Last Will and Testament of Solomon M. Bunn

Source: Montgomery Co., PA Wills, Book 11, pages 214/215

Proved & Approved February 9th A.D. 1865

In view of the uncertainty of life and being in feeble health, I do hereby issue this my last will and testament, and before consummating the same, do say to my children Horace F. Bunn, William H. Bunn and Hannah A. Kurtz that it is not for the reason that I do not desire to will to them their Equal portions of my estate, but because of my desire to have my beloved wife Abalonia Fitzgerald Bunn free and untrammeled (believing that by this means more can be realized from my estate), that I am led to create this my last will and testament in manner following: I do give, grant and devise unto my beloved wife, Abalonia Fitzgerald Bunn, my entire Estate Real and Personal, vesting in her and her alone all right and title and appoint my sons Horace F. Bunn and William H. Bunn, M.D. and Jesse Fitzgerald, Jr. my Executors of this my last will and testament. Witness my hand and seal this seventeenth day of September A.D. 1864.

Solomon M. Bunn {Seal}

Witness present at signing

Alteration from “do” to “to” and erasure of “my son” made before signing

Hannah A. Kurtz
Amanda M. Bunn

Montgomery County, SS

Personally appeared before me Hannah A. Kurtz and Amanda M. Bunn the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Will and being duly affirmed according to law did depose and say that they were present, saw and heard the same to be his last will and testament and at the time of so doing he was of a sound mind and understanding, to the best of their knowledge and belief, and that they signed as witnesses to the same at the request of said testator and affirmed and subscribed before me this 9th day of February 1865.

Hannah A. Kurtz
Amanda M. Bunn
I. B. Houpt, Register

Be it remembered that on the 9th day of February A.D. 1865 the foregoing will of Solomon M. Bunn, late of Whitpain Township, deceased, was duly Proved and Letters Testamentary Granted to Horace F. Bunn, William H. Bunn, M.D. and Jesse Fitzgerald, Jr. the Executors in said will named, they having first been duly affirmed according to law.

I. B. Houpt, Register

[Note: This entire Will was copied into the records of Somerset Co., PA, Will Book 8, page 213.]

Submitted by Jane.