Wills

Will of Benjamin P Applegate 1D3G1C4
Kings County (New York) Surrogate’s Court
B. 503 P. 461

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN; -

I, BENJAMIN P. APPLEGATE, of the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of this life, do make, publish and delcare this to be my last WILL and TESTAMENT, as follows :-

FIRST:- I hereby authorize and direct that all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses be paid as soon after my decease as conveniently can be done.

SECOND:- I hereby give and bequeath unto each of my sons PERCY T. APPLEGATE and MYRON D. APPLEGATE, the sum of TWO HUNDRED (200.) dollars; said sum to be paid to each of them after the expiration of one year from the date of my death.

THIRD:- All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real, personal an mixed, and wheresoever situated, of which I may die seized or possessed, or to which I may be entitled at the time of my decease, I give , devise and bequeath unto my daughter JENNIE M. HARPER, to have and to hold the same unto her absolutely and forever .

FOURTH:- I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my son-in-law, JOHN B. HARPER, to be EXECUTOR of this my last Will and Testament; hereby revoking all former or other Wills and Testamentary dispositions, by my at any time heretofore made.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my seal, the twenty-third day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen

s/ Benjamin P Applegate

Witness
s/ James Taylor
s/ Fred Manes
s/ S Bishop Marks