San Diego County Wills

Abstract of Wills, filed in San Diego County Court House,
San Diego, California.

JUAN MARIA MARROW

Submitted by Michael Harris 22 January 2009

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Old Court,Vol 2 Box "121"
San Diego, San Diego County, California

Dated: August 27, 1853 (age 46)

Wife: Felipe Osuna

Sons: Jose Cayetano, Juan Nepomucene, Vgmario de Jesus

Daughter: Maria de la Luz

Executors: Felipa Osuna (Wife) Sylvester Marrow (brother)

Wirnesses: Jose Moreno, Jose A Aguirre, Lewis Franklin

Probated: October 1, 1878 (died Sept 17, 1853)

Declared himself owner of property described below:

1. Mother's property mentioned (Luz Ruiz) deceased

2. Neighbor, Jose Antonio Serrano - House and lot East of
	     Large house; hall, 2 bedrooms, 2 inner room,
	     store room, back yard enclosed with adoby wall.

3. Rancho at San Francisco - called Agua Hedionda, consisting
	     of three square leagues of land and dwelling house.

4. Land in Baja Claifornia - consisting of Cueros de Venado

5. 40 head of horses and mules and 30 head, gentle
	     and broken and 400 head of cattle on
	     San Francisco Rancho.

6. A brand, totaling 30, of breeding mares, a stallion and
	     a Jack; 4 gentle horses and 50 head of short
	     horned cattle.

7. Two wagons and a carriage at house on his property

8. No debts of any kind.

9. Bequeaths to children - first property menrioned pre-
	     viously belonging to his mother Luz Ruiz, land
	     with house "large room"

10. To wife Felipa Osuna - dwelling house described in second
	     land description excepting two house lots, Which
	     are on either side there - bequeaths to four
	     children and not to wife.

11. 4 children bequeathed three square leagues of land forming
	     ranch of San Francisco or Agua Hedionda, except-
	     where the house is situated he bequeaths
	     to his wife and also the house.

Brother - Sylvester Marrow - received in ranch at San
Francisco called Agua Hadionda, the part called "Salto
in Buenavista" and use the "planting lands," of
"Rinconada" and he may use thew water from the spring of
"Salto of Buenavista" for irrigating the planting land.
He also granrs the right of placing livestock on the range
of the ranch and also to the heirs of Sylvestor, but they
may not pass that right to a third person. He must look
after the welfare of the Testor's family for these.

12. All livestock on Ranch at San Francisco, Agua Hedionda,
to be divided equally between wife and children.

13. To son Juan Nepomuceno, he gives his part of the land of
the cuevod de Vinado for himself alone.

14. The household furnishings are to belong to his wife, but
in the event of her death or remarriage to be divdedamong
the four children.

15. To wife, the carrage mentioned in item 7 and the two
wagons to wife and children to be used jointly.

16. He declared that Thomas W. Sutherland, lawyer of San Fran-
cisco, has in his possession, certain documents of the
Value of a sum of money which Testor reclaimed from the
U S Government, the receipt for which "I hild in my
hands in my writing desk."

17. Brother-in-law Leander Osuna, qwes the testator 10 heifers
and six cows with calves.

18. Jose R Arguello of Tia Juana owes testator 2 barren cows
and 2 yearling steers.

19. "Compadre Sylvestre de la Portella" qwes him 2 good wagons,
5 yoke of oxen, 10 head of horses and mares and 2 jacks.

20. All undeclared property to be divided equally between
wife and children.

21. Declared that all cattle or horse kind with brand or ear
mark of wife, was her own seperate property.

22. Declares that some cattle and 10 famillies which have his 
brand inverted on the left side are the private property
of my son Jesus.

23. All Cattle and horses which are on his ranch and
branded with brand known in his family as that of my
son Juan Nepomuceno are his private property

24. All Cattle or horse kind with brand which is known to
family as my son Jose Cayayano is his private property.

25. Was left out of translation and placed at the end of will.
In it, testator appoints wife, Felipa Osuna, wife, as
guardian for the children.

26. Executors (1) Felipa Osuna, wife and (2) Sylvestre
Morrow, brother, to serve without bond.

27. Revokes other wills.