Wills: Samuel Elder, 1884: Toby Twp, Clarion County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Don Moyer. popsmo@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarion County Court House Register Doctet # 46, Clarion County, Pennsylvania "Copied word for word, mistakes in grammer and writing included" In the name of God Amen. Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Elder of the Township of Toby County of Clarion and State of Pennsylvania being in somewhat febble health yet of sound mind and Sound And disposing memory and taking into consideration the uncertianities of life the certainy of death and being desirous of disposing of that portion of this worldsgoods whitch it has pleased the Almighty to entrust to my care while living to that end and for that purpose I make this my last will and Testament. And first I resign my immortal Soul to God in whom I have through life put my confidence and trust and ask and desire that those receiving bequest at my hand may follow my example who though being dead may yet pointing to example speack to them. Second...As to my personal property I direct that my Executors pay off all my just debts and funeral expenses as soon after my decease as conveniet to do so out of the money or personal property I may die in possessed of. Third...To my beloved wife Jane Elder I bequeath all thehousehold and kitchen furniture. One horse her own choice of this horseand one fourth of the cattle hogs and sheep of which I shall be in possession of. Fourth... To my Son Samuel B Elder I devise and give the one half of the remainder of horses, cattle hogs and sheep and the one half of all my farming utinsils. Fifth... To my son John Elder I devise and give the whole remainder of my horses cattle hogs and sheep not bequeahed in the third and fourth sections and the remaining one half of my farming utinsils. Sixth...I enjoin on my two sons John and Samuel B. Elder that they will be required to furnish my two daughters Sarah E. and Elvira N. Elder each one cow when so required by my aforesaid two daughters. Second section...as to my real estate: I give devise and bequeath to my son Samuel B. Elder all my land lying south of the public road running east and west through said farm also the field in which his house now stands on the north side of said road to be his own with liabilities hereinafter named. Second...I give devise and bequeath to my son John Elder all the remainder of the farm on which I now reside with the liabilities hereinafter named. Third...To my daughters Mary E. Amsler, Sarah E Elder, Margaret Say and Elvira N. Elder I give devise and bequeath the track of land in madison township. Said counting about thirty one acres more or less known as the David Mortimer (undectable)_________land (undectable)___________. Fourth...The land I give devise and bequeath to my two sons Samuel B.and John Elder I require Samuel B. Elder to give to my wife the one fourth of all grain raised on his part heretoafore bequeathed to him if she so requires it and to pay to Mary E. Amsler and Margaret Say One hundred and fifty dollors each within two and four years after my own and my wife Jane Elder deaths. One half to Mary E Amsler and one half to Margaret Say at the end of the times heretofore specified. Fifth... I require John Elder to give to my wife the one fourth of all grain raised on the part heretofore bequeathed to him if she so requires it and to pay to Elvira N. and Sarah E. Elder the sum of one hundred and fifty dollors each to be paid the same as Samuel B. Elder pays to Mary E. Amsler and Margaret Says. and to allow his Mother the use of one half the house as she may designate during her lifetime and to see that her comfort and Convenience including the keeping of her horse and the stock bequeathed to her. And to provide my daughters Sarah with good comfortable lodging and boarding so long as she may continue to live at home with him and after her mothers death to provide for her a room if she so requires it. Or if Sarah should see fit to reside with my son Samuel B. then and in that case I require my son John to pay to Samuel the one half expenses of her keeping if it should be so required. Or in Case Sarah should reside with my son Jon then in that case I require my son Samuel B. Elder to pay to John Elder the one half expenses of her keeping if it should be so required. Sixth...I direct that the land bequeathed to my four daughters be by my exectors sold and the money be equally devided among them share and share alike to each daughter. And so I make constitue and appoint my two sons Samuel B. Elder and John Elder my executors to carry out my provisions of this my last will and Testement. Witnets my hand and seal this 25th day of August AD 1884 Samuel Elder * seal We certify that the testator Samuel Elder signed sealed and acknowledged the foregoing to be his last will in our presence and we in his presence and in the presence of each other do set our hands and seals this 25th day of August 1884 AD CLARION COUNTY, SS: Before me S.J. BINGOON, regester for the Probate Wills and granting Letters of Adminstration in and for the county of Clarion, personally came WILLIARD H. CARSON & J.F. FINLIN the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Will, who being duly sworn assording to law, do say, that they were present and saw and heard SAMUEL ELDER deseased,the Testator therein named, sign,_______________seal, publish pronounce and declare the foregoing instrument of wrighting 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 and belief. Signed..Williard H. Carson Signed..J.F. Finlin Sworn and subscribed before me this 1st. day of October A.D. 1884 Signed S.J. Bingoon, register CLARION COUNTY, SS: We do swear that as Executors of the foregoing Last Will & Testament of SAMUEL ELDER , deceased, WE will well and truly adminster the goods and chattles,rights and credits of said deceased, according to law, and diligently and faithfully regard, and well and truly comply with the provisions of the law relating to collateral inheritances. Signed... S.B. Elder Signed... John Elder Sworn and suscribed before me this 1st day of October A.D. 1884 Signed.. S.J. Bongoon, register