Last Will and Testament of Matthew Gilliland, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, 1834

Source: 
Probate records
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Will Book 4
Pages 332, 333

(in the margin)
Last Will                 }
of                             }
Matthew Gilliland   }
deceased                  }

Last will and testament of Matthew Gilliland of West township in the County of Huntingdon and State of Pennsylvania being weak of body but of sound mind and memory, blessed be God for the same, considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof do make and constituted this my last will and testament in manner following, to wit: First and principally I commend my spirit into the hands of him who gave it, hoping for free pardon and remission of all my sins, and my body to be interred in the Presbyterian burial grounds at Manor hill. And as to such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to intrust[sic] me (after paying all my just debts and deducting my funeral expenses) I will and bequeath as follows; I will and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret one hundred dollars. I will and bequeath to my daughter Jane, one hundred dollars. I will and bequeath to my son David one hundred dollars. I will and bequeath to my son James one hundred dollars. I will and bequeath to my grandson Joseph Gilliland one hundred dollars. I will and bequeath to my daughter Ann one hundred and fifty dollars. I will and bequeath to my daughter Mary one hundred and fifty dollars together with all my personal property. It is further my will and desire that the above legacies shall not be paid till one year after my decease, in order that the man in whose hands the money is lodged shall have time to prepare for payment. I do hereby make, constitute and appoint my trusty friend William Montgomery sole Executor of this my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 11th day of June 1843.
                                                                                                Mathew Gilliland {S}

The following words were indorsed[sic] on the back of the instrument of writing last before registered
              I do hereby acknowledge the within instrument to contain my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eleventh day of June 1843.
Sealed signed & delivered in presence of }                           Mathew Gilliland
William Jones      John Thompson            }

Huntingdon County, Pa.
               Before me the Register for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration in and for the said County personally appeared John Thompson Esquire and William Jones who being duly sworn according to law did depose and say that they were personally present and so did see and hear the within named Matthew Gilliland sign, seal, execute, publish, pronounce and declare the within instrument of writing as and for his last will and testament, and that they these deponents did sign their names thereto as witnesses in presence of each other and in presence of the said testator and at his [inst---] and request and that the said testator was at the time of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief.
Sworn and subscribed to this 8th day of September}               Wm. Jones
A.D. 1843. Before John Reed, Register                  }               John Thompson

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William Montgomery Exc  }
                of                        }
Matthew Gilliland, dec’d    }

Memorandum. Letters Testamentary were this day issued to William Montgomery Executor of the last will and testament of Matthew Gilliland late of West township, deceased. Inventory to be exhibited within thirty days and a first and true account, calculation and reckoning of his said administration within one year or when thereunto legally required. Given under seal of Office 8th September A.D. 1842.
                                                                                                John Reed      Register

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