WILL: William A. Corell; Portland, Chautauqua co., NY

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Chautauqua Co NY Will Book Vol. 12 page 445
transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy

 Will of William A Corell

 Last Will and Testament.  I William A. Corell of the Town of Portland County
of Chautauqua and State of New York, being of sound mind and memory, do make,
ordain publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament, in manner
and form following that is to say: First  After all my lawful debts are paid
and discharged, I give and bequeath all of my personal property to my
wife Sarah M. Corell without reserve. Second.  I give to my wife Sarah M.
Corell the use of all my real estate during her life time. Third.  After her
death my real estate shall be disposed of as follows; I hereby order my land
divided into two equal parts the dividing line shall run north and south
making an east half and a west half thereof, after which I give and bequeath
to my son William W. Corell the east half of my farm so divided without
reserve. Fourth.  I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucy A. Corell the west
half of my farm so divided without reserve. Fifth.  The buildings on my farm
after the death of my wife, Sarah M. Corell shall be equally divided as near
as may be , between my son William W. Corell and my daughter Lucy A. Corell.
Sixth.  If the Executor of this my last Will and Testament herein after
appointed by me should die or become incompetent to act my daughter Lucy A.
Corell if then living shall act as my Executor thereafter as though originally
appointed by me. If at any time during the lifetime of my wife Sarah M. Corell
it should become necessary for her support and proper maintainance and to use
upon than my personal property and the use of my farm, she my said wife shall
have the full rights and privilege, and she is hereby fully empromise to sell
about twelve acres of land off of the south end of my farm for that purpose
and that only. Likewise I make constitute and appoint my wife Sarah M. Corell
to be my Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all
former Wills by me made. In Witness thereof I have hereunto subscribe my name
and affixed my seal the 28th day of May in the year of our lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety seven.

         Willaim A. Correll   L.S.

 We, whose names are hereto subscribed, do certify that William A. Corell the
Testator  subscribed his name to this instrument in our presence, and in the
presence of each of us, and  at the same time he declared in our presence and
hearing that the same was his last Will and  Testament, and requested us and
each of us, to sign our names thereto as witnesses to the  execution thereof
and which we hereby do in the presence of the Testator and of each other
 this 28th day of May 1897, and the day of the date of the said Will, and
write opposite our  names our respective places of residence.

C. R. Crosby residing at Portland N.Y. C. L. Crosby, residing at Portland N.Y.
Recorded the foregoing last Will and Testament of William A. Corell deceased,
and compared the same with the original Will this 20th day of December 1898.

         Will D. Parker Clerk of the Surrogate's Court