Jean Francois Dufour (1783 - 1850)

Born 15 May 1783 in Vaud, Switzerland

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Died 6 Jun 1850 at age 67 in Switzerland, Indiana, United States

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Jean Francois Dufour was born in 1783. He passed away in 1850.

Dufour, John F. Will: 3 Jun 1850 Executor: Perret Dufour, son Wit: Thos. Sim, Robert Drummond, Charles T. Jones Probate: 13 Jun 1850

Item 1. I, direct the debts that may be owing to me to be collected without unneccessary delay, and that out of the monies so collected my just debts be paid, and that one half of the residue after deducting expenses of collection, be distributed equally among my sons Perret Dufour and Julius Dufour, and that the remaining half be held in trust by my son Perret Dufour, for the use, benefit, and behoof of my sons Oliver Dufour & Franklin Dufour. Item 2. I leave to my beloved wife Polly Dufour all my household & kitchen furniture of every kind & description, to have & to hold as her own forever. Item 3. As to the rest of my personal property I direct that the same be by my executor converted into cash, and distributed as I have directed in item first as to the debts that may be owing to me. Item 4. I hereby devise to Perret Dufour lots in John F. Dufour's addition to the town of Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana, numbered 254, 255, 256, 257, & 258, to have & to hold the same inst., for the use, benefit, and behoof of my son Franklin Dufour, his heirs, & assigns forever. Item 5. I hereby devise to Perret Dufour the House and lot owned by me in New Albany, Floyd County Indiana, conveyed to me on the 9th day of June 1849 by Hugh McKay & wife & Oliver Dufour & wife, to have & to hold the same in trust, & the rents, issues, & profits thereof, for the use, benfits, & behoof of my son Oliver Dufour his heirs & assigns forever. Item 6. I direct that, that part of my farm adjoining the town of Vevay, which lies between Ferry Street, and the road leading from Vevay by John Dumont's farm to Indian Creek & Pendleton Run; and between the line of lots beyond Seminary Street, and a line drawn parallel with Seminary Street commencing on Ferry Street at the point where the Vevay, Mt. Sterling, and Versailles Turnpike is layed out, strikes said Ferry Street, and running to the said road leading from Vevay by John Dumont's farm to Indian Creek & Pendleton Run, be by my executor layed out into town lots & sold, and the proceeds thereof after paying all my expenses, to be distributed, as I have directed in item first as to the debts that may be owing to me. Item 7. As to the rest of my real estate I devise the same as follows; one half thereof, and in amount equal in value to lots in Vevay numbered 254, 255, 256, 257 & 258 and the house & lot in New Albany, I devise to my sons Perret Dufour, and Julius Dufour as tenants in common, to have & to hold the same to them & their heirs & assigns forever in fee simple; the residue of my real estate after the foregoing devises, I devise to Perret Dufour, to have & to hold the same in inst., and the rents, issues, and profits, thereof for my sons Oliver Dufour, and Franklin Dufour their heirs & assigns forever, to their ownly proper use, benefit & behoof.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHV4-KWZ : 19 December 2020), John F Dufour, Jefferson Township, Switzerland, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).