JOHN BUGH WILL, NIAGARA, NEW YORK

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
John Bugh deceased 

Be it remembered, that heretofore, to wit: On the 21st day of March in 
the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, Samuel 
R. Dershem, Executor named in the Last Will and Testament of John Bugh, 
late of the town of Lockport, the County of Niagara deceased, appeared 
in open Court, before the Surrogate of the County of Niagara, and made 
application to have the said Last Will and Testament which relates to 
both Real and Personal Estate, proved; and such application the said 
Surrogate did ascertain by satisfactory evidencce who were the widow 
next of kin to the said testator and all persons in being who would take 
an interest in any portion of said real or personal property, under the 
provisions of said will, and the executor or executors, trustee or 
trustees named or described therein, of daid deceased, and their 
respective residences, and said Surrogate did thereupon issue a Citation 
in due form of law, directed to the proper persons by their respective 
names, stating their respective places of residence, requiring them to 
appear before said Surrogate, at his office in the City of Lockport, in 
said County, on the 5th day of May, A.D. 1894 to attend the probate of 
said Will.
And Afterwords, to-wit: On the 5th day of May, A. D. 1894, satisfactory 
evidence by affidavit was produced and presented to said Surrogate, of 
the due service of said Citation in the mode prescribed by law, and on 
that day said petitioner appeared by Tice and Vicarytus Attns and in 
appearing that Jennie Elizabeth Dershem, Eva Belle Dershem, Dora Buck, 
Bessie Multchler and Will Grundrum named in the petition herein are 
minors who have been duly served with a citation and notice of the 
application for the appointment of a special guardian, A.A. Bradley on 
his consenting thereto was appointed the special guardian of Jennie 
Elizabeth Dershem & Eva Belle Dershem and Geo. B. Ostrander on his 
consenting thereto was appointed the special guardian of Dora Buck, 
Bessie Multchler and Will Grundrum to appear for them and take care of 
their interests herein and said special guardians appearing in person 
and one appearing to oppose the probate of such Will such proceeding 
were thereupon had in said Court,afterwards, that said Surrogate took 
the proofs of said Will hereinafter set forth, upon this 5th day of May 
1894, and he thereupon adjudged the said Will to be a valid Will of Real 
and Personal Estate, and the proofs thereof to be sufficient, which said 
Last Will and Testament and proofs are as follows that is to say: "Will"

