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Will of John E. Stewart, Sr.        September 16, 1865
Know all men by the present that I John Stewart of Plumcreek Twp in
the
County of Armstrong and State of Pennsylvania Farmer  being sick & weak
but of
sound and disposing mind & Memory do make & publish this my last will
and
hereby revoked all former wills by me at any time hereafter void And as
to my
worldly estate and all the property real & personal or mixed, of which I
shall
dy__?_ and posessed are to which I shall be entitled to at the time of
my
demise, I devise  bequest & dispose thorough in assignment following to
wit:
First, my will is that all my just debts & funeral expenses by my
executers hereafter named be paid out of my estate as soon after my
decease
or that by them  be found convenient.
Then, I give & bequest to my son John Stewart the Farm known by the
name
of the Harmond Farm in Plumcreek Twp.  3rd.  I give & bequest to my son
Joseph
Stewart all that Farm in Plumcreek Twp known as the Hoover Farm &
further it
is my will that the Farm in Cowanshannock Twp known by the name of the
Kenedy
Farm be sold.  4th. I, give & bequest to my daughter, Mary two hundred
dollars
in cash.  5th. I, give & bequest to my daughter Elizabeth one hundred
and
fifty dollars in cash when she arrives at the age of twenty on years.
6th. I,
give & bequest to my daughter Margaret McClain five dollars in cash.
7th. I,
give and bequest to my daughter Jane Spencer five dollars.  8th. I, give
and
bequest to my daughter Rachel Jewart one cow.  9th. I give and bequest
to my
daughter Sarah Guthrie one cow. 10th. It is my will that my beloved wife
Mary
Stewart be kept by my two sons John & Joseph share & share a like as
long as
she remains my widow & I do appoint my son John Stewart & Samuel Casedy
my
executors of the my will & Testement. In witness whereof I the said John
Stewart have to the my last will and testment set my hand & seal This
16th day
of September one thousand eight hundred and sixty five.
John (his X mark) Stewart  (seal)
In the presence of we who now subscribe in the presence of each
other;
I. M. Pettigrew     Wm C. Sloan

Armstrong County SS
Register office September 30th, 1865 Personally come before me
Register
of Wills, go in and for ---?---  this county I. M. Pettigrew and William
C.
Sloan the subscribed witness to the foregoing Last  Will and Testament
of John
Stewart Deceased and upon the solomn oath do say that they were present
did
__?___ John Stewart late of Plumcreek Twp, Armstrong Co deceased, the
testament herein named, signed, sealed publish and decree the same all
for
his last will and testament and that at the doing thereof he was of
sound
disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge
and
belief sworn & subscribed before me this 30th September 1865
P. C.  Bowme, Register
I. M. Pettigrew    Wm C. Sloan