WILL: James Harkness; Riga, Monroe co., NY
surname: Harkness, Russell

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Monroe co NY Will Book Vol. 5 page 26
Transcribed from SAMPUBCO photocopy

Record of Will

I, James Harkness of the Town of Riga in the County of Monroe and the State of
New York, being weak of body but of sound mind and memory.  Blessed be the
Almighty God for the same do make and publish this my last will and testament.

1st .. I direct and empower my executors to sell all my estate, both real and
personal, and out of the proceeds of such sale to pay and discharge all my
just debts ~ and of the remainder after paying my debts I dispose of in manner
following ~

  I do give and bequeath to my son Peter S., nine hundred dollars
  I also  give and bequeath to my son Robert, five hundred dollars
  I also give and bequeath to my son Thomas, five hundred dollars
  I also give and bequeath to my son Walter, three hundred dollars
  I also give and bequeath to my daughter Caroline, wife of Emerey Russell,
four hundred Dollars
  I also give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth, five hundred dollars

In consideration of the long services of my daughter Elizabeth, I also give
and bequeath to her all my household furniture, provided that upon the sale of
my estate, and after discharging my debts, the sum remaining shall amount to
three thousand one hundred dollars.  And, if upon such sale, and such sum
remains, shall more or less than three thousand one hundred dollars, then I
direct that the said whole sum so remaining shall be so apportioned among my
children, that each of their portions shall be in the same proportion to the
said whole sum so remaining as I have made each of their portions to ba--  to
the sum of three thousand one hundred dollars.

I have contemplated in making these several bequests to my children to
compensate them for services rendered to me since they have become of age and
direct that such bequests shall be taken in consideration of such services.

And, I direct that if any of them shall make, set up or urge any claim for
services rendered to me, he or she shall be entirely cut off and deprived of
the portion I have intimated to have given him or her in this will.

I do nominate and appoint my son Peter S. Harkness and my friend  Spencer
Smith of Riga to be executors of this my last will and testament, hereby
revoking all former wills by me made ~

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal and published and
decreed this to be my last will and testament.  In the presence of the
witnesses named below, this eighth day of March in the year eighteen hundred
and fifty one.

                                                                               
           James Harkness

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said James Harkness as, and for
the last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request and in
his presence and in the Presence of each other have subscribed our names as
witnesses thereto ~

Ephraim William of Riga, Monroe Co.
Benjamin Kelsey, Jr. of Riga, Monroe County