WILL: Christopher Perkins; Saratoga, Saratoga co., NY
surname: Perkins,

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Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Dave Wells

Christopher Perkins - Saratoga, NY
Saratoga County, NY  Will Book Book 2, pg 230 written 20 Feb 1813
PERKINS

     In the name of God Amen, I Christopher Perkins of the town of Saratoga
and County of Saratoga in the State of New York, being weak in Body but sound
in mind. Blessed be God, I resign my Body to the dust and my soul to a
merciful God who gave it, and in a full belief of a future state of rewards
and punishments and with a strong hope of future happiness.  I hereby
authorize my executors hereafter named to make Sale of my real estate and so
much of my personal estate as my said executors may think proper excepting my
block which I give my dear wife Hannah Perkins and I hereby authorize and
empower my said executors to give good ample and sufficient conveyances in the
law which shall vest the property so conveyed amply, legally, equitably in
their possession, their heirs and assigns forever as fully as though I myself
had conveyed the same.  I further order and direct that my said executors
shall pay my funeral charges and other debts and the remainder to be laid out
for the purchase of a farm, which farm I hereby direct to be placed in the
hand of my dear wife Hannah Perkins that she may have the profits of it for
the support of my children until they shall all become of Lawful age, then to
be divided in the following manner.  Namely I give and bequeath one third of
my real Estate to my dear wife Hannah Perkins which shall or maybe left at the
time of my youngest child becomes of lawful age, and the remainder to be
equally divided among my dear Children, their heirs & assigns forever.  I
hereby name, Constitute and appoint my dear wife Hannah Perkins executrix, and
Martin L. Bergan and Samuel Perkins executors to my last will and testament,
signed sealed and delivered & declared & published as my last will and
testament in the presence of 
Jonas Olusted
Hendrick Van Schauck
Jonathan Mosher           This twentieth day of February in the year of our
lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & Thirteen.      Christopher Perkins

Saratoga County be it remembered that on the Nineteenth day of April in the
year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirteen formally appeared
before me Daniel G. Garnsey, Esquire Surrogate of the County of Saratoga Jonas
Olusted & Hendrick Van Schauck two of the subscribing witnesses to the above
written will, who being duly sworn on their oath; declared that they saw
Christopher Perkins sign (by ordering the said Jonas Olusted to write his
name) and seal the above instrument in writing, purporting to be the last will
and testament of him the said Christopher Perkins that they heard him publish
and declare the same as own for his last will & testament, and that at the
time thereof he, the said Christopher Perkins was of sound mind, memory, and
understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief and that the names of
the said Jonas Olusted and Hendrick Van Schauck subscribed as witnesses to the
last will are respectively of their own proper hand writing, and that they
have entered their name thereto in the presence of the Testator, and that
Johathan Mosher the other subscribing witness thereto subscribed his name to
the said will in their presence and the presence of the testator.   

D. G. Garnsey