WILL: Morgan L. Jones; Hartland, Niagara co., NY surname: Jones, Brown, Howe, Osborne, Wescott submitted by Adrienne Condon (acondon at cas.usf.edu) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: October 30, 2005 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 5.9 Kb ************************************************ Source: Sampubco.com Niagara co NY Will Book vol. 39 page 61 Written: August 3, 1888 Recorded: May 13, 1889 Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Adrienne Condon In the name of God, Amen. I Morgan L. Jones of the town of Hartland, County of Niagara & State of New York, being of sound mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, 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 my Daughter Mary Wescott the use during her natural life the West end of the farm on which she now resides, said farm is now worked by Oris Wescott, her husband & at the decease of the said Mary Wescott said twenty acres of land shall be equally divided between the children of the said Mary Wescott. Oris Wescott is to have the use of the remainder of the fifty acres, namely, thirty acres of land, on the following conditions: he shall pay all the taxes assessed against the fifty acres & also support his mother during her natural life & if he does not see fit to support his mother he must pay his mother One Hundred Dollars a year according to a Will made by his father Sanford Wescott. Second. I give & bequeath to my daughter Cintarilla Howe the sum of Five hundred dollars less the amount of a certain Note given by her to me & dated August second 1884, for the sum of forty eight dollars and interest. Third. I give, devise & bequeath to my daughter Electa Brown the sum of Five hundred dollars which is to be paid by a certain promissory note of mine which she holds against me, said note is not on interest. Fourth. I give, devise & bequeath to my son Henry O. Jones the sum of Five Hundred dollars which is paid by certain promissory Notes which I hold against him. Fifth. I give, devise & bequeath to my son Abram Jones the sum of Five hundred dollars which is part paid by a certain promissory Note given me for $436. & interest, note is dated Dec 17th 1874. Sixth. I give, devise & bequeath to my son Northrup Jones, the sum of Five dollars & a certain promissory note given by him to me for the sum of $536.00 & interest dated Dec 22 1874. Seventh. I give, devise & bequeath to my son, Albert Jones, the sum of Five hundred dollars. Eighth. I give, devise & bequeath to my son Herbert Delanson Jones the sum of Five hundred dollars which is to be paid by a certain promissory note of his which I hold against him, said note is given for the sum of $375.00 & interest dated Dec 17th 1874 if this note lacks of amounting to five hundred dollars, the balance shall be paid him in money. I give, devise & bequeath to my House Keeper Harriett Osborne the sum of One hundred dollars also my silver watch & chain & one picture of myself & children. 9th. I give, devise & bequeath to my daughter Mary Wescott six silver teaspoons marked M.E.J. & two larger larger silver spoons marked M.E.J. also one mustard spoon & salt spoon marked M.E.J. also four silver plated forks not marked. 10th. I give my daughter Electa Brown two large silver spoons marked M.E.J. two plated spoons & one sugar spoon & four plated forks. 11. I give, devise and bequeath to my daughter Cindaril Howe two large silver spoons marked M.E.J. also two plated spoons, also four forks & one silver cream spoon. 12. After the aforesaid bequests have been paid, if there is any surplus or remainder, it shall be equally divided between the before named children. I hereby direct & order the Executor of this my last Will & Testament to sell at public or private sale all of the real estate which I may own at my decease & convey the same according to law within six months after my decease. Likewise, I make constitute and appoint Gordon Rowe of the Town of Hartland, County of Niagara & State of New York to be executor of this my last Will and testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal. The third day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight. [Signed] Morgan L. Jones [Seal Affixed] The above written instrument was subscribed by the said Morgan L. Jones in our presence and acknowledged by him to each of us; and he at the same time declared the above instrument so subscribed to be his last Will and Testament; and we, at his request, have signed our names as witnesses hereto in his presence and in the presence of each other and written opposite our names our respective places of residence. [Signed] Wm H. Rose [Signed] Sara B. Rose Additional Comments: Mogan L. Jones's will, as cataloged by Sampubco, is listed as the will of Morgan F. Jones. This is likely due to the holographic record in which a capital "L" looks similar to a capital "F"; however, from the spelling of "Lord" within the will's reference to the "year of our Lord," it is clear that the capital letter is not an "F," but an "L." Additionally, census records, tombstone, and NYS death certificate clearly show "Morgan L. Jones" with "L" as the correct middle initial. Despite the variant spellings in the holographic copy of this will, (Cintarilla and Cinderil), this individual is one and the same person as recorded on her 1899 NYS death certificate: Cindarilla Howe, daughter of Morgan L. and Eliza Jones.