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| The will of Charles Coulter d abt 1834, is transcribed below: |
Vacation Jan[uar]y25, 1835 [page]236
I Charles Coulter of Washington County of the State of
Indiana do make and publish this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and
making void all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made – First – That the portion of my estate that I have
heretofore have[sic] gave to the bloved [sic] sons and daughters which I had by
my dear beloved wife Mary at the time they left my home is all I do intend them
to have of my estate in any manner whatever, their names here I now have set
down that has had their full portion except an addition to my beloved daughter
Tabitha B. One dollar – to my beloved son Lemuel One dollar, to my beloved
daughter Nancy W. One dollar to my beloved son John One dollar, to my beloved
Daughter Elizabeth One dollar to my [be]loved son Gideon One dollar, to my
beloved Daughter Patty one dollar, to my beloved daughter Anna Jane One dollar,
to my beloved daughter Rodah one dollar, to my beloved son Yewel One dollar at
my decease or at the distribution of my property – And as touching my estate
now in possession, as it has pleased god to entrust me with, I dispose of the
same in the following manner
First I give or bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth all my
real estate and personal property by me now possessed to be by her freely
possessed and disposed of at her discression so long as she remains my widow
except as hereafter mentioned – at her decease or marriage I dispose of in the
following manner – First to my beloved son Charles, I give to him the South
West quarter of Section No. twenty one No Township one North of No of Range two
East where I now live to have and to hold the same forever – as for personal
property except for one bed and furniture Trunk and close[sic] which my dear
wife Elizabeth is to have if she should marry exclusively of any person and one
horse bridle and saddle to go to my son Charles – the balance to be equally
divided between my beloved daughters Elcinea and Emily – And I hereby make and ordain
my worthy and esteemed wife Elizabeth Coulter and my bloved[sic] son Charles
Coulter Junr Executors of this y last Will and testament – in witness thereof I
Charles Coulter the Testator have herunto set set[sic] my hand and seal this
twenty fourth Day of June in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty
four – Charles Coulter seal
Coulter, Charles Will - Salt Lake City Family History Library
Film #1306357, Item 2; Probate Record Book B 1830-1837 pg 236
