WILL: David HAWN, 1850, 1863, Walker (Juniata) Township, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sana M. McGhee Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ________________________________________________ Last will and testament I David Hawn of Walker township, in the county of of Huntingdon and State of Pennsylvania DAVID HAWN late of Walker feeling that life is uncertain and being (now Juniata township) desirous while in the full possession of my deceased rational faculties, to make a desposition of my property to take effect after my death, do make and publish this my last will and testament as follows, to wit: I direct all my just debts and funeral expenses to be paid as soon as convenient after my decease, out of my estate, I hereby giving my Executors, hereinafter names and the survisors of them full power and authority to sell and convey any part of my real estate for that purpose, that they may think proper. And the rest and residue of my estate, real, personal and mixed, I hereby devise and bequeath to my four Brothers, John, George, Peter and Isaac, to have and to hold the same unto the said John, George, Peter and Isaac Hawn as tenants in common, the personal property to be used and disposed of as they may see proper, and the real estate to be held and enjoyed by them during their joint lives, and the survivors of them, and by the last survivor of them, and his heirs and Assigns forever__ In case my said Brothers, John, George, Peter and Isaac or the survivors of them should desire to sell and dispose of the whole or any part of the real estate devised, they are at liberty so to do, and by a deed or deeds of conveyance by them or the survivors of them executed and delivered to sell and convey the same to the purchases and purchases in fee simple. However if any or all of my said brothers should hereafter be married, in that event the undivided fourth part of my real estate shall be vested in each as such as may be married in fee simple, and not for life as before provided __ And as in the dispensation of Divine Providence our brother Daniel has been deprived of reason, and there is no hope of his mind being restored, I feel anxious that he should be well provided for, and therefore, although I have the fullest confidence that my said brothers will care for him and supply his wants and make him a comfortable as circumstances will permit, yet in the want of the estate devised and bequeathed to our said brother Daniel by our dear mother being exhausted, I desire that my said four brothers shall contribute out of the estate hereby devised and bequeathed to them, towards the support and maintenance of our said unfortunate brother Daniel__ Further I hereby constitute and appoint my said four brothers John, George, Peter and Isaac the Executors of this my last will and testament and the survisors of them. In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand the twenty fifth day of April A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty Signed and Executed and published by David Hawn David Hawn in the presence of us the words being exhausted first interlined Wm. F. Orbison D. McMurtrie County of Huntingdon This thirty first day of October A. D. 1863 before me Danl. W. Wormelsdorf Register for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for the county of Huntingdon personally came Wm. P. Orbison Esqr. and David McMurtrie the subscribing witnesses to the above will, and being duly sworn according to law, did depose and say, that they were both personally present and saw and heard David Hawn the testator sign, seal. publish, pronounce and declare the foregoing instrument of writing as and for his testament and last will, and that at the time of so doing he the said testator was of perfect and sound mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge, observation and belief. Sworn and subscribed Oct 31st Wm P. Orbison A.D. 1863 before me D. McMurtrie Danl. W. Womelsdorf Register No. 90 George Hawn Executor of the On this thirty first day of October A. D. 1863 last will & testament Letters Testamentary on the estate of David of Hawn decd. were granted to George Hawn. David Hawn decd. Dan. W. Womelsdorf Register