Ventura County

Probate / Will Records

Probate record for

Mary Elizabeth Josselyn

from Ventura County: 

Copy of the will:

April 3, 1930 

I, Mary E. Josselyn, of Oxnard, California of the age of 81 years, do make the following will, 

    1.  I give a bequeath to Warren Smith, my great grandson, the sum of $500.00 and the receipt of his mother for such sum shall be a sufficient release for my executrix hereinafter named. 

    2. I give a bequeath to Nedreth Carner my seal skin coat and my diamond ring. 

    3. I give a bequeath to Nedreth Carner one cut glass bottle and to Maud Rudolph one cut glass bottle. 

    4. I give and bequeath my watch and bracelet to Mary Elizabeth Stonebreaker. 

    5.  I give and bequeath to Hollis Smith, my granddaughter, all of my household furniture.

    6.  I give and bequeath to Nedreth Carner all of my clothing. 

    7.  I give and bequeath to Nedreth Carner the sum of $500.00.

    8.  I give and bequeath and devise all of the rest all of the rest a remainder of the estate of which I may die seized or possessed to Nedreth Carner and Maud Rudolph, share and share alike.   

    9.  I nominate and appoint Bessie C. Davidson as executrix, without bonds.   

    10.  I hereby revoke all wills heretofore made by me.   

                    (signed) Mary E. Josselyn

Witnesses

W. Mark Durley   

    Oxnard, California   

Mrs. Cornelia Kinder   

    200 C. St. Oxnard California

Will of Mary E. Josslyn, Deceased.  # 14343;   Filed May 28, 1930

_____

 Extracts of other papers:

There are documents to the effect that Bessie C. Davidson refused to serve as executrix, and Nedreth Carner was therefore bonded and appointed to serve as Administrix.

___

Affixed to one document was the following:

"That the names and address of the legatees of the deceased are as follows:

    Nedreth Carver, Oxnard, California   

    Maud Rudolph,     1614 Chain Street; Alameda, California

    Mary Elizabeth Stonebreaker,    Oxnard, California

    Hollis Smith,     829 1/2 34th Street; Los Angeles, California

   Warren Smith,   829 1/2 34th Street; Los Angeles, California"

A document concerning  the renunciation and resignation of Bessie E. Davison as executrix of Mary E. Josselyn and petition for the appointment by Nedreth Carver to be the administrix states that "the names, ages and residences of the heirs of the deceased, so far as know to your petitioner, are as follows:

Nedreth Carner, aged 39 years, the daughter of the deceased; Maud Rudolph, aged 54 years, also a daughter of the deceased; that said Nedreth Carner is a resident of the City of Oxnard, County of Ventura, State of California  and that the said Maud Rudolph is a resident of Alameda, County of Alameda, State of California.   Nedreth Carner also states that Mary E. Josselyn died on or about the 18th day of April, 1930, at Oxnard, Ventura, California. 

[Document signed by Nedreth Carner, Petitioner.  Durley and Downes by W. Mark Durley, attorneys for Petitioner.]

___

A notice of Time and Place appointed for Proving Will of Mary E. Josselyn, and Hearing application of Nedreth Carner for issuance of Letter of Administration, gives the date of proving of the will as: 16th June 1930.

Contributed to the Archives by Ruth M. Jensen, Nov. 2004