Will Book 9 (1878-1882) #7 – Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania
Last Will of Irvin
Johnston, decd
In the name of God, Amen.
I, Irvin Johnston of the
township of West in the county of Huntingdon in the State of Pennsylvania being
of sound mind and memory and considering the motaly of this frail and
transitory life do thearfore make, ordain, publish and declare this to be my
last will and testament. That is to say:
First: After all my lawfull debts
are paid and dischargd the residue of my estate, real and personal, I give and
bequeath and dispose of as follows, to wit:
To my beloved wife Tiney
Johnston, all my household furniture that is now in my house and in my posestion,
also my horse, carriage and carriage harniss, two cows, three young cattel, six
heads of hogs and three hundred dollars of money out of the sale of my personal
propertey. I do hearby order that my Exachtors hearin after mentiond to leas my
farm on which I now live for the sum of three years after my decease and then
put it to sale. My wife Tena Johnston to
remain in the house untill the expiration of the leas and have all hur stock on
the farm untill the expiration of the leas of said farm. I do further bequeth to my wife Tenay Johnston
five hundred dollars out of the sale of the farm. The said five hundred dollars
to be invested in a homested property whear the said Teney Johnston may select
which shall be hur property in fee simple during hur natural lifetime. At her decease it shall become the property
of the several legatees hearin after mentioned.
The five hundred dollars invested in property hearin mentiond shall not
be a bar to Tenay Johnston lengal right of Dower in the farm after sale. I do hearby bequeath to my son Wesley Johnston
three hundred dollars and having paid two hundred for him, it will refund the
money I got of him when he was a minor; the balance of my money accruing from
notes, bank accounts, sale of personal or real estate shall be equily devided
between the following named heairs:
Alfred Johnston, Wesley Johnston, Franklin Johnston, Howerd Johnston,
and Molley Johnston, my five children. and I do further bequeath to Teney
Johnston my wife all the fierwood she may nead during the term of the leas on
the farm. I do hearby object to my son Wesley charging aney intrest on the
three hundred Dollars set out in this will. And I do hereby nominate,
constitute and appoint my son Wesley Johnston of Fulton County, Pennsylvania,
Executor of this my will. In witness whearef,
I the said testator Irwin Johnston have to this my last will and testament set
my hand and Seal the 14th day of November A.D. 1878
Irvin
X Johnston (his mark)
Signed, Seald, published
and declared by the said testator Irwin Johnston, as and for his Last Will and
Testament in the presence of us, who in his presence and at his request have
subscribed our names as witnesses thereto:
Ephraim Fisher
Henry Davis Jr.
Will Book 9 Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania p.33
Date of Death of Irvin
Johnston, decd
Huntingdon Co Ss:
Before me, Registrer for the Probate of Wills and
granting Letters of Administration, in and for said county, personally appeared
J. Wesley Johnston, who, being duly sworn, dot depose and say that Irvin
Johnston, late of West township, died on or about the 25th day of
November 1878 at 4:35 oclock, a.m., and further said not.
J. W.
Johnston
Sworn & subscribed
this 3rd day of March A.D. 1879, before J.D. Kuntzelman,
Register
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