Court Records: Putnam County, Indiana Will and Probate of Eliza M. Allen

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LDS 1315796 [Item 2] Putnam County Indiana Will Records, Volume 3 

(23 Sep 1889-9 Jun 1902)

Transcribed from the original clerk’s record.

Page 336 “Will of Eliza M. Allen”

 

In the name of God Amen I Eliza

M. Allen of Putnam County in the State of 

Indiana being of sound mind and memory 

and considering the uncertainty of this frail and 

transitory life do therefore make ordain publish 

and declare this to be my last will and testa=

ment that is to say I will that I shall have a 

decent and respectable burial and all my 

just debts including my burial, doctor bills, 

and expenses incurred by my last sickness 

shall be paid.

Item 2nd I will that the farm owned by me 

(Bought with money from my Father’s estate) to wit: 

fifty-five acres lying in the north part of the 

west half of the south east quarter of section 

twenty three in township no. fifteen north of 

range no. four west, also the residence at 

which I live in the town of Bainbridge in 

said County (Being Lot No 106 in the southern en=

largement of said town together with all the pers=

onal property that I may [have] seized with (in=

cluding the eleven hundred dollars now loaned 

to John & Alvin Hanks) all taken together and 

divided as follows to wit: to the children of my 

daughter Emma J Anderson deceased, one sixth 

part, To the children of my daughter Amanda 

M. Roberts (deceased) one sixth part. To the children of 

my daughter Lucretia Priest deceased one sixth part 

and to my son Alvin B. Hanks, the executors of this 

my last will. Witness my hand and seal 

this September the 11” A D. 1888    Eliza M [herXmark] Allen {seal}

[Attest to mark]

[Harrison M. Randel]        

The above written instrument 

was subscribed by the said Eliza M. Allen and 

acknowledged by her to each of us and she at 

the same time published and declared the above

Page337

instrument so subscribed to be her last will and tes=

tament and we at the textators request and in her 

presence have signed our name as witnesses hereto 


and written opposite our names or respective places 

of residence This September the 10” 1888.

Witness  

William H. Singleton

W M Hurt

{Both Bainbridge Po}

State of Indiana}

Putnam County} ss.

Before me Daniel T Darnall

Clerk of the Putnam Circuit Court personally came 

William H. Singleton one of the subscribing, wit=

nesses to the foregoing last will and testament of 

Eliza M. Allen late of Putnam County Indiana 

deceased, and being duly sworn on oath says that he 

was present at the execution of said last will: that 

the same was duly executed: that at the time of the 

execution thereof, said testatrix was of full age to 

devise her property, of sound mind and memory and 

not under any coercion or restraint: that said testatrix 

requested affiant and W. M. Hurt to sign said will 

as witnesses thereto which they accordingly did in 

the presence of said testatrix and in the presence of 

each other as subscribing witnesses thereto.

W. H. Singleton

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18” day of April 

1896. Daniel T Darnall clerk.

State of Indiana}

Putnam County} ss.

I Daniel T Darnall 

clerk of the Putnam Circuit Court do hereby 

certify that the above and foregoing last will and 

testament of Eliza M. Allen late of Putnam County 

State of Indiana, deceased, was this day duly admitted 

to probate and records and the proof thereof duly made 

by Wm H. Singleton one subscribing witnesses thereto 

which said will together with such proof, have been 

duly recorded in Record of will No. 3 page 336 in 

this office.

Witness my hand and the seal of said court 

this 18” day of April 1896

Daniel T Darnall Clerk.

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