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From: Randi Richardson <>
Subject: James Robinson's Will
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 11:49:29 -0500

SOURCE: Monroe County, Indiana, Will Book 4, pp. 535-538.

DOCUMENT: James Robinson's Will

I, James Robinson of Richland Township, Monroe County, Indiana, being of
sound mind and disposing memory, do make and publish this my last will and
testament, hereby revoking all wills by me heretofore made:

Item 1--I will and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be
paid out of my estate.

Item 2--I will, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Jane H. Robinson,
the one half of all the notes and one half the money and one half of the
household and kitchen furniture of which I may died seized and possessed.

Item 3--I will, devise and bequeath to my said wife Jane H. Robinson, my
horses (names illegible), and the buggy and buggy harness which I now own,
and she is further to have a cow to be selected by her of any I may own at
my death.

Item 4--I will, devise and bequeath to my beloved daughter, Margaret
Swearingen, the other one half (not given to my said wife, Jane H.
Robinson) of all the notes, money and household and kitchen furniture of
which I may died seized and possessed.

Item 5--I will, devise and bequeath to my said daughter, Margaret
Swearingen, all the real estate of which I may died seized and possessed.

Item 6--I will, devise and bequeath to my said daughter Margaret Swearingen
all the farming implements and utensils which may be on my farm at my
death, and all the real and residue of the personal property of which I may
die seized and possessed and not herein specified, devised and bequeathed.

Item 7--I will, devise and bequeath and direct that my executrixes
hereinafter named divide the notes, heretofore willed and devised and of
which I may be the owner at my death, equally in value between my said
wife, Jane H.Robinson, and my said daughter, Margaret Swearingen if they
can agree among themselves on such division, and in case they cannot so
agree, then I will and direct that they as such executrixes collect said
notes and divide the money realized therefrom equally between themselves,
and I also direct that if my said wife and daughter cannot agree upon a
division of said household and kitchen furniture as herein provided between
themselves that they as such executrixes sell the same according to law and
divide the proceeds of said sale equally between them, provided further
that in case of a dvision of said notes I request and direct that my said
daughter take the note I hold on Van Swearingen and my wife the note I hold
on Thomas Fullerton.

Item 8--The above bequests and devises are made subject to the payment of
my said debts and funeral expenses, and in case said household and kitchen
furniture and said notes are not divided by agreement between my wife and
my said daughter then expense of sale and collection is to be divided
before division of the proceeds between them, and the above provisions in
favor of my said wife Jane H. Robinson are intended by me to be in lieu of
all her interest in my estate real and personal under the law of the State
of Indiana, and in case my said wife should elect to take under the law,
then I will and direct that my property (illegible) under the law the same
as if this will or no will had been made by me.

Item 8 (sic)--I further will and direct that my said daughter pay to my
grand daughter Eliza C(illegible) Swearingen out of the portion which may
come to her of my estate whether she takes under this will or by the law of
(illegible), the sum of five hundred dollas, and this sum is made a change
on the share of my said daughter in my estate in favor of my said grand
daugahter.

Item 9--I hereby nominate and appoint my wife, Jane H. Robinson, and my
daugher, Margaret Swearingen, executrixes of this my will.

Witness my hand and seal this 20 Oct 1881.

James Robinson

NOTE: The handwriting in this long will deteriorated with each page. It
was witnessed by John W. Buskirk and and a man by the last name of Duncan
whose first name was illegible. Through oversight, it appears that page
538 was part of the will when it was proven, but it was not copied. The
will was proven on July 30, 1888.

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