The Will of Eliza J. Gilliland, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, 1867

Source:
Probate records
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Will Book 5, pages 181, 182

(in the margin)
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Last will and testament
Of Eliza J. Gilliland dec’d

May 5th 1866. I Eliza J. Gilliland of Mapleton Huntingdon county Pa. being sound in mind and memory do make this my last will and testament I want my personal property and real estate disposed of and divided as follows __ 1st I give and bequeath to my son William my parlor stove and 5 joints pipe and my family Bible and stand and give him the use of my house and lot until April 1st 1867 free of rent the balance[sic] of my personal property and real estate to be divided between my six children share and share alike after debts and funeral expenses are paid _ and hereby appoint A. W. Swoope and John Gayton to execute this my last will and testament, and settle up all my business. Witness my hand this and seal the day and year 1st [words faded] above written.
                                                                                                                            her
                                                                                                                  Eliza  X   J. Gilliland
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Signed sealed in presence of us
Ellie Gilliland
Mary E. Thompson

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Huntingdon county SS
            This twenty second day of May A. D. 1866 before me Danl. W. Womelsdorf Register for the Probate of wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for the county of Huntingdon, personally came Eliza Gilliland* and Mary E. Thompson the subscribing witnesses to the above Will, and being duly sworn according to law, did depose and say, that they were present and saw and heard Eliza J. Gilliland the testatrix sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the foregoing instrument of writing as and for her testament and last will, and that at the time of doing so she the said testatrix was of perfect and sound mind, memory and understanding, to the best of their knowledge, observation and belief.
Sworn and subscribed before me
Danl.W.Womelsdorf                                                                             Ellie Gilliland
                       Register                                                                            Mary E. Thompson

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A. W. Swoope and John      }
Gayton Executors of Eliza   }
J. Gilliland deceased            }
On the 22d day of May a. D. 1866 Letters Testamentary on the estate of Eliza J. Gilliland deceased were granted to A. W. Swoope Esqr. And John Gayton
                                                                                                                   Danl.W. Womelsdorf

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