Wills: Adam Seanor, 1857: Derry Twp, Westmoreland County, PA

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WILL OF ADAM SEANOR
March 7, 1857
Westmoreland County, PA
Will Book 4, Pages 469-470

Transcribed in original spelling and grammar
by Richard A. Newhouse Kelanic
February 5, 2002


No. 46 of 1863
Last will of
Adam Seanor

 "In the name of God Amen I Adam Seanor of Derry Township. Westmoreland 
County and State of Pennsylvania being Sick and weak in body, but of 
Sound mind memory and understanding praised be God for it; Considering 
the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof and to 
the end I may be the better prepared to leave this world whenever it 
Shall please God to call me hence, do therefore make and declare this 
my last will and testament in manner following (that is to say) first 
and principally I Commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God my 
Creator, and as to Such worldly Estates wherewith it hath pleased God 
to intrust me I dispose of the Same as follows  Viz: I will and bequeath 
to my beloved wife of my personal property Viz: Three Good Cows and 
three hogs and I will and bequeath to my wife all the household furniture 
that She may choose and desire to keep.  all the ballance of my Estate 
both real and personal I order and direct to be put up at Public Sale and 
the highest bider Shall be the buyer and the proceeds of Such Sale 
(after the payment of all my just debts and funeral Expenses. to be divided 
and disposed of as follows viz: to my beloved wife Elizabeth I will and 
bequeath the one third of the Said proceeds of my Estate during her natural 
life and the ballance of Such proceeds to be devided Equally among my 
children now living Share and Share alike with the understanding that 
the amounts of money already paid to my Sons John  Lewis,  Adam and my 
Daughter Mary is to be deducted out of and considered as part of their 
Share of Said proceeds of my Estate) all moneys due me by bond note or 
Book account I order to be put into the hands of my Executors and after 
all my just debts and funeral Expenses are paid and the proving and 
Recording of this my last will the ballance I order to be paid to my 
children Share and Share alike and as I have give my farm to my Sons 
John and William to farm on the Shares for the fall crop and also for the 
Spring crop I order and it is my desire that these contracts be considered 
valid and binding and carred out according to our agreement , and I do hereby 
nominate Constitute and appoint Robert Foster of Salem Township and John Mourer 
of New Alexandria Executors of this my Last will and Testament I witness 
whereof I the Said testator have to this my last will and Testament Set my 
hand and Seal the Seventh day of March A D 1857  Witness"
 "Signed Sealed and delivered by the Testator as and for his last will and 
Testament in the presence of us"
Michael Sadler  Jonathan Null

Adam [his X mark] Seanor   [seal]

 "Legally Proved and approved this 24 th Day of October A D 1863 Same day 
recorded & Letters Issued to Robert Foster & John Mourer who was Sworn Before me"
W. L. Evans Regr
Stamped