AUGUSTUS OAKLEY WILL, ORANGE, NEW YORK

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Will of Augustus Oakley

 The last will and testament of Augustus Oakley of Minisink in the
County of Orange and State of New York I Augustus Oakley considering the
uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind and memory
(blessed be Almighty God for the same) do make and publish this my last
will and testament in manner and forme following That is to say first I
give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Mary Oakley all her wareing
apperl together with all the property she fetch to me to be maid as good
as when she fetch hur goods to me together with the colt that the brown
mare now suckles and one cow to be hur chois together with what property
she has arned and fetch in my family item I give and bequeth unto my
eldest daughter Martha Brundage fifteen dollars item I give and bequeth
unto my second daughter the sum of seven dollars item I give and bequeth
to my four daughters Elizabeth Christiein Claresey and Euzebe the sum of
two hundred dollars each item I give and bequeth unto my sone William
Oakley one waggon and harness one sled one plow and the dun mare and one
two year old colt I further give unto my sone William Oakley the Lot of
Land on which my dwelling house and barne stand containing fifty seven
and a half acres of Land and a small Lot purchased of Jeremiah Holly
containing five acres of Land during his natural life and then to the
ares of his body if he has any if not to his four sisters or thare ares
or assigns for ever to be equally divided between them to wit Sary Brink
Elizabeth Oakley Christiein Oakley Clarisey Oakley Euzebe Oakley I
further will and order that my executors shall as soon as they think
best to sell all my goods and chattels and they are hereby instructed
and authorized to sell all the other Lands that I owne and to give deeds
of conveyances for the same that I have not before deposed of in this my
last will and from such sales to pay my funele espences and lawfull
debts and the legacys Item I give and bequeth to Charles Wood twenty
dollars item I give and bequeth to Eleas B. Wood the sum of twenty
dollars item I give and bequeath to Mary Wood one cow which said several
legatees or sums of money I will and order to be paid to the said
respective legatees as soon as the money can be conveniently collected
etsepting to those under age and thares to be on draft for them as soon
as can be collected from the sales till they arrive to the age of twenty
one or till they mary and then to be paid over with the intrest to them
and if thare should be a overplus money from the aforesaid sales then it
is to be divided equal among my five youngest daughters to wit Sary
Brink Elizabeth Oakley Christiein Oakley Euzebe Oakley and Claresy and
lastely I hereby appoint Mary Oakely executrix Samuel Brink and John
Jackson executors of this my last will and testament and I hereby * *
the guardian ship of all my children untill they shall respectively
attane to the age of eighteen years unto my said executors and do hereby
declare that the expences of the maintenece and education of my said
children until they shall attane the age aforesaid or till they shall
become entitled to the sum or sums of money hereby provided for thare
benefit shall be borne and paid out of the money that is given to them
by this my last will and lastely my express will and meaning is now I do
hereby order and appoint that if any differences dispute question or
controvessy shall be moved arise or happen concerning any gift bequest
make or thing in this my will given and bequeathed expresed or contained
that then no suit or suits in Law or equity or other wise shall be
brought commenced or prosecuted for and concerning the same but the same
be referred wholly to the **anden meter** and determination of my
friends William Stewart and Pheneas Terry both of the Town of Minisink
aforesaid and what they shall order direct and determine therein shall
be binding and conclusive to all and persons tharein concerned In
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this forteenth day
of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine
Signed Sealed published and declared by the above named Augustus Oakley
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
William Stewart Paul Stark Jeremiah Holly

                                                          Augustus
Oakley
                                                          By John
Jackson by the exprest
                                                          Direction of
the testater