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Home My WebLink About2129_BROWN_SOPHIA_81_581_07-10-1954_07-19-1954, I " ~~ Il..2/2 'f Will of Sophia Bell Brown Dated:October 13,1952 And now Jul7 19,1954.it b ~ing adjudged that said Will has been duly proved, it is hereby admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded,and Letters Testa~ mentary are is sued to Sophia Deutsch and Thomas Arnold Brown,itt said ~esta~ ment named,who were duly qualified. James H.Douglas,Resister•• oJDSEPH L.HDFFMANN ATTDRNEY AT LAW \. 1 MDNDNIIAHELA,PENNA. :I••WEaT MAIN aTREI:T, WILL BOOK 81 PAGE 581 ...~..r- ..:.," i\pplirattou for Jrobatr of IItll of SOPHIA BELT,BROWN _____->late of The Borough of AII-=.:en:::opo"'-=r=-t=--,Washington County, Pennsylvania deceased,and ~nUtt nf 1liettcrs {ITestamcnhtr1;l_ REGISTER'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON COUNTY,~SS.: who being Before the Register of Wills of Washington County,personally appeared Sophia Deutsch and Thomas Arnold Brown duly sworn says that Sophia Bell Brown,a widow,aged 71 years,late resident of Allenport ,Washington County,Pennsylvania,a citiz.en of United States died at her residence in said borough at 2:00 o'clock a.m.,on the tenth day of July A.D.19-.5.4,. ~1/7r.S7 leaving an estate of the estimated value of $J.,GQQ fJO personalty,and $,~2~OJL.5~0...!...~OO~_ realty,said real estate being located in Pennwlvania. The Borough of Allenport.Washington County. The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows: ::-<AME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE aaugnter Sbphia DeutSCh and Robert A.Deutscl son-in law Box Zl,Allenport,Pal I R.D.1,Box 71, Hannah Cartmel daughter Monaca 6,Pal Thomas Arnold Brown son Box 102,Allenport,Pa. Sophia DeutSCh ..Box 27,All Anport,Pa.--~ R.D.1,Box 71, Hannah Cartme1 daughter Monaca 6.Pa. Thomas Arnold Brown son Box 102,Allenport,Pa. - .~-- Testator has__---""n""o..><t .married anu-_ execution of the will offered for probate. no children have been born since tbe Petitioner"prays tbat the paper writing filed here with .dated__O::::.:c"'_t-""o"'-'b"-'e"'-'r"----'t"-"h~i~rt'___"_"e'_"e~n'_"th~,~1:.L9JL.5~4'___ _______________may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said ·decedent,and to grant Letters Tes,tamentary thereon to__.....Suo±'ph~iaa......DLlJet:1JJcL.]tl.ti,S:1.lC.Llh.1.--<a:unJ.\.dI.--'T..I.'h~Ou.LmlCla4:lsL.nA..L:rn:liUoc.L.J du......._ Brawn,whose postoffice address is_--.JBOI.lo~xl>..-JLl.0.J.12:-.-.cAlo.IJ-..Jl..J:ea.nL!-poll.l.Lrt:..14,''''''''PJ:I,a......_ Sworn to and subscribed before me this /7.I ) ) :k;~A/a -'cL9 UA.~L ~A?rt-d&~.~ ss .~COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, VlA!SHINGTON COUNTY, And now ,y"""'I It"1~,comes ~,t?#/A tJeqT~e~."7IIt1/11fc,/.4IfN~/~4IIW ,rho being duly sworn doth depose and say that-11!."",-will 'weB and truly administer the goods and chat- tels,rights and credits of ~0 p h /A Pe //~"'~.n ,deceased,, to the best of ..,ol...caski11 and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth, 'mindful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes. day oK ~:ff6"P6f,. before me this-..:....I L'1__ ~~~'-9~L ~~~ ,,' ./,(~ J 4- I ;>, I QlIs::"t ~ltJJ ...0I....,ro O':l ~.,-t O':l riI=l ri FILED~I::i J'~~rl:>,,\~<4 s:::t+'"§~~~~t.t-t ~l Gl 1354 JUL 19 tJ'l H:~~Jj '"Q p.. ft.I ~ o 1 .....'"II::s::.....f •..-l ~..... H ~1~•A,0 JAMES H.DOUGU\Sg.'"d .a.~.' Cl)f1FC:STER OF HILLS ~i c' Q)+> l<r.~~ :~'.-0F:'ICI0 CLERK O.C.till-<0 CH U10l-< I "dCl)C)0 ,~+>+>+>+>~.~til Cl) ~H H P L ... ~., .. ..~ - WILL OF SOPHIA BELL BRO\VN KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,that I,Sophia Bell Brown,widow,of Vesta,Washington County,Pennsylvania,having full legal capacity in the premises,do hereby make this my Last Will and Testament,hereby revoking and ~~ing void any and all other will or wills by me at any time heretofore made,in manner and form as follows: 1.I direct my Executors,hereinafter named,to pay all of my just debts,funeral expenses,transfer inheritance taxes or succession taxes which may be lawfully levied upon my estate, and the costs of the administration of my estate,as soon after my decease as shall be proper and expedient. 