Wills: Ruth Phillips, 1834: Fayette County, PA

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I Ruth Phillips of the County of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, Single
woman, being of sound mind memory and understanding do make and publish
this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all former
wills I at any time heretofore made ____to such estate as it hath pleased
God to entrust me with I dispoe of the same as follows, viz
I give and bequeath to Martha Dorsey, the daughter of my deceased brother
Solomon Phillips and wife of George Dorsey of Washington County,
Pennsylvania, the Sum of two Hundred dollarsŠ
Item I give and bequeath unto William Phillips, Jonathan Phillips, Rebecca
Phillips and Ruth Elizabeth Phillips also children of my brother Solomon
Phillips deceased Eight Shares of the Capital stock which I own in the
Capitol Stock in the Muskingum Branch of the State Bank of Ohio at
Zanesville, Ohio. The said stock to be divided equally to and among these
four last mentioned children of my deceased brother Solomon and to the
issue of such as may then be dead Share and share alikeŠ
Item I give and bequeath unto my brother Ellis Phillips the twenty shares
which I own in the Capitol Stock of the Monongahela Bank at Brownsville and
in the event of my said brother Ellis being deceased at the time of my
death, I do give and bequeath the said last mentioned stock to his children
share and share alikeŠ
Item I give and bequeath unto my said brother Ellis Phillips in addition to
said bank stock the sum of Four Hundred dollarsŠ
Item I give and bequeath unto Ruth Jackman, wife of Barnard Jackman of the
state of Ohio, to Thomas Lilly, Ellis Lilly, Elizabeth Lilly and Phoebe Ann
Lilly five of the children of my deceased Sister Elizabeth Lilly former
wife of Ellis Lilly the ten shares which I own in the Capitol Stock of the
Farmers Bank of Salem Branch of the State bank of Ohio to be equally
divided to and among the said five children of my said deceased Sister and
to the issue of such as may then be dead, Share and Share alike.
Item I direct that my stock in the Monongahela Bridge Company at
Brownsville be sold by my executor hereinafter named and the proceeds of
said sale together with all the rest and residue of my personal estate
whatsoever and wheresoever of what kind nature and quality soever the same
may be and nothereinbefore given and disposed of (after paying my debts
legacies and funeral expenses) I give and bequeath the same as follows viz
The one third thereof I give and bequeath unto my brother Ellis Phillips
and to his heirs and the one third thereof unto William Phillips, Jonathan
Phillips, Rebecca Phillips, and Ruth Elizabeth Phillips the before
mentioned four children of my deceased brother Solomon Phillips Share and
Share alike the issue of such as may be dead taking the share of his or her
or their dead parent and the remaining one third thereof I give and
bequeath unto Ruth Jackman, wife of Barnard Jackman of the state of Ohio __
foresaid to Thomas Lilly, Ellis Lilly, Elizabeth Lilly and Phoebe Ann Lilly
the before mentioned five children of ______as may then be dead taking the
share of his her or their deceased parent__ I do hereby constitute and
appoint my brother  Ellis Phillips sole Executor of this my last will &
testament.
In witness _____of Ruth Phillips the Testator have to this my will written
____sheet of paper set my hand and seal the twentieth day of April A D
1834.
Ruth Phillips (seal)
Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Ruth Phillips as
for her last will and testament in the presence of us who have hereunto
subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of said testator and of
each other
Joshua B Howell
H W Patterson
Fayette County Ss
(Register seal)

On the 27th day of November Anno Domini 1834 before me the Subscriber
Register for the Probate of Wills __ in and for said County came Joshua B
Howell Esq and H W Patterson subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing
Instrument of writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Ruth
Phillips late of Fayette County, Pa decd and being duly sworn (with hands
uplifted) did say that they were present & saw & heard the said Ruth
Phillips sign __ publish and declare the foregoing as & for her last Will &
testament when of sound mind memory and understanding that no undue
influence was used or later will made by the Testator that at her request &
in her presence & the presence of each other they signed the same as
witnesses.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of
the Register office of said county the date above written.
P A Johns, Register
Memo letters granted executor affirmed
Registered and Compared Nov 27 A D 1834