WILL: William Alexander (Earl of) Stirling; New York co., NY
surname: Stirling, Duer

submitted by W. David Samuelsen (no relation)
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New York Co. Will Book Vol. 45 page 443

This is the last Will and Testament of me William Alexander Earl of Stirling,
Major General in the Armies of the free United States in North America.

I give devise and bequeath all my Real and personal Estate whatsoever unto my
dear Wife Sarah To Hold the same to her, her Executors, Administrators and
assigns. But in case of her death without giveing deviseing and bequeathing by
Will or otherwise selling or Assigning the said Estate or any part thereof
then I do give devise and bequeath all such estate or all such parts thereof
as shall so remain unsold undivised or unbequeathed unto my daughter Lady
Catherine Duer the Wife of the Honorable William Duer, Esqr of the State of
New York Tol Hold the same to her her Executors, Administrators and assigns.
And I do appoint my said dear Wife together with my said daughter Catharine
and my said son in lLaw Willam Duer, Esqr or either of their Executors of this
my Will.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and Seal this twenty ninth day
of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty and
in the fourth year of the Independency of the United States in North America

Stirling (LS)

The within paper writing was signed Sealed and published and declared as and
for the last Will and Testament of the within named Testator by him in
presence of us, who in his presence and in the presence of each other
subscribe our names as witnesses.

P. V. Livingston, W. Barber, Wm. Alexr Livingston

City and County of New York ss

Be it remembered that on the twenty sixth day of June in the eyar of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and five personally came and appeared before me
Silvanus Miller, Surrogate of said county Ann Brown of the City of New York
Single Lady who being duly sworn on her Oath declared that she the deponent
was acquainted with William Alexander who was known by the title of Earl of
Stirling that she has frequently seen the said William Alexander write and
that the name Stirling subscribed to an Instrument in writing purporting to be
the last Willand Testament of said William Alexander bearing date the twenty
ninth day of January One thousand seven hundred and eighty (the preceding
whereof is a true copy) is the proper hand writing of the said William
Alexander to the best of the knowledge and belief of this deponent and that
she knew Peter V. B. Livingston, William Barber and William Alexander
Livingston who are now deceased and was also acquainted with their
handswriting having frequently seen them write that their names subscribed as
witnesses to the said Will are of their own proper handswriting respectively
according to the knowledge and belief of this deponent.

Silvanus Miller