Muskingum County OhArchives Wills.....King, George August 5, 1833 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Teresa Shade meltzer gardeneranderson@aol.com November 19, 2006, 1:48 am Source: Huntingdon County Pa Register & Recorder's Office Written: August 5, 1833 Recorded: October 19, 1833 Last Will and Testament Huntingdon County Pennsylvania ~ Will Book 3 ~ Pages 418 ~ 419 of George King, deceased In the name of God amen, I George King of Shirley Township Huntingdon County and state of Pennsylvania being in midling state of health, but still in sound state of mind, and memory, and understanding thanks be to Almighty for the same, being mindful of my mortality do make and institute this my last will and testament. First, and principally I recommend my immortal spirit to God who gave it, in hopes of a joyful resurrection and my body to the earth (when it shall please God to separate my soul and body) to be burried decently at the discretion of my executors in a Christian like manner – and as to such worldly estate wherein it hath pleased God to bless me, I give and dispose there of as follows – I do nominate and appoint my beloved wife Mary King and my son James King both of Shirley township to be my executors of this my last will and testament – And it is further my will and desire that all my personall property which I may be in possin of at the time of my decease, shall belong and be the property of my beloved wife Mary – and it is my will and desire that if she should not choose to live in the house with any of her children, and was or will be her desire to have a house build on either part of my place, it shall be done at the joint and equal expense of my legal heirs that are in possession of my landit property – It is further my will and desire as respects my real estate to bequith and dispose of the same in the following manner – I bequith unto my son William King the lot and parcel of ground that is marked and plotted out & is in his possession at this time containing forty five acres more or less, and I bequith unto my daughter Elizabeth Newell the lot of ground that is maket and plotted out and is in her possession at this time supposed to contain forty five acres be the same more or less – I bequith unto my daughter Hanah Swope that lot or parcel of ground market and plotted out, and is in her possession at this time, containing forty five acres more or less. I bequith unto my son Charles King, the lott of ground that is market and plotted and is in his possession containing forty five acres more or less. I bequith unto my daughter Sarrah More the lott of ground that is market and plotted and is in her possession at this time containing forty five acres be the same more or less – and it is further my will and I do hereby bequith unto my sons John, George, Patrick and Hugh King eache and every the sum of one dollar to them in hand paide imediatly after my decease as their legacy by my daughter Hanah Swope - I further bequith unto my son James King the lot of grounds and parcel of lande market and plotted and is in his possession at his time containing forty five acres more or less. Item it is my will and I order and direct that all my just debts and personall expenses shall be paid jointly and equally by my legal heirs that are in possession of my landit property. I publish and declare hereto set my hands and seal the fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. Signed and sealed in present of: George King (SEAL) Hermanus Ow Henry Copenhaver Peter Snyder ***************************************************** Huntingdon County Pennsylvania Will Book #3 page 419 Huntingdon County Go before me the subscriber Deputy Register for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration in and for the said county pf Huntingdon, personally appeared Henry Copenhaver and Peter Snyder who being sworn according to law do depose and say that they were personally present, and saw and heard the aforenamed George King sign, seal, execute, publish, pronounce, and declare the above & foregoing instrument of writing as and for his last will and testament; and that these deponents did sign their names thereto as witnesses in the presence of each other, and in the presence of the said testator, and at his instance and request; and that he the said testator was at the time of sound and disposing mind, memory, & understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief. Sworn & subscribed the 19th day of October A.D. 1833 Peter Snyder Before Wm. Stewart Depy. Regr. Regr Henry Copenhaver Additional Comments: Spelling and puncuation transcribed as written from the original Will and Letters of Administration document copies secured from the Huntingdon County PA Register and Recorder's Office. Spelling of the surname for Will witness Hermanus Ow has been verified from the 1820 & 1830 Shirley Township Census records, correct as written. George King's widow, Mary King migrated to Muskingum Co. Ohio after his death: as did other hiers mentioned in the above Will. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/muskingum/wills/king10gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 5.8 Kb