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Be it remembered that I, Anson H. Thomas, of Abbot in the County of Piscataquis. and State of Maine, being of lawful age and of sound and disposing mind and memory, but mindful of the uncertainty of life do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament.
After the payment of my just debts, funeral charges and expenses of administration, I dispose of my estate, as follows: All the aforesaid liabilities shall be paid from property in Par. one.
Par one.
I hereby give bequeath and devise unto my son Christopher Thomas for and during his life as herein after set out all my farming tools my carts, wagons, sleds, harnesses, chains, farm machinery, horses, cattle, sheep, swine and fowl and my homestead farm bounded and described as follows, on the north by land of Chas. L. Adams and John W. Leeman, on the east by land of my brother S. J. Thomas and the J. H. Edes farm and on the south by land of Mrs. Tripp. Said Christopher Thomas is to have the right to cut such lumber from said farm as he sees fit and sell the same and to handle and manage said farm or any part thereof and the real estate shall at all times be free from any of the debts and liabilities of said Christopher Thomas and no part of said real estate shall at any time be taken for debts now owned by him or debts hereafter contracted by him.
This property is willed to him upon the condition that he shall at all times support and maintain his mother, Dulcenea M. Thomas in his family on said homestead and her furnish with all necessary food clothing nursing medicine and medical attendance during her life and at her death give her a Christian burial and erect at her grave a suitable grave stone and shall at all times furnish a home to my daughter Ida E. Thomas and her provide with all necessary food and every day clothes in his family on said homestead during her natural life. In case of sickness all medicine, medical attendance and nursing of said Ida E. Thomas by my son William O. Thomas from the trust fund herein after set out and her best clothes shall also be paid from said trust funds.
After the death of said Christopher Thomas the real estate here tofor willed to him shall go to his son Anson Hubbard Thomas his heirs and assigns but in case my said wife Dulcenea M. Thomas and my daughter Ida E. Thomas shall out live said Christopher said Anson Hubbard Thomas shall carry out and fulfill all the conditions herein before set out. It is expressly stipulated that said real estate shall at all times be held for the support of said Dulcenea M. Thomas and Ida E. Thomas as herein before set out.
All the rest residue and remainder of my estate real personal and mixed I give bequeath and devise unto my son said William O. Thomas in trust for Ida E. Thomas aforesaid. Said William O. Thomas shall have the right and I do hereby authorize him to sell and convey such real estate other than the homestead farm which I may own at my decease and give deed thereof and convert such other property as I may have into money and invest the same where it shall be secure and from said trust fund to use such sum or sums as may be necessary to pay all the expenses of said Ida E. Thomas other than her board in the family of said Christopher Thomas and her common or every day clothes as herein before set out.
After the decease of said Ida E. Thomas whatever shall remain from said trust fund I give and bequeath to my four children Wm. O. Thomas Joseph E. Thomas Christopher Thomas and Gertrude M. Harrington in equal shares.
I give nothing to the children my deceased son Charles.
In case said Christopher Thomas should not carry out the conditions herein before set out or in case of his decease said Anson Hubbard Thomas shall not carry out said conditions, then said real estate shall go to my trustee to handled and carried on by him but not to be sold by him unless it is necessary in order to support and maintain said Dulcenea M. Thomas and Ida E. Thomas. In case said homestead should pass to said trustee under the terms of this will then in such event after the death of said Dulcenea M. Thomas and Ida E. Thomas I give bequeath and devise the same to my children aforesaid in equal shares.
I do hereby appoint Christopher Thomas sole executor of this my last will and testament.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this seventh day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and seven. Anson H. Thomas
Signed published and declared by the above named Anson H. Thomas to be his last will and testament in our presence, who in his presence and the presence of one another and at his request, subscribe our names hereunto as witnesses, this seventh day of August A. D. 1907, at Abbot, Maine. C. L. Adams Ada H. Adams Henry Hudson.⁵