Will of
Abraham
Garthwaite
Will Book
“S”, p. 552
In the name of God Amen
I Abraham Garthwaite of Hunlock
township Luzerne County and state of Pennsylvania been of sound mind and in
good health with all my reasoning faculties I do hereby make this my last will
and testament of my own free will.
1st I bequeath to my wife
Matilda Garthwaite one hundred Dollars and a free use of the house with all its
contents for her use as long as she lives and her name is Garthwaite and also
the use of the two Cows and Poultry. I
direct that my Executor shall see that the farm is worked and my Wife Matilda
Garthwaite is to have one half of the proceds for her living as before stated
there after my wife’s funeral expenses are all paid what is left is to be
equally divided amongst my children the ones that are dead their part goes to
their children to be equally divided. I
also direct that my wife must be buried decently I also appoint Almon Dodson
the Executor of this will which I hope he will faithfully perform.
In witness whereof I have this third
day of January 1894 set my hand and seal.
R. D. Austin
Date of
Death 16th December A.D. 1899, at 12 oclock Noon
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