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Know all men that I, Jennie D. Merritt, of Westerly, Washington county, Rhode Island, being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and declare this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking any other or former will by me made.
First. I order the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses out of my estate.
Second. I direct my executor hereinafter named to rent the first floor of the tenement in house owned by me at 11 Spruce Street, in said Westerly, and from and out of the receipts for and from such rent to pay taxes, insurance, interest on indebtedness and cost of repairs to my said house at said 11 Spruce street.
Third. I give to my sole half brother C. Edward Sisson and my half sister Ellen M. Grover all sums received for rent of the second and third floor of my said house at said 11 Spruce street, in said Westerly, during the period of their natural lives, said rent to be paid to them in equal shares, and in the event of the death of one before the other then all rent from said second and third floor to be paid to the survivor for the lifetime of such survivor.
Fourth. I am the owner of certain certificates in The Western Connecticut Tittle and Mortgage Co., in Stamford, Connecticut, and give and bequeath to Charles Malcolm Merritt of Brookline, Massachusetts one half my interest in such certificates; to Freda A. Hoyt of Stamford, Connecticut one quarter my interest in said certificates and to Marion Cowling, of Old Greenwich, Connecticut, one quarter my interest in said certificates.
Fifth. I give to said Charles Malcolm Merritt the one hundred dollar War bond made payable to me or to said Charles Malcolm Merritt.
Sixth. I give to Jennie N. Farham, of Westerly, Rhode Island, the amount of deposit in my name in Savings account in The Washington Trust Company, a banking corporation located in said Westerly, at the time of my death.
Seventh. After the death of my said half brother and my said half sister I it is my wish that my house at 11 Spruce Street, in said Westerly, subject to encumbrance on the same, shall go and I hereby give and bequeath the same to Rev. Arnt L. Schoning, of said Westerly, to then become his absolutely.
Eighth. Any other estate of any name or nature that may remain after the above bequests and devises I give to said Charles Malcolm Merritt. I authorize and direct my executor to rent and manage my real estate.
Lastly. I nominate and appoint said Arnt L. Schoning to be executor of my last will, without surety on any bond, and require that he serve as such executor without compensation for his services as such executor.
Witness my hand October 17th A. D. 1944.
Jennie D. X Merritt
her
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Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said testatrix as and for her last will and testament, in our presence who save at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other hereto senute our names as witnesses.
M. H. Scanlon, M. D. residing at Westerly, R. I.
Mary W. Vars residing at Westerly, R. I.
I, Charles W. Connors, Probate Clerk of the Town of Westerly County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the Probate Records of the Town of Westerly
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Probate Court of said Town of Westerly this 6th day of April, A. D. 1946.
(Seal of Probate Court) CHARLES H. CONNORS
Probate Clerk
Received for record April 9th, A. D. 1946 at 10:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
Town Clerk
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