Will Book No. 20 Page 278
I Joseph McCoy of Bristol Township in the County of Bucks 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 former wills by me at any time heretofore made.
FIRST - I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be fully
paid by my Executors hereinafter named as soon as can conveniently be
after my decease.
SECOND - I give devise and bequeath all the residue of my estate,
real and personal, of whatever kind or nature the same may be, or
wheresoever situated, unto my beloved wife Mary B. McCoy during her
natural life, providing she remains my widow, and I hereby direct and
request that she shall provide a comfortable home for my son Joseph
McCoy during her natural life: and after her decease if my said son
Joseph should survive her I hereby direct my surviving executor to
apply all the interest or income from my estate to the support of my
said son during his natural life; and after my said wife and son
Joseph shall both be deceased, I give and bequeath all of the said
residue to my children, to be equally divided among them or their
heirs. But if either of my said children shall die, before such
division is made without leaving lawful issue, then I direct that the
share of such deceased child shall in like manner be equally divided
among the survivors.
AND in order to effectuate the settlement of my estate I hereby vest
in my said Executors or the survivor of them, full power and
authority to sell and dispose of all my personal and real estate at
public or private sale as he may deem best for the interest of the
heirs, and to grant and assure the same to the purchaser or
purchasers thereof in as full and large a manner in every respect as
I myself could do if living.
AND LASTLY, I nominate constitute and appoint my said wife, Mary B.
McCoy and my son John A. McCoy to be the Executors of this my last
Will and Testament.
IN WITNESS whereof I Joseph McCoy the Testator, have to this my last
Will set my hand and seal this Nineteenth day of December AD one
thousand eight hundred and seventy four.
Signed, sealed published and de-
clared by the above named Joseph McCoy
as and for his last Will and Testament in the Joseph
McCoy {seal}
presence of us who have hereunto subscribed
our names as witnesses thereto in the pres-
ence of the said Testator and of each other.
Ellwood Doron
J V Ruckman
1879 - Affidavit as to the death of
Joseph McCoy late of Bristol TP dec'd
#14706 - Filed Jany 2d 1879
Bucks County SS
Mary B. McCoy being duly affirmed according to law says that Joseph
McCoy died at his residence in the Township of Bristol in said County
on the Second day of November 1878 at Eight oclock AM of said day.
Affirmed __________ } her
_______ ____ Jan 2-1879 } Mary B. X McCoy
James Ruckman Dept. Register} mark
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