do hereby make, publish and declare this my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following: [All other wills revoked.] First: I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon after my decease as conveniently can be done. Second: I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Bessie Roe, and to her heirs, the undivided one third part of my estate, real, personal, or mixed, wheresoever situate, of which I may die seized or possessed, or to which I may be entitled at the time. of my decease, to have and to hold the same absolutely and forever. I also give and bequeath to my said beloved wife all the rest and residue of my estate, to have and to hold such two thirds residue so long as she shall remain in life a widow; and, after her decease or remarriage, said limited estate shall be disposed of as follows. Third: The reversion and remainder of the limited estate mentioned in paragraph "Second" of this my Will, I give and bequeath to my son, Charles Roe, and my daughter, Della Roe, each, and his, and her, heirs, to have and to hold the same absolutely share and share alike, per stirpes. : Lastly I nominate, constitute and appoint my said beloved wife, Bessie Roe, the executrix of this my last will and testament, and direct that she be not required to give bond for the execution of her trust hereunder. this day of In Witness Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, at ........, 19...., in the presence of Amos Bee and Charles See, who I have requested to become attesting witnesses hereto. (1) Abraham Roe. The foregoing instrument was subscribed, sealed, published and declared by Abraham Roe as and for his last Will and Testament, in our presence and in the presence of each of us, and we, at the same time, at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other, hereunto subscribed our names and residences as attesting witnesses this............ day of ............, 19..... Amos Bee, residing at Charles See, residing at 2. Will-Long Form. I, John Doe, of the city of ....... in the State of, do hereby make, publish and declare this my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following, and I do hereby revoke all former and other wills and testamentary dispositions by me at any time heretofore made: First: I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon after my decease as conveniently can be done. Second: I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Alice Doe, all my household furniture, books, work of art, fuel, housekeeping provisions and other consumable stores which shall, at my decease, be in and about my dwelling house on the tract of land located in the ............ of............, in the County of and State of..... ............., and more particularly described as to have and to hold the same unto her and her heirs, absolutely and forever. I also give and bequeath to my said beloved wife the following described real property located in the County of ............. and State of............, and particularly described as ............, together with the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, to have and to hold the same unto her and her heirs, absolutely and forever. I also give and bequeath to my said beloved wife the following described real property located in the county of............ and State of............, and particularly described as with all the improvements thereon and the appurtenances, together with the rents, issues and profits thereof, to have and to hold the same unto her so long as she shall remain in life a widow; and, after her decease or remarriage, I give the reversion and remainder of said limited estate to each and every of my own sons and daughters now living or who may survive me, and to their heirs, respectively, share and share alike, per stirpes. I also give and bequeath to my said beloved wife the continuing annuity or clear yearly rent in the sum of ...... dollars, free of all taxes and other deductions, to be issuing and payable out of the following described real es tate, to wit, ..... ................................, to have and to hold the same unto her so long as she shall remain in life a widow, said rent to be paid and payable by equal half yearly payments at payment thereof to be on the ....... day of.... ............ the first ...; and I do hereby charge and subject said premises and property to and with the payment of the said annuity; and, in case said. annuity, or any part thereof, shall be behind and unpaid for the space of.... .... days next after any date whereon the same should be paid, as aforesaid, then it shall be lawful for my said wife and her assigns to enter last said premises and property, and the rents, issues and profits thereof to receive and take until she and her assigns shall be paid and satisfied for the annuities due and unpaid, together with the costs, damages and expenses incurred by reason of the said non-payment; and, after my said wife's death or remarriage, I give all of the real estate last described to each and every of my own sons and daughters now living or who may survive me, and to their heirs, respectively, share and share alike, per stirpes. I hereby declare that the gifts and bequests made by me in this paragraph of my will to my said wife, are given to her in full satisfaction for her thirds or other legal interests which she may, in any wise, claim and demand out of my estate; and, therefore, I hereby respectfully request my said beloved wife to, within days after the petition is filed for the proof of this my will, file in the court having jurisdiction of the probate of the same, her election in writing, duly acknowledged, to take, in lieu of her said legai rights and interests in my said estate, the specific gifts and bequests herein contained; and, if my said wife shall legally renounce the gifts and bequests herein made to her, and shali elect to take instead her said thirds or other legal rights, theL, if the bequests herein made to my said wife shall, upon my decease, be less than her said thirds or other rights in and to my estate, in that event, I give and bequeath to my said beloved wife, should she survive me, the undivided one third part of ail my property, real, personal or mixed, wheresoever situate, of which I may die seized or possessed, together with all other interests and equities in and to the whole of my estate which she may inherit by law, which said third part shall include all of the specific properties described in the foregoing bequests herein made to her, the residue of her legal interests to be paid to her in cash, and deductions to make up such cash payments shall be made, pro-rata, from the other properties herein specifically bequeathed to the other legatees under this my will, if necessary, according to the value of their legacies, respectively, per stirpes and not per capita. Third: Subject to the conditions of the second paragraph of this my will, I give and bequeath to my beloved mother, Bertha Doe, should she survive me, the sum of............ dollars in lawful money of the United States, to be paid to her by my executors or their successors in office as soon after my decease as conveniently can be done, to have and to hold the same unto her, absolutely; and, subject to the trust created in the fourth paragraph of this my will, I give and bequeath to my said beloved mother all the issues, rents and profits arising out of the real estate in said fourth paragraph described, to have and to hold the same unto her during the term of her natural life. Fourth: Subject to the conditions of the second paragraph of this my will, I give and bequeath to my confidential and trusted friend, Theodore Frank, should both he and my said mother, Bertha Doe, survive me, all that lot or parcel of land, situate in the County of............ in the State of.... ............., described as............, together with the appurtenances and every part thereof, to have and to hold said premises unto him and his executors and administrators, upon the sole and express trust to receive the issues, rents and profits of the said premises and apply the same to the use of my said mother, Bertha Doe, during the term of her natural life, and, after her death, to convey the same by deed, absolutely, to my sons and daughters now living or who may survive me, and to their heirs, respectively, share and share alike, per stirpes. .... ............ ...... Fifth Subject to the conditions of the second paragraph of this will, I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter, Carrie Doe, should she survive me, my shares of the capital stock of the a corporation with its principal place of business at, which said shares are of the par value of ............ dollars per share, to have and to hold the same unto her, together with all the profits and income therefrom on and after the date of my decease, absolutely. Sixth: Subject to the conditions of the second paragraph of this my will, I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter, Dora Doe, should she survive me, the following described real estate, situate in the County of............ in the State of......, to wit, ...... ............ together with the tenements, appurtenances and everything thereunto belonging, to have and to hold the same |