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Last Will and Testament
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MARY C.BOYD
And now Febru&ry 2,19401itbeingadjudged,that""'said vnll
has been duly proved it is hereby
admitted to probate and ordered
to be recorded,and Letters
Testamentc'I'y are issued to Ray
T.Burson,in said Testement named
V,rho was duly Ciualif'ied.
Leo L.Considine
Register
~ill Book Vol.No.60 P ~e 77
MCiLVAINE Be WILLIAMS
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
WASHINGTON TRUST BUILDING
WASHINGTON,PA,
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late resident of
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1\pplirtttiou for Jrobtttr of lIill of ~.=ar'--tLY~C:.....!-.--==.B.=..u.oY:...=.d _
late of Fredericktown Washington County,Pennsylvania,deceased,and
~rant of 'Ifietiers 'Q[estantentar~.
REGISTER'8 OFFICE,}
WASHINGTON COUNTY,SS.:
Before the Register of Wills of Washington
County,personally appeared -=-R~a:::....yL_.:T~"-=B-.::::u~r....::s~o:::n~who being
duly sworn says that I/Iary C"boyd
F:...;r=---=-e-=..:d'-=e.=.r--=i:...:c:...::k=--t=--o=--w.:-...::c:n'--__.,Washington County,Pennsylvania,a citizen of __U_"=--S---=--.A:...:_-=-"died
at 9:30 o'clock P..m.,on the 27th d f January .A D 40ay0~~• •19_
leaving an estate of the estimated value of $13,500"00 personalty,and $'3,400.00
realty,said real estate being locatedin House and lot fronting on East side of Front
Street.in ~~edericktowni Washingto~County,Pa.~being Lot No.1 in the
FrederIck WJse Plan of _ots.(EstImated value ill?2,000.00)
1/2 interest in vacant lot and house and lot on East side of Front
Street,Fredericktown,Pa.,adjoining said Lot No.1.(Estimated value $1200)
1/2 interest in three houses and lots on West side 01'Pront Street,
d ic town.Pa.Estimated value ;1'1200
TwO 18ts In MtOlfor Ter~ce Plan 0 Lots,East Bethlehem Twp.,V~ashington ountv a..No v ue)'rhe detedent's legate~s'an deVIse are as ollo"v's:
NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE
405 E.Chestnut St.
John Alvin Rurson g-nephew Washington.Pa.
Eints r3urson niece \/ashington,Pa.
Mrs.Ellen Iiic Laughlin niece Fredericktown,Pa.
Harry McLaughlin nephew Fredericktown,Pa.
Mrs.Stephen(McLaughlin)Crockett ifr-niece Fredericktovm,Pa.
405 E.Chestnut st.
Ray T.Burson nephew Washington,Pa.
First National Bank of Fredericktown ----Fredericktown,Pa.
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Testator has.not married and n_o children have been born since the
execution of the will offered for probate.
Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated _-:A'-"u=gc.:::u:.::s:....:t'------..:6::..-L,--=1-=-9-=3-=5~~
________________may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said
decedent,and to grant Letters Testamentary thereon to__--"h-:.."a"-yJ--T-=--.!...--==B~u~r~s~o~n:=..__
__________'whose postoffice address is.405 E.Chestnut St.,VI ashington,Pa.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this )
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,},
WASHINGTON COUNTY,SS.:
An'd now.Feb.'~.,19.40 .,comes__~R.:..:a:::"'YL--T~.--=B:....:u::::r~s~O~n=------_
who being duly sworn doth depose and say thaLhLwill well and truly administer the goods and chattels,
rights and credits of Mary C.Boyd .,deceased,
to the best ofhis .skill and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth,mindful of
the laws relating to inheritance taxes.
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I,~Q.~,of Fredericktown,East Bethlehem Township)
Washington County,Pennsylvania,do hereby make,publish and declare
this to be my last will and testament,hereby revoking and making
void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made.
FIRST.I direct that all my just debts and funeral ex-
penses be paid as soon after my decease as may be fO~Uld convenient.
SECOND.It is my wish,and I do hereby direct that my
body be interred in the family lot in the Fredericktown Cemetery at
the side of the grave of my deceased husband.
THIRD.I give and bequeath to John Alvin Burson,son of
Ray T.Burson,of Washington,Pennsylvania,all the books and cases
in my library and the library table now in use at my residence.
