Wills: HEWIT, Henry 1859: Aleppo Twp, Greene Co, PA

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WILL: No. 1828-Greene County, PA Register of Wills:
In the name of God, Amen. I Henry HEWIT of the township of Aleppo in the
County of Greene and State of Penna. Farmer being in good health of body and
of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and declare this to be my will
and testament in manner following that is to say, I order that all my Just
debts funeral Expenses and charges of the proving of this my will be in the
first place fully paid and satisfied and after payment thereof and Every part
thereof I give and bequeath unto my four sons Jacob Isaac John and Peter the
tract of land on which I live in fee simple to them and their heirs forever
containing four hundred acres More or less, be divided at Right angles in
four equal parts Jacob to have the South West Corner on which he lives Isaac
to have the South East corner and Peter to have the North East Corner and
John to have the North West corner on which I now live John to have his part
free and clear of all incumbrance
The other three mentioned Sons being Jacob Isaac Peter to pay to my other
heirs being Delilah intermarried with John KINESTRICK Sarah intermarried with
Phillip BARNEY and Rebecca intermarried with Monroe WHITE Levi HEWIT Samuel
HEWIT and James L (or Q) HEWIT the sum of twelve hundred dollars in the
following manner One year after my decease due Third and the remainder in 
two equal annual payments to be divided as follows to Each of my sons two
hundred and fifty dollars and to each of my daughters one hundred and fifty dollars
if any of my heirs should not be of sufficient age to receive their share or
shares at my decease I allow Their Share to be put to interest and paid over
to them when they arrive at the age of twenty one years. It is further my
will that my son John Shall have the use of all my moveable property during
my natural life and should my wife Elizabeth survive me he shall return said
property until one year after her decease and there to pay over to my other
named heirs the amount of an appraisement of said property agreeable to an
article Dated 24 January A.D. 1854 And I do hereby Nominate Constitute and
appoint my son John HEWIT and my Soninlaw Monroe WHITE both of Aleppo
township in sd County, my Executors of this my last Will, hereby revoking and
making void all former and other Wills by me at any time heretofore made 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 han and seal, The
31st day of January A.D. 1854
Henry HEWIT(seal)
Signed Sealed and delivered by the __ as for his last will and testament in
the presence of us who in his presence and at his request and in the
presence
of each other have subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto.
Samuel VANATA
Phinihas MOORE
D.W.C. PARKINSON
Greene County
Before me Justus F. TEMPLE Register for the probate of wills and granting
Letters of Administration in and for said County Personally appeared Samuel
VANATA Esq. and D.W.C. PARKINSON Two of the Subscribing witnesses to the
foregoing instrument of writing and after being duly Affirmed acccording to
law, deposeth and saith that they were present, saw and heard The testator
Henry HEWIT sign, for his last will and testament, and That at the time of
his so doing he was of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding to
the best of their knowledge observation and belief and that They signed The
same as subscribing witnesses at The testators request and in his presence
and in the presence of each other. Afirmed and subscribed before me The
twelfth day of April 1859.
Samuel VANATA
D.W.C. PARKINSON
Justus F. TEMPLE Register.
Same day Letters granted to Executor named in the Will with copy of will
annexed.