WILL: Benajah Aldrich; Palmyra, Ontario Co., NY

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Ontario Co NY Wills Vol. 14 page 236

probated 16 September 1822

The last will and testament of Benajah Aldrich of Palmyra in the County of
Ontario and state of New York make and completed this Eighth day of the third
month in the year one thousand Eight hundred and twenty two in manner and form
following that is to say...

Firstly, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Huldah Aldrich all of one
third part of all my personal Estate and the improvement use and occupany of
all of one third part of my real Estate desiring the whole contiuance of her
natural life and all the afore said bequest and legacies I give to my
aofresaid wife as a full satisifaction for and in lieu of her right of dower
and power of thirds.

Secondly, I give and bequeath to my son Amasa Aldrich all of one third part of
all my personal estate not here in before disposed of to my wife and to be
divided according to quality and quality.

Thirdly, I give and bequeath unto my son Saville Aldrich the same share of my
personal Estate and in the same manner and under the same restrictions as I
have here in before given to my son Amasa Aldrich.

Fourthly. I give to my two daughters Rhoda Knap and Lydia Sprague all the
remainder of my personal Estate not herein before disposed of.

Fifthly. I give and bequeath to my son Benajah Aldrich and to his heirs and
assigns forever all one certain tract or parcell of land situate lying in and
being in township number twelve in the third range of townships in the County
and State aforesaid and is a part of lot number Eleven bounded as follows that
is to say beginning on the East line of the afore said lot Fifty rods south
from the north east corner thereeof thence south on the aforesaid East line
one hundred rods thence west parcellel witht he north line of the aforesaid
lot forty eight rods thence north parrallel with the East line aforesssaid one
hundred rods to Aaron Shearmans south line thence East on said Aaron's south
line to the place of Beginnings to contain thirty acres it being the same more
or less which tract aforesaid is subject to the encumberance of my wife's
thirds as aforesaid.

Sixthly. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Dorcas Joy and to her heirs and
assigns forever thirty acres of land which is a part of lot number Twenty in
township number twelve in the fourth range of townships in the County of
Monroe in the state aforesaid Bounded as follows that is beginning at a
certain place which is one hundred and forty rods south from the northwest
corner of the aforesaid lot thence west eighty rods thence north twenty rods
thence twenty rods East eighty rods thence south forty rods thence west one
hundred and sixty rods thence south twenty rods to the place of beginning and
to contain thirty acres subject to the encumberance of my wife's thirds as
aforesaid...

Seventhly. I give and bequeath to my two sons Stephen Aldrich and Jesse
Aldrich to their heirs and assigns forever all the remainder of my real estate
to be equally divided between them according to its value subject to the
encumberances of thirds aforesaid.

Eightly, I hereby ordain consttitute and appoint my son Amasa Aldrich and my
son in law Warren Joy sole Executors of this my last will and testatement
which I hereby ratify and confirm and each and every part of the three pages
of it and with gratitude to God for the favor of sound mind and memory, I
hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.

Benajah Aldrich (LS)

Signed sealed and acknowledged by the testator to be his last will and
testament in the
presence of us

Caleb Mc Cumber
Aaron Shearman
Moses Baker

note: Benajah Aldrich was a Quaker in religion.