Will of John Ketteman of Rhinebach, Dutchess County, New York, 1795.

Contributed by Virginia Perry, June 1998.

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In The Name Of God Amen, this twenty first day of July in the year of
our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and ninety five I John
Ketteman of Rhinebach town, Dutches County, and state of New York,
Physician being advanced in years but healthy and well and of perfect
mind and memory thanks be given unto God yet calling unto mind the
mortality of my body and that it is appointed for all men once to die,
do make and ordain this my last will and testament. That is to say
principally and first of all I recommend my soul into the hands of the
almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be
buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executors
nothing doubting that the general resurrection I shall receive the same
again by the mighty power of God-----As touching my worldly estate
wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in my life. I give demise
and dispose of the same in the following manner and form; First I will
that all my just debts and funeral expences shall be paid in proper
time. Secondly I will that my wife Anna Ketteman shall remain in my
dwelling house wherein I now dwell during her natural life and to have
her living and substances out in the best way and manner out of my real
and personal estate during her life and to be buried in a decent
Christian burial. Thirdly, I will that my daughter Anna Timberman
(Limberman) shall have her living and maintance out of my estate during
her natural life she not sell nor make waste of my estate whatsoever.
Fouthly I will that all the children begotten from the body of my
daughter Anna shall have their manintance out of my estate as far as my
personal estate will admit and the real estate shall not be sold for
their maintance my desire is that they be brought up in the true
Lutheran religion. Fiftly I give all my real estate to my daughter
Anna's children that she now or yet may have hereafter to be divided
share and share alike as soon as they are of age after my daughters
death but if it should happen that all my daughters children should die
without heirs then and in such case all my real and personal estate ----
- and legacy unto my brother Andrew Ketteman and to his heirs for ever
if it should happen that my daughter Anna should die before her children
are all of age then my desire is that her children should be first out
and have their maintance as aforesaid. I make and ordain Constitute and
appoint my daughter Anna Timberman(Limberman), my friend William Seimon
and John Schultz executoers of this my last will and testament. In
witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this Twenty first
Day of July one thousand seven hundred and ninety five.

John Ketteman is dead by 14 Day of Sept 1796.




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