Will of Cyrus T. SMITH (1845)- Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA E1-475 Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy and Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by by Helen Sharpley [sharpley@pineland.net], Ashtabula Co OH Copyright 2004. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ********************************************************* In the matter of the Last Will and Testament of Cyrus Smith late of Philadelphia, PA Be it remembered at a Term of the Honorable Court of Common Pleas with and for the County of Ashtabula and State of Ohio begun and held at the Court ______ ______ the _______ ______ said County on the fourteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight, came Davies Fear in and brought into Court an authenticated copy of the Last Will and Testament . Cyrus T. Smith late of the City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania deceased which was heretofore, as will herein after appear. Admitted to Record by and before______ ______ proof of the Probate of Wills and Granting letters of Administration. In and for the city and County of Philadelphia in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ______ ______ ______ of the same was admitted to Record in the Court with the accompaning certificates was admitted to Record in this Court which Said ______ ______ certificates are in the words and figures follow- ing, to wit. "Know all men that I Cyrus T. Smith now of the city of Philadelphia - State of Pennsylvania will ______ ______ body and of ______ sane mind and discretion do hereby publish and de_____ ______ to my Last will and Testament and after the payment of all my ______ debts do hereby bequeath to my wife Charlotte Smith my Real and Personal ______ lying and being in the City of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania ______ ______ ______ the same to her and her heirs forever. Alas, I Hereby bequeath to my wife Charlotte Smith Lot No. 80 containing Eighty and one acres. No. 88 containing ______ ______ ______ half. No. 102 containing seventy nine acres of the Farm lots of the town of Jefferson, County of Ashtabula, State of Ohio. Also, Lots No. 185, 186 253 ______ ______ ______ Eight acre Lots lying and being in the Town and County in the State aforesaid containing in all Two Hundred and forty two acres and all other property ______ _______ ______ _______ lying and being in the County of Ashtabula, State of Ohio, to have and to hold the same to her and to her heirs forever. And I hereby bequeath to my wife Charlotte Smith all real, mixed and Personal ______ ______ ______ may be either in possession ______ which may be reduced to possession after collateral and hold the same to her and her heirs forever. I furthermore do ______ create and make my one and truly wife Charlotte Smith Executrix. Do ______ effect all the foregoing provisions of my will. In testimony whereof ______ ______ my hand and affix my seal this first day of March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty five. Cyrus T. Smith ______ _______ Mary Keith Margaret G. Rhees City and County of Philadelphia Register Office April 15, 1845. Then personally appeard Mary Keith and Margaret G. Rhees the subscribing ______ to the foregoing will of Cyrus T. Smith deceased and on their Solemn Oaths did say that they were present and did see and hear Cyrus T. Smith, deceased, the testator therein named Sign, Seal, publish and de- clare the ______ ______ ______ for his last will and testament and that in the doing thereof he was of sound, disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief. Mary Keith, Margaret G. Rhees Sworn and subscribed before me the date above. Robert T. Christy Dep. Register Oath of Executrix City and County of Philadelphia PA Registers Office April 15, 1846. I do swear that as the Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Cyrus T. Smith deceased. I will and truly administer the goods and chattles, rights and credits of said deceased agreeably to law and that I will comply with the provisions of the law relating to collateral inheritance. Charlotte Smith Sworn and subscribed before me the date above and Letters Testamenters granted unto her. Robert T. Christy Dep. Register City an County of Philadelphia PA I certify the foregoing writing to be a true copy of the Last Will and Testament of Cyrus T. Smith dec'd as also the Probate thereof the same ______ and recorded in the Register's Office in Will Book No. 17 page 525 ______ and hand and seal office this nineteenth day of ______ 1846. A. Brown Register Certf of P. J. Pennsylvania Philadelphia County I ______ ______ ______ _______ Province of the first Judicial District of Pennsylvania and Presiding Judge off the Court of Common Plea Orphan Court and Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the County, Philadelphia district that Alex Brown is ______ ______ by whom the annexed Record Certified and ______ ______ ______ ______ made and given and who in his own proper hand ______ ______ ______ unto seal ______ his name and affixed his official seal. Was at the time of so doing and now is Register for the Probate of wills and ______ Letters of Administration in acct for the City and County - Philadelphia in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania duly commissioned and qualified to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are ______ ______ to be given as well in Courts of Judicature as ______. And ______ ______ ______ Record Certificate and Attestation are in due form and ______ ______ ______ proper Officer. In testimony whereof I have here unto set ______ ______ ______ nineteenth day of December Eighteen hundred and forty six (1846). Edward King, Judge Philadelphia County PA I John Smith Esquire Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Philadelphia do certify that the Honorable Edward King, Esquire by ______ the ongoing Attestation was as made, whose name is thereto subscribed was at the time of making thereof and still is President of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania and Presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. Orphans Court and home of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the County of Philadelphia. duly commissioned and sworn to all whose acts as such for faith and credit are and ought to be given as will in Courts of Judicature as ______ here. In testimony where of I have hereunto let my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this nineteenth day of December eighteen hundred and forty six (1846). John Smith Prothonotary