Will
of Thomas Jenkins
Will Book 1 pages 267-269
In the name
of the benevolent Father of all I Thomas Jenkins of Shelby
County Indiana do make and publishthis my last Will and Testament.
Item
1st. I give and devise to my beloved wife Mary Ann
in lieu of her interest in my lands, te farm on which we now reside situate in
Liberty Township Shelby County Indiana. Containing about One hundred and
thirty Acres during her natural life and all the stock, household goods,
furniture , provisions and other goods and chattels which may be thereon at the
time of my decease during her natural life as aforesaid. She however
selling so much thereof as may be sufficient to pay my just debts and also to
realize an amount sufficient to pay my son James one hundred
and thirty five dollars and my daughter Susan E. Huffman One
hundred and thirty five dollars and my son George L three
hundred dollars to equalize advances to my other sons and daughters viz
Elizabeth Ann Crigler (deceased), Joseph Jinkins
(deceased), Robert Jinkins (deceased), Amanda Jane
Darnell & John L. Jinkins. At the death of my
said wife the real estate aforesaid I give and devise to my sons daughters and
Grandchildren, viz John L. Jinkins, James A Jinkins,
George L Jenkins. Susan E Huffman wife of Gideon
Huffman and Richard R Crigler, a grandchild and son
of the said Elizabeth Ann Crigler (deceased) And Everett E and
Annetta H Jinkins, grandchildren and children of the said Joseph
Jenkins (deceased) and their heirs if however my said grandchild Richard R.
Crigler should died before arriving at the age of twenty one years the the[sic]
share of said property above devised to him is hereby devised to my said sons
daughters and Grandchildren herein mentioned and their heirs and in case the
death of either of said grandchildren Everett E and Annetta H Jenkins, before
arriving at the age of twenty one years without issue or children then living
then the share of such deceased grand children is hereby devised to my said sons
and daughters herein mentioned and their heirs. If my said wife should not
survive me then I devise and bequeathe the property aforesaid to my said sons
daughters and grand children subject to the condition and limitations herein
mentioned and their heirs forever
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2nd. I hereby nominate and appoint William Miller
of Liberty Township Shelby County Executor of this my Last Will and Testament,
hereby authorizing and empowering him to compromise, adjust release and
discharge in such manner as he may deem proper, the debts and claims due
me. I do also authorize and empower if it shall be necessary in order to
pay my debts to sell by private sale or in such manner upon such terms of credit
or otherwise as he may think proper all or any part of my Real Estate and deeds
to purchase and to execute acknowledge and deliver in fee simple.
I do hereby
revoke all former wills by me made.
In testimony hereof I have hereunto set my hand
and Seal this 23" day of December in the
year 1869.
Thomas X Jinkins {{Seal}}
Signed and acknowledged by said
Thomas Jinkins as his last Will
and Testament in our present and
signed by us in his presence.
Robert Worland
James H Fisher
The State of Indiana }}ss
Shelby County
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Be it remembered that on the Seventh day of February AD 1870 Robert
Worland one of the subscribing witnesses to the within and foregoing last Will
and Testament of Thomas Jinkins late of said County, deceased, personally
appeared before J G Wolf Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Shelby
County in the State of Indiana, and being duly swornby the clerk of said Court,
upon his oath declared and testified as follows that is to say, that
on the 23" day of December AD 1870 he saw the said Thomas Jenkins sign his
name to said instrument in writing as and for his last will and Testament and
that this deponent as the same time heard the said Thomas Jenkins declare the
said instrument in writing to be his last Will and Testament, and that the said
instrument in writing was at the same time at the request of the said Thomas
Jinkins and with his consent attested and subscribed by the said Robert Worland
and James H Fisher in the presence of said testator and in the presence of each
other as subscribing witnesses thereto. And the at the said Testator 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 under any coercion or restraint, as the said
deponent verily believes. And further deponent says not.
(signed) Robert Worland
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Sworn to and subscribed by said Deponent
before me J G Wolf Clerk of said Court at Shelbyville
the 7th day of February AD 1870
J G Wolf Clerk of Com Pleas Ct. |
In attestation whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the said
of said Court.
State of Indiana }} ss
Shelby County
I J G Wolf clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Shelby County Indiana do
hereby certify that the within annexed will and Testament of Thomas Jinkins has
been duly admitted to Probate and duly proved by the testimony of Robert Worland
one of the subscribing witnesses there, that a complete Record of said will and
of the testimony of the said Robert Worland in proof thereof has been by me duly
made and recorded in Book 1 at pages 267, 268 and 269 of the Records of Wills of
said County.
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In attestation whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name, and affixed the seal of said
Court at Shelbyville this 7" day of
February 1870
J G Wolf Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas Shelby County |
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
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