WILL: Stephen Kinne;  Crom Elbow Pct, Dutchess co., NY 
surname: Kinne, Keney, Addams, Thompson

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Dutchess County Will Book Vol. A page 240
Written: 1756
Recorded: 1791

The following is the will of Stephen Kinne of Amenia:  

“Will of Stephen Kinney In the Name of God Amen this fourteenth Day of May 
1756 I Stephen Keney of Crom Elbow Precinct in Dutchess county and 
Province of New York Being of Perfect Mind and Memory thanks be to God 
therefor but calling to mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing that it is 
appointed for all Men
once to Dye Do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament that is to 
Say first of all I Recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it and 
my Body I Recommend to the Earth nothing Doubting but at the General 
Resurrection I shall receive the Same again by the mighty Power of God 
and as for such Worldly Estate
wherewith it hath Pleased God to Bless me in this Life I give and Dispose of 
the Same in the following Manner and form.

     Imprimis After all my Just Debts are taken care of and paid out of my 
Estate by my Executors Hereafter Named I Give and Bequeath to Persillah 
my Loving wife one third part of all my Real and moveable Estate During her 
Natural Life...

     Item. I Give to my well Beloved Daughter Anna Keney one Hundred 
Pounds New York currency to be paid to her by my Sons out of my Estate 
that I shall give them to be paid by them Severally at the time of their Life I 
shall Hereafter order.

     Item. I Give to my Loving Son Stephen Keney one fifth part of all my Real 
and Personal Estate Excepting Delaware Purchases on Condition Shall pay 
to his Sister Anna Kiney Named above the Sum of Twenty Pounds New York 
Money at or Before two years from my Decease and also I give one Right in the
Delaware Purchase.  

     Item. I Give to my Loving Son Jesse Keney one fifth part of all my Real 
and personal estate Excepting Delaware Purchase on Condition that he 
shall pay to his Sister Anna Keney named above the Sum of Twenty Pounds 
money at or before two years from my Decease.

     Item. I Give to my Loving Son Roswell Keney one fifth part of all my Real 
and Personal Estate Excepting Delaware Purchases on Condition he shall 
pay to his Sister Anna Keney named above the sum of Twenty Pounds 
money at or before he arrives to the full age
of Twenty three years old Also I give to my beloved son Roswell one half of 
one Right in the Last Delaware Purchase.

     Item. I Give to my Loving Son Nathaniel Keney one fifth part of all my Real 
and Personal Estate Excepting Delaware Purchases on Condition he shall 
pay to his Sister Anna Keney above Named the Sum of Twenty Pounds 
money at or before he arrives to the full age
of Twenty three years old Also I give to him my said Son Nathaniel one Half 
of one Right in the Last Delaware Purchase.

     Item. I give to my Loving Son Didymus Keney one fifth part of all my Real 
and Personal Estate Excepting Delaware Purchases on Condition he shall 
pay to his Sister Anna Keney Named above the full Sum of Twenty Pounds 
money Before he shall arrive at the full
age of Twenty three years old. Also I give to my said Son Didymus one half 
of one Right in the first Delaware Purchase.

     My mind and Will is that if Either of my above Named Sons should Dye 
while in Sm... or unmarried that then those of my Sons that Live shall share 
equal. In that part of their Brother or Brothers which is Decd.

     Lastly I Do hereby Nominate Constitute and appoint Abraham Addams of 
the Precinct County and Province before Named together with my Loving 
Wife Prisillah before Named to be my Executors of this my Last Will and 
Testament Hereby utterly Revoking and
making null & Void all other former Wills by me made also Ratifying and 
Confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament in Witness 
whereof I have Herunto set my Hand and Seal this Day and Year above 
Written.”

     Dutchess County So Be it remembered that on the fifteenth day of March 
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety one, 
personally appeared before me Gilbert Livingston Surrogate of the said 
County .... Thompson of Washington town spinster, being duly sworn on her 
oath declared that she did see
Stephen Kinne sign and seal the preceeding written instrument, purporting 
to be the will of the said Stephen Kinne bearing date the fourteenth day of 
May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty six and 
heard him publish and declare the same
as and for his last will and testament and at the time thereof he the said 
Stephen Kinne was of a sound disposing mind and memory to the best of 
the knowledge and belief of her best judgment, and that Amos Thompson 
Asa Thompson and this deponent severally subscribed the said will as 
witnesses thereto in the testators presence.