Rensselaer County ,Greenbush NyArchives Wills.....Simons, Levi January 2, 1816 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ny/nyfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gary Simons gsimons@bellsouth.net May 25, 2012, 4:17 pm Source: Sampubco Written: January 2, 1816 Recorded: February 2, 1816 The last will & Testament of Levi Simons deceased with the probate thereof __________ __________ ________ Recorded February 2nd 1816. In the name of God Amen, ? Levi Simons a Soldier in the 2nd Regiment United States Infantry at present stationed at Greenbush in the State of New York, being of sound mind and memory, but meak in body do herby make my last will and Testament in manner following that is to say, I will that after my death all my just debts, funeral expenses and other Lawful charges shall be paid by my Executor, herein after named. And I hereby will devise and bequeath all the rest residue & remainder of my Estate real & personal unto my friend Cato Barker of Greenbush aforesaid in gratitude for the ______ ______ by him on my account and the care that he has taken of me during my sickness. And lastly I nominate, constitute and appoint Andrew Rockhead of Greenbush aforesaid Shopkeeper the Executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore made and published declaring these premises as and for my last will & Testament and I do hereby authorize my Executor aforesaid to ask demand and receive from the Government of these United States my Patent for Bounty Lands and from the paymaster of the Army or his Deputies all the pay and Extra pay that may be due me at the time of my decease and from the officer commanding the Company that I may then belong to all the clothing and rations that may at that time be due and owing to me and receipts and discharges to give for the same. And I hereby will & declare that after paying my debts as aforesaid that my Executor herein before named shall deliver over and pay or cause the same to be done all the rest residue and remainder of my Estate unto the aforesaid Cato Barker. In Testimony where of I have ____ ____ ___ my and & seal at Greenbush aforesaid the second day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixteen. Signed Sealed published and declared by the Testator Levi Simons as & for his last will and Testament in our presence who in his presence & in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witness thereto. J W Hayse Abraham Harrington John F. Huiston State of New York Rensselor County Be it remembered, that on the Second day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred & Sixteen, personally appeared before me William M Mancy Esquire Surrogate of the said county of Rensselar, John W Hayse and Abraham Harrington, two of the subscribing witnesses to the will of Levi Simons Late of the Town of Greenbush in the said County, deceased, who being duly sworn declared that they did see the said Levi Simons seal & execute the written Instrument of which the annexed is ___ copy purporting to be the Last will & Testament of the said Levi Simons bearing date the second day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand and Eight hundred & Sixteen and heard him publish and declare the same as and for his last will & testament; That at the time there of he the said Levi Simons was of sound disposing mind & memory, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the said John W Hayse & Abraham Harrington and that __ the said John W Hayse & Abraham Harrington together with John F Huiston the other witness to the said will, severally subscribed their hands & names to the said will, as witnesses thereto in the presence of the said Testator and of each other. Wm McManus Letters of Administration follow. No additional information therein. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/rensselaer/wills/simons866gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb