HomeMy WebLinkAbout1792_COLEMAN_JAMES_76_294_01-01-1950_01-09-1951•
§pplication for l3robatt of Dill of ..~?-Pl~.!:!.~~..Q9.:l;~mC;ln .
late of .$.~1)~<;:!3-.,..v.~.n~ng9..9.Ql.,l11."tY.,..I?~.•....deceased,and ~tantof lLettet~'Q!;e5tamentat!'.
~egi5ter'5 ~ffite,t
.'Venango (:ount!',\55.
Before the Register of Venango County personally appeared
..,Mq.TY..~~..GJ-.a.rk who,being sworn,say that
........she..i.s ......................the execut.riJiJpointed 111 the last will and testament
of J.ame s..H.•..Gol.eman.....................................................deceased,
dated May..18,..1949.That said testat orbeing at the time a resident,
Seneca .Pl'd USA·of.Venango County,and a citizen of...e.nnsy VaUl.a...au....•• .
died on....Jan•..l.,..1.95.Q .....A.D.at.9.:.3,QAM.,possessed of personal estate to the value of
$.3.09.Q ~QO.and of real estate (less encumbrances)to the value of $lQOo.O •.QGk nearly as can
be ascertained,situate in S.ErrJ.~.G.;l.,...If ~n~ngQ.G01J.IJ.t.Y ,.Yg L .q.n..q.Gq.11.Qn..~p:q:r g,..
......W1?-.q!)';i..l}g:t971 .GQl1nty.,..~(3..•..................................•.....................••.
Deponent....further say.S.that the testat.or..h as not
since the execution of the \Vill offered for probate.
married nor were there children born
That deponent (whose P.O.address is ..80.5 ..City~.County.Bldg....P.it.tsbur.gh.l9.,..P.a •
..is..a .
resident of Pennsylvania,and respectfully petition the Register to admit said will to probate,and
to grant letters testamentary thereon to h~r..
Sworn and subscribed before me,
..r~?-.:r:~h.?~A.D.19.5.0
,~p~~~~.~.:..~~XIf~.
Register..J
..Mar;y..B •..Clark .
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R.D 7.0.,..J.annar.y Term,19.50.
WILLOF
.~q.tnes..~Goleman .
Deceased.
Filed ¥P.r~.b...28.,.A.D.19.50
.........No.Y:man ..J Payne .
RegIster of Wills.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (._
_unty of Venango \SS:
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to .-__________forres_t.H...__allen ..__. . ,~otaTy
_direction.
Public,_Wellsyill_e.,N_e_w Yo.rk ....
GREETINGS:
You are hereby appointed to examine Eliz_a_be_thHowar_d ._.__.
resident oL.we_l1s.Yille_~.--N-.-Y..---------.uponher oath or affirmation as witness in anS\\'er to the follow'
ing interrogatories touching the matter of the probate of the Last Will and Testament oL . _
_____________.J_<,1.Jn.e_~__H~__ColeIn_an ._.__.__....Iate of S_ene_ca Venango County,
Pennsylvania,Deceased,now pending before our Register of \\"ills for the said County of \.enango.You wili
reducehe_r answers to writing and return the same.tog-ether with the interrogatories and this Commission
to our said Register of \ViJls,under your hand al1d seal.
Witne~s the hand oLN_Q_:rmgn.__J r_aYll_e ,Register of \Vills.aforesaid.and seal of his office,at
Franklin,in the said County of Venango.Pennsylvania,this .7_th day oL_!VJ_a.r_ch__,_\.D.19 __50 .
s/--Norman--J-__---Pa¥TIe----------------------------------------_..-...-._-_.
Register of 'Vilis.'-enango Co..Pa.
INTERROGATORIES
In the matter of the probate of a paper writing,purporting to be the last will and testament oL . .
________...J._gm.~_S H..C_ol_emAn_._..__:---------,late oL S_ene_ca •\"enango Lounty,Penns)'lvania.Deceased.
Interrogatories to be propounded toElizahe_th_Ho!!,raroe of the subscribing witnesses to the matter
of the probate of the last will and testament oL James_h....__Coleman ,Deceased.
FIRST;vVhat is your name.age and occupation.and ",here do you reside?
SECOND;Did you know the above named J_9J~L~S .E1._..Coleman . . •Deceased?]f yea,
where and how long did you know hiw ?
THIRD:Look at the instrument of writing hereto annexed.dated M_a_y__l_8_,19_49 . ,and
pu-rporting to be the last will and testament oL J..~m~§#_~QQl~mg,n .__,Deceased.and say
whether or not you were present at the execution thereof.If yea.,,,hen,where and by whom \\'as the name of
the testator signed thereto?
