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Home My WebLink About1072_GRANT_ROBERT_96_46_02-03-1963_02-06-1963-.,-tJ~~c o ~ D \d~\?~-+"~ ~ ~+-.....Q ~("'~ C)'.()" ~.~..-~-~~ \N ~ \}J I., 'I l'JO?:lJ W ILL -of- ROBERT L.GRANT \ " '! \, A180 •.as ,1 L.G1lAN'l !., ..... '. \ ADd now,Febrwar1 6th,1963,it. being a4jwIg_th.at sa.j d Will sad CedicU hay.been _uly pr.-ved,they are hereby admittH to prebate an. 0I"4erH to be recordec1,and Letter. Te.t..atar7'a re i ...eel to Mello. Rational Bank Ind Trot C..-nTf in saiel Testament n&1IBGl,nose preper of'flcer waa aUT quJ.irl... Josephine II DougluRegister• DAVID B.CAMPBELL AITORNEY AT L.AW CITIZENS TRUST BLDG CANONSBURG.PA. WILL B)QK 96 Page 1&6.r • ,t - • R.L.GRANT3 also known as l\ppHration for Jrobatr of IItll of..~9J?~.RJ~~.~qBAN.T w~.g.Q:w~;r..,.. Borough of Canonsburg .........................................................late of ,WashIngton County, Pennsylvania deceased,and ~rattt of 1£l'ttl'rn Wl'ntaml'tttary. REGISTER'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON COUNTY,~SS.: Before the Register of Wills of WashingtonCharlesW.Campbell,Trust Officer of the County,personally appeared M~UQn..N.g,t.i.Qtlal.Ba.u.k a.o..d..Tr.u.s.t...cQmp.any.who being duly sworn says that..~.~~.~g-.!.:~?:~:!~~I~~g.l:?.~.!.:~~.~Q!'.~}.!.late resident of ........g.~.~??:~~.~:'::.~,Was~f:~oc~~~~b~~n:,sy~~n.ia,a citizen of.y.~§.~.A.~died testate at..~.~...!.:~.?~~.~.~g.~:!~~.~w:.~g?..~~~g~...f..on the....?X4 day of..E~?x~.?f.Y..A.D.19 ~}. at...1.;A.f o'clock.9:.t m.,age ~.7 leaving an estate of the estimated value of $JJm;1.~t~r.m~n~g .. personalty,and $~:gg..~t~xmJg~~;L realty,said real estate being located in .. The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows: NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE 1;:S~W.COllege st. MARGARET V~GRANT Daughter Canonsburg,Pa. I 1139 W.CoIIege St. DOROTHY JEAN DUNN Daughter Canonsburg,Pa. I MELLON NATIONAL BANK AND None ho South Main St. TRUST COMPANY3 Trustee for IWashington3 Pa. l\JrdRn.dR'R1'V n.RAN'T'and Ul~THY JEAN DUNN III II I I I Testator has tJ.Qt..married and D9 :children have been born since the execution of the will-offered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated.....~:?.:~.~:.~...~.~!......~.~.~.?~....~?...5:::.9..?.~.~.~~....... attached thereto dated August 21,1952, may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamen- tary thereon to M~.~~QN ..NAJ.JQ.NA~:fJ.~..A@ T~Y.e.T g.QM.PANX .. .'.40.South Main StreetJ~Washington)Penna.whose postofflce address IS .. Sworn to and subscribed before me this ~!~.. 63Febrdar~..................D.19 ..~Of...•...,.fl."";2 :.. . t'-;//jl .R,o"'.,~•-.......I MELLON NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, ......· ·..· ·..#'··· · · ·..·..· · ·7.7 " By /./'~~. ........~y ~. Trust Officer COMMOffiVEALTH OF ~ENNSYL VANIA,}5S.: WASHINGTON COUNT\,Charles w.Campbell~Trust Officer of the And now ¥~P..r.~.~!:Y...§,19 ~.~..,comes ~.~~?~..~.~~~?~~..~.~~~~T.T..~~~gg:mpany~ who being duly sworn doth depose ar..d ~ay bat..~.~_will well and truly ac.minister the goods and chat- tels,rights and credits of R.~L~Qr.~.nt ~.&1.a ..3..Qb.e.r.t..L._..Gr.ant#deceased, to the best of ...bA~......skill and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth,mind- ful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes.,....') Sworn and subcribed before me this ~.~.~.. /'/2/'.....k~'....!!...:~.........!~..;....~- Charles W.Campbell~Trust Officer of the Mellon National Bank and Trust eornpany·~···..··..··..······..··..·········..· ·..·..·· .. Ml >.CD~.., ,t:ll Q ~0'>....~l 0,.....,~ t roi ILED ~ ~;::l,'2l ~l Cf.l « 0 ():i ,..Ql 01 Z~'Q ~'I:l ~00:fil~i roi +.>: ~;::l,l'C?~~E-t 0:~;CJ;:> /~Z '0 §j ,-d Q),fil t:+ro:~~1".FEB 6 PM 4 .00 E-t"'Clr~~.::J ,•NU;,..Q~~;fil~Cf.l t-..~2 CHl Q),0,-~I 'n:..:.\.<:;.-E-t 0 a3 °i +.>,>.J 0..Z .0 ,..qF ro,~i •.I0SEP 'ItIE M.OOtlGLAS ~~~b.O:Z;ro,r EGIST;]'01:WILLS Q;::l,"CJ ~1 0..'~oi Q)~1 EX-Of'~:;10 ClERI~O.C.~E-t ....,0'~0 ~:~1-1: ~..-I,0;0:c<J ..-I :~I-<Q):U;. •1"4 r:Qj c)~r:Q ....:~!+.>i P:l0C/l 00:·0 I-< Q)0 ;::l'.~~Q)....,....,~~....,....,~c<J Q)E-t~~~:::J \ (llommonwrultq of 'runsyluuuiu lIuaqtngton Olountg.aa: BE IT REMEMBERED,That upon this ~.~.~.~day of ~.~?.~.~.~.1.. 19 ~~..,before me ~Q.~.~.P.h~~~M.~P.o.Mg,~~JL Register for the probate of Wills and gL'anting'Letters ,)f Administration within and for said county,came .. ..........................................~.!g!.~.Q~.~9..~~~~~.!~!w.~_~.~~~.