Will of Joshua Deputy

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Jefferson County, Indiana, United States
Surname/tag: Deputy

1. Will of Joshua Deputy (1783-1870) ^[1]
   1. Date: 1868
   2. Location: Jefferson County, Indiana

Will

I Joshua Deputy of the County of Jefferson and State of Indiana, being of sound mind and memory do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will & Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time made.

1. I first desire that all my funeral expenses, expenses of my last sickness and just debts be paid.

2. I desire that immediately after my decease, if my wife Polly should survive me that my son James W Deputy and my sons in law Milton Smith and William Deputy meet together immediately after my decease and appraise all my property both real and personal and wherever situate both in Jefferson County Indiana and in the counties of Richardson, Pawnee, Johnson and Nemaha in Nebrasksa. And that there be set over for the use and benefit of my said wife Polly out of said real and personal estate, a sufficing thereof to give her a comfortable and liberal support during her natural life.

3. I desire that a receipt be given to Hetty A Nolton in full of a book account I have against her which with advancements I have heretofore made is to be in full of all her share in my estate.

4. I desire that a receipt be given to the heirs of Henry Deputy in full of a book account I have against him which with advancements I have heretofore made him is in full of all share the heirs of said Henry shall have in my said estate, except that I desire that Allen W Deputy son of said Henry be paid out of my estate, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($ 250.00)

5. I desire that a receipt be given to the heirs of my son Joseph S Deputy, a receipt in full of my book account against him which with advancements I have heretofore made to him in full of all share the heirs of said Joseph shall have out of my estate except that I desire that my grandson Mark Deputy son of said Joseph be paid six hundred dollars ($600.00) as soon as he arrives at the age of twenty (20) years to enable said Mark to get a profession but if said Mark dies before he arrives at the age of twenty years, nothing is to be paid.

6. I desire that all the balance of my property both real and personal and mixed, be divided equally share and share alike giving the remainder of my children viz: James W Deputy, Solomon Deputy, William B Deputy, Polly M Deputy, Sally Ann Officer, Martha J Smith and Elizabeth Hutchings. Subject to the provisions made above for my said wife Polly Deputy .

7. I hereby authorize and empower my said son James W Deputy and said sons in law Milton Smith and William Deputy, to sell and convey at the best prices that can be obtained all or any portion of my real or personal estate to pay the bequests above named and make the division among my said heirs as above set forth.

8. I devise that if my estate can possibly be settled without taking out letters testamentary of my estate that it should done and hereby avoid all unnessesary costs and expenses.

9. For service rendered and the maintenance of myself up to the date of my last sickness, no allowence shall be made said heirs but a liberal allowence shall be made for expenses of my last sickness and funeral expenses.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of July 1868

Joshua Deputy

Signed and sealed in presence of both of us by us attested and signed by us in the presence of each other as witnesses and in presence of said Joshua Deputy , and at his request as his Last Will & Testament this 7th day of July 1868.

State of Indiana} William H Phillips

Jefferson County} John G Sering

On this day appeared in my office John G Sering one of the subscribing witnesses to the Last Will & Testament of Joshua Deputy late of said County deceased who being duly sworn on his oath saith he saw the said Joshua Deputy sign and seal the foregoing paper as his Will and that he with William H Phillips subscribed the same as witnesses in the presence of each other and in the presence and at the request of said Joshua Deputy this deponent further saith thatJoshua Deputy was at the of making and executing said paperas his will of full age to devise his property and of sound mind and memory and not under coercion and restraint and that he did publish and declare the said to be his will and further saith not.

John G Sering

Subscribed and sworn to before me this second day of May 1870

James J Sering, Clerk

State of Indiana }

Jeffereson County } SS

I James J Sering Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that the forgoing is a true copy of the Last Will and Testament and Codicil of said Will of Joshua Deputy late of said County deceased and of the proof thereto attached from the original on file in my office , Witness my hand and seal this 2 day of May A.D. 1870.

James J Sering Clerk

Sources

1. ↑ Jefferson County, Indiana. Will Records, Volume A. Page 493 and 494. (Accessed 31 Mar 2017)