WILL: Peter Head; Kinderhook, Columbia co., NY
surname: Head, 

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Source: sampubco.com photocopy
Columbia Co., NY Will Book Vol. O page 487
Written: 14 Nov 1860
Probated: 27 Mar 1872

Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Donovan Henderson
                                
Record of the Last Will and Testament of Peter Head late of the Town of
Kinderhook deceased as a Will of Personal Estate.  Together with the proofs
taken in the Court of the Surrogate of the County of Columbia, relating
thereto.

Recorded March 27th AD 1872

I Peter Head of the Town of Kinderhook in the county of Columbia and State of
New York do make and publish my last Will and Testament as follows.

First.  I give and bequeath to my wife Gitty all household furniture and
household effects of all kinds used in keeping house which I may own at my
Decease over and above what is by law directed to be set apart for the use of
a widow upon the Inventory of the Estate of a deceased husband.  And all the
rest and residue of my personal Estate of every kind and description I give
and bequeath to my son Thomas Head.

Second.  I order and direct my son Thomas to pay all my just debts and funeral
expenses out of the personal Estate above bequeathed to him and out of the
real Estate hereinafter devised to him.

Third.  I give and bequeath to my wife Gitty the sum of Four hundred Dollars
to be paid to her by my son Thomas in one year after my decease with Interest. 
And I also give and bequeath to her an Annuity or yearly sum of fifty Dollars
during her life to be paid to her by said Thomas in each and every year.  The
first payment to be make at the expiration of one year from my decease.  And I
order and direct said Thomas to pay said Legacy of four hundred dollars and
said Annuity to my said wife and I charge the real Estate hereinafter devised
to said Thomas with said Legacy and Annuity, and I order and direct that the
provisions aforesaid and hereinafter for the benefit of my wife are to be
taken and accepted by her in satisfaction of all right of Dower in my Estate.

Fourth.  I give and devise to my said wife for the term of her life the North
Room in my dwelling house and the bedroom over said North room, and also the
right to use in common the Privy.  Also the North half of the garden and the
use in common of the well near said house and of the yards around said house. 
To pass and repass over the said and for other purposes as required by a
family. And I also give to my said wife her reasonable fire wood & pasturage
for one cow from the real Estate hereinafter devised to my son Thomas, and I
order and direct that he shall cut the wood in the woods for her and haul it
to a place convenient to her said Rooms and cut up the said for her ready for
her use.

Fifth.  I give and bequeath to my Daughter Lydia Maria Head her board in the
family of my said son Thomas on the Real Estate hereinafter devised to him for
the term of one year from my decease.

Sixth.  I give and bequeath to my son Jonathan P. Head, and to my said
Daughter Lydia Maria Head, and to my daughter Catharine Christina wife of
Chilon Howard each the sum of Six Hundred Dollars to be paid to them by my
said son Thomas in one year after my decease without Interest.

Seventh.  I give and devise to my said son Thomas and to his heirs and Assigns
the whole of my Real Estate Consisting of the farm in said Town of Kinderhook
on which I have for some years resided and now reside, but subject to the
devise and privileges aforesaid to my wife, and subject to his paying her the
Legacy and Annuity aforesaid and subject to his providing my said Daughter
Lydia Maria with the board as aforesaid, and subject to his paying the Legacy
aforesaid to my son and Daughters as aforesaid, and I charge said Real Estate
with the Legacy and Annuity aforesaid to my wife and with providing fire wood
as aforesaid for her and with providing said Lydia Maria with board as
aforesaid and with the payment of the Legacies aforesaid to my son Jonathan
and my Daughters as aforesaid.  I also give and bequeath to my said wife from
said Real Estate what fruit she may want when growing thereon for her use in
her family and the devise aforesaid to said Thomas is subject to this
Provision for her.

Last.  I appoint my said son Thomas sole Executor of this my Will.

In Witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and Seal the fourteenth day of
November in the Year One Thousand Eight hundred and Sixty.
Peter Head (Seal)

Signed Sealed Published and Declared by Said Peter Head as and for his last
Will and Testament in our presence and we have hereto in his presence and at
his request & in presence of each other subscribed our names as Witnesses.
Words "and funeral expenses" "to said Thomas" on 1st page interlined "when
growing thereon" on 3  page first interlined, "& pasturage for one cow" on 2 
page first interlined
D. Van Schaack   Kinderhook
J. M. Pruyn         Kinderhook

County of Columbia ss:  Chas L Beale of the City of Hudson in said County
being duly Sworn and examined before Herman V Esselstyn Esq. Surrogate of the
County of Columbia doth depose and say that he was well acquainted with John
M. Pruyn late of the town of Kinderhook in his life time and with his manner
and style of handwriting having often seen him write and that he verily
believes that the signature "J M Pruyn" signed as a witness to the Instruments
in writing now produced and shown to this deponent bearing date the 14th day
of November AD 1860 purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Peter Head
deceased, is the true and genuine handwriting and signature of the said John
M. Pruyn and that the said John M Pruyn is now dead.
Sworn to this 27th day of }   Chas L Beale
March 1872 before me    }
H. V. Esselstyn 
Surrogate

Sylvester Becker of Kinderhook in said County being duly Sworn and examined
before Herman V Esselstyn Esq. Surrogate of the County of Columbia doth depose
and say that he was well acquainted with D. Van Schaack late of the Town of
Kinderhook in his life time and with his manner and Style of handwriting
having often seen him write, and that he verily believes that the signature
"D. Van Schaack" signed as a witness to the instrument in writing now produced
and shown to this deponent bearing date the 14th day of November AD 1860
purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Peter Head, deceased, is the
true and genuine handwriting and signature of the said D. Van Schaack and that
the said D. Van Schaack is now dead.  Deponent further says that he was well
acquainted with the said Peter Head in his life time and with his manner and
style of handwriting having often seen him write, and that he verily believes
that the signature "Peter Head" signed to the said Instrument in writing and
purporting  to be the Last Will and Testament of the said Peter Head,
deceased, is the true and genuine handwriting and signature of the said Peter
Head.
Sworn to before me this  } Sylvester Becker
27th day of March 1872 }
H. V. Esselstyn 
Surrogate

Columbia County ss:  Recorded the preceding Last Will and Testament of Peter
Head late of the Town of Kinderhook in the County of Columbia deceased as a
Will of Personal Estate together with the proofs taken in the Court of the
Surrogate of the County of Columbia relating thereto; Which record is hereby
signed and certified by me pursuant to the Provisions of the Revised Statutes
of the State of New York this 27th day of March 1872.

H. V. Esselstyn
Surrogate