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DANIEL ,

1813. *ill# !27.

FORS l"fii ui

lluaeua

â€¢

1.DQie1-

ae

l(ay

lQtll. 1975

Deraett.

the tewnslll.Jt e&gt;f

J'ors3'th in

lilli?rttfila Sil. \;;atk\erinea

Aecâ€¢:riet â€¢1

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"

â€¢n

!tiuanerste:met 11(:,, the C ounty
JtOOl"

â€¢f Lincâ€¢ln,

ail.Cl. ï¿½oviâ€¢ce- â€¢t

â€¢f healta ,

oalling tâ€¢ aina the imortality â€¢f â€¢1 body,

Uititer

lteillg in

Canaaa,

\UloertaiJt'\y â€¢f the oâ€¢â€¢tinaenoe â€¢f this lite; Hing 1â€¢
seuni a1Jl4 anci

aeaâ€¢ry, I

cieelare this

\&amp; be â€¢1

state
and

tae

iterteot

las.t Will anâ€¢

â€¢eetam.ent.

"1.rst I tireet

after â€¢Y aeata ay

â€¢â€¢â€¢n

"

ae :tully
â€¢â€¢ ay

ae.

}laid ay â€¢1 exeotâ€¢ rs,

â€¢1 Estate real anc :reraeanl

ï¿½â€¢llowill@ aanner:::
My lauea
ohila

..

Â·ï¿½

age

cenati tutet, au â€¢Jt:Pâ€¢iatÂ­

tâ€¢ ae devivaeci in taâ€¢

Â·

tâ€¢ lie ke:pt tegetller until â€¢Y yeungeâ€¢t

itroiterty
et

ooaea

marriage---

cievited

ï¿½

â€¢

.

ay an East I:

sâ€¢ as tâ€¢ make eï¿½cll1Jt&amp;rt equal, in valuea- which lhe

West line

shall '9e ma&amp;e â€¢1

,,:.,t.,â€¢,t.-

men

tbe,.;r:"'--- thereâ€¢f', and tae
devise Wltâ€¢
and aaigna

1&amp;1-,i--

sena

c.laesea ay
Exeeutera;

lfilliaa an&amp;

the 'twâ€¢ legetiea;
all

whicla I give an4

Jaeâ€¢â€¢â€¢ .ana tâ€¢ tlaeir laeira

torever; am tlley shall Jt&amp;Y to their three

namely lames

Jew Y-â€¢rk

aereatter

funeral charges, Will

Eâ€¢C.ltel

eurreâ€¢â€¢Y

;

a{ï¿½mâ€¢lâ€¢

â€¢n.e

ire.there

kuure4 am fifty Â»0U)ljs

te eao&amp; fifty pâ€¢uaÂ«a JaY11ent aa

tâ€¢llewa1

they shall Jt&amp;Y twenty-tive J9UBta, B. T. ourre11uaâ€¢ ene year f'râ€¢a
Â·

the

Yâ€¢unceet oe.IUlins ot â€¢1â€¢1â€¢t twent1 â€¢â€¢e 1â€¢a:r111 anâ€¢ twent1 t1Ye

pâ€¢UJ11â€¢e

tne same ourrenoy

,

a:auaaly until the eae huaCrect and t1tt1

Jtâ€¢un&amp;s 9e pa.1â€¢.
â€¢y steck t.e be keitt

â€¢n

the seuth

pa.rt ot th.e itJ.aoe ,ant

�DANIEL

"

Fl!tSY!K:::

1513. Will 227 cent. Jage 2.

tâ€¢ lte fer the SU:!JJâ€¢rt â€¢f'
my minor
I shall direct otherw
ise.
'!hat is

oh1l4re11f eJtoï¿½pt

a

.

lNlri

ay saia sin c#aaes shâ€¢uli
marry, ae shall

it

have a

yeke et â€¢xâ€¢â€¢ , ene eew,
au when t.b.e la.w:tu.l
aae, ten
4ellars exclusive â€¢f'
tae aaeve legeoy; and
the use â€¢t tae

aorta Jt&amp;ri

â€¢f' ay

olearina,

aetwe,en ay oleariag;

as

tar

as

ï¿½â€¢r twe years aa4 leq
er,

at lae anâ€¢ ais 9retaer Esâ€¢kel
Jt&amp;Ying

a

small

the str1, â€¢f' â€¢â€¢â€¢Â«â€¢

rent after

oan

nâ€¢rtll Jart

a
,

yâ€¢ke

â€¢f' â€¢xen and. a

as iescriaet

together

ta t tiae; ant in case they canÂ­

net agreeï¿½Â·ï¿½Â·â€¢:t'ter .ia
ekel ee.1e
1. s â€¢f age lie

clâ€¢llare anÂ«

aa re e

shall llave ten

oew ; aâ€¢ tll.e use â€¢t
t.la.e

,

.

