Wills:  Best, George, Clarion Co, PA

SUBJECT: GEORGE BEST
SUBMITTER: Leslie Raybuck
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DATE: Oct 03, 1999
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SURNAMES: BEST
 CLARION COUNTY WILLS BOOK PAGE 87

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GEORGE BEST, Decd.

I George Best of the township of Licking Clarion County, State of Pennsylvania
being weak in body but of sound mind memory and understanding. do make
and publish this my last Will and Testatement in manner and form following,
that is to say. First, It is my will and I do order that as soon as convenient
after my decease, all my just debts funeral expenses and the proving of
this will, be fully paid out of my personal estate.
Item I give devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth all my estate
real, personal and mixed or weresoever the same may be, for her own use
and benefit during her natural life if she should survive me. And whatever
shall remain of my personal Estate after the decease of my said wife shall
be sold by my Executors hereinafter named without appointment either at
public or private sales. And as for my real estate the same shall be sold
by my Executors as soon as convenient after decease of my said wife in
one two or more lots either at public or private sale, and at such time
or times as they may thing best either for ready money or on credit and
for the best price they can get for the same. And for that purpose I authorize
and empower my said Executors, or the survivor of them to sign, seal, execute,
ackowledge all such deed or deeds of conveyance as may be requisite and
necessary for the granting and assuming of the same to the purchaser or
purchasers thereof ? simple, at any time when a sale shall be made by my
executors of any of my estate either Real or personal the money arising
therefrom shall be by my Executors equally divided to and amongst all my
children share and share alike, after paying all necessary expenses And
lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my two sons William and John to
be the Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and
making all former wills legacies and bequests by me at anytime heretofore
made and issueing this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In
Witness whereof I George Best the testator have to this my will set my
hand and seal this twenty first day of October one thousand eight hundred
and sixty seven.		

George X Best seal

				his mark

Signed sealed, published declared by the above named George Best, as and
for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who have hereunto
subscribe our names as witnesses thereto in the presence of the said testator
and of each other.

			J. M. Best

			D. Bisraph

Clarion County p.

Before me T.B. Barber Register for the Probate of Wills ? in and for said
County personally appeared J.M. Best and Dan Bisraph? who on being duly
sworn according to law says that they were present and saw than the testator
George Best sign, seal, publish,pronounce and declare the foregoing instrument
of writing as and for his last will and testament and that at the time
of so doing, he was of sound mind, memory and understanding to the best
of their knowledge belief and that his request and in his presence and
in the presence of each other they signs their names thereto as witnesses.

Sworn & subscibed whereto me this 4th			D. Bisraph
Dec. A.D. 1867 T.B. Barber Register			J.M. Best

Clarion County SS.

We William Best and John Best do swear that as Executors of this last Will
and testament of George Best Decd. we will well and truly adminisiter the
goods & chattels rights and credits which were of the said deceased according
to the law and will diligently regard and well and tryly comply with the
provisions of the law relating to collatteral inheritances.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 4th day of Dec.	Wm. G. Best?
A.D. 1867 T.B. Barber Register				John G. Best

(Registered Decr. 4, 1867)





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