HomeMy WebLinkAbout1634_CRAFT_WILLIAM_68_289_11-18-1945_11-27-1945LAST LL AND·TESTAMENT
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WILLIAM E.CRAFT.
And now November ?:!,1945
it being adjudged tba
.U has been dUly pro
it 18 be"reby admitted to
probate and ordered to be
recordeQ,and Letters
Tes~amentary are issued to
John.S.Craft 111 d Jill E.
BYer17 in s.aio testament
named,who were dul,.
qualified.•..
Leo L.Considine,
Register
HARRY D.HAMILTON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
WASHIHOT H,PA.
WASHINOTOft T"ue BUILDING
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111 Book 68
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1\pplirution fnr 'rubute nf mill of William E.Craft also known as
w.E.Craft late of Morris To~h~i,,"",p~,~,Washington County,
l'ennsylvania deceased,and @rant of )ficttcrs mcstamc1ttar~.
REGISTER'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON COUNTY,
SS.:
Before the Register of Wills of Washington
County,personally appeared John S.Craft and..Janet E.Ever.....l..,.,.eY<I--who being
duly sworn says that,~W.1.lliam E......_Clol..I..r .Qa...f--!lt4,'-late resident of
Mprris Township ,Washington County,Pennsylvania a citizen of_----lI..LJ......_SIoLL.--'died
at 12;00 o'clock m,.,on the 18th day of .Novemb5<.e.....r...,.,A.D.19~
leaving an estate of the estimated value of $----5.-,..Q.QO ......O.....O__p.ersonalty,and $_~5y,'-"OL>O"-'0"'-'.'"-'O"'-0""--_
realty,said real estate being located in Morris Townshi p,_Washington County,pa.,
containing 143 acres,adjoining lands of M.D.Craft,G.L.Craft,
Andrew Estate,Day Estate and others.
The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows:
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NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE
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_IDmns Station,Pa.,R.D.#l
230 w.~~eeling st.,
~s~Onn~Washington,pa!
1922 Montrose btreet,
--.--:".:..-l,os Angeles 26,Cal if•
197 Coffey Street,
.....d"""a;uJ~lg:r-b.....t...,eC6.r.L--__Uniontown,P a.
1648 Fairbanks Place,
_Los Angeles 26,Calif •
.lames M.Craft
-lG.Lr6..:a~c2e_Lo!o!L.~C:.lo.r.!ii!a6lof~t!.__-Widow
John S.Craft
_J~t E.Eyerley
.Blanche E.Craft
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Testator has not married and ---llO..:children have been born since the
execution of the will offered for probate.
Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith datedl4------:A=P.o::...=.;ril 17,1945,
--may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said
decedent,and to grant Letters Testmentary thereon to John S.Craft and Janet E.Everley,
-----whose postoffice addresseSs are:230 W.'Wheeling St.,WaShington,
Pa.,and 197 Coffey street,Uniontown,Pa.,respectively.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th )
~LL~i:':;9-42')1~-==:;Register
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVA~IA,
WASHINGTON COUNTY,~SS.:
And now Nov.24,,19---.4.2...,comes John S.Craft and Janet E.Everley,
who being duly sworn doth depose and say that theywill well and truly administer the goods and chat-
tels,.rights and credits of William W.Craft __,deceased,
to the best of the~ill and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth.
mindful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 24th:vn..Nov.$.D.19-.M·
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
I,~~LLIAM E.CRAFT,of Morris Township,Washington
County,Pennsylvania,do make and publish the following as and
for my Last Will and Testament,hereby revoking all former Wills
by me at any time heretofore made:
FIRST.I direct that all my just debts and funeral
expenses be paid as soon as possible after my decease.
SECOND.To my wife,Grace
~ueath my life insurance in the Union
pany of $3,000.00,and also my United
I may have at the time of my decease,
in the Washington County Co-operative
t.Craft,I give and be-
Central Life Insurance Com-
States Savings Bonds which
and ten shares of the stock
Association.
THIRD.All my household and kitchen furniture,fur-
nishings and fittings,and whatever personal property there may
be upon my farm,including my automobile,I give and bequeath to
my wife and children,snare and share alike,the same to be sold
by my Executors or divided.
FOURTH.All the rest and residue of my estate,real,
personal and mixed,including my farm where I now reside,I give,
devise and bequeath to my four children,namely:30hn S.Craft,
3ames M.Craft,3anet E.Everly and Blanche E.Craft,share and
share alike.
AND LASTLY,I do hereby appoint my son,30hn S.Craft,
and my daughter,Janet E.Everly,Executors of this my Last Will
and Testament.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this seventeenth day of April,1945.
........Signed,$ealed,published and declared by the above
named Testator,as and for his Last Will and Testament,in the
presence of us,who,at his request and in his presence,and in
the presence of each other,have hereunto subscribed our names
as witnesses thereto.
Qtnuutt!of Iftt!iqtugtnuf !i!i.
Register 's Office,----J1.._~__~__6 ._...A.D.19 V~
Personally appeared 7h-~-j~....'V..~one of the subscribing witnesses to
the foregoing last will and testament Of.~~._--&h <:;"~.__""'__"_.deceased,
and on ~solemn__~_....did say that ~waspresent,and did see and hear_~~nmZ::On((.~n,deeea'Od,the t""~nnnthe"innamed,,ign,"aI,pnhlish,,~e"me",and fO'---nn_~nnnnnn_.la'twill and t"tament,and that at the doing th"eof
__.was of sound disposing mind,memory and understanding,to be best of the affiants'knowledge
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and belief.
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before me the day and year aforesaid.~~~-:.bR~~~~--
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tt::z )ifl::',~~ice,~2J>A.D.19 'I S-
l'.,"onally app.a"d . ....t1....~..~.~~one of the ,uh,erihing witness"to
the for~go~last :vill and testgent Of_*~_C!}--'~__.~__.__.___deceased,an~o~.~.....sol.mn....hd...did "'y that~......w",p"""nt,and did sec and he.,~~.e..~deeea"d,the tect~..theroin named,,ign,seal,puh!i'"
and eclare the same as and fO~.Jast will and testament,and that at the doing thereof
....---was of sound disposing mind,memory and understanding,to be best of the affiants'knowledge
and belief.
subscribed