WILL: Jacob Annis; Albion, Orleans Co., NY

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Will of Jacob Annis

I Jacob Annis, farmer, of the town of Albion County of Orleans and State of
New York do hereby make publish and declare this my last Will and Testament as
follows.

First I give and devise to my granddaughter Lillie M. Annis daughter of my son
Joshua R. Annis and to her heirs and assigns All that parcel of land lying in
the Town of Albion in Orleans County New York, part of Lot number eighteen in
Township number Fifteen, Range one of the Holland Purchase which I now own
which was deeded to me by Ambrose Boardman.  Deed recorded in Orleans County
Clerks Office in Book 22 of Deeds, page 102, estimated at about thirty three
acres more or less, subject to limitations + conditions as follows.

That I give the use controls, possession produce, income and profit to be
derived from the land above referred to to my son Joshua for his own use,
until my said granddaughter Lillie M. Annis shall attain to full age of twenty
one years.

After she shall attain to the age of twenty one years I give said land and all
its income produce, and profits to said Lillie for her use except if Judith
Owen, who has resided many years in my family, or my son Joshua R. or his wife
Mary, or either of them shall at any time come to want and be without means of
comfortable support and maintainance in that case I give them and each of them
so in need, the net avails of the produce and use of said land to be used to
supply as far as it would go, their said necessities.

As long as said Judith Owen has a home & support as she now has in the family
of my son Joshua, she will not be deemed to be in such want of support and
maintainance.

Second I give and bequeath all my personal estate to my son Joshua R. Annis
and to his heirs and assigns absolutely.

Third I hereby revoke all Wills by me heretofore made and I nominate and
appoint my son Joshua R. Annis to be executor of this my last Will and
Testament.

Witness my hand and seal January 9 1879.

Jacob Annis (L.S.)


The foregoing instrument was on the day of the date thereof signed sealed
published and declared by Jacob Annis, the Testator as and for his last Will
and Testament in presence of each of us; and we at his request, and in his
presence and in the presence of each other subscribe our names hereto as
witnesses.

Arad Thomas       Albion   N.Y.
James G. Goff

[Jacob Annis died in July 1879 on his farm outside of Albion, NY]