Wills: Mary Leckey, 1824: Fayette Co

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LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF MARY (WILSON) LECK(E)Y
Will Book 1, pages 938 & 939 (Fayette Co., PA)

From:
Register of Wills
61 East Main Street
Uniontown, PA 15401-3514


In the Name of God Amen.  I Mary Leckey of Fayette county in the State of
Pennsylvania--being weak in body but of sound mind memory and understanding
blessed be God for the same do make and publish this my last will and
Testament in manner and form--following to wit.  Principally and first of all
I commend my immortal soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body to
the Earth to be buried in a decent & Christian like manner-- And as to such
worldly Estate where with it has pleased God to bless me in this life  I give
and dispose of the same in the following manner.  (to wit)  I give and
bequeath unto my daughter Agnes Huston my bed & beding I give and bequeath
unto my Daughter Hannah Dunlap my cow I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth
Lecky daughter of Alexander my three sheep.  And as touching the Residue and
Remainder of my Estate of every description including
all legacies or bequests made to me by my husband John Lecky decd. by his
last will and Testament dated the 11th day of March 1818 &ct.  I give and
dispose of the same in the following manner to wit) I give and bequeath unto
my son Alexander Leckey five dollars and the remainder I will to be divided
into two equal parts and After defraying my funeral expenses I will and
bequeath one part or the one half of my Estate unto my sons Thomas Leckey and
John Lecky to be by them enjoyed in equal portions share and share alike.
 And the [other] half or part I will and bequeath unto my Daughter[s]
Elizabeth Reed, Agnes Huston, Hannah Dunlap & Mary Jenkins to be
by them enjoyed in equal portions or share and share alike.-- And Lastly I
nominate Constitute and appoint my Son Thomas Leckey and my Son in Law Samuel
Dunlap of German Township to be Executors of this my last will hereby
declaring this & no other to be my last will and Testament--In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23d day of June A. D. 1824.
                                            Mary Lecky {seal}
Signed Sealed, published, pronounced by the Testator as her last will and
Testament in our presence
                              John Poundstone
                              James Wilson

Fayette County Sst.

The 15th day of September Anno Domini 1827.  Before me the subscriber
Register for the Probate of wills and granting Letters of Administration in
and for said County personally came John Poundstone and James Wilson, the
signing witnesses to the foregoing last will and Testament and one their
Solemn oaths did respectively declare that the testatrix above named signed &
sealed the same as and for her last will and Testament where in her right
mind that no undue influence had been used or later will made by her to their
Knowledge or belief and that they signed their names as witnesses thereto in
her presence--witness my Hand & Seal of Office same day
   {Reg. seal}                                 Alexander McClean
                                                        Register
      Registered 15. September 1827

Memo:  Exors. Sworn & Letters granted same day Inventory and accounts as
us[u]al.