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Home My WebLink About1015_CRAIG_JOHN_34_428_03-02-1921_03-09-1921• • I II II II II II II II II "II II II I (1J• • •. I II II II II II II II II II II II II II II, (J.J?/IJ Appltrntjntt for 'robntr of Iltl~of..~.!~I(!:V.!'!..~~..~.. late of..~.J;S~::-:.~:-:-..::'~.0.~..deceased.and ~rnnt of 1/jrttrrll Wtlltnmrntary. Itrgiatrr'tl Ql)fficl'.}tlll.: mUtlQittgtLltl Q!ouut\.!• .pp""d.~...~~~~f~,~.~,.~:.~t~.~f~al'.Of.~"hi:::~::ty~~;.::~:: .~y~t~~:J~~~i;;,~u~;"'HAq;;;I.t'u,,,id~t~f died at......4..~o·clock..m.•on the ~..:-......:day of..~.~.:-:A.D.19 .. leaving an estate of the estimated value of $/q·..q~.9 realty.and $;;?..~~9,~.. 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Sworn to and u scribed before me this ....f .........day of......f.L f../JL A.D.192.... .....................~.1..,~ (Register. ) \ ..........c..+...........h1 ......~./)J'"y''''' •t·,- •-• II Q'-C\J ~[I-~C\J0.~~0-...........~:~O):Y:-\:""'i ~~-,:II '"0..0 0 ~:~i\:IQ.."'1;:l "-'~ ~~'"\:I''"~'"~'Q-cl'"';j~r ~~.....~\:I....~,(.J0 'Q>0 '""'1;:l~.... '"'"0 '".....-...:::::....................\:I '"~~ ..... >-...:l >-...:l ;:s~ Qlommnnmraltq of Jrnnnyluanta to thf best of lhf affiants'knowledge and belief. doing thfrfof said teslaLfru was of sound,disposing mind,memory and understanding, C/A ~.,.....h~~0 .'''''''''''~,.........................y~... ....-\--~~.----____--.-.-. WASHINGTON I'RINTING co.B226 SWOH~A~O SlJBSCRIBEO BEFOHE ME ...........~~;;~': in tlte presence of each other,subscribed their names thereto as witnesses;and at thf lime of the mU11l1iugfllU illllUUfU.l1.11: BE IT REJIEMBERED,That upon lhiS ~~day of-oPt.~. 19..'2/.,before me......~..lJ.;..Jg~Reg;.'ler for Ihe Prabale of ~\'Il;;;;d;::;;;.s.arz..Inill"'lral,all.lUUh;1I alld fars:raQlc{)f(J..~.jj~ .........if;:z.~.=yJ iJ Ihe subsc";bmg lUHllmes 10 Ihe faregah'g attached wm 01 rrUnL,0.~ deceased,who,after being duly qualified according to law,depose and say:Th1f they were presfnl at the execution of said Will-saw the testal.trV sign the same-heard.~..L.4/1d pllbhsh ItJ'J..~f as and for..i'-UA last Will and Testament;that they at./i£4 reqllcst,in.~prescnce,and ••• I,JOHN S.CRAIG,of Hopewell Township,Washington County,pennsylvania,being of sound and disposing mind,memory and understanding,do make,publish and declare the following to be ~r last will and testament,hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time heretofore made. First.I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid and discharged as soon as may be after mY decease. Second.I give and bequeath all my personal property of every kind and nature to my wife and four children, each to receive the one-fifth (1/5)part or share thereof. Third.I will and direct my executor hereinafter named to sell at his discretion all ~undivided interest in and to all the coal of the Pittsburgh or River Vein underlying three (3)tracts of land in Hopewell and Independence Townships,Wash- ington County,Pennsylvania:- 1.All the undivided one-half interest in and to all the coal of the Pittsburgh or River Vein in and underlying the farm on which I now reside adjoining lands of Denny heirs, R.D.Craig,J.B.Smith,Martha Lawton and others,and contain- ing One Hundred Sixty-three (163)Acres,Two (2)Roods and Thirty- four (34)Perches,and being the tract of land which was devised to me and my brother,William,in the last will and testament of William Craig,dece~ed,which will is dated JUly 3,1889,and registered in Will Book 13,page 282.And ~hereinafter named executor shall sell and convey as appurtenant to said coal the free and uninterrupted right of way into,upon and under said land at such points and in such manner as may be proper and I I necessary for the purpose of digging,mining,draining and ventilat- ing and carrying away said coal,without any liability for surface damages or damages of any sort arising therefrom or from the removal of all of said coal and with the waiver of the right to surface support,together with the privilege of mining and remov- ing through said described premises other coal belonging to the --1-- ••• purchaser or purchasers of said coal,his or their heirs or assigns,or which may hereafter be acquired by the said purchaser or purchasers,his or their heirs or assigns. 