Beaver County PA Archives Will: Talbot Townsend, 1869, Borough of New Brighton ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tami Froelich BEAVER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA - WILL BOOK "E" New Brighton Beaver Co., Pennsylvania Last Will and Testament of Talbot Townsend Entered April 8, 1869 (Will Book E-138) I Talbot Townsend of the Borough of New Brighton in the County of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania being of infirm health of body but of sound mind and memory do make ordain and publish this my last will and testament and do hereby revoke and and make void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made. First after all my lawful debts are paid and discharged the residue of my estate real and personal, I give bequeath and dispose of as follows to wit. To my wife should she survive me, all my real estate wherever situate for and living her natural life, together with such portion or all of my household furniture and effects as she may desire. Provided that should my executors herein after named desire it expedient and my said wife consent thereto the real estate or any portion thereof may be disposed of and the proceeds there of securely invested and so remain during her natural life, the interest accruing therein for that period to be annually paid to her and at her death or as soon thereafter as expedient the said investment together with all the rest and residue and remainder of my estate real and personal to be converted into ready money and divided and distributed amongst my children or their heirs share and share alike as follows viz. To my son James Dallas Townsend by a former wife or his heirs one seventh part - To my son Milo A Townsend or his heirs one seventh part - To my daughter Eliza Ann intermarried with John Gammel or her heirs one seventh part To my son Milton Townsend or his heirs one seventh part To my daughter Caroline intermarried with Ebenezer Rhodes or her heirs one seventh part. To my daughter Lydia Ann intermarried with Edwin Morlan or her heirs one seventh part and To my daughter Alice Ann intermarried with Samuel Junkins or her heirs one seventh part thereof - Secondly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Milo A. Townsend and Edward Hoops (sic) my executor to this my last Will with ------- and authority to make sale of real estate and make titles for the same as fully as myself might or could if living and to do and perform all other acts and things necessary to carry out the provisions thereof. On testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal the fourteenth day of December in the year AD eighteen hundred and sixty one. Note the erasures on the 16th line first page done before signing Signed sealed and acknowledged before or in the presence of us who have signed in presence of each other R.E. Hoopes Henry Hoopes Whereas I Talbot Townsend of the borough of New Brighton in the county of of (sic) Beaver and State of Penn having made my last will and testament in writing (line illegible) in and by which I have given my daughter Lydia Ann intermarried with Edwin Morlan and to her heirs the one seventh part of my estate as therein said will provided now therefore I do by this my writing, which I declare to be a codicil to my said last will and testament and to be taken as a part there of order and declare that my will is that the said one seventh share of my estate that would be pay able as in said will provided shall be invested by any said Executor in some safe and suitable manner as in a home stead for her own use during her natural life or in other securities mortgages stock etc. and the annual income there to be paid to her during natural life as aforesaid and in either of the two modes of investments mentioned the said portion of the said Lydia Ann is to be paid at her decease to her husband further I do hereby nominate and appoint my son Milton Townsend as an additional Executor and to act in conjunction with those already named in said will as such. In -------- whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal this seventh day of January AD one thousand eight hundred and sixty three signed sealed and acknowledged in presence of us who have signed in presence of each other R. E. Hoopes Henry Hoopes I Talbot Townsend of the borough of New Brighton County of Beaver and state of Pennsylvania being of sound mind memory and understanding do make and publish this codicil to be added to my last will and testament date ____ day of _____ AD 18__ now in the hands of RE Hoopes in manner following to wit I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Townsend wife of my son Milo A. Townsend the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid by my executor out of any estate - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifth day of March AD one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine. Signed seals published and declared by the said Talbot Townsend as and for a codicil to his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have at his request subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. Adeline Talbot W. O. Morlan