Benton County, Missouri Wills - Asa McKinzie


My last will and testament I want Margaret McKinzie my wife to take and
have full possession of all my Estate with full power to settle said 
Estate without bond or probate for her own use and benefit as long as 
she remains my widow. Let Sarah and Asa retain their property I give 
them and give Margaret and Daniel a colt each, and David my son to have
Two hundred & fifty dollars as his interest and at her death if any money
or property left it is to be divided between my girls and James. John Asa 
& Daniel to have all my Real Estate to be divided equally between them 
but neither one of them shall ever at any time mortgage said land or 
sell to any person except to one another. I want the younger children
to have and make their support on said land until they become of age. 
This is my will done this March 12, 1885.

His Mark “X” Asa McKinzie

Witness:
John Holland
William G. Matthews

Proof of Will

State of Missouri )
County of Benton ) In the Probate Court – In Vacation


Be it remembered that on this 29th day of April, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty five
before me H. T. Patten Judge and Clerk of the Probate Court held in and for
the County of Benton and State of Missouri
personally appeared John Holland and William G. Matthews who being duly
sworn upon their oaths depose and say that
they were present and saw Asa McKinzie sign by mark the foregoing
instrument, purporting to be the last will and
testament of him the said Asa McKinzie and heard him publish and declare
the same to be his last will and testament
and that at the time of signing the same the said Asa McKinzie was of sound
and disposing mind and that these
deponents subscribed their names thereto as witnesses to the same in the
presence of the testation and of each other,
and at the request of the said testation and that at the time of the
signing of said will the said Asa McKinzie was over 21
years of age.

(signed) John Holland
(signed) William G. Matthews

Sworn to and subscribed before me H. T. Patten Judge and Clerk of the
Probate Court the day and year first aforesaid.

(signed) H. T. Patten
Judge and Clerk Probate Court

Certificate of Probate

State of Missouri )
County of Benton )
In the Probate Court Benton County, MO
In Vacation

I, H. T. Patten Judge and Clerk of the Probate Court Benton County,
Missouri having examined the foregoing instrument
purporting to be the last will and testament of Asa McKinzie deceased and
signed by mark by said Asa McKinzie
deceased, late of Benton County, Missouri and having heard the testimony of
John Holland and William G. Matthews
subscribing witnesses thereto in relation to the execution of the same do
declare and adjudge said instrument is the last
will and testament of said Asa McKenzie deceased and the same is therefore
admitted to probate.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
said Court at office this 28th day of April 1885.

H. T. Patten
Judge and Clerk of Probate Court

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