WILL: John Lamb; Harpersfield, Delaware co., NY surname: Lamb, Buckingham, Strong submitted by Sharon Eads (reads001 @ charter.net) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: March 22, 2004 This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/nyfiles/ File size: 6.5 Kb ************************************************ Source: Sampubco photocopy Delaware Co. Will Book vol. D page 313 Written: January 3 1844 Recorded: March 22 1844 Delaware Co. Surrogate Court In the matter of the probate of the Will of John Lamb decd. as a will of Real and Personal Estate. Delaware Co. SS In the name of God amen, I John Lamb of the Town of Harpersfield County of Delaware and State of New York being weak of body but of sound mind & memory praised be God, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament revoking all others First--I will that my body have a decent christian burial and my Soul through Christ to God who gave it. As to my temporal things of which I am possessed I will and bequeath them in the following manner, viz To my beloved wife Hannah such an amount of my Real and Personal Estate or the use of it as the Law allows to widows or would allow to her in case I should die without a Will, but as she is insane and may not claim the use and ownership of the property, in such case my Son William I. Lamb is to take care of it for her and he is to take good care of it for her and he is to take good care of her while she lives and have the above property at her death. I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Hannah M. Lamb the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid to her out of my personal property when she is twenty one years of age. All the rest of my real and personal Estate I will and bequeath to my Son John I. Lamb whom I hereby appoint Executor and Administrator of this my last Will and Testament. Signed Sealed and declared by the testator to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names as witnesses as the Request of the Testator in his presence and in presence of each other, being the third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty four. John Lamb Wm. Buckinham of Harpersfield John F. Strong of Harpersfield Delaware County, Surrogate Court In the matter of the Probate of the Will of John Lamb deceased as a Will of Real & Personal Est.} Delaware Co. SS William Buckingham of the Town of Harpersfield in the County of Delaware being first duly sworn deposes and says that he saw the above named John Lamb late of the Town of Harpersfield in the County of Delaware deceased, subscribe and Execute the instrument now shown him and which purports to be the last Will and Testament of the Said John Lamb and bears date the third day of January 1844 and that he heard the said John Lamb declare the Same to be his last Will and Testament and that he this deponent together with John F. Strong, the other subscribing witness subscribed their names as witnesses to said instrument at his request; and at the time thereof the Said John Lamb was of Sound mind and memory, of full age to make said Will, and not under any restraint. Wm. Buckingham Sworn & Subscribed before me the 22nd day of March 1844} Charles Heathaway Surrogate In the matter of the Probate of the last Will and Testament of John Lamb late of Said County, decd. as a Will of Real and Personal Estate.} Delaware Co. SS John F. Strong of the Town of Harpersfield in the County of Delaware being first duly sworn deposes and says that he saw the above named John Lamb late of the Town of Harpersfield in the County of Delaware, deceased, subscribe & execute the Instrument now shown him and which purports to be the last Will and Testament of the said John Lamb & bears date the third day of January 1844 and that he heard the said John Lamb declare the same to be his last Will & Testament, and that he this Deponent, together with William Buckingham the other Subscribing Witness to said Instrument subscribed their names as witnesses to said Instrument at his request, and at the time thereof the said John Lamb was of sound mind and memory and of full age to make Said Will and not under any restraint. John F. Strong Subscribed & Sworn before me the 22d day of March 1844 Charles Hathaway Surrogate State of New Yorke Delaware County, SS} Be it remembered that on the twenty second day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty four, before Charles Hathaway, Esquire, Surrogate of the County of Delaware, came William Buckingham and John F. Strong attesting witnesses to the last Will and Testament of John Lamb late of the town of Harpersfield in the County afore said, deceased, and the said William Buckingham and John F. Strong being severally duly sworn did depose and say that they saw the said John Lamb, deceased, subscribe and execute the instrument now shown them, and which purports to be the last Will and Testament of the said John Lamb, and bears date the third day of January 1844, that they heard the said John Lamb declare the same to be his last Will and Testamnet, That they the said William Buckingham and John F. Strong subscribed their names as witnesses to said instrument at his the said John Lamb's request, and in his presence; and that at the time thereof the said John Lamb was of sound mind and memory, of full age to execute said Will and not under any restraint. Whereupon the said Will is admitted to Probate as a will of real and personal estate, and together with the testimony aforesaid, recorded, pursuant to the Revised Statutes in such case made and provided. In testimony whereof, the Surrogate aforesaid, hath hereunto affixed his seal of office Witness, Charles Hathaway, Surrogate of said county, at Delhi, this 22nd day of March 1844-- Charles Hathaway Surrogate