FOURTH;If the name of the testator ,vas signed thereto by another in obedience to__
what did say at the time in relation thereto?
FIFTH:At the time of the execution of said instrument.what \vas the condition of the said _
__________________________Jarne.s .H..C_Qleman -in regard to soundness and unsoundness of mind?
SIXTH:By whom was your name signed as a subscribing witness to said \\TiLng?If by yourself.111
whose presence and at whose request \vas it so signed?
SEVENTH:Do you know anything further relating to the execution of said \\Titing.or the competel1"
cy of the said_.....to execute the same?If so.slate the same fully,as if
you had been particularly interrogated concerning it.
AND NOW,._.. . . .__...... . ...•the foregoing interrogatories are subm~tted to the Re'
gister of Wills by ._.. .__.._.__. .._.._.,who offers the before mentioned will for probate and
requests that a commissioner may be appointed to take the testimony of the witnesses thereto.
STATE OF
COUNTY OF
New York
Alle[any
On this ..l?t.;I __..__day of.Mar.ch__.. ..,lSJ5.0..,_._..__....____.__....._..appeared
before me,.__...._..fQ_:r.:r_~_$_t_..tl.~__._#JJ_en... ......_._.,~otary Public in and for said County and State,who
was appointed by.J-to.rman J__•.__.Eayne .Register of W ills for \.enango County,Pennsylvania.a
Commissioner to takeh"er Lestimony in answer to certain interrogatories hereto annexed,the said appoint-
ment bearing date ._-M.9-.:r_c.h 1~----1950---------..,and the said Elizal:::e.th Ho~ar_d.-.-----------------.---beingduly
sworn,made answer to the said interrogatories as follows:
To the First Interrogatory:.E.liz.a.b.eth.__Ho.w_a_rd__3.Q.__Yrs..__.S.e.cr.-e_tar-Y-r_WeJ.,,ls¥i-l.l·e-,...-~-€w York
To the Second Interrogatory:In.__Well.s.:V:ille_~N_ew Yor.(~,..._.f-Or-._.six.._m.on.ths _ .
To the Third Interrogatory:X~_:?.1 gIL~l9.Y...J.~_,_.__.l..9.42 ?.-.t_.__~_p....M.g,in.._W.e.ll.s.v.:ille.,by_..t.e.s.ta tor
u,oll .0 11 b personallTotheFourthInterrogatory:vy_::k W#._S S_l.gD_e_u p_er.sona y....y--.testator-..-.---.-..-..
To the Fifth Interrogatory;_Be..__w_a_s in.c_50und rnind ._.__..__.._.._.__._.___.___._..___ .
lE?s!fc1tSd1!h Interrogatory:~j._gJ:}_?g...J2y_._mys.elf in p.r_e_s.en.c_e Q.f_.D.on__.Q Cummings &..
To the Seventh Interrogatory:'IBstato.r---was-.-of---s-O-und...m.l:f.lQ...-a-n-Ei..--e-em·pe·tent..--to"make'Will
rrak\"hich "'as dthoroughl Yf discussed before it was executeden,sworn an subscnbealJe ore me
this ;I;._7.. .__.day of ..Ma.r_c_h .A.D.s!.~~_~.~.~_}';_~_t_h.._~9.~~.r_g.__ __._.
19.._.5..0.. _
__?_L .f.o.;rrest__.H~~ll~n . .__. .._._.._._.__
Notary Public
My (~O~~~iSS?O~WxJ?~~_.__.NI.~;r.9.h ..J.Q_'-_._l951.L__.._...._
Forrest H.Allen,Notary Public No.65 State of New York,
County of Allegany
Commission 'To Take
Affidavit of Witness
On Will
(To be used by Notary Public when Witness resides
outside the State of Pennsylvania)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania "
_unty of Venango ~.sS:.e
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to For.r.est g Allen ,Notary
Public We.l.l~.y.iJl.~.,N.e.w X.9.r..K .
GREETINGS:
You are hereby appointed to examine Doll Q.•....C.umm.ing.s.0•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
'd f Wellsville N.Y.hO I ......'... I f II ..reSl ent 0 __,__,upon..~S.oat1 or attlnnatlon as \\Itness 111 an:m·er to t le 0 ow
ing interrogatories touching the matter of the probate of the Last \\'ill and Testament oL .
.............J.am.e.;?.B.•....C.Q.lern~Jl .Iate of...Q.~n.~.G~.____Venango County.
