Wills: Sara Phillips, 1847: Menalen Twp, Fayette County, PA

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In the name of God Amen. I Sara Phillips of Menalen Township, Fayette
County, Pennsylvania, being sick and weak in body, but of sound mind memory
and understanding praised be God for it, considering the certainty of death
and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and to the end I may be the better
prepared to leave this word whenever it shall please God to call me hence.
I do therefore make and declare this my last will and testament in manner
following, that is to say,
First and prinscipally I command my soul unto the hands of Almighty God my
creator.
Second in manner following that is to say, I order that all my just debts
and funeral expences and charges be fully paid and satisfied by my son
David Phillips.
Third, I will and bequeath unto my son David Phillips all and every of my
goods and chattels whatsoever belonging to me, consisting of numerous
household such as beeds and beeding furniture, one mantle clock one horse
beast belonging to me, one cow and all moneys, Judgements, notes or bonds
what belonging to me by any means whatsoever. And last I hereby nominate &
appoint my son David Phillips my executor of this my last will and
testament, hereby revoking all others by me made, and desiring this to
remain  as it is my last will and testament.
In Witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal this twentieth day of
January AD 1847.
Sara (her mark) Phillips (seal)
Signed sealed and published in the presents of us
Wm Hatfield
Martha Carlile
Fayette County Ss
(Register seal)

On the 11th day of April A D 1849 before me Joseph Gadd, Register for the
probate of Wills and granting of letters of administration in and for said
County, came William Hatfield Esq & Martha Carlile, the subscribing
witnesses to the foregoing Instrument of writing, purporting to be the last
will & testament of Sarah Phillips sign (by making her mark) acknowledge
and declare the same as and for her last will and testament and that at the
time of so doing, she was of sound mind memory and understanding to the
best of their knowledge, observation and belief and that they know of no
undue influence used, or later will made by the deceased, and that they
signed their names as witnesses thereto in the presence of S at the request
of the testator & in the presence of each other.  In Testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Registers office at Uniontown
the day and date above written.
Joseph Gadd, Register
Note Letters Testamentary granted to David Phillips, who was duly sworn
10th August A D 1849
Registered & Compared April 11th 1849