~~. .............................................................................................the sUJscribing witnesses to the foregoing attached Will of Robert L.Gra:=lt deceased,who,after being duly qualified according to law,depose and say:That they were present at the execution of said "\Vill-saw the testaLQr.sign the same-heard R~.m publi5h it as and for ...........)~!..~.last ""ill and Testament;that they at...Jlt~request,in :ij~.~presence,and in the presence of each other,subscribed their names theretc'as wi-:nesses;and at the time of the doing thereof said testat.....Qr.was of sound,dispos:ng mind,memory ,md understanding,to the best of the affiants' knowledge and belief. ?~~.. ....~:..g ..,.....r:<<:!~~~. Cl!nuuty nf mtUi~iugtnu,96. Register's Office ~.~P..!?~~.!A.D.,19 ~.~.. Personally appeared _._..E Q..J.a.bn.s.on ~nd ~.•.R.•.W111.1~n.HL the subscribing witnesses to Codicil No l unde:-date of ~~,g~g~.P..gJ.~.~.~J~.~.?to the fore- going last will and testament of _Rob..e.r..t L.t!Gr.~n.t ___deceased, dated ~~P.!..__.~~.~~.!~.~.~?19 ,and on..';'r.~~.~~solemn ~~.~.~.l.~did say that .................................~.~.~y.present,and did see and hear )~:Q.~.~~.~~.~~!.~.~.~._-.--. deceased,the testa ~.~.~therein named,sign,publish and declare the same as and for a Codicil to :a.;~.3 ..last will and testament,an::!that at the doing thereof _.__ . was of sound disposing mind,menor?and understanding,to the best of the affiant's knowledge and belief. ..........._Sworll and subscribed before e the day an~yea~,,\orsaid. '.IE'~,~~<~~c:..:.. ~2 Register .:L ~_.. ~~--a/~'~.............~..J.."-~.........•......._......................•.................................•.... LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I,ROBERT L.GRANT,of the Borough of Canonsburg,Wash- ington County,Pennsylvania,being of sound and disposing mind,memory and understandkg,do hereby make,publish and declare this my ~ast will and testament. FIRST:I direct that all my just debts,f1:neral expenses and the expense of administering my estate be paid as s:>on after my de- cease as may be practicable. SECOND:All the real estate of which I die possessed,con- sisting of an undivided 1/30th interest in the VanEman hrm containing 132 acres,more or less,situate in North Strabane Townshi:?,Washington County,Pennsylvania,and an undivided 1/3rd interest in my home property,being at No.139 West College Street in the Se:ond Ward of the Borough of Canonsburg,Washington County,Pennsylvania,I give and devise unto my daughters,MARGARET V.GRANT and DOROTHY JEAN DUNN,in equal shares,to them,their heirs and assigns,fo:'ever.I direct that any inheritanc=or succession taxes that may be levied upon the real estate h2rein lievised be paid from the residue of IT_y estate. THIRD:All the rest;residue and remainder of my estate, I direct shall be divided into two equal parts and distributed as follows: (a)The one part thereof I give and bequeath unto the CITIZEKS TRUST COMPANY OF CANONSBURG,in trust, nevertheless,for the following purp:>ses,to wit:To invest and from time to time re-inves:the same in such securities as are de~ignated by the Laws of Pennsyl'/ania as ;egal securities,hereby expre~sly authorizing -1- t my said Trustee to accept and retain any securiti2s of which I may die seized,and,after deducting the taxes,expenses and commissions inci- dent to the investment and management of same,I direct that the net income shall be paid -.mto my daughter,MARGARET V.GRANT,for and during the term of her lifetime.If,curing the continuar:.ce of this trust, my said daughter,Margaret V.Grant,shall becorre stricken with illness and shall require funds in excess of the income derived from this trust, then I author::'ze and d:'reet the Trustee to pay unto my said daughter such portion or portions of the princi_Jc.l of the trust as shall,from time to time,be necessary for her comfor:able care and maintenance.At the death of my said daughter,I direct that the principal of said trust shall be distributed to her children and the issue of any of her deceased children,per stirpes.Should any of said children or issue of deceased childre;l be minors at the time of the death of my said daughter,then I direct the trust as to the shares of sa.id minors bE continued until they attain their respective majorities,at v/hich time distribution shall be made.Should my said daughter,Marg3.ret V Grant,die without children and be ~urvived by my daughter,Doroth?Jean Dunn,then the principal of said trust shall be ac.ded to the trust fund hereinafter created in sub-paragraph (b)and be distributed in c.ccordance with the terms of said paragraph.Should my said daughter,Margaret V.Grant,survive my daughter,Dorothy