WILL OF BENEAGAH SLACK, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NY

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Montgomery County, NY Wills, Book 3, page 125, 126

[I assume the first two paragraphs relate to the will of Benajah Slack.  They  begin at the top of  page 125]
administration of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits, and also the auditing, allowing and final discharging the account thereof doth belong unto us; the administration of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased and any way concerning his will is granted unto Peter van Neste and William Rob Executors in the said will named; they being first duly sworn well and faithfully to administer the same, and to make and exhibit a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits; and also to render a just and true account thereof when thereunto required. 

In testimony whereof we have caused the Seal of Office of our said Surrogate to be hereunto
affixed.  Witness James Lansing Esquire Surrogate of the said County at Johnstown the first day
of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and of our
independence the forty third. James Lansing


In the name of God amane, I Beneagah Slack of the town of Amsterdam being week in body but of
sound and perfit mind and memory, blesed by almighty God for the same, I do make and publish
this my last will and testament in mannor and form following that is to say
 
First, I give and bequeaith unto my beloved wife Elisabath, one cow, one hors, and five sheep,
one bed and bedding, and the use of another bed and bedding, and my dask, with the use of all
the rest of my household furniture, and the west room of the house, whare I now live in, and
seventy dollars yearly and every year while she remains my widow;  the one bed and biding, the
dask with all the household furneture to be given to my daughter Elisibath after the marige or
death of my wife.

I do also give and bequeath to my oldest son William Slack one undevided third of all my reail
esteate and all my close.

I do also give and bequeath to my daughter Elisabath one undevided third of all my reail
esteate during hir natrael life, then to be my grand son Beneagah Fauls; and he is to pay his
sisters Marey and An each fifty dollars out of the same.

I do also give and bequeath unto my two grand sons Roswell and Neathen Slack, the children of
my sone Roswell Slack one undevided third of all my reail esteat each to have ane equel shair.

I further order and direct that the reast of my parsonly property not otherwise disposed of be
equelly devided bitwen my son Beneagah Slack Bengaman Slack and the hairs of Joseph Slack and
the hairs of Nathen Slack my sons.
 
I hereby apoint Peter Van Nist and William Rob Excutors of this my last will and testament,
herby revoking all former wills by me made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventh day of May in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. 
Baneagal Slack His mark

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Baneagah Slack to be his last will
and testement in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the
presence of the testator. George Van Neste, David S. Wells, Samuel Case.

Be it remembered that on the first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen, personally appeared before me James Lansing Surrogate of the County of
Montgomery George Van Neste, David S. Wells and Samuel Case, who being duly sworn, severally
dispose and say, that they saw Benajah Slack sign and seal and heard him publish and declare
the written instrument as and for his last will and testament that the said Benajah Slack was
at that time thereof, (according to the best of the judgment and belief of these deponents) of
sound and disposing mind memory and understanding; and that these   deponents respectively
subscribed their names thereto, as witnesses to the execution thereof, in the presence of the
said Benajah Slack the testator, and in the presence of each other. James Lansing


The preceding are copies of the last will and testament of Benajah Slack deceased, of the
certificate of the proof thereof, and of the letters testamentary thereon. Registered the first
day of September 1818.
James Lansing Surrogate


Be it also remembered that on the said first day of September last mentioned personally
appeared before me the said Surrogate Peter Van Neste and William Rob, executors in the last
will and testament of the said Benajah Slack deceased named, and were duly sworn as Executors.
James Lansing