Wills: Sarah Wertz, 1884: Harrison Twp, Bedford County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Eilene Moore, Nancy Peche,Rhonda Neibauer, Jeff Rinscheid, Mary Crisman, Margo Knepp, Carson Brown, Eilene Moore, Charlotte Armour, and other Wertz researchers. EMoorePho@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ----------------- Will/Estate records of SARAH WERTZ (Sister of Valentine V. WERTZ), March 21st, 1884 (Copied as original, spelling and all) ---------- I SARAH WERTZ of Harison Township in the County of bedford and State of Pennsylvania being of sound mind memory and understanding do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made. And first I direct that my body be decently intered in the cemtery near Manns Choiceknown at Mt Olive cemetery according to the rites of the Presbiterian church and that my funeral be conducted in a manner correspondingwith my estate and situation in life as to such estate as it hath pleased God to entrust me with I dispose of the same as follow Viz: In the second place I direct that my executor herein named pay my funeral expences out of my estate tomb stones and all other necessary expenses And further direct that after my death I give and bequeathe all the ballance of my property real and personal including my house and lot and the other lot of four acres all situated and lying in Manns Choice and a Judgment I have entered on the Prothonators docket against my brother V. V. WERTZ to my said brother V. V. WERTZ's use as long as he lives and after his death I give and bequeath the above described house and lot for the use of my niece ANN MARIA MILLER, widow of HIRAM MILLER, decd. as long as she lives and after her death. The Said house and lot which I have bequeathed to the use of my niece ANN MARIA MILLER while she lives, And Lastly I give and bequeath the same niece ANNIE WERTZ and the said four lots the Said Judment and all my personal property except one bed and beding I give to my said niece ANN MARIA MILLER. And lastly I appoint my friend ASA(?) S. STUCKEY, Esq. to be the executor of my last will and testament. In witness I have hereunto set my and seal this 21st day of March A.D. 1884. Witness her M.C. MILLER SARAH * WERTZ JOHN W. OYLER mark 2.) Letters of Administration/Estate Records, January 15, 1890: Bedford, PA, January 15, 1890, To JAMES J: MICKEL, Esq. Register of Wills of Bedford County Sir: I hereby renounce my right to act as Administrator of my deceased sister SARAH WERTZ, deceased, and request you to appoint W. SCOTT SHOCKEY, Administrator Cum testamento annexo of said SARAH WERTZ, deceased, Witness Yours Respectfully, MORERT POINT (?) V. V. WERTZ 3.) Another document, January, 1890 BEDFORD COUNTY ss: Personally appeared before me, JAMES F. MICKEL, Register for the probate of wills, in and for said county, JOHN W. OYLER one of the two subscribing witnesses in the last will and testament of SARAH WERTZ, late of Harrison Township, deceased, who being duly qualified according to law, depose and says that he was personally present and saw and heard the above named testatrix sign and seal, pronounce and declare the foregoing instrument of writing as and for her last will and testament, that he signed his names as witness at the request of said testatrix and in his presence and in the presence of the other subscribing witness, M.C. MILLER, who is now dead, and at the time of so doing said testatrix was of sound mind, memory, and understanding, to the best of deponents' knowledge and belief. Sworn and subscribed before me, this 25th day of January, A.D. 1890 JOHN W. OYLER JAMES F. MICKEL, Register 4.) Another document, January 15, 1890: COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, BEDFORD COUNTY Personally appeared before me JAMES F. MICKLE, register for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration, in and for said County V. V. WERTZ who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that SARAH WERTZ, late of Harrison Twp, said County deceased, died at V. V. WERTZ's in said Township on or about Thursday the 21st day of November, A.D. 1889 at 4 o'clock A.M. of said day, to the best of his knowledge and belief. SWORN AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME this 15th day of January, A.D. 1890 V. V. WERTZ JAMES F. MICKLE Register 5.) (4 years later, March 3, 1894....more info) Bedford, PA, March 3, 1894 To Wm. S. LYSINGER, Esq, Register of Wills of Bedford County Sir: I hereby renounce my right as stet ins brother of SARAH WERTZ, late of Harrison Township, deceased, (who died unmarried and without issue,) to act as Administrator, and request that you appoint ALBERT H. WHETSTONE, Administrator Cum testamento annexo of said SARAH WERTZ, deceased, (my former mominee W. SCOTT SHOCKEY having refused to act). Yours Respectfully, Witness V. V. WERTZ MIRERT POINTE (?) 6.) Another document, March 3, 1894: Bedford County ss: Personally appeared before me WM. S. LYSINGER, Register for the probate of wills, in and for said county, JOHN W. LINGENFELTER and JAMES F. MICKEL, who being duly qualified according to law, depose, and say that they were well acquainted with M. C. MILLER, late deceased, that they are acquainted with his hand writing, having frequently seen him write his name, and the name of M. C. MILLER signed to the instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of SARAH WERTZ, as a witness thereto, is in the proper hand writing and is the genuine signature of said M. C. MILLER to the best of their knowledge and belief. Sworn and subscribed before me this 3rd day of March, A.D. 1894 JOHN W. LINGENFELTER WM. S. LYSINGER, Register JAMES F. MICKEL