WILL: David TEMPLETON, 1878, Sinking Valley, Blair County, PA

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Written: May 2 1878
Recorded: October 16 1878

The Last Will and Testament of David Templeton Dec'd

In the name of God, Amen, I David Templeton of Sinking Valley, Blair County 
and State of Pennsylvania being of sound mind memory and understanding and 
considering the uncertainty of the frail and transitory life, do therefore 
make ordain, publish and declare this to be my last Will & Testament.  That is 
to say:

First after all my lawful debts are paid and discharged the residue of my 
Estate real and personal, I give bequeath and dispose of as follows to wit: to 
my beloved wife all my household and kitchen furniture, the farm and 
appurtenances situated thereon known as my farm and upon which I now reside 
lying in Sinking Valley Blair County Pennsylvania to have and to hold and 
enjoy the whole proceeds thereof during her natural life- I also give and 
bequeath o her all the farming implements on said farm in my possession 
consisting of one threshing machine one grain Didl? Champion Reaper and mower -
 plows and Harrows one Horse Wagon on 2 horse Wagon and one spring wagon and 
all other farming implements on said farm.  And also I give and bequeath to 
her all my entire stock of horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs, except one bay 
horse named Charley, and one bay mare named Fanny, to my son David Clark I 
give and bequeath the bay horse named Charley, and to my son Chambers the bay 
mare named Fanny.

It is also my wish and desire that my two sons David Clark and Chambers will 
farm the place until Chambers arrives at the age of twenty-one years, and when 
Chambers arrives t that age it is my wish and desire that my beloved wife will 
select two of her neighbors to appraise and value the live stock and farming 
implements and sell them to my sons D. Clark and Chambers, and also lease them 
the farm the sons giving her the one third of the yearly proceeds and income 
of said farm.

I hereby order that Chambers and Clark shall keep feed and take care of one 
horse and two cows for their mothers use during their lease of farm.  
Immediately after the death of my wife, I wish the farm to be sold and out of 
the proceeds arising from such sale I hereby order and direct my executors 
hereinafter named to pay to my son Alexander the sum of three hundred dollars -
 and to my son D. Clark the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, as 
consideration in full for services rendered after they arrived at the age of 
manhood and the balance of the funds arising from the proceeds of such sale to 
be divided among my children named as follows to wit: my son Alexander, Samuel 
B., D. Clark, my daughter Eliza Jane - Matilda now intermarried with Samuel E. 
Close, Chambers, equally share and share alike and to my son John I give 
twenty dollars and to my grand children the sons and daughters of John K. an 
equal share or amount equal to that of any of my own sons or daughters.  I 
also order and direct my executors to pay to my son John K. the amount of the 
share I have willed to his children to be held in trust by him for their 
benefit.

Likewise I make constitute and appoint my said sons Alexander and John K. to 
be executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former 
wills by me made.

In Witnesses whereof: I have hereunto subscribed my (unreadable) and affirmed 
my seal the second day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight 
hundred and seventy eight.
/s/ David B. Templeton
Witnesses:
R. C. Galbraith
A. D. Morrow


Blair County:
This 16th day of October A. D. 1878 before me A. Lingenfelter, 
Register for the Probate of Wills and granting letters of Administrations in 
and for the County of Blair personally came R. C. Galbraith and A. D. Morrow 
the subscribing witnesses to the _______ will, and being duly sworn according 
to law did depose and say they were personally present and saw and heard David 
B. Templeton the testator sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the 
foregoing instrument and last will, that they signed their names 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 sworn and subscribed before me.
/s/ A. Lingenfelter
/s/ R. C. Galbraith
A.D. Morrow

Blair County ss.
Before me the Register for the Probate of Wills and granting letters 
of Administration in and for the County of Blair personally came Alexander 
Templeton and John K, Templeton who being duly sworn do depose and say that as 
Executors of the last Will and Testament of David Templeton, deceased they 
will well and truly administer the goods and chattels rights an credits of 
said deceased according to law.  Also the Estate and effects, real and 
Personal for or in respect of which the above Probate is applied for does not 
in value exceed the sum of Eight Thousand Dollars to the best of their 
knowledge and belief.  Sworn and affirmed subscribed before me:
Oct. 16th A.D. 1878
/s/ A. Lingenfelter - Register
/s/ Alex Templeton
    John K. Templeton

Alex Templeton and John K. Templeton Ex. of David Templeton, dec'd

Memorandum:  Proof of Death filed.  Letters Testamentary were this day issued 
to Alex Templeton and John K. Templeton Executors of the last Will and 
Testament of David B. Templeton, Deceased.  Witness my hand and official seal 
this 16th day of Oct. A.D. 1878.

First and final account filed March 9th, 1894 and certified to the Orphan's 
Court at June Term 1894.


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