Will of Ann Lynas, widow of James G. Lynas, Brooklyn, 3 August 1928 (copy in the Maple Grove Cemetery lot papers)

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I, ANN LYNAS, widow of the late James G. Lynas, of the Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York, County of Kings and State of New York, being of sound mind and memory and mindful of the uncertainty of life, do make, publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testement, as follows:-
FIRST: I request my Executors, hereinafter named, to pay my just debts and funeral expenses as soon after my death as may be practicable.
SECOND: I give and bequeath to the MAPLE GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, the sum of ONE HUNDRED 00/100 ($100.00) DOLLARS, in trust, nevertheless, to invest and keep the same invested, and to apply the income received therefrom to the care of my lot in the Cemetery of said Association.
THIRD: I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of the property, both real and personal, which I may own or be entitled to dispose of by Will at the time of my death to my four daughters and one son; MARGARET L. TIFFANY, of Denver, Colorado; JOSEPHINE WADE, of Richmond Hill, New York; EDITH CRONIN, of Brooklyn, New York; SARAH BROWN, of Woodhaven, New York; and CHARLES LYNAS, of Brooklyn, New York; the said property to be divided among them equally, share and share alike. If any of my said children shall die before my death, leaving issue, the said issue shall take the share the parent would have been entitled to, if living.
FOURTH: I nominate, constitute and appoint my aforesaid son, CHARLES LYNAS, and my daughter, JOSEPHINE WADE, Executors of this my Will, without bonds, and I give to them or to the survivor of them, full power to sell and convey, for such price and on such terms as they may deem proper, any of my real property, and to execute and deliver any deeds of conveyance that may be proper to carry out this power of sale.
FIFTH: I revoke all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal this 3rd day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand Nine hundred and twenty-eight.
In the presence of / ANN LYNAS (L.S.)
Signed, sealed, published and declared by ANN LYNAS, the above named testatrix, as and for her last Will and Testament in our presence and we at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses, the day and year last above written.
LOTTIE LOFTHOUSE residing at 2518 Woodbine St. / JOHN J. CRONIN residing at 100 Rockaway Ave.

Citation: Last will and testament of Ann Lynas, Borough of Brooklyn, dated 3 August 1928, typed copy (two pages) kept with the papers of lot N½ 182, Prospect section, in the office of the Maple Grove Cemetery Association, Kew Gardens, Queens County, New York; photographed by Matt Wade on 4 April 2024.