Will
                                        County or Surrogate Court
                                            Webb, Shepherd
                                                1878 
                              Obtained from New York, Steuben County, Surrogate
                              Court Office; File # A-11571:
 
                              I Shepherd Webb of the town of Hornellsville
                              Steuben County N.Y. of the age of sixty five
                              years and upwards, and being of sound mind and 
                              memory do make publish and declare this my last 
                              will and testament in manner following. That is 
                              to say-
                              First- I give and bequeath to my wife Electa J. 
                              Webb all my goods, chattels and personal
                              property after the payments of the expenses of 
                              settling my estate, and the payment of my just
                              depts. which may not be a charge upon real estate-
                              Second - I give and devise to my daughter Eunice 
                              W. Olin the use during her natural life of the
                              south twenty nine acres of land to be run off by
                              a line running East and West on my homestead farm
                              situate in the Town of Hornellsville Steuben
                              County N.Y. being the farm consisting of about
                              129 acres of land conveyed to me by Christopher
                              Hurlburt & wife by deed dated on or about the 7th
                              day of April 1852 and understood to be recorded
                              in Book No. 79 of Deeds at page 186 in Steuben
                              County Clerk's Office and the remainder of said
                              twenty nine acres I give and devise to such child
                              or children of said Eunice share and share alike
                              as may be living at her decease, hereby intending
                              that the same shall vest at the time of her death
                              and in case she shall die leaving no child or
                              children then that the same shall vest in and be
                              the property of my other child or children who
                              may survive her share and share alike except my
                              son Alfred and my daughter Mary-
                              Third - I give and devise to my son Albertus Webb
                              the personal use during his natural life of the
                              fifty acres next North of the last above
                              described twenty nine acres to be run off by an
                              East and West line far enough North of the above
                              described lands as to include said fifty acres
                              and no more. and the remainder of said fifty
                              acres at the decease of said Albertus I give and
                              devise to such child or children of said Albertus
                              share and share alike as may be living at his
                              death - and in case he shall die leaving no child
                              or children then that the same shall vest in and
                              be the property of my other child or children
                              then living share and share alike except my son
                              Alfred and my daughter Mary - And in case
                              Albertus or any creditor of his shall during his
                              life attempt to sell the life estate in him
                              personally devised as aforesaid then I give and
                              devise the use of the remainder of his otherwise
                              life estate to his children until his decease
                              Fourth - I give and devise to my son Leroy Webb
                              the personal use during his natural life of the
                              twenty nine acres next North of the last above
                              described fifty acres to be run off by an East
                              and West line far enough North of the last above
                              described lands as to include said twenty nine
                              acres and no more- And the remainder of said
                              twenty nine acres at the decease of said Leroy
                              Webb I give and devise to such child or children
                              said Leroy share and share alike as may be living
                              at his decease and in case he shall die leaving
                              no child or children, then that the same shall
                              vest in and be the property of my other child or
                              children then living share and share alike except
                              said Alfred and Mary-And in case Leroy or any
                              creditor of his shall attempt to sell the life
                              estate in him personally devised as of afore said
                              then I give and devise the use of the remainder
                              of his otherwise life estate to his children
                              until his decease-
                              Fifth – I give and devise to my son Foster Webb
                              the use during his natural life of the remaining
                              northerly twenty one acres of my said homestead
                              farm, and at his decease the remainder of said
                              twenty one acres I give and devise to such child
                              or children of said Foster share and share alike
                              as may be living at his decease, hereby intending
                              that the same shall vest at the time of his death
                              and in case he shall die leaving no child or
                              children then that the same shall vest in and be
                              the property of my other child or children then
                              living share and share alike, except Alfred and
                              Mary – and in case Foster or any creditor of his
                              shall attempt to sell the life estate in him
                              personally devised as aforesaid, then I give and
                              devise the use of the remainder of his otherwise
                              life estate to his children until his decease.
                              Sixth – I hereby direct that my said children.
                              Eunice-Albertus-Leroy and Foster shall in the
                              proportion to the number of acres hereinbefore to
                              them respectively devised interests in bear the
                              expense of the support and maintenance of my said
                              wife in sickness & in health, and in case they or
                              any of them shall fail to pay & bear such
                              expense, then I hereby charge the amount thereof
                              upon such lands for the same in favor of my said
                              wife to be foreclosed and enforced in her favor
                              for the purpose aforesaid. Seventh – I give and
                              bequeath to my Grand-daughter Mettie Webb,
                              daughter of my deceased son Clement the sum of
                              four hundred dollars to be paid to her when she
                              shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years.
                              Providing that she arrives to that age otherwise
                              this legacy is void – Said sum if she shall
                              arrive to that age to be paid equally by my
                              children Eunice. Albertus. Leroy and Foster in
                              that case one hundred dollars being a charge upon
                              the parcels of land respectively as above devised
                              Eighth & Lastly – I hereby nominate and appoint
                              Frederick Marshall Olin and my son Leroy Webb
                              executors of this my last will and testament
                              hereby revoking all former wills by me made In
                              Witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand this
                              fifteenth day of March 1878-
                              Signed & Sealed – Shepherd Webb The above
                              instrument consisting of two sheets was at the
                              date thereof signed sealed. Published and
                              declared by the said Shepherd Webb as and for his
                              last will and testament in his presence and in
                              our presence who at this request and in his
                              presence have hereunto subscribed our names as
                              witnesses thereto – Signed by:
                              John R. Rose – Residing at Hornellsville
                              Charles W. Stevens – Residing at Hornellsville
                              James H. Stevens Jr. – Residing at Hornellsville
 
