WILL: Eli Mosier;  Hudson, Columbia co., NY 
surname: Mosier

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Columbia co NY Will Book Vol. L2 page 294
Written: April 8, 1853
Recorded: December 13, 1858

Record of the Last Will and Testament of Eli Mosier, late of the City of
Hudson, in the County of Columbia, deceased, relating to personal Estate only
and of the proofs and examinations relating thereto. Recorded December 13th
A.D. 1858

State of New York, Columbia County

Be it remembered that herefore, to wit, on the fourth day of October AD 1858,
Elizabeth A. Mosier, the administrator of Daniel M. Mosier deceased, who
claimed to be a creditor of Eli Mosier, late of the City of Hudson in said
County of Columbia, deceased, appeared in open Court before the Surrogate of
the County of Columbia, and made application to have the said Last Will and
Testament, which relates to Personnel Estate only, proved, and on such
application the Surrogate did ascertain by satisfactory evidence, who were the
Widows heirs and next of kin of the said Testator and their respective
residences and some of them appearing to be minors and having no General
Guardian residing within the State of New York, a special guardian was
appointed in due form of law, to take care of their interests in written of
proving the said Will, by an order entering for that purpose by the Surrogate;
and said Surrogate did thereupon issue a citation, in due form of the law,
directed to said Widow, heir and next of kin and special Guardian, by their
respective names, stating their respective places of residence, requiring them
to appear before said Surrogate at his office in the City of Hudson in said
County on the twenty sixth day of November then next to attend the probate of
said Will; and afterwards, to wit, on the said twenty sixth day of November
satisfactory evidence by affidavit was produced and presented to said
Surrogate of service of the said citations, in the mode prescribed by law, and
on that day Stephen S. Magonn, as proctor for the said Elizabeth A. Mosier
appeared in said manner, and present, the hearing in said matter was adjourned
to the 13th day of December then next at ? o'clock in the forenoon, on which
last mentioned day was one appearing to oppose the probate of such Will, such
proceedings were there upon had afterwards that the Surrogate took the proof
of said Will hereinafter set forth, upon this thirteenth day of December one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, and he adjudged the said Will to be
valid Will of Personal Estate only and the proofs thereof to be sufficient;
which said Last Will and Testament and proofs are as follows, that is to say:

This is the Last Will and Testament of Eli Mosier of the City of Hudson in the
County of Columbia and the State of New York.

I, Eli Mosier, considering the uncertainty of human life, and being of sound
and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make, publish and
declare my Last Will and Testament in manner and from following, that is to
say:

First: I give and bequeath with my beloved wife Rebecca F. Mosier all my
Personal Estate of whatever name or nature which I shall own or be possessed
of at the time of my decease, To Have and To Hold the same to her, her
executors, administrators and assigns forever.

Lastly: I do hereby nominate and appoint my said wife Rebecca F. Mosier sole
Executive of this my Last Will and Testament and hereby revoke all and every
former Wills or Will by me made.

In witness whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal the eighth day of
April in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
Eli Mosier
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Testor Eli Mosier to be his
Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request, in his
presence and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as
witnesses. Sarah Stoddard and Darrius Peck of the City of Hudson.

Sarah Stoddard and Darrius Peck of the City of Hudson in the County of
Columbia, being first duly sworn, deposes and says, that s/he is a subscribing
witness to the instrument now shown to her purposing to be the Said Will and
Testament of Eli Mosier deceased, and bearing date on the eight day of April
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, the
deponentant Darius Peck / Sarah Stoddard, the other subscribing witness,
signed their names as witness to said instrument at the request and in the
presence of said Eli Mosier and in the presence of each other, that the
deponent saw the said Eli Mosier execute the said instrument and heard him
declare the same to be his Last Will and Testament at which time the said Eli
Mosier was of sound and disposing mind and memory, of full age, and not under
any restraint according to the deponents best knowledge and belief, that the
said Eli Mosier is now dead and was at the time of his death an inhabitant of
the City of Hudson in the County of Columbia. Sworn before me this 13th day of
December 1858 Sarah Stoddard and Darrius Peck; R.B. Monell, Surrogate.

Recorded the preceding Last Will and Testament of Eli Mosier deceased, as a
Will of Personal Estate only together with the proofs taken in the Court of
the Surrogate of the County of Columbia, relating to the said Last Will and
Testament, which record is hereby signed and certified by me, pursuant to the
provisions of the Revised Statutes, this 13th day of December one thousand
fifty eight R.B.
Monell, Surrogate