Wills: Daniel Bussard, 1859: West Providence Twp, Bedford Co, PA

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The last will and testament of Daniel Bussard of West Providence
 Township in the county of Bedford and State of Pennsylvania.  I Daniel
 Bussard considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of
 sound mind, memory and understanding do make this my last will and
 testament in manner forthcoming, ... first and principally I give my
 soul to Almighty God who gave it and it is my will that all my just
 debts and funeral expenses be paid out of the sale of my personal
 property which is to be sold by my executor allowing my beloved wife
 Sarah Bussard three hundred dollards out of it to be kept at
 appraisement and my real estate to remain for the use of my wife Sarah
 Bussard and my four youngest children, namely Simon S. Bussard, Andrew
 S. Bussard, Abraham S. Bussard and Mary Ann Bussard until my daughter
 Mary Ann comes of age, then it is to be sold and the money divided
 amongst my heirs in the manner following, each of the girls to have one
 dollar to the boys two to be divided in that way amongst all my
 children, except my son Daniel Bussard who is to have five dollars after
 the place is sold and if there should be any ... flush of the sale money
 after my debts is paid it is to go to the use of my wife and four
 youngest children.  I hereby appoint Ida (?) Sparks my executor of this
 my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made
 or said to have been made.  In witness wher of I have hereunto set my
 hand and seal the 9th day of March 1859 initialize done before signing.

 Signed in the presence of                               Daniel
Bussard (his X mark)
 ? Bussard .....

 Bedford County S.S.

 Personally appeared before the Registrar for the Probate of Wills in the
 foresaid county, ? Bussard and Conrad Makefoos (?) ... witnessed to the
 forgoing instrument of writing who being duly sworn do depose that they
 were present and saw the testator Daniel Buzzard sign his name to the
 same and heard him pronounce and declare said instrument of writing to
 be his last will and testament that he (directed?) them to sign their
 names as ...... and that at the time of so doing he, the said testator,
 was of sound mind, memory and understanding to the best of their
 knowledge and belief -
 Sworn ... the 14th day of March
 AD 1859