WILL: Caleb Sherman; Pittstown, Rensselaer co., NY surname: Sherman, Denton, Fake, Slade, Slead, Wood submitted by Mary Ann Salisbury (emailmary at comcast.net) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: November 28, 2005 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 6.6 Kb ************************************************ Source: Sampubco.com Rensselaer co NY Will Book Vol. 7 page 111 Written: May 1, 1807 Recorded: January 27, 1823 Last Will of CALEB SHERMAN of Pittstown Will signed 1 May 1807 Proved 27 Jan 1823 Pages 111 113 Rensselaer County, NY Last Wills and Testaments Book Transcribed by Mary Ann Salisbury from SAMPUBCO Letters Testamentary granted unto WILBUR SHERMAN Executor of CALEB SHERMAN Deceased. Recorded January 27, 1823. The People of the State of New York, by the Grace of God, Free and Independent To all to whom these _____ _____ or may concern Kind Greeting Know Ye that at the City of Troy, in the County of Rensselaer, on the twenty seventh Day of January, in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred twenty three, Before THOMAS LOWES ENSIGN, SURROGATE of our said County the last will and testament of CALEB SHERMAN late of the town of Pittstown, in the County of Rensselaer state of New York deceased ( a copy whereof is hereunto annexed ) was proved and is now approved and allowed by us and the said deceased having whilst he lived and at the time of his death, goods, chattels or credits within this state by means whereof the proving and _________ the said will and the granting administration of ___ _____ _____ the said goods, chattels, credits and also the _________ allowing and final discharging the amount thereof _____ belong to us the administration of all _____ the goods, chattels, credits of the deceased and any way concerning the said will is presented unto WILBUR SHERMAN EXECUTOR in the said will _______ he being first duly sworn well and faithfully to administer the same and to make and exhibit a true and perfect inventory of ____ and _________ the said goods, chattels and credits and also to render apart and thus account thereof when thereunto required In testimony whereof we have caused the seal of office of our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed THOMAS LOWES ENSIGN, SURROGATE of the said County At the City of Troy, the twenty seventh Day of January, in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred twenty three THOMAS LOWES, SURROGATE Caleb Sherman of Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York The Last Will and Testament and Probate of Caleb Sherman. Recorded January 27, 1823. WILL : In the name of God, Amen. I, CALEB SHERMAN, of the town of Pittstown, County of Rensselaer and state of New York being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed be Almighty God for the same do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say FIRST I give and devise to my SON WILBOUR SHERMAN his Heirs and assigns all my certain Farm or Parcel of Land whereupon I now live or reside situate lying and being in Pittstown, County of Rensselaer and state aforesaid continuing one hundred twenty acres of Land be the same to hold to him the said WILBOUR SHERMAN his Heirs and assigns forever SECONDLY I give and bequeath unto my beloved WIFE ANN SHERMAN one hundred dollars to be ____ to her yearly every year during her life by my Executor which she is to receive one hundred dollars yearly in lieu of her Dower she shall have no right to live on the premises. THIRDLY I give and bequeath unto my _______ SON ISRAEL SHERMAN one Dollar FOURTHLY I give and bequeath unto my beloved SON STEPHEN SHERMAN one Dollar FIFTHLY I give and bequeath unto my beloved SON ELISHA SHERMAN one Dollar SIXTHLY I give and bequeath unto my BROTHER PELEG SHERMAN one bed and Furniture for said bed and further my Executor is to maintain him in a good and decent like manner in and clothing while he lives SEVENTHLY I give and bequeath unto my DAUGHTER LYDIA WOOD WIFE TO JEDIAH WOOD the sum of two hundred dollars EIGHTHLY I give and bequeath unto my DAUGHTER ELSE SLEAD WIFE TO JOSEPH SLEAD the sum of two hundred dollars NINTHLY I also give and bequeath all my personal estate to my beloved WIFE ANN SHERMAN my two best beds and Furniture for said beds, one Mahogany table, one looking glass, __________ _______, two great chairs, two trunks, shovel and tongs, tea pot and tea kettle, onset of tea cups and _________, all the silver table and tea spoons and one silver tankard and LASTLY I also give and bequeath all the residue of my personal property to my beloved SON WILBOUR SHERMAN after my __________ whom I hereby appoint sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament He is to pay all debts, dues and claimants whatsoever hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand ________ First Day of May in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seven CALEB SHERMAN Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared by the above named CALEB SHERMAN to be his last will and testament in the presence of us witnesses in the presence of the testator. NEHEMIAH DENTON GEORGE FAKE JUN CATHARINE (her mark) FAKE STATE OF NEW YORK, RENSSELAER COUNTY Be it remembered that on the twenty seventh Day of January, in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty three personally appeared before me THOMAS LOWES ENSIGN, SURROGATE of the said County of Rensselaer, GEORGE FAKE, one of the subscribing witnesses to the will of CALEB SHERMAN late of the town of Pittstown in the said County deceased who being duly sworn declared that the said CALEB SHERMAN ____ and execute the annexed written instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of the said CALEB SHERMAN bearing date the first day of May in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seven and heard him publish and declare the same as for his last will and testament that at the time thereof he the said CALEB SHERMAN was of sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of the said GEORGE FAKE and that he the said GEORGE FAKE together with NEHEMIAH DENTON and CATHARINE FAKE the other witnesses to the said will severally subscribed their hands and names to the said will as witnesses thereto in the presence of the testator and of each other THOMAS LOWES, SURROGATE