Shamokin Borough: Northumberland County: Wills
LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of JOHN THOMPSON, 1881

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Be it remembered.  That I John Thompson of the Borough of Shamokin Northumberland
County and state of Pennsylvania being of sound mind and memory have thought proper
to make and hereby do make my last will and testament in manner following that is 
to say:

First, I direct all my just debts and funeral expenses to be fully paid and satisfied
       as soon as conveniently may be after my decease.

Item, I give and bequeath to my grand child Kimber Cleaver Gossler the sum of Two
      Hundred Dollars, said sum of Two Hundred dollars to be paid to said Kimber
      Cleaver Gossler one year after the death of my wife Sarah Thompson, without 
      interest, and to be exclusive of his share of my estate as heir [illegible word].

Item, All the rest and residue of my property whether real personal or mixed whatever
      and wheresoever, of what nature kind and quality soever the same maybe and not
      hereinbefore given and disposed of--after paying my just debts, legacies and
      funeral expenses--I give, devise, and bequeath unto my beloved wife Sarah
      Thompson to have and to hold the same for and during her natural life--and to
      the end that my said wife, may have the fullest enjoyment from the use,
      improvement, income, rents, profits and interest of my estate for her comfortable
      support and maintenance [I] do hereby vest in my said Executrix hereinafter named 
      full power and authority to dispose of my real estate in fee simple or for a 
      term of years or otherwise in as full and large a manner in every respect as I
      could myself do if living--And I do hereby authorize and empower my said executrix
      whenever in her judgment it would seem meet and necessary for her comfortable
      support and maintenance to sell and dispose of all my real estate either by 
      public or private sale for the best price that can be gotten for the same and 
      by proper deed, conveyance, or assurances in the law to be duly executed, 
      acknowledged and perfected, to grant, convey and assure the same to the purchaser
      thereof in fee simple.

Item, After the death of my wife Sarah Thompson the remainder of my estate if any be
      left whether real, personal or mixed I give, devise, and bequeath as follows--
      To my grandchildren, Kimber Cleaver Gossler and to Charles David Gossler each
      one fourth of my estate, remaining and to Catherine Anne Fagely wife of
      Valentine Fagely the balance--one half of my estate remaining and to their heirs
      and assigns forever.

And whereas Valentine Fagely, husband of said Catharine Anne Fagely is indebted to me
for considerable sums of money loaned to him for which I hold his written obligations
and which are still owing to me, it is my will and true meaning and I do hereby direct
that the said indebtedness shall not be charged against the interest or share his 
wife has in my estate--but his wife to have her full share exclusive of said indebtedness,

And lastly, I hereby constitute and appoint my said wife Sarah Thompson sole Executrix
of this my last will and testament, in witness whereof I, John Thompson the testator
have to this my will, written on one sheet of paper set my hand and seal this twenty
Eight day of December A.D. one thousand eight hundred and Seventy Seven.


Signed, sealed published and declared by the above
named John Thompson as and for his last will and
testament in presence of us who have herein to 
subscribed our names at his request as witnesses
thereto in the presence of the said testator and
of each other.

			Jno. B. Phillips	}	John Thompson  (SEAL)
			C. Q. McWilliams	}



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COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND, SS.

	I, Sarah Thompson do swear that as executrix of the foregoing last Will and
Testament of John Thompson deceased I will well and truly administer the goods and 
chattels, rights and credits of said deceased, agreeably to law, and that I will comply
with the provisions of the law relating to collateral inheritances.  And I do further
swear that he died on the Sixth day of December A.D. 1881.

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