Wills: Joseph Hawk, decd, 1894: Lancaster County

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Will Book M Vol. 2 page 35
Will of Joseph Hawk, decd

Joseph Hawk died Aug16 at 8 oclock on the afternoon as per affidavit filed

        Be it remembered that I Joseph Hawk of Lancaster County in the State of
 Pennsylvania being of sound and desprising mind and memory do make and ordain
 my last will and testemant in manner following Viz;
        I direct all just debts and funeral expences to be fully paid and
 satisfied by my executors herein named as soon as may be after my decease

All the rest residue and remainder of my estate real, personal and mixed I give
 too my beloved wife Mary Jane Hawk, the whole of her natural life (that is the
 property on which I now reside including all the household goods of what ever
 kind ( all monies that may be due me at the time of my decease ( After my
debts and funeral expenses shall have been paid) Shall be placed on intrest by
 my said executors herein after named for the intrest that can be obtained for
 the same, that the intrest on same obtained for the same, that the intrest on
 same shall be paid to my said wife by my said executor herein after named from
 time to time as the same shall become due

        After the death of my wife Mary J. Hawk I direct that all her just 
debts and funeral expenses shall be fully paid by my said executor herein after
 named as soon as may be after her decease

I then direct that all my property of whatsoever kind shall be converted into
 money as soon as the same can convenitly be done after her decease, and for
 that purpose I do herby authorize my said executor here in after named to sell
 and dispose of all my said real estate either by privite or public sale or
 sales for the best price or prices that can be gotten for the same , and by
 proper deed or deeds conveyances or assurances in the law, to be duly executed,
 acknowlegde and prerfected simple and where the whole of my residuary estate
 shalll be divided into four equal shares between my four children, Viz: Thomas
 Hawk, John Hawk, Mary Carrol, Nettie B. Hawk, and Addie M. Hawk 
Imminate constitutes and appoint Fred H. Hensel of Drumore township Executor of
 this my last will and testement

  In witness where of I Joseph Hawk the testat have hereunto set my hand and
 seal the 17th day of April 1894

Signed and sealed and published and declared by the above  named Joseph Hawk as
 and for his last will and testement in the presence of us who have herunto
 subscribed our names as witnesses there in the presence of the testater and of
 each other   B.F. Barnett,  O.C.  (?) Murry
Lancaster county