Pennsylvania,Deceased,now pending before OllT Register of \Vills for the said County of Venango.You will
reduce....h-.t~....answers to writing and return the same,together \vith the interrogatories and this Commission
to our said Register of \ViIls,under your hand and seal.
Witness the hand oL.....J~.Qr.mSi.n ...f.~......p9:YP.g..,Register of Wills.aforesaid,and seal of his office,at
Franklin,in the said County of Venango.Pennsylvania.this..7.tA day oL..M.~:r.Gh.\.D.19..50...
........S!J~.o.r.m.E.lp ~..!p.?_.m.~__..
Register of ~Vills.\'enango Co..Pa.
INTERROGATORIES
In the matter of the probate of a paper writing,purporting to be the last will and testament ot..
.......Jame.s li C.ol.emCill..____,late of.....s.e.ne.ca..,\'enango County,Pennsylvania.Deceased.
Interrogatories to be propounded to...Don__0.......C.ummingme of the subscribing witnesses to the matter
of the probate of the last ,,'iIl and testament oLJ.9,me.S ...Ei.~__..G.Q.l~m.gXL ..__,Deceased.
FIRST:vVhat is your name,age and occupation.and where do you reside?
SECOND:Did you know the above named __..J.ci.me.S H C.O.l.em.an __..__.Deceased?if yea,
where and how long did you know__him ?
THIRD:Look at the instrument of writing hereto annexed,dated Ma.y 18.,.__l9.4.9.......__.....,and
purporting to be the last will and testament oL..__Jame.s h.•.__.C.ol.eman .__..__,Deceased.and say
whether or not you were present at the execution thereof.If yea,\vhen,where and by whom \vas the name of
the testator signed thereto?
FOURTH:If the name of the testator was signed thereto by another in obedience to.__....__....direction,
what did.say at the time in relation thereto?
FIFTH:At the time of the execution of said instrument.what was the condition of the said ___.
.................__ __.J.~tm.~.;;H!'qQ.l~m!:;l,n.__in regard to soundness and unsoundness of mind?
SIXTH:By whom was your name signed as a subscribing witness to said writ:ng?If by yourself.in
whose presence and at whose request was it so signed?
SEVENTH:Do you know anything further relating to the execution of said writing,or the competen-
cy of the said ______..__to execute the same?If so,state the same fully,as if
you had been particularly interrogated concerning it.
AND NOW,____,the foregoing interrogatories are subm;tted to the Re'
gister of Wills by __ ______,who offers the before mentioned will for probate and
requests that a commissioner may be appointed to take the testimony of the witnesses thereto.
STATE OF
COUNTY OF
New York
Allegany
Don 0.Cummingss/
On this l.'7..th.__.day oLl.Aar.ch __.,19...50..,____appeared
before me,FQr.r.~.s..t H Al1~n ,~.,jotary Public in and for said County and State,who
was appointed by..__...N.orman...J.......Payne..__,Register of \Vills for Venango County,Pennsylvania,a
Commissioner to take.bi.S...testimony in answer to certain interrogatories hereto annexed,the said appoint-
ment bearing date Mar.ch 7.~195.0 --.,and the said D.Qn \J..!....G.u.m.tr.inK9,__being duly
sworn,made answer to the said interrogatories as follows:
To the First Interrogatory:.-R.Qn.Q.!.__.G.1JIlj..m.'inK$__J.9....Ir..;?~....A.tt.Qr_n.e.Y.,.--.W.$.11.$y:i.-JJg,~.~.~~..J ork
To the Second Interrogatory :J;D W.$.J-J.$y:i.-JJ.~-'~.~.w.~.Q.rK ...f9.r.~J.~.--m.QD..th.?.
To the Third Interrogatory:X~.?,--..9.D...M.?-.Y...1:~.2 ;L.9.4.9...--~.t--..'?.·!'....~~·~¥·a·~~f·;}{~~f~.6il1iy P.y
To the Fourth Interrogatory:..W.ill l"Zas signed p.er.s.onally:b.y t.e.s.ta.tQI:..
To the Fifth Interrogatory:tf:~V!.~.~JD 9.QP:D.q.m.;i,..n.Q ____
To the Sixth Interrogatory:~JKn.~.g...p.y.m:y~.~;l::r ...:i.-.D....pr.~.;?~D..~~..gJ.._.:§J.t.?9:p..~~b:~g.~:9:!9:~~-E~~
To the Seventh Interrogatory:'I'e.s.ta.tor w.a.s...Qf...s.o.und...mind...and....C.OID.p.e.t.ent t.o...mQk~.V,'ill
which was thorouehlv discussed before it was executedTaken,sworn and sUDscnbed l)efOl'e me
this .l7__..__..day oL...M.i?:.r.GA__A.D.
