Wills: Samuel GRIFFITH, September 11, 1880, East St. Clair Twp., Bedford County, PA

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Source: Bedford County,  Will Book 5, Page 478
Written: September 11, 1880

In the name of God Amen, I Samuel Griffith of the township of East St. Clair 
in the county of Bedford and State of Pennsylvania being sick and weak in 
body, but of sound and disposing mind, make my last will and testament as 
follows. Out of natural love and affection and in order to assure my daughter 
Mary intermarried with William M. Shriner in and to a just share of my estate, 
so that she might be as near as possible equal with my sons. I give her a 
judgment note for six thousand dollars which she has entered up against me in 
the Court of Common Pleas of Bedford County and for which I never received any 
valuable consideration: now my desire is that my said daughter satisfy said 
judgment and lieu thereof accept this provision I now make for her to wit; I 
give and devise to her all my real estate remaining and wheresoever the same 
may be situated subject to my wife's dower.
   I give to my wife Mary all my personal estate of whatever nature or kind it 
may be including money and credits due me, subject however to the payment of 
all just debts due by me and funeral expenses attending my decease and the 
expenses of administration of my estate.
   I appoint my trustful son Abner J. Griffith Executor of this my last will 
and testament.
   Witness my hand and seal this 11th day of September 1880.

Samuel Griffith (his mark and sealed)

This writing signed by the testator Samuel Griffith by making his mark hereby, 
weak and unable to write and sealed and by him published and declared as and 
for his last will and testament in the presence of us who have hereunto set 
our names in his presence and in the presence of each other at his request.

A. J. Wisegarver (signed)
Henry Sill (signed)


Bedford County, S.S.
   Personally appeared be fore me E. W. Shoemaker Register for the Probate of 
Wills in and for said county A. J. Wisegarver and Henry Sill the two 
subscribing witnesses to this last will and testament of Samuel Griffith late 
of East St. Clair Township deceased who being duly sworn according to law do 
depose and say that they were personally present and saw and heard the above 
named testator sign and seal by making his mark his being sick and unable to 
write, and pronounce and declare the above Instrument of writing as and for 
his last will and testament. That they signed their names thereto as witnesses 
at the request of the testator and in his presence and in the presence of each 
other and at the time of so doing testator was of sound mind, memory and 
understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of September A.D. 1880.
E. W. Shoemaker Register (signed)
A. J. Wisegarver (signed)
Henry Sill (signed)

Filed, proven and Letters Testamentary granted to Abner J. Griffith on the 
18th day of September A.D. 1880, he having been duly sworn according to law.
Decedent died September 13th A.D. 1880 at 1-1/2 o'clock A.M. on the oath by 
Abner J. Griffith. Oath on file.
E. W. Shoemaker Register (signed)
(Bedford County, Pennsylvania/Will Book 5, page 478)


Additional Comments:
Samuel was a son of John and Catherine (Helm) Griffith.

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