Northumberland County Wills LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF GEORGE SAVIDGE, 1866 Lower Augusta Township, Northumberland County File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John Paul Deeben. jdeeben@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. I George Savidge of Lower Augusta Township, Northumberland County 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 made. And first, I direct that my body be decently interred and that my funeral be conducted in a manner corresponding with my estate and situation in life. As to such estate it hath pleased God to interest me with I dispose of the same as follows viz: Item first, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Catherine Savidge for her own use during her natural life as much of my house hold and personal property as she may choose to keep or take after my death. I also give and bequeath to my beloved wife Catherine Savidge the use improvement and income of the following described real estate or pieces of land on which my dwelling house is situate and I now reside viz: the piece of land that I purchased of my father George Savidge Sr. containing eleven acres and twelve perches strict measure Also another piece of land I purchased of my father George Savidge Sr. containing two Acres and thirteen perches strict measure, Also another piece of land I purchased from Valentine Hanabach containing seventeen acres one hundred and nine perches and allowance and the three pieces together contains thirty acres one hundred and thirty perches more or less all situate in the County and state aforesaid to have and to hold the said several messuages above described and appertenances for and during her natural life or as long as she remains my widow. The real and personal estate devised and bequeathed to my wife to be in lieu of her dower at common law. I give and bequeath to my son Henry Savidge his heirs and assigns for ever the Eastern half of the tract of land I purchased of John Miller whereon he now resides with the appertenancesto be as measured off and marked on the ground by myself and my son Lafayette Savidge containing forty nine acres more or less, which I value at twenty five dollars per acre to be on his share of my estate and if his share should not amount to so much then he to pay out to my estate the balance. I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Savidge and to her heirs and assigns forever, the western part of the tract of land with the appertenances that I purchased of John Miller to be as marked off by myself and my son Lafayette Savidge on the ground containing forty nine acres more or less, which I value at twenty two dollars per acre to be on her share of my estate, and if the share should not amount to so much she to pay out the balance to my estate. I give and bequeath to my son Hiram Savidge his heirs and assigns forever the west half of the tract of land with the appertenances that I purchased of Conrad Raker to be as marked off by myself and my son Lafayette Savidge on the ground, containing forty one acres more or less which I value at twenty five dollars per acre and one hundred dollars to be first deducted from the whole amount which he paid me and the balance to be on his share of my estate and if the share should not amount to so much then he to pay out the balance to my estate. I give and bequeath to my son Lafayette Savidge his heirs and assigns forever, the East half of the tract of land with the appertenances that I purchased of Conrad Raker to be marked off by myself and my said son Lafayette Savidge on the ground Containing forty one acres more or less, which I value at twenty five dollars per acre and one hundred dollars to be first deducted from the whole amount which he paid me and the balance to be on his share of my estate and if the share should not amount to so much then he to pay the balance to my estate. And further my will is that my son Henry Savidge, my son Aaron Savidge, the heirs of my daughter Barbara Ann who was married to Samuel Keefer and now deceased, my son Hiram Savidge, my son Lafayette Savidge and my daugher Mary Savidge each to have an equal part of my estate share and share alike to them or their heirs. Six hundred and sixty five Dollars and sixty cents which I have already given to my son Aaron Savidge to be counted as part of my estate and that amount to be deducted from my son Aaron's share of my estate. Also one hundred Dollars which I gave to my daughter Barbara Ann in her lifetime to be counted as part of my estate and to be deducted from the share of her heirs, and the balance of the share of my son Aaron and the balance of the share of the heirs of my daughter Barbara Ann to be paid out of the property that I have willed to my wife in one year after the death of my said wife if that holds out, if not the balance to be paid out of the funds of the land bequeathed to my sons. And further my will is that my Executor herein after named shall sell at public sale immediately after my death the balance of my personal property that my wife does not choose to keep and the proceeds to go to pay funeral expenses and the balance if any to be divided among my heirs. And further my will is that my Executor herein after named shall sell the real and personal property willed to my wife at public sale as soon after her death as convenient And I do hereby authorize and empower my said executor to sign, seal, execute and acknowledge all such Deed or Deeds of conveyance as may be necessary to the purchases thereof in fee simple. And I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Lafayette Savidge sole Executor of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I George Savidge, the testator, have to this, my will written on one sheet of paper set my hand and seal this twenty fourth day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundredd and sixty six. Signed, sealed, published and declared } by the above named George Savidge, as } and for his last will and testament in } George Savidge (seal) the presence of us, who have hereunto } subscribed our names as witnesses, in } the presents of the said testator, and } each other, Abraham Shipman Lemuel Shipman Northumberland County ss: Be if remembered that on the 23rd day of October A.D. 1867 before me J.A.J. Cummings Register Etc. in and for said county, personally appeared Abm. Shipman and Leml. Shipman, the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of George Savidge, late of Lower Augusta township in said county deceased, who being duly sworn according to law declare and say, that they were personally present and did see and hear the testator therein named sign seal publish pronounce and declare the same as and for his last will and testament, and at the time of so doing he was of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief, Sworn and subscribed before me, J.P. Fausold } Abraham Shipman Deputy Register} Lemuel Shipman Northumberland County ss: Lafayette Savidge being duly sworn according to law declares and says that the Estate of George Savidge deceased will not exceed the sum of $7000.00 to the best of his knowledge and belief. Sworn and subscribed before me, October 23, 1867 J.P. Fausold, Deputy Register} Lafayette Savidge