WILL: Dirck Hansen; Greenbush, Rensselaer co., New York
surname: Hansen

submitted by Alison Ligman (pligman at interconnect.net)
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Source: sampubco.com
Original wills AH-125
Written: 3 Jun 1799
Probated: 7 Oct 1799

In the name of God Amen. I Dirck Hansen of the town of Greenbush in the county
of Rensselaer being weak in body, but of sound and disposing mind memory and
understanding do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner
following that is to say

First I direct my Executor herein after mentioned to pay all my just debts of
funeral expenses immediately after my decease.

Second, I give devise and bequeath to my beloved wife HELENA (Louw or Low)
HANSEN the one third part of the income and profits of all my Estate both real
and personal, as her due in right of dower, and the other two third to be
disposed of by my Executrix & Executor herein after named, toward the
maintenance, education & support of all my children until they shall arrive to
year of discretion and from and immediately after the death or remarriage of
my said wife I give and bequeath unto and amongst all my children share and
share alike, all my Estate both real and personal of what kind a nature
soever, to them and their respective heirs and assigns for ever, and my will
is that in case any of my said children shall die before they arrive to lawful
age or before they marry then and in full case the part of portion of him, her
or them so dying shall go and be equally divided among the survivors or
survivor of them. And I do hereby authorize my Executrix and Executor herein
after named of the survivors or survivor of them from time to time to sell and
dispose of all or any part or parts of my real and personal estate and the
monies arising from time to time of such sales or dispositions to lend and put
out in such way as they shall judge most productive and beneficial for the
benefit of support of any said wife & children.

And lastly, I do herby nominate my said wife Executrix, William Beeckman of
the county of Schoharie, Esquire, Jacob Staats of the county of Rensselaer and
James Van Rensselaer of the county of Albany, Esquire Executors of this my
last will and testament, hereby revoking all former will & wills by me
heretofore made and declaring this to be my only last will of testament. In
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand of seal this third day of June in
the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety nine.

Dirck Hansen (his signature)

Signed, Sealed, published and declared by the testator Dirck Hansen or and for
his last will and testament in the presence of the subscribers who in his
presence and at his reuqest and in the presence of each other have subscribed
our names in witness thereto.

Neeltie Bleecker
Nicholas Bleecker
James Van Ingen

State of New York. Be it remembered that on the fifteenth day of August in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine personally came
and appeared before me, Leonard Gansevoort Esquire Judge of the court of
Probates of the State of New York, Nicholas Bleecker and being duly sworn did
declare that he saw Dirck Hansen sign and seal the foregoing written
Instrument purporting to be the Will of the said Dirck Hansen bearing date the
third day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
ninety nine and heard him publish and declare the same as and for is last Will
and Testament that at the time thereof he the said Dirck Hansen was of sound
disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of this
deponent and that his name subscribed to the said Will is of his own proper
hand writing which he subscribed as witness thereto in the Testators presence
and that he the said deponent did likewise see James Van Ingen and Neeltie
Bleecker the said other witness to the said Will subscribe ther names.