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Source: Early California Wills, California: California Society, D.A.R., 1952, 952 pgs.
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Will of William Gulnack, San Jose, California. 
 
(Will filed in records of County Clerk, San Jose, County 
of Sant [Santa] Clara, State of California.) 
 
Dated: 17 May 1851
Filed: 26 June 1854 
 
In the name of God Amen----I, William Gulnak, a native of the  
City of Hudson in the State of New York in the United States 
of America and now a resident of San Jose in the County of 
Santa Clara, and State of California, being of infirm health 
and sensible of the uncertainty of life, but of sound and 
disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare 
this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling all 
wills and codicils of wills heretofore by me at any time made. My 
body at death I desire to have buried with the Sepulture of 
the Christian Church according to my station, and my soul 
I command in mercy to Him who gave it. All my property and estate 
both real and personal.....I devise and bequeath to my beloved wife 
Maria Isabel Sesenna as my executrix and Andrew J. Yates, Esq. 
of San Jose as my executor for the following trust purposes. 
My said Ececutor and Executrix after my decease may dispose 
or sell....all or any of my property or estate....in the  
State of California and use same to pay my just debts for the  
maintainance of my family with full power to dispose of the same  
at public or private sale according to their best judgement, 
to collect all debts...and to apply same for my family and to  
divide the property among the children and to close up and settle 
the estate... 

My desire is that my son, Charles Gulnack shall be associated 
as executor with my said wife, Maria, and the said Yates as 
executor withe full powers and that they administer my estate 
without Bond or Security. 

Witnesses my hand and seal this 17th day of May 
1851. 
 
(Signed): William Gulnack 
 
Executrix: Maria Isabel Gulnack (wife). 
Executor: Andrew J. Yates, Esq. 
Associate Executor: Charle Gulnack (son). 
 
Witnesses: Angres Lexari. 
Juan Ojedan.