Marion County Indiana , will

William Holmes Last Will and Testament
In the name of God, Amen!  I, William Holmes of the County of Marion
and the State of Indiana being weak in body but of sound and
disposing memory do make and ordain this to be my last will and
testament touching the property which God in his providence had seen
fit for me to acquire.  In the first place I hereby request my
executor to see me decently buried, and in the next place to pay all
my just debts if I owe any.  I will and bequeath to my beloved wife
Martha one third part of all the personal property of all the money I
shall die possessed of as well as one third part of all money due me
or which may become due & one third part of all my choses in action
the above is given in exclusion of her right of dower in the lands &
real estate hereafter named.  Thirdly I will and devise to my beloved
son William Holmes -- his heirs & assigns forever all that part of
the north west quarter of section eight in township fifteen, north of
range three east in the district of lands offered for sale at
Indianapolis which has not heretofore been sold to said William my
son & Jacob Kunkle.  Fourthly I will, bequest and devise to my
beloved daughters Mary Cossel, Jane Holmes, Sarah Griffin, &
Elizabeth Harding their heirs & assigns forever all the north east
quarter of section seventeen in township fifteen north of range three
east in the Indianapolis land district.  Also I will and devise to my
said daughters their heirs and assigns forever all of my right ---
interest in the southeast quarter of section six in the township &
range aforesaid being as supposed between twenty-five and thirty
acres of land be the same more or less & which --- & attest of mine
in said last named quarter of section.  Further I will and bequeath
to my beloved daughters two thirds of all the property personal money
which I shall died possessed of  and also two thirds of all the debts
that shall be then due me & also two thirds of all my choses in
action.  Fifthly I do hereby appoint my son William Holmes & my
son-in-law Robert Harding executors of this my last will and
testament.  I hereby revoke all wills and codicils heretofore made by
me.
Given under my hand & seal this 18th day of August A.D. 1837.  
William Holmes (his mark)  SEAL
Signed, sealed, executed, and acknowledged as the last will and
testament of the first names William Homes in the person & presence
of each other   Sally Wollen
    H.P. Coburn
State of Indiana
Marion County   
Be it known that on the second day of September in the year one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven Henry P. Coburn and Sally
Wollen the --- being witnesses to the within and foregoing instrument
of writing came personally before me, Robert B. Duncan, Clerk of the
Probate Court of Said County, who being by me duly sworn upon their
oath say that the within named William Holmes signed, sealed,
published and declared the within and foregoing instrument of writing
to be his last will and testament in their presence that they believe
he was at the time thereof of sound disposing mind and memory and
that they subscribed their names as witnessing the same in his
presence and at his request and further say not.  In testimony
whereof thereunto subscribe my name, date above as written.
Robert B. Duncan
Recorded March 28 1839
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