HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-07-14 PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Petitioner(s) named below, who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for Letters as specified below, and in
support thereof aver(s)the following and respectfully request(s)the grant of Leiters in the appropriate form:
Decedent's Information
Name: MARY JEANNETTE BROWN File No:
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
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a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: March 31,2014 Age at death: 92
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (State)with his/her last
principal residence at 129 Walnut Bottom Road, Shippensbure,PA 17257 Shionensbure Township Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at 129 Walnut Bottom Road, Shippensbure,PA 17257 Shippensbure Township Cumberland PA
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedent's property at death:
If domiciled in Pennsyl vania.. .. .. .... . .. ... .. .. . ..... .. All personal property $ 65,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsy lvania. . . .. .. ... .. . .. ... .. .. .. Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. .. . . .. ..... . .. ... .. .... Personal property in County $
Value ofreal estate in Pennsyl vania.. ... . .... ... .. . .. ..... .. .... .. ..... .. .. . ... ... ... . ..... . $
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. . .. $ 65.000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at:
(Attach additional sheets,ifnecessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
® A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary
Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated June 26, 1974 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated
Clair Franklin Brown derensed on 9/19/1991 John F nkl'n Rrn n is the named successor rxerntnr
State relevant circumstances(eg.renunciation,death of executor,eta)
Except as follows: after the execution of the instrument(s)offered for probate Decedent did not marry,was not divorced,was not a party to a pending
divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S. § 3323(g),and did not have a child bom or
adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
NO EXCEPTIONS ®EXCEPTIONS
M B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable)
c.t.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,pendente lite,durante absentia,durante minoritate
If Administration,c.ta. or d,b.n.c.ta.,enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.
Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined
in 23 Pa.C.S. §3323(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
® NO EXCEPTIONS ®EXCEPTIONS
Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse(if any)and heirs(attach
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Form RW-02 rev.I0111/2017
Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only
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The Petitioner(s)above-name$swear(s)or affirm(s)the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the I�estbf the laRledgiincpelief
of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the De dent he Petitioner(s)will well and truly adminisMr the estate ac@ding�o Wy.
Sworn to or,affirmed and subscribed before �. e /� /Jl Date ?
m} isnn� day of / 2d�� Date
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BOND Required: ® YES (E) NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters .Short . . .Certificate(s). . . . . . $� Attorney Signature:
) Short Certificate(s). . . . . .
( )Renu Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . .
( )Codici](s). . . . . . . . . . . . .
( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . .
Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printed Name: Thomas P. Gleason
Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court
Other . . . . . . . . ID Number: 82259
. . . . . . Firm Name: Thomas P.Gleason,Esquire
. . . . I� Address: 49 West Orange Street
. . . . . . Suite 3
. . . . . . . . Shippensburg.PA 17257
. . . . . Phone: (717)532-3270
Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . `J Fax: (717)532-6673
JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Email: tomg1eacnn4tnmgleacnnlawrom
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Z.�aJ�SU 0-98'
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Estate of MARY JEANNETTE BROWN File No: Z�- Lj —e2,
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AND NOW, 7 2C in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to John Franklin Brown
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the instrument(s) dated Jnue 26, 1974
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will(and Codicil(s))'of Decedent.
itegister of Wills
Form RW-02 rev./0/11/201! •1 �' ,
OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES)
REGISTER OF WILLS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of MARY JEANNETTE BROWN Deceased
John Franklin Brown and Susan C. Brown
(each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s)that she/he/they was J were well-
acquainted with Mary Jeannette Brown and am/are familiar
with the handwriting and signature of the decedent, and that the signature of Mary Jeannette Brown
to the foregoing instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament/Codicil of
Mary Jeannette Brown is in his/her own proper handwriting.
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LU _ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
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" (->ti(a- vaniP,,'Ieing of sound mind and memory, do make, publish and
:Y . cvdeclare . this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking
any and all Wills by me heretofore made.
FIRST: I hereby direct my Executor, hereinafter named, to
pay all my just debts and funeral expenses as may conveniently
be done after my decease.
SECOND: I give, devise and bequeath all my estate, be it
real, personal or mixed, to my husband, Clair Franklin Brown,
for his own proper use and behoof forever.
In the event my husband, Clair Franklin Brown, should
predecease me or we should perish in a common disaster, then I
give, devise and bequeath my entire estate, be it real, personal
or mixed, to my two sons, John Franklin Brown and Terry Lee
Brown, equally, share and share alike, or their heirs.
THIRD: I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my
husband, Clair Franklin Brown, to be the Executor of this my Las
Will and Testament. In the event my husband, Clair Franklin
Brown, should be unable to serve .as Executor for any reason
whatsoever, then I name, constitute and appoint my son, John
Franklin Brown, to be the substitute Executor.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and seal to this
my Last Will and Testament, written on one sheet of paper, dated
this �- day of June, 1974.
Shis instrument was by the Testatrix, Mary Jeannette Brown, on
the date hereof, signed, published and declared by her to be her
Last Will and Testament, in our presence, who at her request and
in her presence and in the presence of each other, we believing
MCCREA & MCCREA her to be of sound and disposing mind and memory, have hereunto
ATTORNEYS AT LAW subscribed our names as witnesses. JJ
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