Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Wills Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/WhitesideWill/11 Surname: REYNOLDS, FRARY, DeWITT, HILL, McCOY, WISE, BENNETT ------------------------- Whereas NICHOLAS REYNOLDS late of the Town of Wales in the County of Erie and State of New York, died leaving a last Will and Testament, leaving his widow MARY REYNOLDS also lately deceased intestate And whereas the said NICHOLAS REYNOLDS left personal property and assets, notes, bonds, mortgages and chases(?) in action(?), and Real Estate which is bequeathed and divided to CHARLOTTE FRARY, wife of JUSTUS FRARY, ALMON V. REYNOLDS, NICHOLAS W. REYNOLDS, JAMES A. REYNOLDS, and JAMES DeWITT, each one fifth of said Real and personal Estate, reference being had to said Will or the record there(?) of Will more fully appear. And whereas the said CHARLOTTE FRARY and JUSTUS FRARY her husband, ALMON V. REYNOLDS, and NICHOLAS W. REYNOLDS have agreed to sell and assign to THOMAS HILL of Wales all their right, title and interest in this the personal property and assets left by said NICHOLAS REYNOLDS (they having on the date hereof consigned to said HILL their interest in the real estate decided by said Will as aforesaid). Now therefore this Instrument witnesseth that the said CHARLOTTE FRARY and JUSTUS FRARY her husband, ALMON V. REYNOLDS and NICHOLAS W. REYNOLDS, have bargained and sold, assigned transferred and set over unto the said THOMAS HILL in consideration of the sum of Two hundred dollars to us in hand paid by the said THOMAS HILL the receipt whereof is hereby confessed and acknowledged, all our right, title, share and interest in and to the personal property or estate, notes, bonds, mortgages, chasis in action(?), money, and every thing connected therewith to which the or either of us jointly or severally may be entitled to have or receive as the heirs at law of the said NICHOLAS REYNOLDS deeds on as *** named in his last will and testament and the do hereby authorize the said THOMAS HILL to demand, sue for, recover *** in our name or otherwise for any and all put out all such personal property assets moneys due or to grow due, or any bonds, mortgages or choses in action as fully and completely as one might or could if we had not executed and delivered this instrument and we also authorize him to give acquittances and receipts for the same. And we do hereby covenant to *** by the said THOMAS HILL his heirs, personal *** and assigns of from and *** any and all claims which any or either of the children or heirs at law, order, in said last will of NICHOLAS REYNOLDS deceased may at anytime, make or claim or establish against the said NICHOLAS REYNOLDS deceased, for work, labor, or services, or any claim or demand whatsoever and which the said THOMAS HILL shall legally have; except as against such claim as they or either of them shall make or establish as being entitled thereunto under the provisions of the last Will and Testament of the said NICHOLAS REYNOLDS deceased. In witness whereof the parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the seventh day of April 1845. Signed and acknowledged in the presence of E. McCOY FRANK I. WISE (witnesses as to JUSTUS FRARY and CHARLOTTE FRARY) JUSTUS FRARY CHARLOTTE FRARY ALMON V. REYNOLDS HARRIET REYNOLDS NICHOLAS W. REYNOLDS JANE REYNOLDS To the Surrogate of the County of Erie The petition of ALMON V. REYNOLDS of the town of Twp 20 County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, that NICHOLAS REYNOLDS late of the town of Wales in the said county of Erie, deceased, died in the said town of Wales on or about the 24th day of August, 1857 being at that time an inhabitant of the County of Erie; that he died leaving a last will and testament, which is now produced in the Surrogates Court of the said County of Erie, before the said Surrogate, which bears date the 29th day of May 1854 and by which said last will and testament, the said deceased nominated and appointed no person as executor thereof; that the said deceased died possessed of real and personal estate in the said County of Erie; and that the following named persons are all the heirs at law, legatees and next of kin of the said decease; and their respective ages and places of residence are as follows, viz: -- MARY REYNOLDS, the widow of said deceased who is now deceased AMOS(?) H. REYNOLDS whose *** *** residence is supposed to be somewhere in Oregon CHARLOTTE FRARY, wife of JUSTUS FRARY who reside in Perry, Richland county, State of Ohio. HARRIET M. ***MAN, wife of William *** township 20 aforesaid, your petitioner, NICHOLAS W. REYNOLDS, and DANIEL(?) REYNOLDS all of Township 20 aforesaid. JAMES REYNOLDS now supposed to reside in Montgomery, Alabama. WYNAURLA? *** BENNETT wife Henry BENNETT of Varysburgh, Wyoming County State of New York All are over the age of 21 years and children of said deceased and JAMES DE WITT of Varysburgh aforesaid aged 13 years. Your petitioner further sheweth, that he is desirous of having the said will admitted to probate, and having letters testamentary granted thereof; and also of having the said will proved and recorded according to law, as a will of personal and real estate; and therefore prays that the same may be so proved and recorded as aforesaid, and that all such process and proceedings may be had and taken thereon, for that purpose, as are just and proper, and as the law may require. And your petitioner prays that letters of administration with the will annexed may issue to MARRIET HILL of Wales aforesaid. Dated April 8th 1856 ALMON V. REYNOLDS.