WILLS: Amelia SPEICHER, February 9, 1878, Stonycreek Twp, Somerset County, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: T. Marshall Hopkins tmhopkins1@comcast.net October 12, 2006, 9:19 pm Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ ________________________________________________ Source: Sampubco Written: February 9, 1878 Recorded: July 11, 1896 In the name of God, Amen. I Amelia Speicher of the township of Stonycreek in the County of Somerset and State of Pennsylvania (single woman) being in good health of body and of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make and declare this to be my will and testament in the manner following, that is to say I order all my just debts, funeral expenses and charges of proving this my last will, be in the first place fully paid and satisfied, and after payment thereof, I give and bequeath unto my beloved brother Jacob J. Speicher all my personal property of whatsoever kind or nature I now have or hereafter may be possessed of including all moneys now due or hereafter to become due me. And further I give and devise unto the said Jacob J. Speicher all the real estate which I may own at the time of my death or which may afterwards revert to me. And I hereby constitute and appoint Jacob J. Speicher (afore named) executor of this my last will hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at anytime made and declare this only to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I the said testatrix Amelia Speicher have to this my last will and testament set my hand and seal this 9th day of February A.D. 1878 attest William M. Schrock Amelia Speicher X - her mark Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said testatrix Amelia Speicher as and for her last will and testament in the presence of us who in her presence and at her request have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto Simon P. Miller William M. Schrock Somerset County On this 11th day of July A.D. 1896 before me Jacob S. Miller register for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration in and for the county aforesaid personally came Simon P. Miller and W. M. Schrock the subscribing witnesses to the will hereto attached who being duly affirmed according to law, do say that they were present and saw and heard Amelia Speicher the testatrix sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the foregoing instrument as and for her last will and testament and that at the time of so doing she the said Amelia Speicher was of sound mind, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief affirmed and subscribed to before me the date aforesaid Jacob S, Miller, register Simon P. Miller W. M. Schrock Admitted and probated 11th July 1896 same day letters testamentary issued to Jacob J. Speicher Jacob S. Miller, register This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/