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Home My WebLink About1633_HEWITT_JESSE_73_507_04-07-1949_05-19-1949f.' ! .. •• t .{.t ~i~··'f' ,. .. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT--- of JESSE HEWITT And now May 19,19.9. it being adjudged that said Will has bean duly proved. it is hereby admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded,and Letters Testamentary are issued to Ross J.Herron.in said Testament named,who was duly qualified. James H.Douglas. Register. ACHESO~t DAVIDSON &FERGUS JOHN H.DAVIDSON AlTORNEY KI'LAW WASHINGTON,PENNA. WASHINGTON TR.UST BUILDING ~. \\ &. f " •".~,.I .'.." WILL BOOK 73 PAGE 507 i COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSY:LVANIA,t WASHINGTON COUNTY,)SS.: And now --:;,19~,comes ~0 ~U who being duly sworn do de e and say~will well and truly a~inisterthe goods and chat- tels,rights an~edi~s of deceased, to the best of ~killand'gment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth,mind- ful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes. Sworn and cribed before me this_I--J,-,....--;,...,. t l I J ! ~I I~p.,: 0')I (:1) ~~FILED ~ I Eo;!ci CD i Il'll.:)Mtl'(19 f/1 I:Jt9~ I s::,,,",..,)......~as ....=.p 'l:l .0 ,.q ..:::LI OOU C,(l)oM r1l as VJ _./.,..''" ~~~d .:~:R0F ~]jLL:~..-.CD (l)+'~,-..~Ati8....::r::rJ)III A ~i :\~;C Cl[~:~\o. q).c:.-;:: (7).p (l)~....., (7)::1 l=:, <D 0 ~•~rJ)~a::A0 'H VI •0 ~~(l)~'l:l(l)....,~....,.$.3 ....~p ~ 1.\ ~.I 1\pplitntinn fnr Jrnhntr nf Ifill nf_------"JE=s=s:.=E-:;HE=.w~I:..:"C.TT=___ ________-1)ate of_----.!::S~O=:.:u~+-~vh~.!=<S~t~r~a~b~a:::.;n=e~T~o~w~n~s~h~i=_p~---- Pennsylvania,deceased,and <lrant of 1Uetter9 me9tamentarV4 Washington County, REGISTER'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON COUNTY,~88.: Before th~Register of Wills of Washington ROSS J.H=E"'-'R~R=O..,.N _County,personally appeared duly sworn says that who being Jesse Hewi tt.-late resident of S.strabane Twp., at 7:00 o'clock .,Washington County,Pennsylvania,a citizen of u.S.of A.died A.--Ill.,on the 7th __day of__......A'-"p:o.::r:....:i::..:l=---A.D.19~ leaving an estate of the estimated value of $_.!I:O.O ..~O~OL_personalty,and $1000.00 realty,said real estate being located in South Strabane Townsh:!p,Wash:!ngton R.D.#2,Washington County,Pennsylvania. The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows: NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE 1l1rs.Grace Nobl~Moore Raymond Lee Hewitt Nephew Ross J.Herron - Testator ,has,_....:....-n......""o'-"t'-----_married anu.d ......n.....,ooL--children have been born since the execution of the will offered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated _--"J'-"un=e:::.......cl=-2!=....J-.~1:...:;9L.4!-7l--_ ______________may be ~dmitted to probate as the 1a.."It Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamentary thereon to Ross J.HerrOD ____whosepostofficeaddreBr.is R.D.#2.washington,Pa. • LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of JESSE HEWITT ******** I,JESSE HEWITT,unmarried,a resident of South Stra- bane Township,Washington County,Pennsylvania,being of sound mind and memory,do make,publish and declare this my last will and testament,hereby revoking any and all wills by me heretofore made. ITEM I.I direct my executor hereinafter named to ar- range for my burial in the Hewitt family cemetery lot at the Beth- lehem Lutheran Church near Glyde Village,Washington County,Penn- sylvania. ITEM II.I direct my executor to sell any real es- tate and personal property of which I may die seized and to convert the same into cash according to his best jUdgment. ITEM III.I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon after my decease as may be found conven- ient. ITEM IV.After the payment of all my just debts and funeral expenses,I direct my executor hereinafter named to pur- chase and have set modest stones marking the graves of my brother, Scott Hewitt,my sister,Neva Hewitt,and myself. ITEM V.All of the funds which remain after payment of my debts,payment of the expenses above provided and the pay- ment of taxes,expenses of administration and all other charges, I give,devise and bequeath as follows: • , • -2- 1.The two-eighths (2/8)thereof to Mrs.Grace Noble Moore;to be paid to her in cash in the presence of John W.Noble and Nancy Noble,her parents,or the survivor of said parents, at the time of payment. 2.The three-eighths (3/8)thereof to Raymond Lee Hewitt,my nephew. 3.The three-eighths (3/8)thereof to Ross J.Herron. In the event that Mrs.Grace Noble Moore,John W.Noble or Nancy Noble present any claim against my estate for goods or merchandise furnished or for work and labor done or allege any contract for any care and maintenance against my estate,the be- quest provided for in sub-paragraph 1.of this Item V.,is specifi- cally revoked and the part of my estate which would have passed under said sub-paragraph 1.shall be equally divided between the said Raymond Lee Hewitt and Ross J.Herron. ITEM VI.I nominate and appoint Ross J.Herron as the Executor of this my last will and testament and direct that no bond shall be required of him as such executor.My said executor or his successor,if any,shall have full power at his discretion to do any and all things necessary or convenient for the complete administration of my estate,including the power to sell at public or private sale and without order of Court any real or personal property belonging to my estate,and to make,execute and deliver good and sufficient deeds and other evidence of title,under seal or otherwise,and to acknowledge the same,and to compound,com- promise or otherwise to settle or adjust any and all claims,charges, debts and demands whatsoever against or in favor of my estate as fully as I could do if living. • -3.:. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand to this last will and testament this /~day of June,1947. Witness: ,, ·...,l .1:( <t!ommonwrultq of Jrnnsyluuniu Bla.a~ingtnu Q!nunty•.a.a: BE IT REMEMBERED That upon this l.1 day of.2)(J.1:.,...... .-1"-.-~ll ~;;:. 19..~,before mT~~·..W.a.e~Reg ster for the Probate of Wills and granting Le'tters of Administration within and for said county,came..·..·..·......·..·........·........·....· _....j/Jj}.I .J1 ./b If-/.eo ~II~DI~'+.~Z ...................................................................................,the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing attached Will of~e::ed.~i::~=:;~~~~;~:.d~~=~~~~~~;:~:~~~ present at the execution of said Will-saw the testat;..W .....sign the same-heard.~ publish it as and for .~.......last Will and Testament;that~at...~.l'equest,in ...~ presence,and in the presence of each other,sUbscribe~...names thereto as witness~and at the time of the doing thereof said testat.-..01/was of sound,disposing mind,memory and \ SUbgCrlb:r:z~ "~"""'~~~~r Sworn. understanding,to the best of the affiants'knowledge and belief, ../o;f.~L..~~. ~».4 t.Y /J --.····:······:·:··~et·....··....······~·..·..·..···..···....·······....... 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