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Home My WebLink About1269_HAPPER_MATILDA_52_341_02-01-1935_02-05-1935- S.A.B'lrnumRegister. • ,~to9 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF lilA-TILDA M.W.RAPPER DECEASED o•••• • • And now February 5,1935,It being adjudged that said Vlill has been duly proved,It is hereby admitted to probate and ordered to be record- ed and Letters Testamentary are issued to Henry G.Hood and John H. Donnan in said Testament named who were duly qualified. R.J.Coulson, Regi~teJ:'., kat n.w.Maroh'9th,1956, Letters AdJIlr.d.b.n.o.t.~.'issued to Henry H.Bood,who filed an approved bond ~d.was ,duly quali- fiecl. DONNAN oS MILLER ATTORN EYS AT LAW WASHINGTON,PA, Will Book,Vol.52 Page 341. , • , • •• Application for 'rohatr of Bill Of_MA--=-=-TI~LD::..:::.-A::..::.........M:..:.-.--..:W-=--.-=H==AP=-=P--=E::..:.;R,'--_ late of_~W!..=a~s~h~i~n::Jg;;Lt=o~n~,Washington County,Pennsylvania,deceased,and ~callt of ffidtl'ca ml'ataml'lltacy REGISTER'S OFFICE.~ WASHINGTON COUNTY,\SS: Before the Register of Wills of Washington C~~~~nooilly ~p~red __~J~O=~~~H~.~D~O~~~A~N~~wk ~ing d~y~om.~ili~~~~~T~I~LD~~A~M~.~W~.~~~~P~E~R~,~l~ere~~~of ....:Wc:..:a=s..=:h=-=i:.::ng=-t=o=n:..J,---=P:...:e:::.:n=n:.=s'..!l.y~l:..:v:.....:a::..:.:n:.=i..::a:.J,L-a citizen of United states,died 19~at,---=4...:::~4:...:0=--__lo'c1ock -=a:....::.:....-m.,on the lst leaving an estate of ilie estimated value of $30.000.00 day of February A.D. personalty,and $.cJ1.....~"--""=::,,~----- realty,S&id real estate beitrgrg:1l~o~cartleetd:t-mit·rL _ 1Nor~ The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows: ania. etts. NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIOENCE Mary Morgan Woods Niece Mary Johnston Hays None Chicago,Illinois. Maria M.Watson Hill Niece Ormsby Morgan atson Nephew INellieReedMcCord Niece Cambri dge,Massachus David T.McCord Gran~-Nephew '".. Leroy Lewis None I Washington,Pennsylv Citizens National Bank Trustee "'". J.Watson Raed Nephew Denver,Colorado. Testator has not married anud =n:..::o=--children have been born since the execution of the will offered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith daterlu._t_h_e__2_0_t_h day of ~O~c::...t=o...::b:....::e::..:=r~.----==1~9:..::3::...4.=:...1,-'may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamentary thereon to Henry G.Hood and John H.Donnan _________________whose postoffice address is Washington J Pennsylvania. Sworn to and subscribed ~fore me this 5th 19~ COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. WASHINGTON COUNTY.}55. And now February 5,.19~,come\,HENRY G.HOOD and ,TOHN H DONNAN who being duly sworn doth depose and say that~~ifl well and truly administer the goods and chattels,rights and credits of 1W~TILDA M.W.RAPPER deceasedther. , to the best of~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 thi.,,-s__5_t_h _ day of ~~ar~A.D.19~ Register )f:(,/ ~I ~~I Ju (/) >.Q)c: '"...-.8 ci « "'l s:11 \,.-.,1 ~I ///1n:; !'it ~~L)p:: Q 53 '""0 l M.,-'"Wro :jell~-.,'-•u I u.;t.n "1 ~~:s:.,:>0 .~lJ.......-c:d~LL ~..0 '""0 ""I Cf)Q),.i~aj c::.....- ~:s:ell...c.:JH.....0 8 0 '"A... ~Q)B ~-;;;Q) -l -l Li: •• •• I,MATILDA M.W.HAPPER of the City of Washington,Wash- ington County,Pennsylvania,do make and pUblish this my last Will and Testament,hereby revoking all wills heretofore made by me and intending hereby to dispose of all of the estate of which I shall be seized or possessed at the time of my decease. 1.I give and bequeath to my niece Mary Morgan Woods all of my jewelry,silverware,furniture and household goods of • every kind.I also give and bequeath to my niece,Mary Morgan Woods any interest which I may have in the family portraits re- ferred to in the paragraph next preceding the last,in section Second in the codicil to the last will and testament of David T. Watson,late of the City of Pittsburgh. 2.I give and bequeath to Mary Johnston Hays One thous- and ($1000.00)dollars. 3.I give and bequeath to my niece,Maria M.Watson,Hill, One thousand (1000.00)dollars. 4.I give and bequeath to my nephew Ormsby Morgan Wat- son One thousand (1000.00)dollars. 5.I give and bequeath to my niece Nellie Reed McCord One thousand (1000.00)dollars. 6.I give and bequeath to my grand-nephew David T. McCord Five hundred ($500.00)dollars. 7.I give and bequeath to my chauffeur Leroy Lewis Two hundred ("200.00)dollars. 8.I give and bequeath to Citizens National Bank of Washington,Pennsylvania,the sum of Two thousand ($2000.00)dol- lars,in trust,however,for the following uses and purposes,to- wit:That it shall invest and reinvest the same in such securities as it deems advisable,(expressly relieving it from the duty of in- vesting in such securities only as are approved for fiduciaries in Pennsylvania,and expressly releasing it from liability for any loss or depreciation in any investments it may make in good faith), •••• and payout of the principal and income of said trust fund the sum of Ten ($10.00)dollars per week to my cook,Mary Washington,for and during her natural life or until the said fund shall be exhaust- ed.In the event that anything remains in the said fund at the time of the death of the said Mary Washington,then I direct that such residue shall be paid over to the Young Women's Christian Association of Washington,Pennsylvania. 