19....5.0........
(Seai of N.P.)
1\ly commission expires M.a.r.ch....3'O.,..,.l9..5.l..
Forrest H.Allen;Notary Public No.65
state of New YorK,County of Allegany
.......__.__..f$.l f.Q.:rr.~.~.t H~~.:!:J.~D:.
Notary Public
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Commission rro Take
Affidavit of Witness
On Will
(To be used by Notary Public when Witness resides
outside the State of Pennsylvania)
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,
VENANGO COUNTY,
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~ss.
You M.ary B...~C.l.ark .
do swear by Almighty God;that as E..x~.G.:u..t.r.i.:x...
of J.am.e.s H C.o.l.eman deceased,you will well and
truly administer the estate of the said deceased according to law,and,also,will diligently and faithfully regard and well
and truly comply with the provisions of the law relating to inheritance taxes.
\
Sworn and subscribed before me this
.......2.8..th day of
.....M?..r..G.h .A.D.,19....5.0
........................N...Q.rma.n J..._P..a.yn.e __
Register of Wills.
....N..?,,;ry p..~G.l.ark _.
R.D.No.70,..J..guU9:ry..
ESTATE OF
.....J.gm..e.$H..~..~....g.Q.+g.IJ:l<:l,n...
OATH OF
.T.19.H.5.0
Deceased.
....._~.~E.¥_..B 9.l..~.!..~.
Filed M.ar.c.h .2.8..".....HH'19.5.0.
.........H..H..N..o.rm..a.n..H...J.H.~HH..P..9:.yneH.....H..H......H..
Register of Wills.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Venango County.
By the tenor of these presents,I,:N.QrWR.-J.l...~.,f.q..y:n.e ,Register for the
Probate of 'Yills and granting Letters of Administration in and for the County of Venango,in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,do make known unto all men,that on ':"::-;.
day of the date hereof,at Franklin,Pa.,before me was proved and approved the last Will and testa-
ment of J.iime.S ..H C.o.l~ro#n .
who died J.an.,11 19..5.Q ,..
late of :itm S.eneca.'--..-P.~nD.~Y.+.Y:'?:n:i:~..
county aforesaid,deceased,(a true copy whereof is to these presents annexed,)having whilst
..................he lived at the time Of h..is..death,divers goods,chattels,rights and credits within the
said Commonwealth by reason whereof,and by the laws and customs of said Commonwealth,the
approbation and insinuation of the said last Will and testament,and the commission of administration
of all and singular the goods,chattels,rights and credits which are of the said deceased,and also
the auditing the accounts,calculations and reckonings of the said administration and the absolute
care of the same to me are manifestly known to belong,and that the administration of all and singular
the goods,chattels,rights and credits of the said deceased any way concerning h.is.last Will and
testament was committed to M~.:r.y...~.·9.~?:!.~..
......................................................................................
.................in the said last Will and testament named s.he having first been duly Sworn
well and truly to administer the goods,chattels,rights and credits of the said deceased,and make
a true and perfect inventory thereof,and exhibit the same in the Register'S office at Franklin
aforesaid,on or before the.28.tlrlay of....Jun.e.........next,and to render a true and just account,
calculation and reckoning ofher...said administration,on or before the ..28th......day of ..s.e.p.t.......
A.D.,nineteen hundred and 5.0 ,or when thereto lawfully required;and also to
diligently and faithfully regard and well and truly comply with the provisions of the Acts relating to
Inheritance Taxes.
(Seal of Register)
In Testimony Whereof,I have hereunto set my
hand,and caused the seal of said office to be hereun-
to affixed,dated at Franklin,the 28.th .
day of..Mar.ch A.D.,one thousand
nine hundred and 5.9 .
......N.orman..J J:a~e ..
Register of Wills.
R.D.No.70,January T.1950.
Est::ite of
James H.Coleman
Deceased.
Mary B.Clark
Executrix
LETTERQ TESTAMENTi-i.RY
Issued 28th Qay of March,1950
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STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA,
COUNTY OF VENANGO,
1,Norman..eI~13-,Y.I).e Register for the
Probate of Wills,and granting Letters of Administration in
and for the said County,do hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true and compared copy of the Last Will and
Testament,Petition for Letters Testamentary,
Probate and Order thereon,Oath of Executrix
and Letters Testamentary in the Estate of
James H.Coleman late of Seneca,Venango
County,Pennsylvania,Deceased as remains of
record in my office at'R.D.#70,January Term,
1950.