FOURTH.I give and bequeath to Minta Burson,of Washingto ,
Pennsylvania,all my cut glassware,china dishes,hand-painted dishe ,
silverware,table linen and serving table in my residence.
FIFTH.I give and bequeath to Mrs.Ellen McLaughlin my
dining room carpet and all my dining room furniture,except the serv
ing table mentioned in the preceding paragraph of this my will.
SIXTH.I give and bequeath to Harry McLaughlin the sum of
Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),the same to be paid to him within
the period of six months following the date of my death.
SEVENTH.I give and bequeath to Mrs.Stephen McLaughlin
my piano.
EIGHTH.I give and bequeath to Mrs.Ellen McLaughlin theE
bedroom suite formerly used by W.P.Boyd,and the bedclothes and
carpet in said room.
NINTH.I give and bequeath to my nephew,Ray T.Burson,
all my jewelry and articles of personal adornment,to be disposed of
as he may see proper.
TENTH.I give and bequeath to my nephew,Ray T.Burson,
the large clock in the downstairs hall of my residence.
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ELEVENTH.All my household goods,not hereinbefore dis-
posed of,I give and bequeath to Mrs.Ellen McLaughlin and Ray T.
Burson,and following the appraisement thereof,the said Ray.T.
Burson shall have first choice of such furniture,and I hereby direc
that no sale of said household goods shall be made on the premises
by my Executor,hereinafter n~ed,or either of the said legatees,
but that they shall have the right to dispose of the s~e by gift
as they may desire.
T\VELFTH.I give and bequeath to the First National Bank 0-
Fredericktown,Washington County,Pennsylvania,the sum of Two Hun-
dred Dollars ($200.00),in trust,the income fram which I direct to
be used each year to take care of the lots in the old cemetery at
Clarksville,Pennsylvania,where distant relatives of mine are in-
terred,and also the lot where my father and mother and other rela-
tives are buried in the Millsboro Cemetery,at the rear of the
Presbyterian Church at Millsboro,Pennsylvania,and also the lot
knovm as the Boyd Lot in the Fredericktown Cemetery.
THIRTEENTH.I give,devise and bequeath to Ray T.Burson,
his heirs and assigns,forever,in fee simple and absolutely,all the
rest,residue and remainder of my estate,real,personal and mixed,
of every kind and nature,and wheresoever the same shall be at the
time of my decease.
FOURTEENTH.I direct my Executor,hereinafter named,to pa~
all inheritance,estates,succession and legacy taxes to which my
estate,or the transfer of any property hereunder may be subject and
to charge such taxes as a part of the expense of administration.
LASTLY,I hereby nominate,constitute and appoint my nephew,
Ray T.Burson,as Executor of this my last will and testmnent.
IN WIT}ffiSS WHEREOF,I,Mary C.Boyd,the testatrix,have to
this my last will and testament set my hand and seal this 6th day of
August,A.D.1935.
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Signed,sealed,published and declared by the above named
Mary C.Boyd as and for her last will and testament,in the presence
of us,who have hereunto subscribed our names at her request as wit-
nesses thereto,in the presence of the said testatrix and of each
other.
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Q1nuntl1 nf lIu!Iqhtgtnn1 !I!I.
Register's Office,.£~~.....A.D.19Y 0.
Personally appeared,..Aj!.M..c~one of the subscribing witnesses totbefOreg~;:;.~j.~,deceased,
and on.e:ie,'l;;J..did saMaL~present,and dId see and bear
•"H'.·a~,deceased,the testatiY/ftherem named,sIgn,seal,pubhsh
and declare e same as and fO(/~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.
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a."'..~.l.L:!:i...<1~•••••••the said affian~-ily believe:t.
QIouuty of l1tlIUliqtUgtou,lili:
REGISTER'S OFFICEmmm~mm~mm_A.D.19n~-O
Personally appeared....or.~J~~=:.
who after being duly .alified depose!and say.t~aL~~well acquainted with the
handwriting of-Q~L.....o"e of the subscribing
witnesses to the foregoing Last Will and testament ofm.~uu~.m.tf1u~u.
deceased,dated ------_ _ _~J••_••L 1...~b:..._._.._ _ _ _and that the signature of
_Q _..___L...__.said Will is in.._.~own proper handwriting
Also,that said witness is IttJt 1t8'j;fj wi.thiH this jurisdietien.
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