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Last Will and Testament for Anna H W Bull 1931 - Two pagesEntry/Object ID
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Anna BullScope and Content
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That I, ANNA H. W. BULL, of the Town of Hamptonburgh, Orange County, New York, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make this my Last Will and Testament, in manner and form following that is to say:-
FIRST:- I direct my Executors hereinafter named to pay all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses as soon after my decease as they can conveniently ascertain the same.
SECOND:- I give and bequeath to my niece, Ruth Walling, all the furniture and bedding which may be in my bedroom at the time of my decease.
THIRD:- I give and bequeath to my niece, Helen Walling Berger any automobile which I may own at the time of my decease.
FOURTH:- I give and bequeath to my niece, Catherine Walling Washburn, my candelabra and the Ryerson Crest or Coat-of-Arms.
FIFTH:- I also give and bequeath to my said three nieces, Ruth, Helen and Catherine, all my jewelry, clothing and all my silver, some marked "W" and some with other markings, to be divided equally between them.
SIXTH:- I give and bequeath to my nephew, Bennett Walling, the pictures of his grandfather and grandmother, and the group picture of the Walling family.
SEVENTH:- I give and bequeath all the rest of my household furniture to the William Bull and Sarah Wells Family Association, Inc.
EIGHTH:- I give and bequeath to the Hamptonburgh Cemetery Association in the town of Hamptonburgh, Orange County, New York, the sum of Two hundred Dollars ($200.00), to be invested by it and the income and interest received thereon to be used annually for the upkeep of our plot in said Cemetery, and also for keeping the graves of Amy Uptegrove and Charles Bull, in said Cemetery, in good order and condition.
NINTH:- I give and bequeath to my housekeeper, Mabel Ellsworth, the sum of Two thousand Dollars ($2,000.00).
TENTH:- I give and bequeath to my nephews and nieces, Charles Walling, Helen Walling Berger, Ruth Walling, Clinton Walling, Bennett Walling, and Catherine Walling Washburn, the sum of Two thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) each.
ELEVENTH:- I give and bequeath to my nephews by marriage, Harry Bull, Ebenezer Bull, Bartow W. Bull, and Charles Thew, the sum of Two thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) each.
TWELFTH:- All the rest, residue and remainder of my property, real, personal and mixed, of whatever name and nature, and wheresoever situated, I give, devise and bequeath to the following nephews and nieces of my late husband, namely:- Sarah B. Wells, Martha C. Hallock, Anna W. Craft, Laura F. Craft, Edward Craft, Harvey Craft, Susan P. Howell, Jane B. Pierson, Frank Hawkins, Harry Hawkins, Jane B. Hawkins, Cornelia Hawkins, Emeline Andrews, and Amy B. Johnston, to be divided between them equally, share and share alike therein.
This document appears to be the final page of a Last Will and Testament for Anna H. W. Bull, dated January 21, 1931.
THIRTEENTH:- I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my nephew, Harry Bull, and my friends, Joseph Merritt and Henry B. Merritt, to be the Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, to serve without Bonds or security.
LASTLY:- I do hereby revoke all former or other Wills or Codicils by me at any time made.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 21st day of January, Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-one.
<u>ANNA H. W. BULL</u> (L.S.)
The foregoing Instrument was on the day of the date thereof, signed, sealed, acknowledged, published, and declared by the said ANNA H. W. BULL, to us and to each of us, as and for her Last Will and Testament, and we, at her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each other have hereunto signed our names as attesting or subscribing witnesses.
Witness Residence
JOSEPH MERRITT -residing at- GOSHEN, N. Y.
HENRY B. MERRITT -residing at- GOSHEN, N. Y.Relationships
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