9.I direct that the residue and remainder of my es- tate,real and personal,shall be distributed as follows,to wit: the three-fourths (3/4)thereof to my niece,Mary Mprgan Woods; the one-fourth (1/4)thereof to my nephew J.Watson Reed. If the above named Mary Morgan Woods is not living at the time of my decease,then I direct that the three-fourths (3/4) of the residue hereinabove devised and bequeathed to her,shall be divided equally among my nephew,J.Watson Reed,my nephew Ormsby Morgan Watson,and my niece,aria Morgan Watson Hill. If the above named J.Watson Reed is not living at the time of my decease,then I direct that the one-fourth (1/4)of the residue hereinabove devised and bequeathed to him,shall be given to Mary Morgan Woods. I hereby constitute and appoint Henry G.Hood and John H.Donnan,executors of this my last will and testament. this I~~STIMONY WHEREOF I have ereunto set my hand and seal ~o21(day of OctOber,1934. •••• Signed,sealed,published and declared by Matilda M.W. Happer,the above named testatrix,as and for her last will and testament,in the presence of us who,at her request,in her pres- ence and in the presence of each other,have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. ESTAT OF ATILDA •HAPP R,Deo ased The undersigned,being one of the residuary legatees under the will of atllda •Happer,late of the City ot Bshington, 'aahington County,Pennsylyania,deoeased,hereby renoune s her right to administer on the said estate and resp ctfully asks that Letters of Administration d.b.n.c.t.a.be issued to Henry H.Hood,and that he only be required to file a bond in nominal amount not exe eding One thousan (1000.00) dollars. uigned in presence of ~~j/ ~ ESTATE OF MATILDA M.v,.RAPPER,Deceased The undersigned,being one of the residuary legatees under the will of Matilda M.W.Happer,late of the City of Washington, Washington County,Pennsylvania,deceased,hereby renounces his right to administer on the said estate and respectfully asks that Letters of Administration d.b.n.c.t.a.be issued to Henry H.Hood,and that he only be required to file a bond in a nominal amount not exceeding One thousand ($1000.00) dollars. ~igned in presence of •• APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION D.B.N.C.T.A. ESTATE OF MATILDA M.W.RAPPER,deceased,late of Washing- ton,Washington County,Pennsylvania. REGISTER'S OFFICE) ss. WASHINGTON COUNTY ) Before the Register of Washington County personally appeared HENRY H.HOOD,who,being sworn,says that Matilda M.·W. Rapper,a citizen of the United States,being at the time a resi- dent of Washington,Washington County,Pennsylvania,died testate on February 1,1935.The Will of the said Matilda M.W.Happer was probated on February 5,1935,and recorded in Will Book 52, \ Page 341,and letters testamentary were issued to John H.Donnan, who died February 26,1935,and Henry G.Hood,who was removed I from the duties of the said office by decree of the Orphans'Court of Washington County,Pennsylvania,dated February ~~,1936, at No.4-~February Term,1936. There remains unadministered personal estate to the value of $Jy 6 (),rr<J anq.·n o~real estate. The deponent,whose postoffice address is Washington, Pennsylvania,is a resident of Pennsylvania,and respectfully applies for Letters of Administration D.B.N.C.T.A.upon the estate of the said decedent. Sworn and subscribed before Itmethis-S-day of March, 1936~.C=-(l~&MM¢Y REGISTER • COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANil) • WASHINGTON COUNTY SSe ) And now,~.~,1936,comes HENRY H.HOOD,who,being duly sworn,doth depose and say that he will well and truly administer the goods and chattels,rights and credits of MATILDA M.W.RAPPER,deceased,to the best of his skill and jUdgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth,mindful of the laws relating to lnheritance taxes. ~~ Sworn and subscribed before ~\me this ~day of March, (Unmmnttmrultq nf 'rttttsyluuttiu .as~iugfou (tIounfn.ss:_ce...~ BE IT REMEMB~.That upon this -05 ,day OLo-I!.~~... ~'"..19.:.L ,before me........................•_~..~Reglster f~r the Plobate of Wills and granting Letters 0 dministration within and for said county,(J'IJU~.~...y;;_..... ft-:t~~uuunnuqnJtfj'~~au~QfC?&.-:z.dA£.£:unnnnuu ......................................................................................~h/ubscribing witnesses to the foregoing attached Will of fjjctL~df!-/il,JdJ..N~ deceased,who,after being duly qualified according to law,depose and say:That they were,present at the execution of said Will-saw the test~t.dd.4 Si'?\the same-heardu.~uPUhliShit "'a~d fo>' ....~last WIll and Testament,that they at ~.A.......request,Ill.....U.:::~presence,and III the presence of each other,subscribed their names thereto as witnesses;and at the time of the doing thereof said testat...~.....was of sound,disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiants' knowledge and belief. • n and Subscribed Before Me ................:....•..~~. 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