WILL: Moses Barlow; Amenia, Dutchess co., NY
surname: Barlow, Swift

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Transcribed by Cynthia H. Panagiotidis from SAMPUBCO photocopy
Dutchess co NY Will Book Vol. B page 175

Will of Moses Barlow of Amenia, New York
(born 1728 in Sandwich, MA and died 1799 in Amenia, NY)

In the name of God amen. I Moses Barlow of the town of Amenia county of
Dutchess and state of New York being weak in body but of sound mind and
memory, blessed be god, do this twelfth day of January the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and ninety six, make and publish this my last will
and testament in manner [and] form following, that is to say:  

Imprimis I commend my soul into the hands of almighty god who gave it me; and
my body to the earth from whence it came, in hopes of a joyful resurrection
through the merit of my saviour Jesus Christ and as for that worldly estate
wherewith it has pleased god to bless me I dispose thereof as follows: 

First, I give to my wife Sarah Barlow the dwelling hous wherein I now live,
with the garden and the dooryard during her natural life. Item I give and
devise all my lands lying in the town of kent county of lithfield  and State
of Connecticut to my son Thomas Barlow his heirs and assigns for ever.  Item I
give and devise all my other lands and tenements whatsoever to my son Elisha
Barlow, my son Thomas Barlow, their heirs and assigns for ever.  

Item I give and bequeath ---- to my daughter Silvina the sum of one hundred
pounds.  

Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Mehetable seventy pounds.  

Item I give one hundred pounds to my daughter Jemima, all three of said
legacies to my said daughters to be paid one half of the said several sums to
be paid at the end of one year and the other half of said sums at the end of
two years after my decease. 

Item I give to my daughter Elizabeth the sum of one hundred pounds to be paid
to her if she survives her present husband Lott Swift or is otherwise lawfully
discharged from him. It is my will that the lawful Interest of the said sum of
one hundred pounds is to be paid to my said daughter Elizabeth annually the
interest to commence in six months after my decease and if my said daughter
Elizabeth should not survive her present husband Lott Swift nor be otherwise
lawfully discharged from him, then from and after her decease I give and
devise the same to her daughters to be equally divided between them and in
default of such female issue then to the heirs male of her body begotten and
in default of such issue to remain to my right heirs forever.  

Item all the rest and residue of my goods chattels and personal whatsoever I
give to my two said sons Elisha Barlow and Thomas Barlow.  

Item I give to my daughter Elizabeth if she should live separate from her
present husband Lott Swift the use of one room in the house where I now live
for the time she shall remain in a single state she making no spoil, wast or
destruction thereupon. And I make, constitute and  ordain my two sons Elisha
Barlow and Thomas Barlow my executors of this my will  to take care and see
the same perform according to my true intent and meaning.  

Item it is my will that my daughter Elizabeth should have the use of one of
the bedrooms in the house where I now live if she should lawfully be separated
from her present husband Lott Swift before his death and during her living in
a single state this bedroom is to be used in addition to the first mentioned
room bequeathed for her use. 

Item it is my will that my son Elisha Barlow shall have the house , store and
Barn that he now occupies and the easternmost barn that I myself now occupy. 
Item it is my will that my son Thomas Barlow shall have the dwelling house
that he now lives in and the westernmost barn and barrack that I now occupy in
witness whereof I the said Moses Barlow have to this my last will and
testament set my hand and seal the day and year above written.  
Moses Barlow LS 

signed sealed published and declared by the said Moses Barlow as and for his
last will and testament in the presence of us whose names are hereunder
written who did each of us subscribe our names as witnesses at his request and
in his presence in the room where he then was.  
Erastus Chamberlin, Amos Hainket, Ephraim Chamberlain  N.B. in witness in the
[?] eighth line was obliterated before signing and sealing hereof us [?]
interlineations as Swift said her.__ 

I Moses Barlow being of sound mind and memory do alter this my within will so
far as it respects the legacy given to my daughter Elizabeth descending her
daughters viz.  

