6/12/1961 · MISC · book 37 page 621 doc 6972@37/621

621 STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ss. COUNTY OF WASHINGTON OFFICE OF THE CLERK - CERTIFICATE - PRIVATE COURT OF THE TOWN OF WESTERLY I, Arthur R. Gervais, clerk of said Court, having by law the custody of the seal, and all the records, books, documents and papers of or appertaining to said Court, hereby certify the annexed to be true copies of papers appertaining to said Court, and on file and of record in this office. Est. Erastus Lathrop Strong: Last Will and Testament In attestation whereof I have hereunto set my hand and, have annexed the official seal of the said Court, this twelfth day of May, A.D. 1961. Arthur R. Gervais L.S. Clerk. Last Will and Testament of Erastus Lathrop Strong I, Erastus Lathrop Strong, of the Town of Westerly, in the County of Washington, and State of Rhode Island, do make and publish this, my last will and testament, in manner following, that is to say: First: I direct my executor hereinafter named to pay all my just debts, funeral charges, and the expenses of my last sickness, as soon as may be after my decease. Second: I direct my executor hereinafter named to cause a monument to be erected on my lot in River Bend Cemetery, in said Town of Westerly, and to cause to be inscribed thereon, my name and my wife's name, and the dates of our respective births and deaths, at a cost not to exceed Three Hundred Dollars, ($300.00); I also authorize my said executor to purchase perpetual care for my said lot; provided I have not erected a monument on said lot and have not purchased perpetual care for said lot, during my lifetime. Third: All the rest, residues and remainder of my property and estate, real, personal and mixed, wherever located I may acquire subsequent to the execution of this will, as of which I am now possessed, and wheresoever located, I give and bequeath and devise to my children, Mabel G. Dennison, Clara A. Strong, Herbert D. Strong, Avis F. Strong, Leonie Strong and Arline Loing, share and share alike, to them and their heirs and assigns, forever. Fourth: I have intended to provide in this will for my children, Mabel G. Dennison, Clara A. Strong, Herbert D. Strong, Avis F. Strong, Leonie Strong and Arline Loing, share and share alike, otherwise than as above, and for any child of mine born after the execution of this will, and for any issue of any deceased child of mine dying after the execution of this will, and for any issue born after the execution of this will of a deceased child of mine dying before the execution of this will, intentionally and not by accident or mistake. Fifth: I direct my executor hereinafter named to pay all my inheritance, legacy, devise, transfer or succession taxes, whether imposed by the laws of the United States or of any State or Territory, as expenses of administering my estate. I Sixth: I hereby nominate and appoint my said son, Herbert D. Strong, sole executor, of this my last will and testament, and direct that he not be required to give any surety on his bond, as such executor; and hereby revoking all other and former wills by me made, I do make, publish and declare this, and this only, as and for my last will and testament. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, at said Town of Westerly, this 2nd day of June, A. D. 1934. ERASTUS LATHROP STRONG (L.S.) Signed, sealed, published and declared by Erastus Lathrop Strong, as and for his last will and testament, in our presence, who have, at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, hereunto set our names as witnesses. Florence B. Almetti Loura Roumett Isabelle W. Rook Received for record June 12th A.D. 1961 at 1:45 o'clock p.m. and recorded by [Signature] Deputy Town Clerk