Thomas Herron (1819-1898)
Last Will and Testament
Last will and testament of Thomas Herron (1819-1898)
I Thomas Herron of the Township of East Franklin County of Armstrong and state of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make and publish this, my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all former Wills by me at anytime heretofore made. In manner and form following. (That is to say)
That I give and devise unto my son James the farm I now reside on in manner following. That is to say.
He [is] to pay my funeral expenses and all debts which I justly owe as soon after my death as can be done conveniently.
I give and bequeath unto my daughter Eliza Rumbaugh the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid to her one year after my death, and I also give devise and bequeath unto my daughter Emaline Kerr one hundred dollars to be paid to her three years after my death, and I also give and devise and bequeath unto my daughter Lora R(iap?) one hundred dollars to be paid to her four years after my death, and I also give devise and bequeath unto my grandson Eddy Herron Twenty five dollars, and I also give devise and bequeath unto my granddaughter Maud McCullough twenty five dollars when these two grandchildren arrive at the age of twenty one years. And I also direct that my personal property be praised and sold divided equally among my son and four daughters.
I direct that all the devises and requests made to my heirs and the mentioned legacies I charge upon the farm devised to my son James and direct that they remain a lien upon said farm until paid.
I do hereby make constitute and appoint James Herron my son and John Ambrose to be Executors of this my last Will and testament and do declare this to be my last will and Testament written and contained on this one sheet of paper.
In witness Whereof, I Thomas Herron the ----- above named have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the sixteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety eight.
s/Thomas Herron (sealed)
Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Thomas Herron as and for his last will and Testament, in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names at his request as witnesses thereto, in the presence of the said testator and of each other.
s/Frank Ambrose
s/Simon Cloak
State of Pennsylvania, Armstrong County
Be it known that on the tenth day of November AD 1898 before me I T. Campbell registrar of Wills __ in and for the county aforesaid came Frank Ambrose and Simon Cloak the subscribers witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing, purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Thomas Herron deceased, and on their solemn oath did depose and say that they were present and did see and hear Thomas Herron the testator therein named sign seal publish and declare the same as and for his last Will and Testament and at the time of so doing he was of sound mind and memory to the best of their knowledge and belief.
s/Simon Cloak
s/ Frank Ambrose
Sworn and subscribed before me the above date
s/I.J. Campbell
Now Nov. 10, AD 1898 the testimony of the above named witnesses being sufficient. I do hereby admit the foregoing Will to Probate and order the same to be recorded as such.
s/ I.J. Campbell
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