Wills: Eleanor Newcomer, 1858: Tyrone Twp, Fayette Co

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Will of ELEANOR NEWCOMER,  Book 3, page 294,  1858

In the name of God, Amen.  I, Eleanor Newcomer, of Tyrone Township, 
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, being sick and weak in body, but of 
sound mind, memory and understanding, (praise be God for it) 
considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time 
thereof, and to the end I may be better prepared to leave this world 
whenever it shall please God to call me hence, do therefore make and 
declare this my last will and testament in manner following, that is 
to say, I order that all my just debts funeral expenses and charges 
of proving this my will be in the first place fully paid and 
satisfied and after payment thereof and every part thereof, I will 
and devise that all my tract of land on which I now reside, situated 
in Tyrone Township, County and State aforesaid, be sold by my 
executor after my death, in as full and legal a manner as if I were 
yet living and all the rest, residue and remainder of my goods, 
chattels, debts, ready-money, effects and other my estate , 
whatsoever and wheresoever found be sold by my executor, embracing my 
real estate above mentioned and I will and devise that the same and 
every part thereof, be divided and disposed of among my heirs in the 
following manner - viz, to be divided in two and a half shares -- one 
full share to be given to the lawful heirs of my brother Daniel 
Gallatin, deceased. One full share to my brother Samuel Gallatin - 
and one half-share to my sister's daughter - Eleanor Orbin, the above 
division to be so construed as to embrace and include the whole of my 
estate, both real and personal and mixed; and I do hereby nominate, 
constitute and appoint James N. McDonald of Tyrone Township, Fayette 
Co., PA executor of this my will and declare this to be my last will 
and testament. In witness whereof I the said testator have to this my 
last will and testament set my hand and seal the twenty sixth day of 
December in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and 
fifty-seven.    /s/ Eleanor Newcomer (Seal)
Signed sealed, published and declared by the said testator as and for 
her last will and testament in the presence of us, who in her 
presence and at there request, and in the presence of each other, 
have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.   /s/ Joseph 
Cunningham
                                                                      
 Samuel Gallatin

Fayette Co. (Seal) On the 5thd ay of January 1858 personally appeared 
before me, James Darby, Register for the probate of wills & granting 
letters of Administration in and for said County, Joseph Cunningham & 
Samuel Gallatin subscribing witnesses to the foregoing testament & 
last will of Elanor(Sic) Newcomer late of Tyrone Township Fayette 
County, deceased. The first subscribing witness being sworth the 
other being affirmed did respectively declare that they were present, 
and by her request her name was signed and sealed by James McDonald, 
Esq. and that they heard her declare this to be her will when of 
sound mind memory and understanding, that they knew of no undue 
influence used or later will made by the testator and that they 
subscribed their names as witnesses in her presence and the presence 
of each other.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the 
Registers office of said county the day and year above written.       
      /s/ James Darby, Register