WILL: Rebecca ORR, 1862, Tyrone, Blair County, PA 

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Blair County, PA, Will Book B, Page 181

The Last Will and Testament of Mrs. Rebecca Orr dec'd.

In the name of God, Amen: I Rebecca Orr of Tyrone Township, Blair County and 
State of Pennsylvania being weak in body and of sound and disposing memory and 
being desirous to settle me worldly affairs, while I have strength and capacity 
so to do, do make, publish this my last will and testament. And ask to such 
worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God, to entrust to me I dispose as 
followeth. I give and bequeath unto my husband Joseph K. Orr all my real and 
personal Estate. Except the amount of dower of my father's estate which I wish 
and order to be divided among my children equally at the death of my husband the 
same to remain in his hand without interest during his natural life.
And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint Joseph K. Orr my husband my 
executor of this my will hereby revoking all other wills by me at any time 
heretofore made and declare this only to be my last will and testament where 
unto I set my hand and seal this fifteenth day of June 1860.

Signed,     REBECCA ORR

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said testator as for her last Will 
and Testament in the presence of us who in her presence and at her request and 
in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereunto.

Signed,     JOHN BRANSTETTER
            D. P. TUSSEY

Blair County SS:
Before me the Register for the Probate of Wills and granting Letter of 
Administration in and for the County of Blair personally come David P. Tussey 
and John Branstetter who being duly sworn and affirmed did depose declare and 
say that they were personally present and did see and hear the within named 
Rebecca Orr sign, seal, and execute, publish, pronounce and declare the within 
and foregoing instrament of writing as and for her last Will and Testament; that 
they signed their names as witnesses thereto in the presence of each other, and 
in the presence and at the request of the said testatrix and at the signing of 
the same the said testatrix was of sound and disposing mind memory and 
understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief.

Sworn and subscribed as to David P. Tussey and affirmed and subscribed as to 
John Branstetter this 3rd day of February A.D. 1862

Signed,      D. P. TUSSEY
JOHN BRANSETTER
H.A. CALDWELL, Register

Blair County SS:
      Before me the Register of Wills in and for the said County, personally 
come Joseph K. Orr who being duly sworn did depose and say that as Executor of 
the Last Will and Testament of Rebecca Orr deceased, he will well and truly 
administer the goods and chattels rights and credits of the said deceased 
according to law.

Sworn and subscribed this 3rd day of February A.D. 1862.

Signed,      JOSEPH K. ORR      &      H.A. CALDWELL, Register
Registered Feb. 3, 1862 by H. A. Caldwell


Joseph K. Orr Executor of Rebecca Orr, Dec'd.
Memorandum: Letter Testamentory were this day issued to Joseph K. Orr on the 
estate of Rebecca Orr, his wife, late of Tyrone Township, Blair County, 
deceased.  An inventory of the goods and chattels, rights and credits which were 
of the said deceased to be exhibited in thirty days from date of the Letters, 
and a just and true account, calculation and reckoning of this said 
administration within one year from the date hereof or when thereunto legally 
required.

Given under my hand and the seal of the said Office at Hollidaysburg this 3rd 
day of February A.D. 1862.