would have been intitled absolutely and forever. And
it is also my will in the case of the death of any
of my said daughters intestate and without having
a child or children or descendants of any child
or children being at the time of her death that
then the whole of said property which she
shall have held for life as aforesaid, shall be
and become the property of my other children
absolutely and forever, share and share alike
And I give my said daughters respectively
full power and authority to execute, acknowledge
and deliver any and all deeds or other instru-
memts of writing that may be desired required
or deemed necessary, in order to divide or appor-
tion or distribute my estate and property.
And lastly - I do hereby constitute and appoint
my sons Eugene Van Ness, and William P. Van
Ness to be sole Executors of this my last Will
and Testament, hereby giving them full power
and authority to sell the whole or any part
or parts of my said property and estate, and to
grant assign, transfer or convey the same
for the purpose of paying debts and expenses, or
for the purpose of distribution or division, and
to execute, acknowledge and deliver, any and all
such deeds or other instruments of writing as may
be required in the exercise the power herein
or hereby, in any way conferred upon them.
And it is my will and wish that my said Ex-
ecutors shall be excused from the the necessity of giving
bond for the performance of these duties as Ex
ecutors. And I do hereby revoke all and annul
all wills former wills by me heretofore made
ratifying and confirming this and none
other to be any last Will and Testament.
  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this nineteenth day of August in the
year Eighteen Hundred & Eighty-six.
 Signed sealed published and declared by Julia
A. Van Ness the above named Testatrix as and for
her last Will and Testament in the presence of
us, who at her request in her presence and in
the presence of each other have subscribed our