&lt;n

te "aaes; .ant c.ia,mes sla
a.11 have the

Jart, au hav
e the care o'I the â€¢â€¢
ller ollildren â€¢"
L miner
ans my two sens -Â·
ï¿½â€¢.-e namecl sheult ne
t oeaauot, se as
te kee ,
the family tâ€¢1ether
cemf'ortaily.

ï¿½outt

lhe soutla
are

te ae rentei

part

for

â€¢t 11.y

olâ€¢ar1ï¿½ wi tll Jrevel
eâ€¢1ea taï¿½râ€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢

that ,urpose,

â€¢f' ay exeeutera
.
two

IY

which I leave tC&gt;
tlae

e.laï¿½lire:n "aeea ani.
liacael

tJaeir Qclie cl aun
t!iu.ise,

are

earn

th e i r

e&gt;wn.

11viq. ï¿½he sua &amp;
the tiae tâ€¢

marriagï¿½,

two

sheep

or
,

eelllll 14.W

oeaae

whic&amp;

t'@â€¢

ye a r of

eiahteen;

a

eed.

Jait r:;; t,_

fayiq 1e

a

to

eaae

w1â€¢e.

ay &amp;aughters I gi
ve aaâ€¢ 9equea
tla â€¢t
w

Â·

they â€¢an

watil

te lite le.tt.tâ€¢
tae i e o i e ien â€¢t
â€¢7 exeouten
; anj t.laemï¿½ dauahter. Ca
tharine, whioh
lives wita
ï¿½ aa ea EÂ«sal&amp;

le eaoh et

ieae ï¿½a i â€¢ a

tâ€¢ 11-re w1 tll

ant a 8Mll oâ€¢m.p
eneatien tâ€¢ ee

eut Gt ay Estate
yearly tor thei
r assietanee

'

,._.i:r

eaw

â€¢Di

shall 'De ewes, am alaâ€¢
six plates a piece.

'

:

'

�I

de-ta

" IY lawhl
as

quick

ft
l.t

trem the 1reperty â€¢f ay i'a.rm

,

j .ï¿½ï¿½

::

:

peasiltle.

as

any sf ay eailaren

bq hie

a

tâ€¢ lDe pa14

ala.oult cdie in tae1r'4i

1â€¢tenaea( sh.a.re)

smJ.l

/

equally 9e teviaea

aaeq tlae rest et the lleyef 1t a &amp;irlJaer inten&amp;eC, among the
girls::::
I iâ€¢ câ€¢â€¢stitute ay
Asaliall Beeeley,

arether-tn-law

5ataant.aÂ·ï¿½e-.14S

ad ay sen Jâ€¢ee, Q

sele Â·Â·ï¿½â€¢â€¢'lltfte,

disalowiâ€¢g, revekiq,. ant tisanlli.â€¢1 all
'lestaments

,

ï¿½Y

ae,

in anywise

other tâ€¢ lae ay laet 'llll
Iâ€¢
tllie
eae

etJaer

Willa and

censerniq t)11s, au â€¢â€¢

names

ani. fee&amp;-.e:at.

w1 tness wlt.ert1Qltâ€¢ I lave he rentâ€¢ â€¢.et â€¢J' hand aâ€¢ seal,

tw:e:nt7

feurta tay

theusandl.

ef

Decea'Der 1n tlle year et tur lieri,

eiaat lllu.dret ant. twelve.1

â€¢

llA\N.IEL

i.ltra1'lalll: 1'.-----Niehelas

â€¢ear.

Mureaead.

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1

l'lll$ Yl?X.

(sig:aeÂ« â€¢ï¿½)

"aoelt

ant

I

I

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