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Home My WebLink About2130_COLE_HARRY_94_321_01-23-1962_03-10-1962. f'• ti ( LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HARRY Z.COLE And now March 10,1962,it being a dj l.dLed that said rlill has been dUly proved,it is hereby admitted to probate and ordered to be reuorded,and Letters Testa- mentary are issued to Margaretc.Richardson and Harold M~Cole, in said Testament named,who were dUly qualified. Josephine M.Douglas, Register of Wills. ELI F.WISMER Attorney at Law . Citizens Bk.~ldg.Potts town,~a. WILL BOOK 94 PAGE 321 # , I Applira1ton for 'robatr of Ifill of..~A.~~.X ~.~g9.~~. ......................................................late of :P..~t~.r..~T.9.~!?~.~P..,Washington County, Pennsylvania deceased,and ~raut of ffil'ttl'r.!i IDl'.!itaml'utary. REGISTER'S OFFICE } WASHINGTON COUNTY,SS.: Before the Register of Wills of Washington County,personally appeared.Ji.~.E9..!g,M.:gg.!~?:~.g,M.~.Eg.~::..~.!q~~~.~.~~E.~.~.?~who being duly sworn says that H.AE.B:X Z.,CQ.~~.1 .1ate resident of p..~.t.~.r.§...:r.9..wn.§.hi.p.,Washington County,Pennsylvania,~citizen of...Jh~y.~~.:A.:..#died PennsylvanIa" testate atWg.§.h~ll,gt9.n H9..~.p..u.gL..W.?:§bJD-gt.QP.:,\../..on the ~.~.r.9day of...J..?:P.:~~.EY.A.D.19..~.?.. aLJ.?;.?Q o'clock g.'m.,age :leaving an estate of the estimated value of $..J.l}..Q.9.~..g.9.. personalty,and $U.Q realty,said real estate being located in . ,.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows: NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE Harold M.Cole Margaret C.Richardson Son Daughter 'l'ownShIpLInetload"Hox383 Schwenksvilliii Pennsylvania 300 Center C urch Road Canonsburg,Pennsylvania Testator has IWL married and P..Q children have been born since the execution of the will offered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated A~g~!?}~.1...J.~.~.~. may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamen- h Harold M.Cole and Mar~aretC.Richardson"tary t ereon to !'?:. .:~ .~~·················V~····e.·····························. whose post office address is...T..Q.wn~.hJ.p...JAD-.~...~.9.§l:.q..I.....~9.~...~.~},1...e.~~.~.~.~.~.Y.~.g~1...?.~.~~.~.y..~y.~~~...~~d 300 Center Church Roa~d.J 'Canonsburg"PennsylvanIa Sworn to and subscribed before me this .1...~.. d71 22:J...~.~A.D.19..4..7.. ...~.~.....2?J:...£~~........ COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,l SS. WASHINGTON COUNTY,(..Richardson And now 22;..~.,/..:?,19 ~..?.,c'omes gg.Eg.!2 M.~gg!~?:~.9 M.?:E.g~!..~t..g.=..!.. who being duly sworn doth depose and say that...the.y.will wella!l1d truly administer the goods and chattels,rights and credits of H.AB.BX..~.!G.Q.h:§:..............................................deceased,») to the best oftb.e.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 t:q .r-t M.g.£h A.D.19.~.~......''.::l!\~. ·r·~..2b·otJ.:~~···.·x:b:...~ F-'LED JAMES 11.DOUGLAS REG'S TER OF WILLS ::X·,;.-;:le/O CLERK O.C. ri1~ ....:4i Oh:J U i &'ro.1 ~Nl~~1~1~i-<1~I oJ'M'..c~00:~j ~i0:~~ oo~~iQ):+':Q):~1 .....;o <l).....ro ...:l 0>,..., "d2§ l-<o rJll-< <l)..........<l) ...:l d):~iro:bJ\~:ro:~1 'OJ~:ro1 Q)i.-l'01U~..~~ '01.-l:0, ~:ro1~~ ci.....8 § 00 '0~ro..c () 'M~. U F",MAR o AN 11:20 j !i;... r~l'l1.l~,c::~1 SOi~H~ ~~ ~1 ri11~I Iii~~ .; ~1Ui 01U1-<~ri11~! ••,.I C!touuty of lIa!i~tu!ltou,!i!i: REGISTER'S OFFICE .Mar ~O .A.D.19.62 . Personally appeared Jo.bn M .Rlch.ar.ds.Q.n and Ge.r.a~d1n.e.B Co.le .. who,after being duly qualified according to law,deposes and say that they are well acquainted with the handwriting of HA.RRY Z c.'OLE ,Dece3.sed,Testator to the foregoing Will dated AugUs..t 6..t.h 19 49..,and that the signature of said HARRY Z C.QLE ,~'l!rt.+r",~!"e""Wi*,is in his"ePWM I J own proper handwriting,as they,the affiants,verily believe. Also,that the subscribing witnesses are not now within this ju 'is .......................................B.w.orn........................and subscribed L.I2 ./7 -/J~..~,_~~~.~. ....- LAST WILL AND TESTA~lliNT .. I,HARRY Z."COLE,of the Brough of Norristown, County of Montgomery and State-of Pennsylvania,being of sound mind,memory and understanding,do make,publish and declare the following to be my last Will and Testa- ment~hereby revoking all former wills by me heretofore made. ARTICLE I. I hereby order and'direct the payment of""all my just debts,furieral expenses,and the expense of my'last sickness as soon after my decease as is practicable. ARTICLE II. I hereby order and direct that my body shall be decently interred next to the grave of my deceased wife, ALICE K.COLE,in the family burial lot of my deceased father,ABRAHAM C.COLE,in"the Upper Skippack'Mennonite Cemetery,Skippack Township,Montgomery County,Pa. ARTICLE 11:1;.. I give and bequeath my guns,rifles and fishing equipment to my son,HAROLD M.COLE. ARTICLE IV. I give and bequeath my ·stainless steel wares, my set of oven-ware,my linens,myoId woolen bedspread" and other woolen goods'to my·daughter,MARGARET M.RICH- ARDSON,wife of John M.Richardson. ARTICLE V. Section 1.'All the rest,residue and