The Will of John McKellar
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The Will of John McKellar
| adah1 (View posts) | Posted: 10 Feb 1999 12:00PM GMT |
Classification: Will
Surnames: MCKELLAR, LAMONT, CARR
March 29, 1851 - Rec. in Tompkins Co. Surrogate's Office in B'k G of Wills at p. 13
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John McKellar
To
Archibald, John, Euphemia and Catharine McKellar
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The proofs recite that John McKellar died Dec. 20, 1850.
The will disposes of the testator's real estate in the following words :
"I give and bequeath unto the said Archibald (a son) one-third part of all my real and personal proerty, excepting household furniture.
Second. - I give and bequeath to my wife Mary one-third of my real and personal property.
Third.- I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Lamont the sum of Sixty dollars.
Fourth.- The remainder of my estate, both real and personal, I give to my son and to my grand-daughter Mary Carr, to be divided equally among these last named four, and my son John must continue to work on the farm with his brother until he is twenty-one years of age......The share that I have willed to my wife Mary I give to her during her natural life, and after her decease I will and bequeath said share in the following manner, viz., to my son John three-eights and the remaining five-eighths to be equally divided between my two daughters Catherine and Euphemia and my grand-daughter Mary Carr."
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John McKellar
To
Archibald, John, Euphemia and Catharine McKellar
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The proofs recite that John McKellar died Dec. 20, 1850.
The will disposes of the testator's real estate in the following words :
"I give and bequeath unto the said Archibald (a son) one-third part of all my real and personal proerty, excepting household furniture.
Second. - I give and bequeath to my wife Mary one-third of my real and personal property.
Third.- I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Lamont the sum of Sixty dollars.
Fourth.- The remainder of my estate, both real and personal, I give to my son and to my grand-daughter Mary Carr, to be divided equally among these last named four, and my son John must continue to work on the farm with his brother until he is twenty-one years of age......The share that I have willed to my wife Mary I give to her during her natural life, and after her decease I will and bequeath said share in the following manner, viz., to my son John three-eights and the remaining five-eighths to be equally divided between my two daughters Catherine and Euphemia and my grand-daughter Mary Carr."