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J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq. - Clerk of the Court
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Will Book C
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            Daniel H. Roe continued

of December AD 1880 he adjudged said Will to be a valid
Will of Real and personal Estate and the proofs thereof
to be sufficient
      Which said Last Will and Testament and proofs
are as follows That is to say
           The last will and Testament of David
H. Roe of the town of Chester in the County of Orange
and State of New York
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=Will=
           I, David H. Roe considering the un-
certainty of this mortal life and being of sound
mind and memory. Blessed be Almighty God for
the same Do make and publish this my last Will
and Testament in manner and form following: that
is to say
First:  I order and direct all my just debts and
funeral expenses to be paid and discharged by my Ex-
ecutors hereinafter named, as soon after my decease as
conveniently may be
Second: I give and bequeath unto my sister Joanna
     Hoyt residing at Dexter in the State of Michigan
Two thousand dollars
Third:  I give and bequeath unto my brother-in-law, Gid-
     eon L. Hoyt five hundred dollars
Fourth: I give and bequeath unto my nephew William
     Hoyt, son of my sister, Joanna Hoyt, Five hundred
dollars also I give and bequeath unto my said
nephew my equal undivided one half interest in lands
in the town of Gainesville Alachua County in the
State of Florida now owned by Joseph C. Hoyt and
myself, to him and his heirs and assigns
Fifth:  I give and bequeath unto my nephew
     Edward C. Hoyt son of my sister Joanna Five
hundred dollars
Sixth:  I give and bequeath unto my niece Mary
     A. Hoyt, daughter of my sister Joanna Hoyt
Five hundred dollars
Seventh: I give and bequeath unto my sister Caroline
     P. Smith Residing at Wellsburgh in the State
of Pennsylvania, the sum of One thousand dollars
Eighth:  I give and bequeath unto my two nephews
     Jerome A. Smith and Frank H. Smith each Five
hundred dollars
Ninth:   I order and direct that the sum of
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Transcribed by Susan B Glasheen 9 May 2017
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