WILL: Jacob Searl; Belfast, Allegany co., NY surname: Searl submitted by Karen Bush (karenbush at cableone.net) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: September 29, 2004 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 5.1 Kb ************************************************ Source: Allegany Co. Ny Surrogate Records, Will Book 8, page 66 Written: June 16 1875 Recorded: March 30 1876 Record of the Will of JACOB SEARL Deceased. Death being certain unto all men and the termination of life uncertain and Just and desiring to give direction of the ownership of my property after my decease I JACOB SEARL of the town of Belfast in the County of Allegany and State of New York of the age of eighty four years and being of sound mind and memory, do make constitute & declare & publish this my last Will and Testament in manner following, That is to say, First I give and bequeath to my son ISAAC SEARL all my personal property of whatever Kind and condition. Second I give and devise unto my said son ISAAC SEARL aall my real Estate wheresoever located, and particularly a house and lot situated in the town of New Hudson at a Village called Black Creek in said County of Allegany subjict (sic) to a contract for the sale of said lot by me made and I hereby charge upon my said estate a sufficient amount to pay all my honest debts and my funeral expenses, and direct my executor to pay the same out of the property so above Bequeathed and devised. Third I hereby constitute and appoint SAMUEL M RUSSEL of Cuba, Allegany County and State of New York my sole executor of this my last Will and Testament with full and ample power to sell all real Estate as well as personal should he deam it necessary so to do hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. In witness whereof I have herewith set my hand and Searl this 16th day of June A.D. 1875. JACOB SEARL L.S. The above instrument consisting of one sheet was at the date thereof signed sealed and declared by the said JACOB SEARL as and for his last Will and Testament in presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each of other have subscribed as witness thereto. GEORGE RAMSAY, residing at Belfast in Allegany Co. N.Y. JOSEPH ALLEN, residing at Belfast in Allegany Co., N.Y. Surrogates Court In the Manner of proving the last Will and Testament of JACOB SEARL late of Belfast in the County of Allegany and State of New York Deceased. Allegany County S.S. GEORGE RAMSAY and JOSEPH ALLEN of Belfast being first duly sworn in open Court upon their several Corpereal Oaths, each for himself doth dispose and say that he is a Subscribing witness to the last Will and Testament of JACOB SEARL late of the town of Belfast in the County of Allegany and State of New York deceased, and these deponents do further say that the said JACOB SEARL deceased did in the presence of each of these deponents subscribe his name at the end of the instrument in writing which is now here shown to these deponents, and which purports to be the last Will and Testament of the said deceased and which bears date on the 16th day of juen one thousand eight hundred and seventy five, that the said deceased did at the time of subscribing his name to the said insturment as aforesaid declare the same to be hs last Will and Testament and these deponents did thereupon Subscribe their own respective names at the end of said instrument as attesting witnesses to the execution thereof, each at the request of the said deceased and in his presence and in the presence of each other: That the said deceased at the time of so subscribing his name to said instrument as aforesaid and publishing said instrument as aforesaid was upwards of twenty one years of age, and a citizen of the United States; that he appeared to be said deponents believe he was of Sound mind, memory and understanding, and not under any restraint and as deponents verily believe in all respects competent to devise real Estate; that each of these deponents saw the other sign his name to the said instrument in the presence of the said deceased. GEORGE RAMSAY JOSEPH ALLEN Sworn to before me this 30th day of march 1876 J. S. GREEN, Surrogate Allegany County, Surrogates Office SS It appearing from and upon the proofs taken in respect to the last Will and Testament of JACOB SEARL late of the town of Belfast in the County of Allegany and State of New York deceased that the said Will was duly executed and that the said JACOB SEARL the said testator at the time he exected the same was in all respects competent to devise real & personal Estate and was not under any restraint. The said Will of the said deceased with the proofs and examination taken thereon are herewith duly signed, certified and recorded in this office pursuant to the provisions of Statutes of the State of new York this 30th day of March 1876.