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Home My WebLink About1340_CURRY_MARY_53_210_07-23-1935_08-06-1935'-.,. l';.o~b; ,tt ,~,~~() WILL OF MARY CURRY~ DECEASED. r THffiD CODICIL ,'-- ~~ ,'II 'I I~~,Will Book,Vol.53 Page 210 ~~,.'~ ".'\). ;""~ \",~" An now August 6,1935,It bein~ ad udged that said Will has beel du y proved,It is hereby admittled to probate and ordered to be re¢lord- ed and Letters Testamentary are is ued to H.D.Hamilton in saiq Te tament named who was duly qu4b.i- £i d. R.J.Coulson, Register. HAMILTON &PIPE~ ATTORNEYS AT LAW WASHINGTON,PA. WASHINGTON TRUST BUILDING .' 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II hio. Pat Edltn Curry ~lpplncott NAME RELATIONSHIP RESlbENCE ! Second Presbyterian Church of Washi gton,Pat Lone Pine Christian Church Lone Pine,Pat Cemetery a.t Lone pUle II .."':::', Ladies Aid Society of Second Presby erian Churc!of Washington,Pat..~~""'llIJ..a.L'Y fiC!!.L Y .LJUUU J.~.L CI,,;IJ ..1.1,,;0 .I...L.....,-,.L c;v • John H.Henry Nephew Daylestown,Pat Charles 1T Henry II In<_____"1....__'D~ v •'CJ"J 0' John H.Kenamond II Canonsbu.rg,Pa.,R.D.#l John H.Va:nki rk n ~611 Irma,Ave ••Youngstown,O Ca.rl Vankirk II 622 }•Main St.,Washington, 3:ennie Ross None Washington,Pa.,R.D.#4 Clyde Ross II Clara Pitman Thomas II II .1!Jva W.lJaVldSOn .N lece Address unknown , Grace D.Anderson II II II ~...",'.....L'....T\..,.n Ghureh,Washington,Pao.lll.l.LO ....J.UUClo.L.Y UUI.i.L<;JIJ.Y U.I.U<;JI.iVU\.L.L '-;:)u,y IJ'== Y.M.C.A.of Washington,Pat Y.W.C.A.of Washinp-'ton.Pat Catherine Henry Niece 602 N.Main St.,':Washingto Hazel Henry Day II 443 Second Street,II Lul]X J.Vankirk b~~N.Maln St.,II Esther Curry Hetzel None 135c S.CursonAve.,LosAngel \I ,fI Testator ha,,-s n"'-'oo.t...t.lL-married andu------:.n..."o"--children have been born since the execution of the will offered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated 0 ct.23,]930,Firs teod i c i 1 di~ January 26,1932,Second Codicil June 6,1933,and Third Codicil June 15,1934,may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said.. decedent.andtog~ant:Letters Testamentary thereon to H.D.Hamilton I ________________w'hose postoffice address ,s Washington,Pat Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. WASHINGTON COUNTY.}55. And now August 3,.193i..-.comes H.D.Hamilton who being dulY.sworn doth depose and say that he will well arid truly administer the goods and chatt~ls,rights and credits of Mary Cur ry ,deceased-,. to the b~'st of his skill and "judgm~nt in stri~~compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth,mindful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes: .Sworn ;lrid subscribed before me this-:),rd day of 4~9~ .Register t I >.-i~O ~I Cl)c:...0 00"- ~ .-0"-ro~~~-0P-l'Y)crJ ~. ro .. Q)~ P<0 'M~~ P-l ~ bDQ~""C ~ ~ p ~.oM-o ~R ~ ~ -() ro 0 ,-~Cl)ro1I. ~ ~O ::r::~ r-i~ 'M f ~""C ~ .... Cl)...c: ::r::'".... (j.....Ul ""C 0 ....8 rCl) 1>Cl)...-:;;...c:Cl)::>...J ...J : r',~..,-... ~)..../" LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I>MARY CURRY,of the City of Tashington,Washington County,Pennsylvania,being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make and publish the following as and for my Last Will and Testament,hereby revoking all former Wills by me at any time here- tofore made: FIRST.I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses shall be paid as soon as convenient after my decease. SECOlID.To the Second Presbyterian Church of Washington, Pennsylvania,I give and bequeath the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),the same to be held and invested by the Trustees and the income therefrom used for poor relief. THIRD.To the Lone Pine Christian Church,at Lone Pine, Amwell Township,\ashington County,Pennsylvania,I give and be- queath the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). FOURTH.To the Cemetery at Lone Pine,I give and bequea~ the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00),the same to be held by the said Cemetery