WILLS: Dyer LATHROP, 1870, 1876, Dimock Township, Susquehanna County, PA

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Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Will Book, Vol. 4, page 58

In the matter of the Will of Dyer Lathrop, deceased

And now to wit, May 15th, AD 1876 was presented for Probate an instrument of 
writing purporting to be the last will and testament of  Dyer Lathrop of the 
Township of Dimock in said County, deceased; and at the same time came  C. C. 
Mills and George Simpson, the subscribing witnesses to the said instrument of 
writing, who, being duly sworn according to law, did say that  they were present 
and saw and heard the said Dyer Lathrop sign, seal, publish, pronounce  and 
declare the said instrument of writing , as and for his last will and testament, 
and at the time of his so doing, he was of sound and disposing mind and memory, 
to the best of their knowledge and belief.
Therefore the said instrument of writing was admitted to Probate as fully proven 
to be the Last Will and Testament of the said Dyer Lathrop, deceased and is in 
the words following:
Know all Men by these Present, that I, Dyer Lathrop of the Township of Dimock, 
in the County of Susquehanna and the State of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, 
memory and understanding do make publish and declare this to be my last will and 
testament, (hereby revoking all wills by me at any prior time made) in manner 
following, to wit:
It is my will that all my just debts of every name and kind, shall be first 
discharged and fully paid, after which, in case of my decease before the rent 
due from Elijah Lathrop for the use of my farm which he now holds by virtue of a 
lease from me shall be fully paid, I give and bequeth the amount of said rent 
unpaid at the time of my decease unto my daughters Salina Tingley, Sophia 
Compton and Elizabeth Stevens, to be equally divided between them. And having in 
my lifetime advanced unto my son Elijah Lathrop and my daughter Sophia Compton, 
one cow each, I give and bequeth unto my daughters Salina Tingley and Elizabeth 
Stevens, each one  cow of the value of fifty dollars each. And all the rest, 
residue and remainder of my estate both person and real of whatever name or kind 
the same may be at the time of my decease, it is my will that the same  and 
every part thereof shall be equally divided between my son, Elijah Lathrop and 
my three daughter aforesaid, to wit: Salina Tingley, Sophia Compton and 
Elizabeth Stevens share and share alike. And I do hereby nominate, constitute 
and appoint Miner G. Tingley, of the township of Dimock aforesaid, Executor of 
this my last Will and testament. Hereby revoking all former wills by me at any 
time made.
In witness hereof, I have here unto set my hand and seal this Fourteenth day of 
October AD 1870.
							Dyer Lathrop (S & S)

Signed, sealed, published and declared
by Dyer Lathrop, the testator above named
as and for his last Will and Testament in the 
presence of us who, at his request and in his 
presence and in the presence of each other
have subscribed our names as witnesses thereof

C. C. Mills
George Simpson