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Home My WebLink About1058_DONALDSON_ARTHUR_75_378_06-17-1950_06-27-1950i ~IdS-~ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of ARTHUR V.DONALDSON DOROTHY BELLE COPPLE and WILLIAM BRYSON DONALDSON, Executors. it being 1 hl'J!;1 been dl.ll t is hereby ~dmitted to and ordered to be recorded. ers TestaJ!lent,~r~.r are 1ssued to I ~ll1iam Bryson DOlli~ldson,in s~id I Tes t<.roent named,who was duly qualified; th~oth~r Executor named in the Will renounced.-9.nd the only other heir havin,,;th~right to ,d rlinistt'r renoun~ed. Ja.nes 3:.")o;l~l,'ls. ReGister. DAVID B.CAMPBELL ATTORNEY·AT·LAW CANONSBURG,PA. • "1:r.TICaK ?~:..C::S 770 •.- LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT seal this I,ARTHUR V.DONALDSON,of the Borough of Canonsburg, Washington County,Pennsylvania,being of sound and disposing mind,memory and understanding,do hereby make,publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament,hereby revoking any and all wills by me heretofore made. FIRST:I direct that all my just debts,funeral expenses and the expense of administering my estate be paid by my Executors hereinafter named as soon after my decease as may be practicable. SECOND:All the rest,residue and remainder of my estate,real,personal and mixed and wheresoever situate,I give,devise and bequeath unto my two children,namely:DOROTHY BELLE COPPLE and WILLIAM BRYSON DONALDSON,both of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania,share and share alike. FINALLY,I nominate,constitute and appoint my said children,DOROTHY BELLE COPPLE,and WILLIAM BRYSON DONALDSON, to be Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and I~day of August,A.D.1948. This instrument consisting of one typewritten page,bearing the signature of the above named ARTHUR V.DONALDSON,was by him on the date hereof signed,sealed,published and declared by him to be his Last Will and Testament,in our presence,who,at his request,and in his presence and in the presence of each other,we believing him to be of sound and disposing mind and memory,have hereunto subscribed our names as • .. Applirattnn fnr 'rnbatr nf lItH nf..A.J:'.tll.~T._Y·...P.9.n.C1:.W.~.9.P,..C1:J.s.g..Js.!l:Q.Yf.P...?:.s....A.~.v· as Arthur VanEman Donaldson DQnald.$o.n~..a.mMe of J?.9..r:9.ygh..9.LC.q,:l}O.D.S.l:m.r:g ,Washington County, Pennsylvania,deceased,and ~rant of 1Lrttrr.a mr.atamrntary. REGISTER'S OFFICE WASHINGTON COUNTY,}SS: Before the Register of ,Vills of Washington Co1Il1ty,personally appeared ..WIL.LIAM ..B.RYS'ON..DONALDSON........who being Arthur VanEman Donaldson duly sworn says that A.r:th..~~r..y.~..pgp.?-J.g.sg.P..t?-J.~I.Cl ..A.....Y.~..P.qpalci.s.().:Q..?-.P.g..Cl...~L ...late resident of I?~!.'.?:t:lRb..C?L.~.~.~.<?!?-.~.~:u.!.'.g ..,Washington County,Pennsylvania a citizen of .Y.S.:.A•......................died at J.L.9.Q o 'clock A.·m.,on the ...13.th day of June A.D.,19 5.0 . leaving an estate of the estimated value of $2.,.OD.O~'O'O personalty,and $.J.O,.Q'OJ·?,.Q(). realty,saicll'eal .estate being located in s.~.~.Q:l}c1..W~r.c1.,..B..Qr.Q.1Jgh ..Qi..C.q,I1.0.D.~.lJ.Y.r:g,. ....................................................................................w.9::'?Q~~Kt()I1 C;;.Q.Ynty.,...:P.~.~p.~.Y.l'l.Cl..p.~Cl... D.e.ce.dent..w:as...6.7...ye.ars...of..ag.e..at..the..time...of.his...death..which..oc.curr.ed.ID..th.e..Bor.ough ()rs~.?:!?-.C?~.s.1:?':l£g1..W..?:.~.~.~.~g~.C?~..9..<?:t:lP.ty.,..P.~pp~.ylyaI1:~Cl . The dec.edent's legatees and devisees are as follows: NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE SIgnal HIII Drive PC?~.?~b-.Y..~.~P~c:.()EP.~~PCl...~ghJl?r .t'JCl:~.~'I.~P~.,..'J:'.~.flp~.:'?~~~. 215 Spruce Street .Y!.~~~.~.~~..~:r:X.~.9.~..P?~!:l:~.~.~.C?~)?.()I1 c.~.I1<;m.?J:nu:g~..P~•.................... .~<jaJ~..;?ub;?~.q}JJ~.ntJQ ..th~..c1.a.:t~Qf..th.~..W.iH .h.e r.e offe.r..ed..fQr...D.r..oba..t~.~h~.r ..r.e.~.:i.qe.n.c e . .b.~~I11L.~.().Q..W.,..C.Q.U~.g.~..SJr.~.~.t.J ..C.9}wn.