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Wills

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 171 Collections and/or Records:

Lane family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 715
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous siged handwritten and printed documents. The papers chronicle the history of the Lane family of Bedford, Massachusetts. Documents include the wills of James Lane, military orders from the British authorities in Boston, and numerous property deeds and letters.

Dates: 1738-1926

Susan Smith last will and testament

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230334598]
Identifier: MSS 1133
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a handwritten last will and testament of Susan Smith and documents relating to her estate. Also included are photocopies of materials relating to the estate of Samuel Smith. These persons were children of Asael Smith (1744-1830), the paternal grandfather of the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith (1801-1844).

Dates: 1833-1849

Isaiah Thomas last will and testament

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233284683]
Identifier: Vault MSS 71
Scope and Contents

Handwritten last will and testament of Isaiah Thomas dated 25 July 1815. The item was revoked on 24 July 1817.

Dates: 1815-1817

Last will and testament of Thomas L. Kane, Before 1883 December 26

 Item — Box 13: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232550753], Folder: 7
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 2 Sub-Series 6 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Will written by Kane saying what to do with his finances and body.

Dates: Majority of material found within Before 1883 December 26

Last will and testament with two codicils thereto of Brigham Young, 1877 September 4

 File — Box 63: Series 1; Series 3; Series 4; Series 11 [Barcode: 31197232570009], Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 4 File 1
Scope and Contents

Copy of Young's last will and testament filed Brigham Young D. Bockholt, Clerk of the Salt Lake County Probate Court, September 4, 1877.

Dates: 1877 September 4

Leany family history as written from memory by William Leany

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323310]
Identifier: MSS SC 2411
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autobiography, will, and testimony to the veracity of the Mormon Church. Also included are photocopies and typescripts of these items. Leany was a convert to the Mormon Church who moved to Missouri in 1836. He was present at the Haun's Mill Massacre. He moved to Nauvoo, Illinois and later migrated to Utah living in Parowan and Harrisburg.

Dates: 1888-1891

Legal documents, financial notes, and personal papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310267]
Identifier: MSS SC 1239
Scope and Contents

Handwritten legal documents, financial notes, and personal papers. Included are affidavits, bills of sale, monetary transaction notes, receipts, bonds, promissory notes, ledgers, wills, and letters. All of the items are from unknown locations and mostly concern mundane legal or personal matters.

Dates: 1782-1846

Letter, will, and pedigree chart

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230235977]
Identifier: MSS SC 193
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typescript of a letter addressed to Davis' "granddaughter" regarding family history. Also included are a photocopy of a typescript of the will of Jane C. Hindley dated 1906 and the pedigree chart of John Thomas Greene.

Dates: aproximately 1881-1950

Lewis Gumpel and Morris Cohn wills , 1924-1929

 File — Box 2: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225543294], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 1 Sub-Series 3