Jacob Hess and Mary Daniels

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Below are some documents kindly donated by Barbara Allison, author of "Supplement to the Hess Family in America, 1984"

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Pedigree chart for Mary Daniels

The Will of Jacob Hess

Will book Volume 1 page 415
Fulton County Courthouse
McConnellsburg, PA

In the name of God amen I Jacob Hess of Belfast Township Fulton County State of Pennsylvania Being in good health in Body and Sound mind Memory and understanding prased be God fur it considering the ententy of Deth and the unecertenty of the time thereof and to this End I  now be the Better prepared to leave this world whenever it Shall pleas God to call me hence do therefore meak and declear this my Last will and testiment in maner folowing that is to say first prinsable I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator.  I now bequeth to my beloved wife all the personal property that we have as long as she lives fur her use and the use of her house we now live in to have to her one use as long as She lives: Now I bequeth to my Son Daniels Hess Deseads Son Jacob Calvin Hess one Dollar and  no more I  Now Bequeth to my sone Jeremiah Hess One Dollar and No more and my Doter Rebeca Hockensmith Heirs' six Dollars and no more I now bequeth to my Dauter Mary Ann Dishon one Dollar and no  more I  now Bequeth to my Dauter Catherin Mellott and My Son Nelson Hess and George Hess is to have all the Balance that is left after all funeral expences and just debts is paid and the diferant Somes to the above mentioned Heirs and my Son Benjamin Hess has got his full shear and is to have no  more I now Bequeth to my grand Dauter Meary Catherin Hess a Dauter of Sarah Hess deseased one dollar and no more.
and I do hereby nominate constitut and appoint Nelson Hess and George Hess of Belfast Township Fulton County State of Pennsylvania Ecetors of my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all former and oather wills by me at any time heretofore maid and declear this only to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I the testator have to this my last will and testament site my hand and seal this 16th day of December A.D. 1870.

Jacob Hess

Benjn Mellott
Bartimeus Smith

This will was probated November 10, 1876,  Testimony was made that Jacob Hess, writer of the will, died Monday, October 2, 1876 at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

 
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The marriage certificate of  
Mary Daniels and Jacob Hess

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