In Testimony whereof,I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said office,this
..29.t.h day of P.~G~!Jl.Q~;r A.D.19.~9 .
...~.J~
RV"ter of W)f1s.
~,OMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,}SS.
VENANGO COUNTY,
I,Lee A.McCracken,President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County
certify that Norman J.Payne,by whom the above attestation was made,was at the date thereof
.........................Register af..Wills of said Court,duly qualified,and
the said attestation is in due form of law,and made by the proper officer.
Witness my hand and seal this.29.t.b.....day Of.....p.~;~ro.b.~r.......,.1......./.....A.D.19;J.5.0.~.tl ..k1it....~President Judge.
COMMONWEALTH OF
VENANG
I,Roy P.Nelson',Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas
said County,certify that Honorable Lee A.McCracken,by whom
the above certificate was given,and whose name is thereto subscribed
in his own proper handwriting,was,at the date thereof,President
Judge of said Court,duly commissoned,and sworn and acting.
In Witness Whereof,I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said Court,this ?9.th day of
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LA~T WILL ill~D TESTAMENT
I,JAME~H.COLEMAN of ~eneca in the County of Venango and btate of
Pennsylvania being of sound mind and memory,do make,publish and
declare this my last Will and Testament,in manner following that is to
say:
FIRST.I direct that all my just debts,funeral and administration
expenses be paid.
~ECOND,I direct my executor hereinafter named to pay and discharge
the principal and interest on a note to Walter Mong,given by my niece,
Jean P.Thompson,of Knox,Pa.,which note I have endorsed,and the
payment of said principal and interest on said note shall be considered
a bequest to my said niece for the amount of said principal and interest
paid.
THIRD,I give and bequeath to my niece,Jane G.Nelson,of West-
field,Pa.,the sum of ~1000.00.
FOURTH,I give and.bequeath to my niece,M.Elizabeth Gething,
Wellsville,New York,my mahogany high poster bed,my high chest and
my low chest (said furniture presently located in my bedroom in my home
~'at Seneca,Pa.),and I further give and bequeath to my niece,M.Elizabeth
Gething,the sum of $500.00.
FIFTH,I give and bequeath to my nephews and nieces as follows:
To Edward O.Pollock,the sum of $10.00
To Clark Pollock,the sum of $10.00
To Martha ?ollock,the sum of ~10.00
To May Kennard,the sum of $10.00
To James C.Pollock,the sum of $10.00
To Jack M.Pollock,the sum of $10.00
To Harry Pollock,the sum of $10.00
To Dorothy Pollock,the sum of $10.00
To Willard Pollock,the sum of $10.00
To Patty Lou Pollock,the s~of $10.00
SIXTH,I give and'beaueath to my friend,Sarah R.Clark of Washington,
Pa.,one of my two Victorian mahogany chairs,upholstered in needlepoint.
SEVENTH,I give and beoueath to my friend,Mary B.Clark of
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Washington,Pa.,the other of my tV-To Victorian mahogany chairs.
EIGHTH,I authorize and empower my executor or executors here-
inafter named to sell,mortgage,lease,release or convey real property
and to give and execute sufficient instruments to effect a conveyance
of the same.
NINTH,All the rest,residue and remainder of my property,whether
real,personal,or mixed,of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situated,
I give,devise and bequeath to my sisters,Jean C.Gething,of Wells-
ville,New York and Leah C.Pollock of Butler,Pa.,in equal shares,
share and share alike,to have and to hold absolutely and forever.
LASTLY I hereby appoint my friend,Mary 1.Clark,of Washington,
Pa.,without bond,sole executrix of this,my last Will and Testament:
hereby revoking all former wills by me made.If she should predecease
me,or if she does not wish to qualify as said exe~utrix,then I nominate
my sisters,Jean C.Gething and Leah C.Pollock as co-executors,without
bonds.
IN WITNE~S ~~REOF,I have hereunto subscribed my name the 18th
day of May in the year Nineteen Hundred and Forty-nine_
James H.Coleman L.S.
We,whose names are hereto subscribed,Do Certify that on the 18th
day of May 1949 JAM1S H.COLEMAN the testator above named,subscribed
his name to this instrument in our presence and in the presence of each
of us,and at the s~e time,in our presence and hearing,declared the
same to be his last Will and Testament,and requested us,and each of
us,to sign our names thereto as witnesses to the execution thereof,
which we hereby do in the presence of the testator and of each other,
on the day of the date of the said Will,and write opposite our names
our respective places of residence.
Elizabeth Howard residing at Wellsville,N.Y.
Don O.Cummings residing at Wellsville,New York