WILL: Bartholomew Pond; Camden, Oneida co., NY
surname: Pond, Stevens, Preston, Sandford, Smith

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Source: Sampubco photocopy
Oneida co NY Will Book Vol. 9 page 295
Written: February 11 1840
Probated: 6 August 1850

Will of Bartholomew Pond 
Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Barb Caudle
Camden Oneida New York Vol. 9 page 295

     I, Bartholomew 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 from 
following that is to say:

     I give and bequeath to my son Merit Pond all my Personal Estate by his 
paying to my son Curtiss Pond, One Hundred Dollars. To my daughter Polly Smith 
Fifty Dollars. To Julius C. Preston, Junius Preston and Gilbert Preston, my 
Grandchildren, Ten Dollars each. To my daughter Marinda Stevens Fifty Dollars, 
and to my daughter Minerva Sandford Seventy Dollars, which several bequests or 
sums of money I hereby will and order to be paid to the said legated 
respectively within three years after my decease.

     And I further will and order that the several bequests on sums of money 
draw interest after two years after my decease.

     And further I give and devise to my son Milo Pond, his heirs and
assigns, all 
that parcel or messuage of land or tenement situate lying and being in the
Town of Camden county and State aforesaid containing Twenty Five acres to be
taken off from the West side of my farm and butted as follows, vis: North on
the Mexico Road, East by land herein devised to Merit Pond, South by land
owned by Seth Dunbar and West by land owned by the said Merit Pond, To have
and to hold to him the said Milo Pond; his heirs and assigns forever. 

     And lastly I give and devise to my said son, Merit Pond by his paying as
before specified, the remainder of my Real Estate lying and being in the Town
of Camden aforesaid, and bounded and butted as follows , to wit, North on the
Mexico Road, East on Horatio G. Forbert, South on Seth Dunbar, and West on the
land herein devised to Milo Pond, containing Fifty acres of land be the same
more or less together with all and singular the hereditaments and
appurtanances thereunto belonging. To have and to hold to him the said Merit
Pond his heirs and assigns forever.

     And I do hereby appoint Merit Pond my sole Executor of this my Last Will
and Testament hereby revoking and annulling all former wills Testaments and
devises by me made.

     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed by seal
this eleventh day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight
Hundred and Forty. 
                         Bartholomew Pond.
witnessed by Horace Dunbar and Edwin S. Dunbar, both of Camden
Certified by Surrogate Othniel S. Williams
Proved Sixth day of August AD 1850