James Buckles' Will

JAMES BUCKLES WILL In the name of God Amen I James Buckles of Montgomery Township Jennings County State of Indiana knowing it once appointed for all men to die and after death the judgement I now find myself fast approaching Eternity but thanks be to God retaining a strong mind feel it is my duty indisprusably to settle all my worldly concerns and leave my worldly property and Estate in the following manner this being my last Will and Testament To wit Item the 1st I will and bequeath to my four children that is William Buckles, Mary Reed, Priscilla Cunard and Sarah Wykoff fifty cents each to them and their heirs forever Item 2nd I will and bequeath to John Buckles my sword to him and his heirs forever Item 3rd I will and bequeath to Harvey Buckles one hundred dollars it being a dowry from his mother to him and his heirs forever Item 4th I will and bequeath to my son George W. Buckles three hundred dollars one bed and bedding marked G one set of silver teaspoons one hundred dollars of the three is to be confered as his mothers dowry to him and his heirs forever Item 5th My will is that the whole of my estate both real and personal with all my outstanding debts after the above legacies is taken out and my just debts and burial expenses is taken out is to belong to my beloved wife Margaret Buckles as long as she remains my widow but in case she should remarry she is to have one third the remaining part is to be equally divided between my three children John, Harvey and George W. Buckles each an equal share but in case she should be brought to bed with a living heir or heirs then in that case her and them is to inherit the whole it is my will that the above legacies be paid out of my outstanding debts but should they not be collected then in that case the land is to be sold and the respective dowries paid by my Executor I appoint Walter B Goodhue my legal executor to conduct the of Estate according to law as my respect for him I leave him my silver headed cane And I James Buckley do hereby revoke all former wills and testaments signed sealed and delivered in the presence of the undersigned Witnesses in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six September the 24th day James Buckles {seal} We the undersigned subscribed our names on the present occasion in the presence of the testor Daniel X(his mark) Lett John M Thomas The following is a schedule to the above will I hereby will and bequeath to my step daughter Harriet two hundred dollars to be paid out of my Estate at her mothers decease in Item 5 instead of all the lands being sold I will that so much thereof be sold as is necessary to pay the above named Legacies Given under my hand and seal this 16th of March 1837 James Buckles {seal} Test Joseph X (his mark) Smith James X (his mark) Adams http://www.ingenweb.org/injennings/recordbookc.html