Will of Peter McDonnell, 1870: Northumberland County, PA

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Will of Peter McDonnell

In the name of God Amen, I Peter McDonnell of Locust Gap County of
Northumberland and State of Pennsylvania, being sick and weak in body but
of sound mind, memory and understanding (provided by God for it)
considering the certainty of death and the incertainty of time thereof
and to the end I may be the better prepared to leave this world whenever
it shall please God to call me hence, do therefore make and declare this
my last Will & Testament in manner following  that is to say first and
principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God my creator,
I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife all my real and personal
property (viz Hannah McDonnell) for and during her file and from and
after her death I give and devise the same to my sons and daughters viz
John, Thomas, Elizabeth Jane now the wife of Thomas Pepper, George,
Andrew, Mary and Hannah to be divided among them share and share  alike.
In case any of the above named children should die before their mother
then their heirs inherit their share, said property is situated in Locust
Gap, County and State aforesaid and consist of a tavern stand and one lot
and a half including all furniture and fixtures therein - And I nominate
and appoint my said wife Hannah McDonnell executrix of this my last will
- In Witness Whereof I, the said testator, Peter McDonnell have to this
my last Will and Testament set my had and seal the fifteenth day of May
A.D. 1870.
Peter McDonnell

Signed, Sealed, published and declared by the said testator Peter
McDonnell as and for his last Will & Testament in the presence of s, who
in his presence and at his request have subscribed our names as witness
thereto.

John McEliece, J.P.
Kate A. Carey
Francis McCarty
Mary Jane McCarty

State of Pennsylvania         \
County of Northumberland  /   S.S.

Be it remembered that on the Fifth day of October A.D. 1870 before me
Lenel Shipman Register for the Probate of Wills and granting of Letters
os Administration in and for said County, personally appeared Jno
McEliece and Francis McCarty two of the subscribing witnesses to the
foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last Will &
Testament of Peter McDonnell late of the Township of Mt. Carmel County
and State aforesaid, deceased, who being duly sworn according to law did
declare and say that the 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 mind, memory and
understanding to the best of their Knowledge and belief.
Sworn and subscribed to before me.

        Lemel Shipman                               John McEliece
                Regr                                        Francis McCarty

Be it remembered that on the fifth day of October A.D. 1875 Before me was
proved approved and insinuated the last Will and Testament of Peter
Mcdonnell late of Locust Gap Northumberland Co PA decd who died on the
25th day of July A.D. 1870 at five o'clock A.M. and Letters Testamentary
with a copy of the will annexed were granted to Hannah McDonnell the
executrix named in said will
         Witness my hand Lenel Shipman
                                                              Register