Will of SALMON BALDWIN of Otego, Otsego County, New York, 1870.

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I SALMON BALDWIN of Otego in the County of Otsego, NY, do make my last
will and testament in form and substance as follows to wit: to my wife
MARY I give the use, rents, issues and profits of all my real estate for
and during her natural life or so long as she shall remain my widow. I
also give unto my said wife all of my personal property and assets. The
above gifts are made in lieu of a dower also in lieu of her rights as
widow in my said personal property and assets. I also bequeath unto my
three unmarried daus to wit, LOIS, JANE and ELLEN after the decease of
my said wife MARY or her marriage, the use, rents, issues and profits of
my said real estate jointly for and during their natural lives and
whenever one or two of my said daus shall become deceased, to the
surviving sister or sisters abovesaid  provided always that whenever one
or more of my said daughters shall become married she and each one of
said daus so married shall thereupon cease to be entitled to the said
joint or separate use of any portion of the said rents, issues and
profits shall be enjoyed by and belong to dau or daus unmarried.
And I do further will and direct my said wife to sell and convey my said
real estate by deed in fee simple whenever she shall deem it advisable
or promotion of the interests of the above named devisees and grantees
and whenever so sold the proceeds or price thereof shall be divided as
follows, to wit: to my said dau LOIS 5/20 thereof, to my dau JANE 4/20,
to my said dau ELLEN 4/20, to my dau LYDIA 1/40, to my son GEORGE 1/40,
and to my said wife the residue of the said proceeds and price in lieu
as afsd.
But if my said real estate be not sold and conveyed by my said wife as
informed and directed as afsd during her life time then and after her
death I will my son GEORGE in conjunction with my said daus LOIS, JANE
and ELLEN or the survivor or survivors of the said daus being unmarried
as afsd to
sell and convey my said real estate and divide the entire proceeds of
said sale among the said daus and my said son GEORGE in the proportion
to each as hereinabove provided or the survivor or survivors of said
daus and said GEORGE and I hereby will and direct that if my said real
estate is not sold and conveyed as hereinabove directed or if any
portion thereof shall remain unsold at the death of the last survivor of
the said three daus first hereinabove named to wit: LOIS, JANE and
ELLEN, then I will and devise the said estate or so much thereof as
shall remain unsold as afsd to my then heirs at law.
And I do appoint my said wife MARY and my said son GEORGE executors of
this my last will and testament and I do hereby revoke all wills by me
heretofore made.
Dated: 20 Aug 1870.                  SALMON BALDWIN
Witnesses: EBENEZER BLAKELY of Otego, Otsego Co, NY
           THOMAS D. SMITH of Otego, Otsego Co, NY
Probated: 25 Mar 1874.