WILL: Sarah Bowsfield;  Lewistown, Niagara co., NY 
surname: Bowsfield, Phillips, Bridel

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Source: Original Copy Kept By Family
Written: September 4 1819

This is the will of Sarah Bowsfield:

"In the name of God's Heaven I, Sarah Bowsfield, of Lewiston in the County of 
Niagara and State of New York, the wife of Robert Bowsfield of the same place 
being mindful of my mortality do this fourth day of September in the year 
Eighteen hundred and nineteen by and with the consent of the said Robert my
said husband make this my last will and testament in manner following.  First
I desire directly and privately __(to be put)____ in the burying grounds or
yards in Lewiston aforesaid without any funeral service and with as little
expense as possible.   Also I give and bequeath to Robert Bowsfield my said
Husband the sum of two hundred dollars money of the United States.  Also I
give and Bequeath unto my daughter Elisa Phillips all the not used residual of
my estate, money, goods and chatell to be delivered over to David M. Smith,
Jacob Townsend and Gideon Frisher (?) trustees of the same for the benefit of
my said daughter and the goods and chattels or such of them as the said Jacob
Gideon & David should deem necessary and proper to be sold and turned into
money after paying funeral charges and the above legacy of two hundred dollars
to my said husband to be put out at interest for the Benefit of my said
daughter Elisa Phillips until she arrives at the age of Eighteen then to be
paid over to her after deducting the necessary charges for her education and
living support and bringing up as shall be reasonable.  Also I do hereby
appoint the said Jacob Townsend, David M. Smith and Gideon Frisher (?)
Guardian of my said daughter - and that in case of the death of my said
daughter I do make over in that case all of the effects aforesaid and money to
my son John Bridel to be paid to him after the death of my said daughter if
she should die before the age of Eighteen and not before then be married and
in such case the same should be subject to her will and disposition.
                                                                               
  
      her
Unreadable name & name published                    Sarah   X   Bowsfield
& declared and as for her last will                                 mark
& testament in our presence who at
her request in her presence and in the
presence of each other and her said
husband have subscribed our names
as witnesses
David Smith
Mary Ann Pryors
T. H. Corwin

"I Robert Bowsfield do ascribe to the making of this foregoing will of my said 
wife and said things therein containing given under my hands and seal this
fourth of September Eighteen hundred and nineteen.
                                                                         
Robert Bowsfield  (signature)
Sealed and delivered same as  _____ will
David Smith
Mary Ann Pryor
T. H. Corwin

Rec'd Lewiston September 6th 1819 of David M. Smith, Jacob Townsend, and
Gideon Frisher Two Hundred Dollars in full of my legacy as within mentioned.

                                                Robt Bowsfield
Additional Comments:
There is no information on this copy about it being recorded.  I can send a 
photocopy of the original.  It is from private family files.