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  1. Daniel FICKEL: Birth: 1734 in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, PA. Death: 17 AUG 1819 in Bedford County, PA

  2. Elizabeth FICKEL: Birth: ABT 1735 in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, PA. Death: ABT 1752

  3. Gabriel Henry FICKEL: Birth: ABT 1736 in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, PA. Death: AFT 1780

  4. Mary FICKEL: Birth: ABT 1738 in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, PA. Death: 1813 in Walkers Creek, Wythe County, VA

  5. Mathias FICKEL: Birth: ABT 1742 in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, PA. Death: BEF 13 OCT 1801 in Walkers Creek, Wythe County, VA

  6. Benjamin FICKEL: Birth: 11 SEP 1746 in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, PA. Death: 20 MAY 1839 in Jefferson Township, Williams County, OH

  7. Joseph FICKEL: Birth: 1749 in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, PA. Death: 10 APR 1813 in Hopewell Township, Fairfield County, OH

  8. Jonathan FICKEL: Birth: ABT 1750 in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, PA. Death: BEF 1794 in Frederick County, MD

  9. Esther FICKEL: Birth: 31 MAR 1752 in PA. Death: 10 MAY 1840 in Fairfield County, OH

  10. Naomi FICKEL: Birth: ABT 1754 in Frederick County, MD. Death: 1823 in Frederick County, MD

  11. Rachel FICKEL: Birth: ABT 1756 in Frederick County, MD. Death: 26 FEB 1830 in Piney Creek, Frederick County, MD


Notes
a. Note:   N219 County of Lancaster, PA: Fickle, Michael, 100 acres, surveyed April 28,1736. # 873.
  Frederick County Maryland, Probate Administration Accounts Liber A-1, folio 385: Will of Michael Fickle, written 20 Nov 1770, probate 3 Jan 1771.
  In the name of God Amen. The twentieth Day of November in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and seventy. I, Michael Fickle of Fred'k County in the Province of Maryland Farmer being very sick & weAR of Body but of perfect mind & Memory Thanks be given unto God therefore Calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to die, do make and ordain this my Last Will & Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gavest and for my Body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a Christian Like and Decent Manner at the Discretion of my Executor, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God & as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life I give devise & dispose of the same in the following manner & Form. Imprimis I give and Bequeath unto Margaret my beloved Wife one third part of my whole Estate Real & personal Goods & Chattles Rights & Credits and over and above that said Third part one Home and two Cows to be at her own Choice to her her Heirs and Assigns forever.
  Item my Will further is and I do appoint that all the Residue of my whole Estate as above said (saving to my sd Wife her part as above mentioned) be sold and the amount arising from the appraisement of my Goods & Chattles Rights & Credits and the Sale of my Lands & Crop in the Ground (saving to my said Wife her third part thereof) be disposed of in the following manner; that is to say that my just Debts be first paid thereout of, & that my beloved Son Joseph shall be paid for what Improvements he hath made on my Plantation bought from William Wells according to the Estimation of two reputable Persons indifferently chosen by my said Wife & Son Joseph for that Purpose, & then that my beloved Daughter Elizabeth shall be paid the Sum of ten pounds common money which I do hereby give and bequeath to her, her Heirs and Assigns forever, and that then the Residue or Remainder of the above Amount shall be equally divided amongst my eleven Children hereinafter named Viz, Gabriel, Mary, Joseph, Matthias, Daniel, Benjamin, Isaac, Jonathan, Esther, Naomi & Rachel, which several & respective parts I do hereby give and bequeath, unto my beloved eleven Children above named. Respectively to them their Heirs and Assigns forever; excepting that in Case any of my said Children that are under Age should be called away by Death before they are of Age to receive their Legacies such Legacy or Legacies shall be equally devided amonst the surviving part of my Eleven Children as aforesaid & further my Will is and I do appoint that my five youngest Children Benjamin Isaac Jonathan Naomi & Rachel shall dwell with their Mother until they are of Age, and that their respective Legacies shall be put out at Use with sufficient Security by my Executors herein after named, & that the Amount of the Interest arising therefrom shall be paid yearly and every year to my said Wife to enable her to bring up and educate my said Children in a Christian Like Manner.
  And further I do will and appoint that the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, shall sell all my Lands (not bequeathed to my Wife) immediately after my Decease as soon as an opportunity may appear to sell to the best Advantage & I do hereby authorize appoint & impower my sd Executor to make good and sufficient Conveyance & Right thereto. And Lastly I do hereby constitute make and ordain my Son Joseph above named my only and sole Executor of this my Last Will & Testament; and I do hereby utterly disallow Revoke and disannull all and every other former Testaments, Wills Legacies & Executors by me in any way before this Time named, willed & Bequeathed. Ratifying & Confirming this and no other to my Last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the Day and Year above written.
  Michael Fickel (seal) Signed Sealed published & declared by the sd Michael Fickel as his Last Will & Testament in the presence of us the Subscribers. Samuel McFinan. Benjamin Padden. Wm Blair
  Liber GM-1, folio 159-160: Settlement of estate, Joseph Fickle, executor. page149. Final account of Michal FICKLE deceased Joseph FICKLE executor. Sold 200 acres to Geo LINK & Jacob SPEOTS, 105 acres to Daniel FICKLE, & 153 acres to Margaret FICKLE. To widow 1/3, to Elizabeth SHAWHAM part, remaining to be divided among Widow & Children. 1 May 1784


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