WILL: Robert Armstrong; Lansingburgh, Rensselaer co., NY
surname: Armstrong

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Rensselaer co NY Will Book Vol. 5 page 198
Written: not listed
Probated: 13 Sep 1815

State of New York, Rensselaer County
Be it remembered That on the Thirteenth day of September in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred fifteen personally appeared before me William
McManus Esquire Surrogate of our said County of Rensselaer James Mathison one
of the subscribing witnesses to the will of Robert Armstrong late of the Town
of Lansingburgh in the said County deceased, who being duly sworn declared,
that he did see the said Robert Armstrong seal & execute the written
instrument of which the annexed is a copy purporting to be the Last will and
Testament of the said Robert Armstrong (without dates) at Lansingburgh in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, and heard him publish
and declare the same as and for his last will and Testament that at the time
thereof he the same Robert Armstrong was of sound disposing mind & memory to
the best of the knowledge and belief of the said James Mathison and that the
same James Mathison together with John Stewart and Andrew Thompson the other
witnesses to the said will generally subscribed their hands & names to the
said will as witnessed thereto in the presence of the Testator and of each
other.

Wm. McManus
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The last will and Testament of Robert Armstrong deceased, with the probate
there of.  Recorded Sept. 13th 1815.

In the name of God amen, I Robert Armstrong, of Lansingburgh in the County of
Rensselaer & State of New York do make publish and declare this my last will
and testament in manner and form following that is to say  I give and bequeath
to my beloved wife Hannah Armstrong Seven hundred Dollars and to my son
Archibald Armstrong I give and bequeath Twenty Dollars to be paid to the said
Archibald as soon as may be after my decease.

And as to the rest residue and remainder of my estate, both real and Personal
I devise give & bequeath the same to my son Robert and my daughters Hannah,
Margaret, Jennet & Elizabeth Armstrong in equal proportions share & share
alike but no divisions of said property to be made amongst my said children
last mentioned until the youngest there of shall arrive to the age of Twenty
one years.  And if any or either of them shall die previous to the Youngest
child arriving to such age, I do hereby order and direct that the residue of
my estate aforesaid be divided amongst the previous of them, share and share
alike, unless the child or children so dying shall leave lineal heir or heirs
capable in Law of inheriting his or her share.

And further I will order & direct that my said   children receive out of the
residue of my Estate aforesaid a reasonable maintenance and support at the
discretion of my executors & executrix   after named or such of them as remain
unmarried during the minority of the Youngest thereof as aforesaid.  And
further that if it shall hereafter become necessary to sell any part of my
estate for the payment of debts or legacies charged there out or for the
Maintainance & support of my children aforesaid that then in that case such
part or all if necessary of my Personal Estate be sold for that purpose except
necessary household furniture and wearing apparel and that stock which I hold
in the Farmers Bank, Bank of Lansingburgh and   Saratoga Insurance company and
if such personal property shall   I hereby order & direct that all or such
part as may be necessary of my real estate be sold and that the monies
arrising therefrom be assets in the hands of my executors & executrix, except
the house I now occupy as a d  house and the lot whereon it stands before any
part of the above excepted personal property be disposed of.

And further I will & direct that my son Robert be continued as Student in the
Lansingburgh academy until he be prepared to enter college and that then his
future education be at the discretion of my executors & executrix herein after
mentioned.

And I do hereby constitute and appoint my esteemed friends Cornelius Lansing
and Jonathan Burr and my beloved wife Hannah Armstrong the survivor or
survivors of them Guardians of my infant children until they arrive to the age
of Twenty one years for all beneficial purposes, and do also nominate
constitute and appoint them the said Cornelius, Jonathan and Hannah executors
and executrix of this my last will and Testament.

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named testator as and for
his last will and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed
our names as witnesses in the presence of the testator and of each other.

Robert Armstrong (SS)  [signed with a lovely flourish underneath]

Jno. Stewart
James Mathison
Andrew Thompson