WILL: Lydia French; China, Wyoming co., NY
surname: French, Barnes

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Transcribed from SAMPUBCO photocopy by Sally Jankowski
Wyoming co NY Will Book Vol. 4 page 205

Last Will and Testament of Lydia FRENCH:

Be it remembered that heretofore, to wit:  on the third day of March in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two Chas O. SHEPHERD,
the executor named in the Last Will and Testament of Lydia FRENCH late of
the town of China in the County of Wyoming, deceased appeared in open Court
before the Surrogate of the County of Wyoming and made application to have
the said Last Will and Testament, which relates to both Real and Personal
Estate, proved, and in each application the said Surrogate did ascertain by
satisfactory evidence, who were the heirs of the said testator and their
respective residences.

In the name of God Amen, I LYDIA FRENCH, of Arcade, Wyoming County , New
York, aged 52 years and upwards being of sound mind and memory and
considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, do therefore
make publish ordain 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
to my husband, IRA FRENCH all the real and personal estate and xxx of which
I may died signed in my own right, and all my interest in any such, in any
other xxx of any name whatever, but should said IRA die without children,
then all such xxx or the avails thereof that may remain at his decease, I
direct to be equally divided amongst such children of my brother CHARLES
BARNES as may then be living, and I devise a suitable burial as I have
verbally directed my executor and the expenses thereof to be paid out of the
Property I leave.  And I hereby empower my executor to convey by deed any
real estate I may xx  xxx of, so as to carry out the above devise and
bequest, as in his judgment may seem best

Likewise I make constitute and appoint my friend C. O. SHEPHERD of Arcade 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 by seal
this 8th day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and sixty-two.

LYDIA FRENCH

The above written instrument was subscribed by the same LYDIA FRENCH in our
presence and acknowledged by her to each of us and she at the same time
declared the above instrument so subscribed to be her last will and
testament and we at her request have signed our names as witnesses hereto
and xxx our names and our places of residences.

LUCY COLLINS Arcade, Wyoming County, NY
LUCRETIA COLLINS Arcade, Wyoming County, NY

In the Matter of Proving the Last Will and Testament of Lydia French,
Deceased

Wyoming County, SS.

LUCY COLLINS and LUCRETIA COLLINS of the town of China in the County of
Wyoming and State of N.Y. being first duly sworn in open Court affirm their
xx each for her doth depose and say that they are subscribing witnesses to
the last Will and Testament of LYDIA FRENCH late of the town of China in the
County of Wyoming and State of New York

Charles O Shepherd is the executor