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1 do hereb!J rna/ce,Gonstitu,te (j,nri appoint my said wife,Vic tor ia
Benning-ton
to be Execu,for ofthis my last -Will r,Lnd l'esta,ment hereby revoking
all former wills by me made.
\7illiam T.Benn.Ington the
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the ~l~-dayof~
Lord one thousand nine hundred a-.-.o{)
Signed,sealed,published and declared by the above named,_
J ~L a,s ancl for b:.rl last Will
and Testament,in the ;r;senGeOf.UsA;;U:ve hereu.;nto s~bscribed our names at
_______requ,est as witnesses thereto in the presence of the said Testat__
and of each other.
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],William T.Bennin~ton ,of West Bethlehem .Twp.
County of .lashinRton and State of Pennsylvani~
being of sOUJnd mind.memory and understanding,do make andpublish this my
last Will and Testament,hereby revolc~ng'and malcintf void all former Wills by
me at any time heretofore made.
Fi-rst:-All my just deb ts and fune '~al expenses shall firsL-
h e pai din full.
Second:-I give devise and bequeath all the rest.residue
and rem~~of my estate,both real and personal,to my
_~u~Wi fe Yi ct or;a "?e'1oi n.:dLo.n ,1.0 have t...cLho]d to b er ,
my said wife auring her natural life time.
Thi~d:-1t the death of above named Victoria Bennington
all Ithe remainder of the estate,both real and -personal
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to "illiam Henderson a young man whQ has been in the family
for the past seven years ,
Fourth:-In the event of the death of the above named
--I'il1.iam lIenderson-pr i or--'tot~dea-th of-mywi fe Vic torla-·------
Ben'1ington all the remainder of.-JnJ estate,both ~.eal and
personal shall be equally .divided between my niece Elizabeth
Martin and the Heirs of Sarah SWi.~_rt~------------------
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Applicatton for Jrobatr of Iftll nf_W.:.:...::1=L:=.:LI=:.:A::..=.M--=T:-.=...-:...B::.......:ENN_I_NG_T_O_N----
_____->ate of West Bethlehem To~w:.:cn:.=.::..s.::..:h_i..±.p ,Washington County,
Pennsylvania deceased,and ®nutf of ~ctlcrs Wcstamcttfur!J_
REGISTER'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON COUNTY,~SS.:
Before the Register of Wills of Washington
County,personally appeared -=-V_=i:..=c'-'t:...o~~r:....:i=.:a=__=B_=e:.=:n::.n:..:i:..:n~g::2..t=o:..:n:...-_who being
duly sworn says that ---IWL.oI....I..u,lu.,I.....A=ML-.lT......'----oIB.L<EL;o,NNu.u...I~Nll.GLlTu.O.nN.:1___-llate resident of
R.D.l,Marianna ,Washington County,Pennsylvania,a citizen of._----=U:...::.:..:S=--.:..:A:..:....:...died
personalty,and $4500.00
at 7:30 o'clock P'm.,<)ll the 15th day of__~N~o~v-"'e'-'!m...b~e~r ~A.D.19~
aged 83 (Born 10/17/1871)
leaving an estate of the estimated value of $22,800.00
realty,said real estate being located ill West Bethlehem Township,Washington County,
Pennsylvania,containing 122 Acres,more or less,bounded on the North by
Hiram Keyes and Anna Moore,on the South by Paul Koci,on the East by
Charles Barr and on the West by Addison Piper.
The decedent's legatee;:'!and devisees are as follows:
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);A~1E RELATIO,'SHIP RESIDEl\"CE
Victoria Bennington Wife R.D.l,Marianna,Pa.
William Henderson,now William
Henderson Bennington Son R.D.l,Marianna,Pa.
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Te"'tator has,_::.:::nc.=:0....:t'---married and n:c..:0 children have been born since the
execution of the will offered for probate.
Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed here with dated_~S~~ptember 26,1939,
____may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said
decedent,and to grant Letters Testamentary thereon to Victoria Bennington
whose postoffice address is R.D.1,Marianna,Pennsylvania.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th))d':)~~=Dec~;£.D.19~.K~!fV~J-~c0 ~~.)V RegIster
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,
WAiSHINGTON COUNTY,~88.:
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And now December 6 ,19.2!:L,comes VICTORIA BENNINGTON
,,,ho being duly sworn doth depose and say that~~willwell and truly administer the goods and chat-
tels,rights and credits of WILLIAM T.BENNINGTON ,deceased,
to the best of her skill 'and judgment in strict compliance wlth the laws of this Commonwealth,
'mindful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes.
Swom and subscribed befoi'e me this 6th
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who,after being duly qualified according to law,deposes and say that they are well acquainted with the handwriting
of ...w.~J...~.~~l11 l:J.·13.~.!l!l.~~g~?.Il:...........,Deceased,Testator to the foregoing
.September 26th.1939Willdated 19 ,and that the signature
of said,.w.1.l.:U,~m.L..•.....B.e.nn.:4.ngt.On .
own proper handwriting,as they,the affiants,verily believe.
Both the Witnesses are deceased
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