Michael Bucher Sr. ^{1 2 3 4}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. He served in the military in 1785 in , York, PA. ⁵ Nicolous Bucher, Michal Bucher, John Bucher, and Henry Bucher served in Revolutionary War from York County and appear on the Muster Rolls of Capt. Adam Hupert's Second Company, York County Militia for Spring of 1785.

2. Tax List: 1795, Manheim Twp., York, PA. ⁶ On the Manheim Twp. York County Tax list for 1795, the following names appear:

Adam Bucher
Michael Bucher
Nicholas Bucher
Christian Hershey.

3. Tax List: 1801, Manheim Twp., York, PA. ⁷ Appearing on the tax list:
Bucher Michael 136 acres, tax 3h 4c
Bucher Nicholas 136 acres, tax 2h 3c
.

4. Property on 22 Mar 1805 in Manheim Twp., York, PA. ⁸ The elder Nicholas (born 1707) on this day deeded land in equal shares to his two sons Nicholas the younger and this Michael as follows:

This Indenture Made the twenty-second day of March, Anno Domini One
thousand eight hundred and five, Between Nicholas Bucher the elder of
Manheim Township in the County of York and State of Pennsylvania Yoeman
and widower of the one part And Michael Bucher (son of said Nicholas) of
the same place yoeman and of the other part, Witnesseth that the said
Nicholas Bucher the elder, (and Widower), for and in Consideration of
the sum of Five hundred and twenty five Pounds in real Specie lawful
money of Pennsylvania to him the said Nicholas Bucher the elder well and
truly in hand paid by the said Michael Bucher at or before the eusealing
and Delivery of these presents, the Receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof do acquit
and discharge forever the said Michael Bucher his heirs and assigns by
these presents, Have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released,
enpoffed and confirmed, and by these presents Do grant, bargain, sell,
alien, release, enpoff and confirm unto the said Michael Bucher unto his
Heirs and assigns forever all that the following described Tract or
parcel of land Situate part in Manheim Township aforesaid and part in
Berwick Township York County aforesaid and is bounded by land courses
and distances so as follows to wit, Beginning at a Black Oak, marked for
a Corner and thence by the division line and by the other part laid off
and now also conveyed to Nicholas Bucher the younger North forty degrees
West seventy eight perches to stones for a corner, and further by the
same North forty three degrees and a quarter East fifty four perches to
stones for a corner, and further by the same North forty one degrees and
a half west one hundred and twenty four perches to stones for a corner
is one of the outside lines and thence along said lines south eighty six
degrees and a half west eleven perches to a black Oak one of the outside
corners and thence by lands of Michael Karle south four degrees east one
hundred and four perches to a black Oak marked for a corner, and further
by the same south sixty six degrees and a quarter west eighty four
perches and a half to stones for a corner and further south fourteen
degrees east seventy five perches to stones for a corner and further by
the same south twenty four degrees and a half west fifty two perches and
six tenths of a perch to stones for a corner and thence by lands of
George Morningstar South Seventy one degrees and one quarter east thirty
one perches and one tenth of a perch to stones thence North forty
degrees and three quarters East thirty nine perches to stones and thence
by lands of Adam Hooper deceased, North eighty nine degrees and a half
east one hundred and nine perches and two tenths of a perch to stones
for a corner, and thence by lands of Peter Klunk North twenty one
degrees East fifty perches to the place of beginning, containing one
hundred and forty nine acres and fifty five perches of land and the
usual allowance of six acres per cent for roads and highways ea. It
being a part of a larger tract of land saith to contain two hundred and
seventy two acres and a half and the usual allowance for roads and
highways ea, which had been granted and to Nicholas Bucher the grand
father, in pursuance of his warrant from the Land Office of Pennsylvania
bearing date the twenty Seventh day of January which was in the year of
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty seven, And Whereas the
said Nicholas Bucher (the grandfather), and that time called the elder,
by his Deed poll from under his hand and seal, bearing date the twenty
eight day of October which was in the Year of our Lord One thousand
Seven hundred and sixty five did grant and convey all the said whole
tract of land with the appurtenances thereunto belonging to the above
named Nicholas Bucher (now the elder, that time called the younger)
party hereto, to hold to him his heirs and assigns forever, as in and by
said Deed Poll Reference being had may more fully and at large appear,
and also under and subject to the payment of a proportionable part of
the residue of the purchase money and interest now due and hereafter to
come due and payable on the same to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania or
to the Lord or Lords of the fee thereof, together with all and singular
the houses, out houses, edifices and buildings thereon erected and
built, profits, commodities, advantages, Emoluments Hereditaments and
appurtenances whatsoever to the said described tract or parcel of land
belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversions, remainders,
rents, issues and profits thereof also all the estate, Right, title,
interest, use, possession, property, claims and demand whatsoever of him
the said Nicholas Bucher the elder in law or equity, or otherwise
howsoever, of into, or out of the said described tract or parcel of land
or any part thereof, together also with true copies of all Deeds
evidences and writings touching and concerning the hereby granted
premises or any part or parcel thereof to be had and taken at the costs
and charges of the said Michael Bucher his heirs and assigns To Have and
to Hold the said One hundred and forty nine acres and fifty five perches
of land and the usual allowance for roads and highways ea. as the same
is above described and the premises hereby granted mentioned or intended
so to be with the appurtenances unto the aforesaid Michael Bucher unto
his Heirs and Assigns to the only proper use benefit and behoof of the
said Michael Bucher his heirs and assigns forever, Under and subject to
the Mausiow of the said Nicholas Bucher the elder on the said lands
during the time of the natural life of the said Nicholas Bucher the
elder, and also under and subject to the payment as follows that of the
above named Michael Bucher his heirs Executors or administrators and
every of them do and shall in all things well and truly observe,
perform, fulfil, accomplish, pay and keep all and singular the
covenants, grants, articles, clauses provisoes, payments, conditions and
agreements and things of maintenance whatsoever which on the part and
behalf of the said Michael Bucher be or ought to be observed, performed,
fulfilled, accomplished, paid and kept compromised and mentioned in as
certain articles of agreement made between the said parties in writing
and bearing even date with this indenture, and the said Nicholas Bucher
the holder, for himself & his heirs doth covenant promise and grant to
and with the said Michael Bucher and his heirs and assigns by these
presents that the said Nicholas Bucher the elder and his Heirs the said
described tract or parcel of land hereby bargained and sold with the
appurtenances unto the said Michael Bucher unto his heirs and assigns
against him the said Nicholas Bucher the elder and his Heirs and against
all and every person or persons whomsoever lawfully claiming the same or
any part thereof by from or under him or them or any or either of them
shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents, In witness
whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands
and seals, dated the day and year first above written.

