Will of Samuel Gallatin, 1878: Fayette Co

• Title	Will of Samuel Gallatin, 1878: Fayette Co
  Short Title	Will - Gallatin: Samuel Gallatin, 1878: Fayette Co
  Author	Samuel Gallatin
  Publisher	Will of SAMUEL GALLATIN Book 5, p. 156 1878, File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by J E RUSE
  File ID	WILL002
  Source ID	S185
  Text	Wills: Samuel Gallatin, 1878: Fayette Co File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by J E RUSE USGENWEB NOTICE:  In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Will of SAMUEL GALLATIN  Book 5, p. 156   1878 I Samuel Gallatin of Fayette County, Penna., considering the uncertainty of life and being of sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last Will and Testament.  First:  It is my wish that after my decease, all my just debts including funeral expenses and the executing of this my last will be first paid.  After which it is my will and I hereby bequeath to my beloved wife Harriet, the farm on which I now live and with it I bequeath to her all my personal estate to have and to hold the same during her natural life, and further, it is my will that at her death, the farm above mentioned to be sold according to the intestate laws of the sate.  Also further should there remain any personal property at her death, it is my will that it be equally divided among my said heirs ------ ------.  And I hereby constitute and appoint my son John W. Gallatin as executor of this my Last Will and direct him to make an equal distribution of the proceeds of such sales amongst my heirs after the death of my said beloved wife.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven.      /s/ Samuel Gallatin (Seal) Signed sealed and declared by the above named Samuel Gallatin to be his last and only will and testament in the presence of us, who at his request and in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.             /s/ Henry Galley            William Cottom Fayette County (Seal)  Be it remembered that on this 10th day of August A.D. 1878, before me John W. Darby, Register for the Probate of wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for said County, personally came Henry Galley and William Cottom the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Samuel Gallatin deceased who being duly sworn did say that they were present and saw the said Samuel Gallatin sign and seal the foregoing instrument of writing and heard him declare the same to be his last will and testament when of sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of their belief that they signed their names as witnesses thereto by request of said testator in his presence and in the presence of each other.  That they knew of no undue influence being used in making said will or any later will made.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Registers Office of said County at Uniontown the date first above written. /s/ John W.Darby                                                          Registrar Letters testamentary granted to John W. Gallatin who was duly sworn August 1878       Registered & Compared August 10, 1878
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