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Home My WebLink About2158_CRAFT_LORA_95_472_12-08-1962_12-18-1962'"t '0• ~.,,'\., !J/o21S"J LORA D.CRAFT also known as LORA L.CRAFT,of Morri Township,Washington Countt, Pennsylvania. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT And now ~ecember l8,196~, it being adj~§ged that said Will and codicil have been ~uly proved,they are hereby admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded,and Letters Testamentary are issued to Lloyd L.Craft,in said Testament named,who was duly qualified. Josephine H.Douglas, Register of Wills. HARRY F".MOORE ATTORNltV AT LAW WASHINGTON,PA. 217*8 WASHINGTON TRUST BUILDING Wl'T~L BOOK q;'Pln.~'.7? .roelAN .MITH co..LAW .TATlON.....704 ••coMa Ava..PITT••U".H L ,0 • • • l\ppltratton for 'rohatr of mtll of..JP.D:.D..,~~.:~/~a Wg 1.!~~r.. ........................................................late of ;~.IQ;t.1.~§:.;:Q..[J$.,J.JP.,Washington County, Pennsylvania deceased,and (g)tattt of ffirttl't.6 Wl'.6tautetttury. REGISTER'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON COUNTY,~SS.: Before the Register of Wills of Washington County,personally appeared J;:;h9*:.9 J;:.t :.:r.§.;;:t.:..who being duly sworn says that W2A..,T,L 7".ET late resident of "0 r;s moTmshi W h'C Pl'. .f d'd...............:7.:,as lngton ounty,ennsy vanIa,a CItIzen 0 Ie testate at...~:J..;H?b.~"n~tmJ."p.~..:.§y.ly.m:r1~on the i?:t?h day of..P..~.g.~IJP..~.:r A.D.19.Q.~.. at...?..;.2Q o'clock P..'m.,age ..3..Q leaving an estate of the estimated value of $lQ.~Q.&..Q .. personalty,and $JQ".Q.QQ.,..QQ realty,said real estate being located in.~~Q:r.;rJ.~Tg:@?:?h~.!?.J .. 0:Ian containin~160 ~cr23 and 2"cres.Tcsu8ctively•..................................................................................................................................................................&•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows: NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE it";St., N.:iorris st.....'aynesburg,Pa. Snruce St.,Canonsburg,Pa. ,'-'01 Lee Craft Son 3 \5 Grand-dau~hteJ~ Grand aU~hte~345 .=,.,~w..:..-'-'-"------''"''"''-''''--'---'4-----'''..l...-''~-+-----''Gro=~..::a:..=nd=----'s"-'0"-'n'-'--__1~3:=!h:<::5---=.:.''-!'---='::.:::~o:..:_:..::r:...:i:::s:........:S=_-~~~.L'-----.:-'Ta=;.LL:::.n:.=e=sburg,Pa • I Testator has Q.l married and Q children have been born since the execution of the will offered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated })d;:);1.,+..24.~9.9.Q.~!.\.?:r..g..)..l +..957 may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamen- tary thereon to I-J.-.QY.0.~.,:;:.:r.?j::1:~. whose postofIice address is .3.~I9.r~h ~9.;.r..~~.!?Fg.~.!?1 ~~~:'E.~~.~.~5.?~.c::~.~Y.~~E.~~. Sworn to and subscribed before me this /.£:::.. da(094m ..~;cJ,..:AL 19 9_<.........-/}-:~d~.~~&..#~_~~;;:~;;;;.....(I~r"/"'" ............................................................................................................... COMMONWEALTH OF'PENNSYLVANIA,}SS. WASHINGTON COUNTY,~.. And now J:I.~g.~;nb.~r.f..r:..,19 6.2 ,comes JJ.g.Y.g ~.t••••S.r.g.f.t . who being duly sworn doth depose and say that...h~will well and truly administer the goods and chat- tels,rights and credits of ~9.£~:Q..~Q£?:Kt.a/k,l.a/...19.r.g,J.!.•....j.:r..~.t.t deceased, to the best of ~.~~skill and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth,mind- ful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes.s-4 Sworn jd subcribed before me this..!. f..4/~.A.D.19 Qf..JALL~a d~. Register ....._d:~ a E-t~ . 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Personally appeared _~.;1.~~.tA.1 ~one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of J~~..J.>.~C~~.f..t A/l{jA.~~...L.•...C.r.~.t.t........deceased, and on ~.~~solemn ~~.tA did say thaL __She was present,and did see and hear L~~~p.~q~~~.t.:.,l~/~~~~.~9~lCiased,the testatr.U therein named,sign,seal,publish and declare the same as and for Her._last will and testament,and that at the doing thereof .......s.~.....was of sound disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiants'knowledge and belief. .....................~~Q~............................and subscribed ~~~1~:J~;2R~~~ ....8 -', ..-' Qrouuty of IIU5Q1ugtou,55:pC REGISTER'S OFFICE ..P.~.9~.~~.~~..../.!......A.D.19......62 Personally appeared ..~1..pb ~.~'\'QQ~~.gm ~.g f..~'-.~~~.~.".~lJ .. who,after being duly qualified according to law,deposes and say that they are well acquainted with the handwriting of .~.~J)~Q!'~.f.i;/~/~~~~~.!9..~~!..~,Dece'lsed,Testator to the foregoing Will dated Ju.ly ls.t.•...19.4.8.&C.odl.c.1.1..J1~t.e.d 4.Pr.1.1 ~.:r.g..~1..~.~19 ,and that the signature of said ..~Q~J:>.!Q~.f.1?/~~~.~~.!9.~~.~.~,~I,is in hiUr her own proper handwriting,as they,the affiants,verily believe. one of Also,that the subscribing witnesses I£e not now within this jurisdiction. ..............................