Wills: Samuel Garner, 1851: Washington Twp, Greene County, Pa. Contributed for use in U.S. Genweb Archives by Barbara Long Emery: HYBY@WILLARD-OH.COM USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ No. 1418 Will of SAMUEL GARNER Will Book 3, pp. 82, 83. Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Garner, Sr. of Washington Twp., Greene County, Pennsylvania, being of Sound mind and memory (blesed {sic} be to God) but weak and frail in boddy (sic) and knowing the uncernity (sic) of death do mak (sic) this my last will and testament revoking all former wills maid (sic) by me, and at my deth (sic) 1st I will as much of my household furniture to my wife Catharine as she may please to keep. 2nd I will and bequeath after all my honest debt is paid out of the proceds (sic) of the notes that I hold against Samuel Garner and Mathew Garner. That my wife Catharine have a decent living out of the balance during her Natural life. 3rd I will that after my death that my Executors have my real Estate appraised by Three Good Judicious citizens and that they Sell the Same within two years from that time at least making it to be paid in three equal payments if they canot (sic) Sell it a priveet (sic) Sale to Sell it at publick (sic) Sale: dividing the proceeds of it and all of my other estate equally among my childern (sic) to the heirs of Mary Heafer Deceased, to Nancy intermarried with George Palmore to Isaac Garner to Susannah intermarried with Joseph Potts to Frances intermarried with John Reynlds (sic) to Henry Garner also I will and bequeath to my grandson Jackson Smally twenty five dollars to be paid out of the procees (sic) of the nots (sic) that I hold against Samuel and Mathew Garners when come due over what it takes to keep my wife Catharine. My two Sons Samuel Garner and Mathew Garner having receved (sic) their Shares when They bought Their Land of me; my daughter Nancy Palmer to receve (sic) her Share as follows in payments of fifteen dollars annuelly (sic) untill (sic) She receves (sic) her equal Share. I hereby constitute and ordain my two Sons Samuel and Mathew Garner my Sole Executors. Witness my hand and Seal August the first one Thousand Eight hundred and fifty one. Samuel Garner (L.B.) Sign Sealed and delivered in presents of T. W. Taylor Gorge (sic) Keigley Greene County SS The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Before me R. D. Mickle, Register for the Probate of wills and Granting Letters of Administration in and for Said County This day Personally Came Thomas W. Taylor, Esqr. and Gorge (sic) Keigley who after being dully (sic) affirmed acording (sic) to Law Depose and Say that they wer (sic) present and saw and herd (sic) Samuel Garner The within names Testator Sign Seal Publish and declare the within writen (sic) instrument to be his Last will and testament and at the time of so doing he was of Sound Mind Memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief and That They Sign it at his request and in his Presence affirmed and subscribed before me This 25 day of August A.D. 1851 R. D. Mickle T. W. Taylor Register Gorge (sic) Keighley August 25, 1851 letters testamentry (sic) granted to the two Executors named in will. Sept. 11th 1851 Inventry (sic) filed Sept. 11th 1851 Vandue (sic) List filed