Westmoreland County PA Archives Wills.....Karnes, Samuel 1868
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Source: Will Book
Written: 1868

Will of Samuel Karns Westmoreland book 5, p 171


No. 11 of 1868, Will of Samuel Karns 2738


In the name of God Amen I Samuel Karns of the Township of Franklin
County of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania being weak in body but
of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and declare this to be my
last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say
first of all I give my soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator
and my body to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner. Nest I
order that all my just debts funeral expenses & charges of this my will
be in the first place fully paid and discharged and after payment
thereof I order that respectable head & foot stones be put at my grave
also at the graves of my father mother sisters and brother now deceased,
next I give devise and bequeath to my sister Ann Dice wife of Peter Dice
of the county of Armstrong, the sum of five hundred dollars. Next I give
devise and bequeath to my sister Margaret Karns, Mary Karns & Jane Karns
all my household and Kitchen furniture share and share alike. Next I
give and devise and bequeath all my Real estate left after payments of
my debts to my sisters Margaret Mary and Jane, or the survivors of them
during their natural life, and at the death of the last survivor of them
then the said Real estate shall descend to the children of my sister Ann
Dice and their heirs and assigns forever share and share alike. In
addition to the legacies above I give and bequeath to the granddaughter
of my sister Ann Dice, viz Elizabeth King the sum of Twenty five dollars
and last I hereby nominate constitute and appoint Thomas Borland of the
Township of Franklin County of Westmoreland and Peter Dice of Armstrong
County Executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking and
making void all former wills by me at any time made and declare this
only to be my last Will and Testament, In Witness whereof I the said
Testator have to this my last will and testament set my hand and seal
this Eighteenth day of February AD one thousand Eight hundred and sixty
eight. [signed] Samuel Karns (seal)


Signed sealed, published and declared by the said testator as and for
his last will and testament in presence of us who in his presence and at
his request have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto, John W.
Riddle, Thomas Borland, John W. Elwood