Last Will of John Wilson

 

This is the Last Will and Testament of Esq. of John Wilson made this fifteenth day of September, 1871 before xxxxx and William Paddock and W. D. Wier as follows to wit

 

            My wife Mary Wilson to have during her natural life the rents and profits of my real estate and after her death to be divided between my three sons as follows, to wit:

 

            Forty acres off the north side of the north east quarter of section Twenty Township ten, Range ten the same being set apart to my oldest son living Leander Wilson, also

            Forty acres of the south side of the same section, township and range as above set apart to James Wilson, my second son.

            Also the north half of the south half of the same section, township and range as above set apart to Jeremiah Wilson my third son.  Also two acres and a half of the north east corner of the South west quarter of the north west quarter, in section twenty-one, township ten range ten west.  Also my request is for my oldest grandchildren to receive from my three sons equally two hundred dollars at their mothers death.  There names are as follows Mary XX Wilson, and the second ones name is Edda Alice Wilson daughters of my oldest son Samuel M. Wilson deceased - this money to be paid to the two children when they become twenty-one years of age and to draw six per cent interest after their grandmothers death.  And my further request that Leander Wilson and James I Wilson, sell off a sufficient quantity of my personal estate to settle all of my outstanding debts.  Further request that they settle the same any expense at court except according to the will, as there is sufficient property to pay all my outstanding debts.  Further than I am at this time in my right mind and that my mind is sound and clear this my last will and testament.

 

Signed in the presence of W. D. Wier, William Paddock & XXXX

 

 

                                                            /s/ John Wilson.

 

State of Indiana, Vigo County

Be it remembered that on the 18th day of October, 1871 that XXXX on of the subscribing witnesses of the written and foregoing Last Will and Testament of John Wilson late of the said county deceased personally appeared before the Clerk of the Court of Common Please of Vigo County in the State of Indiana and being duly sworn by the Clerk of said Court upon his Oath declared and testified as follows that is to say that on the fifteenth day of September 1871 he sway the said John Wilson sign his name to said instrument in writing as and for his last will and testament and that this depxxx at the same time heard the said John Wilson declare the said instrument in writing to be his last will and testament and that the said instrument of writing was at the same time at the request of the said John Wilson and with his consent attested and subscribed by the said Franz Fried and William Paddock and W. D. Wier in the presence of the said testator and in the presence of each other as subscribing witnesses xxxxxx and that the said John Wilson was at the time of the signing and subscribing  of the said instrument in writing as aforesaid of full age that is more than twenty one years of age and of sound and disposing mind and  memory and not under any coercion or restraint as the said  deposed duly believes and further deposed says not. 

 

                                                s/s Franz Fried

Sworn and subscribed by the said Franz Fried before the clerk of said court at Terre Haute the 18th day of October 1871.  In attestation whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and office of the said court.  Martin Hollinger, Clerk

 

State of Indiana, County of Vigo

The Clerk of the Court of Common Please of Vigo County Indiana do hereby certify that the written and Last Will and Testament of John Wilson has been duly admitted to probate and duly proved by the testimony of Franz Fried one of the subscribing witnesses.  Witnesseth that a complete record of said will and the testimony of the said France Fried is proof thereof has been by and duly made and recorded in Book __, pages 77 and 78 of the Record of Wills of said County.

 

In attestation whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the Court at Terre Haute this 18th day of October 1871.