Wills: Joseph McCURDY, 1825: Robinson Township, Allegheny County, PA

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Letters Testamentary on the Estate of  Joseph McCurdy, Deceased



Allegheny County, SS.

BY THE TENOR OF THESE PRESENTS

I, M. Stewart Esquire, Register for the Probate of Wills, and granting Letters
of Administration in and for the County of Allegheny aforesaid, in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.



Do Make known unto all Men,

That on the day of the date hereof, at Pittsburgh, in the said County, before
me was proved, approved and insinuated the last Will and Testament of Joseph
McCurdy late of Robinson Township in the county aforesaid, deceased, (a true
copy whereof is to these presents annexed) having whilst he lived, and at the
time of his death, divers goods, chattels, rights and credits within the said
Commonwealth, by reason whereof the approbation and insinuation of the last
Will and Testament and the committing the administration of all and singular
the goods, chattels, rights and credits which were of the said deceased, and
also auditing the accounts, calculations and reckonings of the said
administration, and a final dismission from the same to me are manifestly known
to belong; and that the administration of all and singular the goods, chattels,
rights and credits of the said deceased, any way concerning his last Will and
Testament, was committed to Andrew McCurdy and William Hall, Executors in the
said Testament named, they having first been duly qualified well and truly to
administer the goods, chattels, rights and credits of the said deceased, and
make a true and perfect Inventory thereof, and exhibit the same into the
Registers Office at next, and to render a true and just account, calculation
and reckoning of the said administration, on or before the twenty-first day of
September one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six or when thereunto lawfully
required.

	IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, at
Pittsburgh, the 21st day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty-five.

						M. Stewart, Register



In the name of God, Amen J. Joseph McCurdy of the Township of Robinson and
County of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania being poorly in health of  body
but of perfect soundness of mind and recollection blessed be God, make this my
last will and testament in the like form and manner falling to wit.  First of
all, I bequeath my soul to God who gave it and my body to be buried in a decent
Christian-like manner and as to such wordly estate wherewith it has pleased God
to bless me with in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following
manner to wit.  After my funeral expenses and all my lawful debts are paid out
of such of my chattel property as shall not hereinafterwards be devised and if
this shall not be sufficient to pay the same, the remainder shall be taken from
and out of my real estate and likewise one seventh part of the remainder of my
real estate I will and bequeath to Mary my beloved wife and also one mare and
coult [sic] and side saddle and bridle, three cows, eight sheep and four hogs
of her own choosing and likewise I will and devise unto Mary my beloved wife
one cupboard and with its contents, one bureau, three beds and bedding, one
half dozen Windsor chairs and one table of her own choice, one looking glass,
with all the grain and oats hay in the barn, and this my beloved wife is to
enjoy the benefits of all they houses until my son Joseph comes of age without
any rent whatever.  And likewise unto Letty, my beloved daughter, I will and
devise one seventh part of my real estate, and unto Emeline, my beloved
daughter, I will and devise one seventh part of my real estate, and also unto
Sarah Ann, my beloved daughter, I will and devise one seventh part of my real
estate, and also unto Mary, my beloved daughter, I will and devise one seventh
part of my real estate, and likewise unto Elizabeth, my beloved daughter, I
will and devise one seventh part of my real estate, and unto Joseph, my beloved
son, I will and bequeath one seventh part of this my real estate, that each of
these my children shall be decently schooled and likewise my son Joseph if it
shall please God he shall live to the years of maturity my will is that he
shall be taught so that he may be able to teach school and further my will is
that all expenses until this my son Joseph becomes of age shall be taken out of
the whole and from their several parts and unto Hugh Glen my nephew I will and
devise the tanyard and houses with one acre and one half adjoining the same the
first line to run below the shop and then to extend up the hill the inside line
to come up by the west end of the milk house for and during the term of forty
years and further my will that he that said Hugh Glen shall have a constant
supply of water from the spring.  The spring for the tanyard as heretofore
enjoyed and further my my will is that he the said H shall pay or cause to be
paid unto my heirs, administrators or assigns the sum of one hundred dollars at
two equal payments the first payment to be made one year after my decease and
the other one year afterwards and if he the said Hugh shall think proper not to
enjoy said demised lot he shall leave it to the rest of my heirs clear of all
debts whatever and likewise he shall not remove the mill and further my will is
if any of these my children shall die before they come of age there [sic] part
shall go to the remainder of my children share and share alike and should any
die of these my children before they come of age having issue lawfully begotten
there [sic] part shall go [to] the said children shair [sic] and shair [sic]
alike.  Lastly I nominate, constitute and appoint my brother Andrew McCurdy and
my brother-in-law William Hall, both of Allegheny County, my executors of this
my last will and testament with full power to execute the same hereby revoking
all other wills, legacies and bequeasts [sic] by me heretofore made and do
declare this and no other to be my last will and testament and in testament  of
this, my desire and have in the full exercise of my reason set my hand and
affixed my seal this third day of September in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and twenty-five.  Signed sealed and declared by the
testator as his last will [and] testament in the presence of us who in his
presence and at his request have subscribed as witnesses.



William Anderson				Joseph McCurdy {Seal}

Hugh Glenn