CHANNELL ARCHIVE
(CHANNEL)
Contents
- Abel Channell's Last Will and Testament
- William A. Channell's Last Will and Testament
- William A. Channell's Probate
- John Channell's Last Will and Testament
- John Channell's Probate
NOTE: An attempt has been made to re-create original documents in as close to their natural state as possible. Mis-spellings, format, line lengths, and all content are represented here as they appear in the original. Bracketed [--?--] entries could not be deciphered.
Able Channell's Last Will and Testament
Last Will and Testament BE IT REMEMBERED that I Able Channell of
of Fawn Township in the County of York and State of Pennsylvania
Able Channell for me being weak in body, yet in good health and of sound
mind, memory and understanding do publish this instru-
ment of writing as and for my last will & testament in manner and form following by;
It is my will and I order all my just debts and funeral expenses to be paid as soon as
conviently can be done after my decease. Item, I give and bequeath to my
beloved Wife Jane the plantation that we reside on in Fawn Township containing
about fifty acres, be the same more or less, for and during her natural life
I also devise and givre her one Horse, one Cow, three Sheep or their value in money,
Two Hogs, one feather bed & its furnature, one chest of Drawers, one cooking Stove,
One corner Cupboard and its contents, Six chairs and as much kitchen furnature
as will be necessary for housekeeping, also as much grain and potatoes for
her support as will serve until another crop is oaid, all the avove bequest made
to my said Wife, is considered to be in lieu of dower, all the rest of my personal
property I order my Executor to sell, to pay debts and other expenses.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son John Channell one dollar to be paid by
my Executor. Item, I give and bequeath to my son William Channell one
dollar to be paid by my Executor. Item, I give and bequeath to my dau-
ghter Mary intermarried with William Ramsay one dollar to be paid to
her by my Executor. Item I give and bequeath to my daughter, Margaret
intermarried with William Webb one dollar to be paid to her by my Executor.
Item I give to my son Allen Channell the occupancy of a lot of land whereon
he reside containing about twenty four acres be the same more or less, that was
surveyed off for his use, bounded on the east by a public road and adjoining
lands of John Macelwain an Joseph Anderson, but I bequeath and devise
the title of said lot of land to Allens children Item I give and bequeath
to my Grandson William Channell the lot of land laid off for his father in
his lifetime and now occupied by the widow, containing above sixteen
acres more or less adjoining lands of John Macelwan and bounded on the
West by the public road aforesaid, by his paying thereout two hundred dollars
to his four Sisters, namely Sarah Jane, Laura Virginia, Ann Elizabeth and
Mary Margaret, share and share alike and I wish him to take possession
when he [--?--] to the age of Sixteen years, and allowing him ten years after
my decease to pay the above legacies to his Sisters, I also give to grandson
above named my new writing desk, and I wish it be understood that his mother
is to occupy this premises whilst she remains Issac Channells Widow,
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Araminta, intermarried with William
Ale"r Heaps three hundred dollars out of my estate. Item, I give and bequeath
to my daughter Ann Eliza intermarried with Hezekiah Freeston one and
a half acres of Chestnut timber land, to be marked off for her at the southern
end of my woodland, I also give her my orchard next to the public
road aforesaid, this addition top what she has received is her full Share out
of my estate. Item I give and bequeath tomy four granddaughters above
named two fields of Land and a strip adjoining to next the line of a lot
conveyed to their father runing to the State line, these fields are also bounded
by the state line on the south, and on the west by the public road aforesaid
and elsewhere by the Land left to my wife the present fences to constitute the
line between them. After the death of my wife it is my will and desire that
all the property both real and personal that was left to my wife be sold
and also the fields left to my granddaughters and I hereby give my Executor full
power and authority to sell and convey the real estate by by dead or deeds, to
the purchaser or purchasers, and do all things necessary in the premises that
I could myself do if living and after settlement is made of my estate and legacy
and all other expenses fully paid and satisfied. I allow the balance or remainder to
be paid to my Son Able Channell, as follows, the money to be left or kept in my
Executors hands in trust for him and to be paid to him as necessity seems to
require the monery from the sale of my granddaughters part, to be applied for their
benefit on interest, until they are of proper age to receive the same at the discretion of
my Executor, if any of my heirs feels dissatisfied at the distribution of my effects
and seems disposed to lay in a"set in order to claim something, I hereby declare they
can have no just claim for I owe them nothing but good will, and if they cavaet
my will, it must be at their own expense. And Lastly, I hereby nominate, consta-
ble and appoint my Soninlaw William Alexdaner Heaps, to execute this my last
will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling all wills by me heretofor made
and declaring this and no other to be my last will and testament,
In Witness, whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal the fifth day of the tenth month A.D. Eighteen
hundred sixty 1860.
Signed sealed published and declared by the said testator as
and for his last will and testament in presence of us who
signed our names as Witness at his request Abel Channell *seal*
E. R. Herbert
W. R. Jones
WHEREAS, I Able Channel of Fawn Township York County Penna, Have by my
last will and testament in writing duly executed bearing date the Fifthe day
of October 1861 given and bequeathed to Ann Eliza Freeston one Carrage & Harness
now I the said Able Channell being desirous to alter my said Will in respect
to said legacy do therefore make this present writing which I will and direct
to be annexed as a Codicil to my said will and take as a part thereof
and I do hereby revoke the said legacy by my said giving to Ann Eliza Freeston
and one [--?--] and known by the name of Beck
and I do give to Jane Channell my wife, the said Charriage & Harness ^ And
I do satisfy and confirm my said Will in everything except where the same is
hereby revoked and altered as aforesaid.
