Fayette County PA Archives Wills.....Dietz, Adam June 7, 1852
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Source: Copy Of Will From Fayette County Register Of Wills Office
Written: June 7, 1852
Recorded: June 23, 1852

Laurel hill June 7th AD 1852
My last will and testament which I make while I yet have my right senses. All 
the real and personal property I bequest unto Samuel S Dietz for his service 
rendered, but he shell maintain Elizabeth Dietz his mother and my wife out of 
the foresaid estate as long as she remains my widow and he shall annually pay 
one hundred dollars to the heirs, that is after Adam Dietz Jr. is of age. The 
first year S S Dietz shall pay my oldest daughter Harriet Hains one hundred 
dollars, and the second year S S Dietz shall pay John L Dietz one hundred 
dollars and so on tell each has received one hundred dollars and they are all 
to be paid in regular order until each has received one hundred dollars. The 
above payment are to be but fifty dollar and each heir is to have fifty dollars 
annual payment the first round of payments is to go to all the heirs and the 
second round again and this will is to be an addition to the will. Mr Colestock 
wrote and S S Dietz is to be executor of the estate and Mr Steward is to make 
the title of the yoho tract of land to S S Dietz his heir and assign to have 
and hold for ever and lawyer Fuller and lawyer Hewing to be the attoney and 
assign the executors and if there should happen to be a balance coming to A 
Steward on the yoho tract of land S S Dietz is to pay it and if it is paid A 
Steward is to pay that balance to S S Dietz. I acknowledge this to be my last 
will and Testament

Attest                                  Adam Dietz           (seal)
William Knight
Mary I Aughinbaugh
Catherine S Aughinbaugh

Fayette County ss
(Regr. seal) On the 23rd day of June 1852 before me P A Johns Register for the 
probate of wills & granting letters of administration came William Knight & 
Mary Aughinbaugh witnesses to the forgoing instrument of writing surporting to 
be the last will and testament of Adam Dietz late of said county decd. The 
first of whom was affiremed and the other sworn according to law did depose & 
say the they were present and saw & heard the testator sign seal & Pronounce 
the same as & for his last will & testament. That at the time of so doing he 
was of sound mind memory & understanding to the best of there knowledge & 
belief & that they knew of no undo influence used to later will made by said 
testator. That they signed their names as witnesses to the same in the presence 
of & at the request of the testator & in the presence of each other. In 
testimony where of I hereto set my hand & seal of the office at Uniontown the 
day & date written. 
                                             P A Johns
                                                         Regr

Additional Comments:
Mem  Letters Testamentary granted to Samuel S Dietz who was duly affirmed 
according to law on the 23rd day of June
                     Registered & compared June 23rd 1852

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