*** Source: Early California Wills, California: California Society, D.A.R., 1952, 952 pgs; Volume 3. *** ---page 025--- 25 MARROW, JUAN MARIA | Old Court, Vol 2 Box "121" San Diego, San Diego County, California Dated: August 27, 1853 (age 45) Wife: Felipa Osuna Sons: Jose Cayetano, Juan Nepomuceno, Ygnario de Jesus Daughters: Maria de la Luz Executors: Felipa Osuna (wife) Sylvestre Marrow (Brother) Witnesses: Jose Matias Moreno, Jose A Aguirre, Lewis Franklin Probated: October 1, 1874 (died Sept 17, 1853) Declared himself owner of property described below: 1. Mother's property mentioned (Luz Ruiz) deceased 2. Neighbor, Jose Antonio Sorrano - House and lot East of Large house; hall, 2 bedrooms, 2 inner romms, store room, back yard enclosed with adobe wall. 3. Rancho at San Francisco - called Agua Hedionda, consisting of three square leagues of land and dwelling house. 4. Land in Baja California - consisting of Cueros de Venado 5. 40 heads of horses and mules unbroken and 30 head, gentle and broken and 400 head of cattle on San Francisco Rancho. 6. A band, totaling 30, of breeding mares, a stallion and a Jack; 4 gentle horses and 50 head of short horned cattle. 7. Two wagons and a carriage at house on his property. 8. No debts of any kind. 9. Bequeaths to children - first property mentioned previously belonging to his mother Luz Ruiz, land with house "large room". 10. To wife Felipa Osuna - dwelling house described in second land description excepting two house lots which are on either side there - bequeaths to four children and not to wife. 11. 4 children bequeathed three square leagues of land forming ranch of San Francisco or Agua Hedionda, excepting that part of land which embraces the valley where the house is situated which he bequeaths to his wife and also the house. Brother - Sylvester Marrow - received in ranch at San Francisco called Agua Hedionda, the part called "Salto in Buenavista" and use the "planting lands," of "Rinconada" and he may use the water from the spring of "Salto of Buenavista for irrigating the planting land. He also grants the right of placing livestock on the range of the range and also to the heirs of Sylvester, but they ---end---