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transcribed by Lori Kane |
| In the name of God, Amen:
I Ephriam Sapp of the town of Wyanet in the County of Bureau and State
of Illinois of the age of seventy three years in January one thousand
eight hundred and seventy eight and being of sound mind and memory,
do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament, in the
manner following that is to say:
First I give and bequeath to my wife Mary Sapp the use of all of my real estate personal estate, goods and chattels during her natural life, to be accepted and received by her in lieu of dower to my son Isaac, deceased, his heir (Ephriam) the sum of one hundred dollars, to my daughter Lydia Two Hundred dollars, to my daughter Sarah one hundred dollars, to my daughter Aner one hundred dollars, to my son William Henry one hundred dollars, to my son Samuel, deceased, one hundred dollars, to my daughter Lottie one hundred dollars, to my son Levi one hundred dollars: to my daughter Mary Catherine one hundred dollars, to my daughter Susan Matilda One hundred dollars. Which said several legacies or sums of money I direct and order to be paid to the said respective legatees written one year after the decease of my said wife Mary. Secondly I give and devise all the rest, residue and remainder of my real estate personal estate goods and chattels of every name and nature whatsoever, to my daughter Sarah, to my daughter Aner, to my son William Henry, to my daughter Lottie, to my daughter Mary Catherine and to my daughter Susan Matilda to be divided equally between them, share and share alike. And lastly: Thirdly I hereby appoint my wife Mary sole executrix of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by one made. In _____ whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this twenty seventh day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy eight. his mark
The above instrument consisting of one sheet was at the date thereof signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Ephriam Sapp as and for his last will and testament, in presence of us, who at this time request and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. F.L. Robinson M.D.
Residing at Wyanet in Bureau County
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| Date of filling Bureau Co.
Ill October 21, 1924
State of Illinois Bureau
county
To the Hon. J. R. Prichard, Judge of the county court of Bureau County, Ill. The undersigned Petitioner
Louis A. Zearing
Your Petitioner further represents
that said Decendent left her surviving, the following named persons
as her only heirs at law, and legatees and devisees and distributes of
her Estate related to her and residing respectively, so far as shown below,
viz:
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