Wills: William W. Beaty, 1870: Manorville, Armstrong County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Don Beatty. DonBea@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. ____________________________________________________________ Will Registered August 31, 1870 Volume 2, Page 570, Estate 2048 In the Name of God, Amen. I, William Beaty, of the Borough of Manorville, County of Armstrong, and State of Pennsylvania, being sick and weak in body, but of sound mind, memory, and understanding (praise be to God for it) considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and to the end that I may be the better prepared to leave this world whenever it shall please God to call me hence, do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner following: I order that my executor (herein after named) pay all my just debts, funeral expenses, doctor bills, and charges of proving this, my will, and any other necessary expenses in the first place, and I order and direct the following distribution of my money and property Item. I give and bequeath to my son, Hamilton K. Beaty, one thousand dollars, five hundred dollars of which I have paid in giving him an education and the remaining five hundred is to be paid him for the finishing of his education. out of the money due me from sale of part of my interest in mill property to Patterson, McLeod and McCullough which will make his one thousand dollars in full. Item. I give and bequeath to my son John K. Beaty, my daughters Isabella, and Mary A., and son William W. each one thousand dollars providing my property will amount to that much, and after paying each of them one thousand dolars making them equal with Hamilton, the balance, if any, is to be equally divided amongst my five children. And I do hereby nominate and appoint my brother, James Beaty of Allegheny Township, County and State above written, executor of this, my last will, hereby revoking and making void all other and former wills, and declaring this only to be my last will and testament In witness whereof I have this fourteenth day of July A,D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy set my hand and seal. Signed W.W. Beaty Witnesses Samuel McCloud and Jno. Patterson