~.lJ.w;~g,~~J)..n.$.y.ty~pJa.. Testator has married ~nQ children have been born since the execution of the will offered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated A}JZ.\l.$J.J~.,..J~A.~. .................................may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamentary th.ereon to ..YUu.~.'3:J!l..J.?:r.y.s.C?~.P.~?Cl:~.~?C?.~. ....................................whose postoffice address IS ~.~.5...~.P.r::u.~.l?..~.t.r:~.~.t..l ..c;:.ClP().~.S.1::J~.r:g,...:P.Cl...:. Sworn to and subscribed before me this Y/ A:hday oL..Jun.~..~.....-S-.'..'A.D.19..5.0..... /<4~"'/Y.::&!~(/fJ~t.,:u .:Jr~23~..J~50A.D.19 _d'Y()J~~/~..~/<..........iT:~...R;,~;;~;, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,}SS. WASHINGTON COUNTY,. '"# And now J)Jn~~_~,19 ~_Q__,come~.WUo~_LLA_M__B_RY.S.oN._DONALDS.oN _ who being duly sworn doth depose and say that----l1.i----------will well and truly administer the goods and chat- tels,l':ghts and credits of A-.r..th1-:1:r.__Y.__PQ_D9:~_g_~qP.-_~~JlfjXA~~D~R9-~a%~~~~gd_a_s.l-,deceased. to the best oL his.skill and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth. mindful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes.~ Sworn and subscribed before me this J.,, r . J J J b.il r:::FILElli >-. 0)0 <J.) ~:i=l ::::s:r-I Ul rl ..... oj.'U rl 0 Zj ,..Q:rl P1t2:14 (])....., Ul:cO /950 JUN 27 ,..Q +> OJ ,.....r::: p,.:<t1....: (I),0:0 S,....: +..+-+~!ii ~Jf1lvlC'I)en j ell 0 ~i '0 CJ.r:::1-.I ,'I',,ItJ.:U ~:<J.)0 Rr:''''l'r o •' ~:rJ1 '-I:'...l·fv ...ROF~::.. ~Z'<':l 0:Ul.'n..-4--'P::l :<J.)>-,:MJD : .~0;<:.>•:<J.).t:::H:E{-DrelGrC CLGK\[,.'"0 ~:A boO P::li J ..-4 . ::J: P- .:'0 s:cO ;>!0:H:<J.)~ +>cO~i 0:i=l '.-4~:<':l rl;::>,...rl0•.-4 =C:['-H rJ1 ~H 0 ... ~;<J.)<J.)0+>'0.....,+>+><t;;<':l Cl)>:1 <J.) ~--...l P :-;::;:::., \\ b ,~:r ( QInntwnuwraltl1 nf 'ruunyluauia, m":i::;n~:::~::D'That upon this.t<~day of ~. 19S~,before me !~~~~_..:g_~p..Q.~'J:~.~..__..___ _..__.._..__Register for 1he Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration within and for said county,came ___ __._..__.___._.__ _ . ...__~~y~~.._~.~.._~~~r~~.~~~~.~~..!..~~!.~!?~~._.~_:!..~.~9.~~_._ _ . _ . .__.._ ________..the subscribing witness.es to the foregoing attached Will of Arthur v.Donaldson----"~------------_....---------_.--.-.----.---------------------_.-••---------- -------".---_..-_..._.-.-_.------.-.---.-_.._..--- --_.----------------------------1-----.------- --------'"-----------_. deceased,who,after being duly qualified according to law,depose and say:That they were r:resent at the execution of said Will-saw the testat..9.r sign the Rame-beard ~~publish it as and for ____.J:1:~.~_.la3t Will and Testament;that they at __.~~.~_.request,in h~.s._.._..presenee,and in the presence of each other,subscribed their names thereto as witnesses;and at the time of the doing thereof said J.a t t or f d d'. . d - 1 d dO t th b t f tl ff't'~~s a ... .........__was 0 soun,Isposmg nun ,mem ory ane un erstan mg,0 e es 0 Ie a lan's knowledge and belief. '_'Y::Y.~'~.~r.!"~0<1......'_________"",,._••_ .-~~..A-~~-. • T.I.l L/II orC:I~• I U I II .J"l I \ I' IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF WILLS OF WASHINGT8N COUNTY,PA. In Re:Estate of ARTHUR V.DONALDSON,Date of Death:June 17,1950 also known as A.V.DONALDSON,Residence of Decedent: and as ARTHUR VANEMAN DONALD-Borough of Canonsburg,Wash- SON,Deceased.ington County,P~nnsylvania To The Honorable,JAMES H.DOUGLAS,Register of Wills DOROTHY BELLE COPPLE,nominated as co-executor in 1he Will of the above decedent dated August 19,1948 and MARGARET DICKSON DONALDSON,widow of the above decedent,hereby renounce our right to act as co-executrix and administratrix,respectively and respeetfull:request that you grant Letters Testamentary thereon to William Bryson ~onaldson, alone,he having been named as co-executor in the said will. WITNESS our hands and seals this%E..::...day of June,1950. Vlitness: _~!1c-Cj)~~_ _~A!iJ~~_ 4k7~_~(SEAL) Jt~Jt~~EAL)