Wills: Sarah MORRIS LANTZ, 1863: Whitely Township, Greene Co, PA

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G Greene Co., PA Will Book 4, pp. 71-72

Sarah Morris was the daughter of Revolutionary War veteran Ezekiel Morris.
Her first husband was Jacob Lemley, son of George Lemley and Catherine Yoho.
After his death, she married Andrew Lantz. She was buried with her first
husband in Lemley Cemetery No. 4 in Whitely Twp., Greene Co., PA.

"NO. 95.

Last Will and Testament of Sarah Lantz (widow of Andrew Lantz) of Whitely
Township.

1. - I hereby give and devise all the estate of which I might die seized,
whether real, personal or mixed, to my children now living to wit: George,
Charlotte (now married to Jacob Bradford), Sarah (now married to Peter
Pehtel), Henry, Samuel, and Susan (now married to Abraham Delany) to be
equally divided among them share and share alike, except such of my estate
as I may hereinafter dispose of.

2. - I hereby give and devise to the children of my deceased daughter 
Elizabeth, twenty dollars, to be equally divided among them.

3. - I hereby give and devise to the children of my deceased son Jacob ten
dollars, to be equally divided among them.

4. - I hereby give and devise to my Grand-daughter Sarah the daughter of my
son Richard five dollars.

5. - I hereby give and devise to my Grand-daughter Sarah, the daughter of my
deceased daughter Rebecca five dollars.

6. - It is my will and my devise that my beds and bedding as also my own 
body clothes shall be equally divided among my daughters, Charlotte, Sarah,
and Susan.

I hereby constitute and appoint my friends J. A. J. Buchanan, Esq., and John
Phelan the executor of this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all
Wills that may at any time heretofore have been made by me.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name this sixth day of
September 1859.

Sarah (her mark) Lantz.

Witness present.

A. Inghram
M. W. Denny

GREENE COUNTY SS:

Before me Justus F. Temple, Register for the probate of Wills and granting
Letters of Administration in and for said County, personally came Dr. Arthur
Inghram and M. W. Denny the two subscribing witnesses, to the foregoing and
within instrument of writing, and being severally affirmed according to law,
did depose and say that they were present, saw and heard the testator Sarah
Lantz, sign, seal, publish pronounce and declare said instrument of writing
as, and for her last Will and testament, and that at the time of her so
doing she was of sound disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best
of their knowledge, observation and belief, and that they signed the same as
subscribing witnesses at her request and in her presence.

A. Inghram

Affirmed and subscribed Nov. 23, 1863. Coram.

Justus F. Temple, Register.

Registered Nov. 26, 1863.

Letters granted to the executors named in Will Nov. 26, 1863
 (Greene Co., PA Will Book 4, pp. 71-72)."