WILL: John Church;  Livonia, Ontario co., NY 
surname: Church, Phelps, Phillips Manier, Marner, Stone

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Ontario co NY Wills Book #14, Pages 28, 29 & 31
Written: May 8, 1819
Recorded: May 27, 1819

In the name of God Amen, I, John Church of Livonia, Ontario County and State of 
New York being of sound mind and memory thanks be given to God, but calling to 
mind the mortality of my body and knowing that is appointed unto all men once to 
die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say, 
principally and first of all I give my soul to God who gave it and my body to 
the Earth, (wherein it shall please God to call me out of this world) to be 
buried in a decent and Christan like manner not doubting but at the general 
judgement I shall rise the same by the mighty power of God. ---"---"-- and as 
touching such wordly estate as it has pleased God to Bless me with with in this 
Life, I give and dispose of the Lorrie in the following manner and form ----.
Item 1st.  I give and bequeath unto loving wife Achsah one third part of my real 
and personal estate after my just debts and funeral expenses are paid to be her 
own during her life time.
Item 2. I give to my four sons and one daughter, namely Electa, Lorenzo D., 
Johur, Hiram and Elsworth the remaining two thirds of my estate both real and 
personal to be divided equally amongst them.  I do nominate and appoint my 
loving wife Achsah as executrix and Joel Stone as executor of this my last Will 
and Testament.  Signed sealed and delivered by same John Church to be his last 
Will and Testament this eighth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand 
eight hundred and nineteen.    s/John Church
in presence of John Phillips, Betsey Phillips, Iddo Manier

THE PEOPLE of the State of New York, by the grace of God, Free and Independent:  
To all to whom these Presents shall come or may concern, send GREETING:  KNOW 
YE, That at the town of Canandiagua, in  the county of Ontario, on the twenty 
seventh day of May before Stephen Phelps Esq. Surrogate of our said county, the 
last Will and Testament of John Church deceased, (a copy whereof is hereunto 
annexed) was proved, 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, Chattels 
or Credits, within the state, by means whereof the proving and registering the 
said Will, and the granting Administration of all and singular the said Goods, 
Chattels and Credits, and also the auditing, 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 any way concerning his 
Will, is granted unto Achsah Church, his wife and Joel Stone.
Executors in the said Will named, hereby requiring you well and faithfully to 
administer the same, and to make and exhibit a true and perfect Inventory of all 
and singular the 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 office of our said Surrogate to 
be hereunto affixed.  Witness Stephen Phelps Esquire, surrogate of the said 
county, at the town of Canandaigua aforesaid, the twenty seventh day of May in 
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.  s/Stephen Phelps

ONTARIO COUNTY, ss.
Be it Remembered, that on the twenty seventh day of May in the year of our Lord 
one thousand eight hundred and nineteen personally appeared before me, Stephen 
Phelps Esquire, Surrogate of the county of Ontario, Iddo Marner who being duly 
sworn, did depose and say, That he Deponent saw John Church late of the county 
of Onario, deceased, sign and 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 John Church deceased, bearing date the eighth day of May 
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen. That at the 
time thereof, the said John Church was of sound disposing mind and memory, to 
the best of the knowledge and belief of him the Deponent and that he the 
Deponent and John Phillips, Betsey Phillips subscribed their names as Witnesses 
to the said Will, in the presence of each other, and in the presence of the 
Testor. 
 s/ Stephen Phillips