St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-02
DUG UP AN HEIRLOOM.
Commissioners Ives Finds the Will
of One of His Ancestors.


of One of His Ancestors.
There are very few people in this
state who can boast of the original copy
of the will of their uncle's great, great
grandfather. But this is what Dairy
Commissioner Ives was yesterday in a
position to do. He had been ransack-
ing "a little black box" an heirloom of
the family, which tradition had told
him contained "a few papers," There,
for years, the box had laid unopened,
from father to son, and from father to
son again. Mr.. Ives. however, searched
the small box, and this is what he dis
covered:
In the Name of God Amen, this Eleventh
day of October Ammo DOmini 1865, joseph
Ives of Wallingford in the county of New
Haven, being Weak in Body. But of Sound
hereafter) Calling unto mind the Mortality
of my Body and knowing that it is appointed
for allmen once to dye. do make this my last
VIII Il Testament Qhat is to say principally
and First of all. Give 4 Recommend my
Soul unto god who gave it, hopeing in his
Mercy through the Merits of Jesus Christ,
his only Son, my Lord Il dear Redeemer, for
pardon & acceptance 4 my body Commit to
the earth, in decent Christian burial at the
Discresion of my Executor hereafter named
Nothing Doubling but at the Resurrection
shall Receive the Same again, by the Mighty
power OF God. as humbly hope A Glorious
Body; Il as touching What Worldly Sub
stance god has been pleased to Bless me with
in this life, After my funeral Expenses and
all other my just Debts are paid and Salts
fyed. dispose of in thesMapner following.
Firstly, my Will is and do Give and Re-
quest unto Joseph Ives my Eldest Son, all Of
Quantity about Seven acres, with the proper
Meets and Bounds: also give unto him my
sd. Son Six Acres off from the farm where 1
now live, the South West Corner, it is to be
acres, and Also the one half OF the Meadow
lying Southeast from my door, being about
Land, to be to him 4 his forever.
Secondly will is and I do give unto my
son, Anar Ives, thirteen acres and half Of
land taken Off from my SAID farm adjoining
to Ralph Lines his land west, north on John
Beach his land, and south on land have
given to my son Joseph and extending so far
east with equal width as to make the quantity
aforesaid. This what have gwen him to be
his portion.
Third-My will is and give unto my son,
Stephen Ives thirteen acres and half OF
land east of land have given unto my Amor,
to be the same in length and breadth with
Anor's, so as to make the quantity above said
to him and his forever; also, l give to him.
my said son, the house where my brother
Ephriam lived and cooper shop and cooper
COOlS ana Cle One-DalI Oh my DdrIl, Will one
acre of land where said buildings stand, so as
to commode them best and not to discom-
mode any after bequest to him and his for
ever.
Fourth-My will is and do give unto my
son, Titus Ives, all the remainder of my farm
and my dwelling house and half of my barn,
with all the proper meets and bounds. to him
and his forever; and good three cattle team
and all my husbandry tools and utensils, he
making his three sisters portions that have
hoir l1t NJ
have given him, equal with those that have
received their portions, in case there be not
movable estate enough; and my will is that
his said sisters shall enjoy free liberty to lie
in said house unmOlested so long as they con-
tnue unmarried.
Fifth, my will is that my two Eldest
Daughters [vizl Mary and Mamre Shall Re-.
ceive five Shillings out of my Estate, this
with what they Have had to be the full of
their Portions.
Sixth. my will is I give unto my three
Daughters [namely] Lydia, Dinah 4 hannah
thirty pounds each OF them, out Of my Es-
tate, and if there should not be Movable Es-
tate Enough to make sd. Sums, then the
same to be made up out of Titus his part as
Aforesd. and if there Should be Movable Es-
tate over plush the same is to go to Titus.
Seventh, my Will is that my Great Bible
my son Joseph Should have & titus my Gun
and Sabbath day House EQUALLY do give to
Titus 4 Stephen and that my Wearing
Cloathes Should be Equally divided among
my four Sons before Mentioned and also to
my Son Stephen give a Gun that he has
now with him & also aSword.
Eighty. my viii is 4 do hereby Nomi-
nate Il Ordain my son Joseph Ives Sole Ex-
ecutor of this my last will and Testament,
hereby Revolving all other. Wills 4 Tesla
ments by me made and Rattifying this only,
to be my last will & Testament; in Witness
Whereof have unto Set my hand and Seal
the day and date before mentioned.
Signed, sealed Published & declared by the
Testator as his last will & Testament in pres
ents of us Witnesses. TO-
STEPHEN HoTcHK1ss, JOSEPH IVES, ~
THEoHPIlAsJoNEs. Jn. s.'::;; Lseal.] - -.
EUNICE BEACH. Sc
A true Copy
Examined John Whiting Clerk.
1t may be explained that the sabbath
day house, was the restator's pew at
church. and the ''good three cattle
team" a horse and two cows.