Philadelphia County PA Archives Wills.....Samuel L. SMEDLEY, 1894
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                      WILL OF SAMUEL L. SMEDLEY.

I, Samuel L. Smedley, of the City of Philadelphia, do make and publish this 
my last will and testament, revoking all others previously by me made.

1st. All my just debts and expenses are to be paid.

2nd. I give and bequeath to my niece Hannah Smedley, daughter of my late 
brother Joseph P. Smedley, the sum of Five thousand dollars.

3rd. I give and bequeath to my niece Elizabeth S., wife of Albin Thorp, the 
sum of Twenty thousand dollars.

4th. I give and bequeath to my niece Mary Ella, daughter of my late brother 
William P. Smedley, Twenty thousand dollars.

5th. I give and bequeath to Emma W. Smedley, widow of my late brother Joseph 
P. Smed-ley, and now the wife of Pennell Stackhouse, the sum of Three thousand 
dollars.

6th. I give and bequeath to Jane G. Smedley, widow of my late brother William 
P. Smedley, the sum of Three thousand dollars.

7th. I give and bequeath to my six following named first cousins, viz., George 
L. Smedley, Bennett L. Smedley, Joseph Pennell, John S. Pennell, Edward C. Jones 
and Lydia S. Ballinger, the sum of One thousand dollars to each, making six 
thousand dollars.

8th. I give and bequeath to the Trustees of the Meeting of the Society of Friends 
of Middle-town, orthodox, Monthly Meeting, the sum of Four thousand dollars to be 
invested in good real estate security, and the interest to be invested by them in 
keeping the property, houses, fences, grave yard, in good repair, and any surplus 
which may accumulate to be paid for fuel and maintenance, and for such use as for 
the Society said trustees may determine.

9th. I give and bequeath to my cousin Edward G. Smedley, the sum of Four thousand 
dollars.

1oth. I give and bequeath to Gilbert Cope the sum of Six thousand dollars, to write 
out and perfect an edition of one thousand copies of my Genealogical notes of the 
Smedley family and Record of Descendants of my ancestor George Smedley, who emigrated 
from Derbyshire, Eng-land, to Pennsylvania in the year 1682. I desire him to print 
and publish it, and have it copiously illustrated with views and portraits and sold 
at as low rates as practicable, and placed in libraries throughout the country free 
of cost.

11th. I give and bequeath to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania the sum of Six 
thou-sand dollars, to be invested and the interest spent in copying and publishing 
Genealogical Records of families in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, and for 
such similar work as the Society shall determine.

12th. I give and bequeath to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania my Copy of a 
treatise on Canal Navigation which was presented by the author, Robert Fulton, to 
President George Washington.

13th. I give and bequeath to Amelia W. Robinson, of Philadelphia, Eighty shares of 
debent-ure stock of the National Wall Paper Company of the par value of one hundred 
dollars per share, entitled to receive eight per cent. interest per annum payable 
quarterly, amounting to eight thousand dollars.

14th. I give and bequeath to her mother, Martha E. Dunsmoor, Three thousand dollars.

15th. It is my will that all these bequests, against which a collateral inheritance 
tax shall be paid to the state, shall not be paid until two years shall expire after 
my decease, and that the amounts stated shall be paid to them in full without any 
deduction on account of said tax.

16th. I give and bequeath unto George Smedley Webster the choice of my scientific 
books, aad the remainder of my books to be divided among my heirs.

17th. I give, grant and bequeath to my nephew Samuel L. Smedley, junior, all the 
remainder of my estate after paying the above bequests, both Real and Personal, 
wherever located.

18th. I appoint my said nephew Samuel L. Smedley, Jun., and cousin Walter Smedley, to 
be the executors of this my last will and testament.

Signed, sealed and published as my last will and testament this third day of February, 
Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, in the presence of the 
subscribing witnesses.
Sam. L. SMEDLEY. (Seal.)
Joseph W. Jones,
Enos S. Mann,
Edw. C. Jones.

Addenda to my will of 3rd of February, 1894. In case of my death during this current 
year, my will is that my possessions shall remain as at present in the rooms occupied 
by them in 118 N. 34th Street, and that my Executors shall pay Mrs. M. E. Dunsmoor for 
the rental the sum of One thousand dollars.

Addenda second. I devise and bequeath to Martha E. Dunsmoor the sum of One thousand 
dollars per year for four years after my decease.

Witness my hand this Ninth day of May, 1894.
SAMUEL L. SMEDLEY.
Witness at signing,
Jane D. Reid, Clara Bethune.
The foregoing will was proved July 3i, r894, and recorded in Will-booms No. 174, p. 297. 
While it was evidently made in 1894, it is probable that the testator had before him one 
made in 1874, and unconsciously copiel the year.



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