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}SS.:COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,
WASHINGTON COUNTY,
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and chattels,rights and credits of..S.A~:L..G~.I)M¥deceased,
to the best of ...~~s.skill 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 ....?!..
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Application for Jrobatr of mill of ~AffiJ.E:L.G.,P.MX .
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..............late of.:B.E!a~~.s."iJ1e
Pennsylvania deceased,and ~ntnt of iGdtrr.a ~R.of
REGISTER'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON COUNTY,
............,Washington County,
Administration C.T.A.
Before the Register of Wills of Washington
County,personally appeared ~.I¥.I.~E:.~..P~X who being
duly sworn says that ~.N1V~~G..~PM-Y..late resident of
:B.E!:a.~~.~'y.i.~~.e.,Washington County,Pennsylvania,a citizen of..t,J11~~~.4 ~~~t:.~f).died
testate at...VlCls.l:l~l1gt:<>t:1 ..ff()~p:i.t:a.l .....on the.2.5t.hday of...April....A.D.1970
1:00 'lIP 88 l'f h . d 1 f $Noneat0coc(m.,age.......eavmg an estate 0 t e estImate va ue 0 ..
personality,and $.6."'O.OO.~.O'O.realty,said real estate being located in ..Bea1l.sv.i1l.e..
...~<?r.().l1g1:l,W:as.I:l.i.Ilgt:~~..Cou.I1t:Y ~r.~rm$'yl v.~n.i~.
The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows:
NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE
Edwin E.Dray .-Son Box 193,Bea11svi11~
James H.Dray Grandson Box 193,Beallsville,
Frances M.Dray Granddaughter Box 193,Beallsville,
Kathryn (Kay)Dray Granddaughter Box 193,Beallsville,
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Testator has not married and .........no children have been born since the
execution of the will offered for probate.
P ..hI"f'ldh 'h d d March 21 1968etltlOnerpraystatt1epaperwntmgIeerewitate..'..
may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters
of Administration C.T.A.1llx~/thereon to Edwin..E.•...Dr.ay .
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whose postoffice address is a.o~...l9.3.,.B.e.~11$v.ill~.,.r~m:Q~y.lv.a.n..i.a..l5.~J:3 ..
Sworn to and subscribed before me this ..*"..
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Register
IN RE:ESTATE OF
SAMUEL C.DRAY,
DECEASED
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No.
I,ALFRED ELLIOTT,of Beallsville,Washington County,
Pennsylvania,the Executor named in the Will of Samuel C.Dray,
deceased,dated March 21,1968,do hereby renounce my right to
administer said estate and respectfully ask that Letters of
Administration be issued to Edwin E.Dray,only son of the
decedent.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I hereunto set my hand and seal
the ,I~day of ~,1970.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
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#On this,the I ~day of ~)~,1970,before me,
the undersigned officer,personally appeared ALFRED ELLIOTT,
known to me (or satisfactorily proven)to be the person whose
name is subscribed to the within instrument,and acknowledged
that he executed the same for the purposes contained therein.
In Witness Whereof,I hereunto set my hand and official
seal.
Nota~P 1ic -Washington,
Washington County,Pennsylvania.
My Commission Expires:
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IlllItts4tugtnu QInuuty.ss;
BE IT REMEMBERED,That upon this ~.t..b..~day of M~.Y..
19...7.9 ,before me 'Rg.1?;;?.~)J f.1§!.r.J.n.Q _Register for the probate of
Wills and granting Letters of Administration within and for said county,came ..
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............................................................................................................the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing attached Will of
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deceased,who,after being duly qualified according to law,depose and say:That they were present at the
execution of said Will-saw the testat.....ar.sign the same-heard liim.publish it as and for
........HJ..S .last Will and Testament;,that 'they at E.:i.~request,in Hj,.~presence,and in the
presence of each other,subscribed their names thereto as witnesses;and at the time of the doing thereof said
testaL..C?.!.was of sound,disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiants'
knowledge and belief.
