Will of Eden Brown

Admin. of Wills: 1854, 13 April 1854 Eden Brown (Will) Book #2 page 342
of Wills Susquehanna County Courthouse
In the matter of Probate of Will of Eden Brown, deceased.

And now  to Wit: December 28, 1859 E. S. Brown an instrument in Writing
purporting to the last testament of Eden Brown of Lathrop, Township,
County of Susquehanna, deceased, for probate and produced E. S. Brown and
John Brown subscribing Witnesses to said instrument, who after being duly
sworn according to law, say that they were present at the execution of
and did see and hear the testator therein named, sign, seal, publish,
pronounce and declare the said instrument as and for his testament and
last Will and that at the time of his so doing he was of a sound
disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of his observation
and beleif.  Whereupon said instrument or proper writing is admitted to
probate as known to be the testament and last will of Eden Brown late of
Lathrop in said County and is in the words following to Wit.
                   I Eden Brown of the township of Lathrop in the County
of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania being in good health of body and
of sound and diposing mind and memory do make and declare this to be my
last will and testament in manner and form following that is to day  I
order that all my just debts funeral expenses and charges of proving this
my last will be fully paid and satisfied then I give and bequeath to my
oldest son John C. Brown fifty dollars and to William Z. Brown fifty
dollars to be paid out of any of my personal property, and the balance
with my real estate shall be and remain for the sole use and benefit of
Mary my wife so long as she shall remain my Widow with the right and
privilege to dispose of the household furniture and wearing apparel as
she shall see fit and if she shall remain unmarried at her decease my
executors shall pay the expence consigned out of the property so left and
the rest of my property wheather real or personal wheresoever and
whatsoever I give and bequeath in equal parts to my executors their heirs
and assigns for their own person use and I do hereby nominate and appoint
John C. Brown and William Z. Brown executors of this my last will and
testament hereby revoking all former Wills here tofore by me at anytime
made and I declare this to be my last Will and testament.  In Witness
whereof I the testator have to this my last Will and testament have set
my hand and affixed my seal this thirtieth day of April in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four.
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us and of each other
E. S. Brown  

John Brown 
Eliza Brown  
Eden 
seal