and the income used for the perpetual care and maintenance of the Curry lot in said Cemetery. FIFTH.To the L~dies Aid Society of the Second Presby- terian Church of Washington,Pa.,I give and bequeath the sum of , Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).' SIXTH.To my niece and namesake,Mary Henry Dunn,I give and beq~eath the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). SEVENTH.To my nephews,John H.Henry,Charles V.Henry, John H.Kenamond,John H.Vankirk and Carl Vankirk,I give and be- queath to each the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). EIGHTH.To lbert Curry Closser,who is named after my son,being a son of F.M.Closser,of Amwell Township,I give and bequeath the sum of Oile Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150.00.). NINTH.To my frie~ft,Ira Bedilion,son of Robert Bedilio , I give the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00). TENTH.To Garland Briggs,son of S.~.Briggs,of Lone Line,I give and bequeath th~sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00). ELEVENTH.'1'0 my friends,Jennie Ro.ss and Clyde Ross, children of Edna Ross,I give and bequeath to each Fifty Dollars ($50.00).' TWELFTH.To Clara Pittman Tho'mas,who lived in the same house with us and befriended me in numerous ways,I give and be- queath the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). THIRTEENTH.To my sister,argaret Vankirk Kenamond, wife of Lewis Kenamond,I give and bequeath the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). FOURTEENTH.To my nieces,Eva W.Davidson and Grace D. Anderson,daughters of my deceased brother,Theodore Vankirk,I give and bequeath to each the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000). tl '.•\,.'" ," FIFTEENTH.To Milo Curry,H.Mac Curry,Frank W.Curry, and Albert G.Bane,my nephews,I give and bequeath to each the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00),and to the two daughters of my deceased nephew,M.Monroe Curry,I give the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00)to be divided equally between them•. SIXTEENTH.To my niece,Florence Curry Stearns,of Palo Alto,California,I give and bequeath the sum of Five Hundred Dol- lars ($500.00). SEVENTEENTH.It is my will and I hereby direc~that the foregoing legacies shall be paid in full without any deductions for Inheritance Taxes,State or Federal,and that such taxes be paid out of my residuary estate. EIGHTEENTH.All the rest and residue of my estate,real, personal and mixed,wheresoever situate and of whatsoever the same may consist at the time of my d,eath,I direct that it s,hall be divided into five equal parts o'r sha.res,of which I dispose as £01- lows:To the Second Presbyterian Church of "ashington,Pa.,one shene;To the Salvation Army one share;to 'the Women's Missionary Society of the Second Presbyterian Church of ~ashington,Pa.,one share;to the Y.M.C.A.of Washington,Pa.,one share;and to the Y.W.C.A.of Washington,Pa.,one share;and for the purpose of carrying out this distribution,I hereby authorize and empower my Executor hereinafter named to sell and dispose of any real estat of which I may die seized and to make,execute and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof good and sufficient deed or deeds for the same.It is my will and I hereby direct that what I have given to the Salvation Army shall be used for its work in Washing- ton and the immediate vicinity,and that what I have given to the ~omen's Missionary ociety of the Second Presbyterian Church shall be divided by said society between the home and foreign boards of the Presbyterian Church. AND LASTI~,I do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint H.D.Hamilton,of Washington,Pa.,Executor of this my Last Will and Testament.' IN MITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty-third day of October,•D.1930. Signed,sealed,published and declared by the above named Testatrix,as and'for her Last Will and Testament,in the presence of us,who,at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other,have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. -2- •• CODICIL I,MARY CURRY,of the Oity of Wawhington,Washington County,Pennsylvania,do make and publish the fQllowing as and for a Codicil to my Last Will and Testament,dated October 23, 1930. FIRST.It is my will and I hereby revoke the legacies given at items eighth,ninth and tenth of my said Will. SECOND.It 'is my will and I hereby revoke item twelfth of my said Will and instead thereof I give and beque'ath to Clara Pitman Thomas Five Hundred DOllars ($500.00). THIRD.