2.All the undivided one-half interest in and to all the coal of the Pittsburgh or River Vein in and underlying all that certain tract of land situate in Hopewell and IndependenceI Townships,WashinKton County,Pennsylvania,occupied by the i family of William Craig,deceased,adjoining lands of W. W.Elliott Heirs,R.D.Craig,John H.Brown,Denny heirs and __ Keenan,containing One Hundred Ninety-seven (197)Acres,Fifty- two (52)Perches,and nw hereinafter named executor shall sell and convey as appurtenant to said coal the free and uninterrupted right of way into,upon and under said land,at such points,and in such manner as may be proper.and necessary for the purpose of digging,mining,draining and ventilating and carrying away said coal,without any liability for surface damages or damages of any sort arising therefrom or from the removal of all of said coal, to~ether with the privilege of mining and removing through said described premises other coal belonging to the purchaser or pur- chasers of said coal,his or their heirs or assigns,or which may hereafter be acquired by said purchaser or purchasers,his or their heirs Qr assig~. 3.All the coal of the Pittsburgh or River Vein in and underlying all that certain tract of land in Independence Township,Washington County,Pennsylvania,adjoining lands of Grimes heirs,Smith heirs,and ~home farm,oontaining Three (3) Acres,more or less,being the tract of land which I purchased from Obadiah Horner.And my hereinafter named executor shall sell and convey as appurtenant to said coal the free and uninter- rupted right of way into,upon and under said land at such points and in such manner as umy be proper and necessary for the purpose of digging,mining,draininR and ventilating and carrying away said coal,without any liability for ~urface damages or damages of any sort arising therefrom or from the removal of all of said coal -?-- ••• and with the waiver of the right to surface support,together with the privilege of mining and removing through said described premises other coal belonging to the purchaser or purchasers of said coal,his or their heirs or assigns,or which may hereafter be acquired by said purchaser or purchasers,his or their heirs or assigns. ~rth.I will and direct that my hareinafter named executor may sell all of said tracts of coal with mining rights and privileges at the swne time to the same purchaser,or may sell the tracts one at a time to several purchasers. Fifth.As soon as can conveniently be done after the sale of the said coal and mining rights,my executor shall divide the proceeds thereof to and among my wife and four children, each taking the one-fifth (1/5)part or share thereof. Sixth.I will and devise all of ~real estate, except the coal of the Pittsburgh or River Vein with mining rights as hereinabove set forth,to my wife,Kate A.Craig,to be used and enjoyed by her for and during her natural life or so long as she shall remain my widow,and at her death or remarriage I direct that all the real estate be sold by my executor hereinafter named with- in one year after my wife's remarriage or death,and the proceeds from the sale of my real estate shall be equally divided among ~ children,share and share alike. S~venth.It is my will that all the powers of sale of real estate given in this will shall extend to my hereinafter named executor or to his successor to be appointed. Ei,\lhth.I hereby appoint my son,Alvin M.Craig, to be executor of this my last will and testament,and I request him to secure the services of McIlvaine,Williams &McCreight to assist him in the settlement of my estate.' IN TEST nWNY WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirteenth (l,th)day of February,1918. IF'/,/.v,r L.--/U Z'--"/c~(SEAL) -71_ 41 ••• Signed,sealed,published and declared by the above-named JOHN S.CRAIG,as and for his last will and testament,in the presence of us,who,at his request and in his presence,and in the presence of each other,have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. -:f1~!yfo C ltktUiA_ditL~,I &~ --4-- - • • F -.-...-------..--------- 8 n " Est ate 0 ~-------- .JOHN S.CRAIG, Deceased• ..-..:.====........ -Widow's Election-_..---.. ILE FEB 21 192L AUbU~1 LAt ENTvI jRFfFCOf.\nr. v' ---=1:==--"- MclLVAINE,WILLIAMS &:McCREIGHT ATTORNEYSATLAW WASHINGTON,PENNSYLVANIA I~-.~I J KlfOW ALL MEN BY TRESE PRESENTS,tha t I,~1::-Craig, of Hopewell Township,Washington County,Pennsylvania,widow of John S.Craig,deceased,late of said Tovmship,County and state, do hereby elect to take under the Will of said decedent,dated February 13,1918,and is a matter of record in the Registerts office in and for ~~e County of Washington and State of Pennsyl- vania,in Will Book 34,page 428. In Witness \Vhereof.I have hereunto set my hand and seal this /::.-Jl}':..-_ I/' Si ~ed and sealed in the presence of:- day of February,A.D••1922. r1J;fH J.G de...~(Seal) State of Pennsylvania, County of Washington. 1922,before me,the subscr iber On thi s ../.-..t day 0 f February,A,D., a~~.p&-~•in and for said County and State,personally came the above named ~A Cra~J who in due fODn of law acknowledged the foregoing Election to be her act and deed ani des ired tha t the same might be recorded as suoh, Witness my hand and -4~~~~~~~seal the day and year aforesa id, /.•..,'.,L ~-~;";';~~7 ~IYl--f}7Jl ~11: