WILL: Aaron Barns;  Mentz, Cayuga Co., NY, Cayuga co., NY 
surname: Barns, Shaver, Pennoyer, Talman, Waite

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Source: Surrogate Box #4 And Will Book B-1, Page 193 
For Aaron Barnes, Cayuga County Records Management
Written: May 1, 1823
Recorded: January 27, 1824

Last Will and Testament of Aaron Barns

The first day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand Eight hundred and 
twenty three, I Aaron Barns of the town of Mentz in Cayuga County and state of 
New York being in an ordinary state of health and of sound disposing mind and 
memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament for the disposal of my 
property wherewith I hath pleased divine providence to bless me in this life, 
viz. 

After my funeral charges and just debts are paid I give and bequeath as follows
(that is to say) 

First I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Martha Barns the half of my house
and barn so long as she shall remain my widow, 

Item, I give and bequeath unto my oldest son Jeffrey Barns, four acres of land,
which shall take in the building and lay in a square form together with the other
half of my buildings to him, his heirs and assigns forever, and also the other
half of my building after my wife shall cease to be my widow. I give and bequeath
to my youngest son Horris Barns the orchard south of my house to him, his heirs
and assigns forever. The rest of my land I will, that it shall be equally divided 
between my three sons, Jeffrey Barns Thomas Barns & Horris Barns. 

Item, I give & bequeath to my eldest daughter Elenor Shaver one hundred dollars
to be paid to her two years after my decease, 

Item, I give & bequeath unto my second daughter Julia Barns the sum of one hundred
dollars to be paid to her two years after my decease, 

Item I give & bequeath unto my third daughter Sarah Barns, one hundred dollars to
be paid to her, two years after my decease, 

Item, I give & bequeath unto my youngest daughter, Sephronia Barns the sum of 
one hundred dollars, to be paid to her two years after my decease. 

Item, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife all my household furniture to have
and to hold the same during the time of her widowhood, and after her it is my will
that the said furniture shall be equally divided between my daughters, Elenor, 
Julia, Sarah & Sephronia Barns. And it is my will that my wife shall have the 
privilege of taking fruit out of the orchard, south of my house, sufficient for
her use & comfort. It is also my will that my eldest son shall provide provisions
and firewood sufficient for the comfortable support of my said wife, and that my
two youngest daughters may remain with my said wife, until they shall arrive at
the age of eighteen years, unless they before marry. 

Lastly, I make & ordain, constitute & appoint my eldest son Jeffrey Barns and 
Jacob Pennoyer of the town of Brutus, Executors to this my last will & testament,
hereby revoking all former wills by me made, 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day and year above 
written.

Signed, sealed, published & pronounced
and declared by the said Aaron Barns        Aaron Barns
to be his last will & testament in the presents
of us the subscribers, who have hereunto set our
names as witnesses in the presents of the said testator.

William T. Talman          Thomas T. Talman
Stephen Talman             Waity Z. Waite
Stephen Talman, Junr

Additional Comments:
Surrogates Office )
Cayuga County     ) Be it remembered that on this twenty-seventh day of January 
Eight hundred and twenty-four William T. Talman personally appeared before me, 
Benjamin L. Cuyler, Esq., Surrogate of said County and being sworn did depose 
and on his oath declare that the said Aaron Barns late of the town of Mentz in 
said county decd, sign seal and deliver an instrument in writing, purporting to 
be his last will & testament, bearing date the first day of May, Eighteen 
hundred & twenty-three (whereof the preceding is a true copy) and heard him 
publish and declare the same, as and for his last will & testament and that, at 
the time there of he was of sound disposing mind & memory, according to the best 
belief & knowledge of this deponent. And that the name of the deponent 
subscribed to the said will, is of his own proper handwriting which he 
subscribed thereto in presence of the testator & that he saw Stephen Talman, 
Stephen Talman Junr, Thomas F. Talman and Waity Z. Waite, subscribe their name 
to the said will as witnesses thereto in presence of each other and of the 
testator.

Benjamin L. Cuyler,
Surrogate

Surrogates Office )
Cayuga County     ) Be it remembered that on this twenty-seventh day of January 
Eight hundred & twenty-four personally came before me the subscriber, Surrogate 
of the County of Cayuga, Jeffrey Barns, Executor in the preceding will named, 
and was qualified as Executor by taking the necessary oaths, and letters 
testamentary were accordingly issued and recorded in this office the day and 
year aforesaid.

Benjamin L. Cuyler
Surrogate

The people of the State of New York, by the grace of God, free & independent: to 
all to whom this present shall come or may concern, send greetings.

Know ye, that at Ledyard in the County of Cayuga on the twenty-seventh day of 
January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand Eight-hundred & twenty-four, 
before Benjamin L. Cuyler, Esqs., Surrogate of our said county, the last will 
and testament of Aaron Barns, late of the town of Mentz in said County deceased, 
(a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) has duly proved and is now approved & 
allowed of by us. And the said deceased having whilst 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, and the granting administration of all & 
singular, the said goods, chattels and credits, also the auditing, allowing & 
final discharging the accounts thereof doth belong unto us. Therefore the 
administration of all & singular, the goods, chattels & credits of the said 
deceased, and any way concerning his will is granted unto Jeffrey Barns / the 
other executor Jacob Pennoyer having renounced / Executor in the said will 
named, he being first duly sworn, will & faithfully to administer the same and 
to make and exhibit a true & perfect inventory of all & singular the said goods, 
chattels and credits, and also to render a just and true account thereof, when 
thereunto required. In testimony whereof we have caused the seal of Office of 
our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed. Witness, Benjamin L. Cuyler, Esq., 
Surrogate of our said county at Ledyard, aforesaid, the twenty-seventh day of 
January in the year of our Lord, One thousand Eight hundred twenty-four.

Benjamin L. Cuyler,
Surrogate