Susquehanna County PA Archives Wills.....TENNANT, Oliver May 14, 1844
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  Source: FHL Microfilm  1287076
  Written: May 14, 1844
  Recorded: June 11, 1844
  
  SUSQUEHANNA CO., PA PROBATE v. 1 p. 400-401
  
  Testament and last will of Oliver Tennant, deceased
  
  I Oliver Tennant of the Township of New Milford in the County of Susquehanna 
  and State of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and memory do hereby make and 
  publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following (to wit) 
  I give and bequeath unto my son OLIVER TENNANT JR. the sum of five dollars to 
  be paid out of my Estate And to my son WM W TENNANT, one third of my real 
  Estate Beginning at the northeast corner of my land and running South West 
  forty six rods Also "Beginning" on the north west Corner and running South 
  West forty six rods thence across my farm the line running parrallel with my 
  north line (or north west line. And to my Grand Son JULIAN TENNANT the the 
  remaineder of my real estate. Also, I direct that my Executor hereinafter 
  named shall pay to my four Daughters to wit, HANNAH ALDRICH, wife of TIMOTHY 
  ALDRICH, ABBY wife of ROBERTSON LEWIS, MERIBAH wife of THURSTON LEWIS, and 
  NANCY LEWIS shall receive the sum of one hundred and twenty dollars out of my 
  Estate, to be divided equally among them share & share alike. And that NANCY 
  LEWIS shall have the use of my dwelling house as long as she shall remain 
  single with the privilege of fire wood. Also I direct that my household 
  furnitureshall be equally divided amng my above named Daughters. Also I direct 
  that my son WM W TENNANT shall pay towards the above named sum bequeathed to 
  my daughters forty Dollars & that my Grand Son JULIAN TENNANT shall pay the 
  sum of Eighty Dollars & that the above named sums of money shall not be called 
  for until two years after my decease. ALso I direct that my stock shall be 
  disposed of as soon after my death as convenient & the proceeds to apply to 
  the payment of my debts, And I do hereby appont my sons OLIVER & WM W TENNANT 
  Executors of this my last WIll and Testament In Witness whereof I have 
  hereunto set my hand & Seal this fourteenth day of May A. D. One thousand 
  EIght hundred & forty four
  In presence of Francis Moxley
                 Gurdon Moxley                    Oliver Tennant [seal]
  
  Susquehanna County SS  On this Eleventh day of June A.D. 1844 Before me Hiram 
  Finch Register for the probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration 
  in and for the County of Susquehanna personally appeared Francis Moxley and 
  Gurdon Moxley the subscribing witnesses to the within WIll who being duly 
  sworn did depose and say that they were present and saw and heard Oliver 
  Tennant toe testator sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the within 
  Instrument of Writing as and for His testament and last Will and that at the 
  time of so doing he was of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding 
  to the best of their knowledge understanding and belief
  Sworn and published before me
  Hiriam Finch Reg                                Francis Moxley
                                                  Gurdon Moxley
  
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