WILL: John Ammack; Enfield, Tompkins co., NY
surname: Ammack, Tichenor, Updike, Smith, Cleveland, Howland, Nivison

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Tompkins co NY Will Book Vol. M page 165

     At a Surrogate's Court, held in and for the county of Tompkins, at the
office of the County Judge, in the 16th day of April 1872.

     Present (M/W?) Van Walkenburgh County Judge and Surrogate.
In the matter of Proving the Last Will and Testament
                Of
  JOHN AMMACK
             Deceased.
An Instrument, purporting to be the last Will and Testament of  JOHN AMMACK
bearing date of the 29th day of June 1865 was produced in open Court, and
shown to each of the persons sworn as witnesses,
as hereinafter mentioned.

     Tompkins County, ss:
     JAMES A. SMITH and  ___________ being first duly and seveially sworn, in
open Court, and being seveially, and duly examined; upon their _____(?)
____(?) oaths, each for himself doth depose and say, that he is a subscribing
witness to the last Will and Testament of JOHN AMMACK late of the Town of
ENFIELD in the County of Tompkins, and State of New York, deceased; that the
said JOHN AMMACK deceased, did, in the presence of each of these
deponents ACKNOWLEDGE __(?) SIGNATURE BO THE ____(?) INSTRUMENT TO HAVE
BEEN ____(?) BY ___________________ name at the end of the instrument in
writing, which is now here shown to this deponent, and which purports to be
the last Will and Testament of the said deceased, and which bears date on the
29th day of JUNE 1865.  That the said deceased did, ON OR BOUT THE MONTH OF
DECEMBER 1871 ACKNOWLEDGE HAVING SUBSCRIBED His name to the said instrument as
aforesaid, declare the same to be his last Will and Testament, AT THE TIME OF
SO ACKNOWLEDGING TO SAME AS AFORESAID, and this deponent did thereupon
subscribe hIS name to said instrument as aforesaid, and publishing
said instrument as aforesaid, was upwards of twenty-one years of age, and a
citizen on the United States; that he appeared to be, and deponent believes he
was, of sound mind, memory and understanding, and not under any restraint, and
as deponent verily believes, in all respects competent to devise real estate;
that each of these deponents SIGNED IN ABSTENIUM (?) name to said instrument
in the presence of the said deceased.

Sworn and examined before me,                  George B ____________
     M Van Walkenburgh    Surrogate           James A. Smith
     Which said IS in the words and figures folowing, to-wit:

In the name of God.  Amen.

     I, John Ammack, being of sound mind and memory and considering
the uncertainty of this frail and Transitory life, do therefore make, ordain,
publish, and declare this to be my last Will and Testament, that is to say

     First - After all my lawful debits are paid and discharged, I give and
bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife Fila Ammack the use and Controll of all
my real estate during her natural life, for maintenance and support.  And I
further give and bequeath to my said wife Fila all my household goods and
furniture to keep or dispost of as she may deem best.

     I further give and bequeath to my daughter Maria Tichenor, after the
decease of my said Wife Fila, twenty acres of land t, the same land that I
purchased of Warren Phelps.

     I also give and bequeath unto my daughter Ann Eliza Tichenor fifteen
acres of land to be taken from the east end of fifty-four acres of land I
bought of William Craig: and I further give and bequeath to my said daughter
Ann Eliza Tichenor five acres of wood land to be taken from the south end of
twenty acres of wood land of mine which adjoins the lands of Joseph Fletcher
and Herman Fletcher, which said twenty acres is situate on lot number 43, in
the Town of Enfield, which said gift and bequest is to take effect after the
decease of my wife Fila.

     I further give and bequeath to my son William H. Ammack all the rest and
residue of my real estate after the decease of my wife, with this condition: 
that my son Wiliam H. Ammack shall pay to each of my daughters hereinafter
named the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, that is to say:  to my
daughter Emily Smith, the sume of one hundred and fifty dollars, and to my
daughter Lydia Cleveland the sume of one hundred and fifty dollars, and to my
daughter Mary Howland one hundred and fifty dollars, and to my daughter Amia
Nivison one hundred and fifty dollars and to my daughter Phebe Updike one
hundred and fifty dollars, and to my daughter Maria Tichenor one hundred and
fifty dollars and to my daughter Ann Eliza Tichenor one hundred and fifty
dollars.

     I further give and bequeath all my personal property not herein before
disposed of to my daughters Emily Smith, Lydia Cleveland, Mary Howland, Amy
Nivison and Phebe Updike, to be divided between them share and share alike.

     And, Lastly - I do appoint my son William H. Ammack and my son-in-law
Monroe Tichenor my executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking all former Wills by me made.

     In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal this twenty-ninth day
of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.
                                   John Ammack.    L. S.

John W. Brown       Mecklenburg, Schuyler County  New York
Phebe Brown         Mecklenburg Schuyler County        New York
George B. _______   Mecklenburg, Schuyler Co.          N. Y.
James A. Smith      Mecklenburg, Schuyler Co.          N. Y

Tompkins County, ss:
     It appearing upon the proofs duly taken in respect to the Last Will and
Testament of JOHN AMMACK late of the Town of ENFIELD in the County of
Tompkins, and State of New York, deceased, that the said Will __________ was
duly executed, and that the said JOHN AMMACK deceased, at the time he executed
the same, was in all respects competent to devise real estate, and not under
restraint; the said last Will and Testament _______________, and the proofs
and examinations relating thereto, are hereinafter recorded by me, pursuient
to the provisions of the Revised Statutes; and I certify that the foregoing is
a true record of said last Will and Testament ______________ and of the
original proofs relating thereto.
     Dated the 1st day of  JANUARY 1874
                                   Marcus Lyon     Surrogate                   
            
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