~s my niece,Florence Curry Sterns,is dead,I hereby revoke item sixteenth;of my said Will. FOURTH.To my nieces,Catherine Henry,Hazel Henry Day, wife of GUy Day,and Lulu J.Vankirk,I ~ive and bequeath to each the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),and I direct that the legacies to my said nieces and to Clara Pitman Thomas be paid in full without any deduction'for'Irmeritance Taxes,state or Federal and that such taxes be pai!i.out of,my residuary estate. FIFTH.At item eighteenth of my Will I have d irec,ted that my residuary estate shall be divided into five equal parts or shares,one of which parts or shares I gave to the Salvation Army.It is now my will and I hereby revoke said bequest to the salvation Army and direct that the said share of my residuary estate which I gave to the Salvation Army shall be paid to the Second Presbyterian Church'of Washington,Pennsylvania,the same to be held and invested by the Trustees of sald church and the income therefrom used for the-relief of the poor of Washington and vicinity. AND lASTLY ,.1 do hereby ratify and confirm my said Will in everything,except where 'the same is revoked and altered ~ this Codicil,which I·4irect shall be annexed to my said Will and taken as a part thereof., IINWITNESSWHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty-sixth day of January,A.D.1932. Signed,sealed,published and declared by the above name Testatrix as and for a Codicil to her Last Will and Testament,in the presence of us,who,at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other,have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. ••'- '.•,.",",_. CODICIL _I,MARY CURRY,of the City of Washington,~ashington County,Pennsylvania,do make and publish the following as and fo;r,q.second Codicil to my Last Will and Testament,dated October 23,1930: FIRST.As my sister,Margaret Vankirk Kenamond,has died,I hereby revoke item 13th of my said Will and instead thereof do give and bequeath the said sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),given to my said sister,to her son,John H.Kenamond. SEC01W.It is my will and I do 'hereby revoke the whole of item 15th of my said Will. ~THIRD.To the two daughters of my dece~sed nephew, M.M9npoe Curry,I give and bequeath the sum of One ThousandDoll~($1,000.00)each. FOURTH.To my niece,Hazel Henry Day,wife of Guy Day, I give Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)in addition 'to,what I have already given her. FIFTH.To my niece,Lulu J.Vankirk,I give and bequeat Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),and to my nephew,Carl Vankirk, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars ($2500.00)in addition to what I have already given them in my said Will and first Codicil. SIXTH.It is my will and I hereby direct that the legacies given in this Codicil be paid in full without any deduc- tion for inheritance taxes,State or Federal,and that such taxes be paid out of my residuary estate. AND LASTLY,I do hereby ratity and confirm my said Yill and the first Codicil thereto in everything,except where the same ,113'T13voked and altered by this Codicil,which I direct shall be anne±ed to my said Will and taken as a part thereof. IN WITNESS \~OF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of June,A.D.1933. Signed,sealed,published and declared by the above named Testatrix as and for a Codicil to her,Last Will and Testa- ment,in the presence of us,who,at her request·and in her presence and in the presence of each other,have hereunto sub- scribed out names as witnesses thereto. ,., ,.