WILL: George Keeney; Rochester, Monroe co., NY
surname: Keeney, Luce

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Monroe co NY Will Book Vol. 3 page 415

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GEORGE KEENEY

In the name of God, Amen. I, George Keeney of the city of Rochester, Monroe
County in the State of New York, Physician, do make and publish this my last
will and testament hereby revoking and making void all former will by me at
any time heretofore made.

First. I direct that my debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon as possible
after my decease, out of the first moneys that shall come into the hands of my
Executor.

Second. I give and bequeath to my beloved children James Minton Keeney and
Hellen Melinda Keeney all my personal estate and I direct that said Estate
principal and Interest, or so much thereof as may be necessary shall be used
for the support and education of the said James Minton and Hellen Melinda
according to their several necessities.

Third. In the event of the death of either of said children before my own
decease, the child surviving shall have all of said estate to be used for his
education and support as aforesaid.

Fourth. It is my will that said estate shall be considered a joint fund to be
used as aforesaid until the eldest of said children shall arrive to the age of
twenty-one years when the surplus if any shall be equally divided share and
share alike between said children and the share of said eldest child shall be
paid to him and the other share to the said Hellen upon her arriving to the
age of twenty one years.

Fifth. If neither of said children should survive me the said estate shall go
to my beloved Sister Mrs. Wealthy_ Luce: but in the event that neither of the
said children nor my said sister be living at the time of my decease then the
said estate shall be divided equally between my two beloved brothers, John and
Franklin, share and share alike.

And I do hereby make and ordain my esteemed neighbor and friend Levi A. Ward
Esq. Of the said city of Rochester Executor of this my last will and
testament.

In witness whereof, I George Keeney the testator have to this my will on the
foregoing page written set my hand and seal this twentieth day of March in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight-hundred and forty six.

George Keeney (his seal)

Signed, sealed published and declared to be the above named George Keeney as
and for his last will and testament, in the presence of said testator and in
the presence of each other .

N,. L. Carpenter

Jos. Farnham

Wm. Mullen

State of New York

Monroe County

Be it remembered that at a Surrogate Court held at Rochester in and for the
County of Monroe on the twenty eight day of May 1846 before Simeon B. Jewett,
surrogate of the said County the last will and testament of George Keeney,
late of the city of Rochester in the County aforesaid deceased or which the
preceding Record of Will is a true copy was duly proved and admitted to
probate at as a will of personal estate after citation for that purpose had
been issued served returned and filed according to the law and the following
depositions of the witnesses were thereupon taken and filed to establish the
execution, custody, genuineness and validity of the said Will

County of Monroe Surrogate Court

Int he matter of proving the will of George Keeney deceased

Elijah J. Keeney of the city of Rochester in the county of Monroe aforesaid,
being duly sworn says that the Instrument now produced to this deponent is the
last will and testament of George Keeney late of the City of Rochester in the
county of Monroe aforesaid deceased: that the said deceased died in the city
of Natchez in the state of Mississippi and executed the said Will at the place
last aforesaid

that Nathan L. Carpenter, Joseph Farnham, William F. Mellen (sic) the
subscribing witnesses to the said Will reside in the city of Natches (sic)
aforesaid and that this deponent is well acquainted with the handwriting of
the of the said George Keeney the said testator of the and of the said Nathan
L. Carpenter, Joseph Farnham and William F. Mellen the subscribing witnesses
to said will and that the signatures of each of said persons to said Will is
genuine and in their own proper handwriting respectively which said Will bears
date the twentieth day of March in the year 1846. And this deponent further
says that at the said time when the said testator subscribed his name to the
said last will as aforsaid and at the time the said Nathan L. Carpenter Joseph
Farnham and William F. Mellen subscribing their names and attesting the
witnesses thereto as aforesaid the said testator was of sound mind and memory
and of full age to execute a will and was not under any restraint as this
deponent verily believes and this deponent saith not.

E. J. Keeney

Simeon P. Jewett, Surrogate

County of Monroe Surrogate Court

in the matter of proving the will of George Keeney, deceased.

Levi A. Ward of the city of Rochester in the county of Monroe, aforesaid,
being duly sworn doth depose and say that on or about the _ day of April in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six the said last
will and testament came to the deponent by mail from the city of Natches and
the State of Mississippi in an envelope enclosed by the testator and that the
instrument now produced and offered for probate is the same instrument which
was so received as aforesaid by this deponent and further this deponent saith
that the said instrument was safely and securely kept by this deponent in his
possession from that time until on or about the 16th day of May in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six when the said instrument was
delivered to the Surrogate of Monroe County for proof. That previous to the
departure or the said testator from the city to go south this deponent was
requested the said testator to act as his executor in case of his death.

L. A. Ward

Subscribed and sworn the 28th day of May 1846 before me.

Simeon B. Jewett, Surrogate of Monroe County