Jean Dunn,and die'without children or issue of deceasec children,then I direct that the principal of said trust be distribut2d to my heirs at law. (b)The second half of said res due I give and bequeath unto the CITIZENS TRUST COMPANY OF CANONSBURG,in trust,neverthe12ss,for the following purposes,to wit:To invest and --~~~------- -2- I .. :' from time to time re-invest the same in such securities as are designated by the Laws of Pennsylvania as legal securities,hereby expressly author- izing my said Trustee to accept and retain any s2curities of which I may die seized,and,after deducting the taxes,expenses and commissions incident to the investment and manag2ment of sa:ne,I direct that the net bcame shall be paid unto my daughter,DOROTHY JEAN DUNN,for and during the term of her lifetime.If,during tte con:inuance of this trust my said daughter,Dorothy Jean Dunn,shall beco:ne stricken with illness and shall require funds in excess of the income derived from this trust,then I authorize and direct the Trustee to pay unto my said daughter such portion or portions of the principa~of the trust as shall, from time to time,b2 neces sary for her comfortable care and mainten- ance.At the death of my said daughter,I direct that the principal of said trust shall be distributed to her children and the issue of any of her deceased children,per stirpes.Should any 0:said children or issue of deceased children be minors at the time of the death of my said daughter,then I direct the trust 2.S to the shares 0:said minors be contir.ued until they attain their respective majorities,at which time distribution shall be made.Should my said daugh-:er,DJrothy Jean Dunn, die without children and be survived by my daughter,Margaret V.Grant, then the principal of said trust shall be added to the trust fund herein- before created in sub-paragraph (a)ar:d be distributed in accordance with the terms of saiC:paragraph.Should my said daug"Uer,Dorothy Jean Dunn,survive my daughter,Margaret V.Grant,and die without children or issue of deceased children:then I dire:t tha-:the principal of said trust be distributed to my heirs at law. FINALLY,I nominate,CO:1stitute and appobt the CITIZENS TRUST COMPANY OF CANONSBURG,Executor of this my last will and O~-t&-------------~- -3- '., -' testament,and I authorize and direct my said Executor to operate the , business conducted by me in the storeroom located in the Morgan Building, Canonsburg,Pennsylvania,for a reasonable time follow:.ng my death, in order to a~low it to sell the said business as a going concern. seal this IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have herel..nto set my hand and I.:rd-day of February,A.D 1952. (SEAL) This instrument consisting of four typewritten pages,(each bearing the signature of the above named ROBERT L.GRANT),was by him on the date hereof signed,published and declared by him to be his last will and testament,in cur presence,who,at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other,we believing him to be of sound and dis- posing mind and memory,have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. --~~~~,~--~-------- -4- "r 'J \ CODICIL TO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I,ROBERT L.GRANT,of the Borough of Canonsburg,ashington County, Pennsylvania,do hereby make,publish and declare this to be a Codicil to my Last Will and Testament dated February 14,1952,that is to say: FIRST:Since the Citizens Trust Company of Canonsburg,the Trustee and Executor appointed in my wL.l,has elected to enter Lito voluntary liquida- tion,I hereby revoke the appointment 0:the Citizens Trust Company of Canons- burg as Trustee and Executor and I hereby nominate,cor_stitute and appoint the Meilon National Bank and Trust Company,Trustee,to receive the legacies bequeathed in paragraJ=h Third (a)and (b),in trust,to carry out the terms of said paragraphs of my will,and I further nominate,constitute and appoint the Mellon Na-:ional Bank and Trust Ccmpany,Executor 0:my Last Will and Testament. SECOND:Except as herein modified and amended,I do hereby affirm, ra:ify,redeclare and republish my Last Will and T ~stament. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hend and seal this 7-1 day of August,1952. This instrument consisting of one typewritten page -:Jearing the signature of the above nao.ed ROBERT L.GRANT ..was by him on the date hereof signed, published and declared by him to be a Codicil to 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 sOt:lld and dispe.sing mind and memory, have here'lnto subscribed our names as witnesses. ______~~~~A~44...,_