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Notes: In Elizabeth's will dated February 4, 1887she named her living sons Tom and Ben and daughters Margaret and Ellen. She mentions having deadsons . Her Will is recorded in Madison County, IL -courthouse(Edwardsville, I L) "I, Elizabeth Pritchett, of the Township of St. Jacob, County ofMa dison, State of Illinois, widow of John Pritchett deceased, being ofsou nd mind and memory, declare this to be my last will and testament. As to my worldly Estate and all my property, real, personal andmi xed, of which I shall died seized and possessed, or to which I shall be entitled at the time of my decease, I devise, bequeath and disposethere of in manner following to wit: My will is that all my just debts and funeral expenses shall by my executor hereinafter named be paid out of my estate I dispose asfollows : I give and bequeath to my living sons Tom and Ben on dollareach and a lso to the heirs of my dead sons one dollar to each family;that is to s ay that they shall have the dollar which their father wouldhave receive d had he been alive. My daughter Margaret who has taken care of me during the last year sof my life shall receive two thirds of all the balance of my estate. To my daughter Ellen Trout I give and bequeath the other third oft he residue of my estate. I appoint my neighbor Jacob Leder seur as my testamentary executor ,dispensing him with giving the usual security or bond according to law . In witness thereof I the said Elizabeth Pritchett, have to this my last will consisting of one sheet of paper, subscribed my name andaffix ed my seal this fourth day of February A.D. 1887 (Eighteen hundredand e ighty-seven.) Elizabeth (Her Mark)Pritchett Signed sealed published and declared by the said Elizabeth Pritchett as and for her last will and testament, which being unable to write, shesi gn the above mark, in the presence of us, who at her request and in her presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names a switness thereto. John Balsigner, St. Highland, Ill. Lorenz Marner, Highland, Ills." Elizabeth is buried in a cemetery located about two miles south ofMarin e, IL (east of Edwardsville) - the following Pritchett stones arelocate d there (reading in 1971): No 1972 - Elizabeth Pritchett, wife of John, d. 18 Sep 1889, age 90 yea rs No 1973 - John, d. 6 Dec 1842, age 16y-10m-22d No 1974 - John, b. 19 mar 1846 - d. 3 May 1847 No 1975 - Henry, d. 16 Aug 1850, age 30y-11m-?d No 1976 - William, b. 1 Sep 1820, d. 3 Aug 1855
