WILLS: Veronica McGuire, 1899, Loretto Borough, Cambria County, PA

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Loretto Borough, Cambria County, PA, Vol. 6, page 1

Last Will and Testament of Veronica McGUIRE

In the name of God Amen, I Veronica McGuire of the Borough of Loretto, 
Cambria County, Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and memory, do make and 
declare this as my last will and testament, hereby revoking and making null 
and void all former wills by me made. First, I give my soul to God who gave 
it, and my body to the earth to be decently interred in St. Michaels Cemetery 
in Loretto. And such worldly goods as it has pleased God to entrust me with, 
I dispose of as follows, viz: First, I direct that all my just debts and 
funeral expences shall be paid out of the money set aside by me for said 
purpose and the remainder shall be given to the Pastor of St. Michaels church 
at Loretto for Masses for the repose of my own and the soul of my son James 
C. Burk and his deceased wife. And I further direct that all my household 
goods shall be sold and the nett proceeds thereof shall be given to the party 
or parties who will take care of me during the remainder of my life or with 
whom I may die. And I hereby appoint Joseph Hogue as my executor. In witness 
whereof I hereby set my hand and seal this 7th of August A.D. 1899.

Veronica Maguire {seal}

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us and who in her presence of and 
at her request have hereunto set our hands as witnesses thereto Aug. 7th 
1899.

Michael Malloy {seal}

State of Pennsylvania }
County of Cambria     } SS

Before me, F.B. Jones, Register of the Probate of Wills and granting Letters 
of Administration in and for said County, personally came Michael Malloy one 
of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Will and Testament who being 
duly sworn according to law, does depose and say that he was present and saw 
and heard Veronica Maguire the within named testatrix, sign, seal, publish, 
pronounce and declare the foregoing instrument of writing as and for her last 
Will and Testament, and at the time of so doing she was of sound mind, 
memory, and understanding, to the bdest of his knowledge, observation and 
belief.

Sworn and subscribed this 8th } Michael Malloy
day of March A.D. 1901. }

F.B. Jones, Register }

State of Pennsylvania } SS
Cambria County }

This day, before me, F.B. Jones, Register of Wills in and for said County, 
personally came B.W. Litzinger and Nellie Little who being duly sworn 
according to law, say: That they were will acquainted with Veronica Maguire, 
late a resident of the Township of Allegheny, in the County aforesaid, that 
they are familiar with the handwriting of said Veronica Maguire, having 
frequently seen her write her own name, as well as other matters; that the 
said Veronica Maguire is now deceased; that they have carefully examined the 
signature of Veronica Maguire to the aforesaid last will and testament, dated 
the seventh day of August A.D. 1899, and they verily believe the same to be 
in the own proper handwriting of said Veronica Maguire.

B.W. Litzinger

Nellie Little

Sworn and subscribed before me this 8th day of }
March A.D. 1901. F.B. Jones, Register          }

Registered March 8th A.D. 1901. Joseph Hogue, the Executor in the Will, being 
deceased, Letters of Administration C.T.A. issued to Julia Bannan.

F.B. Jones, Register