Sworn and .Subscribed Before Me
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Register
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all of Washington County,in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Penn-
. .One Thousand and No/100 ($1,000.00)sylvanIa In the sum of....
dollars,to be paid to the said Commonwealth,to which vayment well and truly to be made and done,we do alld each of us
hereby doth bind ourselves,our heirs,executors and administrators,and the heirs,executors and a·dministrators of each of us,
for and in the whole,firmly by these presents.Sealed with our seals ·and dated the day of....
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and $..~.Y.~~.t;y Ct9..7.QJ .
IDqr Q1on~ttion of IDl1in (@hligation in §urq
That if the withill bounded g.PWJ.N ~.~P.M¥...
administrat.Ql;.C~T.&f all and singular the goods.clJattels and credits of...s.Affin~~L.g..L ..PRA.¥..
deceased.with a copy of the deceased's Will annexed,do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and
singular the goods.chattels,and credits of the said deceased which remain unadministered,and which have or shall come to
.him .Administrator C.T.A.the hands.possession.01 knowledge of.the saId .
or into the hallds and possession of any person or persons for..........him.......and the same so made,do exhibit or cause to be
exhibited into the Register's Office.in the County of Washington,at -or before the day of...
next ensuing.and the same goods.,chattels,and credits.and all other.the goods.chattels.and credits of the said deceased at
the time of..hi.~........death.which remain unadministered,and which at any time after shall come to the hands or possession
of the said Ac:1ID~n:i..~.~X~.t;:.9.;t:'g..~.T A.~or into the hands or possession -of any other person or persons
for h.im do well and truly administer according to law,and the true intent and meaning of the last Will of the
said deceased;and further do make or cause to be made a true and just account of..I:lJ.s.said administration at the
ex:piration of six months.:111d all ·the rest and residue of the said goods,chattels,and credits which shall be found remaining,
upon the said administratOr.....S:tccount.the ·same being first examined and allowed by the Orphans'Court of the county of
Washington aforesaid.shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively 'as the said Orphans'Court by their decree
or sentence lJUrsuant to the true intent and meaning of the last Will of the said ·deceased.and of the Acts of the General
Assembly ·of this Commonwealth in such cases made and provided.shall limit and appoint.'and if it shall hereafter a'ppear that
al1JY last Will and Testament other than the one herein mentioned was made by the said deceased,and the executor or executors
therein named do exhibit the same into the s'aid Regis·ter's Office.making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly,
if the said A.g~.t~t.s..t;~.~.~.9.;t:'g..~.T..~A.~.
within bounden being thereunto required to render and deliver the s'aid Letters of Administration,wi·th a copy of the deceased's
Will annexed approbation of such testament being first had alld made in the said Register's Office,and shall and do at all and
every time and -times hereafter dearly dis·charge and save lJarmless the Register of the said County.and all other officers from
all persons having or pretending to have and right,title,or interest from the said goods,chattels.or -credits.-then this obliga-
tion to be void and of none effect,or else to remain in full force and virtue.
§tabll anll mtlttttrtll in JrtBtnrr of ~...~..~~.....(SEAL)
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY.............................................................................................................(SEAL)
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~ttttrmrut of ~urrty
I,,surety in the sum of $on the
administration bond in the estate of ,say that I reside at
....................................................................................................,Washington County,Pennsylvania;that I am the owner of real estate,the
title to which is in my own name a.nd duly recorded,,situated in.__',
Washington County,Pennsylvania,worth above all encumbrances $;and that I-am woith the a.mount
expressed in said bond,over and above my just debts a.n·d liabilities.
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Street
~ttttrmrut of ~urrty
P.O.
I,,surety in the sum of $on the
administration bond in the estate oL ,say that I reside at
....................................................................................................,Washington County,PenllsylvallJia;that I am the owner of real estate,the
title to which is in my own name and dUly recorded,situate·d in.,
Washington County,Pennsylvania,worth above all encumbrances $;and that I am worth the amount
eX'pressod in said bond,over allJd above my just debts and liabilitieE.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,}SS·WASHINGTON COUNTY,.
Street P.O.
