Amanuensis Monday - Will of Mary Smith 1863

Mary Smith

In the name of God Amen

I Mary Smith of Burrillville in the County of Providence and

State of Rhode Island, Widow being weak in body but of sane

mind, in view of my of my approaching dissolution do make this

my last will and Testament in manner following that is to say:

First I give & bequeath to my Nephew Daniel S Sayles son of

Pitts Sayles, my large Silver spoons marked D. S.

Second I give and bequeath to Mary D. Stokes, Daughter of Daniel

S. Shumway twenty five dollars in money.

Third I give & bequeath to James S. Shumway Son of Daniel S.

twenty five Dollars.

Fourth I give and bequeath to Sarah S. Coggswell, Henry H.

Shumway & Louisa R. Shumway, Children of Daniel S. Shumway

Ten dollars each, all the above named legaries are to be paid out of

my personal estate by my executors herein named within one year

after my deceased.

Fifth I give devise & bequeath unto my Nephews Daniel S. Shumway

& unto my Niece Lucy Sayles wife of Pitt Sayles all the rest and

residue of my estate of every kind and wheresoever situate or lying 

equally between them share and share alike to them & their heirs

and assigns forever, they paying out of the same all my just debts 

funeral charges and expenses of settling my estate.

Lastly, I hereby nominate and appoint Daniel S. Shumway and

Lucy Sayles aforenamed sole Executors of this my last Will & Testa-

ment and do hereby revoke all other and former wills by me made

and publish and establish this and this only as my last Will

and Testament.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Burrill-

ville this fifth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand

eight Hundred & Sixty two.

Signed published and and declared by Mary Smith as and for her last 

Will and Testament in our presence who have at her request and in

her presence and in presence of each other hereunto set our names

as Witnesses.

Whipple Walling                          Mary Smith

John A. Field

John Walling

I Mary Smith of Burrillville in the County of Providence &

State of Rhode Island do this 20^th day of May A. D. 1863 make

& publish this codicle to my last Will and testament in manner 

following that is to say.

Whereas in my said Will I have given to my Nephew Daniel S. Shum-

way and Lucy Sayles wife of Pitts Sayles the remainder of my estate

of every kind which I have not named above & given away.  I do hereby 

order and declare and my Will is that portion of my estate which I

give to my Nephew Daniel S. Shumway.  I give devise & bequeath to 

Thomas D. Sayles & his heirs & assigns forever.  I do hereby nominate 

and appoint the said Thomas D. Sayles in connection with Lucy

Sayles to be Executors in lieu of Daniel S. Shumway.

And I hereby order this my codicil to be ammened to and make a

part of my last Will and Testament to all intents and purposes. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Burrillville

this 20^th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun-

dred & Sixty three.

Signed published & declared by Mary Smith as & for her last Will &

 Testament in our presence who have at her request in her presence

& in presence of each other hereunto set our names as Witnesses.

Charles Moore                                                Mary Smith

John Walling

Martha S. Walling

I ordered this Will from SAMPUBCO from a list of Massachusetts Will Testators Index.  It turned out to be the wrong Mary Smith for me.  If this Mary Smith is in your tree, let me know!