Wills:  Mary ROBBINS, 1859: Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co

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Westmoreland County Register of Wills,       4WB547              1864

No 58 of 1864
Wills:  Mary ROBBINS 
2523

In the name of God amen  I Mary Robbins of Hempfield Township  Westmoreland County  
State of Pennsylvania being old blind feeble and in a delicate State of health but of sound 
mind memory and understanding thanks to the almighty god for the same thing mindful of 
my mortality do make and constitute this my last Will and Testament  First and principally 
I commend my immortal spirit to God who gave it in hope of a joyful resurection and my 
body to the earth when it shall please God to Seperate my soul and body  My body to be 
entered decently at the discretion of my Executor * and as to such worldly estate 
wherewith it hath pleased god to bless me with I give and dispose thereof in the following 
manner  First I Will and devise the amount of a note and the interest thereon. I hold 
against the Rev John Ansley (editors note: Ainsley?) now in the hands H. Markle Esquire 
to the children of my son James Goodlin deceased share and share alike which is to be in 
full of their share of my estate  Second to my daughter Elizabeth Jordan I will and devise 
any bed bedsted and bedding that I laid on  Third to my daughter Mariah Hays I will and 
devide one bead bedding and bedstid and  Fourth to my daughter July Ann I will and 
devise one fether cover one red and blew quilt and one blanket and as to the rest and 
residue of my personal effects whatever there may be I allow my Executor to dispose of 
the same as the law directs * and collect all my outstanding debts dues and demands 
whatever they may be and out of the first moneys arising from any part thereof pay all my 
just debts and funeral expenses and allowing my Executor to have suitable grave stones 
with proper inscriptions thereon set to my grave as soon as convenient after my decease 
and the costs and charges of the stone and erecting the same is also to be taken out of the 
first moneys coming into the hands of my Executor and as to the rest and residue of my 
estate after costs and charges in setting.* are paid I allow any balance remaining to be 
divided into six shares equal  one share thereof I devise to my daughter Elizabeth Jordan 
and one share to my daughter Polly Sheaner and one share to my daughter July Ann Hays 
and one share to my daughter Mariah Hays and one share to the heirs of my son William 
Goodlin deceased and one share to my son John Goodlin  being the six shares to be share 
and share alike and further it is my will in the event that my son John Goodlin should not 
want his share or come for it in that case I want his share divided equal amongs the five of 
my last named heirs * and further it is my will. that the share of my son William Goodlin 
heirs suffer a deduction of ninety five dollars being money he got from me in his life time  I 
also have given my daughter Mariah Hays one hundred dollars for which sum I hold her 
bill and allow her share to suffer that deduction * and lastly I nominate and appoint my 
neighbour George Mechling Esq of Hempfield Township Westmoreland County to be my 
Execu of this my last will and Testament I publish and declare this and none other to be 
my last will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 
twenty first day of February in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty 
nine (1859
Signed and Sealed in the presence
                  Jeremiah Hemp                                               Mary (her mark) Robbins
                  James McIntire
Legally Proved and Approved this 8th day of November A.D. 1864 Same day recorded 
9th Nov 1864 Letters Testamentary issued to George Mechling who was sworn before me
                                                                                        W. C. Guffey  Register
Note by the recorder
              I certify that the probate of the above will of Mary Robbins had affixed thereon 
stamps of the U.S. Int Reserve (ed. note Revenue?) to the balance of one dollar which 
stamps were cancelled
                                                                                        W. C. Guffey  Register