Will of JOSIAS ELLIOT KERR - 29 April 1850                Orleans Parish
Submitted by:  Pattie Causey September 2003
Source:  Wills, Louisiana Probate Court, Orleans Parish, Volume 8
         Louisiana Division 
         Main Branch, New Orleans Public Library
         Also available through the Family History Library

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JOSIAS ELLIOT KERR, Book 8, page 532

"Josias Elliot Kerr State of Louisiana, Parish and City of New Orleans
filed 29 April 1850 C and?

Be it known that on this day the 18th of April, in the year of our Lord 1850 and 
in the 74th year of the Independence of the United States of America at eleven 
O'clock A.M.

I Antoine Doricourt, a notary public in and for the parish and city of New 
Orleans, State of Louisiana aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, did at the 
request of Richard Blossman, repair to the domicile of Josias Elliot Kerr, 
situated in main Street, bnetween Condé and Royal Streets, and there found the 
said Josias Elliot Kerr sick in bed, but of sound mind, memory and 
understanding, as he appeared to me notary and to the witnesses hereafter named 
and said Josias E. Kerr informed me that he had sent for me for the purpose of 
receiving his last will and testament, which I proceed to write down as by him 
dictated in the presence of Messieurs Richard Blossman, Auguste Hevier Devezin, 
and Paul Olivier Devezin all three witnesses of lawful age and domiciliated in 
this parish and City, and said Josias Elliot Kerr, dictated to me his last will 
& testament as follows;

My name is Josias Elliot Kerr.

I give, devise, and bequeath all my property to my children named Robert Kerr, 
Charles Kerr, Victor Kerr, Amanda Kerr and Malvina Kerr, the legitimate issue of 
my marriage with Manette Trudeau who is living.

I name and appoint for my testamentary executor, Mr. Robert Kerr, my son to whom 
I give as such the seizin of my estate.  I also nominate and appoint my said son 
Robert Kerr to be tutor of Malvina Kerr above named, who is yet a minor
I acknowledge that my son Robert Kerr owes to me by account ? (dark at bottom of 
page) a sum of Seventeen hundred & Sixteen? ? and fifty six cents.
I hereby revoke ......? testament which may have ......? that the present

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one only be executed.
dictated to me.   It is thus the aforegoing will was dictated to me by the 
testator in the continual presence of said three witnesses and by me written 
down, as by him dictated the whole at one time and without turning aside to 
other acts and without interruption, and having read the said will to the said 
testator in the continual presence of said witnesses he declared that it 
contained his last will and testament and that he persisted therein, and the 
said testator witnesses and me notary signed after reading of the whole in the 
manner stated

signed J.E. Kerr - Rich'd. D. Blossman - Aug. O. Devezin.  Paul H. Devezen, and 
Ant. Doricourt Not. Pub.

I hereby certify the aforegoing to be a true copy of the original on record in 
my office.  In faith whereof I have affixed my hand and Seal of office, at new 
Orleans this 27 April 1850

Signed Ant. Doricourt
Not. Pub."