WILL: Samuel Howland;  Washington, Dutchess co., NY 
surname: Howland, Fish, Kent, Sisson, Hooker, Barton

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Dutchess co NY Will Book G, Pg. 167
Written: November 22, 1819
Recorded: February 15, 1825

Will of Samuel Howland, Dutchess County, New York, Town of Washington Will
Book Vol. G, page 167.  Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Bruce M. & Meredith
Smith 16 May 2006.

I Samuel Howland of the Town of Washington in the County of Dutchess and State 
of New York being of sound mind and memory and in good health and mindful of
my own mortality do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner
and form following viz.  

Firstly.  I do order that all my just debts and funeral charge be paid out of
my real estate.  

Secondly.  I do order that three hundred and forty dollars be paid unto my son 
Jonathan Howland of the County of Saratoga out of my real estate also as a 
legacy to him and his heirs which is to be paid to him or his heirs as the
case may be within one year or sooner after my decease.  

In the third place I give to Pontius and Solomon Howland son of Solomon
Howland of the aforesaid town deceased the residue of all my estate in equal
shares share and share alike and lastly I appoint my son-in-law Peter Fish of
Amenia Town in the aforesaid County as my executor with full and power to
divide my said estate as he shall think proper according to the beforegoing
gifts by selling and dividing the avails or any way he shall think proper
after my decease.   

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed my seal this 22nd day
of November in the year one thousand eight hundred nineteen.  Signed and
acknowledged to be his last will and testament in presence of the witnesses.
Peter Fish Junior                        his      
Phebe Sisson                  Samuel  X  Howland       (L.S.)
Peter Barton Junior                mark

Whereas I Samuel Howland of the Town of Amenia have made my last will and 
testament in writing bearing the date 22nd day of November in the year 1819
and thereby given Solomon Howland an equal share of my estate with Pontius
Howland -
   
Now I do by this my writing which I hereby declare to be a codicil to my said 
will to be taken as a part thereof will and direct that the share given in my
will to Solomon Howland shall be hereby given to Pontius Howland and lastly it
is my desire that this my presen codicil be annexed to and made part of my
last will and testament to all intents and purposes.   

In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal this 5th day of 
May in the year of 1822.
                                              his
                                        Samuel  X  Howland
                                             mark
Signed and sealed and published and declared by this above named Samuel
Howland as a codicil to his said last will and testament in the presence of
Peter Fish Junior, Ann Fish, Polly Kent.

I Samuel Howland of the Town of Amenia have made a codicil to my last will and 
testament bearing date the fifth day of May in the year 1822 in which I
ordered that Pontius Howland should share the part of my estate in whole that
was given to Solomon Howland in my will I now revoke and order that my last
will and testament shall stand good and the codicil cease from any effect in
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighteenth day of
March 1823.

Signed sealed and published and declared by the above named Samuel Howland to 
be a revoke to his codicil above mentioned.
                                              his
                                        Samuel  X  
Howland
                                             mark
In the presence of Peter Fish Junior, Anna Fish, Isaac Sisson

Proved 15 February 1825
James Hooker, Surrogate
Dutchess County, N.Y.
Will of Samuel Howland   Page 2    Washington Vol. G, pg. 167