1 1772: sold to Jacob Seitz, for 200 pounds, their interest in the estate of Michael Witmore [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds CC-312]

---------- Will of Christian Reist:
I Christian Reisht of the Township of Warwick in the County of Lancaster and Province of Pennsylvania Yeoman being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding do make and declare this my last will and Testament in manner following, to wit imprimis I commend my Soul to God and my Body I commit to the Earth to be buried in a decent manner as my Executors hereafter named shall direct, having hopes of a glorious Resurrection and an happy admission into the Region of immortal Bliss and Glory in and through the Merits and Mediation of my blessed Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ. And as to such worldly Estate wherewith God hath blessed me I do give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner.
First It is my will and I do order and I direct that my Executors hereafter named do pay off and discharge my just debts as soon as conviently may be done after my decease, together with my funeral charges.
Item I do give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife Barbara Reisht and to her heirs and assigns all this my plantation and tract of land situate and being in the said Township of Warwick and County of Lancaster aforesaid, whereon I now reside containing one hundred and eighy eight acres and the usual allowance for roads and highways (be it more or less) adjoining the lands of Peter Huber, John Lieb, Benjamin Bare, Jacob Burkholder, John Longneckker, Martin Spikler, Peter Rick, and Jacob Richsaker with the buildings and improvements thereon and appurtenances. To hold to her my said wife Barbara Reisht and her heirs and assigns forever.
Item I do also give devise and bequeath unto my said wife Barbara all the rest residue and remainder of my estate whatsoever and wheresoever of what nature kind and quality whatsoever to and for the only proper use benefit behoove of my said wife Barbara her heirs executors administrators and assigns forever.
And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said wife Barbara together with my brother Abraham Reisht and my friend John Hoover of Hempfield Township and the survivors and survivor of them executors and executor of this my last will and testament, and I do request my said brother and friend will be careful and asist my said wife in collecting the debts due to me and applying the same with my stock and other personal estate in discharge of my debts in such manner as shall be most agreeable to and most beneficial for my said wife, to whom I intend and have hereby given all the residue of my estate after payment of my debts and funeral charges. And I do hereby make null and void all former and other wills by me made and declare this and none other to be and contain my last will and testament.
Witness my hand and seal the fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-five. Christian Reist
Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by Christian Reisht as his last will and testament in the presence of we who in his presence and at his request have subscribed our names as witness hereto. John (X) Snider, Adam (X) Leitz, Will Attler [Ref: ReistHG REIST p17]



Pedigree of Christian REIST
          /-----Hans REIST
 /-----Peter REIST
|         \-----Barbara RYSER
Christian REIST
 \-----Anaclore BOYER



Descendants of Christian REIST
1. Christian REIST m. Barbara WITMER
m. Barbara WITMER father: Michael WITMER mother: (Unk) (WITMER)