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Home My WebLink About1521_BURKETT_WILLIAM_56_433_11-01-1937_11-19-1937·~.IS~' :~ • ---xXx--- LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT or WILLIAM MORROW BURKETT ---xX%--- And now November 19,1937,It being adjudged that seia Will has been duly proved,It is hereby 8~itted to probate and ordered to be record- ed and Letters Testamentary are issued to William G.Burkett in said 'restaruent named who was duly qualified.S.A.barnum,Register. (Houston,Washington County Pennsylvania.3-30-36) Will Book,VOl.56 Page 433 -- • J\p:pHtatinn for Jrobatt of .ill nf_-----.!.!-W"'=il~lb..!i..£a_m~__"'!M~o~r~rQ\L.Jy,!.L_l~Bu.\&..r.&.....lk:l..S~eL.l.t'_"'t _ late of H_-_o_'t.l_S_'t_-.o_n_,,Washington County,Pennsylvania,deceased,and REGISTER'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON COUNTY,}55: Before the Register of Wills of Washington County,personally appeared 2f"'~.G.Burkett duly sworn says that William Morrow Burkett who being late resident of , ____H=-=o-.::.u~s~t::....o::....n=___,Washington County,Pennsylvania,a citizen of __~U~.~S~·.~A~.died at.__7_:_O_O__o'dock P .lr.m.,on the First day of November realty,said real estate being located in Houston Borongh ,Wa shington County,Pennsylvania. The decedent's legatees and devisee.~re as follows: NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE. Nettie Burkett Barbour Daughter Houston,Pa Homer A.Burkett Son Bridgeville,Pa Dorothy Burkett Granddaughter Bridgeville,Pa Everett Burkett Grandson BridgeVille,Pa Wallace Barbour Grandson Houston,Pa William Barbour Grandson Houston,Pa Ralph Baebour Grandson Houston,Pa Mabel Barbour Granddaughtel Houston,Pa Wm.G.Burkett Nephew Houston,Pa Testator has'_-L..!~'-"U--,,--__married and ---.L&Y?":-=---=---children have been born since the execution of the will offered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated --..,,,L.2Jta-L:-_"'~ucLL&L....!~~____":5:::::_0_:>;;>....,-'/~~~..J~~rU_-- -------may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamentary thereo~~GJ.-,•.----JBg.'bl_bl~r'-1lk~B~t~tb_---------- _______________whose postoffice address is Houston,Pa. Register ~A£?~ \,U,o'16 ",4lJS..ill and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth, laws relating to inheritance taxes. I Q IIedbeforemethis----+-+-- day of ~~A.D.19~ Register g I I-..9 >- ~U Q)~~0\0\~............a(!)I d ..........-<r-- YO-l:J '"a 0--'"dQ)-<J)-C<l W>-r----Q)Oent"').~u•Q)--l -cr,(:I Z-·-I''..:.......~"":'.1 '"d I l.L-1'-'::'\Q).....~C<l~0.....<J)Ia~ Q)Q)0 I --0....................~~C<l Q) .....l .....l ;:J t.L; ./It .' ~•• ~ILL OF WILLIAM MORROW BURKETT ~. I,William Morrow Burkett,o~the Borough o~Houston, vashington County,Pennsylvania,do hereby m~{e,publish and declare the following to be my Last Will and Testament,hereby expressly revoking any will or wills by me at any time heretofore made. 1.I direct my Executor hereinafter named to pay all my just debts and ~uneral expenses after my decease. 2.I give,devise and bequeath to my daughter,Nettie Burkett Barbour,my home property on Pike street in the Borough o~Houston,Washington County,Pennsylvaina,together with the furniture,fixtures and furnishings contained therein j excepting the ~ollowing,to wit: I give and bequeath to Mabel Barbour my best silverwarejand to Dorothy Burkett my best set o~dishes. To Everett Burkett and Ralph Barbour,equa1ly,I give my Donahoe stock.To Wallace Barbour and WilliahBarbour I give twenty-five (25)dollars,each.For the sum of Forty (40)dollars deposited into my estate,I give to Wm.G.Burkett my fiddle and the unused part of my cemetary plot•. 3.I give and bequeath to my son,Homer A.Burkett,all the rest,residue and remainder of my estate of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate;and provided,that if the value of said rest,residue and remainder,after the paYment of all my debts,fun~ral expenses and costs of the settlement of my estate shall not equal Four Thousand ($4,000.00)Dollars,then and in that case the one-half (1/2)of the difference between said value and Four Thousand ($4,000.00)Dollars shall be paid by my daughter,Nettie Burkett Barbour,and until paid shall be a lien against the real estate devised to her by me in paragraph two (2)of this my Last Will and Testamentjand provided further, that if my said son shall take any of such property in kind then the inventory value thereof shall govern. 4.The above devise to my daughter and bequest to my son are made to each of them only on condition that neither one of them,nor any other person for them or on their behalf, -1- e,••..-\ Witness my hand and seal this I, shall make any claim against my estate for maintenance,care or nursing of me;and if any such claim be made by either of my children,then and in that case the child so making it shall take nothing under this will and the devise or bequest,as the cas may be,shall pass to my other child. 5 I nominate,constitute and appoint my nephew, William G.Burkett,of Chartiers Township,Washington County,Penn sylvania,to be the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. :Jc;zd==-da; of March,1 9 ~ Signed,sealed,published and declared by the above named William Morrow Burkett as and for his Last Will and Testa- ment,in the presence of us,who have hereunto subscribed our name at his request as witnesses thereto in the presence of the said Testator and of each other. -2- / (tlnmmnumrallq nf Jlruusyluauia n this..J'l.·'....day Of.~,........ .................Register for the Probate of deceased,who,after being duly qualified according to la,,,,depose and say"That they were present at the 11cu;ion of said ~Vill-saw the testat.-IYU n..s~gn the same-he~'-.publiSh it as and foe~....Jast W ill and Testament;that they ~..._......request,l~....presence,and 111 the presence of each other,subscribed their names thereto as witnesses;and at the time of the doing thereof said testaL~\Vas of sound,disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiants' knowledge and belief. • .SArn 11 "~'f'"'''''''''''''~''''''.~--'''''~~~~~~~~~ Register