Wills: John PATTERSON, 1877: Spruce Hill Twp, Juniata County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ann Stone. AStone3988@aol.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. http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ____________________________________________________________ Will of John Patterson Filed March 28, 1877 I John Patterson of Spruce Hill Twp. Juniata Co. & state of Penna. acknowledging the uncertainty of life & being of sound & disposing mind do make & publish this as my last will & testament hereby revoking & making void all other wills by me at any time made. Having by deed of a recent date conveyed to my son George about eighty (80) acres of the farm on which I now live being the western part & on which the buildings are erected I will & bequeath to the children of my son Alfred the remaining portion of the aforesaid farm being the Eastern part & containing about forty five acres (45) together with about seventy acres of mountain land adjoining lands of Alex. Pattersons Heirs & I. (?) K. Patterson & to their assigns forever. In witness of this my last will and testament I hereby affix my hand and seal this 8th day of March AD 1877 John Patterson his seal And at the request of the testator and in his presence & the presence of each other we subscribe our names as witnesses to the above will Witnesses G.W. Graham Fanny L. Hacket Written on accompanying court papers is the following: In the Estate of John Patterson In the Orphans Court of Juniata County Fanny L. Hacket being duly sworn say that the said John Patterson died the 19th day of March A.D. 1877 about the hour Seven o'clock AM at his residence in Spruce Hill Township. Fanny L. Hacket Sworn and Subscribed this 28th day of March I. D. Musser