Funeral of Prominent Resident of the First Ward Held From Catholic Church Tuesday Morning.

Henry Baer, for years a prominent resident of the First ward, and previous to that time one of the most extensive agriculturists of Dahlgren, quietly breathed his last at the family home in this city, Saturday evening, September 29, 1917, following an illness of about eight months’ duration. Until about a month or so ago he was able to be up and about, but his ailment was of such a nature that the end might be expected at any time and his death caused no great surprise among the people of this city.

Henry Baer was born on the old Baer farm in Dahlgren, Aug. 12, 1858, and at the time of his death had passed his 59th birthday. He grew to manhood in Dahlgren and was married to Miss Mary Gothmann at Carver, May 10, 1881. They took up farming on the old homestead and lived there continuously until their removal to this city about ten years ago. He was a successful farmer and tilled one of the finest places in the county. For many years he was prominent in that township and a leader in the affairs of the community. After his removal to this city he engaged in the meat market business in company with his sons, the present Baer Bros., meat market being the outgrowth of the business. Last spring he began ailing and consulted the best medical practitioners in the cities, with but little success. At that time also he discontinued work and during the past two months his decline had been marked. Possessed of a rugged constitution he was the picture of health and it seems almost impossible to believe that a man of such fine physical build should be called beyond so quickly and at so young an age. But, the hand that actuates everything, knows no master.

Deceased is survived by his devoted wife and eight children, namely: Mrs. Dora Bastyr, St. Paul; Henry G. Baer, Forest Lake; Miss Mayme Baer, at home; John Baer, Mrs. Anna Burkhart, Chaska; William and Miss Florence Baer, at home; and Mrs. Rose Soley, Chaska. The sincere sympathy of a large circle of friends is extended to them in their deep sorrow. Besides the above he is survived by two brothers, William and Henry Baer of Frazee, Minn., and one sister, Mrs. Adolph Jacobs of Pelican Rapids.

The funeral took place Tuesday forenoon at 9:30 o’clock from the Guardian Angel’s Catholic church, the Rev. Fr. Germain conducting the solemn requiem high mass in the presence of a host of sorrowing relatives and acquaintances from far and near. Interment was in the Catholic cemetery. The St. Joseph’s Society, of which the deceased had been a member, escorted the remains to their last resting place. May he rest in peace.

WILL OF DANIEL LEGARE

South Carolina to Wit. In the Name of God Amen in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Ninety. I Daniel Legare of Charleston in the State of South Carolina, being now of Sound and disposing mind and Memory do therefore now make my last Will and Testament and by these presents do utterly revoke and annul all and every other and former Wills and Publish and declare this and no other to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say,

1st I give and bequeath to my Loving Wife Frances Legare my House and Land in Trad Street No. 32 with the Back buildings and appurtenances belonging there unto her and her heirs and afsigns for Ever.

2d. I Give to my Wife Frances Legare the Use Profit and benefit of my House and Land where I now reside at Ansonborough with the Back buildings and appurtenances as fenced in Eighty feet Front and Two hundred and Thirty feet deep during her Life or Widowhood and no longer and after her discease or Mariage I give and bequeath to my Grand Son Daniel Legare the Son of my Son Nathan Legare deceased the House and Land where I I now reside with all the appurtenances with Eighty feet Front and Two hundred and Thirty feet deep to him and his heirs for ever but if he should die before herArrives to the Age of Twenty one Years then it shall go to his brother Nathan

3d. I give to my Wife Frances Legare all the Monies due to me upon Bonds and Notes with what Cash may remain in my house at my decease and one third part of the Interest due to me from the the Monies in the Treasury

4th. I Give to my Wife Frances Legare my Horse, Chaise and Chair my Cart Books, Cows plate and all my Household Goods and Furniture

5th. I give to my Wife all my Slaves and to be disposed of at her Death as I have directed her and my other Executor Joseph Legare xxx my Son.

6th. I give to my Grand Children all my Indents due to me from the Publick with the Interest due upon them equally to be divided amongst them Share and Share alike, except one third of the Interest of them to my Wife for her life or Widowhood.

