Source: Crawford County, Oil Creek Twp, Pa Register Of Wills
Written: November 28, 1849
Recorded: October 26, 1855
In the name of God, Amen. I Samuel Henderson of Oil Creek Township, Crawford
County, Pa. being in good health of body and of sound and disposing mind and
memory (praised be God for the same) and being desirous to settle my worldly
affairs, whilst I have strength and copacity so to do, do make and publish this
my last will and testament hereby revoking and making ________ all former wills
by me at any time heretofore made; and first and principally I commit my soul
unto the hands of my creator who gave it and my body to the Earth to be
______in the burying ground of the family, at the discretion of my Excutors
herein after_______, and as to such worldly estate where with it has pleased
God to entrust me. I dispose of the same as followeth. First it is my
will and desire that my Beloved Wife Rebecca Henderson I leave the house that
we now live in and the half of the orchard and a comfortable living of the
place as long as she lives and Joseph should not give his mother a good and
comfortable living then in that case she may rent the farm to those that will,
also she is to have one cow and six sheep and at her death she may dispose of
the cow and sheep and what household furniture she may have to those she may
think fit and at her death the house and farm with what stock there may be is
to be Josephs.
Also I leave to my son William M. Henderson one hundred and four acres of land
on which he lives on. Also there is Eighty four acres of land lying on the
south west corner of the tract that I wish to be sold and the _______ arising
from the sale land to be devided equally with my five daughters.
To my daughter Elizabeth Poor one fifth also to my daughter Mary Smith one
fifth also to Sarah Anne one fifth also to my daughter Jane White one fifth
also to my daughter Harriett R Henderson one fifth of said land if not sold
before. Also I bequeath to my youngest son Joseph C Henderson the balance of
the farm with all the buildings and farming utensils with all the stock that
may remain at his Mothers death. Also it is my desire that Jane Mitchel have
the use of her house as long as she lives with the use of the orchard and what
fire wood she may _______ in need of off the place. And for my Executors I
appoint my Beloved wife Rebecca Henderson and my son William M. Henderson.
Oil Creek November 28, 1848
Saml Henderson seal
Witness present
William Kelly
Alonzo Poor
Crawford County
Before me the subscriber Register of Wills & in and for said county personally
came William Kelly and Alonzo Poor the witness to the fe_____
going instrument of writing ________ to be the last will and testament of
Samuel Henderson do who upon their soleum oaths depose and say that they
________ the Testator Samuel Henderson acknowledge that he executed the above
will and ______ ______ declare the same to be his last will and testament at
which time they belive said testater Samuel Henderson was of sound mind and
memory. William Kelly, Alonzo Poor
Sworn and _________ before me this 26th day of Oct 1855
A.S. Davis Register
Submitted
by Diana Cronhardt
