1845 Will - Samuel Reeves Sr.
Introduction
Putnam County, IndianaWill Book 1, p60
Dated: 2 Jun 1845
Proved: 2 Aug 1850
Transcript
Samuel Reeves Sen'rs Will.In the name of God Amen I Samuel Reeves Sen'r of the county of Putnam & State of Indiana being weak in body but of sound mind do make and declare this my last will & testament hereby revoking (all?) former wills by me at any time heretofore made, 1st I direct that all my (?) debts and funeral expenses be paid out of the first monies that shall (?) the hands of my executors. 2. I will & bequeath to my beloved wife Anne (?) Reeves my house farm on which I now live containing by estimation about one hundred acres of land be the same more or less, during her natural life to have & enjoy the appurtenances, rents, issues & profits thereof as long as she shall live and after her death I direct, that the same shall be sold by my executors either at public or private sale, at the discretion of my (said?) executors, so as to make the best possible sale thereof - giving to my said executors full pwer to make the necessary conveyance or conveyances (to?) pass the title to the purchaser or purchasers. 3 I will and bequeath to my daughter Mahala Reeves two hundred and fifty dollars to be raised out of claims of mine by my executors to be used by them in such a way (?) best & most for her interest, and should my claims be collected when that sum is to set apart from any monies I may have on hand at the time of my death, and should I have no money, then the said sum is to be raised out of property - so that in any event the said Mahala is to have the said sum of money & the same is to be under the control of my executors & by them so used as most to advance the interest & comfort of the said Mahala. 4. I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Ann D Reeve all my personal estate not otherwise disposed of, during her natural life, and if there should be any article or articles of said personal property which my said wife shall not need (she having the right herself to determine whether she needs the same or not) then the same shall be given up by her to my executors and by them sold & converted into money, and if any part of said personal estate shall remain at the decease of my said wife then the same shall be sold by my executors for the best price that can be had therefor and that the monies arising from the sale of my personal property as aforesaid, together with monies arising from the sale of my farm shall be equally divided amongst all my children & grandchildren to my grand children whose parents are dead, the sum to which their parent would have been entitled if alive to be divided amongst them share & share alike as they come of age & until that time that the monies be put at interest by my executors, and if any of the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars willed to my daughter Mahahla as aforesaid should be remaining at her decease, then the same shall be disposed of and divided amongst my children & grand children, in the proportion and as above directed I further direct & hereby empower my executors to make a conveyance of land heretofore sold to Stanfield James in pursuance of a bond I made to said Stanfield for said land, when he the said Stanfield shall pay the whole of the purchase money therefore I further direct my executors to sell at public sale, or privately if they think best, the one half of lot No 25 in Greencastle enlargement, and the monies arising therefrom to be disposed of as above directed. I further direct that my executors, shall reserve from sale, when they shall sell my far, one fourth of an acre so laid off as to include the family burying ground in the lower end of the orchard to be preserved for the purpose of a family burying ground forever. I hereby appoint my two sons Stacy Reeves and Samuel Reeves Junior my executors. In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and seal this 2nd day of June A.D. 1845.
Samuel Reeves Sen'r his x mark (seal)
Witness
Jno Cowgill
John W. McNary
Standfield P. James
Upon which said will the following proof is endorsed towit:
State of Indiana Putnam County: Before me William S. Townsend clerk of the Probate court of said county on this 2d day of August 1850 personally appeared John Cowgill one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of Samuel Reeves Senr late of said county deceased who being by me duly sworn upon his oath deposes that the said last will and testament was duly executed by the said testator, that at the time of executing the same the said testator was of full age to devise his property and of sound mind and memory and not under any coercion or restraint whatsoever that the said testator declared the same to be his last will and testament and that he signed the same in the presence of this deponent and John W. McNary & Stanfield P. James the other subscribing witnesses thereto and that this deponent and said other witnesses subscribed their names as witnesses thereto in the presence of and at the request of said testator. John Cowgill subscribed and sworn to before me the date above. Witness my hand and seal of said courthereto affixed. Will S. Townsend clk