7th. I give the use Profit and Benefit to my Son Isaac’s Widow Ann Legare the building he put upon the Corner of Anson Street with Eighty feet front and continuing the breadth upon George Street one hundred and fifteen feet during her life and no longer or Widowhood, After her death or Marriage I then give and Bequeath the Said House and Land to her Sons John Legare and Joseph Legare Eighty feet front upon Anson Street and one hundred fifteen feet upon George Street.

8th. I give and bequeath unto my Grand Son Nathan Legare a lot of Land adjoining to the lot last mentioned and westward of it one hundred and fifteen feet front on George Street and extending the Width eighty feet deep from said Street, but in Case of my Grand Sons Daniel Legare Death before he attains to the Age of twenty one Years then I give and bequeath the last described Lot so given to Nathan Legare of one hundred and fifteen feet front on George street and Eighty feet depth deep to my Grand Daughter Sarah McCalla to her heirs and afsigns for ever.

9th. I give and bequeath to my Son Joseph Legare Eighty feet front of my land at Ansonborough upon Anson Street joining to the Southward of my house and Two hundred and thirty feet deep next to Daniel’s land to him and his heirs and Afsigns for Ever.

10th. I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Doughty the Remainder of my Land on Anson Street Joining to the Society Wall and Two hundred and thirty feet deep to her and her heirs and Afsigns for ever.

11th. I Give to my Grand Daughter Mary Scott Fifty feet front of my Land at Ansonborough upon George Street where the Taby house stands and the whole depth of the Land back to the Society wall at her day of Mariage or at the Age of Twenty One Years to her and her heirs and Afsigns for ever, but if she should die before Mariage or the Age of Twenty one Years, I then Give it for a Parsonage for the difsenting Church in Meeting Street and Lastly I do hereby Nominate constitute and appoint my Son Joseph Legare and my Wife Frances Legare Executor and Executor and Executrix if this my last Will and Testament and Publish and declare the same in the presence of the Subscribing Witnefses, Signed, Sealed, Published and declared by Daniel Legare and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in the said Testators presence and at his request have hereunto Subscribed our Names this Sixteenth day of July 1790.

Daniel Legare (LS)

Samuel Beach – Mary Lamboll Thomas – Eliza Lamboll Thomas

A Codicil to be aded to and made a part of the last Will and Testament of Daniel Legare the Elder of Charleston in the State of South Carolina this Sixth day of December in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Ninety. Whereas I have by my last Will and Testament bearing date the Sixteenth day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Ninety Given and bequeathed unto my Grand Son Nathan Legare lately deceased a Lot of Land adjoyning the lot given to Ann Legare the Widow of my Son Isaac, being to the Westward of the same Containing One hundred and fifteen feet front on George Street, and extending that width Eighty feet deep from the said Street with a Reversion thereof to my Grand Daughter Sarah McCalla, and to her heirs and afsigns for ever as will more fully appear by my said last Will and Testament now my Will in Respect of the Said Lot of Land so as aforesaid Given and bequeathed to my Said Grand Son Nathan Legare, and to my Grand Daughter Sarah McCalla, is and I do hereby Give devise & Bequeath the same and every part thereof with the Rights, hereditaments & appurtenances thereto belonging unto my Daughter in Law Ann Legare the Widow of my late Son Isaac Legare for and during the Term of her Natural life, and from and immediately after her Death then I do hereby Give and Bequeath the Said Lot of Land and Premifses unto her Two Sons John and Joseph Legare to be divided equally between them Share and Share alike to hold to them and their heirs and Afsigns for ever as Tennants in Common and not as Joint Tennants In Witnefs whereof I the said Daniel Legare have to this Codicil made as and for a part of my last Will and Testament hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and Year first above Written being contained on three Sides of one Sheet of Post Paper.

Daniel Legare (LS)

Sealed Signed Published and declared as and for a Codicil to the Last Will & Testament of Daniel Legare the Elder the Words (lately deceased) in the first page being first obliterated In the Presence of us.

