The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-31
TWO RENTON WILLS.
One Filed at San Francisco,
One at Port Madison.
FORMS OF BOTH OF THEM.
The One I'm Kitsap County, Dated 1876,
Was the Last Made and Expressly
Revokes the other.

PoET MADISON, July 3o.-lspecial. 1.-The las;
viii OF the late Captain William Renton was
fled here today with the county CLERK OF Kitsar
county. Il reads a. follows:
/. William BENTON, Of Port Biakeley, Kitsap
county. Washington territory, being of sound
mind and memory do make, publish and declare
this my last viii and testament, in manner fol-
lowing, that is to say;
IL give and beQueath TO my wife, Sarah ~ Ran
ton, during her natural life-should she survive
me-au the property, real and personal, where
soever situated, that may own, possess or have
any interest in 81 the time OF my death, In trust
for the following uses and purposes, viz: That
she, during her life. shall have the management
and control OF all of the said property and shall
have, use and enjoy the income and profits
thereof during her said life as her own indtvid-
ual property
second-fhat after the death of my said wife,
sarah NJ Rentol, in case she survives me, or II
she should not survive me, then give, bequeafh
and devise all OF said property, real and per-
sonal, save and except the income and profits
thereof, during the life OF my said wife after my
death, 10 Mary Campbell, wife OF John Camp
bell, of Pictou, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Cam
ada, and Margaret A. Campbell, wife of William
Campbell, Of said Pictou, Nova Scotia, my SIS
ters.
Third-I hereby appoint my wife, Sarah VI.
Rentou, executrix of this my last will and
testament. 70 act during her life, and after her
death hereby appoint my nephew, John A.
Campbell, of Port Biakeley, my executor OF this
my last will and testament.
Fourth-That after the probate of this my last
will and testament and qualification of the exc
cutrix executor, that no other or further acts,
deeds or things shall be necessary or requisite
70 final administration, settlement and distri-
button of said property. That my said executor
Is hereby empowered to settle and distribute the
said estate under this will free from the control
of the probate court, except az herein stated,
and do hereby revoke all former wills by me
made.
(5igned) W. RENToS.
On this 18th day of December, A. D. 1876, the
foregoing will read TO the said William
RentoH, and executed by him in the presence of
Us and each other and declared By said William
Renton to be his last win and testament, and we
subscribed our names as witnesses thereto, At
Renton and each other.
(signed) JOHN LEARY, Seattle.
JAMES McNAUGHT, Seattle.
This will supersedes in express terms all pre-
vious requests, and, If established, will make a
totally different disposition of Captain Renton's
vast estate from that provided in former will,
executed on August 4, 1870, and recently admit
ted to probate in San Francisco. By the terms
OF the first will the entire property. with the ex-
csption of 1000 to Elizabeth Harvey Renton, q
sister, and 81 900 each to Mary Campbell and
Margaret Campbell, two other sisters, was be-
queathed to Mrs. Renton, who died last year
Through her, Mrs. Elizabeth W. sackman, her
daughter, but only step-daughter of Captain
Renton, lays claim TO the estate.
By the provisions Of the second will the death
OF Mrs. Renton causes the estate to pass imme-
diately to the two sisters of Captain Renton,
Mary G. Campbell, wife of John Campbell. and
Margaret A. Campbell, wife of w. Campbell,
both of Pictou, Nova Scotia.
Some months ago, after the death OF Mrs. Rem
ton, Captain Renton turned over one-half of the
community property to her heirs at-law, two
daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth W. sackman and Mrs.
John A Gafney, and q distribution of it was
made between them by the probate court of
Kitsap county At that time property now
valued at over 81, .00O although not then ap-
praised at that sum, pissed to them.
The petition filed in the superior court of Kit
sap county to have the will admitted to probate
will come up for hearing before Judge Denny on
next Wednesday.