Wills: Best, George, Clarion Co, PA SUBJECT: GEORGE BEST SUBMITTER: Leslie Raybuck EMAIL: lraybuck@csonline.net DATE: Oct 03, 1999 PASSWORD> SURNAMES: BEST CLARION COUNTY WILLS BOOK PAGE 87 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GEORGE BEST, Decd. I George Best of the township of Licking Clarion County, State of Pennsylvania being weak in body but of sound mind memory and understanding. do make and publish this my last Will and Testatement in manner and form following, that is to say. First, It is my will and I do order that as soon as convenient after my decease, all my just debts funeral expenses and the proving of this will, be fully paid out of my personal estate. Item I give devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth all my estate real, personal and mixed or weresoever the same may be, for her own use and benefit during her natural life if she should survive me. And whatever shall remain of my personal Estate after the decease of my said wife shall be sold by my Executors hereinafter named without appointment either at public or private sales. And as for my real estate the same shall be sold by my Executors as soon as convenient after decease of my said wife in one two or more lots either at public or private sale, and at such time or times as they may thing best either for ready money or on credit and for the best price they can get for the same. And for that purpose I authorize and empower my said Executors, or the survivor of them to sign, seal, execute, ackowledge all such deed or deeds of conveyance as may be requisite and necessary for the granting and assuming of the same to the purchaser or purchasers thereof ? simple, at any time when a sale shall be made by my executors of any of my estate either Real or personal the money arising therefrom shall be by my Executors equally divided to and amongst all my children share and share alike, after paying all necessary expenses And lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my two sons William and John to be the Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making all former wills legacies and bequests by me at anytime heretofore made and issueing this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I George Best the testator have to this my will set my hand and seal this twenty first day of October one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven. George X Best seal his mark Signed sealed, published declared by the above named George Best, as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribe our names as witnesses thereto in the presence of the said testator and of each other. J. M. Best D. Bisraph Clarion County p. Before me T.B. Barber Register for the Probate of Wills ? in and for said County personally appeared J.M. Best and Dan Bisraph? who on being duly sworn according to law says that they were present and saw than the testator George Best sign, seal, publish,pronounce and declare the foregoing instrument of writing as and for his last will and testament and that at the time of so doing, he was of sound mind, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge belief and that his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other they signs their names thereto as witnesses. Sworn & subscibed whereto me this 4thD. Bisraph Dec. A.D. 1867 T.B. Barber RegisterJ.M. Best Clarion County SS. We William Best and John Best do swear that as Executors of this last Will and testament of George Best Decd. we will well and truly adminisiter the goods & chattels rights and credits which were of the said deceased according to the law and will diligently regard and well and tryly comply with the provisions of the law relating to collatteral inheritances. Sworn and subscribed before me this 4th day of Dec.Wm. G. Best? A.D. 1867 T.B. Barber RegisterJohn G. Best (Registered Decr. 4, 1867) ----------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.