Joshua Ward – Joseph Bee – William Bee

Proved before Charles Lining Esquire O.C.T.D. March 29.1791/ At same Time Qualified Joseph Legare and Frances Legare Executor and Executrix.

Examined )

89 )

13 Co. Sh. ) C.L.

Recorded in Will book “B” 1786-93 Pge 548 [pg. 846-849 written]

My father-in-law, William, was apparently named for his great uncle William Keetley according to some writing in his baby book about why he was given his particular name. The writing was placed there by his mother, Helen (Legare) Keetley. A picture of that writing can be seen below.

Did Helen mean “great” or “grand” uncle? Those terms have been recently debated on Facebook as to which is the correct phrase for which generation.

If she was referring to “grand”, what I would have incorrectly called “great” up until a few years ago, she would have been referencing a sibling of William’s grandfather.

If she was referring to “great”, she would have been referencing a sibling to William’s great grandfather.

I know of no connection to a William Keetley in this family. My father-in-law’s grandfather was Jesse and he is the only one that I have knowledge of so far. I do not know who his parents or siblings were.

Considering she wrote “Uncle” William first, and then corrected it to “Great” uncle, I am thinking that she was leaning towards a sibling of her father-in-law. Then she realized that she was supposed to be writing this from her son’s point of view, and corrected herself.

Unfortunately I have no idea what she actually meant, but it gives me hope that I can find a William Keetley somewhere in South Carolina, giving me new leads on this record-scarce family!

Last year I wrote about a possible family for Jesse (you can read about them here!). There was a William listed in that family so maybe that is a path to investigate next.

My next step would probably be to research that family a little more, and see if there are any connections to them in William’s DNA matches.

I am hoping for a breakthrough on this line this year!!

One of my husband’s lines descend from a very long line of Daniel Legare’s. This line of Legare has been in the U.S. since at least 1691. This is when Francois Legare and his 2 sons, Daniel and Stephen, were admitted into the colony of Massachusetts.

Another son, Francois Solomon Legare, had gone against his father’s wishes and married, he also came into the country around this time. This son is the one my husband descends from. He moved to Charleston County, South Carolina and started his family.

Solomon, as he was known, had at least seven children that I know of. One of these children were named Daniel. Was he named for Solomon’s brother? Was it a common name in the Legare family back in France?

Daniel Legare was born in 1708 and died in 1790. (You can read his will here). Daniel had a son Daniel (1737-1791) and his brother Nathan also had a son Daniel (1781-1854). It seems like there are at least 2 Daniel’s for each generation.

This line of Daniel’s comes all the way down to my husband, who was named after his great grandfather Daniel Legare (1888-1966), and several of his cousins, who also have the name , albeit with differing surnames.

The Daniel’s in our line end with my husband, and I am not sure how many are left in other lines!

This week I decided that the procrastinating I’ve been doing for the last several years is not working for me anymore. I am not getting any younger, I am finding more and more “stuff” that I really don’t need or use, and life would be much easier if I finally put my decluttering plans into action.

My husband bought me a new desktop computer for Christmas, so now is the perfect time to get started. I have created folders and started scanning papers in order to cut down on all the piles and boxes of paper I have been “collecting”.

I have decided to take the same action with my genealogy!

I will start with my genealogy do-over, (started by Thomas MacEntee @ Abundant Genealogy) which I have been looking into for several years.

I need to get my tree and DNA paperwork organized, as I have a hard time finding documents for my blog posts, and I have DNA messages that I still have not responded to due to a variety of reasons.

I will start putting my paper files together, so that everything is all in one place, and organized. All other papers will be sorted into surname folders, or thrown away. Then I need to start scanning and sorting photos.

Alot of these plans are part of the Do-Over process, so following those steps should help clean up most of the mess. I also hope to be adding to my blog more consistently, starting with adding some links to my favorite websites.

UPDATE – So my plan has already had an issue as we lost power due to a snow/ice storm. Power was out for some people for 8-10 days, luckily we got ours back around day 5. Now to catch up and get back on track.