$.~~~~and subscribed A:~~~~£;~R~i;;;;............\Yft;/:!z::~. .- (fiount!}of Ih15Qingtou.55. Register's Office Pe.9.~m~e.~1.Qt.:p..~A.D.,19 J~g. Personally appeared .8her.uan.H•....S.1egel.the subscribing witnesses to Codicil No l under date of...Apr.1.1 ~r.g.~1.J~5.'l _._to the fore- going last will and testament of...~.Q~.P.!9.~~.f..~:~l~/~~.~~.!Q~.~~.t?deceased, dated ~.~~¥.~.~.~_.~~~.~~19 ,and on a.l~solemn Q.~.tb.did say that .........................._!!~_present,and did see and hear..Lor.~D C.r..~t.t.A/K/A._..~~~.L.c.~a.ft deceased,the testa..tr..U therein named,sign,publish and declare the same as and for a Codicil to_._.._~~.~..last will and testament,and that at the doing thereof...$~~__._. was of sound disposing mind,memory and understanding,to th est of the affiant's knowledge and belief. ............................~~Q.~~and subscribed :P~:~~e:~:?;~~;. ·.. COD ICIL NO.1 I,LORA D.CRAFT also known as LORA L.CRATI',of Morris Township, Wa8hington County,Pennsy1vania,do hereby make this as am for Codicil No.1 to rrry Last Will and Testament dated July 1,19u8. FIRST:I hereby revoke Item "Secom"of my said Will,as the royalty therein devised to my sister has been sold since I made my said ill. In all other respects,I hereby ratif,y and confirm my said Will dated July 1,19u8. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I,LORA D.CRATI',the Testatrix,have hereunto set my ham am seal this the 3rd day of April,1957. ~~(D~:k______''''_-_D'(SEAL) Also known as:~/!",~-----(SEAL) Signed by Lora D.Craft,also known as Lora L.Craft,am declared by her as and for Codicil No.1 to her Last Will am Testament dated July 1, 1948,in the presence of us,who have hereunto subscribed our names at her request as witnesses thereto,in the presence of said Testatrix and of each other4 Witness •.....;;...-'-------"""--t-t----- -..~. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I,LORA D.CRAFT also known as LORA L.CRAFT,of Morris Township,Washington County,Pennsylvania,being of sound mind,memory and understanding,do hereby make and publish this my last Will and Testament,hereby revoking any will or wills by me at any time heretofore made. F RST:I direct my Executor hereinafter named to pay all of my just debts and funeral expenses as soon after my decease as may be convenient for him to do. SECOND:I Will,devise and bequeath to my sister, Velma Day,of Cleveland,Ohio,her heirs and assigns,all of my undivided one-fourth interest in and to the royalty under the farm formerly owned by my father,S.Linn Day situate in Morris Tovmship,Washington County,Pennsylvania. THIRD:I will,devise and bequeath to my son,Lloyd L.Craft,of Amwell Township,Washington County,Pennsylvania, his heirs and assigns,all of my undivided one-half interest in and to the two farms owned by my husband,G.Lawrence Craft, situate in Morris Township,Washington County,Pennsylvania, including all of my right,title and interest in and to the oil and gas and other minerals therein or thereunder. FOURTH:I will,devise and bequeath to my grand- daughter,Margaret Louise Craft,my green gravy bowl. FIFTH:I will,devise and bequeath to my grand- daughter,Carol Lee Craft,my rainbow colored cake plate. SIXTH:I will,devise and bequeath to my two grand- daughters,Margaret Louise Craft and Carol Lee Craft,my white china dishes,and direct that the same be divided equally between them. SEVENTH:I Will,devise and bequeath the sum of L1w IJ,Gu¥(SEAL) •.'".-••J.. Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)to each of my grand children living at the time of my decease. EIGHTH:I desire and hereby direct that my Executor hereinafter named,pay all of the inheritance tax on the fore-' going bequests from my estate,and that said bequests be given, free and clear of inheritance tax. NINTH:All the rest,residue and remainder of my estate,of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate,both real, personal and mixed,I will,devise and bequeath to my son,Lloyd L.Craft,his heirs and assigns forever. LASTLY,I nominate,constitute and appoint my son,Lloyd L.Craft to be Executor of this my last Will and Testament. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I,Lora D.Craft,also known as Lora L.Craft,the testatrix,have to this,my last will and testament,set my hand and seal this the first day of JUly,in the year of our Lord,One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-eight (1948). Also ~~i ~JL (SEAL) ~f!,r!v+(SEAL) Signed,sealed,published and declared by the above-named Lora D.Craft also known as Lora L.Craft,as and for her last will and testament,in the presence of us,who have hereunto subscribe our names at her request as witnesses thereto in the presence of the said testatrix,and of each other. ,,<tgg 7n~