WILL: John Pettit; Greenfield, Saratoga co., NY 
surname: Pettit, Morehouse, Cronkhite, Gansey, Van Patten, Turner

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Saratoga co NY Will Book Vol. 12 page 53
Written: December 3, 1839
Recorded: January 1, 1840

Will of John Pettit of Saratoga,  written 12/3/1839,  executed 1/1/1840

Be it remembered that heretofore to wit at a surrogates Court held at the
place for the County and before the Surrogate Aforesaid on the 17 day of
august 1840 Charles G. Pettit and Richard Hewitt two of the executors named in
a certain instrument dated December 3 1839 purporting to be the last will
testament of John Pettit deceased relating to both real and personal estate
appeared & offered said instrument & also another instrument annexed thereto
purporting to be a codicil to the _____ bearing the same date for the probate
and made satisfactory proof by affidavit which is now on file in said
Surrogates office that the said John Pettit and on or about the 1st day of
January 1840 that at the time of his death for several years previous thereto
he was an inhabitant of the town of Greenfield in said county That  he left no
widow, that he left five sons to wit Charles G Pettit of the above named
executors who resides in Greenfield aforesaid John Pettit and Jonathan R
Pettit who reside in sterling Cayuga County William R Pettit who resides in
Gortain, Ontario county and Alexander G Pettit who resides at or near Beverly
in the County of Adams state of Illinois daughters to wit Polly wife of
foresaid Hrsha, said Polly resides in Evanfield   of in and ___ ___ in
Sterling of aforesaid & Louisa A. wife of Joseph Van Patten who resides in 
Sterling Aforesaid the following named Grandchildren to wit Gerson ______ ____ 
Clairborne Carly C. Morehouse & Frederick A. Morehouse & Hannah Morehouse all
of above reside in  Greenfield aforesaid Hannah S Morehouse & Matilda Turner
who reside in Sterling aforesaid &Elizabeth Ann Pettit  who resides in the
Territory of Iowa, the town &county unknown his only heirs ___ of him, that
all foresaid persons are office___ ayers except said grandchildren in all of
whom are minors under the age of twenty one years & have no general guardian
to knowledge of said executors.  And thereupon George S. Scott of Ball___ ___
having consented in writing to serve as special guardian to said several minor
to take care of their interests in the premises on filing said consent it was
ordained by said Govt that the said George G Scott be and he then ___was in
due form of law appointed by said county official guardian to look after the
above named minors to take care of their interest in the proceedings &
thereupon a citation was issued pursuant to the provision of the Act
Concerning the proof of will, as ___ May 16 1837.  directed to each of the
said heirs ___ of kind who are official ayer except said Charles G Pettit the
a aforesaid Surrogate of his office in the Village of  Ballson __ in said
County of Saratoga on the 26th day of October 1840 at 10 Oclock AM to attend
the probate of said. 

 
The Last will and Testament of John Pettit of Greenfield in the County of 
Saratoga and State of New York being weak in body but of sound mind and memory
I give grateful thanks to my creator and my God for the same do hereby make
and order this my last will and testament in ______ following that is to say.  

First I commit my body to the earth for a Christian burial under the direction
of my executors and my Immortal part I commit to God who gave it trusting and
believing in all his mercies and my worldly goods I dispose of as follows   

Item 1st I give and bequeath to John Pettit Jun. My son and my son- Jonathan
R. Pettit each thirty acres of land being part of lot sixteen in the town of
Sterling in the county of Cayuga and of which they are now in possession of
and which is their full share.  

Item 2nd I give and bequeath to Charles G Pettit my son all the stock and
movables that he received in January eighteen hundred and thirty seven 
amounting to five hundred dollars I also give and bequeath unto my son Charles
G. Pettit one half of the farm I reside on in Greenfield aforesaid and also
the other half of the said farm on the death of his sister Betsey Pettit 3rd I
give and bequeath unto my daughter Betsey Pettit the one half of the farm we
now reside on for and during her natural life.  I also give  give (sic) and
bequeath unto my son Charles G. Pettit and my daughter Betsey all the bedding
& household furniture that may in any way belong to me. 4th I give and
bequeath unto my daughter Polly ninety dollars and to William R Pettit Two
hundred dollars and to Louisa A. Pettit two hundred dollars to be taken from a
bond & mortgage against Jonathan R. Pettit 5. 

Item and from a fund composed of a bond and mortgage against Nicholas V. Van
Patten and also from a bond and mortgage against Sylvester Mines and from a
note against Charles G. Pettit of seventy dollars and also from the interest
on Loan office moneys paid for the said Charles G. Pettit to the Loan office
and of which I make the following disposal I give and bequeath unto my
daughter Polly one hundred dollars also to my grand daughter Matilda 
Turner on hundred dollars and to Elsey Ann Pettit the reputed daughter of my
son James Pettit one hundred dollars Also to Gershum Morehouse George C
Morehouse Cahrles G Morehouse and Frederick A Morehouse, sons of my daughter
Sally one hundred dollars each and also to Harriet Morehouse and Maria  Louisa
Morehouse daughters of my daughter Sally fifty dollars each and if the said
funds should not be sufficient then in proportion to eqach and also as my
debts are in considerable they are to be assessed on each legate according to
the bequests they respectively receive.  None of the Legacies bequeathed to
minors are to be paid until they become twenty one years of age but to be put
and kept on interest within two years after my decease for their use and
benefit   And also I ordain that my son Alexander H. Pettit shall receive from
the sources above mentioned or from my residuary estate the sum of fifty
dollars  

and I do hereby appoint William R Pettit of the County  of Ontario town of
Gorham and Richard Heriot and Charles G. Pettit of the town of Greenfield
County of Saratoga my Executors to execute this my last will and testament
hereby revoking &disallowing all or any last wills and testaments hereto fore
by me made  Witness my hand and seal at Greenfield this fourth day of December
in the year of out lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine     
John Pettit L. S.

Signed and sealed in our presence this 4 day of December 1839 at the request
of the testator and in his presence as his last will and testament 
Merit C Cronkite, Greenfield 
Ahiniaz Gansey, Greenfield 
Silas A. Cronkite, Greenfield 

And further as a codicil or amendment to any last will and testament I further 
ordain and declare that there be added to the fund for paying certain Legacies
to my daughters Polly Matilda Turner Elsy Ann Pettit Gersham Morehouse George
C. Morehouse Charles C Morehouse Frederick Morehouse Harriet Morehouse  Maria
Louisa Morehouse and Alexander H. Pettit the amount of a note due from
Sylvester Mines and Jonathan R. Pettit to me of nearly ninety dollars and also
of a note of hand due to me from Jonathan R. Pettit supposed to be about fifty
dollars witness my hand and seal this fourth day of December in the year of
our Lord 1839

(spelling and punctuation as in will document)