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Wills: Henry S. Belding, 1884: Reading, Berks Co, PA

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I Henry S. Belding of the City of Reading, County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania 
do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and annulling any
and all other wills by me heretofore made.
1st. I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid by my
hereafter named executors as soon as conveniently may be done after my decease.
2nd, I give devise and bequeath unti my four children by my first wife now deceased-towit-
Henry C. Belding, Harriet P. Leichardt, Mary Dears and Samuel A. Belding the one half of 
the net proceeds of the  Estate of my late brother Samuel A. Belding
deceased, to which I may be entitled upon the final adjustment and settlement
of his said estate, legal proceedings against the probate of his
alleged last will being now pending before the Surrogate and Supreme Courts of the
City and County of New York. The said one half of said net proceeds to be
equally divided among my said four children and in case of their death, among
their legal representatives, share and share alike.
I give devise and bequeath unto Flora M. Belding, daughter of Clara Anthony
the sum of one hundred dollars. The same to be paid to her upon her arriving at 
the age of twenty one years and in case of her decease before that age the same
shall descend to and vest in my wife Sarah Belding.
3rd All the rest and residue of my estate of whatever nature and wheresoever situated
I hereby give devise and bequeath unto my present wife Sarah Belding to have and
hold the same unto her sole use and behoof for and during her natural life. And upon
her decease, the one half thereof being the one half of my whole estate
belonging to me at the time of my decease excepting the legacies above mentioned shall 
descend to and vest in my son Chester K. Belding. His heirs and assigns
forever. And the othr half od my estate shall be at the free disposal
of said wife by her last will and testament or other instrument in the nature
of a testmentary dispositon in case of her death without such testamentary
disposition the same as well as the other half of my estate in case of the death
of my son Chester K> Belding without lawful issue before the death
of his said mother shall descend to and vest in her heirs and legal 
representatives.
Thereby nominate constitute and appoint my wife Sarah Belding and my son Chester K. 
Belding executor of this my last will and testament.
In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
fifteenth day of January AD Eighteen Hundred and Seventy Three