Susquehanna County PA Archives Wills.....TARBOX, Enoch April 1873
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  Source: FHL Microfim 1287077
  Written: April 1873
  Recorded: January 30, 1877
  
  SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY PROBATE v. 4 p. 121-122
  
  In the matter of Probate of Will of Enoch Tarbox
  And now to wit January 30th A.D. 1877 was presented for probate an instrument 
  of writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Enoch Tarbox late 
  of the township of Gibson in said County deceased and at the same time came 
  OSCAR WASHBURN one of the subscribing witness to said instrument of writing 
  who being duly sworn according to law did say that he was present and saw and 
  heard Enoch tarbox sign seal publish promounce and declare the said instrument 
  of writing as and for his last Will and Testament and that at the time of his 
  so doing, he was of sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of his 
  knowledge and belief and further that the other subscribing witness to the 
  said instrument of writing is absent from the county  and his whereabouts to 
  deponant is unknown. that the said subscribing witness Eugene Lake (written 
  Lae) subscribed his name in the presence of the deponant and of the testator & 
  the said instrument of writing, and that the name so subscribed is the genuine 
  signature of said Lake (written Lae) at the same time came  Seymor W. Tarbox 
  who being duly sworn according to law says that he is the executor named in 
  the last WIll and Testament of Enoch Tarbox dec'd that he is well acquainted 
  with the handwriting of said Enoch Tarbox and verily believes the signature to 
  the said instrument of writing is in the broken handwriting of said Enoch 
  Tarbox.
  Sworn and subscribed before me
  the 30th day of January A. D. 1877
  H. F. Beardsley Register                         Oscar Washburn
                                                   S.W. Tarbox
  
  Whereupon the said instrument of Writing was admitted to probate as fully 
  proven to be the last Will and Testament of Enoch Tarbox dec'd and is in the 
  words following:
  Know all men by these presents that I ENOCH TARBOX of the township of Gibson 
  County of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania being of good health and of 
  sound and disposing mind and memory do make and publish this my last Will and 
  Testament hereby revokng all former wills by me at any time heretofore made.
  FIRST, I hereby constitute and appoint my son SEYMOR W. TARBOX to be sole 
  executor of this my last will directing my said Executor to pay all my just 
  debts and funeral expenses and legacies here in after given out of my estate.  
  I give and bequeath to my wife LUCY TARBOX all my household furniture further 
  she is to have the use of all the remaining property of whatsoever kind or 
  nature so long as she shall remain unmarried and my widow on her decease or 
  marriage to my said children in manner following, viz. FIRST - To my youngest 
  son ADELBERT B. TARBOX the sum of one thousand dollars  SECOND - to my 
  remaining children  WILLIAM G. TARBOX, ORWELL D. TARBOX, SEYMOUR W. TARBOX, 
  MRS CHARLOTTE FELTER, MRS ABBY E SPENCER and ELLA E BOWELL the remainder of my 
  estate  to be equally devided share and share alike. In testimony whereof I 
  herewith set my hand and seal and publish and declare this to be my last Will 
  and Testament in presence of the witnesses named below this [illeg.] day of 
  April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy three
                                               Enoch Tarbox [seal]
  THe above instrument at the date thereof
  declared to me by the testator Enoch Tarbox to be his last WIll and Testament 
  and he then acknowledged to each of us that he had subscribed the same and so 
  at his request herewith sign our names as attesting witnesses
                                                Oscar Washburn of Gibson Township
                                                 Eugene Lae    "    "     "
  
  Additional Comments:
  Susquehanna 4:148
  Estate of Enoch Tarbox Decd
  Seymour W. Tarbox Exr of Will
  
  And now to wit Jan. 30 1877 Letters Testamentory were in due form of law 
  granted unto Seymour W. Tarbox Executor named in the Last WIll & Testament of 
  Enoch Tarbox Late of Gibson deceased, upon all and singular the goods and 
  chattels, rights and crdits which were of the said decedent, The said Seymour 
  W. Tarbox having first been duly sworn and his affidavit filed fixing the date 
  of death of said decedent the 29th day of December 1876
  
  
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