WILL: Grandus Van Vranken; Broadalbin, Fulton co., NY
surname: Van Vranken, Wheeler

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Fulton Co. Surrogate's Court
Book 8, Pages 57-59
Will written dated 12 Jan. 1872
Death occurred 14 Sept. 1873
Probated 22 Sept. 1873

In the name of God Amen. I GRANDUS VAN VRANKEN of Broadalbin Fulton county N.
Y. being of sound mind and memory and mindful of the uncertainty of human life
do hereby make ordain publish and declare this to be my last will and
testament. That is to say

First --- I make constitute and appoint my son William L. Van Vranken executor
and my beloved wife Matilda Van Vranken executrix of this my last will and
testament hereby expressly revoking all former wills by me made.

Second. I order and direct tht my executor and executrix pay and discharge all
my just debts which I may be owing at my death and my funeral expenses and buy
a suitable burial lot and erect at my grave a suitable memorial, all of which
shall be done out of the avails of my personal property. All the rest and
residue and remainder of my personal property and estate after paying my debts
aforesaid and defraying my funeral expenses and purchasing burial lot and
memorial I give will bequeath and devise unto my beloved wife Matilda Van
Vranken her heirs and assigns absolutely forever to do with as she pleases.

Third. I give will bequeath and devise unto my beloved son William L. Van
Vranken all that certain piece or parcel of land situated in the town of
Broadalbin aforesaid consisting of about eighty acres of land, being the place
where I now reside on which is my tavern stand and store excepting and
reserving thereout and thereupon two houses and lots of half an acre each, one
of which is occupied by my son Richard and the other of which is occupied by
Robert Rumsey -- This devise to my said son William L. is intended to be
absolute to him his heirs and assigns forever.

Fourth. I give will bequeath and devise unto my beloved daughter Frances
Matilda Wheeler the house and lot before mentioned and reserved out of the
tavern farm and now occupied by my said son Richard.

Fifth. I give will bequeath and devise unto my said wife Matilda her heirs and
assigns forever absolutely the other house and lot before mentioned & reserved
out of the said tavern farm and now occupied by said Robert Rumsey -- The
devises and bequests hereunto my said wife are to be in full satisfaction and
discharge of her rights of dower in any of my real estate or other claims of
whatever name or nature against my estate.

Sixth. I give will bequeath and devise unto my beloved son Richard Van Vranken
his heirs and assigns forever absolutely all that certain farm of land situate
in said town of Broadalbin on the road from my residence to the village of
Broadalbin consisting of about fifty acres and now occupied by Richard Smith.
I also give will bequeath and devise unto my said son Richard Van Vranken all
that other farm of land situate in Galway Saratoga county N. Y. consisting of
about sixty acres of land and now occupied by no one but was last occupied by
Richard Thorpe. This devise is absolute to said son Richard his heirs and
assigns forever. But both of these deviss to my said son Richard are on the
express condition that he pay unto my said daughter Frances Matilda Wheeler
her heirs and assigns the sum of five hundred dollars with interest from the
day of my death in five equal annual payments of one hundred dollars and
interest on whole sum remaining unpaid and which five hundred dollars and
interest I hereby give will bequeath and devise unto my said daughter Frances
Matilda her heirs and assigns forever, and make the same a lien and
incumbrance on said real estate so devised to said son Richard until paid.

Seventh. All the rest residue and remainder of my real estate I give will
bequesth devise unto my son William L. Van Vranken his heirs and assigns
forever.

Eighth. In making this will I have taken into consideration all the gifts &
advances heretofore made by me to my children and made this will accordingly.
I desire to have it expressly understood that wherever I have devised any real
estate all appurtenances and hereditaments are to go with it, and any
mortgages existing thereon are to be paid out my personal property the same as
any other of my debts -- Also each and every gift devise and bequest herein is
intended to be in full payment and satisfaction of all claims debts dues and
demands which any of my children may present against my estate or which any
other person may present on account of any thing either of my children may
claim to have done for me.

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the
twelfth day of January A.D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy two.

Grandus Van Vranken

The above written instrument was subscribed by the said Grandus Van Vranken
the said testator in our presence and acknowledged by him to each of us and he
at the same time declared the above instrument so subscribed by him to be his
last will and testament and we at his request have signed our names as
witnesses hereto and written opposite our names our respective places of
residence in his presence and in presence of each other after having heard
said testator declare that he knew and understood the contents thereof.

D. P. Tomlinson, Broadalbin N. Y.
Henry E. Shattuck, Galway N. Y.