WILL: Mary E. McClelland; Saranac Lake, Franklin co., New York
surname: McClelland, Walton, Hazelwood, Selfridge, Barton, Scott, Botsford,
Wise, Buckley

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Franklin co NY Will Book Vol. 13 page 643
Written: 10 Aug 1918
Recorded: 5 Feb 1919

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN:

I, Mary E. McClelland of the Village of Saranac Lake, in the County of
Franklin and State of New York, being of sound mind and memory, do make,
publish and declare this my last Will and Testament, in manner following; that
is to say:

                              1st
I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid.

                              2nd
I give and bequeath to Christ's Mission, No. 331 W. 57th St., New York City,
N.Y., the sum of Fifty ($50) Dollars.

                             3rd
I give and bequeath to the New York State Women's Christian Temperance Union
the sum of Fifty ($50) Dollars.

                              4th
I give and bequeath to the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist
Church the sum of Fifty ($50) Dollars.

                              5th

I give and bequeath to the Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church the
sum of Fifty ($50) Dollars.

                              6th

I give and bequeath to my daughters, Susan E. Walton and Agnes R. Hazelwood,
the sum of Three Hundred ($300) Dollars, the same to be divided equally
between them share and share alike.

                              7th

All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real and personal, I give,
devise and bequeath to my children, William McClelland, Susan E. Walton,
Martha E. Washburn, Fred S. McClelland, Eliza L. Selfridge, Agnes R.
Hazelwood, Clara V. Barton and Lena C. McClelland, the same to be divided
equally between them share and share alike; provided however, that if any of
my said children shall predecease me leaving lawful issue then and in that
event such issue shall together take the share its parent would have taken
under this Will had such parent survived me.

                              8th

I give and empower my executors hereinafter mentioned the right to sell and
transfer any and all real estate of which I may die seized, and to give to the
purchaser, or purchasers thereof, a good and sufficient deed for the same.

Lastly, I hereby appoint, Lena C. McClelland and Robert E. Selfridge, both of
Saranac Lake, N.Y., executors of this, my last Will and Testament: hereby
revoking all former Wills by me made.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name the 9th day of June, in
the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

                                    Mary E. McClelland   (L.S.)

We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, DO CERTIFY, that on the 9th day of
June, 1911, Mary E. McClelland the testator, subscribed her name to this
instrument in our presence and in the presence of each of us, and at the same
time, in our presence and hearing, declared the same to be her last Will and
Testament, and requested us, and each of us, to sign our name thereto as
witnesses to the execution thereof, which we hereby do in the presence of the
testator and of each other, on the said date, and write opposite our names our
respective places of residence.

William B. Scott      Saranac Lake, N.Y.
Addis K. Botsford     Saranac Lake, N.Y.

                            CODICIL

I, Mary E. McClelland, of Saranac Lake, Town of Harrietstown, County of
Franklin and State of New York, having made my last WILL and TESTAMENT,
bearing the date the 9th day of June, 1911, do now make this codicil to be
taken as part of the same.

FIRST:- I ratify and confirm said Will in every respect except so far as any
part of it is inconsistent with the Codicil.

SECOND:- I Give and Devise to my daughter, Lena C. McClelland, my dwelling
house where I now live, together with the garden and door yard appurtenant to
the same, and to her heirs and assigns forever; subject however, to the
payment of $500 towards a mortgage of $1500 against said property, the balance
of $1000 to be paid out of my estate; this to be in addition to her share
of the residue of the property in consideration of her loving care of me, and
of her uncle, George W. Wise, in these years last past.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of
August, 1918.

                                     Mary E. McClelland  (L.S.)

THE FOREGOING INSTRUMENT was at the date thereof signed, sealed, published and
declared by the said testator, Mary E. McClelland, as and for a Codicil to her
last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at her request, in her
presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as
witnesses thereto.
Nora H. Buckley       who resides at Saranac Lake, N.Y.
Harold P. Buckley     who resides at Saranac Lake N.Y.

Above Will and Codicil admitted to probate February 5th, 1919.