Westmoreland County PA Wills - Hughes, William 1856

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William Hughes, No. 23 of 2065 1856

In the name of God, Amen. I, William Hughes, of the township
of Derry, county of Westmoreland, state of Pennsylvania,
being feeble in body, but of sound mind and memory, and
considering  the uncertainty of this frail and transitory
life, do therefore make, ordain, publish and declare this to
Will be my last will and testament; that is to say,

First, after all my lawful debts are paid and discharged,
and my funeral expenses paid, the residue of my estate, I
give and bequeath and dispose of as follows to wit: To my
beloved wife her comfortable maintenance during her lifetime
as provided for in the sale of my Real Estate, to my son
Thomas G. Hughes by Article of Agreement dated the
nineteenth day of July one thousand, eight hundred and
fifty-three, and by deed bearing even date therewith, and
recorded in the Recorder's Office in Greensburg, as Record
will show. And to my son Joseph I bequeath the sum of two
hundred and fifty dollars, and to the heirs of my son John,
the sum of fifty dollars to be divided equally among them,
share and share and share alike. And to my daughter Rachael,
the sum of one hundred dollars, and to the heirs of my
daughter Mary, the sum of fifty dollars to be divided
equally among them, share and share alike. And to my son
William, the sum of two hundred dollars, and to my son
Samuel B. the sum of two hundred dollars, and to my daughter
Eliza, the sum of one hundred dollars, and to my son Isaac
the sum of two hundred dollars, and to my daughter Nancy G.,
the sum of seventy-five dollars, and to my daughter
Priscilla, the sum of fifty dollars, and to my son Thomas G.
the sum of fifteen dollars, and to my son Alexander, the sum
of one hundred dollars, and to my daughter Elizabeth, the
sum of fifty dollars, and to my daughter Maria, the sum of
two hundred dollars. I likewise give to my son Thomas my
personal property that I have now in posession, for the sum
of ninety-five dollars, to be paid on the first day of
January, one thousand, eight hundred and sixty-five. The
foregoing request to be paid annually out of the proceeds of
the sale of my Real Estate, as the notes become due, to be
divided equal in proportion, to each share, until the whole
becomes due and paid. Likewise, I make, constitute and
appoint my son Thomas and James G. McQuaide to be Executors
of this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all
former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed my seal the twenty-first day
of April, one thousand, eight hundred, fifty-six.
The said will above, was subscribed by the said William
Hughes in our
presence and acknowledged by him to each of us,
David C. McCullock, Matthew Perry, John Cannon
William Hughes, X His Mark, May 26th, 1856
Legally proved and approved, same day recorded and Letters
Testamentory issued to Thomas G. Hughes and James G.
McQuaide, the Executors named in the Will who were sworn
before Jacob M. Miller, Registrar