Fayette County Genealogy Project
Hugh Campbell
Contributed by Wes Campbell <-nospam-wcampbell7@austin.rr.com> Last
Will and Testament of Hugh Campbell of Uniontown Borough, Fayette
County, Pennsylvania will
dated: 8
Aug., 1874 will
Probated: 25
April, 1876 Codicil
#1: 16
March, 1875 Codicil
#2 21
Oct., 1875 In
the name of God, Amen! I,
Hugh Campbell, Physician of Uniontown, Fayette county, Pennsylvania,
being of sound mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last will and
testament viz.: First, I command my soul to God who gave it and resign
my body to the dust in the full belief of the resurrection of the dead
and in hope of having part in the first resurrection and being
sanctified by the Holy Ghost and justified by faith in Christ, that my
sprit shall ascend to dwell with God. I desire and direct that my debts be paid out of any money
arising from the sale of personal property as hereinafter provided and
if there should not be enough from that source then the amount to be
made up from any other funds I may possess.
As soon after my death as may be convenient, I hereby direct that
an inventory and appraisement be made of all my household goods and my
wife be allowed to select such and as much as may be equal to three
hundred ($300.00) dollars allowed her by law.
If she declines to accept her three hundred dollars in that way,
then my executor must pay her out of any funds that may come into his
possession and let the household goods (H. Campbell) be sold and the
proceeds appropriated to the payment of debts.
After the payment of debts, let this be an inventory and
appraisement of all real and personal property that may remain and the
interest of one third set apart for my wife, except such items as are
hereinafter disposed of to be paid her every six months at the rate of
6%/ per an. After setting
apart one third for my wife let all that remains, real and personal,
except such items as are otherwise disposed of- be divided into as many
equal numbers of my children then living, the living children of each
one of my children then living to count one my daughters Sarah Louisa to
have two parts and the other parts to be divided equally divided among
my other children counting the children of each one deceased
as one and one the death of my wife let that set apart for her be
divided in the same way equally among my children then living counting
the grandchildren one as above. Let
my shares in the Columbia Oil Stock Company be equally among my children
then living and the grandchildren as before directed (H. Campbell).
To my son, Samuel Lyon Campbell, I give my gold mounted
spectacles. To my daughter
Susan E. Allison my share of
the piano (she paid for part of it herself).
To my son Edward Campbell my gold headed cane, given to me by the
Skiles Brothers. To my son
Benjamin Campbell, the silver cased watch which I carry and my Ivory
headed cane given to me by his brother Frank.
To my daughter Sarah Louisa, my opal breast pin.
To my grandson Edward C. Allison, my gold headed cane, the gift
of his father to me. To my
grandson Hugh Craig Allison, my watch that formerly belonged to my son
Frank and my sun-dial. To
each one of the children of my sons William and Benjamin the sum of ten
($10.00) dollars in money. To
my son Wm. W. Campbell if living whatever books he may choose out of my
library. My medical and
surgical books and surgical instruments to whichever of my (H.
Campbell)
grandchildren may study medicine. I hereby give and bequeath to my executor in trust all the
real estate that I may possess at the time of my death to be by him sold
as soon after my decease as in his judgment may be best for the interest
of my heirs, the proceeds to be divided among my children as other
division before provided for and I hereby authorize and empower my
executor to make and execute a deed or deeds to the purchaser (at the
purchasers expense) which deed shall
be good and valid as if made by myself without any order of Court for that
purpose. But if any of my
children should elect to take any or all of my real estate, at an
appraised value - such appraised to be made by two or three
disinterested persons. I
hereby direct my executor to give it to whoever may elect upon the
condition that he or she so taxing shall be charged with the amount and
account to my other children and grand children if any of my children be
dead for the value of the appraisement and interest at 6% per ann. at
the general distribution of my estate the charge upon the real estate so
taken to be a lien until settled for.
I hereby direct my executor to hold all the shares of my son
Samuel in trust for (H. Campbell) his use and to pay to him the interest
and dividends and gold premium (if any) as they if all due and as much
of the principal as the trustee may judge necessary to provide decently
for him. I hereby release
all my children from all their indebtedness to me at the time of my
death except my son Edward who must account for all he owes by note or
otherwise counting the amount of his indebtedness at that time of
division and retaining it (if any) as part of his share.
I hereby appoint my son Benjamin Campbell trustee for all that is
divided to my daughter Sarah Louisa to have and to hold the sum for her
sole use the interest dividend and gold premium (if any) to be paid to
her as they become due. If
at any time the Trustee should deem it advisable to invest her share or
any part thereof in real estate. I
hereby authorize him to do so with her consent had in writing for the
sole use and benefit of herself and her children if she should be
married and have any children. I
hereby appoint my son Edward Campbell sole executor of this my will.
Witness my had and seal the 8th day of August A.D. 1874. H.
Campbell Codicil I
hereby publish and ordain this codicil to my Will, viz.: all the bequest
devised and directions contained in this will except those concerning my
debts and funeral expenses my wife, my daughter Sarah Louisa and the
small articles of personal property shall stand suspended and in
obeyance as to their execution and all the property embraced in them I
hereby devise to the trustee of my son Samuel during the life of my said
son Samuel under the same instructions contained in the clause of my
will constituting said trust Witness my hand and seal this 16th day of
March A.D. 1875. Nathaniel
Ewing A.
D. Boyd
H. Campbell Codicil Oct.
21, 1875. I hereby revoke
that clause of the foregoing will by which I appointed my son Edward
Campbell executor and now name my son Benjamin Campbell, sole executor. Attest
Nathaniel Ewing James
Darby H. Campbell Fayette
County, SS: Be
it remembered that on the 19th day of April A.D., 1876, before me John
E. Darby
Register for the Probate of Wills and Granting of letters of
Administration in and for said county personally came Nathaniel Ewing
one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing
purporting to be the Just Will and Testament of H. Campbell dead and
also to the codicils thereto annexed who being duly sworn according to
law did declare and say that he heard the said H. Campbell declare said
instrument of writing to be his last will and testament:
That he also heard the said H. Campbell declare each of said
codicils annexed to be part of his last will and testament:
That at the time of so doing he was of sound and disposing and in
and memory to the best of his belief:
That he signed his name as a witness thereto by the request of
the said Testator in his presence and in the presence of the other
subscribing witness: That
he know of no undue influence used or later will, or codicil, made by
said Testator. Same day
came A. D. Boyd the other subscribing witness to the foregoing will of
H. Campbell died and also to the first codicil thereto annexed who being
duly sworn did declare and say that he heard H. Campbell declare the
foregoing instrument of writing to be the last Will and Testament and
that he also heard the said H. Campbell declare the first codicil
annexed to be part of his last will and testament:
That at the time of as doing he was of sound and disposing mind
and memory to the best of his belief that he signed his name as a
witness thereto by request of the said Testator in his presence and in
the presence of the other subscribing witness:
They knew of no undue influence used or later will.
Also on the 19th day of "April, 1876, before me came J. K.
McDonald and "A. M. Lieman who being duly sworn according to law
declare and say they are will acquainted with it's hand writing of James
Darby one of the subscribing witness to the second codicil to said will
annexed, have frequently seen him write his name and that his signature
thereto is genuine and in his own proper handwriting to the best of
their belief: That at the
present time, the said James Darby is in Harrisburg and cannot be got
here. In Witness Whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Register's Office at
Uniontown the 19th day of April A.D. 1876.
John W. Darby, Register Letters
Testimony granted to Benjamin Campbell, who was duly sworn April 25th
A.D. 1876 |