WILL: Johannis Smith; Claverack, Columbia co., NY surname: Smith submitted by Meredith Smith (makeysmith at cox.net) and Bruce M. Smith (baysidebruce at cox.net) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: May 1, 2006 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 5.2 Kb ************************************************ Source: sampubco.com Columbia County, Ny, Will Book, Vol B, Pg 39 Written: March 21, 1796 Recorded: November 11, 1799 Will of Johannis Smith, Columbia County, New York, Will Book, Claverack Vol. B, page 39. Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Bruce M. & Meredith Smith 27 November 2005. The last will and testament of Johannis Smith registered November 7th, 1799. In the name of God Amen. This twenty-first day of March One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Six. I Johannis Smith of Claverack in the County of Columbia and State of New York yeoman being sickly but of a sound mind, memory and understanding and knowing the frailty of life and that it is appointed for all mankind to die and being desirous to put all things in order do make and publish this my last will and testament in order to dispose of such worldly estate as God hath pleased to bless me with in this world in manner following. First and principally I recommend my soul into the hands of the almighty God and my body to the earth to be interred in a decent and Christian like manner at the discretion of my wife and children hereinafter mentioned. In premis (sic) all my honest debts and funeral charges being first paid I do give devise and bequeath unto my loving wife Christina all of my real and personal estate wheresoever and whatsoever. To have and to hold unto her during her life provided she doth remain my widow and from and after her decease or from ano after her ceasing to be my widow I will and ordain, give, devise and bequeath unto my son Johannis all of my real estate in Claverack whereon I now do live. all my possession or pretention thereto to have and to hold. the said real estate together with the houses, outhouses, barn, parks, orchards, meadows, gardens and all other its appurtenances to have and to hold unto my said son Johannis, his heirs and assigns forever. Item: That certain lot of land which I have purchased of Ezra Dennis situate lying and being in Charlotte I do give devise and bequeath unto my two sons Johannis and Petrus to have and to hold the said lot of land its appurtenances unto my said two sons Johannis and Petrus and to their heirs and assigns share and share alike. Item. I give and bequeath unto my said son Johannis the choice of two of the best horses, whether stallions, geldings, or mares, also the choice of two cows and five sheep, the waggon pleasure slay, woodslay, harrow and harrow tuths (sic) plough, iron chain, all the czeers (sic) belonging to the waggon, slays and plow. also all other farming utensils vizt, grind stone, axes, augers, wedges and all other implements belonging to the farming business and not mentioned yet. also one pair of best hand iron to have and hold unto my said son Johannis, his heirs and assigns. Item. My negroeman Tom I give and bequeath unto my sons Johannis and Petrus to have and to hold the same Negro man Tom unto my said two sons Johannis and Petrus and to their heirs and assigns forever to share and share alike. All my wearing apparel of whatsoever kind I will and ordain that they shall be divided among my said sons Johannis and Petrus to share and share alike. Item. All the remain and personal estate except what already is bequeathed to my sons Johannis and Petrus and which is then yet found to belong to my personal estate viz. my negroe wench negro wench named Phillis, all the bedding and furniture, tables, chairs, pots, kettles, drammels, coverlets, sheets pillows, cases, linen and woollen cloath, cows, horses, sheep, hoggs all and whatever may be found to belong to my personal estate and what not hath been before by me bequeathed to my sons Johannis and Petrus and which shall remain after my widow Christina her decease I will devise and bequeath unto my three daughters Cathalina, Christina and Guertze to have and to hold the said personal estate unto my said three daughters, their heirs and assigns to share and share alike and, lastly to have this my last will and testament properly executed according to the true intent and meaning thereof I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my son Johannis, my son in law Michael M. Herder and my trusty friend Wilhelmus Hurmanse to be my lawful executors of this my last will and statement. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. Johannis Smith /s/ Johannis Smith his hand writing. LS Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us and in the presence of each other. /s/ Peter Brower, Benjamin Herder, Peter Wufsmere.