Fayette County PA Archives Wills.....Cochran, Mordecai April 15, 1879 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jerry Nagle Jet86@hotmail.com May 17, 2007, 9:19 pm Source: Register Of Wills, Fayette County, Pa. Written: April 15, 1879 I Mordecai Cochran of Tyrone Township Fayette County Pennsylvania do make and publish this my last Will and Testament thereby revoking any and all Wills by me therefore made. First I command my soul to Almighty God trusting to his goodness and mercy. Second I give and devise to my son Lutellas Cochran and to his heirs and assigns forever: one hundred acres of the North Eastern part of my farm in Tyrone Township aforesaid to be run off a line commencing on the Stewart-Strickler line, at that point nearest the falls in the run and running thence by a straight line to such a point on the line of land of Cochran and Keeister as will give to him the said one hundred acres. He paying to my Executor of my estate, the sum of Seven Thousand dollars in seven annual payments without interest the first payment to be made in one year after my decease - and this sum I charge on the land devised to him. Third I give and devise to my son Mark Mordecai Cochran and to his heirs and assigns forever the residue of my land in said Township being the balance of my home farm the piece known as the Beatty tract and two acres purchased by me from Stevar H. Strickler containing in all about seventy four acres - He paying to my Executors for my estate the sum of two thousand dollars in seven annual payments without interest - the first payment to be made in one year after my decease and this sum I charge on the land devised to him. Fourth I give and devise to my sons James W. Cochran, Lutellas Cochran and Mark Mordecai Cochran and to their heirs and assigns forever a piece of coal I own in the land of James Cochran adjoining my home farm containing five acres more or less together with the right of way to and from the same over my other land as now used. Fifth I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Ann Cochran fifteen hundred dollars: to my daughter Alice Cochran twelve hundred dollars: to my daughter Catharine, wife of Jacob Harris nine hundred dollars which with the horse herefore furnished by me to her husband valued at one hundred dollars makes one thousand dollars: to my daughter Melinda wife of Hugh Darsie one thousand dollars: to my daughter Margaret wife of George Strickler one thousand dollars: the same to be for her sole and separate use: to the six children of my daughter Esther decd who was intermarried with Robert Q. Fleming fifty dollars each. (unk wd) three hundred dollars: and to the three children of my son Alexander decd two hundred dollars each making six hundred dollars. These legacies are to be paid to the legalees proportionately by my Executors, as fast as money shall come into their hands after paying debts and expenses. Sixth I give and bequeath to my son Lutellas a horse to be selected by him, my buggy, the organ and the large copper kettle: and to my daughters Mary Anne and Alice a saddle. Seventh All the rest and my residue of my estate I give and bequeath to my living children and to the children of those who are or may be dead - the children of those who are or may be dead to take among them such share as their deceased parent would have taken under this paragraph if alive. Eighth I make (unk wd) and appoint my sons Lutellas Cochran and Mark Mordecai Cochran Executors of this my said last will and testament Witness my hand on this 15th day of April 1879. /s/ Mordecai Cochran Signed by the testator Mordecai Cochran and declared by him to be his last Will and Testament in our presence and we in his presence and in the presence of each other and at his request have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses this 15th day of April 1879. D. B. Shambaugh C. E. Boyle Fayette County ss (Seal) Be it remembered that on the 10th day of January 1881, before me John W. Darby Register for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for said County came D. B. Sambaugh and C. E. Boyle subscribing witnesses to the forgoing instrument of writing purporting to be last Will and Testament of Mordecai Cochran deceased who being duly sworn according to Law did each depose and say that they were personally present and saw Mordecai Cochran sign and seal the foregoing instrument of writing and heard him declare the same to be his last will and testament when of sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of their belief that they signed their names as Witnesses thereto by request of the said Testator in his presence and in the presence of each other that they know of no undue influence being used in making said Will or any later Will made. In testimony Whereof I have herein set my hand and official at Uniontown the date above written. /s/ John W. Darby Register Registered and Compared January 10th 1884 Letters testamentary granted to Lutellas Cochran & Mark Mordecai Cochran Jan 27th 1884. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 5.7 Kb