Wills:  Phillip H. Hoover, 1858: Napier Twp, Bedford County, PA

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF PHILLIP HENRY HOOVER

The last will and testament of Phillip Hoover of Napier Township/Bedford County and State of Pennsylvania: I, Phillip Hoover Considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind and memmory do make and publish this my last will and testament in maner as follows: that all my just debts as shall be by me owing at my death together with my funeral expences and charges touching the same shall in first place be fully paid and sadisfied.  I then do will and bequeath unto my loving wife MARGRET the one third of all the Interest of my whole Estate so long as she keeps my name.  Secondly I bequeath unto my loving daughters CATHERINE, PEGGY, MARIAH, SUSAN, and BETSY one hundred dollars.  Each with what they have received I now bequeath unto my loving sons GEORGE, HENRY, JOHN, WILLIAM, PHILLIP and JACOB the Remainder of my Estate to be divided Eaqual amongst them share and share alike and I make and ordain WILLIAM and JOHN my two sons to be the Executors of my last will and testament and in witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this 16th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty Eight.

                                                 PHILIP H. HOOVER  [seal]

Signed, Sealed and declared by the above named Phillip Hoover to be his last will and testament in the Presence of us who at this request and in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses hereunto.
                                                 JOHN LINDSAY
                                                 ISAAC HORN
                                                 JOHN HILLEGAS

Filed 20 July 1858

Bedford County
Personally appeared before this Register for the Probate of wills in said _____ John HILLEGAS & John LINDSAY, two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing being sworn according to law do depose ____that they were present and saw the testator Philip H. HOOVER sign his name to the ______then ___him pronounce and declarethis instrument of ____ to be his last will and testament, that he desired them to sign their names to certify thereto & at the time of so doing he the said testator was of sound mind, memory, and understanding to the best of their knowledge thereof.
____, Subscribed, July 22, 1858         John LINDSAY
Before                                                  John HILLEGAS
Saml. H. TATE
Register