WILL: Harmon Whipple; Riga, Monroe Co., NY

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Monroe Co., NY Will Book Vol. 1 page 349
State of New York
County of Monroe

Be it remembered that at a surrogates court holden at Rochester in and for the
county of Monroe on the twenty seventh day of March in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty three before Mortimer F. Delano
surrogate of said county the last will and testament of Harmon Whipple late of
Riga in said county deceased (a copy is hereunto annexed) was admitted to
probate after a citation issued served returned and filed according to law. 
And after the return and filing of the said citation with due proof of the
service of the same on the fourteenth day of March instant.

Phinehas Smith, George Redfield, and Spencer Smith of Riga in the county of
Monroe, being duly sworn dispose and say that the paper or instrument now
produced and thereon to these disponents in the last will and testament of
Harmon Whipple late of Riga aforesaid deceased as these disponents venly
believe. That they saw the said Harmon Whipple execute the same, he at the
same time declaring it to be his last will and testament that at the time of
the execution of the said will the said Harmon Whipple was of sound mind and
memory and not under astraint and that these disponents then and there
subscribed their names to the said will as witnesses to the execution thereof
in the presence of each other and in the presence and at the request of the
testator.

And Phinehas Smith for himself further states that the paper or instrument now
produced and shown to this disponent reporting to be the last will and
testament of Harmon Whipple was drawn and prepared by this disponent for the
testator that after the execution thereof the said testator delivers the said
will to this disponent to retain the same until after the decease of the said
testator and after his decease to deliver the same to the executor therein
named that this disponent retained the said will two days after the decease of
the said testator and then delivered the same to Milton Whipple the executor
named therein in pursuance of such directions and that the said will now
appears in all aspects as when so drawn prepared and executed without any
alteration whatsoever.

Therefore I the said surrogate of the county of Monroe upon the proof
aforesaid (and after having at other days and times for that purpose appointed
heard the testimony of Moses Chamberlain, Ann Jennings, Austin Whipple,
Jerusha Whipple, Eliha Rupell, Billings Richmond, Archilaus G. Smith, William
W. Reed, Daniel Kelsey, John R. Smith, Oren Sec, Phinehas Smith, George
Richfield, Spencer Smith, Harmon Wilcox, William Cany, John Beny, Charles Suce
& James Harkness touching the execution of the said will and the competency of
the said testator to execute the same) being satisfied of the genuisness and
validity of the said will do order that the said will be admitted to probate
and that letter testimentary thereon be granted to Milton Whipple the executor
therein named after the expiration of thirty days from the time of admitting
said will to probate on his taking and subscribing the oath of office
prescribed by law.

In testimony whereof I the said surrogate have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office at Rochester aforesaid the twenty seventh day of March in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. M.F. Delano Surrogate

Recorded and examined April 17, 1833

M. F. Delano Surrogate

Record of Will

I, Harmon Whipple of Riga in the county of Monroe and State of New York

Considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind and
memory blepio be almighty god for the same---Do make and ordain this my last
will and testament in manner and form following vig---I give and bequeath
(after my debts and funeral charges are payed ) to my dear brother Milton
Whipple all my estate both real and personal and I also appoint & constitute
him my aforesaid brother Milton Whipple sole executor of this my last will and
testament hereby revoking all other and former wills by me at any time
heretofore made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty eighth day
of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.

Harmon Whipple L.S.

Signed sealed published and declared by the said testator Harmon Whipple as
and for his last will & testament in the presence of us who have subscribed
our names as witnesses thereto in the presence of the said testator

Phinehas Smith, Riga Monroe County
George Redfield, Riga Monroe County
Spencer Smith, Riga Monroe County