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Home My WebLink About1950_COWDEN_NETTIE_84_215_02-19-1956_02-24-1956~_.- t Application for 'rohatr of lIi11 of.NET.T.IE..U•..C01IDEN .. ......................................................late of Mt..,P.l~ii~an:t !.Qf(DShip ,Washington County, Pennsylvania deceased,and ~fUltt of tGrttl'fn wrntcunrnturg. REGISTER'S OFFICE,} WASHINGTON COUNTY,SS.: Before the Register of Wills of Washington County,personally appeared Jahn..R.•...:GoYiden who being duly sworn says that.Nettie M..Cowden late resident of Mi.Plea.sant TII'p ,,Washington County,Pennsylvania,a citizen of...U :S.A died testate at..W.a.s.hlng,t.on...Ho.s.pital on the l-9.tb.day of..~b.r.uary.A.D.19.5.6 . at...U.;.9.Q o'clock A m.,age 82 leaving an estate of the estimated value of $.1200.•00 . personalty,and $SOOO..OO realty,said real estate being located in M~.LP.l~~.~~:t . ....':r9Jm1?hip.".:w.~.f;ihiXlg:t,Q.n ..C..9.y.ntY,p.a "baing hous.e...and..J.ot Qt1 Xum1el St;r.ee:t .. The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows: iington, .. NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE Margaret E.Snook Daughter ManhassP.t.Np-w Ynt':t Joseph M..Cowden Son ~1,7~II C!....."th Stafford A~Virgi~ia Martha I.HalTis n.qllP'htp.T'Woo!'!teT'Oh;n John R.Cowden Ron Box 239,U';~l,...........'D~ 7~-- Thomas K.Cawden <:!........East Lansing,Michigan. - Testator has ~~.~married and ~9.children have been born since the execution of the will offered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated Feb~..12t.h,1.94a .. may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamen- tary thereon to ~?~~.!g.9.!!9~~.. whose postoffice address is .B.ox...#.239.Hi.ckar.y.,Pa . Sworn to and subscribed before me this 23r.d . daYQ:Fab~;}=A~19...~...;:7'?~~d··"'~R;~i;;;;r£~·······_············ COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,}SS. WASHINGTON COUNTY,.. And now F.eb 2.3.,,19 $.6,comes Jo:bn R.Co:wd.en . who being duly sworn doth depose and say that.......h~L will well and truly administer the goods and chat- tels,rights and credits of N~:t!.:t!.~~M.!...9.9.~~P:,deceased, )). to the best of ......h~...skill and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth,mind- ful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes. Sworn and subscribed before me this 23rd . davl of..f.~P..~r.Y.\A.D.19 56. ....L:.4J..t.¥.~~;;;:~ .....~k~.Z9:...~I . (,t' . _L. l\Q J lrt·f :c:::8 ci :.... ...-1 F\L.ED i~ •~.1\i-+~13 E-i ~(l):ClJ 1956 FEB 24 At'l 11:1-....=~!lli >::II.--t ~~f,i •...~~•:l)~.Q Qj ~~....c.."i :,)4 ~,.•Q).1~Q Q;J.JAMES H.DOUGLAS zr-f tl::~~~~~'0 .§1 ~REGISTER OF WILLS~o!Q)....~~0:EX -JEF lelO CLERK O.C;.,ell .,!'". I-<~p::,0 ~.....••<fJ .0 I-<~.'"';) Q)Q)0................~cd •Q)v~~~::> !4-.t' <-i"~-- <ltnntmnuwraltl1 nf 'ruu!iyluauta IIU!i4tltgtolt mOnlttg"!i!i:.'.3 ,:...t:-1d~ BE IT REMEMBERED,That upon thILL....day of .------------ 19 ~Z_,before me ~~_m~_~R_.PQ_Ugl~-fL----------------------._..Register for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration within and for said county,came _ J.R.Irwin Knox and Er.ma Koehler--------------------------.-----------0.--0-----------------------------0----------------------------------------------------------------------.------------------------.--.--------B:nd---C-Ciaicil ...._..the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing attached Will/of ______.._Ne.t.t.1_e M_.Q_ow_den .~_o . o .<,--o-----------------000 _ deceased,who,after being-duly qualified according to law,depose and say:That they were present at the and Codicil execution of said Will,Lsaw the testat_I!lx sign the same-heard__Jl~;r.o publish it as and for and Codicil ________~~_~.la3t Will and Testament/that they at I1_~~request,in Jie_t'presence,and in the presence of each other,subscribed their names thereto as witnesses;and at the time of the doing thereof said testaL__rU .