WILL: John McPHERRON, 1859, 1860, Franklin Township, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Jessica Orr <orr@hawaii.com> December 6, 2006, 5:16 pm Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ________________________________________________ LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF JOHN MCPHERRON, LATE OF FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, DEC'D. Huntingdon County Will Book 5, page 442 Written: November 28, 1859 Recorded: November 22, 1860 Source: Sampubco In the name of God Amen. I, John McPherron of the township of Franklin in the County of Huntingdon and State of Pennsylvania, being in reasonable good health of body and of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding (blessed be Almighty God for the same) and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs do make and publish this my last will and testament in the following manner viz: I order and direct my just debts and funeral expenses to be paid by my executors as soon as convenient after my decease. I order and direct my said executors to cause an appraisement to be made of all my goods, chattels and effects that is not herein otherwise disposes of as soon as convenient after my decease, and also to sell the same at public sale on such time and terms as they may think best. I will and bequeath unto my son John A. McPherron two certain adjoining pieces of land, situate in the said township of Franklin containing one hundred and seventy nine acres and eighty two perches, nett, per draft per Womelsdorf, dated the 23rd day of July A.D. 1859; one part there of being the same which Robert Stewart deceased, by his last will and testament dated the seventh day of August A.D. 1828, did will unto my wife Elizabeth McPherron, now deceased, and to her heirs and assigns, seventy-eight acres and one hundred and sixty-five perches, and the other part thereof being the easterly part of a certain tract of land purchased by myself of the Honorable Charles Huston by transfer and conveyance dated the thirty- first day of October A. D. 1822, the division line between said willed part and the lands of Hugh Seeds, and also between the other part of the Huston purchase aforesaid, beginning at a corner stone by lands of said Seeds and Alexander Stewart, thence North forty eight degrees East, one hundred and forty six perches to stones, on the said Huston line tract thence North fifty two and one half degrees East, one hundred and sixty four perches to the north westerly line of the Huston tract aforesaid, at and for the sum of nine thousand five hundred dollars out of which said sum I order and direct my executors to deduct the sum of two thousand eight hundred dollars, which I will to him as a legacy out of the price of said lands, and the balance due on said lands she shall pay over to my executors or executor within two years after my decease without interest. I order and direct that all the remainder of my lands and tenements in Franklin township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, also in Clearfield County, also in Lee County, Illinois and also in Tema County, Iowa, be sold by my executor or executors at public sale after due timeous public notice having been given for the sale of the same by advertisement as soon after my decease (if not sold precious thereto) at a fair, common, customary price that may begot for the same, and to effect my intention I direct my executor or executors to make, sign, seal, execute and deliver and acknowledge all such deed or deeds of conveyance as may be necessary for the granting and assuring all of the same to the purchaser or purchasers thereof in fee simple. I will and bequeath unto my sons, viz: Andrew, Samuel, Alexander S., James E., Robert and George W. share and share alike in all the remainder of my real, personal and mixed estate after what I have heretofore and hereafter willed to my son John and also to my five daughters, viz: Martha Ebbert, Jane Mattern, Mary Ann Kiner, Elizabeth Beck and Rebecca McPherron share and share alike in all my real, personal and mixed estate, so as they shall be equal shares with my said six sons with the exception of the sum of one hundred dollars less, and which said sum I consider I have given them severally in their outfits, first deducting all sums of money, book accounts, receipts and notes of hand charged to them severally and also charged to all of my sons respectively in my book accounts; said book accounts is charged against the husbands of my said married daughters. I order and direct that should any of my said children or their husbands or their children, commence proceedings to break or disannul this my said will or any part thereof, that in such case I order and direct that such legacies shall receive only the sum of one dollar as a legacy and I direct that my executor or executors shall collect form said litigious legacies the full sum or sums of money which I have charged to them in my book account and I direct my said executor to make an equal distribution of the same among all my children who do not participate in the disannulling of said will. I do hereby ordain, constitute and appoint my sons John A. McPherron and Samuel H. McPherron Executors of this my last will and testament, disannulling all wills and testaments heretofore made by me and declaring this to be my last will and testament. I order and direct that should there be an overplus in my estate after each of my said children receiving the sum of twenty eight hundred dollars in the manner aforesaid then and in such case, said overplus shall be equally divided by my executors among all of said children, share and share alike. In Witness Whereof, I John McPherron the said testator have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty eighth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine. /s/John McPherron Sealed, Signed pronounced and declared by John McPherron the said testator to be his last will and testament in the presence of us the subscribed who have hereunto set out hands and witnesses thereto in the presence of the said testator and at his request and in the presence of each other. /s/John Owens /s/Abraham Wright Huntingdon County SS. Before me the Register for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration in and for said county, personally appeared the above named John Owens and Abraham Wright and they being duly sworn according to law did depose and say that they were personally present and saw and heard the above named testator John McPherron sing, seal, execute, publish, pronounce and declare the above and foregoing instrument of writing as and for his last will and testament and that they signed their names thereto as witnesses in the presence of each other and of the said testator and at his instance and request and that at the time of so doing the said testator was of sound and disposing mind mind, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief. /s/John Owens /s/Abraham Wright Sworn and subscribed the 22nd day of November 1860 before me Henry Glazier Reg. John A. McPherron and Samuel H. McPherron Executors of the Last Will &c. of John McPherron, late of Franklin township, deceased. Memorandum-Letters Testamentary in common form were this day granted to John A. and Saml. H. McPherron on the estate of John McPherron dec.d - Inventory to be exhibited in one month from this date and a just and true account, calculation and reckoning of their said administration in one year from the date hereof or when thereto lawfully required. Given under seal of office, this 22nd day of November A.D. 1860 /s/Henry Glazier, Register This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 7.8 Kb