In Witness my hand and seal
this 2nd day of October A.D. 1861
his
Abel X Channell *seal*
mark
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
us Who have subscribed in the presence of
each other
E. R. Herbert
W. R. Jones
William A. Channell's Last Will and Testament
William A. Channell's Probate
John Channell's Last Will and Testament
Last updated 27 Feb 1997
Last Will and Testament I William A. Channell
of of the Borough of Fawn
William A. Channell. deceased. Grove York County-Pa.
do hereby make my
last Will and Testament
First I will that all
my just debts be paid: Further that those who
have cared for me--during my last sickness
shall be compensated as indicated to my Executors
hereinafter named.
I further direct that my executors hereinafter
named have placed at my grave and at that
of my wife Charity Channell suitable tombstones
after all my debts are paid. I will all the
balance of my estate to my nephew George
W. Channell.
I constitute and appoint Wm R, Webb and Vallie
Hawkins as executors of my last Will and
Testament.
I authorize my executors herein named to sell
all my property real or personal Either at
public or private sale and apply the proceeds
in accordance with the provisions of this will.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal this nineteenth day of April.
A.D. 1897.
his
William A. X Channell *seal*
mark
Signed sealed and declared
by William A. Channell as and
for his last Will and Testament
in the presence of the under
signed who at the request of the
Testator and in his presence
and in the presence of each
other hereby affix our signatures
as witnesses there to--
Henry T. Brown witness
Vallie Hawkins witness
Salome A. Webb witness
York County S. S.
( Register's Office, Before me John H. Wambaugh Register
York County, PA. ) for the Probate of Wills and for granting
Letters Testamentary and of Administration.
in and for said County. personally appeared
Henry T. Brown, Vallie Hawkins and Salome A. Webb.
the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Last Will
and Testament. who. upon being duly qualified
according to law. do depose and say that they
were personally present and saw and heard
William A. Channell, laye of Fawn Grove Borough
York County. Pennsylvania. deceased the testator.
sign. seal. publish. pronounce and declare the
within and foregoing instrument of writing as
and for his Last Will and Testament. and at
the time of him so doing he the testator was of
sound and disposing mind, memory and under-
=standing. to the best of their knowledge and belief.
and that they witnessed the same at the request
of the testator and in his presence and in the
presence of each other at the same time.
Affirmed and subscribed || Henry T. Brown
to before me this 26th day || Vallie Hawkins
of April. A.D. 1897. || Salome A. Webb
John H. Wambaugh ||
Register of Wills. ||
And now to wit: April 26th AD 1897. the above
Last Will and Testament of William A. Channell
deceased. is duly admitted to probate.
John H. Wambaugh, Register of Wills.
Memorandum.
William A. Channell. the said decedent, died
on the 20th day of April. A.D.1897. at or about the hour
of 12 O'clock M. of said day. as per affadavit of death
in Book No. 9 page 60. filed on the 26th day of April
AD 1897.
Letters of Testamentary on the foregoing Will of William
A. Channell. deceased. were granted to Wm R.
Webb and Vallie Hawkins. the Executors named
in the said Will. after being duly qualified
according to law. on the 26th day of April
A.D. 1897.
John H. Wambaugh. Register of Wills
No 70 Filed April 26th AD 1897.
A true copy taken from and compared with
the Original remaining on file in the Registers
Office of York County Pennsylvania.
John H. Wambaugh
Register of Wills.
Last Will and Testament I John Channell of the
Of Township of Fawn. County
John Channell. deceased. of York and State of
Pennsylvania being of
sound mind and mem=
=ory do make and publish
this my last Will and testament:
1st It is my will that my just debts and
all charges be paid out of my estate.
2nd I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth
Thompson one dollar in full of her interest in
my whole Estate.
3rd I give and bequeath to my daughter Jane
Margaret McLaughlin . one dollar in full of her
interest in my whole Estate.
4th I give and bequeath to my son James Clark
Channell. one dollar in full of his interest in my
whole Estate.
5th. I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Martin
Channell. one dollar in full interest in my whole
Estate.
6th. I give and bequeath to my daughter Rachel
Ann Jones one dollar in full interest in my
whole Estate.
7th. All the rest residue and remainder of my
Estate real personal and mixed of which I shall
die seized and possessed or to which I shall be
entitled at the time of my decease I give devise
and bequeath unto my son John Joseph Channell
and to my daughter Mary Rose Channell. Sarah
Amanda Channenll. and Martha Agness Channell
and the survivors of them their heirs and assign
as tenants in Common.
I appoint and make the said John Joseph Channell
and Mary Rose Channell Executor and Executrix
of this my my last will and testament.
Signed and sealed the nineteenth day of February
AD 1894.
John Channell *seal*
Signed and sealed and
delivered by the above
named testaor in the
presence of us who
at his request vcvc.
Charles L. Morton.
Robt. B. Hyson.
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