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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ___________________________________________________________ Hezekiah RAGER Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 4 Page 262 Probated July 18, 1889 Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy I, Hezekiah Rager, of Jackson Township in the county of Cambria and State of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, 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 interred in the Lambaugh grave yard, according to the rites and ceremonies of the Baptist Church, and that my funeral be conducted in a manner corresponding with my estate and situation in life, as to such estate, as it hath pleased God to in trust me with, I dispose of the same as follows: Item - I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Martha, three hundred dollars, and one third of the proceeds of the real and personal estate, so long as she shall remain my widow. Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Angeline, intermarried with Isaac Clark, Twenty-five dollars. Item - I give and bequeath to my son Winfield Scott, fifty acres of land on which he now lives. Item - I give and bequeath to my son Amos, the one half of one hundred and thirty-six and one-half acres on which he now resides. Item - I give and bequeath to my son Augustus, fifty acres of land on which he now resides. Item - I give and bequeath to my son Rolandus the remaining one half of the one hundred and thirty-six and one -half acres on which Amos now resides. Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Martha, twenty-five dollars. Item - I give and bequeath to my son Daniel Thomas, hundred dollars or 50 acres off the north end of the one Crawford tract as he may elect. Item - I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin Franklin. One hundred dollars. Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Barbara Adeline and my son Richard, my daughter Rebecca Sabina and my son Martin, all the residue of my estate, real and personal, excepting three hundred acres of land adjoining lands on which I now reside, commonly called the Stover tract, hereinafter disposed of to be equally divided between them. I also direct that the above mentioned land ,call the Stover tract, shall be sold by my executors and the proceeds applied to the payment of the bequests herein provided for in money and the residue, if any divided equally between the four younger children, provided that should any other children be borne to me, they shall have equal shares with those named -- Barbara A., Richard, Rebecca S., and Martin .It is my will and desire that the balance of the Crawford Tract after taking off one hundred acres bequeath to my sons Winfield S and Augusts, shall be and remain in the possession of my wife, Martha ,so long as she remains my widow, for the purpose of raising and educating the younger children and at her death or marriage to be equally divided between the four children-- Barbara A., Richard ,Rebecca S., Martin and other, if any that may be hereafter born to me. I do hereby constitute and appoint my said wife, Martha, executrix and my friend Twinam J. Bracken Executor of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I, Hezekiah Rager the testator, have to this my last will and testament written on one sheet of paper set my hand and seal this twenty-four day of January A.D., one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two. Hezekiah Rager (seal) Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Hezekiah Rager, as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names at his request as witness hereto in the presence of the said testator and of each other. Samuel W. Drips W. B Dick John D Drips I, Hezekiah Rager, the above named testator, do hereby make and publish this codicil to my last will and testament , bearing date the 24th day of January A.D. 1882 in manner and form following to wit: Item- I hereby revoke the condition requiring and directing the Stover tract to be sold and direct that two hundred acres of the east end only be sold as above directed. Item - I do revoke the appointment of Twinam J. Bracken and I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend Daniel Sherman, in the ? and stead of T. J. Bracken, Executor on my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirty-first day of March AD one thousand and eight hundred and eighty-two. Hezekiah Rager (seal) Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above name, Hezekiah Rager, as and for a codicil to his last will and testament in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto, in the presence of the said testator and of each other John D Drips Saml. W. Drips Cambria County Before me Celestine J. Blair Register of the Probate of wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for said County personally came Saml. W. Drips and John D Drips, two of the subscribing witnesses of the foregoing will who being duly sworn according to law does depose and say that they were present and saw and heard Hezekiah Rager, 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 18th day of July A.D. 1889 Saml. W. Drips Celestine J. Blair, Register John D. Drips State of Pennsylvania Cambria County This day before me, Celestine J. Blair, Register of Wills in and for said County personally came T. W. Dick Esq. of Ebensburg, Pa. who being duly affirmed according to law says, that he is well acquainted with W. B, Dick, late a resident of Armagh, Indiana County, Pa. who was one of the subscribing witnesses to the last will and testament of Hezekiah Rager, late of said County deceased, that he is familiar with the handwriting of said W. B. Dick, having frequently seen him write his own name as well, as other matters, that the said W. B. Dick is now in Topeka, State of Kansas that he has carefully examined the signature of W. B. Dick to the aforesaid last will and testament dated the 24th day of January AD 1882 and he verily believes the name to be in the own proper handwriting of the said W. B. Dick. Affirmed and subscribed before T. W. Dick me this eighteenth day of July AD 1889 Celestine J. Blair, Register Registered July 18, 1899 and Letters Testamentary issued to Martha Rager and Daniel Sherman, Executors Celestine J. Blair, Register