WILL: Barent Van Kleeck; Fishkill, Dutchess co., NY
surname: Van Kleeck, DeGroff, Ferdon, Van DeWaters

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Transcribed from SAMPUBCO photocopy by Barbara Rentenbach
Dutchess Co NY Will Book vol. C page 249

In the Name of God Amen the twenty second day of December one thousand eight
hundred and one.

I Barent Van Kleeck of Fishkill  town in Dutchess County and State of New York
being sick and weak of Body but of perfect Mind and Memory thanks be given
unto God. Therefore calling unto mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing
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 give  and
recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it and my Body I recommend
to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the discretion of my
Executor nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the
same again by the Almighty Power of God, And as Such worldy Estate where with
it hath please God to bless me with in this life I give, demise and dispose of
the same in the following manner and form.

First in case my wife  Molly shall survive me she shall hold the possession of
all my Estate both real and personal for and during her life makes of my lands
in such manner as she shall think most proper for her support (remembering
that all my just debts shall be paid out of my personal estate, but shall in
no wise ? any waste with the timber more than necessary for the support of
fires and farm. 

Secondly I give unto my son Michael Van Kleeck five pounds for his birthright.
I also order all my Estate both real and personal to be sold by my Executors
after the death of my said wife Molly and the money arising from said property
to be divided and used as follows. The one fourth part of said monies shall be
put out at lawful interest with good land security, interest of which said
fourth part shall be paid unto my said son Michael yearly during his life and
at his said  Michael's decease the principle sum come to his children or
lawful heirs part of the monies coming by the sale of said property. I order
it be put out as before mentioned for my grand daughter [?] DeGroff daughter
of my daughter Dearity? Who was wife of Gideon DeGroff. One fourth part of
said sale money as above? Unto my granddaughter Polly Ferdon daughter of my
daughter Polly who was wife of William Ferdon which too last mentioned fourth
parts or the Interest of them shall be applied to the bringing up said
children until they shall become of age at which time if my said wife Molly is
dead they shall receive the principle but if they or either of them shall die
before they become of age then their money or legacy shall come to my other
children in equal proportion unto my daughter Besty wife of Benjamin Van
Dewaters and to her heirs I give also one fourth part of the money that arise
from the sale of said property with any condition. 

Let be remembered that the three legacies first mentioned shall be put on good
land Security by my Executors and the Interest applied as is above mentioned.
I also constitute make and ordain my loving wife Molly my son in Law Benjamin
Van Dewater and Peter Cornell my Executors to this my last will and testament
and I do hereby disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former wills
and testaments legacies and bequests and Executors by me in any ways before
named willed and bequeathed Ratifyng and confirming this and no other to be my
last will and testament. 

In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal the day and year
first above written Barnet (his mark) Van Kleeck (L.S.) signed, sealed
published pronounced and declared by the said Barnet Van Kleeck as his last
will and testament in the presence of us the Subscribers 

Michael Weaver 
Barnet Degroff 
John M Cook. 

Dutchess County JS: Be it remembered that on the fifteenth day of October one
thousand eight hundred and eight personally appears before me James Tallmadge,
Jun. Surrogate of the said county of Dutchess (John M Cook) who on his oath
declares that he did see Barnet Van Kleeck sign and seal the annexed written
instrument purporting to  the will of the said Barent VanKleeck bearing date
the twenty second day of December one thousand eight hundred and one and heard
him publish and declare the same as and for his last will and testament. That
at the time thereof he the said Barnet Van Kleeck was of sound disposing mind
and memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of the  deponent and that
this deponent Michael Weaver and Barnet DeGroff severally subscribed the will
as witnesses thereto in the testators presence James Tallmadge Junior
Surrogate__

The people of the State of New York, by the Grace of God free and Independent:
Top all to whom these presents shall come or may concern send greeting: Know
ye, that at Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County on the seventeenth day of October
in the year of our lord one thousand and eight hundred and eight before James
Tallmadge Junr Esquire Surrogate of our said county the last will and
Testament of Barent Van Kleeck deceased, a copy of which is here unto annexed
was proved and is now approved and allowed by us and the said deceased having
He lived and at the time of his death, Goods, Chattels within this State By
means whereof the proving and registering the said will and the granting
Administration of all and ? the said goods, Chattles and Credits and also the
auditing allowing and final discharging the account thereof, doth belong unto
us; The administration of all and singular the Goods, Chattles and Credits of
the said deceased and anyway concerning his will is granted unto Peter Cornell
and Benjamin Van Dewater, two 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 credits singular the said
goods, chattels and credits and also to render a just and true account thereof
when there unto required. In testimony whereof we have caused the Seal of
office? Surrogate to be herewith affixed. Witness James Tallmadge, Junior
Esquire Surrogate of the said county at Poughkeepsie the seventeenth day of
October in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eight and of
our Independence the thirty third.

James Tallmadge. Dutchess County: recorded the preceeding will of Barnet
VanKleeck, the certificate the proof thereof and the letters testamentary
whereon this fifteenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred
and eight
James Tallmadge Junr Surrogate.