Will: Michael OVERBARGER, 1884, 1886: Carroll Township, Cambria County, PA Contributed by Kim Overberger kjo126 @ angelfire.com USGENWEB ARCHIVES (tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ___________________________________________________________ Transcribed from SAMPUBCO photocopy by Kim Overberger LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MICHAEL OVERBARGER DECEMBER 20, 1884 In the name of God Amen. I, Michael Overbarger of the twp. of Carroll, County of Cambria, State of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, do make this my last will & testament, hereby revoking all others by me made. I bequeath my Soul to God & direct that I be buried in the Catholic Cemetery in Carrolltown by the side of my deceased wife: I bequeath to my son John B. Overbarger the farm on which I now reside on conditions that follows hereafter. I bequeath to my son Joseph Overbarger the sum of one hundred & fifty dollars, to be paid by my son John as follows, fifty dollars to be paid within one year after my death, and fifty each year thereafter until this bequest shall be paid in full. I bequeath to my daughter Teresa A**p*, the sum of one hundred dollars, to be paid as follows, fifty dollars within one year after my son Joseph has been paid his bequest as provided above in full, then one year after that (the payment last mentioned) shall be paid the remaining fifty dollars of this bequest. Now the conditions on which the above bequest to my son John, (of the farm on which I now reside) and which he is to comply fully with are, that he shall pay the foregoing bequests to my son Joseph, and my daughter Teresa as directed in this will. I also bequeath to my son John all benefits in money that I may be entitled to from St. Josephs Beneficial Association of which I am a member. I direct that my son John shall pay all my funeral expenses and debts as another of the conditions depending on the bequests made to him. I also bequeath to my son John all money's that may be due me from any source at the time of my death, or that may be in my possession at that time. I hereby appoint my son John Executor of this my last will & testament. Witness my mark this (20) twentieth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eighty four. His Mark X Michael Overbarger Witness J.J. Thomas John H. Hoover Cambria County: Personally appeared before me. John H. Hoover, who being duly sworn according to law sayeth that this is a true interpretation of the will of Michael Overbarger, sworn and subscribed before me this 26 day of March A.D. 1886. Joseph Behe J.P. Cambria County Before me John H. Brown, Register of the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for said County, personally came J.J. Thomas and John H. Hoover, the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing will, who being duly sworn according to law, do depose and say that they were present and saw and heard Michael Overbarger, the within named testator, sign, publish, pronounce and declare the foregoing instrument of writing, as and for his last will and testament, and at the time of so doing he was of sound mind, memory and understanding, to the best of their knowledge, observation and belief. John H. Hoover J.J. Thomas Sworn and subscribed this 12 day of July A.D. 1886.} John H. Brown, Register Registered July 12, 1886 and Letters of Testamentary issued to John B. Overbarger, Executor. John H. Brown, Register