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I, Jane R. Sever, of Kingston in the County of Plymouth, make
publish and declare the following to be my last Will and Testament.
After the payment of all just debts and charges against
my estate, I give, devise and bequeath as follows:
1 To Charles W. Sever, of Cambridge, my homestead in Kingston,
consisting of the dwelling house, which I now occupy, with
the barn and outbuildings, and the lot on which the
same stands, and the garden and orchard adjoining. To
him and his heirs and assigns forever.
2. I give, devise and bequeath to John J. Russell of Plymouth
the lot of land lying opposite my said Homestead, and extending
Westerly to the main Boston road with the buildings thereon,
being the same which I purchased of Everson by deed dated
the fifth of August A.D. 1865: To have and to hold to him
and his heirs and assigns forever.
3. To my said Cousin Charles W. Sever of Cambridge the sum of
five thousand (5000) dollars.
4. To Robert Eager, who has served me long and faithfully, and to his
wife Margaret, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars each.
I desire that the foregoing shall take precedence of the
subsequent provisions of this will, and be satisfied in full, and
the others pro rata, if need be.
5. To the Female Fragment Society in the Town of Plymouth the sum
of One thousand dollars.
6. To the Children's Mission [?] to the Children of the Destitute in the
City of Boston, the sum of one thousand dollars.
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7. To the Temporary Home for the Destitute in the City of Boston
the sum of One thousand dollars.
8. To the New England Hospital for Women and Children in the
City of Boston the sum of One thousand dollars.
9. To the Massachusetts Society for the prevention of cruelty to
Animals the sum of One thousand dollars.
10. To the Washingtonian Home for Inebriats in the City of
Boston the sum of One thousand dollars.
11. To the Sailors Snug Harbor in the City of Boston the sum
of five hundred dollars.
12. To the Boston Port and Seamen's Aid Society the sum of
five hundred dollars.
13. To Jane R. Gilette and Mary H. Peckham of Kingston and
to Catherine E. Sever and Louise Russell of Plymouth, the
sum of One thousand dollars each.
14. To Elizabeth, wife of J. Horace Stevens of Kingston the sum
of Seven hundred dollars.
15. To Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. P.L. Nichols, Annie D. and Emily
daughters of my cousin John Sever, Winslow W. and Nancy,
children of my cousin James N. Sever, Mrs. Mary W. Russell,
and Emily S. the wife of Francis H. Russell the sum of five
hundred (500) dollars each.
16. To Sarah A. Russell and C.Y. DeNormandie of Kingston
the sum of two hundred dollars each.
17. To Mary, Joanna, Elizabeth and Susan, daughters of Mary
W. Russell, or to each of them as may survive me, the sum
of four hundred dollars, to be equally divided between them.
18. To Judith A. Johnson of Kingston the sum of one hundred dollars.
I desire and direct that my Pew in
the Unitarian Church in Kingston be appropriated to the
use of any strangers who may wish to attend services there.
All the rest, residue and remainder of
my estate, of whatever description, and wherever situate,
of which I may die seized and possessed, or which I
have the right to dispose of by Will, I give, devise and
bequeath to John J. Russell of Plymouth: to have and
to hold to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
I appoint said John J. Russell executor of this
Will, and my will is that no one of said legatees shall
have any right to demand payment of their legacies until
six months after my decease, nor claim interest for that time.
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and
seal this nineteenth day of July in the year eighteen
hundred and seventy six.
Jane R. Sever {seal}
Signed, sealed, published and declared to be her last
will, by said Jane R. Sever, in presence of us, who, in her
presence, and at her request, and in presence of each other,
have hereto set our names as Witnesses
Edward Gray
Azel H. Sampson
Esther Bartlett.
The source citation for this probate case file is:
Plymouth County [Mass.] Register of Probate, Plymouth County (Mass.) Probate Records, 1686-1881, American Ancestors (https://www.americanancestors.org), Estate file 17830 (14 images), Jane R. Sever of Kingston, 1876.
Jane (Russell) Sever (1802-1876) was born 13 January 1802 in Kingston, Massachusetts, and died 7 December 1876 in Kingston. She was the daughter of James N. and Jane (Russell) Sever, and was never married.
The will was written on 19 July 1876, and the will was proved on 14 December 1876 in Plymouth County Probate Court. John J. Russell was identified as the executor in the will; he is probably a cousin in the Russell family. A bond of $30,000 was posted by the executor on 13 March 1877. There is no inventory, account or distribution in the estate file.
Jane (Russell) Sever (1802-1876) is my 4th cousin 6 times removed. Our common Seaver ancestor is Robert Seaver (1608-1683) of Roxbury, Massachusetts.
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NOTE: Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday." John offers this definition for "amanuensis:"
"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."
Read other transcriptions of records of my ancestors at Amanuensis Monday Posts.
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