Fayette County PA Archives Wills.....Gause, Mary June 26, 1810 ************************************************ 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: Muriel Sonne cgsonne@comcast.net May 10, 2011, 5:45 pm Source: Fayette County Will Book 1, P. 94: Fhlmf#861066 Written: June 26, 1810 Recorded: March 21, 1812 Will of Mary Gause 26 June 1810. 21 March 1812 Know all men by these presents that I Mary Gause of Fayette County and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Considering the uncertainty of this Mortal Life doth make this my last will and Testament in Manner and form following hereby Revoking all others. I do Will that all my Just Debts & funeral expenses be paid as soon as may be after my decease I give and bequeath to my mother Grace Gause all the Neat proceeds of my Estate (after my Just debts & Funeral expenses & etc be paid as aforesaid) During her Natural Life, And at her decease I will that it be divided in the following manner Viz. To Jane W Fall Wife of Dan'el Fall I give four pounds Pennsylvania Currency likewise to my Nephew Daniel Gudgell I give and bequeath the sum of four pounds Pennsylvania Currency And then the remainder to be Divided into five equal shares And I give and bequeath to my Sister Sarah Gause Wife of Enoch Gause two of the aforementioned shares, and to my Brother Solomon Gause and to my two other Sisters Amy Jones and Rachel Gudgell I give one share to each; only I invest my Brother Solomon with my Two sisters Amy & Rachels shares to hand out as he thinks they severally stand in need And at their death to be equally Divided among their Children. And as for the twenty five Acres of Land which was left by my father's will interest to me for my Sister Rachel Gudgel and likewise her share of my Fathers personal estate as left by his will to me in trust for her and her use I do hereby will and appoint my nephew Samuel Gause to the same trust and power to act for her use as left to me to do by my father for all and every part thereof that may remain in my hand at my Decease according to the true Intent and meaning of his will. And I do hereby nominate and appoint Solomon Gause and Robert Miller to be my Executors to see this my last Will and Testament Executed according to the true Intent and Meaning thereof. In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this twenty sixth day of the sixth month one thousand Eight hundred and ten. 1810 Signed sealed published and declared by the said Mary Gause to be her last will and testament in the presence of us who also subscribed our names as Witnesses thereunto in the presence of the Testator and each other. Mary Gause (seal) Clement Courtis, David Chandler, Eli Gause, Aaron Chandler Robert Milller appears before Register and Renounces his Right of Administering the Estate above mentioned. 21 March 1812 Alexander Mclean Register Fayette County Ss The twenty first day of March Anno Domini 1812 Before me the Register for the probating of wills and granting of Letters of Administration in and for the said County personally came Clement Courtis and Eli Gause the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of Mary Gause and on their several affirmations did declare that they saw the said Mary Gause sign and seal the same and for her last will and testament when of right mind and memory that no undue influence had been used to thwart intention or later will made by her to their knowledge and belief that they together with David Chandler and Aaron Chandler signed their names to the same as Witness in the presence of the testator. Given under my hand and seal. Registered and compared the 21st of March 1812. Alexander Mclean Register This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb