The article displays the last will and testament of Elizabeta Demšar (1783-1843) from Železniki, whose bequest made it possible for her daughters to marry into Ljubljana's burgher families, and later to become house owners there. Some interesting family relations with prominent and distinguished Slovenes are portrayed, and the last will and testament of Elizabeta's daughter Antonija Žužek is presented, who was born in Železniki, and died in Ljubljana in 1903.