Name/Title
Elizabeth Clark's will Blooming GroveEntry/Object ID
001906Tags
Elizabeth Clark, Silas Youngs, John W Tuthill, Mahala Clark, Juliane Andrews, Joseph R Andrews, Nehemiah Clark, Henry ClarkScope and Content
I Elizabeth Clark of the Town of Blooming grove being
advanced in age Infirm in body But of Sound Disposing mind
and memory Do make publish and Declare this Instrument
in writing as for my last will and Testament in manner
following viz First I order and Direct my Executors herein
after named to pay all my Just Debts and funeral Expenses out of
my moveable property in as short a time as may be convenient
after my Decease Secondly I give and bequeath unto my Daughters
Elizabeth Bull the Wife of Stephen H Bull and Julianer Andrews
the Wife of Joseph R Andrews the Sum of one Dollar each thirdly
I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Mahala Clark Three
Beds and Bedding and a Home as long as She remains unmarried
and In case my Daughter Mahala Should marry or have a mind
to leave this property then It is my will that my two Sons
Nehemiah and Henery Should make Her up the Sum of Two Hundred
and fifty Dollars apart what She heired from Her Fathers Estate
fourthly I give and Bequeath unto my grand Daughter Clarisa
Smith one Bed and Bedding and a Home as long as She remains
unmarried fifthly I give and Bequeath unto my Son
Nehemiah Clark one Bed and Bedding and the equal Half part
to him his heirs and assigns forever
of the Residue of my property Sixthly I give and Bequeath unto
my Son Henery Clark all the Remaining part of my Estate
to him his heirs and assigns forever Lastly I Do Hereby Nominate
Ordain Constitute and appoint my two Sons Nehemiah Clark
and Henery Clark and my Son-in-law Stephen W Bull Executors of
this my Last Will and Testament hereby Revoking all former
wills By me made Declaring This Written on one Sheet to be my
last In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my
Hand and Seal This fourteenth Day of the Seventh month
In the year one thousand Eight Hundred and twenty six
Signed Sealed published and
her X mark Elizabeth Clark
Declared By the Said Elizabeth
Clark as for Her last will and
Testament who in Her presence
and in the presence of each other
Subscribed our Names as Witnesses .
N.B. The words (to him his heirs and assigns forever)
Being Interlined in the twenty first line Before
executed
Wick Seely
Silas Youngs
John W Tuthill