It is my will that if the said legacy of one hundred pounds given to my said
daughter Elizabeth should default on her children that it should be equally
divided amongst the children of her body begotten as well sons as daughters
and as well it is that my wife Sarah should have all my household furniture
that I may die posessed of in witness of the above alterations to this my
within last will and testament I have hereunto set my hand and seal this third
day of May 1796 Moses Barlow LS  Amos Hainket, Ephraim Chamberlain, Moses
Witherell -

I Moses Barlow continuing weak in body but of sound mind and body do give unto
my daughter Elizabeth ten cords fire wood annually so long as she shall live
in the house as she is entitled to in the former part of this my will and it
is my will that my two sons Elisha and Thomas shall each of them cut and draw
for her five cords of the said wood.  It is also my will that she shall  [? ]
garding spot and adjoining the Southernmost of the door yard  [missing line of
writing here] .Elisha and Thomas shall pasture and winter a row for my said
daughter Elizabeth as long as she may so live in the said house and also it is
my will that after the decease of my wife Sarah all the household furniture
she may die possessed of should be equally divided among my four daughters,
Silvina, Mehetable, Elizabeth and Jemima. In witness of this addition to my
last will and testament I have hereunto set my hand and se[al] on this 23rd
day of Febry 1797. Moses Barlow LS  Erastus Chamberlin, Ephraim Chamberlain. -
Dutchess county.  

So be it remembered that on the first day of July one thousand seven hundred
and ninety nine purposefully appeared before me Gilbert Livingston surrogate
of the said county, Ephraim Chamberlain of Dutchess county farmer who on his
honor declared that he did see Moses Barlow sign and seal the annexed written
instrument purporting to be the will of the said Moses Barlow bearing date the
twelfth day of January one thousand seven hundred and ninety six and heard him
publish and declare the same as annexed for his last will and testament that
the time thereof he the said Moses Barlow was of sound disposing mind and
memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of him the deponent and that
Erastus Chamberlain and Amos Hainket with him the deponent severally
subscribed the same will as witnesses thereto in the testators presence And
the said Ephraim having farther sworn did on his oath declare that he did see
Moses Barlow sign and seal the annexed written instrument purporting to be a
will or a part of the will of the said Moses Barlow bearing date the third day
of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety six and heard him publish and
declare the same as and for some part of his last will and testament that at
the time thereof he the said Moses Barlow was of sound disposing mind and
memory to the best of the knowledge and belief him the deponent and that Amos
Hainket, Moses Witherell and the deponent several subscribers Ephraim being
farther sworn did on his oath declare that he [did] see the said Moses Barlow
sign and seal the annexed written instrument purporting to be a codicil or
further part of the will of the said Moses Barlow bearing date the twenty
third day of February on thousand seven hundred and ninety seven and heard him
publish and declare the same as and for a farther part of his last will and
testament that at the time thereof he the said Moses Barlow was of sound
disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of him the
deponent and that Erastus Chamberlain and the deponent severally subscribed
the said codicil as with thereto in the testators presence Gilbert Livingston
LS  The people of the state of New york by the grace of god free and
Independent to whom these presents shall come or may concern send greeting
hear ye that at poughkeepsie in Dutchess county on the first of July on
thousand seven hundred and ninety nine before Gilbert Livingston Esq surrogate
of our said county the last will and testament of Moses Barlow deceased (a
copy whereof is hereunto annexed and was proved and is now approved and
allowed of by us and said deceased having whilst he lived and at the time of
his death goods, chattels or credits within this state by means whereof the
proving and registering the said will and the granting administration of and
singular the said goods, chattels and credits and also the proving, allowing
and final discharging the amount thereof doth belong to us the administration
of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased and
any way concerning his will is granted unto Elisha Barlow and Thomas Barlow
the executors in the said will named they being first duly sworn well and
faithfully to administer the same and to make and exhibit a true and perfect
inventory of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits and also to
enter a just and true account thereof when thereunto required.  In testimony
whereof we have caused the seal of office of our said surrogate to be hereunto
annexed.  Witness Gilbert Livingston Esquire surrogate of the said county at
poughkeepsie the first day of July in the year of our lord one thousand seven
hundred and ninety nine and after our independence the twenty third.  Gilbert
Livingston.

Dutchess County So recorded the preceeding will of Moses Barlow   this ninth
day of July 1799.
Gibert Livingston Surrogate