HomeMy WebLinkAbout1083_DORNAN_SILAS_77_271_08-19-1951_08-22-1951,
IN RE:
SILA~.~J.~R.P'OR~AtL
alias S.E.DORNAN
a widower.
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
AUGUST L.SISMONDO
ATTORNEY AT LAW
CORNER FOURTH ST.AND FALLOWFIELD AVE.
The Tuttle Law Print,Publishers,Rutland.Vt.
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Application for 'rnbatr of Bill nf--SI~A[;ELMER DORNAN,al a_s_S_._E_.
p.widower,pORNA ,L late of Borough of Charlero--=-..!.Pa._,Kashington
PennsyIvania deceased,a.nd ®nmt of Ifiettrrs QIrsf<lIl1l'lltmU.
REGISTER'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON COUNTY,~SS.:
Before the Register of Wills of Washington
County,personally appea.red---....J'-I"O.LfHl-J,liI;-T---.lR;:\..\O.hEl;;,El;,.RATJ..-~D:.I..O,~RWJN"-J:1Aw:1,-,T-_who being
duly s"'om says that Silas Elmer Dornan,alias S E.Dorna late res1dent of
Charleroi,,Washington County,Pennsyl\-ania,a citizen of U.S •A.died
at 12:35 o'clock A.m"011 the 19th cla~'of ~~~=--A.D.19 51
at the age of 66 years,at Charler0 -M0 ne a sen Hosp forth C~arlerc~,Pa.
lea\'ing an estate of the estimated value of $6900-.00 6000.00
realty,aid real estate being located in_-'t.uh-'--'e"-----Bl..l.>Lo.Lr.J.Io'.l.<uL.;;g:.--cr~~___1.l..1..>.!O!~~,...:>Lb..,l...-!J!..Q",!,~"=--!n'-!.g~t~o~n~C~oLL.J--'
Pa .,be1 ng Lot #221,Sect10n A,Charleroi Plan..Upon \'1r.c~there ~S
erected a two story frame double house an.d 3 garages k~own as Nos.407
and 4072 Crest Avenue.Charleroi,Pa.
The decedent·s legatee::>and devisees are as follows:
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Jean Powers Dornan aughter-in-L w Charleroi,Pa.
Route 15
Nancy Jane Humason Daughter Fairmont,W.Va.
49 Bou tton Circle
John Robert Dornan Son Corning,N.Y.-,
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Tc"\tatol'has no.t.__manied ::ll1d .JlQ..___children ha\'e lJecn torn 5inee the
e~ecution of the 'will offered for probate.
Petitioner pra~'s that the paper \\Titing filed here \\"ith clated_)u17,'12!1951 ._
----- -----_may be admitted to probate as the last \\'iIl and Testament of said
decedent,and to grant Letters Testamentary thereon to__JOHN ROBERT DORN_A_N _
who e postoffice addre s is C/o Augus t L.Sismondo,1',t
Crarleroi,Pa.
S"'om to and subscribed before me this 22nd)
day of ~.:::t{j ~~:i::J~.-Jf .~~ter)
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,
WkSHINGTON COUNTY,~88.:
And now August 22nd ,19--5.l..,comes John Robert Dornan
who being duly sworn doth depose and say that~_\\illwell and truly administer the gt10ds and chat-
tels,rights and credits of Sllae Elmer Dornan,a11 as S E.Dornan ,deceased,
to the best of b1 s skill and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth,
mindful of the la,vs relating to inheritance taxes.
Sworn and subscribed before me this_~211!L./A dii
day of August A.D.19-5l ~~c:-,
~a ~___John Ro ert Dornan _c:J R ".'tel'
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BE IT REMEMBERED,That upon ;JJ7j ..,g 6?-day Of·r·············
19 ..'5'/,before me~..(d:.~...Rogister for the Probate of
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deceased,who,aftel'being duly qualified according to law,depose and say:That~~
present at the execution of said Will-saw the testat..I:':LI.sign the sa!l11e-neard~
publish it aa and for~.lastWill and Testament;that'fd at.~.request,in..~
presence,and in the presence of each other,subscribed ..~names thereto as witness ,and
at the time of the doing thereof said testat..n!.was of sound,disposing mind,memory and
understanding,to the best of the amants'knowledge and()liCf..
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS.that I,SILAS ELMER
DORNAN,alias S.E.DORNAN,a widower,of the Borough of Charleroi
Washington County,Pennsylvania,being in good health and of sound
and disposing mind,memory and understanding,do tereby make,
publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament,
hereby revoking and making null and void any and all Wills and
Testaments or writings in the nature thereof,by me,at any time
heretofore made.
And as to my worldly estate and all the property,
real,personal or mixed,of which I shall die seiz~d and possessed
or to which I shall be entitled at the time of my ·jecease,I give,
devise,bequeath and dispose thereof in the manner following,to-
wit:-
FIRST:I direct the payment out of my estate of the
expenses of my last illness and funeral.
SECOND:I give and devise my premises located at
No.407 and 407t Crest Avenue,Charleroi,Washington County,Penn-
sylvania more particularly bound and described as follows,to
wit:-
ALL that certain lot or parcel of gro~nd situate
in the Borough of Charleroi,Washingtcn County,
Pennsylvania,known and designated as Lot No.221,
Section A.in Plan of said Borough,fronting
40 feet on Crest Avenue and running back 120 feet
to an Alley.
EXCEPTING AND RESERVING all of the natural gas
and oil underlying said land,but no w=lls shall
be drilled on the same for either.
UPON which there is erected a two-story frame
double house and three garages.
For recital,see deed to S.E.Dornan,Sr.,
dated April 19,1945 and recorded in Recorder's
Office in and for Washington County,Pennsylvania,
on May 14,1945,in Deed Book Volume 691,page 307.
together with any Fire Insurance and Liability Policies,thereon,
unto my son and daughter-in-law,SILAS ELMER DORNAN,JR.and JEAN
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POWERS DORNAN,his wife,as tenants by the entireties,to have
and to hold the same to them,their heirs and assigns forever.
THIRD:All the rest,residue and remainder of my
estate,real,personal and mixed,whatsoever and wheresoever
located,I give,devise and bequeath unto my two children,namely,
NANCY JANE HUMASON,nee Dornan,and JOHN ROBERT DORNAN,share and
share alike,to have and to hold the same unto them,their heirs
and assigns forever.
FOURTH:And lastly,I do nominate.constitute and
appoint my son,JOHN ROBERT DORNAN,Executor,of this my Last
Will and Testament,and I direct that he shall not be required
to enter security in any jurisdiction in which he may act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I,SILAS ELMER DORNAN,alias
S.E.DORNAN,widower,have set my hand and seal to this my Last
Will and Testament,which consists of two pages,to each of which
I have affixed my signature,this JL day of ~A.k ,One
thousand nine hundred and fifty-one (1951).~J,L ~ItiAy~~SEAL)
/Y SILAS ELMER DORNAN
Signed,sealed,published and declared by the said
SILAS ELMER DORNAN,alias S.E.DORNAN,widower,the above named
testator,as and for his Last Will and Testament,in the presence
of us,who at his request,in his presence,and in the presence of
each other,all being present at the same time,have hereunto sub-
scribed our names as witnesses.
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