Lastly, if you are one of the people that have sent me a message on DNA and I haven’t replied yet, please bear with me, I am getting back to you soon!! Thank you.

Writing or talking about myself is something I usually don’t like to do, but I will try my best to give a quick overview of who I am.

I was born in 1972 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. I am the only daughter, and oldest of 3 children, born to John McConnell and Lynette McKenzie.

My family has been in the Warrnambool area for a long time, beginning in about the 1850s. The majority of my family still live within 30 minutes of Warrnambool.

Growing up, my weekends were spent visiting family, going to Football and Cricket games, or fishing. My school holidays were divided between my 2 grandmothers, Rhoda (Absalom) McKenzie and Florence (Russell) McConnell.

In 2000, I moved to the U.S. and married my American husband. Since then, I have spent most of my free time researching his family tree, as his family is scattered across the U.S., and some of his lines are completely unknown to him and his parents.

I grew up close to family, having spent time with both sets of grandparents and 2 of my great grandparents, the others passing before I was born. I think I spent more time with my cousins than I did with my friends, and some of my cousins I classed as friends, rather than just as family.

I have 3 children, 2 of whom still live at home. My oldest has her own apartment, and my son is graduating high school this year. My days are spent helping my husband with our computer business, helping the kids with their online schooling and doing genealogy, when time allows.

Just while writing this blog post, I realize that I do not spend enough time writing about family or about myself, which I must remember to put on my To-Do List for next year. Thanks for listening!

Most people in the U.S. that I have talked to, think that because I come from Australia, my ancestors were convicts, but that is not the case. So far I have not found any ancestors that were convicts, most of my relatives came over from the U.K. between 1850-1875. Some of them I am still looking for their immigration details.

John Fuller Rose, as far as I can tell, is my earliest immigrant ancestor. He sailed from London, England to Sydney, Australia where he arrived on 18 May 1838 aboard the “Orontes“, with his wife and children.

John is listed below at the top of the page on line 35. He is 30 years old, married and is travelling with 3 children, 2 boys and 1 girl. He was brought into Australia by the government and was engaged by Mr. Dawson of George Street in Sydney.

The following card shows that John is the son of John and Elizabeth Rose from Shadwell, London. He is 30 years old and his occupation is a Brassier and Smith. Ann is the daughter of William and Elizabeth Newman also from Shadwell, London. She is either 31 or 32 years old and her occupation is a House Servant.

Their children are listed as:

1. F. 11 years 7 Apr. 1838
2. John 6 years died 5 Nov. 1837
3. Male child born 20 Feb. 1838 at sea
4. Mary Ann 4 years July 1837
5. Elizabeth 3 years died 28 Jan. 1838

Now, here’s where the catch comes in. Of all the children listed only 3 are supposedly alive when they arrived in Australia. That would be: F. the 11 year old, the male child born at sea, and Mary Ann the 4 year old girl. Two boys and 1 girl, like the passenger list at the top says.

John and Ann went on to have at least 4 more children after they arrived in Australia. Thomas in 1840, Charlotte in 1843, Sarah in 1846 and Catherine in 1849.

The other 2 children, John and Elizabeth supposedly died on the journey, however, according to records I have found, they both got married and had families. I am still looking for more passenger list records to sort this out. I had thought that maybe they were named after the deceased children, but their birth years are the same.

I definitely need to do more research on this couple and their children. I am just glad that little Mary Ann, my 3rd great grandmother, survived the journey. As for my 4th great grandmother Ann, giving birth on a ship, I cannot even begin to imagine what that was like!

A few weeks ago I wrote about Jack Keetley, a “Legend”, who rode for the Pony Express in Missouri and had a town named after him in Utah. In this post I will write about some of the family members that I have found so far. I hope to be able to follow them down through the years at some point soon to see if they come up as DNA matches.

In Jack’s obituary in 1912, it mentions he has a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Richards who was living in St. Joseph, Missouri. So I started there and looked for a 1910 census. I found a few Elizabeth Richards but nothing conclusive.

