WILL: Joseph Mott; Charlotte Pct, Dutchess co., New York
surname: Mott, Vollentine, Smith, Connon, Cannon

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Source: sampubco.com
Original Wills Folder AM-35
also recorded New York co., NY Vol. 25 page 44
Written: 28 Sep 1762
Probated: 16 Feb 1765

Joseph Mott of Charlotte Pct, Dutchess Co, NY
probated 16 Feb 1765

(original spelling retained)

In The name of God Aman,

I Joseph Mott of Sharlotte Precinct In the County of Dutches and Province of
new York Yeoman. Being in Good Halth of Body and of Parfect Mind and Memory
Blessed be God Tharefore but knowing that Delais are dangires and Considering
The Mortality of My Body and the Cartenty of Dath& Not knowing the Hhour thare
I Do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament And as to My worldly
goods and estate as it Hath Pleaed God to bless me with I give and bequaeth in
Manner and form folowing In Primes It is my will and I doe order that all My
Lawfull Debths and funeral Charges be fully Paid and Discharged out of My
Estate Hereafter Mentioned. Item I give to my Son Joseph Mott the Sum of Ten
Pounds. Item I give to my Beloved wife Chatharina the Sum of Two Hundred
Pounds out of my Said Estate in Lew of Her Dowry as also Two Horses a negro
girl Called Cate My best Bead & furneture and My farming Intenses as thay
Shall be found on my farm att my Deceas which Said farm situate in Lott No. 3
on Hudsons Reaver in the Grate Nine Partners and is To extend from Said Reaver
Easterly into the woods Until it contains Three Hundred Acers and the mogaty
or Equl Half of the Remainder of Said Lott I give to my Son Joseph and his
wife Durung Thair Lives and after thair decease to one Half to his son Joseph
and the Remaining half to be equily Devided betwen the Rest of his Children
and the other Half of said Lott I give to my Son Samuel his Heires and
assignes forever and the Three Hundred acers first mentioned I Give to my Son
Richard his Heires and assignes but the use of said farm is to Remain to my
said wife untell my said son comes to the age of Twenty one yeares she not
making any wast thare on and if she shall so Long Remain my widow But If She
Do Contract matriony within that Time she shall deliver up the said farm to my
Executors hereafter Named But if is shall happen that my said wife shall be a
widow when my said son coms to be of age then she is to have the one Third
Part of the in Com of Said farm During her widowhood. Item I give to my Son
Jacob all my Right in a curten Lott of Land Situate Lying and Being in The
Last Divisiono f the Great Nine Partener Joyning to the Land of Daniel
Carpenter which said Lott the one half belongs to Benjaman Laster and the
other half to me which I give to my Said Son jacob his Heires and assignes but
if either of my said sons Richard or Jacob Should Come to Die being Underage
or without Lawfull Issue then thare Portion to be Equely Devided between My
Surviving sons or thair heires to Remain to them Thair Heires and assignes
forever and Id by these Presents Nominate Constitute & appoint Executors to
this my Last will & Testemant My Loving Broather Jacob Mott of Queens County
on Long Island and My Trusty frend Lawrence Maston of said Island in the
Provence of New York giving unto My Said Executors full Power to Sell of My
Said Estate which Is Not bequated as to Pay all my Lawfull Debths and funeral
charges and to Pay unto my Said Son Joseph the Sum of Ten Pound and to my wife
the Sum of Two Hundred Pounds and theof my Said Estate Bouth Real and Personel
I have To my four Daughters that is to Say to Martha the wife of James
Vollentine, Jane the wife of Timoty Smith, Elisebeth the wife of Samuel Smith
and Jamima The wife of John Connon to be Eaquely Devided betwen Them and to
Remain to them their Heires and assignes forever and I do Declare this to be
My one Velentary will without the Persuasions of any Parson whatsoever and
Desire the Same May be Punctually Complyed with After my Decease Declaring
This and no other to be my Last Will and Testemant In witnes whareof I Have
Hereunto Set My hand and Seall This Twenty Eight Day of September in the Year
of our Lord 1762.

Joseph Mott

witnesses:
Johann George Renipp
Tobias Stoutenburgh of Charlotte Pct, Dutches Co., merchant
Catharina Stontenburgh

Bartholomew Cranell, Surrogate, Dutches County

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