Last Will and Testament of Angelina Rando Maggiore 1935, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Submitted for the LA GenWeb Archives by Angie Radosti-Orellana, Aug 1998. * ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF ORLEANS CITY OF NEW ORLEANS BE IT KNOWN that on this eight (8) day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five (A.D. 1935), at the residence of Mr. Peter Rando, 1401 Poydras Street, in this City of New Orleans, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, before me, Peter Gentile, Notary Public, duly commissioned and qualified, in and for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, and therein residing, on the hour 7 P.M. in the full presence, view and hearing of Peter Rando, Jewel E. Brock, Angelo J. Rando and Mrs. Juanita P. Brock, all of whom are over the full legal age of majority and residents of this City of New Orleans, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, personally came and appeared - ANGELINA RANDO- who is over the full legal age of majority and a resident of the City of Harahan, in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana and who, in the full presence, view and hearing of all the aforementioned and undersigned competent witnesses, declared to me, the said Notary Public, that she the said Angelina Rando, wished my presence at the above mentioned and numbered residence for her personal convenience to have me, the said Notary, write her last will and testament. And so, at this declaration of the said Angelina Rando, testatrix herein, I, Peter Gentile, the said Notary Public, in the full presence, view and hearing of all the aforementioned and undersigned competent witnesses, to all of whom identity of the person and juridical capacity of the said testatrix, Angelina Rando, are well known, after having first closed all the doors and other openings leading into the room wherein this last will and testament of the said Angelina Rando was dictated by her, the said testatrix, to me, the said Notary Public, in full presence, view and hearing of all the aforementioned and undersigned competent witnesses, immediately prepared to write this last will and testament of the said Angelina Rando, testatrix herein, word for word, as dictated to me, the said Notary Public, by the said testatrix, Angelina Rando, in clear and understandable language and in the full presence, view and hearing of all the above named and undersigned competent witnesses, as follows to-wit: I, Angelina Rando, being of sound mind and knowing that this life is precarious and wishing to make proper disposition of all my property in case of my death, in the full presence, view and heaing of Peter Gentile, said Notary, and all the aforementioned and undersigned competent witnesses, do hereby delcare this my last will and testament. My name is ANGELINA RANDO, I was born in Ustica, Italy. I am seventy-one (71) years of age. I was married only once and then to Antonino Maggiore, with whom I am presently living. My father and mother are both dead. I have nine (9) children only, all of whom are living and over the full legal age of majority and all have been born from my marriage to the said Antonino Maggiore. My said nine (9) children are as follows: John Maggiore, Murphy Maggiore, Joseph Maggiore, Anthony Maggiore, Jr., Nina Maggiore, wife of Joseph Lauricella, Mamie Maggiore, widow of John Taranto, Sarah Maggiore, wife of Charles Saltalamacchia, Nancy Maggiore, wife of Peter Rando and Rosalie Maggiore, wife of Fred Palmisano. I give and bequeath to my said husband, Antonino Maggiore, the disposable portion of all the property I may be possessed of at the time of my death, wheather movable or immovable and wherever situated and all that may accrue thereto, all of which disposable portion of all the property I may die possessed of at the time of my death, I give and bequeath to my said husband, Antonino Maggiore, to hold and enjoy, in full ownership and without any condition whatsoever. I give and bequeath also to my said husband, Antonino Maggiore, usufruct of all the property of whatsoever nature and kind I may be possessed of at the time of my death for him to enjoy said usufruct during his natural life. I name my said husband, Antonino Maggiore, testamentary executor of all my property which I may die possessed of, and all that which may accrue thereto and whatever situated, with full seizen and without the necessity of furnishing a bond therefor. I name Peter Gentile, Attorney, to advise, direct, open and close my succession. I desire that all my just debts be paid. I hereby revoke all and any will or testament I may have made prior to this my last will and testament. This last will and testament of the said Angelina Rando, testatrix herein, was dictated entirely by her, the said Angelina Rando, textatrix, to me, the said Notary Public, in the full presence, view and hearing of all the aforementioned and undersigend witnesses, and the same was reduced to writing by me, the said Notary Public, in the full presence, view and hearing of all the aforementioned and undersigend competent witnesses, and the said testatrix, Angelina Rando, I, the said Notary Public, then read in full this last will and testament to the said Angelina Rando, testatrix, herein, the full presence, view and hearing of all the aforementioned and undersigned competent witnesses, and she, the testatrix, Angelina Rando, did declare to me, the said Notary Public, in the full presence, view and heaing of the aforenamed and undersigned witnesses, that she, the said Angelina Rando, testatrix herein, was entirely satisfied therewith, and that she, the said testatrix, Angelina Rando, is unable to write her name to this her last will and testament, because she does not know how write her name having never been taught how to write her name and because she has never received and had an education therefor. And so, in the full presence, view and hearing of all the aforementioned and undersigned competent witnesses and me, the said Notary Public, she, the said Angelina Rando, testatrix herein, makes and affixes herto her usual mark after the whole was received, dictated, read and signed in the full presence, view and hearing of all the afornamed and undersigned competent witnesses and the said testatrix, Angelina Rando, all which was done at one sitting, and at one act, and without any interruption and without turning aside to any other act. Thus done, read and signed at the aforenamed and numbered residence in this City of New Orleans, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, on this eight (8) day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five (A.D. 1935). (Original Signed) Angelina X Rando (mark) Witnesses: (Original Signed) Peter Rando (Original Signed) Jewel E. Brock (Original Signed) Angelo J. Rando (Original Signed) Mrs. Juanita P. Brock (Original Signed) Peter Gentile, Notary Public A TRUE COPY: (Signature) Peter Gentile, Notary Public SEAL OF NOTARY # # #