WILL: John Conner; Portland, Chautauqua Co., NY
Surnames: Conner, Eby, Freeman, Buren, Van Curen, Rick

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Chautauqua Co., NY Will Book Vol. 2 page 109
Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy

The Will of John Conner

 In the name of God Amen, I John Conner of the town of Portland in the county
of Chautauqua and State of New York, being of sound deposing mind, memory &
understanding, do hereby make publish declare, my last will & testament, in
manner & form following. First I give and devise unto my daughter Sally Eby,
the wife of Aaron Eby, lot number one, as described by the map or plan of
the north part of my farm, in said town, of Portland, hereinto annexed Second
I give & devise unto my daughter Elizabeth Freeman, the wife of George
Freeman, Lot number two, as laid down or described on said map or plan annexed
Third I give & devise unto my son James Conner. Lot numbert three as described
on said map or plan, annexed Fourth I give & devise unto my daughter Nancy
Burton, the widow of Willard Burton deceased, lot number four, as described on
said map or plan annexed. Fifth I give & devise unto my son Ezra Conner, lot
number five, as described on said map or plan annexed. Sixth I give & devise
unto my son Dan Conner, lot number six as described on said map, or plan
annexed. Seventh I give & devise unto my son Henry Conner lot number seven as
described on said map, or plan annexed. Eighth I give & devise unto my son,
John F. Conner, lot number eight as described on said map or plan annexed.
Ninth I give  devise & bequeath unto my son David Conner all the rest of
residue of my said farm, or real estate, & all of my household furniture.
Tenth  I give & bequeath unto my daughter Mary Van Curen, the wife of Abraham
VanCuren, the sum of twenty dollars. Eleventh  I give & bequeath unto my
daughter Margaret Rick, the wife of Philip Rick the sum of twenty dollars.
Twelfth I do hereby nominate & appoint my friend & neighbor Benjamin F. Paor
Executor of this my last will & testament, & kinly(?)    expressly revoke  all
& every former will by me made, & I do kinly (?) direct my Executor to sell
all my personal property not  herein bequeathed (& except debt due me, at
public auction, as soon after my decease as may be, & from the proceeds
thereof, &  of the demands due me to pay the two legacies of twenty dollars
each, & all just demands against me, funeral charges  & expenses of settling
the estate, the balance left, after paying the said demands, charges &
expenses, to be divided equally among  all my children herein named. In
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal, this Sixteenth day of
October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred & forty six John
Conner Seal Signed Sealed, published & declared by the testator to be his last
will & testament in the presence of us, who at his request, in his presence &
in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses.

Timothy Judson of the town of Portland in the County of Chautaqua and state of
New York. Vashin Millett of the Town of Portland, in the County of Chautauqua
and state of New York