John Collins's will, Mason Township, Cass County, Michigan

SUBJECT: John Collins Will 1841 Cass Co


SUBMITTER: Pat Johnson
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DATE: Jun 24, 2000
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SURNAMES: COLLINS, McNEIL, CURTIS, HARKNESS, HOFFSTATER
Cass Co Michigan Will Book 3 Pages 221 & 222 FHL Film # 1017939

	
Estate of John Collins Decd
In the name of God I John Collins of the Township of Mason & County
of Cass & State of Michigan being weak in body but sound & perfect
mind & memory & considering the uncertainty of this mortal life &
blessed be Almighty God for the same do make and publish this my last
Will & Testament in a manner and form following. First I give and
bequeath unto my wife Sally Collins a certain peace of land her natural
life; and after her decease I bequeath the same to my only son William
Collins; and described as follows. Beginning at the North East corner
of the South half of South East quarter of Section Number fourteen
in Township Number Eight South of Range Number fourteen West and running
west eighty rods thence South forty rods thence East forty rods thence
south forty rods thence East forty rods thence North to the place
of beginning & I likewise give to my said wife all of my household
furniture to be at her disposal as she sees fit Secondly I give and
bequeath to my only son William Collins the remaining part of the
above described lot of land together with all my other freehold estate
whatsoever to hold to him the said William Collins his heirs & assigns
forever the said William to come in possession of when he arrives
to the age of twenty one years & I likewise give and bequeath to my
said son William all of my farming utensils & Stock that my ne on
the farm & owned by me when my son William shall be twenty one years
of age after paying all just debts & demands against me Thirdly I
give & bequeath one Dollar to each of my daughters herein named to
be paid by my son William when he comes in possession of the above
devise property, first to Mary Curtis, Elinor Harkness, Mehala Hoffstatter,
Martha Collins, Fanny McNeil & Sylvia Collins & lastly as to all the
residue of personal estate of what kinds & nature I give & bequeath
the same to my beloved wife Sally Collins whom I hereby appoint to
be executrix of this my last will & testament & hereby revoke all
former will by me made.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 15th day of
July in the year 1841

		 John Collins §§
Signed and sealed in the presence of us: Silas H. Lay, Saxton P. Kingsley,
Charles E. Mow

Proved and allowed March 15th 1842

C Shanahan Judge of Probate

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Cass Co Michigan Administration of Estates Volume 2 Page 161 FHL Film#
1017936

Estate of John Collins, Decd.

At a special Court of Probate held at Edwardsburg this 15th day pf
March 1842, in the matter of proving the will of John Collins, Decd.
Saxton P. Kingsley being duly sworn says that John Collins of Mason
township, Cass County died in or about August 1841, and that previous
to his death he saw him sign a certain will which is now present and
that the deponent signed the same as a witness, in the presence of
the testator and that the other witness signed the same in the presence
of the testator and of each other, and further that he believes no
objection will be made to the will by any person interested, and further
that the property of said testator was worth about six hundred dollars
at the time of his death, – and further the deponent sayeth not.

	C. Shanahan Judge of Probate

Transcribed by Patricia A. Johnson on 20 June 2000. She is the 4th
great granddaughter of John and Sally Collins, 3rd great granddaughter
of Sylvia Collins McNeil.