remainder of my estate,personal,real and mixed,of whatsoever kind or where- soever"situate,I order and direct shall'be divided into two equal parts:one of which I give,bequeath'and "devise unto my son,HAROLD M".COLE;'one of which I give,bequeath and devise unto my"daughter,MARGARET M.RICHARDSON. Section 2.If either of my said two children shall"pre- de"cease me,leaving issue,I,then and in that event,give, bequeath and devise the share'of such deceased child to THE NORRISTOWN-PENN TRUST COMPANY,as Trustee,"in trust,never- theless,to be used for the use and benefitof the issue'of such deceased child in the manner hereinafter designated. Section 3.If both of my children aforesaid shall pre- decease me,leaving issue,I,then and in that event,order and direct that all the rest,residue and remainder of my estate,personal,real and mixed,shall be given,bequeathed and devised unto THE NORRISTOWN-PENN TRUST COMPANY,as Trustee, in trust,nevertheless,to be used for the use and benefit of the issue of both my deceased children in the manner here- inafter designated. ARTICLE VI. Section 1.I hereby direct,authorize and empower my EXecutors,while in possession"and control of this estate; and thereafter my'said Trustee,to manage the said estate, or trust property,with full power and authority in their or its discretion,and in the same manner and to the same extent as I could do,if living,to retain any or all of said property,whether real,personal or mi~ed,which I may own at the time of my death,subject to the terms of this will and trust,or to sell"at any time at either public or private sale," contract for sale,convey with or without covenants or warranty, to execute,acknowledge,and deliver to any purchaser or'pur- chasers thereof,good and sufficient'deeds of conveyance,or other instruments of transfer,to lease for any term,exchange all or any of said property or the proceeds thereof,whether real,personal or mixed property. Section 2.My Trustee is hereby authorized to hold,possess, manage,contro!,sell,convey,encumber,lease,invest and re- invest,and successively invest and reinvest the said Trust Estate,according to'its sole judgment and discretion in such securities or other property,personal or real,and upon such terms and ~or such length of time,as to my Trustee shall seem advisable,without ahy limitation upon l~s powers and authority so to do,either by statute or otherwise. ARTICLE VII. Section 1.If either of my said children shall pre- decease me,then upon"my death,the Trust Estate as con- stituted at that time,shall be divided into as many equal shares or separate trusts'as there are issue of said deceas- ed child,that is,one share or separate trust for each of said issue. Section 2.If both of my said children shall predecease me,then upon my death,the Trust Estate as constituted at that time shall be divided into as many equal shares or sep- arate trusts as'there are issue of both deceased children;. that is,one share or separate trust for each of said issue. Section 3.Such portions of 'the1ncome from-the share or trust for each of my liVing ~lil shall-be accumulated or shall be used by my Trustee to support,educate,maintain ahd/or care for such grandchild as 1n the discretion of my said Trustee may be deemed most advisable'until such grand- child reaches the age of twenty-one years.As each of my said grandchildren-becomes'twenty-one years of age~then the accumulated income,if any,from his or her share shall be paid to him or her and thereafter each grandchild shall're- ceive in convenient installments all of the net income of .- -...-.- his or her Trust during the continuance of the trust herein crea ted. Section 4.If,as,and when,each of my said grand- children becomes twenty-five years of age the principal of said trust fund shall be paid to him or her. ARTICLE VIII. My Trustee may advance various portions of the principal to or for the use or benefit of any of the bene- ficiaries'hereunder from his or her share of the principal of the Trust Estate or from the principal from which he or she is entitled to the income hereunder,at such times,in such amounts,and for-sudh purposes,as my said Trustee in its opinion may deem advisable. ARTICLE IX. I nominate,constitute and appoint my son~HAROLD M.COLE~and my daughter;MARGARET M.RICHARDSON,to be the Executors of and under'Jhis my last Will and Testament. ARTICLE X. It is my express desire and request that my Exec- u tors L or.Trustee,when-ever they or it rna y need legal advice and assistance in the settlement 'of my'estate or in carrying out the trusts and purposes of my Will,shall consult and employ Eli ~.Wismer,Esquire,Yottstown,Pa. .IN WITNESS WH.EREOF,I,HARRY Z.COLE,Testator,a- bove nameq,.~ve here~oscribed my name arid affixed my seal the b~day of . .,in the year of our Lord,One Thousand Nine Hundred F ty-nine. Signed,sealed,published and declared-by the above named Testator'as and for his last Will and Testament,in the presence of us,who have hereunto subscribed 'our names at his request,as witnesses thereunto,in the presence of said Test- ator,and of each other.