WILL: Rufus Lape;  Waterford, Saratoga co., NY 
surname: Lape, Weed

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Saratoga co NY Will Book Vol. 27 page 276
Written: August 21, 1882
Recorded: October 23, 1882

Will of Rufus Lape, b 1839, West Sand Lake, Rensselaer, NY, d 2 Oct 1882, 
Halfmoon, Saratoga, NY.  Married Eunice G. ______.

Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Jeffrey J Lape

Will

I Rufus Lape of the town of Halfmoon in the County of Saratoga and State of
New York do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my last Will and
Testament as follows.

First- I give, desire and bequeath unto my wife Eunice G. Lape the use and 
income during her natural life of and from all my estate of every kind and 
wherever situate and also so much of the principal of said estate shall be 
necessary for the comfortable support & maintenance of my said wife, and of my 
daughter Gracie Lape.

Second- Upon the death of my said wife, I give, desire and bequeath unto my
said daughter Gracie Lape, all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate of
every kind and wherever situate.

Third- In case of the death of my said daughter before the decease of my said 
wife, I then give, desire and bequeath the said residue, & remainder of my 
estate unto my brothers William Lape and Henry Lape and my sister Augusta Weed 
and the survivors or survivor of them-

Fourth- I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my brother Thomas Lape and
my friend Samuel A. Craig of East Troy N.Y. executors hereof and authorize and 
empower them to sell and convey any and all real estate of which I shall die 
seized- also to compound or compromise any and all debts, claims or demand in 
favor of or against me or my estate- And also direct and request that no bail
or security shall be demanded or required of said executors or either of them
by any Court of any State-

In Witness Whereof I have present act my hand and seal this 21st day of August 
1882-

                                   Rufus Lape LS

The foregoing instrument was at the date thereof signed, sealed, published and 
declared by Rufus Lape the testator therein named as for and to be his last
Will and Testament in presence of us who at his request in his presence and in
the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses-
                    C. A. Waldron       Waterford, NY
                    Alida H. Lape       Halfmoon, NY