                              State of New York}
                              Steuben County } ss.
                              Be it Remembered that on the day of the date
                              hereof the last Will and Testament of Shepherd
                              Webb late of the Town of Hornellsville in the
                              County of Steuben and State of New York deceased
                              (being the annexed written instrument) was upon
                              due proof admitted to probate by the Surrogate’s
                              Court of said County of Steuben before
                              Guy H. McMaster the Surrogate as a will valid to
                              pass real and personal property and the said last
                              will and the proofs and examinations taken on the
                              said probate thereof are recorded in the
                              Surrogates Office of said County in Book 18 of
                              Wills Testaments and Codicils at page 37 & c In
                              Testimony Whereof the Surrogate of the said
                              County hath hereunto set his hand and affixed the
                              seal of the Surrogates Court of the said County
                              his 30 day of March in the year of our Lord one
                              thousand eight hundred and eighty seven
                              Signed by: G. H. McMaster Surrogate 
 
                              Surrogate's Court Papers, New York, 
                              Steuben County, Bath, Surrogate Court,
                              Shepherd Webb's Court Papers, 1886.
                              Affidavit or service for the Steuben County
                              Surrogate's Court
                              In the Matter of Proof of Will of Shepherd Webb,
                              desceased Charles J. Pattin served Albertus Webb
                              at his attorney's office, and Fredrick Marshall 
                              Olin at his attorney's office.
 
                              Affidavit or service for the Steuben County
                              Surrogate's Court In the Matter of Proof of Will 
                              of Shepherd Webb, desceased Albertus Webb (being 
                              one of the executors of the Estate of Shepherd 
                              Webb) served the Citation to the below named 
                              persons:
                              Alfred Webb - at his hotel in Hornellsville
                              Eunice Olin-at her res. Hill St. in Hornellsville 
                              DeEtta Burt - her res. Hornellsville
                              Metta Webb - res. of mother- Hornellsville
                              Foster Webb - res. Hornellsville
                              Mary Wheeler - res. Hornellsville
                              Electa Webb - res. Hornellsville
                              That said DeEtta Burt is the mother of Metta Webb
                              said infant & with whom said Metta Webb resides
 
                              We have a bunch of different papers. Some are
                              from Alfred Webb Contesting the Will of Shepherd
                              Webb. Others are proof of that said will,
                              Guardianship papers for Metta Webb and papers
                              signed by Leroy Webb and Fredrick Marshall Olin
                              as Executors. 
 

                            
Shepard Webb's Will dated March 15, 1878