Isaac Mohney Will #341

Redbank Township Armstrong County Pennsylvania




The last will and testament of Isaac Mohney of Redbank Township Armstrong County. In the name of God I Isaac Mohney considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testement in manner and form following that is to say.

First I will that all my just debts as shall be by me owing at my death together with my funeral expenses and all charges touching the proveing and as publishing this my will shall in the first place out of my personal estate and effects be fully paid and satisfied and from and after payment thereof and subject thereunto then my will is that all measure of my goods stocks shattles merchandise and household furniture shall be in differantly appraised and after such appraisement shall the same be divided in the manner following to wit.

2nd - It is my will that my beloved wife Eve have the use of the place in which I now live and all profits rising from it for to raise and support my youngest children till the youngest arrives at its twenty first year provided she remains so long my widow.

It is also my will my wife get my bay mare .....also two cows her choice seven sheep nine hogs two beds and bedding of clothes also the stove is to be left in the house for her use.

It is also my will that of my beloved wife should marry before my youngest child becomes to its age of twenty one years that what has been made on the place shall go to the use of these my children.

It is also my will that my wife get two kettles and two small pots also half a dozen of spoons half a dozen of knives half a dozen of forks half a dozen cups and saucers and half dozen of plates four chairs one table and one red churn two buckets her spinning wheel and fourty bushels of wheat twenty bushels of rye two bushels of corn ten bushels of oats.

It is my will that the remainder of my personal estate be sold at a public vendue and equally divided among my children share and share alike.

Abraham Valantine Samuel John Mary Catharine Susanna Peggy Ann.

It is my will that my executors hereafter named pay to my son John Mohney one dollar out of my personal estate which is to be all that he is ever to receive of my estate real and personal.

And my wish and meaning is this in case any of my children shall depart life before he or she arrives at their twenty first year such part or portion of said child or children is to be equally divided among such children surviving children above named share and share alike.

And my will is when my youngest child arrives at its twenty first year that my executors hereafter named is to put the real property to sale and to divide the amount equally among my children above named viz.

Abraham Valantine Samuel John Mary Catharine Susanna Peggy Ann share and share alike.

It is my will that if my beloved wife Eve shall marry before my youngest child should arrive at her twenty first year that then my executors put the real estate to sale.

And futher I hereby impower my executors to convey and confirm by deed and deeds of law as if I myself done the same.

And I hereby appoint John Mohney as sole executor of this my last will and testement hereby revoking all former wills by me made in writing whereby I have hereunto set my hand and seal the seventeenth day of January in the year of our Lord eight hundred and thirty four.

Isaac Mohney {Seal}

Signed sealed published by the above named Isaac Mohney to be his last will and testement in the presence of us who at his request and in his presents now subscribed our names as witneses thereunto.

Matthew McKillp

Jacob Mohney

Armstrong County ss.

This twentieth day of February A. D. 1834 before me John Crall Register for the probate of wills and granting letters of Administaion and for the County of Armstrong personally came Matthew McKillp and Jacob Mohney the subsribing witnesse to the forgoing will being duly sworn according to law did depose and say that they were present and saw Isaac Mohney the testator sign seal publish and pronounce and declare the forgoing instrument of writing as for his last will and testement and said at the time doing so he was of perfect and sound mind and memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge observation and belief.

Matt. McKillp

Jacob Mohney

Sworn and subscribed before me the 20th day of February A. D. 1834

John Crall Register