WILL: Robert McCALL, 1864, Penn Township, Huntingdon County, PA

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Source: Huntingdon County, Will Book 6, Page 92-93, 
Copied By Betty Ross
Written: August 16, 1864

Last Will & Testament 
of 
Robert McCall decd

August 16 1864.
  This is the Last Will and testament of Robert McCall Penn township 
Huntingdon County State of Pennsylvania. I Robert McCall being in a ill 
state of health but still of sound mind do make this my last will and 
testament in manner as follows. In the first place I direct that my 
farmes after my death be divided into two farmes as Equally as can be, 
and apreasd them if evry of the heirs is eble and willing to take them 
and pay the rest of the heirs the may desire, if none of them can take 
it and pay the other heirs it must be sold and the money divided as 
follows. I wish an direct my Executors not to sel the farm for a few 
years to give the two girls a living on the place, that is Elizabeth 
and Margaret Melinda. Elizabeth is to have a Bed and the Bureau, 
Margaret and Melinda is to have a bed, and chist that is in the rume 
the have the liberty of pecking their beds themselves at my dth my 
mu*ible is all to be sold and after my my funeral expense and my debts 
is paid the ballence of any money that I have on hands, and the 
prosedes of sale of my property is to be equally divided between my 
children and Mery my grand child, May Jane Forshe (James we interline 
as his name was mist) Elen Garner, Washington, Sarey Ann Showalter, 
William Henry, Elizabeth, Margaret Melinda their my children is to have 
share and share alike. Een Garners share is to paid to her as she 
stands in nead of it if she should die before it is all paid to hur hur 
children is to get the monney Sary Jane got a cow and a bed for which 
eighteen dollars is to cum out of her share. Sary Ann Showalter got a 
bed and a cow for which fifteen dollars is to cum out of her share, 
Anamerye Alexandreys daughter is to git two hundred dollars and no more 
that is hur share of all the estate of her grand Father if she should 
die before she recieves it it is to go to the other heirs - James has 
got one hundred dollars that is to cum out of his share I hereby 
appoint my son James, and my son in law Anthone Forshee my Executors to 
settle up all my Estate I wish them to take care of Margaret Melinda 
and do hereby have seald and and delivered this 16th day of August 1864 
in the presents of their witnesses
Robert M Call
Witness present
John Anderson
David Norris

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Huntingdon County SS.
  This tenth day of September AD 1864 before me Daniel W. Womelsdorf, 
Register for the probate of Wills and granting Letters of 
Administration in and for the County of Huntingdon, personally came 
John Anderson and David Norris the subscribing witnesses to the above 
will, and being duly sworn according to law, did depose and say, that 
they were both personally present and saw and heard Robert MCall the 
testator, sign, seal publish pronounce and declare the foregoing 
instrument of writing as and for his testament and last will, and that 
at the time of so doing he the said Testator was of perfect and sound 
mind memory and understanding, to the best of their knowledge and 
belief.
Sworn and subscribed before me
Danl W. Wormelsdorf, Register
John Anderson
David Norris

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James MCall and 
Anthony Forshey 
Executors 
of 
Robert MCall deceased

On the tenth day of September AD 1864 Letters Testamentary on the 
estate of Robert MCall deceased, were granted to James MCall and 
Anthony Forshey. Daniel W. Womelsdorf, Register

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