Armstrong County PA Archives Wills.....DOUGHERTY, James November 1819
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  Source: Armstrong County Court House
  Written: September 14 1816
  Recorded: November 25 1819
   
  Will of James Dougherty
  
  
  In the name of God, Amen
  
  I, James Dougherty of Buffalo Township, County of Armstrong, and state of 
  Pennsylvania, being weak in body but of sound mind and memory do publish this, 
  my last Will and Testament in manner and form as follows, told first I commence 
  my soul into the hands of Almighty God. Who gave it to me and my body to the 
  earth from whence it was taken - and to prayeth - .
  To my wife, Mary Dougherty, my second marriage I do bequeath my ? real estate 
  the one third or as much of the same as may be necessary for her substance 
  which she lives together with the household furniture as follows: One bed and 
  bedding, one large chest, kitchen furniture also the privilege of the house 
  wherein I now live while she lives. To my son Samuel Dougherty by second 
  marriage I bequeath of my real estate the one half as follows-of the land 
  including the improvements where I now live reserving to my wife as before 
  while she lives. To my son John Dougherty, by second marriage, I bequeath the 
  other half of my landed estate including the improvements made by James Stuart 
  reserving still the one half for my wife while she lives. At my deceased, I 
  desire my personal property to put to saleand the value therof when recorded by 
  my executors to be distributed as follows:
      First my funeral expenses and just debts to be paid. After that to my 
  daughter Mary Craig by my second marriage I bequeath fifty dollars lawful money 
  of the United States to be paid by my executor when ???of the value of my 
  personal property. To my son, Francis Dougherty by my first marriage I bequeath 
  two dollars lawful money lawful money of Pennsylvania to be paid when recovered 
  as above. To my son James Dougherty by my first marriage I bequeath two dollars 
  to be paid as before described, and to my daughter Nancy King by my first 
  marriage two dollars to be paid as before described, at the deceased of my wife 
  Mary Dougherty if she should survive me, it is my will that the share of landed 
  estate be left for her substanance be equally left in the hands of my sons 
  Samuel and John Dougherty in like mannerbetween my sons Samuel and John 
  Dougherty. Also it is my will that the barn be completed on the imporvement 
  that I have left to my son John and of the expense arrising for the same I bind 
  my son Samuel ? the one half, and the line between my sons Samuel and John 
  Dougherty to run so as to include to each their improvements or as near as 
  possible.
  And lastly, I nominate and appoint my sons Samuel and John Dougherty to be my 
  executors of this my last will and testamant as witness my hand and seal this 
  fourteenth day of September, One thousand eight hundred and sixteen.

  William Stuart-Witness				Signed: James Dougherty
  Wm. H. Stewart-Witness
  
  Armstrong County, Pa.-Before me Eben Smith Kelly, Register for the Probate of 
  Wills and granting letters of administration in and for said County personally 
  appeared Wm W. Gibson and William Stewart the subscribing witness to the 
  written will of James Dougherty deceased who being duly sworn according to law 
  declare and say that their names within subscribed are in their own proper hand 
  writing, that they were present and saw the said James Dougherty sign, seal, 
  publish pronounce and declare the within instrument of writing as and for his 
  last will and testament, and that at the time of his doing so the said James 
  Dougherty was of perfect and sound mind and memory, and that they these 
  deponanats signed their names to the said will as witnesses in the presence and 
  at the request of the said James Dougherty.					
  	William Stewart
  Sworn and subscribed by William Stewart			Wm. W. Gibson
  before me this 25th day of Nov. 1819
  	E.S. Kelly, Register
  Sworn and subscribed by Wiliam W.
  Gibdson before me this 26th Nov. 1819
  	E.S. Kelly, Register
  
  This will was registered November 25, 1819
  
  
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