WILL: William W. Harris; Florence, Oneida co., NY surname: Harris, Brown, Smith, Avery submitted by Jackie Harris Doorn (harrisirontoys at comcast.net) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: March 1, 2006 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 8.5 Kb ************************************************ Source: Sampubco.com Oneida co NY Vol. 18 page 797 Written: January 18, 1866 Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Jackie Harris Doorn WILL EXECUTED FOR WILLIAM W. HARRIS Page 1 - Handwritten on Jan 18, 1866 in cursive writing. I William W. Harris of the town of Florence County of Oneida and state of New York being of sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of the frail and transitory life do therefore make ordain publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament; That is to say first after all my lawful debts are paid and discharged. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Charlotte D. Harris the Farm containing about thirty six acres of land situate in town of Florence aforesaid being the same farm upon which I now reside. I also give and bequeath unto my said wife Charlotte D. Harris all my personal property of every name and nature. I give and bequeath all my other real estate being about 44 acres more or less unto my Executor Lewis S. Smith to hold in trust for the use benefit to my children Cathie A. Harris, aged six years and Willie A. Harris aged 2 years until they shall become of age and be or a apply the income received from said land to the support of my said children and _________ and authorize my said Executor to all said premise of the same shall become necessary on of it shall be for the interest of the said children to do so and to loan the money therey redized upon good ________ and mortgages until the said Cathie A. Harris shall become the age of twenty one half there of and upon the said Willie A. Harris arriving at the age of twenty one years my said Executor shall pay him the residus of said moneys. He shall apply the interest derived from said moneys to the support of said children during their minority ________. I make constitute and appoint Lewis S. Smith of Camden Oneida County of State of New York to be ___ Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. In Witness where of I have here unto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the 18th day of January in the year of our Lord one hundred eight hundred and sixty six. William W. Harris The above written instrument was subscribed by the said William W. Harris I the presence and acknowledged by him to each of us and he at same time declared the above instrument so subscribed to be his last Will and Testament and we at his request have signed our names as Witness hereto and written opposite our names our respective places of residence David L. Brown, Palermo, Oswego County, New York Hannah F. Brown, Palermo, Oswego County, New York State of New York County of Oneida } L.S. I Joseph S. Avery Surrogate of the said county do hereby certify the foregoing to be record of the last Will and Testament of William W. Harris, deceased and the proofs and examinations taken thereon. Joseph S. Avery Surrogate Page 2 – Pre-typed template document from the state of Ohio. The blank spaces are completed in handwritten cursive. I’ve Underlined the spaces that were completed in someone’s handwriting. At a Surrogate’s Court, held at the Surrogates office in Rome in the County of Oneida, on the 7th day of March A. D. 1866, before Joseph S. Avery, Esg, Surrogate of the said county, for the purpose of proving and recording the last Will and Testament of William W. Harris late of the town of Florence, in the County of Oneida, deceased, in pursuance of chapter sixth, title first, article first, part second, of the revised statues of the state of New York and of an act entitled “An Act Concerning the Proofs of Wills, Executors and Administrations, Guardians and Wards, and Surrogated Courts, passed May 16, 1837 and other acts concerning the same, on the application of S. Lewis Smith in said Will name Executor. ?? Guardian, David L. Brown being duly sworn and examined in open court, testified that he was well acquainted with William W. Harris deceased, and had been for the last 12 years immediately preceding his death; that he died in the month of January, last past, at Florence in the county of Oneida, which was his last place of residence at the time of his death; that he heard the said Testate or Acknowledge the paper here offered to be proved, recorded and admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of the said deceased; on the day the same bears date,(the seal having been previously affixed) that the deponent signed the same at the same time, as a subscribing witness, in the presence of the Testator and at his request, and in the presence of Hannah F. Brown who also at the same time as subscribing witness, in the presence of the Testat on and at his request, and at the presence of this deponent that the said Testat __?, at the time he co-signed the said Will, then and there in the presence of this deponent, and in the presence of the other subscribing Witness, published and declared the same as and for his last Will and Testament; and this deponent further says that the said Testat or at the time he so signed, published and declared the same as aforesaid, was of sound and disposing mind and memory, and of full age, and not under restraint, and competent to devise Real Estate. (Signature) David L. Brown Hannah F. Brown being duly sworn and examined in open court, testified that he was well aquanted with William W. Harris, deceased, and had been for the last 30 years immediately preceding his death, that he died in the month of January last past, at Florence, in the county of Oneida, which was his last place of residence at the time of his death, that he heard the said Testator **acknowledge the paper here offered to be proved, recorded and admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of the said deceased, on the day the same bears date, (the seal having been previously affixed) that this deponent signed the same at the same time as a subscribing witness in the presence of the Testat and at his request, and in the presence of David L Brown who also at the same time signed the same as subscribing witness in the presence of the Testat and at his request, and in the presence of this deponent that the said Tesat__? at the time he so signed the said Will, then and there, in the presence of this deponent and in the presence of the other subscribing witness published an declared the same as and for his last Will and Testament; and this deponent further says that the said Testat, at the time he so signed, published and declared the same as aforesaid, was of sound and disposing mind and memory, and of full age, and not under restraint and competent to devise Real Estate. (Signature) H. F. Brown The foregoing proofs and examinations having been taken before me, the Surrogate aforesaid, at the time and place above mentioned, and the depositions of the respective witnesses having been by them respectively subscribed after having been carefully read over to them. I, the said Surrogate, being satisfied upon the said proofs and examinations taken, that the said Will is genuine and valid, and was duly executed and the said Testat___? At the time of executing the same, was in all respects, competent to devise Real Estate, and not under restraint, do therefore allow the said Will to be admitted to probate, as a Will of Real and Personal Estate and the said Will proofs and examinations to be recorded Witness, Joseph S. Avery, Surrogate aforesaid, the Seventh day of March 1866 (Signature) Joseph S. Avery, Surrogate Additional Comments: Right side of document has faded ink. Underwritten words are suggestive words. Underline space, the word was not ledge-able.