WILL OF FREDERIK GOTTMAN, 1788, MONTGOMERY CO., NY

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF FREDERIK GOTTMAN

In the name of God Amen.  J (sic) Frederik Gottman of German Flatts District in the County of
Montgomery and State of Newyork (sic) farmer, being Week (sic) in Body, but of Sound Memorie
and understanding blessed be God do this 7th Day of Aprill (sic) in the year of ouer (sic) Lord
One Thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty Eight make and publish this my last Will and Testament in
the Manner following, that is to say, first j (sic) give and bequeath unto my son Peter Gottman
five Pounds Newyork Currency for his birth Right, to be payed (sic) out of the personal Estate,
Second j give and bequeath unto my Three Sons Viz Peter Gottman, Conrad Gottman and Johannes
Gottman and their Heirs all my Real Estate wich (sic) j have now in pofsefsion (sic), being two
Hunderd (sic) acres one hunderd of them is Called and Knowen (sic) by the Name of Lott No. One
on the South Side of the Mohawk River in a pattent (sic) granted to Jost Petry and others, the
Second Hunderd acres, j am pofsefsed (sic) of adjoining this my Lott, is leafed (sic) to me by
the Trustees of ouer Church on Saide Side, and pays yearly and every year three pounds Newyork
Currency to the overSeers of the Church, with Saide Rent and Quitt Rent of the first mentioned
Hunderd acres of land shall be payed by them three of United Brothers, my Sons as Peter Conrad
and Johanees Gottman in Equal Shares further this is my abfolute (sic) Will that the Waygon
(sic), Harrow, Plough Slay and Giers (sic) belonging there unto Shall remain unto them and
their Heirs to pfarm (sic) the orchard shall be Divided amongst them three, Except two trees
wich shall be referved (sic) for the only ufe (sic) and benefit on my beloved wife Anna
Margaretha if she should happen to become my widow and she shalll nominate them as for her ufe,
and the Barn shall be for the ufe of all Three as long as they can put thier (sic) Grain in and
By with the help of Barraks, but if it should happen that it would not do for them all three,
So that the Barn would be too Smal (sic) and the place not convenient then the Barn with the
ufual (sic) place shall belong to Conrad and Johannes Gottman and the Last mentioned Conrad and
Johannes shall help to Build an other for Peter Gottman and bear like expenses, further j give
and bequeath unto my son Frederick Gottman One Hunderd acres of Land out of a Pattent Granted
to Rudolph Staly [Staley’s patent] and others, further j give and bequeath unto my Daughters
Viz Catharina Weber, Wife of Georg Weber, Maria Vols Wife of Melger Vols Margaretha Skinner,
Wife of Gersiphon Skinner, each of them the Sume (sic) of fifteen pounds good and lawfull (sic)
monney (sic) of the State of Newyork, to be payd (sic) by my Three Sons Peter, Conrad and
Johannes Gottman as following that is to say two year after my Deceafe (sic) they shall pay to
Catharina Weber Maria Vols and Margareth (sic) Skinner the Sume of Nine Pounds, that is to say
the Sume of three pounds to Each and So yearly and every year hereafter untill (sic) payd to
the amount of fivteen (sic) pound to Each of my Daughters: further the Timber Boards and
Shingles wich have been Determined to Build a Dwelling Houfe (sic) shall be for the ufe of
Conrad and Johannes to set it on the old place where the former houfe has been on; further it
is my abfolute (sic) will that my three sons Peter, Conrad and Johannes Shall give yearly and
every year to my beloved Wife during the Time She remains my Widow Anna Margaretha Gottman
twelf (sic) Shippel of Good Wheat, three Shippel of Indian Corn one fat Hog of one Hunderd
Pound, one and a half pound of Tea twenty Pound of Suygar (sic) one half a pound of peper (sic)
one half a pound of allfpice (sic) two gallons of Rum one half a Shippel of Salt and their
Shoes and Stokings (sic) nesefsary (sic) for her ufe. Further she shall have the choife (sic)
of one Cow amongst all them and two sheep, with two last articles as the Cow & the two Sheep,
shall be keept (sic), by my three sons Conrad, Peter and Johannes in pasture and winter feed,
but if they so mantain (sic) this my beloved wife in all things as becoming my Widow then they
are to give nothing during her stay with them, and she shall have Liberty to go and Live with
any of my Childern (sic), but in cafe (sic) of Siknefs (sic) they shall provide if with them
Such Necefsaries (sic) as the prefent (sic) Necefsity (sic) calls for and then further the best
of the Horfes (sic) [Line 21 of the original] wich is not Determined for the plough and
belonging to the Land as above mentioned (sic) shall be with the Cows, Hogs Sheep and fowls
Divided share and share alike amongst all my childern, but the refidue (sic) of all my perfonal
(sic) Estate shall Remain together untill the Death or remarriage of my beloved wife and shall
be with them for his or their ufe where she lives with, but after her Death or remarriage this
Effects shall be divided in Equal Shares amongst all my Childern and my beloved wife anna
margaretha (sic) shall have the ufe of the bed; as part of the bed belongs to her she is at
liberty dispofe (sic) of and like wife (sic) [like wise] of two Hoggs here she pleafes (sic)
and the rest all belonging to my childern. And j do ordain and make for this my Last will and
Testament Frederick Frank and Johannes Mayer, to take care and see the Same performed according
to my true intent and meaning in witnefs (sic) whereof J the Saide Frederck Gottman have to
this my last will and Testament Set my Hand and Seal the Day and year first above Written

Signed Sealed and Delivered by the Saide Frederick Gottman as and for his last will and
Testament in the Prefence (sic) of us who where (sic) prefent (sic) at the Signing and Sealing
therof (?) In the twenty first line [strikeout above] wich is not determined for the plough and
belonging to the Land as above mentioned have been (?) Before Signing and Sealing his
Wittnefses.						(Signed) Frederik X Gottman (Signed) Wm Petry mark (Signed)
Conrad J. Foltz (Signed) Andreas Peiffer


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