Public Universal Friend Will Page 1

Considering the uncertainty of this immortal life, and being of sound mind and memmory, blessed be he Lord of Sabbath and Father of Mercies therefor. I do make and publish this my last Will and Testament.

I. My Will is that all my just debts be paid by my executors hereinafter named. II. I give and bequeath and devise unto Rachel Malin and Margaret Malin now of said Jerusalem, all my earthly property, both real and personal, that is to say, all my land lying in said Jerusalem and in Benton or elsewhere in the County of Ontario, together with all the buildings thereon, to them, the said Rachel and Margaret and their heirs and assigns forever, to be equally and amicably shared between them said Rachel and Margaret. And I do also give and bequeath the said Rachel and Margaret Malin all my wearing apparel, all my household furniture and all horses, cattle, sheep and swine of every kind and description, and also all my carriages, wagons and carts of every kind, together with all my farming tools and all my utensils, and all my movable property of every nature and description whatever. III. My Will is that all of the present members of my family, and each of them be employed, if they please, and if employed, supported during natural life by the said Rachel and Margaret, and when any of them becomes unable to help them selves they are according to such inability kindly to be taken care of by the said Rachel and Margaret. And my Will also is that all poor persons belonging to the society of the Universal Friend shall receive from the said Rachel and Margaret such assistance and comfort and support during natural life as they need – and in case any, other member of my family or elsewhere in the Society shall turn away such shall forfeit the provisions herein made for them. IV. I hereby ordain and the said Rachel and Margaret Malin executors of this my last Will and Testament witness whereof I, the person once called Jemima Wilkinson but in and ever since the year 1777 was known as and called the Public Universal Friend hereunto set my name and seal the twenty fifth day of the second month in the year of the Lord eighteen hundred and eighteen in presence of The Public Universal Friend.