Sealed and Delivered in the presence of
her
Henry Danner, Elisabeth X Danner
mark
Received on the day of the date of the above Indenture of the above
named Michael Bucher the sum of five hundred and twenty five pounds
lawful money in full for the consideration money above mentioned,
received by me-----

her
Witnesses present at signing Henry Danner, Elisabeth X Danner
mark

York County SS On the third day of April Anno Domini one thousand eight
hundred and five Before me, the subscriber one of the Judges of the
Court of Common pleas for said County personally came the above named
Nicholas Bucher the elder the above named grantor and Widower, and
acknowledged the above Indenture to be his act and deed and desired that
the same might be recorded according to law, In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid.----

Jacob
Rudisell Seal

A true copy taken from and compared with the Original at York the 20th
day of April AD 1805
Jno Haney Jos Barnitz Recorder
Adam Smith.

5. He signed a will in 1829 in Heidelberg Twp., York, PA. ⁹ Wills: Mich'l Bucher, Sr., 1829: Heidelberg Twp., York County

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Ref. Will Book J page 31-38, York County, PA
Testament & last Will of Mich'l Bucher, Sr., 1829
York County, Pa

In the name of God amen, I Michael Bucher, Sr., of Heidelberg township, in the county of York, and State of Pennsylvania, being in good health of body and of sound disposing mind, memory and understanding, but considering the uncertainty of this transitory life, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit:

It is my will, I order and direct that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid off and discharged as soon after my decease as convenient may be. Item, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth, the sum of three hundred dollars, lawful money, to be paid unto her by my Executors herein after named as soon as convenient may be after my decease, I further give and bequeath unto her all my Books, my house clock and case, my ten plate stove and pipe, all the tables, chairs, benches, and also such, or so much more of my house and Kitchen furniture, Beds, and farming utensils as she may choose for her housekeeping & also my Dearborne waggon, two cows and two hogs out of my stock, all her choice, also all our flax, tow, wool, linnen and yarn, & six meal bags, and all the flour, corn, chop, stuff-meat lard and salt, and all other necessaries of life on hand at my death, and all my wearing apparel. All the aforesaid articles my dear wife shall have over and above that which I shall give unto her herein after, without any charge.