I searched for a death certificate next at Missouri Digital Heritage, part of the Missouri Secretary of State website. There were 16 results but only one mentioned Keetley in the name.

The death certificates states that Elizabeth was born in January 1837 in England, was a retired nurse, and was divorced at the time of her death in 1913 in St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri.

Her parents are listed as John Keetley and Louisa Parrott, both born in England. (Jack’s death certificate also mentioned John as his father, with the mother’s name unknown).

Armed with this knowledge, and Jack’s obituary that listed his mother as dying in about 1902, I looked for a 1900 census for Louisa. I found her listed with 2 daughters in Washington Township, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri.

Louise was 90 years old, born in England in September 1809 and immigrated in 1850. She was widowed, a nurse, and a mother to 14 children, only 5 of whom were still living by 1900. She also owned her own home. Maybe there would be property records to look for!

In the household with Louise was Helen Keetley, a daughter. Helen was born in January 1853 in New York. She was 47 years old and single. Helen was not listed as a surviving sister to Jack when he died, so she must have passed before 1912.

I went back to the Missouri death certificates, and found one for Helen. This record states that she was 65 years old and born in 1844 in England. (Obviously something is wrong with the date and location of birth when comparing it the census). She passed away in March 1910, in Washington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri. Her parents names are listed as John Keetley and Louisa Parrott, both of England, and the informant was Elizabeth Richards.

The third person listed in the 1900 census was Emma Richards. She is a daughter of Louise, aged 63 and widowed, having been married 20 years. Her birth is listed as January 1837 in England, which is the same date as Elizabeth. She is also listed as a Richards. Is this Elizabeth? It also says that she is a mother to 4 children, 1 still living.

I searched the Missouri death certificates and couldn’t find an Emma Richards.

In 1880, Elizabeth was living with H. K. White, presumably this is the same man as listed as the Informant on her death certificate, and the Executor of her will. He is living with his mother, S. K. White, and he is working as an Attorney at Law. Elizabeth is 43 years old, working as a Domestic/Servant and is divorced.

I looked for a will for Louisa, Helen and Elizabeth, unfortunately Elizabeth’s was the only one I found.

Elizabeth wrote her will on 9 May 1905 and added a codicil on 10 May 1905 and listed several people by name and relationship.

1. daughter, Julia Richards
2. son, John Richards
3. sister, Louisa Riley
4. sister, Hettie/Harriett Keetly
5. niece, Cappie Cyle
6. daughter, Alice Fisher
7. executor, Henry K. White
8. witness, Emily B. White
9. witness, Sarah K. White
10. children of Henry K. White:
    1. Hilda K. White
    2. Anna White
    3. Sarah White
    4. Mildred White
    5. Marion White
    6. Jean White
11. witness, C. V. Hickman
12. witness, Sidney S. Wilson (died in the latter part of 1911)

Elizabeth then added a second codicil on 23 September 1910, due to the death of her sister, Hettie/Harriett. She also revoked the inheritance to her niece Cappie Cyle and adjusted the inheritance to her daughters Julie Richards and Alice Fisher. Witnesses to this codicil were C. V. Hickman and Lloyd E. Thompson.

Hopefully this outline of the family so far shows how it all fits together. Most of the information corroborates other sources, with only a few discrepancies that will possibly be answered with more research. For now, without knowing if Jack’s family are actually related, it’s hard to invest more time. Maybe one day someone will read this post and have the answers I need, or even if I need future blog post ideas I can revisit this.

If you are related to any of the Keetley, Parrott, Richards, Riley, Fisher or Cyle names in these posts, please send a message. I’d love to hear from you. Thank you!

Casper Born, my husband’s 2x great grandfather, lived in Dahlgren, Carver County, Minnesota. He was born in 1844 and died in 1901.

While searching newspapers I came across the following article in the Weekly Valley Herald, dated 13 October 1898.

Casper Born left in our office last week a few potatoes which he raised for the first time this summer. They are called “New Salzer’s Champion of the World Potato,” said to be the greatest yielder in the world. They are a large handsome potato, and of superior cooking and keeping qualities. He will raise them for seed next summer.

