Will: William Malick, 1885: Rockefeller Twp, Northumberland Co, PA

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This will was transcribed exactly from what is recorded in the willbook at the
Northumberland County Courthouse.  Apparently, it was copied as written into
the willbook, but all the mis-spellings that the original transcriber noticed
were underlined.
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William Malick Dec'd Will

In the name of God Amen:  I William Malick of Rockefeller Township in the
County of North'm state of Pennsylvania Yeoman being admonshd by age and
infirmity that the days of my Earthly pilgrimmage are drawing to a close, but
being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding do make and publish
this my last Will and testament hereby revoking all other wills by me
heretofore made and declare this and no other to be my last Will and
Testament.  

First and principally I commend my Spirit unto God who gave it and my body To
the Earth to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner at the discretion
of my Executor.  As to such Worldy estate as God has been pleased to bless me
with, I dispose of the same in the following manner.  I direct all my just
debts and funeral expenses to be paid by my Executor as soon after my death as
the same can conveniently be done.

Item:  I direct my Executor to dispose of my personal property at public Sale
on the premises except such Articles as my beloved wife Hannah Malick may
select for her use  I direct that the said Hannah Malick shall have power to
select for her future use any part of my personal property she may desire for
her future use.  I direct also that my beloved wife Hannah Malick shall have
the sole Control of my Real Estate and all income there from as long as she
remains my Widow.  I direct that my executor shall attend to geting material
and have my part of the line or partition fences made between my real estate
and Jacob Miller also between mine and Matthew D. Dewitt.  I direct that in
case of long sickness in disability my beloved wife Hannah Malick should not
have sufficient means for her comfortable maintinance heretofore provided for I
direct authorize and empower my Executor to furnish her with what money she may
need thang not to exceed the value of my real estate.  I make the foregoing
provisions only so long as she remains my Widow.  I direct that after the death
or marriage of my beloved wife Hannah Malick, I direct authorized and empower my
Executor to dispose of my Real Estate at public Sale and divide proceeds of the
same in Equal shares between my three sons named Hiram H. Malick, Simon P.
Malick and William H. Malick and two daughters named Harriett intermarried with
Samuel Keefer and Maria intermarried with Jacob Wolf.  I do hereby constitute
and appoint my son Simon Peter Malick to be the executor of my last Will and
Testament hereby declaring this and no other to be my last Will.  In Witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 18th day of March 1885.

Wm Malick   SEAL

Signed sealed and declared by William Malick as for his last Will and testament
as in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names at his request
as Witness thereto in the presence of the testator and each other.  The Words
"proceeds of and" and appoint first interlined 

Jacob Miller
John R. Malick

State of Pennsylvania
County of Northumberland ss

Be it Remembered that on this 14th day of November A. D. 1885 before me George
D. Bucher Register for the Probate of Wills and granting of Letters of
Administration in and for said County personally appeared Jacob Miller and John
R. Malick the subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing instrument of Writing
purporting to be the last Will and Testament of William Malick late of the
Township of Rockefeller County and state aforesaid deceased, who being duly
sworn according to law did declare and say that they were personally present at
the execution of the same and saw and heard the testator therein named sign seal
publish pronounce and declare the same as and for his last Will and Testament
and that at the time of so doing he was of sound disposing mind memory and
understanding to the best of their Knowledge and belief.

Sworn and Subscribed to before me }                      Jacob Miller
Geo D. Bucher                                            John R. Malick
Register

Be it Remembered that on this 14th day of November A. D. 1885 Before me was
proved approved and insinuated the last Will and Testament of William Malick
late of Rockefeller Twp deceased.  who died on the        day of        A. D.
1885.  and that Letters Testamentary with a copy of Will annexed and granted to
Simon Peter Malick the executor in said Will named.

Witness my hand
Geo D. Bucher
Register