-.'..1 ••• TH.nm CODICIL I,MARY CU~~Y,of the City of washington,Washington County,Pennsylvania,do make and publish the following as and for a third Codicil to my Last Will and Testament,dated October 23,1930. FIRST.It is my will and I hereby revoke item third of the second Codicil to my said Will and instea.d thereof,I give and bequeath to the two daughters of wJ deceased nephew,M.Monroe Curry,the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)each,said legacie to be paid in full without any deduction for taxes,state or fed- eral. AND LASTLY,I do hereby ratify and confirm my said Will &wd'the first and second Codicils thereto in everything,except where the same is revoked and altered by this Codi.c'il,which I direct shall be annexed to my said Will and taken as a part thereo • IN WITNESS VlliEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifteenth day of June,A.D.1934. ... Signed,sealed ,publishe.d and declared by the above na.med Testatrix as and,for a 'Codieil."to her Last Will,and Testa- ment,in the presence of us,wh01,at her request and in he'r presence and in the presence of each other,have hereunto sub- scribed our names.as witnesses thereto. .'-..,. arnmmnumtttlt~nf'tuusyluUuitt 1llIlali~iu!ltou Q!onutn.lili: ~~:,..;E IT REME~,upon }kls)-----------.•-.t\.-'----'-----.-.day OL..----~..---.. .. 19..~,hefore ""'~..~..\,_,~Reg'e for the Prohate of ;.5t~~~'sa~'on.~~h,::~~~~~f deceased,who,after being duly qualified c rding to law,de os and saE:That they were,present at the execution of said Will-saw the testa~..__..Si!m the same-heard....__ __..publish it as and for~.last Will and Testament;that they a~request,i __.....__.presence,and in 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. .._~_:.__&__7i..~. ~1rl1jJJ~. Personally appeared~""'-""-".... C d'·1.....,·t··")G 1~l~40·~.--.!__'.....:;..<,..J .... ..,.,.....-/ <!tnuuty nf llIa5l1iugtnu,55. ~ster's Office......................"".. ..·.·~i\1.,D.,19.~.~ ~~....~...su.pscribin~es to ~~hI.~.:?.I ~.I ....l.l ~.~..L to the fore- going last will and testament of ___..."~.--deceased, dated (f)4<~..~-.-19.~..a-,and 0 ~_.~n...._did say that ~~_~present,and did see and hear ._. decea~the test~__.therein named,sign,seal,publish and dec r the same as n for a Codicil to..__.~__.last will and testament.,and that at the doing thereof..~. was of sound disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiant's knowledge and Register \te ......................:~ l1/c~ J"i arnuuty nf lIus4iugtnu,ss. -l' Personally appeared ___..._._._" Codicil No 1.J__under going laS([)and testament oL _...._....._.~_..._~-deceased, dated._d:~.._~.__19..~.__~a on~.~lemn~.._._......did say that~~~~~::::~:::::i::~S::I~::::is:a~~~~clr~:~s~~~a~~mu~~~u~ Codicil to.=.L_.._......last will and testament,and that at the doing thereof._.~..---.--..-.-.-.... ~..............................~t-' I11C~ ~e~~±&audsubscribed before me~andyear ansaid.-..-:s1 ..~~\(J'1,1 Register , was of sound disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiant's knowled e and ,.'./ Q!nuttty nf lIu!l4ittgtntt,!l!l. Register's Office--------------ati:.~--------------A.D.,19 ~__':'-pe~O:"'IlY app::2:Al~li~l---------------Y;,-~e~nesses to CodIcIl No _under date of...._......-5..,'i ..--.-.-1---to the fore- going last will and testament of......................4~..-__._deceased, dllted__.C2..tt_.._.~_..~_19._~._0.,a .on.~_._..__.__solemn ~did say that __~,,-~:__was presen~and did see and hear ----~-------~?!f------------------- deceased,the testa~.therein named,sign,seal,publish and declare the same as and for a Codicil to ~__.last will and testament,and that at the doing thereof.~_.._..__.._..__._ was of sound disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiant's knowledge and belief...tr~..--__.._..__.___.._.and subscribed~;e me the day and year aforesaid. -----.---------------~r-cR~iii~i;;;:-------