Montour County PA Archives Wills.....PATTERSON, John C. December 5, 1910 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jo Ann Patterson Baxley teacherbaxley@earthlink.net This was entirely handwritten. Will Book 4 Page 457 No. 292 Written: June 23, 1908 Proved: December 5, 1910 Montour County, Pennsylvania I, John C. Patterson, of Danville, County of Montour and State of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make and publish this, my last will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all former Wills by me at any time heretofore are made. Item: Thereby authorize my executrix hereafter named to pay all my just debts and obligations whatsever and funeral expenses that may exist against me at my decease. That I be buried according to my situation in life, and a monument be erected on the cemetery lot. Item: I give and desire two hundred dollars and my gold watch and chain to John Patterson West, my grandson which shall be given to him immediately after my death out of any property real personal and mixed by my executrix-- All the real, residue and remainder of my estate real personal and mixed, I give devise and bequeath unto my executrix hereafter named and she may convert the same unto money and for that purpose I hereby authorize and direct my executrix hereafter named to sell all my property at either public or private sale as she may deem best and I do make and devise such deed or deeds as may be necessary convey the title to the purchaser or purchasers thereof in fee simple. Item: The one half of the undivided half part thereof shall be invested and the income thereof shall as the same be gotten in, be paid to my daughter Magie (Mazie) Patterson and shall not be subject to assignment nor attachment nor shall the income thereof be subject to any order whatsoever by the said Magie (Mazie); it being understood that the money shall be paid to her personally in cash or by check as my executrix may deem best and I further direct my said executrix copay to the said Magie(Mazie) Patterson, as much of the principal of my said estate if she should think it necessary, such descretions be left wholly with my executrix Ella P. west or her heirs may think best. My executrix hereafter named is to be sole owner and Judge of my said property and for that purpose I give devise and bequeath all my property real personal and mixed unto Ella P. West, wife of William Kase west, to her heirs and assignees person, desiring that she carry out the conditions of this will as I fully intend. I further hereby appoint my daughter Ella P. West, Trustee for my daughter Magie (Mazie), without bond. What follows is a fill in the blanks form. I do hereby make constitute and appoint Ella P. West my daughter to be executrix of this my last will and testament as trustee. In Witness Whereof, I, John C. Patterson, the Testator above named, have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal, the twenty-third day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight. Signed John C. Patterson Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named John C. Patterson as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names at his request as witnesses thereto in the presence of the said Testat and of each other. Signed: Henry Divel and W.L. McClure. NOTE: The handwriting was difficult to determine the daughter's name Magie (Mazie). A daughter Mary V. is shown on 1880 census. [LDS site]