2.I"will and devise unto my daughter,Sophia Deutsch, and my son in law,Robert A.Deutsch,as tenants by the entireties, the two story frame house knOml as the Donaldson House,and the land upon which the same is erected situate in Vesta,Washington County,Pennsylvania,their heirs and assigns forever. 3.I will and bequeath unto my daughter,Hannah Cart- mel,of R.D.1,Box 71,Monaca 6,Pennsylvania,the sum of Two Thousand,Five Hundred ($2,500.00)Dollars,absolutely. 4.I will and devise unto my son,Thomas Arnold Brown, of Vesta,Pennsylvania,the frame house known as the Kraft House, and the lot upon which the same is erected,in fee simple and ab- solutely;and I also will and devise unto my said son,Thomas Ar- nold Bro\v.n,the triangular shaped parcel or lot of land lying on the Southerly side of State Highway Route No.88 which was former- ly owned by the Donaldson Heirs,in fee simple and absolutely. 5.All the rest and residue of my estate,both real .... and personal,and wheresoever situate or found,of which I may die seized or possessed,or to which I may be entitled at the time of my decease,and remaining after the payment and disposi- tion of the several items hereinabove provided for,I will,devise and bequeath unto my daughter,Sophia Deutsch,my daughter,Hannah Cartmel,and my son,Thomas Arnold Brown,in fee simple and ab- solutely,and in equal shares to each of my said three children. 6.I hereby appoint my daughter,Sophia Deutsch,and my son,Thomas Arnold Brown,to be the Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I,Sophia Bell Brown,the Testatrix, have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal to this my Last Will and Testament consisting of two typev~itten pages this thirteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thouswm nine hundred and fifty-two. The foregoing instrument.was signed,sealed,acknowl- edged,and declared by Sophia Bell Brown,the Testatrix,as and for her Last Will and Testament,in the presence of us,who,at her request,and in her presence,and in the presence of each other,have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. _!tt~~==.~_..:~~......:::(l3=~=.~.=.residing at _..s.::flQ~L~~~:-...,.}...I.t.~"\/.~__ ClJM~"--I ~~residing at ~~ev.;:rr~~~. illommonwralt4 of Jrnu!ll1luauta lIIus4ington mounty,SS: BE IT REMEMBERED,That upon this ).8~_~.day of .July...__._..__....__.__.........-. 19._24.,before me ._..~~_~.~.__~~.__g_~~g~~~. .~.Register for the Probate of Wills and granting Le~ters of Administration within and for said county,came -.--.-.---.---.-.-.--..-----.-..--------.----- .._._.___.._W~.~J_~.~~~..__~~~g~4_~._._~g ;r.g_~_~PP._~lt ~_9.f..+.~._._.._.__.__ . .._..._._....___ _..___...the subscr~bing witnesses to the foregoing attached Will of ..._..__.__.§.!?p~:!_~.._~~;h~_.__?~_C?~. .._.---.._.__..__._.._..___._---. deceased,who,after being duly qualified according to law,depose and say:That they were present at the execution of said Will-saw the t.estat__:r;l,~.sign the same-heard_._her publish it as and for ___b~.~.......Ja3t Will and Testament;that they aL__her.._request,in ...her..presence,and in the , presence of each other,subscribed their names thereto as witnesses;and at the time of the doing thereof said '-a rix,f d d', , d - d d d'h b f h fe-,~vstat..._.....__. .....was 0 soun,Isposmg mm ,memory an un erstan mg,to t e est 0 tea uants knowledge and helief. Sworn and Subscribed Before Me ._._.._7:!/~-.-----L....-::;;::-:••-=--p...-.:..-.=:...Register ..............., 194JUL 1 AM 1:2~' JAMES H.DOUGLAS REGISTER OF WILLS EX -OF.F ICIO CLERK O.C.