WILL: John Osterhout;  Warren, NY, Herkimer co., NY 
surname: Osterhout, Hagerdorn, Knauts, Shave

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Source: Herkimer County Surrogate
Herkimer co NY Will Book Vol. B page 516
Written: April 7 1818
Recorded: April 27 1818

In the name of God, Amen. I John Osterhout of the town of Warren in the county
of Herkimer being of sound mind, memory and understanding blessed be God for
the same do hereby make and publish this as so for my last will and testament
in (?) of the following Virg Lind? I do hereby give leave and bequeath that
unto my son Frederick Osterhout all my soil estate situate lying and being in
the town of Warren and County of Herkimer and all my personal estate of every
name and nature to have and to hold to him his heirs and  ..

I do hereby give, devise and bequeath unto Jacob Knants the farm whereon he
now lives estate lying and being in the town of German Flatts to hold to him
and his heirs and ? forever subject to the ? herein after mentioned. Thirdly I
do hereby devise and bequeath order and direct that my said son Frederick do
pay and deliver to my beloved wife out of the real and personal estate herein
devised to him yearly and every year during her natural life fifteen bushels
of wheat, eight bushels of corn, two pounds of tea, fifty pounds of sugar and
that he furnish her during her life with a good room in the house wherein I
now live and necessary bed and bedding & clothing & all necessary fire and
wood and that he furnish and keep for her life use and good care during her
said life.

Fourthly, I do hereby devise bequeath as do direct that Jacob Knauts pay out
of the real estate devised to him within three years after my death to Jacob
Judson forty even dollars, to William Hagerdorn (spelling ?) one hundred
dollars and twenty dollars, to John Shave (spelling ?) one hundred and fifty
dollars and to Sarah Hagerdorn daughter of William Hagerdorn twenty five
dollars, the last sum to be put at interest by my executor herein after named
and not to be paid to the said Sarah until she arrives at the age of sixteen
years.

Fifthly I do further devise bequeath give order and direct that my said son 
Frederick do maintain and support my sons John and son Augustus during their 
natural lives in all necessary materials dress lodging & clothing in the same 
manner as I have heretofor supported them out of the real and person at estate 
herein devised to him. 

Sixthly I do hereby make, constitute and appoint Levi Blankly of the Town of 
Warren, Conrad Help (sp?) of the Town of German Flatts and my said son
Frederick to be executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking
all former wills and one made in witness whereof I leave here unto with my
hand and seal this eighteenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and
seventeen.

Signed, sealed ? pronounced and delegated? by testament in presence of us
whose names are hereunto set of witnesses, who signed as such in the presence
of the Testator and the presence of each other.
John (his mark X) Osterhout, Peter P. Mikish sp?, Anthony (X his mark) Devoe, 
Cornelius Devoe, ? 

This foregoing is a true copy of the last will and testament of John Osterhout 
presented on the seventh day of April 1818.

Herkimer County, ss
The people of the state of New York, by the grace of God, Free and
Independent: 
To all whom these Presents shall come: Greeting.
KNOW YE THAT, at Herkimer in said County on the twentyth day of April in the
year One thousand one hundred and eighteen before Alijah Lambling, Esquire
Surrogate in and for said county, the will and testament of John Osterhout
late of said county deceased, a true copy whereof is annexed, was proved, and
now is approved and now is allowed of by us; and the deceased having whilst he
lived and at the time of his death goods, credits and chattels, within this
state by means of approving and registering the said will and granting
administration of the said goods, chattels and credits, and the auditing and
allowing the following discharging the account thereof doth belong unto us:
the administration of  all and singularly said goods chattels and credits of
the said deceased, and every way concerning the said deceased, and every way
concerning the said will, is granted to: Seely Blatchly, Conrad Hep and
Frederick Osterhout, the executor in the said will named, they being first
duly sworn well and faithfully to administer the same and just and true
inventory of all singular the goods, chattels and credits to make and exhibit
into the office of the said Surrogate, within six calendar months from the
date hereof, and to render a true account thereof when thereunto lawfully
required:

In testimony whereof, we have caused the seal of the office of our said
Surrogate to be hereunto affixed. Witness Alijah Lambling, Esquire, Surrogate
of the said county of Herkimer, this twenty seventh day of April in the year
one thousand one hundred and eithteen and of our Independence the forty
second.   

Herkimer County, NY Surrogates office
Be it remembered that on the twenty-seventh day of April, One Thousand  eight 
hundred  and eighteen, personally appeared before me are Peter P. Mesuch,
Anthony Devoe, Cornelius Devoe the subscribing contemps to the last will and
testament of John Osterhout deceased who being duly sworn, deposed and said
that they saw him, the testator sign seal and publish the forgoing as his last
will and testament and that he appeared to be of sound deposing mind and
memory. That they all in the presence of the testator and in the presence of
each other did describe their names as witnesses and further said not.
Alijah  Lambling (sp), Surrogate 

Herkimer County, NY Best remembered that on the twenty seventh day of April
One thousand eight hundred and eighteen, Before Alijah Lambling, Surrogate in
said for said County of Herkimer came Levi Blakely Conrad Frederick Osterhout
executor in the will named who being duly sworn well and truly to execute the
same and thereupon letter of testamentary were thereupon presented. Alijah
Lambling, Surrogate