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The Last Will and Testament of Peter Hoover, Deceased
Be it remembered, That heretofore, to wit: on the 22nd day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy nine - Philip Helmer of Le Ray, Jeffersopn County New York, one of the Executors named in the last Will and Testament & Codicil thereto annexed of Peter Hoover late of the Town of Le Ray in the County of Jefferson deceased, appeared in open Court, before the Surrogate of the County of Jefferson and made application to have the said last Will and Testament and the said Codicil which relates to both Real and Personal Estate, proved : and on such application the said Surrogate did ascertain by satisfactory evidence who were the ___ heirs at law and next of kin of the said testator, and their respective residences, and they are as follows, Vis. Catharine Walradt of Le Ray and Sarah Bacon, Betsey C. Helmer, Mary A. Petrie and Almeda E. Hoover all of Le Ray aforesaid and Clarinda Walradt of Theresa and all of Jefferson County aforesaid, Isaac Hoover of Defiance, Ohio, and Jacob A. Hoover of Empire City, Ormsby County, Nevada, children of said deceased, all of said persons are of full age
and said Surrogate did thereupon issue a citation in due form of law, directed to the said heirs at law and next of kin of aforesaid testator by their respective names, stating their respective places of residence and requiring them to appear before said Surrogate at this office in the City of Watertown in said County on the 2nd day of May A. D. 1879 to attend the Probate of said Will and said Codicil.
And afterwards, to wit : on the 2nd day of May A. D., 1879 satisfactory evidence by affidavit was produced and presented to said Surrogate, of the due service of said citation in the mode prescribed by law, and on that day, no one appearing to oppose the Probate of such Will & Codicil such proceedings were thereupon had in said Court afterwards, that the said Surrogate took the proofs of said Will and of said Codicil hereinafter set forth, upon this 2nd day of May A. D. 1879, and he thereupon adjudged the said will and the said Codicil to be a valid Will and Codicil of Real and Personal Estate, and the proofs thereof to be sufficient, which said last Will and Testament and said Codicil and proofs, are hereinafter recorded in this book.
Ross C. Scott, Surrogate
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Peter Hoover Estate
Will
In the presence of God, Amen
I, Peter Hoover of Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York of the age of Eighty Eight years being of sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of of this frail and transitory life do therefore make, ordain, publish, and decalre this to be my last will and testament, that is to say:
First.
After all my lawful debts are paid and discharged I give and bequeath to my daughter Almeda E. Hoover the sum of five hundred dollars, this being in full payment and discharge of any and all claims that she has or may have for taking care of me during my life.
Second.
All the residue and remainder of my estate both real and personal of every kind and description I give and bequeath to my eight children viz: Isaac Hoover, Jacob Hoover, Catharine Walradt, Sarah Bacon, Betsey C. Helmer, Clarinda Walradt, Mary A. Petrie and Almeda E. Hoover to be equally divided between them share and share alike.
Third
For the purpose of making such division of my property amoung my said children I hereby authorize and empower my Executors hereinafter named to sell and convey all my Real Estate and grant letters thereto - and that my said Executors shall have two years after my decease in which to sell my real Estate & that the leagcies above named shall not be due and payable until after the said two years.
Likewise, I make, constitute and appoint my two sons-in-law, Philip Helmer and George Petrie to be executors of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.
_____ witness
Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the 27th of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy six.
Peter Hoover (L.L.)
The above written instrument was subscribed by
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the said Peter Hoover in our presence and acknowledged by him to each of us; and he at the same time decalred the above instrument so subscribed to be his last Will and Testament; and we, at his request, have signed our names as witnesses hereto, in his presence and in the presence of each other, and written opposite our names our respective places of residence.
Isaac Walradt of Evans MIlls, Jeff. Co. N.Y.
Lewis I. Walradt of Evans Mills, Jeff. Co. N.Y.
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