WILL: Merritt Pond; Camden, Oneida, NY, Oneida co., NY 
surname: Pond, Soper

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Source: Sampubco photocopy
Oneida New York Will Book Vol.14 Page 459
Written: April 12 1856
Probated: 7 Oct 1856
Meritt Pond's Will  April 12 1856

Meritt was the son of Bartholomew Pond and Elizabeth Dunbar. His wife was 
Ariadne Soper.

I Meritt Pond of Camden in the County of Oneida and State of New York being of 
sound mind and memory yet sensible of the uncertainty of human life do make
and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following that
is to say 

I give and bequeath to my wife Ariadne S. Pond twenty five acres of land and 
buildings lying in the town of Camden and in the County of Oneida to her and
her heirs now and forever, Bounded as follows, north on the Mexico road, West
on one Sylvester C. Pond deceased, South on Horace Dunbar, east on the land
undivided part now owned by Meritt Pond. Further after paying my debts. 
further more I give and bequeath to my wife Ariadne S. Pond all of my personal
estate to her and her heirs now forever except one third of the stock on my
farm.  Further more I appoint  my wife Ariadne S. Pond guardian over Walter M.
Pond and Edward A. Pond until they become eighteen years of age.  

Furthermore I appoint my wife Ariadne S. Pond superintendent or overseer of
the remainder of my old farm supposed to be twenty five acres the same more
less for to support and bring up to this age mentioned above. Further more I
appoint my wife Ariadne S. Pond overseer of seventy five acres of land an
undivided part with S. Osborn in Camden on Scribes(?) Palin(?) lot No. 40.
After being sold then to divide equal to my six children to be theirs and
their heirs forever. Further more I give twenty five acres of my farm the same
more or less to Amos S. Pond, Purnett Pond, Maryett Soper, Francis Pond,
Walter M. Pond, Edward A. Pond divided as follows: Amos S. Pond fifty dollars,
Maryett Soper fifty dollars, Francis Pond one hundred dollars. After
schoolling and bringing up the two youngest boys to the age of eighteen then
the remainder to divided by giving Purnett two hundred dollars and the
remainder to be divided equal between the two youngest boys. 

Further more I give to Purnett Pond one third of my stock of cattle to be his 
and his heirs forever and I do hereby appoint Ariadne S. Pond my sole executor 
of this my last will and testament hereby annulling all former wills
testaments and devises by me made. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my seal this 12 day of April in the year eight-hundred and
fifty six. 
                         Signed Meritt Pond L S
Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Meritt Pond to be his 
last will and testament in presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our
names and our respective places of residence as witnessed in the presence of
the testator and of each other 
Amos P. Mix of Camden Oneida County N York
David Osborn, Jr. of Camden Oneida County N York
     
I Henry Burchard Surrogate of said county do hereby certify the forgoing 
to be the record of the last will and testament of Merritt Pond deceased and
of the proofs and examinations taken theron.
                         Henry M. Burchard
                         Surrogate
Proved October 7th 1856 by Henry M. Burchard
Date of death --the month of June 1856.