Bedford County PA Archives Wills.....Perdew, John April 14, 1842
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  Source: Bedford Co., Pa Probate Records
  Written: April 14, 1842
  Recorded: April ?7, 1842
  
  The last Will and Testament of John Perdew of the township of South Hampton in 
  the county of Bedford.
       I John Perdew, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being 
  of sound mind and memory do make & publish this my last will and testament in 
  manner and form following (that is to say) I will that all my just debts as 
  shall be by me owing at my death together with my funeral expenses and all 
  charges touching the proving of or other wise concerning my will shall in the 
  first place out of my personal estate and effects be fully paid and satisfied, 
  and from and after payment there of and subject there unto then my Will is that 
  I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary Perdew all my real and personal 
  estate, all my goods, stock, chattels and house hold furniture to have and to 
  hold the same as long as she retains my name or otherwise remains my widow and 
  my Will is as same as she remains no longer my widow, my property shall be 
  equally divided among my four children Rebecca, Sarah, William and Nancy to be 
  apprised & equally divided among them, share and share alike. And I make and 
  ordain my beloved wife Mary Perdew sold executor of this my last Will and 
  Testament.
       In witness thereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this the 
  fourteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
  forty two.
                                                John Perdew
  Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named John Perdew to be his 
  last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his 
  presence have subscribed our names as witnesses there unto.
  Archibald Casteel
  William Casteel
  Patrick Donahoe
  Bedford Co., PA
       Personally came the subscribers, Deputy Register, for the probate of Wills 
  and for granting Letters of Administrators in and for said county Archibald 
  Casteel and Patrick Donahoe, two of the subscribing witnesses of the foregoing 
  instrument of writing and being duly sworn according to law to depose and say 
  that they were personally present and saw and heard the testator John Perdew 
  sign, seal and publish and pronounce & declare the same instrument of writing 
  as and for his last Will and Testament. That at the time there of the said 
  testator was of sound and deposing mind, memory and understanding according to 
  the best of deponants knowledge and belief and that they signed their names 
  there unto as witnesses in the presence of the testator at his request in the 
  presence of each other.
  Archibald Casteel
  Patrick Donahue
  
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