Allegany County MD Archives Wills.....John Jacob MILLER, March 24, 1909 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patti McDonald mincowv@frontiernet.net January 2, 2009, 9:30 am Source: Allegany County Written: March 24, 1909 In the name of God, I Jacob Miller of Lonaconing, Allegany Co Md, being of sound and disposing mind, memory & understanding but being mindful of the uncertaintyof life and the certainty of death, do make and declare this as and for my last will and testament hereby revoking and annulling all others heretofore made or purporting to have been made by me. In the first place I commit my soul to the care and keeping of Almighty God and I desire that my body should be decently buried in the ground. Item second, I desire the payment of all my just and reasonable debts and funeral expenses by my executors hereinafter named. Item third, I desire my executors hereinafter named to pay to my youngest son Grover Cleveland Miller the sum of two hundred dollars as a special legacy in addition to his share of my estate. Item Third. To my beloved wife, Philadelphia Miller, I do devise, give and bequeath a life estate in and to all my property ral, personal and mixed, together with the rents, issues and profits therefrom arising to have use of and enjoy the same for and during the full end and term of her natural life, provided she shall so long remain unmarried. And immediately upon the death or marriage of my wife Philadelphia, whichever shall first occur I do hereby authorize, direct and empower my executors hereinafter named to immediately convert all my property real, personal and mixed into cash by a sale thereof at public sale and to divide the proceeds of such sales and all caash in their hands among my ten children or their issue; if any of them should then be dead; per stirpes and not per capita, who are named as follows: Alonza Miller, son, Isabella Anderson, wife of John Andersen, Daughter; Louis J Miller, son, James H Miller, son; William T Miller, son; John E Miller, son; Joseph Miller, son; Elizabeth Ellen Boyd, wife of Thomas Boyd, daughter; Mary Wood, wife of Barney Wood, daughter; and Grover Cleveland Miller, a son, share and share alike. Item Fifth, And in case at any time my wife Philadelphia Miller should be of the opinion that it would be best for her and for the interests of my estate to have the stock and personal property sold then I do hereby direct and empower my executors upon her request made to them in writing to sell all my stock and personal estate and convert the same into cash and to invest the proceeds thereof under the directions of the Orphans Court of Allegany County the incomoe thereof to be paid to my wife during her natural life provided she may so long remain my widow, and the said amount so invested to be divided among my children above named as above provided on the death or marriage of my said wife. Item Sixth: And I do hereby constitute and appoint James H Miller and William T Miller Executors of this my last Will and testament. In witness thereof I have hereto set my hadn and affixed my seal this 24th day of March 1909. Jacob Miller Signed sealed published and declared as and for his last will and testament by Jacob Miller before us the undersigned witnesses who, at his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other have hereto set our hands as witnessees thereto. H Sprigg Geo Louis Eppler Robt H Gordon ***************************************************************** 2ND ACCOUNT Second Account of James H Miler and William T Miller, Executors of Jacob Miller, late of Allegany Co Md, deceased. These Executors charge themselves:-With the following amounts that were distributed to Philadelphia Miller, Widow of the said Jacob Miller, deceased, for and during the term of her Natural Life and Widowhood, as shown by said Executors First Account settled in the Orphans' Court on the 7th day of March, 1916, of record in Administration Accounts Liber Q, Folio 211 &c., the said Philadelphia Miller, Widow having departed this life on the 19th day of March 1921..viz: Household Furniture and Mining Fixtures & c. - $712.05 Cash.. 4482.05 - $5,194.10 Less the sum of $222.49, same being the depreciation of Household Furniture and Mining Fixtures & c, and the Death of two horses during the life estate held by the said widow, Philadelphia Miller = $4,971.61 AND CRAVES ALLOWANCE AS FOLLOWS 1. Paid George W Grose, Monument Per Agreement of Heirs filed with this Account: $240.00 2. The Daily News Co, Notice to Creditors 4.00 3. William G Gardner, Account 4.25 4. D L Durst Account 12.00 Paid Hervey W Shuch, Register $26.50 = 286.75= $4,684.86 DISTRIBUTION OF WILL 1. To Alonza Miller. Son. Note of Alonza Miller, filed with this Account..$200.00; Cash $248.49 = $448.49 2. " Isabella Anderson. Daughter. $448. 3. " Louis J Miller. Son. $448.49 Carried forward..$134547. $4.684.86 Amount brought forward $1,345.47 $4,684.86 4. To James H Miller. Son. $448.49 5. "William T Miller Son $448.49 6. " John E Miller. Son. $448.49 Amount due account of purchase of household furniture &c. 232.30. Cash. 216.19 = 448.49 7. " Joseph Miller. Son. 448.48 8. " Elizabeth E Boyd. Daughter. 448.48 9. Grover C Miller. Son. 448.48 10. The Heirs of Mary Woods, deceased, Daughter, $448.48, Less the sum of $199.40 being the Funeral Expenses of Mary Woods, deceased, thus leaving a balance to be distributed of $249.08. 1. To Bernadette B Woods, Daughter $35.59 2. " William F Woods. Son. 35.59 3. " Catherine G Woods, Daughter, 35.58 4. " Joseph Woods, Son, 35.58 5. " Mary Woods, Daughter, 35.58 6. "Margaret K Woods, Daughter, 35.58 7. " Rita Woods, Daughter, 35.58 = 448.48 = 4,484.86 BALANCE DUE THE ESTATE $200.00 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mdfiles/ File size: 6.0 Kb This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/allegany/wills/miller-j.txt