Item, and further I mention that I have divided this my Dwelling plantation, situate in Heidelberg and Berwick townships, in the Counties of York and Adams. And I give, devise and bequeath unto my Son John, the lower part of this my said dwelling plantation, with the appurtenances, containing seventy six acres and one hundred thirty nine perches of land, meet measure, to hold to him, his Heirs and assigns for ever provided he shall pay out, as an equivalent for that which I have allowed him in the premises, the sum of fifteen hundred dollars unto my other children as will be herein after named and directed, in annual payments of one hundred dollars, the first of which payments to be due and paid on the first day of April which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one & annually one hundred dollars till paid; and also yielding and delivering five Bushels of good wheat and five bushels of rye annually out of said land unto my wife during her life time.

Item And further I give devise and bequeath unto my son Jacob all the remainder of this my said dwelling plantation with the appurtenances containing Ninety Acres, one hundred perches of land, meet measure, and my woodland situate in Manheim township in the said County of York, being ten Acres, more or less, to have and to hold to him, his Heirs and Assigns for ever -- Subject to the following payments, liberties, privileges and articles of maintenance, all which I have considered an equivalent for that which I have allowed him in the premises: First, he shall pay out fifteen hundred dollars lawful money unto my other children as will be herein after named and directed, in annual payments of one hundred dollars, the first of which payments to be due and paid on the first day of April, which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty one, & annually one hundred dollars till paid, and my dear wife Elizabeth to have and possess the half part of my dwelling house which we now occupy, during her lifetime, or so long as she remains my widow, for her use, and for the use of my two children, vs: Michael and Elizabeth so long as they continue to be sole, and provided the said Michael and Elizabeth or either of them shall continue to be sole after the death of my wife, they, or either of them to have the said half part of my house with all the necessary privileges in and about the same so long as they, or any of them shall continue to be sole, with out any charge, and my son Michael to have in addition to the privilege before mentioned, his work shop which he now uses and a full right to carry on his trade on the said premises without any hindrance or charge against him so long as he is sole as aforesaid, but as soon as the said Michael and Elizabeth, or either of them shall marry, his, her, or their dwelling privilege shall cease, and he or she so marrying must leave the premises.

And further my said son Jacob, his Heirs or assigns, shall give and deliver unto my dear wife Elizabeth, out of and from the said land annually, five bushels of good wheat, even so much rye, and ten bushels of corn and so much potatoes as she may want for her use, one barrel of good cyder, summer and winter apples, pears, peaches & if fruit be, so much as she may want for her use; the third part of the chickens that shall be kept on the premises and eggs if required for her use, firewood ready cut for stove and bake oven use delivered to her door so much as she may want and when required; two cows to be kept in a good stable and fed with good fodder, and put into the same fields to pasture with and as good as his or their own, also to give unto her annually eighty pounds good beef, five pounds tallow, two bushels salt, ten pounds hatcheld flax, five do. tow six do. good wool after being washed and pickd and straw for littering her cattle and hogs & a horse fit to go in the dearborne hitched and brought to her door when required.-All the before mentioned quantity of grain directed to be given and delivered to my wife by my said sons John and Jacob, shall by them, be put to mill if and when required, and when ground brought home and put into her dwelling. And provided my said wife should be sick by disease or through age and infirmity unable of helping herself, that then she shall have proper care and attendance given her by my said son Jacob, his Heirs or assigns, and pay the Doctor bill/ if any and funeral expenses, and after her death three men shall be appointed on oath or affirmation to value the trouble, Doctor bill and funerals, and my son John, his heirs or assigns shall repay one half of the amount thereof unto my son Jacob, his heirs or assigns. But I mention that there is a graveyard or burying place on the land hereby given and bequeathed to my son John and my will and meaning is that the same shall be kept as such to perpetual successions free for all persons who shall be willing to aid in repairing and cleaning the same, and therefore I do give and grant the said graveyard and burying place so as the same now is inclosed, to my said sons, John and Jacob, there heirs and assigns for ever-- in trust for the use of a burying place for all such persons as aforesaid, excepting poor persons which shall at all times have the privilege of being buried or to bury their dead gratis, and all the grants, gifts and devises herein before made of my said lands, shall also be subject to the keeping in repair and cleaning of the said graveyard, and that a free passage shall at times be allowed through the said several portions of land by my said sons John and Jacob, their heirs and assigns, any thing to the contrary herein contained not withstanding

