Susquehanna County PA Archives Wills.....TENNANT, Oliver May 14, 1844 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Susan Bingler SusanLB@aol.com September 12, 2005, 6:33 am 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 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb