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SOURCE: Genesee County Probate Court
        
        Last Will and Testament
        of Elihue Cooley of the City of Flint, Genesee County
        and State of Michigan
        
        In the name of God, Amen.
        I, Elihu Cooley of the City of Flint in the County of
        Genesee and State of Michigan, being weak in body, but
        of sound and perfect memory blessed be Almighty God for
        the same, and considering the uncertainty of life and
        the certainty of death, and considering also the
        importance of getting ready to die, Do make and publish
        this my last will and testament in the manner and form
        following, that is to say,
          First, my honest debts are to be paid.
          Secondly, I give and bequeath to my wife Almira Cooley
        the use of my real estate, bein in the City of Flint, the
        same that I recently purchased of M. E. Griswold of said
        City of Flint, and described as follows to wit: The east
        part of the south half of a piece of land described in a
        deed from John Butler to Perkins H. Green, dated the
        ninth day of August, 1848.  The land hereby conveyed is
        bounded East by Church street in the Village of Flint,
        South by land of George M. Dewey, known as the Backwell
        land, West and North by Land of James Henderson, Contain-
        ing half an acre being in the Village of Flint (now City
        of Flint) County and state aforesaid.  I also bequeath to
        my said wife Almira Cooley the use of the household furni-
        ture, both the said described land and furniture during
        her natural life, also, I give and bequeath to my said
        wife one hundred dollars a year during her natural life.
          I also give and bequeath to my grand children whose names
        are Minerva, Levi, and Harriet, being children of my
        daughter Rachel Harper (deceased).
          I also give and bequeath to my son Elihue Cooley the 
        sum of two hundred dollars, and if the said Elihue Cooley
        is dead, the said two hundred dollars is to be equally
        divided among my grand children, and in case of the
        decease of any of my grand children before my decease,
        then the share or shares of the said deceased ones, shall
        be equally divided among my surviving grand children.
          I also give and bequeath to my son Orsimus Cooley the
        rest of my property both personal and real, and I also
        appoint the said Orsimus Cooley Executor of this my last
        will and testament, and I hereby authorize and empower
        him to sell all my real and personal estate for the
        purpose of paying all the within legacies.
        
          In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
        seal this twenty-sixth day of December, One thousand
        eight hundred and sixty five at the City of Flint.
                             Elihue Cooley
                                [seal]
                                
          The above instrument containing one sheet was at
        the date thereof, signed, sealed, published and delivered
        by the said Elihue Cooley as and for his last will and
        testament in presence of us who, at his request, and
        in his presence and in the presence of each other, have
        subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
           Elishua Kinsman of Richfield, Genesee Co., Mich.
           Samuel B. Wickes Residence City of Flint, Michigan

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