Susquehanna County PA Archives Wills.....WILMARTH, Maria 1864
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  Susquehanna Co. PA. Will Book Vol. #3, page #39
  Written: 19 Dec 1861
  Proven: 18 Mar 1864
  
  
                        In the Matter of the Probate
                               of Will of
                            Maria Wilmarth
  
  On this 18th day of March A.D. 1864 an instrument of Maria Wilmarth, late of
  Township of Harford County of Susquehanna deceased, was presenter for
  Probate, and at the same time came Martha Guild and J. K. Adams, two of the
  Subscribing Witnesses to the said Instruments or paper writing, who being
  duly Sworn according to Laws say that they were present and saw and heard
  the said Maria Wilmarth under her signature attached to the said instrument
  of writing. That was in her last sicknap and that she was intirely unable to
  write her own name, and that they saw and heard, the said Maria Wilmarth
  publish, pronounce and declare the said Instrument or paper writing us and
  for her last Will and Testaments and that at the time of her doing so she
  was of sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of her knowledge and
  belief. Whereupon the said Instrument of writing was admitted to Probate as
  proven to be the last Will and Testament of Maria Wilmarth late of
  Susquehanna County. And is in the words following, to wit,
  
  Know all men by those present that I Maria Wilmarth of the Township of
  Harford, County of Susquehanna & State of Pennsylvania considering the
  uncertainty of this life, and being of sound mind & memory, do make declare
  and publish this my last Will & Testament as follows.
  
  First I give and bequeath to my son Walter wone thousand dollars with
  interest from my decease until paid, The bed I sleep on for common with
  bedstead & cone four pillows & a change of pillow cases, three cotton & wool
  sheets, three cotton sheets, one calico bed quilt, one cover lid, (said
  sheets to be equal to a fair average of my whole lot.)
  
  Second I give and bequeath to my son George my Hemp & Cutter, my cedar pork
  Barrel, my box churn, and to Martha his wife one wide striped Calico drefs,
  one gingham drefs & my porclain Kettle.
  
  Third I give and bequeath to my grandson Walter W. my oldest cow & five
  dollars to be put at interest as soon as received, & kept for him until he
  arrives at the full age of 21 years, but should he not live to that age it
  is my wish that Leander Dehis brother should have it.
  
  Fourth I Bequeath to Mary E. my granddaughter Six dollars for the purpose of
  geting a set of spoons.
  
  Fifth I bequeath to my grandson Delbert W. three sheep
  
  Sixth I bequeath to my grandson Albert W. three sheep
  
  Seventh I give and bequeath to Lucretia H. Knapp should she stay with and
  take care of me during my natural life, (as she has agreed) my bureau, my
  mirra, best bed, lore bedstead, & ceed, two pillows one pair of pillow
  cases, one pair of cotton sheets and one woolen bed quilt by her paying.
  Mary E. three dollars when she receives the above articles.
  
  Eighth All the rest and remainder of my property of any kind and
  descriptions I give to my daughter Rachel S. Bell and her son Dwain C. The
  in condition of Maria paying all my just debts, paying Mary E. Wilmarth
  three dollars and giving my body a decent Christian burial.
  
  Finally I nominate, constitute, and appoint Rachel S. Bell and her son Dwain
  Executors of my last Will & Testament
  
  
            and published by the said
  Maria Wilmarth us and for her last Will              Samantha A. Carpenter
  & Testament in presence of us who have at her
  request Witnessed the Same, this nineteenth day  }   Martha Guild
  of December Eighteen hundred and Sixty one
                                                       J. K. Adams
  
  
  
                   Registered March 18, 1864
           The Probate being first only stamped as required