George Matthis Hollenbach (abt. 1684 - 1736)

Born about 1684 in Lohr, Ansbach, Bayern, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Catherina (Huber) Hollenbach — married 15 Feb 1713 in Germany

Descendants

Died 28 Jul 1736 at about age 52 in New Hanover, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Birth

1670 has also been asserted as an exact birth year with no sources provided.

Also Known As

George Holebaugh

Will of George Hollenback

No. 452, Book 13., Page 378, office of Register

of Wills. Philadelphia.

[This transcript has been carefully cor

rected and the signatures imitated, by com

parison with the original will.]

In the name of God, Amen—the

Eigteenth Day of July in the year of our

Lord God 1736: I George Holebaugh of

New Hannover township in the County

of Philadelphia in the Province of Penn

silvania, inn Hoolder, being very sick

and weak in body but of Perfect Mind

and Memory thanks be Given unto God

therefor, calling into Mind the Mortality

of my body, and knowing that'it is

appointed for all men once to Dye, Do

Make and ordain this My Last will and

Testament: That is to say, Principally

and first of all I Give and Recommend

my Soul into the hands of God that gave

it; and for my body, I Recommend it

to the Earth, to be buried in a Christian

Like and Desent Manner at the discra—

tion of my Executors herein after Men—

tioned Nothing Debiting but at the Gen

eral Resurection I shall» Receive the

Same again by the Mighty Power of

God; and as toughing such wordly

Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to

Bless me in this Life, I Give Devise and

Dispose of the same in the following

M'anner and form; that is to say—

First of all I Give and bequeath unto

Mary My beloved Wife the third Parte

of the vallew of my Real and Personal

Estate to be Paid to her by my Execu~

tors herein after Named, half thereof

within one year after My Death, the

other half within two years after my

Death in Current Lawfull Money of the

Province above said. '

Secondly i give unto my wife afore

said one Acer of Land art the place

where my first house was on the Planta

tion where I now Do live, with the use

of the Spring next thereunto Aioynding

During the time of her widdowhood, and

as Soon as She Doth alter her Condition

by Marredg, or after her Death, it shall

Return to my Eldest Son Matthias hole

baugh, who shall help her buld a house

on the said Land, or cause it to be bult,

half therof on his own Coste and Charge,

as soon as she doth him therto Requier,

fit for her to live in.

Thirdly I Give and bequeath unto my

Eldest son Matthias afore said all and

singuler the Lands Messuages and Ten

nements to by him freely to be Possessed

and eniojed by him (sic) his Heirs and

assigns forever; he Paying out of the

Lands and'tenements afore said unto my

three other Children thirty Pounds Cur—

rent Lawful money afore said to Each—

that is to say unto My Son John Hole—

baugh thirty Pounds Money afore said

when he Shall be at the age of twenty

one years, and unto My Daughter Marey'

Holebaugh thirty Pounds Money afore

said when she shall be at the Age or

Eighteen years, and unto My Son George

Holebaugh thirty Pounds Money afore

said when he shall be att the age of

twenty one years.

Fourthly I Doe give unto My Son

Matthias afore said all the Smith’s Tools

which att Present are in the Shoop be

longing to me.

Fifthly, I Do Give all my Stock

Specealties bills bonds Dues and De-

mands household Goods and moveables

to me in aney wise belonging unto my

Four Children afore said to be Equally

devided amongst them.

Sixtly, I will that my two Sons John

and George above said tarry with my

Son Matthias untell they be at the Age

of Seventeen years, and then be bound

to trades such as they shall think best.

Sevently and Lastly I doe make and

ordain Daniel Sheiner of the township

above said husband man and Matthias

holebaugh my Eldest Son afore said of

the Same Place Executors of this my

Last Will and testament. whome I also

Desire to Pay and Satisfie all my Just

Debts and Duties which I owe in right

or Concence to aney Manner of Person

or Persons as also funeral Expences and

Legacies within a Convenient time after

my Decease. And I doe hereby utterly

Disallow and Revoke and Disannul all

and Every former testaments Wills

Legacies and Executors by me in aney

wise before this time Named willed and

bequeateth, Ratifying and Confirming

this and no other to be my Last will and

testament: in witnes whereof I have

hereunto Set my hand and Seal the Day

and Year first above written.

(Seal)

Signed Sealed Published Pronounced

and Declared by the said testator as his

Last will and testament in the presence

of us the subscribers.

[Kilian Keloy]

[Probate] Philada Augst 13th 1736:

Then personally appeared Kilian Keigh

loy* and Mathias Ringer, two of the

witnesses to the foregoing will and on

their oath did declare they saw & heard

George Holebaugh the Testator sign seal

publish and declare the same will to be

his Last will and Testament, and that at

the doing thereof he was of Sound mind

memory and understanding to the best

of their knowledge.

Comm Pa'r. Evans, Regr Genl

[Letters Testementary]

Be it Remembered that on the 13th

August 1736 the last \Vill and Testa

ment of George Holebaugh Decd was

proved in due form of Law, and pro

bated and Letters Testamentary were

granted to Daniel Sheiner and Mathias

Holebaugh, Executors therein named;

having first sworn well & truly to admin

ister the said Decedts Estate and bring

an Inventory thereof into the Register

General’s office at Philada at or before

the 13th of September next, and also to

render an account when thereunto law

fully required.

Given under the seal of the said office

pr PET. EVANS, Reg. Genl. ^[1]

*There appear to have been but two witnesses to

the will; the name. Keloy or Keighloy was doubtless

an interpolated mistranslation of the name of the

first witness, Kilian Kehle.

Sons of the American Revolution Application

Name: George Hollenback

Death Date: 1736

SAR Membership: 47060

Role: Ancestor

Application Date: 11 May 1928

Spouse: Caterina Hollenback

Children: John Hollenback ^[2]

JohanGeorge was born in 1670. JohanGeorge Hollenbach or Hollenback IMMIGRANT ... He passed away in 1736. ^[3]

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Sources

1. ↑ The Pennsylvania-German: A Popular Magazine of Biography, History, Genealogy, Fokelore, Literature, Etc. Vol. XII JANUARY, 1911 No. I. Copyright 1911 by H.W. Kriebel. Pages 677-678. The Express Printing Co., Lititz, Penna.
2. ↑ Source Citation: Volume: 236 ; Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.; Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
3. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Esther Franceschi, Sunday, January 19, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

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