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Last Will and Testament
of
Mary Chapman

I, Mary Chapman, widow of Washington Chapman, hereby make and publish this my last Will and Testament.

Item 1^st It is my will that all of my just debts and funeral expenses be fully paid.
Item 2^nd Inasmuch as my late husband by will devised and bequeathed to me all of his property, both real and personal, including a note due to him from our son Frank Chapman, upon which there is now due more than $2000.00 which will more than exceed said Frank Chapman’s interest in my estate, I hereby will devise and bequeath unto him the said Frank Chapman, his said note in lien, and in full of all his interest in my estate, and I will and direct that he shall take no part of my estate real or personal except said note, which I will and direct shall be delivered up to my said son Frank Chapman, after my decease, as cancelled and fully paid.
Item 3^rd I hereby give devise and will and bequeath unto my other children Flora E. Greer, Nelson Chapman, Belle Kennedy, William Chapman, and Oriel M. Chapman all of the property of which I shall die the owner real and personal except the said note herein willed to Frank Chapman, and except such part as may be necessary to pay my just debts and expenses of my Estate said children Flora E. Greer, Nelson Chapman, Belle Kennedy, Wm. Chapman and Oriel Chapman to have, own and hold all of my said property so in this item willed to them share and share alike, except that in case my son William shall not have paid all of the $200.00 note which I hold against him at my decease the residue thereof shall be collected from him or taken out of his interest in my estate. In case any of my said children shall die before my decease, it is my will that the part of my estate herein willed to any such child shall descend to the children of such deceased child if any there be. Should any of my said children die before my decease leaving no children but leaving surviving him or her a wife or husband, then it is my will that such surviving wife or husband shall at my decease take the part of my estate, herein will to such deceased child to whom such surviving wife or husband may be wedded at the time of the decease of any such of my aforesaid children, who may die before my decease being without issue.
Item 4. I nominate my son Nelson Chapman, as the Executor of this my last Will.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23” day of April 1903.

Mary Chapman ( SEAL )

The foregoing will was signed by the said Mary Chapman, and acknowledged by her to be her last Will in our presence, and we hereby attest her signature to the same at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other this April 23” 1903.

K.M. Hord ( SEAL )
Ed K. Adams ( SEAL )

State of Indiana
Shelby County SS
Be It Remembered that in the 18^th day of February A.D. 1914, the 15” Judicial day of the February Term –1914 of the Shelby Circuit Court in said year, came into open Court Ed K. Adams and produces in Court an instrument in writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Mary Chapman, deceased and now moves the admittance thereof to probate and record, and in proof of said Will introduces Ed K. Adams one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, who being duly sworn by the Clerk of said Court on oath declare and testify as follows, that is to say; That on the 23^rd day of April 1913, he saw the said Mary Chapman sign her name to said instrument in writing as and for her last Will and Testament, and that the deponent at the same time heard the said Mary Chapman declare the said instrument in writing to be her last Will and Testament and that the said instrument in writing was, at the same time at the request of the said Mary Chapman and with her consent attested and subscribed by the said Ed K. Adams and Kendall M. Hord in the presence of said testator, and in the presence of each other as subscribing witnesses thereto and that the said Mary Chapman was at the time of the signing and subscribing of said instrument in writing as aforesaid, of full age (that is more than twenty-one years of age) and of sound and disposing mind and memory and not under any coercion or restraint, as the said deponent verily believes and further deponent says not.

Ed K. Adams

Sworn to and subscribed by the said Ed K. Adams before me Otto L. Coyle, Clerk of said Court at Shelbyville, Indiana, the 18^th day of February 1914.

(SEAL) Otto L. Coyle Clerk

Whereupon it is ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that the said instrument in writing purporting to be the last Will of Mary Chapman deceased is the last Will and Testament of Mary Chapman deceased and is hereby admitted to probate and record in this Court.

(SEAL) Otto L. Coyle Clerk

I, Otto L. Coyle Clerk of the Circuit Court of Shelby County, Indiana, do hereby certify that the within annexed Will and Testament of Mary Chapman has been duly admitted to probate and duly proved by the testimony of Ed K. Adams, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, that a complete record of such Will and of the testimony of the said Ed K. Adams, in proof thereof, has been by me duly made and recorded in Book 6 at pages 423-425 & 425 of the record of Wills of such County.
In Attestation Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Shelbyville, Indiana, this 18^th day of February 1914.

(SEAL) Otto L. Coyle Clerk
Circuit Court, Shelby County

CODICIL

I, Mary Chapman hereby make this codicil to the foregoing will. I hereby will and direct that if any of my above named children Flora E. Greer, Nelson Chapman, Belle Kennedy, William Chapman, or Oriel Chapman or their husbands or wives shall be indebted to me in any sum at my decease, on any account or note, or if I shall have advanced either of said parties any money or property between the above date, April 23, 1903 and the time of my death then such amounts with the interests thereon, shall be taken into consideration in the distribution of my estate among my said children, such amounts to be counted against the child so indebted or advanced so as to equalize my estate among my said five children and Frank Chapman named in the foregoing will to have no part of my estate except the note devised to him in the foregoing will.