In the name of God Amen, I Daniel Legare Junior of Charleston in the State of South Carolina being of sound mind memory and understanding, do make and declare this my last Will and Testament, in the manner following;

First, I resign my soul into the hands of Almighty God, hoping and believing a remifson of my sins through the Merits and mediation of our blefsed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and my body I direct may be buried in a plain unornamented cedar Coffin, and my funeral be conducted in a decent christian like manner, without any pomp or parade, or giving and distributing any thing for or by way of mourning, to say person who may be invited to attend.

And my Wordly estate I give and devise as follows, I order, direct, and it is my Will, that all that Tract piece or parcel of Land to me belonging, Situate lying and being on Charleston Neck, adjoining to the Village of Washington, and now by lease in the occupation and Tenure of Mrs. Elizabeth Dewees, at and upon the expiration of the said lease shall be measured and laid out in lots, according and conformable to the general plan of the said Village of Washington, and be divided and allotted by five indifferent impartial and reputable men, into Six parts portions or Shares as equal in Value as pofsible, and one sixth part portion or Share thereof I do give and devise to to my beloved Wife Elizabeth Legare, to have and to hold to her and to her heirs and afsigns for ever,

I also give and bequeath unto my said Wife Elizabeth, the Negro wench Flora, with her Two children Esther and Sylvia, the Negro Wench Chloe and One Negro Man, or boy as she may choose out of my Negroes, together with the future Ifsue and increase of above named female Slaves, to have and to hold to my Said Wife her heirs and afsigns.

I further give and bequeath unto my Said Wife Elizabeth, the Sum of Five hundred pounds Sterling, to be paid to her, as soon as it can be conveniently received, out of the Monies I may leave at Interest,

Also I give and bequeath unto my Said Wife all my household furniture, my riding Chair, and the choice of any One of my horses, I also give and bequeath to my said Wife the use of my House and land in Mazyck Street, for and during her Natural life, and in case of her death, before my dear Daughters Susanna and Mary attain the Age of Eighteen Years or Marriage whichever may first happen, and in case of the death of eighter either of my said daughters, before that Age and her Marriage then her Share of the said rents to go and remain to the Survivor, for her Education maintenance and use, untill the said age of eighteen Years or Marriage.

And after the death of my said Wife, and my said daughters Shall attain the Said Age of Eighteen Years or Marriage, or their decease if before that period, then I do order and direct that my Said House and land in Mazyck Street, Shall be sold by my Executors herein after named, and the monies arising from such Sale be divided equally among my Children then living, and the Child or Children of such of them as may be dead, such Child or Children to have his her or their parents Share.

I also give and bequeath the House wherein I now live in King Street, for the maintenance and use of my Said wife Elizabeth and daughter Susannah and Mary, for and unto the remainder of the Term it is Leased to me.

It is my Will, and I do hereby order and direct That all the Negroes, Stock, plantation Tools and implements of Husbandry, on my plantation at Wasmasaw, be kept together untill my Daughters Susannah and Mary shall attain the Age of Eighteen Years or their Marriage and the produce and profits thereof to be applied untill that period, for the maintenance and use of them and my Said Wife, and afterwards the same shall be divided equally among my said Wife and all my Children who shall be then living, and the Child or Children of such as shall be then dead, such Child or Children, to have his her or their parents Share only And in case my Said Wife should die, before my said daughters Susannah and Mary attain their said Age of eighteen Years, or their marriage, then her share of the produce and profits of the plantation aforesaid, to go and remain to my said daughters, or the Survivor, untill the said age of eighteen Years or Marriage.

In addition to what I haveheretofore given and advanced to my dear Son Solomon Legare, I do hereby give and devise unto him, One sixth part of my Said Tract piece or parcel of Land, adjoining to the Village of Washington aforesaid, to be divided and allotted as above directed To have and to hold the said Sixth part of my said Tract piece or parcel of land to my Said Son Solomon his heirs and afsigns for ever.

