WILL: David Smith;  Seneca, Ontario, NY, Ontario co., NY 
surname: Smith, Alverson

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Ontario co NY Will Book Vol. 10 page 152
Written: August 14, 1811
Recorded: February 5, 1816

Wills: David Smith, 1816: Seneca, Ontario, New York

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In the County of Ontario on the fifth day of February in the year of our Lord 
one thousand eight hundred and sixteen before Reuben Hart, Esquire Surrogate of 
our said County the last will and testament of David Smith deceased / a copy of 
whereof is hereunto annexed / was proven and is now approved and allowed of by 
us and the said deceased having whilst he lived and at the time of his death 
goods and chattels or credits within this state by means whereof the proving and 
registering the said will and the granting administration of all and singular 
the said goods Chattel and credits and also the aufiting allowing and final 
discharging the account thereof doth belong unto us; the administration of all 
and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased and anyway 
concerning his will is granted unto Lydia Smith and Stephen Alverson Executors 
in the said will named hereby requiring them well and faithfully to administer 
the same and to make and exhibit a true and perfect Inventory of all and 
singular the  said goods chattels and credits and also to render a just and true 
account thereof when thereunto required.  In testimony whereof we have caused 
the seal of our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed Witness Reuben Hart 
esquire Surrogate of our said county at Canandaigua aforesaid the fifth day of 
Feb'y in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen and of our 
Independance the fortieth year.
Richard Hart
In the name of God Amen.  I David Smith of Seneca in the county of Ontario being 
weak in body but of sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last will 
and testament in manner and form following that is to say, First I give and 
bequeath unto my beloved wife Lydia Smith the equal north half of a farm situate 
in the town of Seneca County of Ontario aforesaid bounded north on lands of 
Israel Phillips, east on land of Wiliam Rippe, south of lands of Almy T. Rin and 
west on lands of Robert Parks containing about ninty acres more or less commonly 
known by the name of the Sty farm to be divided by a line drawn East and West as 
near the center of said lot as may be to have and hold to her the said Lydia 
Smith for and during her natural life  I also give and devise to Richard 
Alverson and John Alverson / sons of Stephen & (Anna?) Alverson / the south half 
of __said farm to have and hold to then the said Richard Alverson and John 
Alverson their heirs and assigns forever.  I further give and devise to the said 
Richard Alverson and John Alverson the north half of the __said farm to have and 
hold the same after the death of my aforesaid wife Lydia Smith their heirs and 
assigns forever _ and lastly as to all my personal estate goods chattels of what 
kind and nature soever I give and bequeath the same to my said beloved wife 
Lydia Smith and Stephen Alverson and I do appoint the said Stephen Alverson 
Executor and Lydia Smith Executrix of this my last will and testament hereby 
revoking all former wills by me made.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my 
hand and seal the fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand 
eight hundred and eleven _ Signed sealed published and declared by the above 
named David Smith to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who 
have hereunto subscribed our 

names as witness in the presence of the testator.
John Collins
Tom Collins			David Smith (seal)
Caleb Rice

Ontario County Ls
	Be it known that on the fifth Day of February in the year of our Lord 
one thousand eight hundred and sixteen appeared before me Reuben Hart Surrogate 
of the county of Ontario John Collins Esquire who being duly sworn did depose 
and say that he the deponent saw David Smith of the County of Ontario deceased 
sign & seal the written instrument then shewn unto him of which the aforegoing 
is a true copy purporting to be the last will and testament of the said David 
Smith deceased bearing date the fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord 
one thousand eight hundred and eleven that at the time thereof the said David 
Smith was of a sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and 
belief of him the deponent and that he the deponent and Tom Collins and Caleb 
Rin subscribed their names as witnesses to the said will in the presence of each 
other and in the presence of the testator.
Richard Hart