WILL: Abraham KOON, 1879, 1880, Duncansville, Blair County, PA

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Blair County Will Book D Page 390-91
Written: September 16, 1879
Recorded: October 6, 1880

  I Abraham Koon of the Town of Duncansville in the County of Blair and 
State of Pennsylvania, (Tailor) do make and publish this my last will 
and testament hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at 
any time heretofore made.
  And first, I direct that my body be decently entered , and that my 
funeral be conducted in a manner corresponding with my estate and 
situation in life.
  And as to such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to intrust me 
with I dispose of the same as follows. - 
  And first, I direct that my debts and funeral expenses be paid as 
soon after my decease as possible and of the first moneys that may come 
into the hands of my executors, from any personal estate.
  Secondly, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Cevilla, the whole 
of my household furniture, together with all moneys due me and all my 
personal estate whatever, (excepting such bequest hereafter made) shall 
be and remain the absolute property of my said wife if she survives me.  
I also give and bequeath to my said wife the use and occupancy of all 
my real estate (excepting the bequest herein after made to my son 
Theodore) during her natural life, all of which shall be in lieu of her 
dower at Common law.
  Thirdly, I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Jemima, fifty 
dollars to be paid to her out of the money arising out of a note I hold 
against trustees of W. E. Church at Duncansville, also, my sewing 
machine, one good bed, bedstead, bedding, one set cane seated chairs, 
one set common chairs, one rustic rocking chair, and seven pictures 
with their frames, out of my household goods.
  Fourthly, I give and bequeath to my beloved son Theodore, my Tailor 
shop, situate in Duncansville with its appurtenances, and the ground 
upon which it stands and in front same width of the shop, to the 
street.
  Fifthly, I direct that as soon as may be after the death of wife, 
(should she survive me) my real estate to be sold by my executor at 
Public sale and that the net proceeds of such sale shall be equally 
divided among my children and legal heirs, share and share alike.  And 
to effectuate this my intention, I do hereby vest in my executor full 
power and authority to sell and convey in fee simple my real estate so 
as aforesaid.
  And lastly, I do hereby make and ordain my said son Theodore, 
executor of this my last will and testament.
  In Witness whereof, I Abraham Koon, the testator, have to this my 
will, written on one sheet of paper, set my hand and seal, this 
sixteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight 
hundred and seventy nine.
                                     Abraham Koon (seal)
  Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Abraham 
Koon as for his last will and testament, in the presence of us who have 
hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto in the presence of 
said testator and in the presence of each other.
                             Jno. M. Gibboney
                             Saml B. Confer
Blair County SS
  This 6th day of October A.D. 1880 before me A. Lingenfelter Register 
for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and 
for the county of Blair personally came John M. Gibboney and Samuel B. 
Confer the subscribing witnesses to the above will and being duly sworn 
according to law did depose and say they were personally present and 
saw and heard Abraham Koon the testator sign, seal, publish, pronounce 
and declare the foregoing instrument of writing as and for his 
testament  and last will, that they signed their name in the presence 
and at the request of the said testator and in the presence of each 
other and that at the time of so doing he the said testator was of 
perfect and sound mind memory and understanding to the best of their 
knowledge and belief.                Jno M Gibboney
                                     S. B. Confer
sworn and subscribed before me
A. Linginfelter Register

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