__was of SOlIDd,disposing mind,mem ory and understanding,to the best of the affiants' knowledge and belief. worn and Subscriber Before Me . ...u~~u£d~tte; ,1948. ..-' IV ILL I,NETTIE M.COWDEN of rut.Pleasant Townshi~,Washington County, Pennsylva~ia do make and fublish this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and annulling any and all wills by me at any time heretofore made. 1.I direct my Executor hereinafter named to Fay all my just debts and funeral expenses out of my Estate as soon after my decease as convenient. 2.I hereby authorize,empower and direct my Executor hereinafter named to sell and convey any and all the real estate of which I may die seized either at public or private sale at such time or times as to him shall seem most advantageo 1s to my estate and to execute and deliver a deed or deeds to the purchaser or purchasers thereof with the same effect as though I had personally executed and delivered the same;with this proviso,however,that the real estate ovmed by me in Cadiz To~nship,Harrison County,Ohio,willed to me by my father,John D.Mitchell,sh~ll not be sold for a period of fifteen years from my decease unless the coal thereunder is sold prior to that time.Should my executor have an opportunity to sell the coal,under saidland frior to the fifteen year [eriod,and ,he thinks this will be advantageous for my estate then I hereby authorize and empower him to sell and convey the coal and the real estate at that time or at any subsequent time. 3.All the rest,residue and remainder of my estate real,personal and mixed,I give,devise and bequeath to my five children,Margaret E.Snook, Joseph M.Cowden,Martha I.Harris,John R.Cowden and Thomas K.Cowden,to each the 1/5 thereof. I hereby nominate,constitute and appoint my son,John R.Cowden, Executor of this my last Will and Testament. Witness my hand and seal thisl'A1~day of ~ (}tdtr:t 0J1~(Seal) Signed,sealed,published and declared,by the Testatrix,NETTIE M.COWDfl to be her last Will and Testament in the presence of u who at her request,in her presence and in the presence of each oth e unto set our n mes as subscribing witnesses. -..' - CODICIL il. ..." I,NETTIE M.COWDEN do make and publish this Codocil No.1 to my Will dated February 12,1948. Immediately following Paragrafh 2 I hereby insert Para.grafh 2a. I give,devise a."ld bequeath to my son,Thomas K.Cowden the ufholstered roc1cing chair and one feather bed •.To my son,John R.Cowden,.I givE:,devise O,nd beque~th the u}:holstered antique straight chair,my kitchen stove 8.nd refrigerator.To Martha I.Harris,I give,devise and bequeath my red and white quilt which was made by Grandmother Cowden also 6 teasfoons which belonged to my Wother.To Margaret E.Snook,I give,devise and bequeath the pitcher and ~glasses which I received as a wedding fresent and 1 give,devise and bequeath to each of my children any and all household goods which they at any time gave to me as a fresent.I direct that none of my householci goods shall be sold,.if any of my children desire to take them at the a~fraised valuation.~nything n~t selected by any of my children shall be added to Pare-.graph 5 of my Will....',...#-r····'r ~~'....'7 l Witness my hand and seal this 29th day of March,1948. ~QU.~(SEAL) Signed,sealed,published and declared,by the Testatrix,NETTIE M.COWDEN to be her Codicil No.1 to her last Will and Testament in tae presence of us, who at her request,in her presence and in the fresence of each other,save hereunto set our names