And now 19 ,comes .
who being duly sworn,says that he is acquainted with the financial standing of the sureties to the within bond;that the
said obligors have each executed the said bond and that the sureties thereto are the owners of real estate in their own right of
value more than the penal sum of said bOllJd over and above all incumbrances and exemptions.
Sworn and subscribed before this .
day ot.A.D.19 .
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The Travelers Indemnity Company
Hartford,Connecticut
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY,a corporation of the State of Connecticut,
does hereby make,constitute and appoint
G.Herschel Fetherlin,Loren W.Carl,both of Washington,Pennsylvania,EACH
its true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact,with full power and authority,for and on behalf of the Company
as surety,to execute and deliver and affix the seal of the Company thereto,if a seal is required,bonds,
undertakings,recognizances,consents of surety or other written obligations in the nature thereof,as follows:
Any and all bonds,undertakings,recognizances,consents of surety or
other written obligations in the nature thereof not exceeding in amount
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000)in any single instance
and to bind THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY thereby,and all of the acts of said Attorney(s)-
in-Fact,pursuant to these presents,are hereby ratified and confirmed.
This appointment is made under and by authority of the following by-laws of the Company which by-laws
are now in full force and effect:
AR I [CI.E IV,SECTION 11.The Chairman of the Board,the President,the Chairman of the Finance Committee,
the Chairman of the Insurance Executive Committee,any Vice President,any Second Vice President,any
Secretary'or any Department Secretary may appoint attorneys-in-fact or agents with power and authority,
a,defined or limited in their respective powers of attorney,for and on behalf of the Company to execute and
delj\'{'I,and affix the seal of the Company thereto,bonds,undertakings,recognizances,consents of surety or
other written obligations in the nature thereof and any of said officers may remove any such attorney-in-fact
or agent and revoke the power and authority given to him.
ARTlCLF IV,SECTIO~13.Any bond,undertaking,recognizance,consent of surety or written obligation in the
nature thereof shall be valid and binding upon the Company when signed by the Chairman of the Board,the
President,the Chairman of the Finance Committec,the Chairman of the Insurance Executive Committee,any
\'ice President or anr Second Vice President and duly attested and sealed,if a seal is required,by any Secretary
or any Department Secretary or any Assistant Secretary or when signed by the Chairman of the Board,the
President,the Chairman of the Finance Committee,the Chairman of the Insurance Executive Committee,any
Vice President or any Second Vice President and countersigned and sealed,if a seal is required,by a duly
authorized attorney-in-fact or agent;and any such bond,undertaking,recognizance,consent of surety or written
ohligation in the nature thereof shall be valid and binding upon the Company when duly executed and sealed,
if a seal is required,by one or more attorneys-in-fact or agents pursuant to and within the limits of the authority
granted hv his or their power or powers of attorney.
This power of attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolu-
tion adopted by the Directors of THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY at a meeting duly called
and held on the 30th day of November,1959:
VOTED:That the signature of any officer authorized by the By-Laws and the Company seal may be affixed by
facsimile to any power of attorney or special power of attorney or certification of either given for the execution of
any bond,undertaking,recognizance or other written obligation in the nature thereof;such signature and seal,
when so used being hereby adopted by the Company as the original signature of such officer and the original se'll
of the Company,to be valid and binding upon the Company with the same force and effect as thcough manually
affixed,
This power of attorney revokes that dated August 18,1958 on behalf
of G.Herschel Fetherlin,Loren W.Carl
J~~WIT:'\ESS WHEREOF,THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY has caused these
presents to be signed by its proper officer and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed this 28th
day of February 1968 .
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
By :#i:J!L?LJ
Sn-ret.ln,Fitlelit\.Illtl Sun't\·
State of Connecticut,County of Hartford-ss:
On this 28th day of February in the year 1968 before me personally
(dlll('(,l<fl>;''I'\\·lreeler to me known,who,being by me duly sworn,did depose <lntl say:that he resides in
tlH''-ildl""I ('I)IIII('(til'lll;th,Ll Ire is Secretary (Fidelity and Surety)of THE TRA\'ELERS INDEl\INITY
(-U:\I J'.\:\\,tilt'('orpor,ltion dcscriueu in and which executed the abow instrument;that he knows the seal
fJi ""iii ('f !rlJf 11-,II jon;lha (t he seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal;that it was so affixed by
aut!loril>f,1 Ilis "nice under the hy-Ia\\'s of said corporation,and tlrat he signed his name thereto by like
authorit y.
