WILL: Henry ADAMS, 1889, Jackson Township, Cambria County, PA

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Jackson Twp., State of Pennsylvania, Cambria County, Vol. 4, Page 300

Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy

Henry ADAMS 

Will dated 10-01-1889; probate filed 10/19/89

Before me, Celestine J. Blair, Register of the Probate of Wills and granting 
Letters of Administration in and for said County, personally came Nannie E. 
Adams who being duly affirmed according to law, doth depose and say that Henry 
Adams late of Jackson Twp in said County, died on or about the 1" of October 
1889, at about 5 o'clock a.m. Nannie E. Adams affirmed and subscribed this 12" 
day of October 1889.
Celestine J. Blair, Register.

I Henry Adams of the township of Jackson, County of Cambria, and commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania. Being of sound mind and memory; and understanding to the end that 
I may be better prepared to leave this word whenever it shall please God to call 
me hence do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner following 
to wit:- First, I commit my soul into the hands of my creator who gave it and my 
body to the earth to be intered at Wesley Chappel Cemetery in Taylor Township, 
Pennsylvania. According to the rites and cerimonies of the methodist Episcopal 
Church and as to such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased god to intrust me. 
I dispose of the same as follows. to wit:- I give and devise and bequeath to my 
beloved wife Maria Adams. All my property Real and personal owned by me at my 
death she to have and to hold the same or dispose of any land or personal 
property which she may think proper. After the death of my wife all that may be 
left of my estate is to be sold and divied share and share alike among our 
childern except my . Willliam Adams shall have one hundred and fifty dollars 
more than the remainder of my childern. Should my wife Maria again marry then it 
is my will that all the property remaining real and personal shall be sold at 
public sale and divided as above stated. She said Maria receiving only share and 
allowance of the estate as are allowable by the intestate laws of Pennsylvania.
I hereby appoint as the executix of this my last will and testament my wife 
Maria. In witness whereof I Henry Adams the testator have to this my last will 
written on one sheet of paper set my hand and seal this twenty second day of 
August A.D. 1889. Henry Adams (seal)
Filed 10/19/89

Cambria County, SS:

Before me Celestine J. Blair, Register of the Probate of Wills and granting 
Letters of Administration in and for said County, personally came Joseph Masters 
and Robert L. Hunt the subscribing witnesses to the forgoing will, who being 
duly sworn according to law, do depose and say, that they were present and saw 
and heard Henry Adams the within-named testator, sign, seal, publish, pronounce, 
and declare the foregoing instrument of writing as and for his last Will and 
Testament, and at the time of so doing he was of sound mind, memory, and 
understanding, to the best of their knowledge, observation, and belief, sworn 
and subscribed this 12" day of Oct. A.D. 1889.
Celestine J. Blair, Register

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the within named Henry Adams as and 
for his last will and testament in the preasance of us who have here unto 
subscribed our names at his request as witnesses thereto in the presance of the 
said testator and of each other
Joseph Masters
Robert L. Hunt

State of Pennsylvania, Cambria County, SS:

Maria Adams do affirm that as the Executrex of Henry Adams late of Jackson Twp 
deceased. I will well truly administer the goods and chattels, rights and 
credits of said deceased, agreeable to law, and that I will comply with the 
provisions of the law relating to collateral inheritances Maria (x, her mark) 
Adams affirmed and subscribed before me this 12" day of October A.D., 1889 and 
letters testamentary granted to Maria Adams.
Celestine J. Blair, Register