Witness my hand and seal this the 20^th day of July 1905.

Mary Campbell ( SEAL )

The foregoing Codicil to the foregoing will was signed by the said Mary Chapman in our presence and acknowledged by her to be her codicil to the foregoing will, in our presence and we hereby attest her signature to said codicil in her presence and in the presence of each other this the 20^th day of July 1905.

Ed K. Adams (SEAL)
Herbert C. Jones (SEAL)

CODICIL

I, Mary Chapman hereby make this codicil to my will of date April 23^rd 1903, and to the codicil attached thereto of date July 20^th 1905, both being attached hereto towit. In addition to the property given to my two daughters Flora E. Greer and Belle Kennedy by my said will and former codicil, I hereby give will, devise and bequeath unto my said two daughters, share and share alike all the household goods and personal wearing apparel, of which I shall be the owner at my decease, it being the purpose of this provision that my said two daughters shall receive and own said household goods and apparel and the same shall not be charged against them in the division of my estate among them and my sons Nelson Chapman, William Chapman and Oriel M. Chapman as provided in my said will dated April 23^rd 1903 & Item 3 thereof.
I, also hereby revoke the provisions in Item 4 of my said will appointing my son Nelson Chapman as the Executor of my Will and estate and instead I hereby appoint Shelbyville Trust Company of Shelbyville, Indiana, as my executors of my said Will and the codicils thereto and authorize and direct said Trust Company to settle my estate as the Executors of my said last Will and the codicils thereto.
In Witness Whereof I hereunto affix my hand and seal this 26^th day of September 1911.

Mary Chapman (SEAL)

The foregoing codicil to the foregoing mentioned Will and former codicil thereto was signed by the said Mary Chapman and acknowledged by her to be her codicil to her will of date April 23^rd 1903, and to the codicil thereto dated July 20^th 1905 in our presence and in the presence of each other hereby attest her said signature this the 26” day of September 1911.

Ed K. Adams (SEAL)
Herbert C. Jones (SEAL)

State of Indiana
Shelby County SS

Be It Remembered that on the 18^th day of February A.D. 1914 the 15^th Judicial day of the February Term 1914, of the Shelby Circuit Court in said year, came into open Court Ed K. Adams and produced in Court an instrument in writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament and the two codicils thereto of date July 20^th 1905 & on the 26^th day of September 1911- respectively, being the Will & Codicils of Mary Chapman, deceased and now moves the admittance thereof to probate and record and in proof of said Codicils introduces Ed K. Adams one of the subscribing witnesses to said Codicils who being duly sworn by the Clerk of said Court on oath, declare and testify as follows, that is to say; That on the 20^th day of July 1905 and the 26^th day of September 1911 respectively, he saw the said Mary Chapman sign her name to said codicils of said dates in writing as and for her codicils to her last Will and Testament, and that this deponent at the same time heard the said Mary Chapman declare the said codicils in writing to be her codicils to her said last Will and Testament and that the said instrument being the codicil of date July 20^th 1905 in writing was, at the same time at the request of said Mary Chapman, and with her consent attested and subscribed by the said Ed K. Adams & Herbert C. Jones and said Codicil of date the 6^th day of September 1911 was on said date at the request of said testatrix subscribed by said Ed K. Adams & Kendall M. Hord all of said witnesses having so subscribed in the presence of said testator and in the presence of each other as subscribing witnesses thereto, and that the said Mary Chapman, was at the time of the signing and subscribing of said instrument in writing as aforesaid, of full age (that is more than twenty-one years of age) and of sound and disposing mind and memory and not under any coercion or restraint, as the said deponent verily believes and further deponent says that said original will and said codicils thereto are attached hereto.

Sworn to and subscribed by the said Ed K. Adams before me Otto L. Coyle, Clerk of said Court, at Shelbyville, Indiana the 18^th day of February 1914.

(SEAL) Otto L. Coyle Clerk

Whereupon it is ordered adjudged and decreed by the Court that said instrument in writing purporting to be the codicils to the last Will of Mary Chapman, deceased to the last Will and Testament and codicils of Mary Chapman deceased and is hereby admitted to probate and record in this Court.

Otto L. Coyle Clerk

State of Indiana, Shelby County SS

I Otto L. Coyle, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Shelby County, Indiana, do hereby certify that the within annexed Will and Testament and Codicils of Mary Chapman, has been duly admitted to probate and duly proved by the testimony of Ed K. Adams one of the subscribing witnesses thereto that a complete record of said Will and Codicils and of the testimony of the said Ed K. Adams, in proof thereof has been by me duly made and recorded in Book 6 at pages 426-427-428 & 429 of the record of Wills of said County.
In Attestation Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Shelbyville Indiana, this 18 day of February 1914.

(SEAL) Otto L. Coyle Clerk
Circuit Court, Shelby County

Transcribed by Barb Huff

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