:-:,IX6lJ H.EV.705 PRINTEO III USA
Notary Public
My commission expires April 1,1969
(Over)
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CERTIFICATION
I,Wm A.Shrake,Assistant Secretary (Fidelity and Surety)of THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY
COMPANY certify that the foregoing power of attorney,the above quoted Sections 11.and 13.of Article.IV
of the By-Laws and the Resolution of the Board of Directors of November 30,1959 have not been abridged
or revoked and are now in full force and effect.
Assistant Secretary,Fidelity and Surety
W'''''''"'.a
Signed and Sealed at Hartford,Connecticut,this
"1869 (BACK)
t~day of r '19 7"'.
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G9-CT-WiJI and TestamentHenryHall.Inc.,Indiana,Pa.
SAMUEL C.DRAY ,of the Borough.of Beallsville,
County of Washington and State of Pennsylvania
being of sownd mind,memory and understanding,do make and publish this my last Will and Testa.-
ment,hereby revoking and making void all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made.
FIRST:I direct that my Executor hereinafter named pay
all of my just debts and funeral expenses as soon after my decease
as conveniently may be done.
SECOND:All of my estate,of whatsoever nature and where-
soever found,I give,devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife,Nannie
M.Dray,for and durirg the term of her natural life and at her death
I then give,devise and bequeath all of the remainder of my estate,
in trust,nevertheless,to Alfred Elliott of Beallsville,Washington--
County,.Pennsylvania,on the follOWing conditions:
(a)That the said Alfred Elliott,Trustee,shall
Pay to my son,Edwin E.Dray,the sum of One Hundred ($100.00)
Dollars per month until the total amount of my said trust fund
is paid oU+'.
(b)In the event that my said son,Edwin E.Dray,
dies before the payment to him of all of the money of said trust
fund has been paid to him,then I direct my ~rustee to pay the
then remaining balance in equal shares to my three (3)grand-
children:James H.Dray,Frances M.Dray,and Kathryn (Kay)
Dray.
(c)I further direct my Trustee that if my said
son,Edwin E.Dray,becomes incapacitated requiring medical-.--
and/or hospital treatment that my said Trustee shall also pay
for and on behalf of my said son,all medical and/or hospital
charges and services.
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I do hereby miLke,oonstitute and appoint ALFRED ELLIOTT
to be Execut or of this my last Will and Testament.
3Jn Wmtitnes5 Mbeteof,I,SAMUEL C.DRAY
the Testator above named,have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal,
the 21st .-day of -March'in the year of OU1"L01"d
one thousamd nine hundred and sixty-eight (1968).
··SwTnier"C .~"·D~·a··."~""___.e
Signed,sealed,published and declared by the above named SAMUEL C.DRAY
as and for his last Will and Testament,
in the presence of us,who have hereunto subsc?"ibed ou?'names at his request as
witnesses thereto in the p1"eSenCe of the said Testat or and of each other.
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Last Will and Testament
OF
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.___..__.__._..__..,,_Deceased.
Late of . ___._..._.__.._.__.__.__.
19 ,and reC01'ded in Will Book .J.J:Q...
Regj.ster.l2(PAGE
P'roved a.nd filed May 4 1970~--__..
JAMES C.BANE,ESQ.
247 Washington Trust Building
Washington,Pennsylvania 15301
page _..l?.1_.
Russell Marino-_.........._-.._-----------_...._-._-_...._----------........-.._-------_.._---------_..--
WILL BOOK 110
And now May 4,1970,it being
adjudged that said Will has been
proved,it is hereby admitted to
probate and ordered to be recorded
and Letters of Administration eTA
are issued to Edwin E.Dray in saie
Testament named who was duly
qualified.
Russell Marino,Register