WILL: Johannes Wendel; Albany, Albany co., NY
surname: Wendel, Stadts, Staats

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Albany Co. NY Will Book, old Vol. 1 page 2

The Last Will & Testament of Johannes Wendel

In the Name of God, Amen
The three & twentieth day of November 1691 in the ye third year of the Reign
of our most gracious Souveraign Lord and Lady William and Mary ye grace of God
of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King and Queen.

I, Johannes Wendel of ye City of Albany, merchant althogh weake and sickly in
body yett of good Perfect and Sound Memory Praised be almighty God therefore
do make and ordain this my present will and Testament in manner and forme
following, that is to say first I commend myselfe and all my whole Estate to
ye mercy and protexion of almighty God being fully persuaded by his holy
Spirit through ye death and pain of Jesus christ to obtain full pardon and
Remission of all my sinns and to Inherit Everlasting life to which ye holy
Trinity One Eternall Dey to all honnour and glory forever amen and touching
such temporall Estate oft lands house goods chattells & debts as ye Lord hath
been Pleased far above my deserts to bestow upon, I do order give and bequeave
and dispoe ye same in manner & form following.

Imp. my will is ye my well beloved wife Elisabeth Wendel shall have keep hold
& possess my whole Estate both lands houses lotts goods and chattels and all
other moveables during her natural life, out of which shee is to bring up
educate and maintain my eleven children to wit, Elsieen [sic], Martie Wendel
begotten by my first wife Martie Jillis, to which two daughters my wife is to
pay asoon as they come age of and maried the hundred forty Bovon and ye
moveables due to them for their mother's portion or inheritance according to
ye instrument made thereof which I will shall take its effect to all intents &
purposes & moreover have an equal share of my estate with my other children &
also to bring ye educate & maintain my nine children begotten by Elisabeth my
present wife called Abraham, Sussana, Catelyntie, Elisabeth, Johannes,
Ephraim, Isaak, Sarah and Jacob Wendel and such other children as it shall
please God to send me by her till they shall indvally come to age o rbe
maried.

But if my wife shall happen to remarry then my will is that shee give and
exhibite a perfect inventory upon oath of all ye whole Estate Reall and
personall which is to be apprized indifferent indiviousmen and equally divided
one moysty [sic] thereof for ye whoole of my said eleven children whcih said
half I will to be equally divided among them or so many of them as they shall
be alive and ye other moysty [sic] for my said well beloved wife which
portions of my sd children shee is to keep till they come to age or be maried
she giving sufficient security for ye same, provided ye lands and houses be
also aprized and aloted to my sonnes as hereafter is specifyed they being
accountable to ye other children what ye sd lands shall be valued above their
proportion in ye estate vizt.

I doe give and bequeve to my Eldest sonne Abraham & to his heirs forever all
my seventh part of ye land commonly called Sarachtoge my share being that
farme ye lye to ye south ward of ye fish brook whcih separates ye land of Robt
Livingston & mine, being bounded on ye south by [....] with my proportion of
wood land belonging thereunto, always provided ye same be apprized by
indifferent persones when he shall com eto age or be married he paying ye
surplusage what it shall be more valued then his portio to the ye children.

I doe give and bequeave to my sonne Johannes to his heirs forever all my land
commonly called Heenarabia on ye east side of Hudsons River with all ye hosues
barnes orchards and other appertunances, ye island called Walvis Island and
all other belonging to ye sd tract of land which to be aprized when he comes
to age and if the apprizement amount ot more then his equall share in my
estate he is to pay it to ye children to make them equall.

I doe give & bequave to my sonne Ephraim & to his heirs forever all my part
share and portion of ye land called Sclinkenbergh both at ye ... and upon ye
flatt or plain, which is also to be apprized as ye other land abovementioned,
and if ye aprizement amount ot more then his equall proportion in ye Estate he
is to pay it to ye other children to make them equall with him... my will is
further ye if any of ye sd tracts of land bequeathed to my sonnes afordsd
should be apprized less then there portions in ye Estate ye so much of ye
estate to ... them to make it up with ye rest of children.

I doe give and bequave unto my well beloved wife my dwelling house where I now
live scituate & living between ye widow of Jacob Sanders Glen & Dr. Davitte
Schuyler whcih is to be apprized and .... out of moysty [sic] of ye Estate
when she is to have and if she should remain widow she is to keep hold enjoy &
possess ye whol Estate during her natural life and to give to my said children
such portions & other lott as she shall ... meet and convenient when they come
to age or be married and after my wife's deceased, ye whol eestate reall &
personall to be equally divided amongst my sonns & daughters excepting ye I
doe give to my eldest sonne Abraham Wendel ye some of three pounds currant
money of this province besides his portio nwith ye rest of my children
wherewith is to best satisified of amy protonces ye he might make for being my
eldest sonne and shaw then as ye other does, and whereas I have ordered my
three sones Abraham, Johannes & Ephraim land for their portions as above ais
expressed of any of ye sd sonnes should haps to dye before they come to then
my sones Isaak & Jaocb successively to have ye same on ye sd condition.

Lastly I do make constitute ordain and apoint my deer and well beloved wife
sole executrix of this my last will & Testament who is to have ye
administratio of all my goods and chattels as adxes by ye laws of this
Government are admitted to do and I do nominate and appoint my beloved bro in
law [brother in law] Mr. Jacob Stadts [Staats?] & Mr. Johannes Lansing to
witness and trustees over my sd wife & children & to aid & assist my wife in
ye administration of ye estate.

Inwitness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal in all in my dwelling
house ye day & year first abovewritten.

Johannes Wendel (seal)

Signed & sealed in ye presence
Bernard Lewis
Gerret Lansing

Recorded 15 Feb 1691/2