WILL: Giles Burritt; Parma, Monroe co., New York
surname: Burritt, Paterson

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Source: sampubco.com
Monroe co NY Will Book Vol. 5 page 576
Written: 24 Jan 1854
Probated: 1 May 1854

transcribed by Janet L Kral

WILL OF GILES BURRITT

Record of Will

The last Will and Testament of Giles Burritt. I Giles Burritt of the Town of
Parma County of Monroe and State of New York being of sound mind and memory do
make publish & declare my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following
that is to say

I direct my Executors to pay my just debts & financial charges as soon after
my decease as may be

Second I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Elizabeth Burritt the use
during her natural life of my home farm where I now reside in the Town of
Parma aforesaid containing about ninety acres of land I also give and bequeath
unto my said Wife all the household furniture Beds & Bedding & Wearing apparel
I own or possess and also the use during her nataural Life of one Span of
Horses Waggon and harness, Three cows and ten Sheep and all the farming tools
I own or possess also hay grain & other fodder sufficient to keep said stock
until grass comes sufficient to live upon. I also give her two hogs and
provisions sufficient for her own use for one year

Third I give and bequeath unto my son Giles Burritt nine hundred Dollars and
also the Buggy he now has and for which I paid & one horse

Fourth I give and bequeath unto my Son Baily Burritt two hundred dollars to
make the sum heretofore advanced to him to be equal to what I have advanced to
my other Sons

Fifth I give and bequeath unto my Grand Son Giles Burritt Son of my Son
William one hundred dollars to be paid to him when he arrives at the age of
twenty one years

Fifth [sixth?] I give and bequeath unto my Son William the debt I have against
him for money paid for him amounting to about one thousand dollars this will
be equal to the sum I have advanced to each of other children

Seventh After the decease of my said Wife Elizabeth I give and bequeath the
household furniture then left to my daughters to be divided equally between
them. I have heretofore advanced unto my said Daughters each one thousand
dollars which I consider their share of my said property and if my said wife
chooses she may divide some part of said household furniture between my said
daughters during her life time

Eighth As to the rest residue and remainder of my property of every name and
kind i give and bequeath & devise the same unto my Sons William, Bailey,
Seely, Sylvester, Stephen, Thomas & Giles to be divided equally between them
share and share alike . All that part of my said property not given to my said
wife and not needed to pay the specified Legacies herein named to be divided
as soon aster my decease as may be, and that part the use of which is herein
given to my said wife to be divided between my said Sons as soon after the
decease of my said wife as may be done without sacrifice One hundred dollars
to be taken from Williams share and paid to Bailey on a debt he owes him
My will and desire is that my Son Giles Burritt should live with his mother
and carry on the farm for her upon shares or otherwise if they can agree to
live together, but if they cannot agree to live together my said Wife is at
liberty to let the farm to any one else at her pleasure

Lastly I hereby nominate and appoint Baily Burritt & John E Paterson Executors
of this my last Will and teatament hereby expressly revoking all former will
by me made

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of January 1854

Giles Burritt

Signed published and declared by the Testator to be his last Will and
Testament in the presenve of us who at his request and in his presence and in
the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witness

Johnson Servis

Cyrus Amidon
Both witnesses reside in Parma Monroe County NY