The last Will and Testament 
of
John Bugh of the town of Lockport, County of Niagara and state of New 
York.
I, John Bugh of the age of 74 years and upwards being of sound mind and 
memory, aware of the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, and 
desirous of making an equitable and proper disposition of my property at 
my decease, I do make, ordain, publish and declare this to be my last 
Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say:
    First. I direct that my debts, funeral expended and expenses of 
administration, including a monument to be erected at my grave, the cose 
of which monument shall not exceed the sum of five hundred Dollars, 
shall be paid from the proceeds of my  personal estate, not hereinafter 
specifically bequeathed.
    Second. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Eva Bugh, all my 
household furniture, stock, farming utensils, carriages and other 
personal property on the farm now occupied by me, to use and dispose of 
as she may see fit.
    Third. I give and bequeath to the Evangelical Association of North 
America the sum of three hundred Dollars, two hundred Dollars of which 
shall be used for the Missionary Society of the New York Conference of 
said Evangelical Association.
    Fourth. I give and bequeath to Jennie Elizabeth Dreshem and Eva 
Bell Dreshem, daughters of Samuel S. Dreshem the sum of one hundred 
Dollars each.
    Fifth. I give and bequeath to my nephew John S. Bugh the sum of 
fifty dollars, to my niece Esther Cummings the sum of fifty dollars, and 
th my niece Mary E. Gillings the sum of fifty dollars.
    Sixth. I give and devise to my beloved wife Eva Bugh the use of 
the farm of twenty four and one half acres of land situate in said town 
of Lockport and occupied by me for and during the term of her natural 
life; and after her decease I give and devise said farm to my adopted 
daughter Eva Isabelle Dunkleberger, wife of William Dunkleberger and to 
her heirs and assigns forever.
    Seventh. I give and devise all the rest and remainder of my real 
estate whereever the same may be situate to my said wife Eva Bugh and to 
her heirs and assigns forever. 
    Eighth. I give and bequeath all the rest residue and remainer of 
my  personal property and estate to my brothers Henry Bugh, Abraham 
Bugh, George Bugh and Daniel Bugh and to the children of my deceased 
sisters Catharine Griersburg, Elizabeth  Hardref, Susan Burrows and Mary 
Kramer in equal shares the children of each  of said deceased sisters to 
take the same share which their parent would if living; and this bequist 
had been made to aid of said brothers and sisters in equal shares.
    Ninth. I direct that the sum of one hundred dollars for the 
foregoing bequist of three hundred dollars to the Evangical Association 
of North America be used for the improvement of the church property of 
said Association situated in said town of Lockport.
    Likewise, I make constitute and appoint Samuel B. Dershem of the 
said town of Lockport 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 25th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight 
hundred and eighty four.
John Bugh         (seal)
The foregoing instrument was at the date thereof subscribed  by John 
Bugh the testator therein named in the presence of me and each of us. He 
at the time of making such subscription, acknowledged that he executed 
the same and declared the same instrument so subscribed by him to be his 
last Will and Testament. Whereupon me at his request and in his 
presence, and in the presence of each other, do here subscribe our names 
as witnesses thereto.
Joseph F. Gillings residing at Clarence, Erie Co., NY
Henry A. Schneider residing at Lockport, Niagara Co., NY

Surrogates Court
In the Matter of proving the last Will and Testament
John Bugh
deceased
Niagara County, SS,
Joseph F. Gillings and Henry A. Schneider being duly sworn, in open 
Court and upon their several corporeal oaths, each for himself doth 
depose and say, that he is a subscribing witness to the Last Will and 
Testament of John Bugh late of the Town of Lockport in the County of 
Niagara and State of New York, deceased. And these deponents do further 
say, that the said John Bugh, deceased, did, in the presence of each of 
these deponents, subscribe his name at the end of the instrument in 
writing which is now here shown to these deponents, and which purports 
to be the last Will and Testament of the said deceased and which bears 
the date on the 25th day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighty-
four. That the said deceased did, at the time of subscribing his name to 
the said instrument aforesaid, declare the same to be his last Will and 
Testament: and these deponents did thereupon subscribe their own 
respective names at the end of said instrument, as attesting witnesses 
to the execution thereof, each at the request of the said deceased, and 
in his presence, and in the presence of each other: That the said 
deceased, at the time of so subscribing his name to said instrument as 
aforesaid, and publishing said instrument as aforesaid, was upwards of 
twenty-one years of age and a citizen of the United States; that he 
appeared to be, and deponents believe he was of sound mind, memory and 
understanding, and not under any restraint, and, as deponents verily 
believe in all respects competent to devise real estate; that each of 
these deponents saw the other sign his name to the said instrument in 
the presence of the said deceased.
Taken, subscribed and sworn to before me, this 5th day of may 1894.
David Miller
County Judge & Acting Surrogate
Joseph F. Gillings
Henry A. Schneider

Niagara County, SS,
It appearing upon the proofs duly taken in respect to the Last Will and 
Testament of John Bugh late of the Town of Lockport in the County of 
Niagara, and the State of New York, deceased, that the said John Bugh 
deceased was at the time he executed the same, was in all respects 
competent to devise real estate, and not under any restraint, and that 
the said Last Will and Testament and the proofs and examinations are 
hereby recorded, signed and certified by me, pursuant to the provisions 
of the Revised Statures, this 5th of May 1894
David Miller
County Judge and acting Surrogate