WILL: Eleanor Smith Holbert; Chester, Orange co., NY
surname: Holbert, Rhoads, Knapp, Vandervoort

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Will of Eleanor Smith Holbert
Liber P, Page 35-38
Orange County Surrogates Court 1848

The last will and testament of Eleanor Holbert of the town of Chester in the
County og Orange and the state of New York. I Eleanor Holbert considering the
uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind and memory (Blessed br
Almighty God for same), do make and publish this my last will and testament in
manner and form following. that is to say

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Coe Holbert one feather bed and bedding

Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Holbert two silver
serving spoons

Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ellen Rhoads two silver preserve
spoons
I further give and bequeath unto my five daughters viz: Marie Knapp, Fanny
Vandervoort, Elizabeth Holbert, Ellen Roades, Jane Holbert all my entire
household furniture to be divided equally among them share and share alike and
lastly as to all the rest, residue and remainder of my personal estate goods,
chattlels of what kind and nature soever and also all my real estate
wheresoever the same may be or in whatsoever state or condition or manner it
may exist, I hereby give devise and bequeath unto my nine children, viz:Coe
Holbert, Ezra Holbert, Jesse Holbert, Mariah Knapp, Elizabeth Holbert, Fanny
Vandervoort, John S Holbert, Ellen Roades and Jane Holbert to their and their
assigns forever, share and share alike.

And it is my will that if it should so happen that I do not sell all my
realestate in my lifetime then I herby now aid and direct my executors
hereinafter named to sell all of my realestate wheresoever and in whatsoever
shape or manner the same may be or exist as soon as convenient after my
decease and divide the proceeds of the same equally among all of my said
children and if any of them shall then be dead and leave children such child
or children shall inherit the part and portion that the parent would have
inherited.

And lastly I nominate and appoint my two sons, viz: Ezra Holbert and Jesse
Holbert executors to 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 this seventeenth day of June in the year onethousand eight hundred and
forty-eight. Eleanor Holbert