Wills:  Lewis Gwin, 1852 (died 1863): Logan Twp., Blair Co., PA
 
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The Last Will and Testament of Lewis Gwin, Dec'd  
Will book B Pages 269-272
April 21, 1852   [Death  1 July 1863]

In the Name of God, Amen.  I, Lewis Gwin of Logan Township in the County of 
Blair and State of Pennsylvania, considering the uncertainty of this mortal 
life, and being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, and being 
desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be better prepared to leave 
this world, when it shall please God to call me hence, do therefore make and 
publish this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to 
say:

First and principally, I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave 
it, and my body to the earth to be decently buried.  And as to such worldly 
affairs as it hath pleased God to bestow  upon me and that I may be possessed of 
at the time of my decease, it is my will and desire to dispose of in the 
following manner.

Item:  I give and devise unto my eldest son James L. Gwin the following 
described part of a tract of land whereon he now resides in said Township of 
Logan.  Bounded and described as Follows;   Beginning at a white-oak, a corner 
of land now owned by John Coleman, said corner stands nearly east of my dwelling 
house, thence from said white oak by my other land, North forty-five degrees 
West and to continue that course of the fence of the small field north of my 
barn, thence in a Northward direction on the West side of the meadow land, to a 
point about West of the middle of the field farthest north of my said barn, 
thence in a North direction to a point three perches east of a bridge of logs 
over a small run on the road to Jacob Yingling's, thence to continue North so as 
to leave the said run about three perches to the West until that course 
intersects the line of John Coleman's land thence by said line south seventy-
five degrees east to a small Black Oak east of the road leading to Coleman's 
Mill, thence by land of said John Coleman and land lately sold by me to George 
W. Nelson, to the aid white-oak of Beginning, to him the said James L. Gwin and 
to his heirs and assigns forever in fee simple subject to the payment of the 
legacies  herein after named, which are to be Liens against the same until paid 
and discharged

Item:  I give and devise unto my youngest son, Alexander Gwin the remainder of 
my said Tract of land wherein I now reside bounded on the East by land of said 
John Coleman, on the south by land of Abraham Rees, on the west by the claim of 
Frederick and Jacob Yingling, on the North by said Coleman on the North East by 
the land already devised to my said eldest son James L. Gwin to him the said 
Alexander Gwin and his heirs and assigns forever in fee simple subject to the 
payment of the legacies, and the provisions herein after mentioned which are to 
be liens against the same until paid and discharged.

Item:  I do give and bequeath unto my Eldest daughter Emily Gwin the sum of 
Seven hundred and fifty dollars as her share of the real estate, to be paid to 
her by my said sons, James L. and Alexander Gwin, each annually paying her after 
my decease the sum of sixty two dollars and fifty cents until paid.

Item:  I do give and bequeath unto my youngest Daughter Maria the sum of Seven 
hundred and fifty dollars as her share of the said Real Estate to be paid to her 
by my said sons James L. and Alexander Gwin, each annually after my decease 
paying her the sum of Sixty two dollars and fifty cents until paid.

Item:   It is my will and desire, that after my decease, all my just debts and  
funeral expenses and the expenses of settling of my affairs, together with the 
following names legacies shall be paid out of my personal estate.

Item:  I do give and bequeath unto my little Grandson Marion Scott Gwin the sum 
of ten dollars with which my executors shall purchase for him a Bible Testament 
and other religious books to be paid out of my said personal estate.

Item:  I do give and bequeath unto my brother Dougal Gwin the sum of Twenty 
dollars to be paid him  by my Executors out of my personal  estate, within one  
year after my decease and also the further sum of eight dollars by each of my 
sons to be paid him annually during his natural life commencing on year after my 
decease, to be paid by my said sons out of my said real estate.

Item:  I do give and bequeath unto my said Daughters Emily and Maria all of my 
personal estate at the time of my decease after paying the payment of my debts, 
expenses and the legacies herein named being first deducted, and also that they 
shall have my lot in the Town of Fairmont, by them paying the amount due 
thereon.  And also it is my will and desire that they shall have privilege of 
such parts of my dwelling house as the may designate so long as they or either 
of them choose to live therein, and so much fruit out of my orchard on the land 
devised to my said son, Alexander Gwin as the may need for their immediate use.  
And it is further my will and desire that if either of my said Daughters should 
die previsions to the payment of the said legacies (or a part thereof) leaving 
no issue then the survivor of them shall retain the share of the other.

Item:  It is also my Will and desire that the School house and lot of one fourth 
of an acre adjoining which is on my said land already devised to my said son 
Alexander Gwin - that so long as said house shall be needed and used for common 
schools and for Religious Worship, it shall be set apart for said uses, and 
should circumstances so arise that said house would not be used or needed for 
said purposes then the same shall belong to my said son Alexander Gwin, by him 
paying to the directors of said Schools a fair compensation for said house.  And 
lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my said sons James L. Gwin and 
Alexander Gwin, Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all 
former wills by me made.

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first day of 
April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two.

Signed and Sealed by Lewis Gwin

Signed and Sealed and declared by the above names Lewis Gwin to be his Last Will 
and Testament in the presence of us, who at his request and in his presence and 
in the presence of each other have subscibed our names as Witnesses thereto

John Hagerty
Thomas Coleman

Blair County  fs:
Before me, the Register for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of 
Administration in and for the said county, personally appeared John Hagerty and 
Thomas Coleman, who being duly sworn by me, did depose and say that they were 
personally present, and say and heard Lewis Gwin sign, seal, [exscnie], publish, 
pronounce and [  ] the hereunto attached instrument of Writing as and for his 
Last Will and Testament;  that they signed their names as Witnesses thereto in 
the presence of each other and in the presence and at the request of the said 
Testator, and that at the time of signing the same the said Testator was of 
sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of their 
knowledge and belief.
Sworn and Subscribed before me, this 5th day of December AD 1863
 H. A. Caldwell Register

Blair County fs:
On the 5th day of December AD 1863, personally appeared before me the Register 
of Wills in and for Blair County, Alexander Gwin, who being duly sworn according 
to law did depose and say that as Executor of the Last Will and Testament of 
Lewis Gwin, deceased he will well and truly administer the goods and chattels, 
rights and credits which were of the said deceased, agreeably to the provisions 
of the said Last Will and Testament and according to law.

Signed Alex Gwin
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
H. A. Caldwell Register

Blair County SS:    On the 10th day of Dec. AD 1863 personally appeared before 
me the Register of Wills, in and for said County, James L. Gwin, one of the 
Executors of the Last Will and Testament of Lewis Gwin, deceased, who being duly 
sworn according to law did depose [and} say that he will administer the goods 
and chattels, rights and credits of said Deceased agreeably to said Last Will 
and Testament, and according to law.

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James L. Gwin & Alexander  Gwin Executors of the Estate of Lewis Gwin, deceased.  
[Fees 4.50, Tax .50 Rev. .50  $5.50

Memorandum:  Letters [of] Testamentary were this day issued to James L. Gwin and 
Alexander Gwin, Executors of the Last Will and Testament of Lewis Gwin, late of 
Logan Township, Blair County, Penna, deceased.  An Inventory of the goods and 
chattels, rights and credits which were of the said Deceased, to be exhibited in 
thirty days, and a just and true account, calculation and reckoning of their 
said Administration within one year of the date hereof or when thereunto legally 
required.

Given under my hand and official seal of Hollidaysburg. This 10th day of Dec AD 
1863  

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