Item/ It is my will I order and direct my Executors herein after named, to sell the remainder of my real Estate, situate in Stark County in the state of Ohio, viz: the North west quarter of Section No. 36 of township 20, range 7, to the best advantage by public or private sale, as soon after my decease convenient may be, or after the expiration of a certain lease or demise for the same granted by Henry Waltman, my attorney, unto a certain-- Heidich for a term of years, together with all the remainders of my personal estate not herein disposed of otherwise, by public sale, and the money arising therefrom to be divided among all my children, viz: John, Michael and Jacob, Mary, intermarried with Henry Waltman and Elizabeth, but as I have heretofore advanced some of my children in small sums of money, house furniture and other articles for which they stand charged in my book, and my will is that all my children shall first be made equal, as to the several portions advanced as mentioned in my said book and after they are made equal as aforesaid, my daughter Elizabeth shall have two hundred dollars in advance to be paid unto her as soon as convenient, for services which she has rendered to me and my family since she attained her lawful age, and the remainder of the proceeds of such sales for all my estate, real and personal, which is directed to be sold, shall be equally divided among all my said children, share and share alike.---

Item/ And further I mention, I will and direct that the money which my said sons John and Jacob shall pay out for their lands shall be paid as follows: The first payment of one hundred dollars each, becoming due in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one, as aforesaid shall be paid unto my Daughter Mary or her representatives, and the next annual payments of one hundred dollars each shall be paid unto my son Michael, or his representatives, and the other next annual payment of one hundred dollars each, to be paid unto my daughter Elizabeth or her representatives, and the further next payments of one hundred dollars each to be paid to my said Daughter Mary etc. in rotation till each of them the said Mary, Michael and Elizabeth shall have received the sum of one thousand dollars from my said two sons, John and Jacob their heirs or assigns. Item, and further I mention that I have executed deeds of conveyance to my said sons John and Jacob for the lands herein given and bequeathed to them as aforesaid and that the said sum of fifteen hundred dollars which each of them shall pay out is made the consideration sum in said deeds, and that I have not received the same as appears by the acknowledgement thereof, and my will and meaning is that the said deeds shall remain and be kept in the hands of a third person as an escrow or scroll unto each of them the said John and Jacob, their heirs or assigns shall have fully paid or otherwise sufficiently secured to be paid, granted, performed and delivered the said sum of fifteen hundred dollars as also each of his respective share of the articles of maintenance and services to be rendered and the dwelling privileges to my widow and other children as aforesaid, and after which said payments, grants, performances and privileges so being made or secured as aforesaid I declare the said deeds to be legal and available to all intents and purposes.

And I do hereby authorize and empower my Executors herein after named or any of them to execute deeds of conveyance for all my real estate directed to be sold to the purchasers thereof as fully and amply as I myself might or could do if living.

And lastly, I nominate constitute and appoint my Sons Michael, John And Jacob to be the executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all other wills by me made heretofore, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the thirty first day of December A.D. one thousand Eight hundred & twenty nine.

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by Michael Bucher the above named testator in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereunto.

John Bucher
Henry Bucher

Proof ____________________________________________________

Pennsylvania York County SS

Before me George H. Small Deputy for Jesse Spangler Esq. Register for the probate of wills and granting letters of Administration in and for said county, came John Bucher and Henry Bucher the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing will (written on two sheets of paper) and on their solemn affirmations do severally say that they were personally present and saw and heard Michael Bucher Senr. sign his name unto and seal publish, pronounce and declare the said instrument of writing as and for his last will and testament, that at the time of the doing thereof the said Michael Bucher senr. was of a sound and disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief, and that they both subscribed their name as witnesses in the presence of the said testator, and at his request.

Affirmed and subscribed
John Bucher
Henry Bucher
before me at York the 6th day of February A.D. 1832
Geo. H. Small
Dy Regr.

Michael married Elizabeth Kehr, daughter of John Kehr and Mary Gerber, about 1790. (Elizabeth Kehr was born on 15 Aug 1770,^{1 3 10} died on 22 Sep 1857 in , York, PA ^{1 3 10} and was buried in Penn Twp.: Bucher Burial Ground, York, PA ^{1 10}.)