EIGHTH GENERATION

130. Michael Core KOHR (1)(4) was born in 1674 in Erstadt, Kraichgau, Germany. He 30 October 1999 on 27 Jan 1748 in Lancaster Sands, Lancaster County, PA. He was a Farmer and day laborer. Michael Core
Deceased

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Michael Core of the Borough of Lancaster and the Province of Pennssylvania Yeomaan being low and Weak of Body but of Sound and Dispofeing mind and Memore, do make and Declare this my last Will and Teftament first and Principally I recomend my Immortal Spirit into the haands of my great Creator Trustingt in the Merits of my Blefsed Savior for Pardon And Rmisfsion of all my Sins and an happy Admifsion into the Regions of Blifs and Immortality And as to such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to blefs me in this life I give Devise & gequeath of the same as follows. ITEM I will Order and Direct that all my Just Debts and funeral Expenses be paid off, and Discharged as soon as Conveniently may be after my Decease by my Executors herein and after mentioned. ITEM I give divise and bequeath to my Loving Wife Anna Maria Core the House and Lott of Land whereon I now live to hold to her, her Heirs and Afsighs forever, and also the Sum of Twenty Pounds, a Feather Bed, and Milch Cowe. ITEM I Give Divise and bequeath to my son Ludwick Core the Sum of Ten Pounds. ITEM I Give Devife and bequeath to my Son Christian Core the Sum of five Pounds. ITEM I Give Devise and Bequeath to my Daughter Anna Maria Core the Sum of Ten pounds. ITEM I Give to Hartman Kock the Sum of Ten Pounds. AND IT is my Will and I ddo Order and Direct That all the Rest and Residue of Estate be Equally devided between my Children To wit, Between Casper Core, Luwick Core, Michael Core, Cradle Core, John Core, Christian Core, Anna Maria Core and the Children of my Eldest Daughter Elizabeth which said Children of my said Daughter Elizabeth shall have between them Equally devided one Eighth part of said Residue, AND it is my Will further and I do Order and Direct that the Sum of Ten Pounds above bequeathed to my Son Ludwick shall be paid out of the Proportionable part of the residue that shall be coming to my Sons Casper & Michael, that is tosay, that our of eacch of their Parts above bequeathed them, shall be paid to Ludwick the Sum of Five Pounds over and above his the said Ludwicks part 00 proportion of the said residue AND I do Nominate Constitute and appoint my Wife Anna Maria Executrix, and my Loving Friends, Casper Shaffer, John Bishop & George Beart Executors of this my Last Will & Testament, HEREBY revoking aand making Void all former and other Will or Wills by me at any time heretofore made Declaring this and no other to be my last Will andTestament IN WITNEFS whereof I haave here Set my hand and Seall this Twenty Second Day of November Anno Doimini one thousand Seven hundred & forth Eight 1748 (underlined) the mark of Michael X Core (SEAL)

Signed Seal'd Published pronounced and Declared by the above mentioned Testator as his last Will & Teastament in the Precence of us, John Renshaw Micfarl Byerley David Stout

Lancaster County fs. Personally appeared John Renshaw and Michael Byerley Two of the Witnefses to the within Will and made Oath that they were present and saw and heard Michael Core the within Testator Sign Seal Publish and Declare the same as his laast Will aand Testament and that at the Doing thereof his was off Sound and disposing mind and Memory to the best of their knowledge.
3rd February 1748/9 Before me Tho. Cookson D.R.

Will dated 22 November 1748 filed in Lancaster Co. PA (Will Book A. vol.1, page 161

Death Recorded in Trinity Luthern Church (Lancaster, PA) Kirchenbuch as follows;

Michael Cor, aged 75, died after a lengthy illness, aged and finished with life, the 27th of January and was buried on the 29th thereafter, on Sexagesima Sunday, before the regular devine service with a large attendanceSmith, Debra D and F S Weiser, Trinity Luthern Church Records, vol 1.Closson Press, Apolla, PA 1988

Prior to Michael's death , he sold his farm to William Lawright, though no formal transfer of the property was recorded until 17 October 1766, when surviving heirs relinquished their rights to the property in a quitclaim deed (Lancaster Co. Deed Book WW, vol. 2, pp 132-134) Names recorded on this document were; Casper Kohr, Michael Kohr, Johannes Corr, Christian Korr, Daniel Borne, Jacob Hederick, Anna Maria wife of Hederick, Margaret wife of Borne, and Elizabeth Smeltzer.
Source: Brian Core email 3 Mar 1998.

Misc: Arrived US, 11 September 1728 on ship James Goodwill from Palatinate area of Germany.
Name Variations: Kohr, Kore, Kur, Core, Cur,Curr











131. ELISABETHA(1) 30 October 1999 on 21 Nov 1720 in Ehrstadt,Baden, Germany. She was born WFT Est. 1663-1700 in ...... Germany. Children were:

child65 i. Anna Elizabeth KOHR.
child ii. Anna Margaretha (Cradle) KOHR(1) was born on 31 May 1718 in Lancaster County, PA. She 30 October 1999 on 5 Jul 1772 in PA.
child iii. George Casper II (CORE) KOHR(1) was born on 17 Nov 1724 in Bethel, Lancaster County, PA.
child iv. Ludwick KOHR(1) was born between 1724 and 1730 in Lancaster County, PA. He 30 October 1999 between 1748 and 1766 in ?.
child v. Michael KOHR(1) was born on 25 Jun 1730 in Lancaster County, PA. He 30 October 1999 in 1784 in Lebanon county, PA.

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