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LAST WILL & TESTAMENT 
OF DANIEL FAIDLEY
COURT RECORD

To the honorable the judges of the Orphans Court of Somerset County. 
Your auditor appointed as per the foregoing commission to distribute the
fund in the hands of Susan Faidley administrator of Daniel Faidley, late
of Lincoln Township, deceased, after due notice by publication in the
"Somerset Standard" and "Somerset Herald" two weekly newspapers
published in the borough of Somerset, of the time and place of meeting
sat at his office in the said borough of Somerset on Saturday the 25th day
of February 1899, attended by Susan Faidley administrator as aforesaid
and by his councel F.J. Kooser Esquire., - Sarah Faidley widow of Daniel
Faidley deceased, now wife of John J. Casebeer, Lewis Trimpey husband
of Ellen Faidley and Samuel Faidley were also present.  From the
testimony there taken and hereto appended, and from the records your
auditor finds as

FACTS
1.  Daniel Faidley died on the 12 day of July 1897, intestate, leaving to
survive him a widow Sarah Faidley since intermarried with John J.
Casebeer, and issue ten children, towit:
      1. Simon Faidley, of upper Turkeyfoot TWP, Kingwood P.O.
      2. Samuel Faidley, of Lincoln TWP, Edie, P.O.
      3. Sevilla wife of Daniel Henry, upper Turkeyfoot TWP,
Scullton P.O.
      4. Alexander Faidley, Lincoln TWP, Edie P.O.
      5. Elizabeth wife of John D. Arnold, Greenville TWP, Pochantes
P.O.
      6. Nelson Faidley, Upper Turkeyfoot TWP, Kingwood P.O.
      7. Hiram Faidley,    "         "             "
      8. Susan wife of David Sanner, "             "
      9. Harvey Faidley,             "             "
     10. Ellen wife of Lewis Trimpey, Lincoln, Sipesvill, P.O.

2. The heirs by an agreement in writing hereto appended have agreed
that the note of Hiram Faidley shall not bear interest.

3. The note of Samuel Faidley to Walter & Jones and assigned to Daniel
Faidley, dated Aug 31, 1874 calling for $13.50 at 1 day is defeated by
virtue of the agreement made between Samuel Faidley and Daniel
Faidley in 1889 or 1890 when Sanuel purchased about twenty acres of
land from his father Daniel Faidley, by which said agreement their note
was to be regarded as having been paid.

4. The administrator is entitled to credit for the additional items, as
follows: for acknowledging deed 50 cents, Joseph Crise account $1.00
and Elias Griffith account $4.07.
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