Greene County PA Archives Wills.....Lemley, Margaret May 29 1854 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Brian Core greenhouseguy@juno.com December 24, 2004, 11:36 pm Source: Greene Co., Pa Will Book 2, P. 195 Written: May 29 1854 Recorded: October 4 1855 Her last will and testament was written 29 May 1854 and was probated 4 October 1855: No. 1667. Margaret Lemley, Will of. In the name of God, Amen, I Margaret Lemley widow considering the uncertainty of human life and being of sound mind and disposing memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say first I give and bequeath to my daughter Catherine Henderson the farm on which she now lives to have the full controll of the same during her natural life and then to belong to her lawful children after her discease the same being eighty nine acres more or less. I also give to my daughter Catherine Henderson one bed and beding and one milch cow also my cubord ware and to my son Asa Lemley I give and bequeath the clock + Beaureau and five dollars in money to my son Jacob Lemley one milch cow and fifty five dollars that he has of my money borrowed at this time and to my son David Lemley I give my family bible and five dollars in mony and to my son John Lemley I give five dollars in money and to my son Isaac Lemley I give one bed and beding and five dollars in mony and to my son Clark Lemley I give forty dollars in mony and to my son Rudolph Lemley I give fifty dollars in money that is sixteen in addition to the thirty four he has now borrowed and also my daughter Catherine Henderson I give my coper kettle and five dollars in money and my wearing aperal and any money goods property or chattles that may remain after my disease that is not disposed of In this my will I wish to be equally divided between my children and it is my wish that my son Asa Lemley and my Sister Rebecka Lemley and my Sister in Law Ruhama Lemley to make the divide of said remainder among them witness my hand and seal this 29th day of May A. D. 1854 Signed in presence of Booz Boydston her Margaret X Lemley (seal) mark Greene County SS Before me Absalom Hedge Register for the probate of wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for the said county this day personally came Booz Boydston Esq. the subscribing witness to the within instrument of writing, who on his solumn oath did say that he was present saw and herd Margaret Lemley sign seal and publish and declare the within to be her last will and testament, that at the time of so doing she was of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of his knowledge observation and belief, and that he subscribed his name as witness in her presence and at her request. Sworn and subscribed October 4, 1855. A. Hedge B. Boydston Greene County SS Before me Absalom Hedge Register for the probate of wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for said county personally came Mary Boydston who on her solumn oath did say that she was present saw and herd Margaret Lemley sign, seal, publish and declare the within instrument to be her last will and testament, that at the time of testatrix signing she was of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of her knowledge observation and belief. Sworn and subscribed before me October 4, 1855. A. Hedge, Register Mary Boydston (Greene Co., PA Will Book 2, p. 195). Additional Comments: Margaret was the daughter of Rudolph "Doll" Snider, and was Isaac Lemley's widow. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb