Passing this on.. from Donella.. thanks.. to all brenda [email protected] NAME: Donella Spencer EMAIL: [email protected] DATE: Apr 10 2000 QRYTEXT: I Elizabeth Stoddard in the town of Sheldon County of Monroe and State of Wisconsin being in a very infirm State of helath and sensible too of my liableness to Sudden death at the same time being in [?] own apprehension of sound mind do judge it best to make and accordingly do hereby make this my last will and testement It is my will that all my just debts and charges of my funeral be paid and discharged out of my Estate as Soon as conveniently may be after ^my decase I give devise and dispose of all my estate real and personal, save what shall be necessary for the payment of my just debts and funeral charges in the following manner all my real Estate lying in the county of Monroe and the notes and the mortgage that I now hold against Vernon A Stoddard to be Equally divided between my two children Charles B Stoddard and my daughter Almira, Except ten dollars I giave and bequeath to Charles R [looks like R, could be B] Stoddard the heir of my son Henry Stoddard decase In testimony whereof I here un^to set my hand and seal and publish and declare this to be my last will and testement this 5 fifth day of March in the year of our lord one thousand Eight hundred and Sevnty Seven In presence of J. M. Critchett Ruthe A Critchett Sally Moor Elizabeth (her X mark) Stoddard LS (appears to be initials, circled) The above Instrument consisting of one sheet of paper was now here subscribed by Elizabeth Stoddard the testator in the presence of each of us and was at the same time declared by her to be her last will and testement and we at her request sign our names hereunto in her presence as attesting witnessess J M Critchett Ruthe A Critchett Sally Moor [transcribers note: I have left the creative spelling, capitalization and almost total lack of punctuation as it was.] . http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/MonroeWill