Wills: Moses Hopwood Jr., 1866: Monroe, Fayette County, PA

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Moses Hopwood Jr. Will ( 1798 - 1867 )
Last Will & Testament
Written:  July 1, 1866
Probated:  January 21, 1868
In the name of God, I Moses Hopwood of the town of Monroe, do make this my last will and testament.  First, I give my soul to god who gave it and my body to the earth, and being aware of the certainty of death and the uncertainty of life, I dispose of my worldly effects as follows:  I do give to my two daughters Hannah Hutchinson and Elizabeth Hair that part of my form in North Union township bounded as follows.  Bounded on the East by the Connellsville road and on the south by the lane running from the said Connellsville road to H.H. Beeson and on the West by land of H.H. Beeson and on the North by land of H.H. Beeson and A. Patterson, supposed to contain about fifty eight acres.  Also the property in Monroe occupied respectively by the above name daughters.  The above bequest to be enjoyed by my daughters during their lives and their husbands during their lives and to belong to the children of my daughters above named at the death of themselves and husbands.  The property occupied to be divided and occupied as at present by them respectively and the land in the limits described they may divide as may suit themselves.  The above gift to constitute all the above mentioned daughters are to have of any of my estate, real, personal or mixed.  And I do give to my beloved wife Mary all the balance of my estate, real personal or mixed during her widowhood and should she again marry then she is to have one third of my estate during her lifetime and at her death I give all my estate to my three sons, John Milton, Rice and Joseph M excepting a lien on the same of two thousand dollars to each of my daughters, Minerva, Mary Catherine and Louisa Jane which two thousand dollars is to be paid as follows: should either of the three daughters marry the interest of the two thousand dollars to be paid to them on her until the principal shall be paid, and if any of my daughters shall remain single at the death of my wife then from the date of the death of my wife the interest of the two thousand shall be paid them by my three sons until the principal of the two thousand dollars shall be paid and my above named sons shall not be required to pay the two thousand dollars to m daughter or daughters until five years notice shall be given to my sons and no such notice shall be given in less time than two years of each other:  the first notice to have preference.   All my remaining single daughters to have the privilege of a home in my Mansion house as long as they remain single and after the death of my wife any daughter or daughters remaining single to have the control of my said Mansion house while they remain single and should all marry or die then my above named sons may take possession and the household effects to belong to any daughter remaining single until her death.  In the bequest to my three named sons I include all my estate, real, personal and mixed except such as is otherwise disposed of.  Should any of my single daughters die before receiving their shares say two thousand dollars then the amount due them shall be divided amongst all my children then living.  And I do appoint my wife Mary and my friend Armstrong Hadden my Executors to carry into effect this my last will and testament as witness my hand and seal this first day of July 1866.
                                                                                         Moses Hopwood
Witness    Armstrong Hadden
                 Jno S Dawson

Fayette County
Best remembered that on this 21st day of January, AD 1868 before me, Geo. Morrison Register for the Probate of wills and granting Settlers of Administration in and for said county personally came Armstrong Hadden and John S Dawson the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instruction of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Moses Hopwood dec'd who being each duly affirmed day that they were personally present and saw the testator Moses Hopwood Sign and Seal and heard him declare the same as and for his last will and testament were of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding that they signed as witnesses hereto by the request of the testator in his presence and in the presence of each other know of no undue influences used or later will made.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Office the day and year first above written.
$2.50 in stamps attached.                                         Geo Morrison Regr.

Settlers Testamentary granted to Armstrong Hadden Esq. and Mary Hopwood Jany 21st/68
Registerd and Compared  Jany 21st 1868