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Page: of 313
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN.
of the City of Grass Valley, County of Neveds, State of California,
T, John Pascoe,
mind end memory, and not
of the age of seventy years, and being of sound and disposing
fraud or undue influence of ery person whetever, do make,
acting under duress, menace,
in the manner following, that is to
publish end deciare this my last will and testament,
say:
Piret, I direct that my body be decently and properly eee ee er eaketion or
display, but with due regerd for my condition and circumstances in life. I direct that ny
Reecutrix Rereinafetr mamed, pay out of the first moneys that shell come into her hands,
tre expenses of my last illness, should there be ony expense, and also my funeral expenses,
Secondly, To my grand-son, John Berryman, I give, devise and bequeath my gold watch
and chain, and it is my request that he shall never dispose of the samo.
Thirdly, To my sister, Mrs. Mary James, residing in Falmouth, England, I give, devise
and bequaeth the sum of One Hundred Do‘lars.
Fourthly: To my suster, Grace Magor, residing in West Buckland, South Molton, Devon,
England, I give, devise and bequeath the sum of One Hundred Dollars.
Fifthly: To my brother, Emanuel Pascoe, residing in the County of Nevada, State of
California, I give, devise and bequeath the sum of One Hundred Dollars. .
Sixthly: All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, not hereinbefore disposed
of, I desire to have distributed among my son, Williem J. Pascoe, my daughter, Sarah Jane
Berryman; my step-daughter, Kate Ford and my grand-daughter Sarafi Jane Whiting, in the proportion hereinafter specified, to-wit:
To my daughter, Sarah Jane Berryman, I give, devise and bequeath one-third of the
said residue, as mentioned in the preceeding paragraph.
To my son, William J. Pascoe, I give, devise and baqueath one-third of the said residue of my estate as hereinbefore provided.
To my step-daughter, Kate Ford, I give, devise and bequeath one-sixth of tre sid
residue of my said estate, as above provided.
T o my grand-deughter, Sarah Jane Whiting, I give, devise and bequeath the remaining
one-sixth of the residue of my said estate as hereinbefore provided for seid resicue.
Should any of the perosns herebefore named as heirs or devisees herein, die before
this wi will takes etfect, then in such an event I direct that such portion of my said estate
as woul 1 d fall to him er her, be divided among the survivors of those who sueceedto the
residue o f my estate, and in the sane proportions as provided in the distribution of such
residue,
I furth er direct that my executrix, hereinafetr naméd, dispose of all of my e«tute
real or personal > @8 800n as she may be able to do $9, and convert the same into cash and ,
for t his purpose I hereby authorize and empower my exeoutrix to sell th , 8 e whole of my &5~
tate, of w 4 hatever nature, without firstvbeing required to make application t court
cation to any
therefor, ob without any order of Court being first Fequir
Lastly: I hereby nominate and appoint my daughter
3 Sebeh Jane Berr the Exe cutrix
and I dire
et that no bond te required of her in the