WILL: Samuel Robinson;  Fishkill, Dutchess co., NY 
surname: Robinson, Halsey, Canttyck, Thorn, Kirshimer, Phillips, Tallmadge

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Dutchess co NY Will Book Vol. C page 198
Written: May 10, 1808
Recorded: June 15, 1808

Transcribed by Melvina Wagner

In the name of God Amen, I Samuel Robinson, of the town of Fishkill in Dutchess 
County and State of New York, being weak in body but of sound mind memory and 
understanding but considering the uncertainty of this transitory life do make 
publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form 
following, (that is to say) First of all I give and bequeath my soul to God who 
gave it in hopes of pardon and remission of all my sins and the acceptance of my 
person with God through the merits and intercession of his son our lord Jesus 
Christ.  And my body to the dust to be buried in a decent Christian like manner 
at the discretion of my executors hereafter named in hopes of a glorius 
resurrection at the last day.  And as touching such wordly goods and estate as 
it hath pleased God to bless me with.  First of all it is my will that all my 
just debts and funeral charges be paid.  I give and bequeath unto my well 
beloved wife Sarah the one third part of my real and personal property to be by 
her possesed as hereafter directed .  Item.  It is my will and do bequeath to my 
son Abraham and my son Andrew fifty dollars each to be possesed as hereafter 
mentioned.  I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah twenty five dollars to be 
paid to her as hereafter directed.  I further give and bequeath to my youngest
child, Samuel, the sum of thirty pounds, York currency to be paid as hereafter 
directed and lastly I give and bequeath the remaining part of all my real and 
personal estate to my children, towit: my sons William, Abraham, Andrew and 
Samuel,my daughters Nancy and Sarah equally share and share alike to be paid to 
them as hereafter directed.  Item.  It is my will and pleasure that my executors 
hereafter named take possession after my decease of all my real and personal 
estate and dispose of the same where the majority of my executors think 
advisable.  Further it is my will that my executors hereafter named take charge 
of my children and bring them up in a decent becoming manner.  And if my 
executors do not lay out the whole of the sums bequeathed to my children or some 
or the whole of them have a share left, then it is my will that my executors pay 
the residue or their share to my sons at the age of twenty one years, to my 
daughters at the age of eighteen and I further order my executors to pay after 
my decease to my beloved wife Sarah the legacy bequeathed to her as quick as my 
property can be sold to advantage.  It is my will that my executors take a true 
inventory of all my personal estate.  Lastly I do constitute nominate and 
appoint my trusty friends and my beloved wife Sarah Robinson my brother John 
Robinson, my brother in law Doctor Abraham Halsey and Cornelius R. Canbyck all 
of Fishkill town Dutchess County and State of New York.  My sole execurtrix and 
executors of this my last will and testament, disannuling and disallowing all 
former wills or bequeaths by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this 
and no other my last will and testament.  In witnesses thereof I have hereunto 
set my hand and seal this tenth day of May in the thirty second year of the 
Independence of American and in the year of our lord Chirst one thousand eight 
hundred and eight. 1808.  s/ Samuel Robinson LS
Signed sealed published and declared by the within named Samuel Robinson as his 
last will and testament in the presence of us the underwritten subscribers.  
*interlined before the sealing and delivery hereof in the seventeenth line from 
the top the word estate.
s/ James Thorn, Peter Kinshimer, Abraham K. Phillips

Dutchess County.  Be it rembered that on the fifteenth day of June one thousand 
eight hundred and eight, personally appeared before me James Tallmadge, Junr, 
Surrogate of the said County Peter Kinshimer who on his oath declared that he 
did see Samuel Robinson sign and seal the annexed written instrument purporting 
to be the will of the said Samuel Robinson, bearing date the tenth day of May 
one thousand eight hundred and eight.  And heard him publish and delare the same 
as and for his last will and testament that at the time thereof he the said 
Samul Robinson was of sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the 
knowledge and belief of him the deponent and that this deponent James Thorn and 
Abraham K. Phillips severally subscribed the said Will as witnesses thereto in 
the testators presence, James Tallmadge, Junr. 

LS. The people of the state of New York by the grace of God free and independent 
to all to whom these presents shall come or may concern send greeting:  Know ye 
that at Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County on the fifteenth day of June in the year 
of our lord one thousand eight huindred and eight before James Tallmadge, Junr
esquire surrogate of our said County the last will and testament of Samuel 
Robinson deceased (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved and is now and 
allowed of by us.  And the said deceased having whilst he lived and at the time 
of his death goods chattles or credits within this state by means where of the 
proving and registering the said will and the granting administration of all and 
singular the said goods chattles and credits.  And also the auditing allowing 
and final discharging the amount thereof doth belong unto us The administration 
of all and singular the goods chattles and credits of the said deceased and any 
way concerning his will is granted unto John Robinson, Abraham Halsey and 
Cornelius R. Canttyck, three of 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 chattles 
and credits and also to render a just and true amount thereof when thereunto 
required in testimony whereof we have caused the seal of office of our said 
surrogate to be there unto affixed.  Witness:  James Tallmadge, Jurn Esquire 
surrogate of the said County at Poughkeepsie the fifteenth day of June in the 
year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eight and of our independence 
the thirty second.
s/ James Tallmadge Junr Surrogate
Dutchess County recorded the preceding will of Samuel Robinson the Certificate 
of Proof thereof and the letters testamentary thereon this 15th day of June 1808.
s/ James Tallmadge Junr Surrogate