WILL: William LATHROP, 1865, Rush Township, Susquehanna County, PA

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In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of William Lathrop, Deceased

And now to wit, April 4, A. D. 1865 An instrument purporting to be the last Will 
and Testament of William Lathrop, late of the Township of Rush in said County, 
deceased, was presented for Probate, and at the same time personally 

Appeared A. Granger and J. W. Granger, two of the subscribing witnesses to said 
instrument of paper, who being duly sworn according to law, do say that they 
were present and saw and heard the said William Lathrop sign, seal and publish, 
pronounce and declare the said instrument or paper writing as and for his 
Testament and last Will and at the time of his so doing was of sound and 
disposing mind and memory to the best of their knowledge and belief.

Wherefrom the Instrument of Writing was admitted at Probate as proven to be the 
last Will  and Testament of William Lathrop, dec'd and is in the words following 
to wit.

I, William Lathrop of the township of Rush, county of Susquehanna & state of 
Pennsylvania being of Good health of body and of sound and disposing mind and 
memory do declare this to be my Will & Testament, in manner following that is to 
say,. I order that all my just debts, funeral expenses and charges of proving 
this my will, be in the first place be fully paid and satisfied,

And as to such worldly estate as is here praised God to intrust me with,
I dispose of the same as follows. All my goods, matters, stock, household goods, 
debts, ready money, effects and after my Estate whatever and when ever, both 
real and personal, I give the use and control of, to my beloved wife, Sarah 
Lathrop during her lifetime and after her demise, my will is that all of the 
above described property that may be left after the debts of my wife, be the 
same more or less, shall belong to and become the property of my son, Anson 
Lathrop, absolute, having herein given to each of my other children their 
respective portion: Providing, should my wife survive my son Anson Lathrop, that 
my will is that my wife, Sarah Lathrop, shall have all of the described property 
to her own  use and disposal. And I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint
A. Granger, Executor of this my last will and testament.
 
In witness thereof I then, said William Lathrop have to this my last Will and 
Testament my hand and seal this fourteenth day of February, A.D. Eighteen 
hundred and Sixty (1860).
                                        William Lathrop  (seal)

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Testator, William Lathrop as 
and for his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us
who in his presence and at his request have subscribed our names as witnesses 
thereto.

Recorded May 4, 1865 the probate be stamped as required by law.
A. Granger        }
J. W. Granger     } Witnesses
J. D. Parkinsen   }


A. Granger, Exec.   } And now to wit, May 4th A.D. 1865
  of will of        } Letters testamentary were in due form of law 
William Lathrop     } granted unto the said A. Granger upon all
                      and singular, the goods and chattels, rights
                      and credits of said William Lathrop, late of 
                      Rush Township in said county, deceased
                      he having first been duly sworn according to law.

Oct. 25, 1865 Filed Inventory Accounting. J.T. H  (seal)