WILL: James F. Thomas; Lisle, Broome co., NY
surname: Thomas, 

submitted by Barbara Luce Walker (mrjwwj @ bellsouth.net)
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Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Barbara L. Walker

James F. Thomas of Lisle, Broome, NY 1892

Will Book Vol. 20  Page 25

In the Name of God Amen.

     I James F. Thomas of Lisle Broome County & State of New York, being of
sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this fife, do
therefore make, ordain, publish and declare this to be my last Will and
Testament

     That is to say:

     First after all my lawful debts are paid and discharged, I give and
bequeath to my wife Mary A. Thomas all of my personal property.

     Second. I give & bequeath to my wife Mary the use of all my real estate
during her natural life & at her demise to be equally divided among my
children who shall survive her.

     If any of my children shall die previous to the death of my  wife  Mary &
leave children, the share that would have gone to that child shall go to the
children of said child.

    Further  I make, constitute and appoint my wife Mary A. Thomas to be my
Executrix of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills
by me made.

     In Witness thereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal
the twenty eighth day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred ninety
two.

     James F. Thomas LS

 

     The above instrument, consisting of one sheet, was at the date thereof
subscribed by James F. Thomas the Testator named in the foregoing Will, in the
presence of himself and each of us and at the time of making such subscription
the above instrument was acknowledged by said Testator to be his last Will and
Testament and each of us at the request of said Testator and in his presence
and in the presence of each other signed our names as witnesses at the end of
the Will.

     C. M. Lusk residing at Center Lisle, NY

     Horace  O.  Howland  residing at Center Lisle, NY

      And it appearing from such application that Lutilla, Olive (Oliver) and
Walter Thomas heirs of said decedent are infants a notice was duly issued to
them requiring them to appear by guardian if they had one and if they had none
then they appear and apply for one to be appointed or show cause why one
should not be appointed and that upon failure or neglect so to do the Court
would appoint a guardian to represent and act for them in this proceeding

      And afterwards to wit on the 11th day of March A.D. 1892. satisfactory
proof in the manner prescribed by law for proof of service of a summons issued
out of the Supreme Court, was produced and presented to said Surrogate of the
due service of said Citation, in the mode prescribed by law, and on that day
said infants failing to appear by guardian or apply for one to be appointed,
and Jerome DeWitt having consented in writing to act for such infants as
special guardian for the purpose of appearing for them and protecting their
interests in this matter an order was duly made and inloco appointing him such
guardian and he having duly appeared on behalf of said infants and Mary A.
Thomas the said Executrix in said Will named by C.M. Lusk her attorney having
appeared in support of the probate of said Will and no one appearing to oppose
the probate of said Will  .adjudged the said Will to be a valid Will.

   T. L. Arms Surrogate

 (note: Both witnesses; C. M. Lusk and Horace O. Howland testified they had
known James F. Thomas for more than 20 years and that he was about 45 at the
time of his death and that the Will shown to them, dated 28 January 1892 was
that of James F. Thomas)

(one side of the page was so faded that it was impossible to read, thus the
words in Castellar type are guesses of the transcriber for ease in reading,
however all the important names were clear.)