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1836
Will and Testament of Obadiah Brown deceased.
The last will and testament of Obadiah Brown of Columbia township, Bradford County, PA,
I Obadiah Brown considering the uncertain of this mortal life and being of sound mind and memory, Blessed be Almighty God for the same do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner
and form following (that is to say first I give and bequeath unto Obadiah Brown son of O. Brown Jr.
the west half of a lot of a Lot of land Bounding on O. Brown Jr. and John Wolf on the south and
Michael Wolf on the east. O. Brown Jr. is to have the use of the same until the said O. Brown becomes
of age. I give and bequeath to my son O. Brown Jr. a certain grey mare and and a certain black mare, harness and wagon and ten sheep, the East half of the Lot of land above described and the said
O. Brown Jr. is to give Sally Brown (erasure three times) one cow. I give and bequeath to my daughter
Rachel Minier ten dollars to be paid one year after my deceased (erasure). The said Sally Brown is to
have the curtains and O. Brown is to have the bed and bedding (erasure). Obadiah Brown (erasure) I
hereby appoint sole Executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made in witness where of I have here unto set my hand and seal the 19Th.of February one thousand
eight hundred aand thirty-six.
Obadiah Brown { seal } Signed sealed publicly and declared by the above named Obadiah Brown to be
his last will and testament in the presence of the Testor
John L. Hoagland
William Wolf
This alteration made the twenty-third day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six
by order of Obadiah Brown{ seal }
Obadiah Brown in the presents of us who have hereunto signed our names
John L. Hoagland
William Wolf
Probate Received March 16. A D 1836
Obadiah Brown 254 Execor of Obadiah Brown Deceased
In conformity with the foregoing will Letters Testamentary upon the Estate of Obadiah Brown
deceased, granted to Obadiah Brown, he having first been duly sworn well & truly to administer
said estate & according to law.
Given under the Seal of the Register Office this 16Th. day of March 1836
Inventory filed March 25, 1836
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In the name of God, Amen
I, Henry Card, of the township of Columbia in the County of Bradford
and state of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory and understanding,
do make and publish this, my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and
making void all others by me at any time heretofore made.
And so such wordly estate as it has pleased God to entrust to me, I dispose of the same as follows:
First, I give to my beloved wife, Catherine, all my household furniture, with the exception of one bed. I also bequeath to her by buggy wagon and harness and my sorrel mare that I have kept for my own use, and one cow, and five hundred dollars in money. And further, I give and bequeath to her during her lifetime the use and control of the farm known as the Ashley farm, lying south of the County road, the road on which I now reside. And further I give and bequeath to her the use of four acres of timber lying next to the East line of the land that I purchased of Thomas Jeliff and known as the Chapel lot; being part of the farm occupied by my son Thomas M. Card at the time of his death, with the right to and from the road. The use and entire control of the above described land I give and bequeath to her during the period of her natural life.
And, after that, I give, devise and bequeath the same to my son, Joseph B. Card and to his heirs and assigns forever. And further, I give him my brown mare and sorrel colt should I continue to own them at the time of my death.
And to my daughter, Martha E. Fish I give, devise and bequeath to her and to her heirs and assigns forever sixteen acres of land on the east side of that part of the farm which I purchased of Thomas Monroe and lying between the State and County Roads, the line to run north and south and from the County to the State road and which shall be her full share of my estate.
And to my son Henry B. Card I give, devise and bequeath to him and to his heirs and assigns forever all of my share of the farm in Sullivan on which he now resides, being about forty-three acres.
And to my son George M. Card I give, devise and bequeath to him and to his heirs and assigns forever all that part of the farm which I purchased of Thomas Monroe lying north of the County Road, the road on which he now resides, and containing about seventy acres, provided that he shall bring no charge against my estate for anything done for me in my lifetime.
And to my daughters, Mary A. Ames, Sarah T. Calkins, Julia S. Thompson and Hannah C. Card I give, devise and bequeath to them and to their heirs and assigns forever the Farm which my son Thomas M. Card occupied in his lifetime on which I now reside, with the exception of four acres of timber land hereinbefore bequeathed to my wife Catherine and to my son Joseph. The said farm to be divided between them as follows: Julia S. Thompson to have the proportionate value of thirty acres of the same and the remainder to be equally divided among the other three, the whole divided to the four being about one hundred sixty acres; to the one, thirty acres and to the other three about forty three acres but to be the whole farm more or less, the share given to my daughter Hannah not to be sold or disposed of without the consent of my daughters Martha E. Fish and Sarah T. Calkins.
And to my son Anson M. Card and to his wife Helen, I give, devise and bequeath the use of that part of the Farm owned by Thomas Monroe at the time of his death and lying north of the main creek running through the same, during the lifetime of Anson, my son. Which shall be in full for his share of my entire estate, and after that I give, devise and bequeath the same to his three sons, Walter, Richard and James and to their heirs and assigns forever.
And further, out of the land hereinbefore bequeathed to my son George M. Card, I reserve one fourth part of an acre for a family burial lot or ground where the same now is with the right to go to and from the same and authorize the same to be fenced as my executors may think best.
And after all the bequests hereinbefore made are settled and all demands against my estate are paid, whatever remains of whatever name or kind shall be divided equally between my children not hereinbefore provided for in full. And I do hereby constitute and appoint my sons Henry B. Card and George M. Card executors of this, my last will and Testament.
In witness whereof I, the said Henry Card, have to this my last will, written on two sheets of paper, set my hand and seal this eighth day of February, One thousand eight hundred and seventy six.
(signed) Henry Card seal
Signed, sealed, declared and published by the above named Henry Card
as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto
subscribed our names in his presence and at his request and in the presence
of each other.
(signed) A. C. Smith
Bateman Monroe 2nd
(Copied by Wendell Thomas Card from the copy on file in the books at
the Probate Court at Towanda, Bradford County, Pa. 1966)
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