Pennsylvania Probate Records
Adams County
Wills 1817-1851, Vol C-E
Pg 144-145 Nos. 2441, 2442

The Will of Joseph Gilliland of Adams County, Pennsylvania, 1844

Last Will of         } In the name of God Amen! I Joseph Gilliland of Straban Township,
Joseph Gilliland  } Adams County do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say, __ First, I order and direct all my just debts and funeral expenses to be first paid, __ Second, I order and direct my Executor to purchase and have Set up head and foot Stones at the graves of My Father William Gilliland, My Brother Samuel Gilliland and My own, to be all of good quality of Marble and Size and to put up as soon as possible, __ Thirdly, All the residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, I give, devise and bequeath to my Brother Fleming Gilliland and my Nephew Alexander Gilliland Son of My Brother James Gilliland deceased, to be divided between them, My Brother Fleming taking one third thereof, and my said Nephew Alexander two thirds thereof, to have and to hold to them and their heirs and assigns in that proportion absolutely, and in case My Said Brother and Nephew cannot mutually agree upon the division of my estate, I hereby empower, order and direct My Executor hereafter named to make Sale of all my estate real and personal in Such time and terms as he in his discretion Shall think proper, and I do hereby authorise and empower  My Said Executor to Make and execute as good and Sufficient Deeds to the purchaser of My real estate as I could do in person and to divide the proceeds thereof as above directed, one third part thereof to My Brother Fleming, and two thirds thereof to my Said Nephew Alexander __ Lastly, I do nominate, constitute and appoint My friend James Gregory of Straban Township to be Executor of this My last Will and Testament with full power and authority in all things to carry the Same into full and perfect effect, hereby revoking all other Will and declaring this and none other to be my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereto Set my hand and Seal this 30th day of March 1834. ____
Signed, Sealed, published and declared by the    }
Said Joseph Gilliland, to be his last Will             }
And Testament in presence of us, who have        }       Jos. Gilliland {Seal}
signed as witnesses at his request and in              }
his presence, and in the presence of each other    }
Conrad Hoke, Robert Fletcher, John L. Fuller     }
Adams County S S. }
    Before me William King register for the probate of Wills and granting Letter of Administration in and for the county of Adams, in the State of Pennsylvania, personally came Conrad Hoke and Robert Fletcher two of the Subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing instrument of Writing, who on their Solemn Oaths do Severally Say, that they were personally present and Saw and heard the therein named Joseph Gilliland Sign his name unto and Seal and publish the foregoing instrument of writing as and for his last Will and Testament, and at the time of doing thereof, he the Said Joseph Gilliland was of a Sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge, observation and belief, and that they Subscribed their names thereto as Witnesses in his presence and at his  request. _____
Sworn Subscribed before me       }
The 13th day of November 1844. }                              Conrad Hoke
Wm. King Register                      }                              Robt. Fletcher
                      Renunciation of James Gregory filed. Jan Will
Memorandum, Letters of administration, with the Will annexed of Joseph Gilliland deceased, were on this day granted in due form of Law, unto Joel B. Danner Esq.  An Inventory to be exhibited into the Registers Office in the County of Adams, within thirty days from the date hereof, and a just and true account of his Administration within one year from this date hereof, or when thereunto legally required. Witness my hand the 18th day of January ______A.D. 1845.
                                                                                                     Wm. King Register

-transcribed from the original document by Kate Maynard, 2013

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