I also give and bequeath unto my Said Son Solomon, The Sum of Two hundred pounds Sterling to be paid to him as soon as it can be conveniently received out of the Monies, I leave at Interest.

I give and devise unto my dear daughter Rebeccah Wife of Mr Simeon Theus, one Sixth part of my Said tract piece or parcel of Land adjoining to Washington aforesaid, to be allotted and divided as above directed, to have and to hold the said sixth part of the Said piece parcel or Tract of land to my said Daughter Rebeccah, her heirs and Agsigns for ever.

I give and devise to my dear daughter Amey Wife of Mr. Enos Reeves, one sixth part of my said Tract piece or parcel of land adjoining to Washington aforesaid to be divided and allotted as above directed. to have and to hold to my said daughter Amey, and to her heirs and afsigns for ever.

I also give and devise unto my said daughter Amey a lot of Land in the village of Washington distinguished by the Number fifty three To her and her heirs and afsigns for ever.

I give and devise unto my dear daughter Susanna, one Sixth part of my Said tract piece or parcel of Land adjoining to Washington aforesaid, divided and allotted as above directed and also a lot of land in the said village of Washington distinguished by the Number forty one, To have and to hold the Said lot of land and the Said Sixth part of the Said tract piece or parcel of land to my said daughter Susanna and her heirs and afsigns for ever.

I also give and bequeath to my said daughter Susanna, a Mulattoe Girl Named Martha with her future Ifsue and increase, and also the Sum of Four hundred pounds Sterling to be kept and accumulate on Interest, untill my Said daughter Susanna attains the Age of eighteen Years, or her Marriage.

I give and devise unto my dear Daughter Mary, One Sixth part of my Said tract piece or parcel of land adjoining to Washington aforesaid, to be allotted and divided as above directed, and also a Lot of land in the Said Village of Washington distinguished by the Number Forty. To have and to hold the Said Sixth part, and the Said lot of Land, to my said daughter Mary and to her heirs and afsigns for ever,

I also give and bequeath to my said daughter Mary, a Mulattoe girl named Mary, with her future Ifsue and increase, and also the Sum of Four hundred pounds Sterling to kep’t and accumulate on Interest untill my Said daughter Mary attains the Age of eighteen Years or her Marriage.

And all the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, and effects real and personal whatsoever and wheresoever, not hereinbefore otherwise effectually disposed of, (after payment of my debts, legacies, funeral expenses, and other charges and deductions as aforesaid) I give devise and bequeath to all my Said Children equally to be divided amongst them Share and Share alike, and to their heirs and Afsigns for ever, and in case any of my Said Children should die before me leaving a Child or Children then such Child or Children shall have his her or their parents Share, equally to be divided between them (if more than one) Share and Share alike.

And I do hereby constitute ordain and appoint my Said Son Solomon Legare my Said Sons in Law Simon Theus, Enos Reeves, and my worthy friends Josiah Smith and Edward Darrel Requires Executors, and my said Wife Executrix (during her Widowhood only) of this my last Will and Testament.

And I commit the guardianship of my daughters Susanna and Mary, untill they respectively attain the Age of Fourteen Years to my Said Son Solomon and the Said Edward Darrell and after my said daughters Susanna & Mary attain the said age, they shall be at liberty to continue their guardians, or choose any other in their Stead. And I do hereby revoke all former Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made, declaring this, to be my last Will and Testament. In Witnefs whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this Twenty fifth day of May in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Six.

Daniel Legare Jun:r (LS)

Signed, Sealed published and declared by the Said testator as and for his last Will and Testament in our presence, who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other other have Subscribed our Names as Witnefses thereto, a small erasure being first made in the first line of this page

John Stevenson __________ Joseph Nesey __________ Stiles Rivers.

Proved before Charles Lining Esquire O.C.T.D. May 10, 1791. At same Time qualified Solomon Legare Executor.

Examined )

18 88 Co. Dh. ) C.L.

Recorded in Will book “B” 1786-93 Page 565.