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• Name: Elizabeth RESH
• Sex: F
• Birth: 10 Feb 1738 ^b
• Death: 8 Feb 1820 in Leacock Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania ^d
• Burial: Resh Cemetery, Weavertown, Leacock Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania ^u


Parents:

• Father:
  
• Henry B RESH
Mother:

• Susanna (RESH)

Family:
Marriage:

• Henry MUSSER .^m1
  
• Henry MUSSER Birth: 1733 in Lampeter Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 4 Dec 1805 in Leacock Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania

Children:

1. John MUSSER Birth: 21 Feb 1762 Death: 27 Nov 1851 in Leacock Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
2. Henry MUSSER Birth: 12 May 1766 Death: 1 Oct 1804 in Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
3. Jacob MUSSER Birth: 29 Jan 1767 Death: 4 Jul 1847

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

1739 [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p261, MusserEA MUSSER p114, WengerSS WENGER p1088]

d 8 Feb 1820 age 81y11m26d [Ref: Resh ReshCemetery],

parents:

Henry B RESH & Susanna ___ [Ref: Resh ReshCemetery],

brother:

Henry RESH [Ref: LancasterCoPA Wills M-371]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: Resh ReshCemetery]

1820 [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p261, MusserEA MUSSER p114, WengerSS WENGER p1088],

place:

[Ref: LancasterCoPA Wills M-371]

Sources for burial Information

place:

[Ref: Resh ReshCemetery]

Sources with Information about marriage to Henry MUSSER

names:

[Ref: Resh ReshCemetery]

Henry MUSSER & Elizabeth ___ [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p261, LancasterCoPA Deeds 3R-198, LancasterCoPA Deeds 3T-249, LancasterCoPA WillAbs2 p148, LancasterCoPA Wills H-682, Landis EarlyMussers p22, MusserEA MUSSER p108, MusserEA MUSSER p114, MusserEA MUSSER p115, MusserEA MUSSER p116, Recker PeopleMarsh III#3p1, WengerSS WENGER p1088],

child:

[Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p261, LancasterCoPA Deeds 3R-198, LancasterCoPA Deeds 3T-249, LancasterCoPA WillAbs2 p148, MusserEA MUSSER p114, MusserEA MUSSER p115, MusserEA MUSSER p116, Recker PeopleMarsh III#3p1, WengerSS WENGER p1088]

Research Notes:
will dated 1 Mar 1808, pro 4 Mar 1820. Mentions kinswoman Elizabeth Rech, granddaughter Elizabeth (minor) dau of son Henry deceased, two sons John and Jacob Musser. Executors sons John and Jacob [Ref: LancasterCoPA Wills M-371]

----- Lancaster County PA Wills M-371, dated 1 Mar 1808, pro 4 Mar 1820:
In the Name of God Amen. I Elizabeth Musser of the township of Leacock in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania Widow being of sound and disposing Mind Memory and Understanding do make and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner following, to wit, I commend my Soul to God and my Body I commend to the earth to be decently interred as my Executors shall direct in Humble hope of a glorious Resurrection and an happy Admission into the Region of immortal Bliss and Glory in and through the Merits of my mediator and Redeemer Jesus Christ, And as to such worldly Estate wherewith God hath blessed me I do give and dispose of the same in manner following to wit, Imprimis it is my Will and I do order and direct that my just Debts and Funeral expenses to be paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently may be done after my Decease. Item I do give and bequeath unto my Kinswoman Elizabeth Rech who lives or resides with me the sum of one hundred Pounds to be paid her as soon as conveniently may be done after my Decease in Consideration and full Compensation of and for her Services to me and attendance on me as well in health as during my sickness. Item I do give and bequeath and order to be paid as soon as conveniently may be after my deceased unto Christian Hurst or to the Preacher for the time being of the Religious Society or Congregation of People called Menonists in Earl township in the said County of Lancaster the sum of Twenty Pounds to be by him distributed to and amongst the Poor of the said Society or Congregation in such Manner as he shall think proper. Item I do give and bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Elizabeth Musser the Daughter and only Child of my son Henry Musser deceased the sum of One hundred Pounds to be paid her when or as soon as she shall attain the age of twenty one years. And in Case of the Death of my said Grand Daughter Elisabeth Musser before she shall attain the said age of twenty one years without leaving any Child or Children to survive her then I do give and bequeath the said Legacy of Sum of one hundred Pounds unto my two Sons John Musser and Jacob Musser to be equally divided between them or their respective legal Representatives. Item as to all the Rest Residue and Remainder of my estate Real and Personal, which I shall die possessed of or may be in any manner intitled unto at the time of my Decease including also my Parts Shares or Proportions and all my Rights Title and Interest of in and to the Estate Real and Personal or the Proceeds of the Estate Real and Personal of my late Brother Henry Resh deceased as well of and in such Parts thereof as are or may become due and payable or shall remain behind and unpaid to me in my lifetime and at the time of my Decease as of and in the part thereof which remain charged upon the Real Estate Lands and Tenements late of my said Brother and made payable and are liable to e paid after the Decease of Feronica the Widow and relict of the said Henry Resh deceased I do give devise and bequeath the same unto my said Sons John Musser and Jacob Musser Share and Share alike that is to say one equal half part thereof I do give devise and bequeath unto my said Son John Musser his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns forever, and the other equal half part thereof I do give devise and bequeath unto my said son Jacob Musser his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns forever, And Lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said Sons John Musser and Jacob Musser and the Survivor of them Executors and Executor of this my last Will and Testament, Hereby revoking all former and other Will or Wills by me made and declaring this and no other to be and contain my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the first Day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eight. Elizabeth (X) Musser.
Signed Sealed published pronounced and declared by the testatrix Elizabeth Musser as and for her last will and testament in the presence of us who in her presence and at her Request have subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto. Peter Miller, Tobias Miller, Abraham Brubaker.
Lancaster County SS. On the 4th day of march A.D. 1820 before me the Subscriber personally appeared Tobias Miller and Abraham Brubaker two of the Subscribing witnesses to the hereto annexed will who upon their affirmation according to law did severally declare and say that they were present and saw and heard Elisabeth Musser the Testatrix therein named sign seal publish pronounce and declare the annexed Instrument in writing as and for her last will and testament, And that at the time of the doing thereof she was of sound and well disposing mind memory and understanding according to the best of their knowledge observation and belief. Benjamin Bausman, Register.
Be it Remembered that on the 4th day of March A.D. 1820 the last will and testament of Elizabeth Musser deceased was proved in due form of Law and Letters testamentary thereon were granted to John Musser and Jacob Musser the Executors therein named they having first been duly qualified according to law well and truly to administer the estate of said deceased, and especially to exhibit a true and perfect Inventory thereof into the Registers office at the city of Lancaster within one month from the date hereof, and to render a just and true account of their Executorship on said estate in one year or when thereto lawfully required. Given under the seal of said Office, Benj Bausman, Register. [Ref: LancasterCoPA Wills M-371]



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 /-----Henry B RESH
Elizabeth RESH
 \-----Susanna (RESH)



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