Wills: Sarah Filson, 1882: Juniata Twp, Bedford County, PA

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF SARAH (STATLER) FILSON (1879)

I, Sarah FILSON of Juniata Township, Bedford County, Penn; being old but of sound
mind, memory and understanding to make this my Last Will and Testament, hereby
Revoking and making Void all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made.

First, I direct my Body be Decently buried after my _____ in the Cemetery at Isaac
P. ELLERS (?) [Transcriber note: Hard to make out name] at West End where my
Deceased Husband is buried, and as to such Estate as it hath pleased god to instrust
me with, I Dispose of the same as follows. I give, devise, and bequeath to my
Daughter Emeline F. WERTZ her heirs and assigns forever the farm wich I own Situate
in Juniata Township, Bedford Co., Penn: Containing 90 Acres more or Less, She the
said Emeline WERTZ to pay all my just Debts, funeral Expenses, Dochter Bill, the
same she has done for my Deceased Husband with ___the improvements thereon Erected &
together with all the Personal property I have or may have after my Death, for her
Keeping of me & my Deceased Husband, Comfortable for the Last six years, for wich me
and my Dec'd Husband  was never able to pay said Emelin F. WERTZ or her Husband, She
being the only Child to nurse and take care of us:

2d, after my Death my Daughter Emeline F. WERTZ her heirs or assigns is to pay
Twenty five Dollars to Each of my Children or their Heirs in the following Manner. 
Twelf Dollars and fifty Cents being the one half of twenty five Dollars to Each of
my Children or their heirs one year after my Death and the Balance of Twelf Dollars
& fifty Cents one year thereafter, all without intrest.

In Witness whereof, I Sarah FILSON the Testator, have to this my Last Will &
Testament Set my hand & seal this third Day of December A.D. 1879.

                                                                                     
             Sarah Filson (seal)
Signed, Sealed, Published
And declared by the above
Named Sarah FILSON as and 
For her Last Will & Testament
In presence of us who have
Hereunto subscribed our
Names as Witnesses ____
In the presence of said Testator
And of Each other.

Geo. GARDILL
Henry L. WALKER

[Transcriber's note: I have endeavored to copy the same spelling and punctuation as
is on the original will.]

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Bedford County SS

Personally appeared before me E.W. SHOEMAKER, Register for the probate of wills to
in and for said County, Geo GARDILL and Henry L. WALKER the two subscribing
witnesses to the Last Will & Testament of Sarah FILSON late of Juniata Township,
decd. Who being duly sworn according to law depose and say that they were personally
present and saw and heard the above named Testator sign and ___ pronounce and declare
the foregoing instrument of writing as and for her last Will and Testament that they
signed their names or witnesses to the same at the request of said Testator and in
her presence and in the presence of each other, and at the time of so doing said
Testaor was of sound mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge
and belief.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me May 15 A.D. 1882                                                 Geo GARDILL
       E.W. SHOEMAKER                                            H. L. WALKER
        Register