New York County ,New York City NyArchives Wills.....Hook, Thomas October 19, 1791
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Written: October 19, 1791
Recorded: January 15, 1802

This is the last Will and Testament of me, Thomas Hook of the City of New York, 
Mariner, made this nineteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand 
seven hundred and ninety one.  I being at this time in good health of body and of 
sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding.

First my will is, that my Executrix, hereinafter named, do pay and discharge all 
my just debts as soon after my decease as possible and in order to enable her to 
do that and to bring up and educate my children as well as to support and 
maintain herself, I do hereby devise and bequeath all my estate whatsoever and 
wheresoever my loving wife Catherine  and to her heirs, Executors and 
Administrators for ever and I do hereby nominate and appoint her my said wife 
sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament and do by these presents revoke 
all former Wills by me made and declare this and no other to be my last Will and 
Testament.

In witness whereof I have herunto set my hand and seal at the City of New York 
the nineteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred 
and ninety one.

Tho Hook 

Signed sealed published and declared by the said Thomas Hook the testator as and 
for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto 
subscribed our names as witnesses thereto at his request in his presence and in 
the presence of each other.
Jno Keese
Richd W.V. Thorne

City and County of New York 
Be it remembered that on this fifteenth day of January in the year of our Lord 
one thousand eight hundred and two personally came and appeared before me, 
Silvanus Miller, Surrogate of said County, Richard W. V. Thorne of the City of 
New York, Druggist, who being duly sworn on his oath declared that he saw Thomas 
Hook sign and seal an instrument in writing purporting to be the last Will of the 
said Thomas bearing date the nineteenth day of October in the year of our Lord 
one thousand seven hundred and ninety one (the preceding whereof is a true copy) 
and heard him publish and declare the same as and for his last Will and Testament 
that at the time thereof he the said Thomas was of sound disposing mind and 
memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of this deponent that his name 
subscribed as a witness to the said Will of his own proper hand writing which he 
subscribed as a witness thereto in the presence of the testator and that he saw 
John Keese the other witness subscribe his name as  a witness in the testators 
presence.

Silvanus Miller

The people of the state of New York by the grace of God free and independent to 
all to whom these presents shall come, or may concern send greeting.  Know ye 
that at the City and County of New York on the fifteenth day of January in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two before Silvanus Miller 
Esquire, Surrogate of our said County the last Will and Testament of Thomas Hook, 
deceased (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved and is now approved and 
allowed by use, and the said deceased having whilst he lived and at the (time) of 
his death, goods, chattels or credits within this State by means whereof the 
proving and registering the said Will and the granting 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 Catherine Hook the Executrix in the said Will 
named, she 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 requested.  In testimony whereof we have caused the seal of office 
of our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed, witness Silvanus Miller Esquire.  
Surrogate of the said County at the City of New York the Fifteenth day of January 
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two and or our 
Independence the twenty sixth.

Silvanus Miller


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