WILL: Abraham BRUBAKER, 1845, Allegheny Township, Huntingdon County, PA
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LAST WILL OF ABRAHAM BRUBAKER, DEC'D.
I Abraham Brubaker of Allegheny township Huntingdon county. Pennsylvania being
weak in body but of sound mind (for which I thank the Almighty) in view of the
uncertainty of life, do make and declare this to be my last Will and Testament.
I first order that all my just debts be paid as soon as convenient after my
death. I give and bequeath to Lydia Brubaker and her children ninety acres of
land including the improvements where I now reside. I further order that the
remainder of the land consisting of one hundred acres more or less be sold and
the proceeds of said sale I give and bequeath to my sister Martha Brubaker, now
residing in Adams County Ohio. The remainder and residue of my estate real and
personal I give and bequeath to Lydia Brubaker the wife of Ephraim Brubaker. I
hereby make to appoint Jacob Stiffler of Allegheny township Esecutor of this my
Last Will and Testament. Witness my hand and seal this twenty fourth day of
April A. D. 1845 his
Witness Present. J. A. Landis Jacob X Brubaker
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RENUNCIATION OF JACOB BRUBAKER
Know all men by these presence that I Jacob Brubaker a brother Abraham Brubaker,
late of Allegheny township in the county of Huntingdon decd. hereby renounce my
right to the Administration of the estate of said decd. and request the Register
of said county to grant letters of administration of the said estate to Jacob
Stiffler of the said township.
Witness my hand and such the 13th day of May A. D. 1845.
Witness Present his
John Reed Regr. Jacob X Brubaker (seal)
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JACOB A. STIFFLER ADMN. OF ABRAHAM BRUBAKER DECD.
Memorandum Letters of Administration in common form were this day granted to
Jaob A Stiffler on the estate of Abraham Brubaker late of Allegheny township
deceased. Inventory to be exhibited with thirty days and a just and true
account of his said administration within one year or when thereunto lawfully
required. Given under seal of office the 15th day of May A. D. 1845.
John Reed Register
[AFFADAVIT OF DR. J. A. LANDIS]
Huntingdon County Pa.
Before me the Register for the probate of Wills and granting letters of
Administration in and for the said County personally appeared Doctor J. A.
Landis who being sworn according to law doth depose and say that on the twenty-
fourth day of April last he was in the room with Abraham Brubaker in the above
annesced instrument named, that he the said Abraham Brubaker then requested him,
this deponent to write his the said Abraham Brubaker will. That he, this
deponent, then and there wrote the above anno_ed instrument of writing,
agreeably to the instructions of the above said Abraham and after finished the
said writing (which was dictated by the said Abraham and read to him paragraph
by paragraph, while it was being written he this deponent read the whole of the
said instrument in the presence and hearing of him the said Abraham Brubaker,
who said it was all right, or as he wished it to be. That the said Abraham then
signed the said instrument by setting his mark thereto in the presence of this
deponent and in the presence of Jacob Brubaker. That the said Abraham then, in
their presence, declared the said instrument to be his last Will and Testament,
and requested this deponent and the said Jacob to witness the same as such.
That this deponent then in the presence of the said Abraham and Jacob subscribed
his name thereto as a witness and that the and said Abraham by making his mark
in the name "Jacob Brubaker" subscribed to the said instrument by this deponent,
and that the said Abraham was, at the time of such declaring and signing, of
sound and disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of his (deponents)
knowledge & belief.
Sworn and Subscribed the 17th
day of June A. D. 1845 J. A. Landis
Before John Reed Register
Huntingdon County Pa.
[AFFADAVIT OF JACOB BRUBAKER]
Huntingdon County ss
Before me the Register for the probate of Wills and granting letters of
Administration in and for the said county personally appeared Jacob Brubaker who
being duly sworn according to law saith, that he was personally present and did
see Abraham Brubaker in the above annexed instrument of writing names, sign the
said instrument of writing by setting his mark thereto that he also heard the
said Abraham pronounce and declare the said instrument to be his last Will and
Testament and request him, this deponent and Doctor J. A. Landis to witness the
same as such; that Doctor Landis then wrote upon said instrument what deponent
believes was his, the Doctors name and also the name of this deponent; that he,
the deponent, then made his mark as a witness on the left hand side of the said
instrument, in what he took to be his own name, the said Doctor pointing out the
peace that the said signing, or witnessing was done in the presence of the said
Abraham and in the presence of the said Doctor Landis and this deponent
respectively; and that he this deponent verily believes that the said Abraham
Brubaker was at the time of declaring and signing as aforesaid, of sound
disposing mind memory and understanding. That about a month previous to the
time of making said Will, this deponent heard the said Abraham say that he
intended to leave one part of his property to his sister Martha for having so
well taken care of their mother, and that he intended to leave the other part of
it to ____ who was then taking care of him; and that he the said Abraham was at
that time living with and in the family of Ephraim Brubaker names in the above
annexed instrument of writing, and that the family of the said Ephraim were then
taking care of him; that the said Abraham removed into the family of the said
Ephraim last fall and has continued with said family, and they (the wife and
children of the said Ephraim to take care of him until the time of his death.
his
Sworn & Subscribed the 18th day of June Jacob X Brubaker
AD. 1845 Before John Reed Register mark
Note: the foregoing probate was held over and not deceased upon until 28th June
1845, when the said probate was judged to be sufficient, and the will considered
as _______.
Jacob Stiffler Executor of Abraham Brubaker decd.
Memorandum Letters Testamentary were this day grant Jacob Stiffler Executor of
the last Will and Testament of Abraham Brubaker decd. Inventory to be exhibited
within thirty days and a just and true account of his administration of the
estate of said deceased within one year, or when thereunto lawfully required.
Given under seal of office the 13th day of August 1845.
John Reed Register