WILL: Henry Joslin;  Coeymans, Albany co., NY 
surname: Joslin, Hemblem, Nare, Miseis, Wells, Bullis, Egberts, Townsend,
Lansing

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Source: sampubco.com
Albany co New York Will Book 2b Page 284
Written: February 15, 1794
Recorded: August 30, 1797

Transcribed by Sampubco copied by Linda Joslyn

The Last Will and Testament of Henry Joslin and Letters of Testamentary
Recorded August 30, 1797

In the name of God Amen I Henry Joslin Of the Town of Coey
man in the County of Albany and State of New York Farmer being weak of Body
but of sound mind and memory blessed be God do make and publish this
my last will and Testament in manner and form following that is to
say principally and first of all I give and Recommend my soul into the 
Hands of Almighty God that gave it and my Body I recommend to the
Earth to be buried in a decent Christian Burial at the discretion of a
Executors Imprimus I give and bequeath to my Oldest Daughter Sarah wife
of Zachariah Hemblem the sum of Five pounds New York Money and 
to her hears forever Item I give and bequeath to Catherine the wife of Stephen
Nare the sum of Five pounds New York money to her hears and assigns for
ever Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Chely the wife of Stephen
Miseis the sum of Thirty pounds New York money to her hears and assigns
forever Item I give and bequeath unto my Grandsons John and Henry Wells
hears of the Body of Elizabeth Wells wife of Elisha Wells each the sum of
five pounds New York currency to them their hears and assigns forever Item I give
and bequeath unto my Daughter Lydia Joslin the sum of thirty pounds
New York money to her hears and assigns forever Item I give and bequeath
unto my Daughter Rhoda the sum of thirty pounds New York money
her hears and assigns forever all which sum and sums of money Be
queathed in this my last will and Testament are to be raised and
Lieued out of my movable Estate. Item I give and bequeath unto Henry
Joslin Bullis The Son of my Daughter Pheby all and singular my lands or farm. My
Sauge and tenements by him freely to be possessed and Enjoyed and also Constitute
Make and Ordain Hannah Joslin my loving wife to be my sole Executrix of this
my last will and Testament and do hereby utterly disavow revoke and dis
annul all and every other former Testaments Wills Legacies and Be
queaths and Executors by me in my ways before named willed and Bequeathed
Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testa
ment in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this fifteenth
day of February 1794
                                     Signed Henry Joslin
                   
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and Declared by me said Henry Joslin
as his last will and Testament in the presence of us Anth Egberts Benja
Egberts Charles X (his mark) Townsend
City of Albany

Be it remembered that on the Twenty fifth day of August in the
year one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven Anthony Egberts one
of the witness to the within and above written will who being duly sworn
on his oath declared that he did see Henry Joslin of the Town of Coeymans
Sign and seal the Instrument wrote on this sheet of paper purporting to
be the last will and Testament of the said Henry Joslin and that he heard
him publish and declare the same as and for his last will and Testam
ent that at the time there of he was of sound disposing mind and Memory
to the best knowledge and belief of this deponent that his name subscribed
thereto is of his own proper Handwriting and that he did also see Benja
min Egberts subscribe his Name and Charles Townsend make his mark
as witnesses thereto in the presence of the Testator and also that on the Twenty
ninth day of August in the year above written Charles Townsend one
of the subscribing witnesses to the said will likewise appeared before me and
being duly sworn on his Oath declared that he did see the said Testator sign
and seal the Instrument wrote on this sheet of paper as and for his last
Will and Testament and that he heard the said Testator Henry Joslin pub
lish and declare the same as and for his last will and Testament that at
the time therof he was of sound disposing mind and memory to the
best knowledge and beleif of the deponent that his mark subscribed
to the said will is of his own proper marking and that he did see Anthony
Egberts and Benjamin Egberts the other witnesses subscribe their Names
as witness in the presence of the Testator and also that on the day and
year above written Hannah Joslin the Executrix in the said will named
likewise appeared before me and was duly sworn to the faithful performance
and Execution of the said will by taking the usual Oath as an Executrix
                                            Signed
                                         Abm Lansing Surrogate
                                         of the County of Albany
The People of the State of New York by the Grace of God Free and Independent
To all whom these presents shall come or may concern send Greeting Know
Ye that at the City of Albany in the County of Albany on the twenty fifth And 
the twenty ninth days of this instant August before Abraham G Lan
sing Esq Surrogate of our said County the last will and Testament of
Henry Joslin deceased a copy whereof is here unto annexed was proved and
is now approved and allowed of by us and the said deceased having whislt
he lived and at the time of his death Goods Chattels or Credits within this
State by means whereof the proving and registering the said will
the granting administration of all and singular the said goods chattels
and credits and also the auditing allowing and final discharging
the account thereof doth belong unto us the administration of all and
singular the goods and credits of the said deceased and any
way concerning his will is granted unto Hannah Joslin the Executrix
in the said will named she being duly sworn will and faithfully to
administer the same and to make and exhibit a true and perfect Inven
tory of all and singular the said goods chattels and credits and also
to render a just and true account thereof when there unto required in
Testamony whereof we have caused the Seal of Office of our said Surrogate
to be here unto affixed witness Abram G Lansing Esq Surrogate of the
said County at the City of Albany aforesaid the thirtieth day of August
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven
and of our Independence the twenty second
                                      Signed
                                   Abm G Lansing Surrogate