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Tri-Counties Genealogy &
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Tri-County Legal Documents
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Bradford County PA
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Dear Joyce,
Enclosed are transcribed copies of the wills of
my great-great grandparents, Oliver Ellsworth and his wife Mary Keith Ellsworth
of Orwell Township, Bradford County, PA. Oliver's will was
difficult to read.
Sincerely, Louise Belsby
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Bradford County, Pennsylvania willbook page 433 # 1366
FHL Film 1033167
Will and Testament
In the name of God Amen, I, Oliver Ellsworth of Orwell, Bradford, Co.
Pennsylvania; being sick and weak in body but of sound mind,
memory and
understanding Praised be God for considering the certainty of death
and the
uncertainty of life and to the end that I may be the better prepared
to
leave this world whenever it shall please God to call me hence do therefore
make and declare this my last will and testament revoking and making
null
and void all my wills hence to fore made and finally and principally
I
commend my soul into the hands of the Almighty God My Creator hoping
for
pardon and remission of all my sins and to my ? everlasting life through
our
Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. My body I commit to the earth
at the
discretion of my relatives and to my worldy goods I bequeath to my
children
in the following manner. That is to say I give to my son Oliver
Ellsworty
Jr. the som of two hundred dollars, to my daughter Sally two hundred
dollars, to my daughter Mary two hundred dollars, to my daughter Caroline
two hundred dollars and the interest upon the above sums from the day
until
they are paid and to my wife Mary, I give her, her support during her
life
and after the payment of my just debts and the funeral expenses of
my self
and my wife and the erection of marble slabs to each of our graves
that is
to say for myself and my wife, if there should be anything left
I desire it
to be equally divided between all of my children namely James Austin,
Oliver
Jr., Dewit C and Sally, Mary and Caroline and Charles and I do also
hereby
appoint Chancy G. Gridley in whom I have full confidene to be my excutor
of
the above will and testament. In wintess whereof I have
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of my mark and seal this nineth day of January AD 1860 Oliver
Ellsworth X
his mark. C. G. Gridley and Robert R. Claflin
Probate taken September 21, 1860
Below part of page has a lot of ink blobs and hard to read:
Letters testamentery upon the estate of Oliver Ellsworth late of Orwell
dec?
ang granted to C.G. Gridley he having been first duly (?)sworn towill
and
truly administer upon said Estate according to Law given under the
hand and
official seal of the Register at Towanda the 12th day of October 1860.
Inventory filed November 8, 1860.
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Index to Register's Docket, Bradford Co, PA
page 233
Mary Ellsworth No. 2299 Will Book 4 page 157 FHL
film 1033167
In the name of God Amen, I Mary Ellworth being of feeble health of body
and
of a sound and disposing mind and memory and being desirous to settle
my
worldly affirs while I have strentgh and capacity to do, do make and
declare
this my last Will and Testament whereby revoking and making null and
void
any Will by me hereto fore made and justly and principally I admit
my sole
into the hands of my Creator who gave it me and my body to be buried
by the
side of my late husband. And as to my worldly goods which it
hath pleased
Got to entrust me with I dispose of the same as follows. After
the payment
of my just debts and funeral expenses and the erection of aTombe Stone
similar to the one now at the grave of my late husband's grave I give
and
bequeath all the rest of my property of whatsoever kind to my Grand
daughter
Ellen Gillson with whom I am now living upon the condition that she
takes
good care of me while I live and I appoint Chauncey G. Gridley of Orwell,
PA, my executor of the above Will and Testament given under my hand
this the
Fifteenth day of Sept. 1868. Mary Ellsworth
In the presence of Witnesses Amos Gillson, Sophia C. Gridley
Probate made April 10, 1871
(Note: Ellen Gillson is Helen Russell Jillson wife of Amos Jillson.
She is the daughter of Sally Ellsworth and Berton Russell.)
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