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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ___________________________________________________________ Carroll Township, Cambria County, PA, Vol. 4, Page 558 Last Will and Testament of Jacob YAGLEY In the name of God Amen, I Jacob Yagley, of the Twp. of Carroll, County of Cambria, State of Pennsylvania do make this my last Will and Testament, I being of sound mind I Desire that I be buried in the Catholic Cemetery in Carrolltown by the Side of My deceased Wife. I Bequeath to my son Charles Yakley all my personal property and cash remaining after my death and I require that he shall pay my funeral expences and all debts of mine excepting a note held by the Prior of The Masting of St. Benedict in Carrolltown the amt of Said Note, being one hundred dollars. I Bequeath to Theodore the Sum of One hundred and fifty dollars to be paid as herein after to be directed. I bequeath to Pauline the Sum of one hundred dollars. I bequeath to my son Frederck Yakley the Sum of Five hundred and fifty dollars, also to my son, Charles and Andrew Yakeley the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars each to be paid as I herein direct my son Charles shall passess and own my farm on which I now reside upon these conditions, that he pay the above bequests to Theodore, Pauline and Frederick and Andrew Yakley. First he shall pay at the end of the first year after my death the Note which I owe to the Prior to Carrolltown and also to Theodore Yar the sum of fifty dollars during the second Year to Frederick Yakley my son the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars the next year to my son Andrew One hundred and fifty dollars and the next year to Theodore the sum of one hundred dollars and to my son Frederick the sum of fifty dollars and so on each year he shall pay the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars in the order as above Mentioned until all of the above bequests are paid. None of these bequests shall bear interest and under no circumstances shall be compelled to pay more than one hundred and fifty dollars each year and direct My Executor to make him a deed for the said farm when he has complied with the above conditions I direct that the said farm that is the possession and ownership as herein provided shall be in lieu of the bequest to my son Charles I direct that the bequest to Pauline shall not be paid to her until after the death of her present husband but in case she shall die before her husband then the amt bequeathed to her shall be equally divided between my sons Frederick, Charles and Andrew and also Theodore. I hereby Appoint my sons Frederick, Charles and Andrew the Executors of this my last Will and testament, I also direct that the bequest to Pauline Shall not be paid until all the bequests in this Will shall be paid in full. I hereby revoke all former Wills by me made. Witness my hand this Twelth day of October one thousand Eight hundred and Eighty four I hereby Revoke the appointment of my son Charles as one of my Executors. Jacob Yagley, written in German Witnesses Frederick Yagley Charles Yaeckle Andrew Yaeckle Cambria County SS: Before my John H. Brown, Register of the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for said County, personally came Charles Yaeckle and Andrew Yaeckle, the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Will, who, being duly sworn according to law, does depose and say that they were present and saw and heard Jacob Yagley the within-named testator, sign, publish, prounounce 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 28 day of October A.D. 1884 Andrew Yaekley Charles Yaeckle John H. Brown, Register Cambria County, S.S. Before me Celestine J. Blair, Register of the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for said County, personally came James J. Thomas and Benjamin Wirtner witnesses to the foregoing Last Will and Testament who being duly Sworn according to law, do swear depose and say, that they were present and saw and heard Jacob Yaeckle, 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 fourth day of October A.D. 1892 J.J. Thomas Benjamin Wirtner Celestine J. Blair, Register Registered Oct. 4, 1892, Celestine J. Blair, Register _____ Var.: YECKLEY, YAGLEY, YAKLEY, YAKELEY, YAECKLE Death/Burial Register of Carrolltown/Harts Sleeping Place, by Charles Shank, c1983; YEAKLE, Jacob, age 59, died 24 OCT 1884 Burial plot: Charles and Christina (Krug) Yeckley Philip and Magdalena Krug Jacob and Theresa Yaeckle (Yeckley) Buried: St. Benedict Cemetery, Carrolltown, PA iron cross [with information mostly worn off] YAECKLE, JAKOB, 1825-1884