Johann Georg Keplinger

  General Notes:

Emigrated in 1730 to PA, on the Thistle of Glasgow; came with parents, journey took 2mo 10 days.

"WILL of George Caplinger

Augusta County The Last Will and Testament of George Caplener being very sick but in Perfect Sences I will and Bequeath my Plantation with all the land belonging to the same to my son Geo. Caplener and his brother John Caplener and they are to pay a quick at haved to every one of their Brothers and Sisters the Plantation Aforesaid Value to one hondred Pound Curent Money likewise the two that keeps the Plantation is to find there Mother a House sufficient to live in hore life time. Item. however yore she is to take hore choys of one for Milk likewise the Choys of to sheep everry Year for woll but no increes and they are to finds hore Twenty Bushels wheat & Ten Rye every years & one hundred and fifty Weight of Porke Lickwise and she is to have the third of all fruit of the Orchard that Grows on this said Plantation and she is to Choose Ground for Flax every Year no exceding half an Accor and if the two Brothers above named cannt agree & if neither of them Pays there Brothers & Sisters equal part of the land aforesaid mentioned then the Plantation and Premises together is to be sold and equally descended further they are to lett there Mother Keep her bed ofore described. Item Bayson and one Pot and hore Spinen whale the two that keeps they are to lett there Mother to have a horse to ride when she requires likewise the are to have one Years after my decease with out Paying any sum to theires Brothers or Sister and after that they will have seven years to discharge the hole every one is receive the Portable Part every year and after my decease my Stock and all the ret of my goods and Chattle is to be sold at Pubblick sale January 16th 177 before named my two young sons is to have five pounds out of my estate and my youngest Dagter is have three pounds.
George (his mark) Caplener

I choose George Hamms and George Dice 3 for Administrators for after my desease on my estate.
I dessor that my two sons will Lorn the two youngest Boys to reed though the Salter (?) and the two Boys is to Live with there older Brothers Till they are Sixteen years of Age and they are to find them Sufficient Close out the time.
George (his mark) Caplener Jr.
John (his mark) Caplener George (his mark) Caplener
At a court held for Augusta County May the 18th 1773

This Last Will and Testament of Geo. Caplener deced was proved by the Oathe of the Witnesses thereunto and Ordered to be Recorded and on the motion of George Hammer and of the Execution therin named who made Oath According to law Certificate is granted him for (???) thereof in due form he haveing with (?) Acknoledged their bond.. According to Law Test.

Augusta Co., VA Will Bk 5 pg 91Augusta Co., VA Will Bk 5 pg 92"The Sale of all of the Goods and Chattles of the late deceased George Caplinger of the south branch Augusta County sold by Auction sale this 3rd day of Aug 1773." Jacob Caplinger bought among other things: a Sermon book, Maul & 2 Wedges, gimlett and chissell, 2 Bridles, one rifle, 2 Scythes, one 2 year old Heifer, one red cow, 3 sheep, 2 Sows and 3 Pigs,

Other people named Caplinger that are buying things are: Henry, Catherine, Elizabeth, John, Geo and Adam Caplinger."
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brookefamily/kepplingerjohang eorg.htm

Johann married Maria Barbara Abendschoen about 1751 in Berks Co., PA, USA. (Maria Barbara Abendschoen was born on 24 Apr 1723 in Schwaigern, Baden and died in PA, USA.)

Johann next married Maria Elizabeth Umbenhauer about 1740. (Maria Elizabeth Umbenhauer was born about 1720 in Frankenthal, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, christened on 22 Sep 1720 in Evangelical Church, Frankenthal and died about 1750 in Berks Co., PA, USA.)