WILL; Isaac P. Bemis; Northumberland, Saratoga Co., NY

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Transcribed by Thomas Dunne. Written as it appeared to read to me, without
corrections.

The Will of Isaac P Bemis

     The last will and Testament of Isaac P. Bemis late of the Town of
Northumberland, in the County of Saratoga, decessed, relating to both real and
personal estate.  Admitted to probate January 29, 1897.
     As a Surrogates Court held in and for the County of Saratoga, at the
Surrogates Office in the village of Saratoga Springs, on the 29" day of
January 1897.
     Present:  Hon. Elias H Peters Surrogate.
     Be it remembered that at a Surrogates Court held in and for the County of
Saratoga at the village of Saratoga Springs on the 5" day of January 1897. 
George A Bemis of the town of Saratoga, in the County aforesaid, and
Lew-At-Law of Isaac P Bemis deceased, duly appeared and presented for probate
a certain instrument in writing preporting to be the last will and Testament
of Isaac P Bemus dated August 27, 1881 and at the same time made satisfactory
proof that the said Isaac P Bemus died December 30, 1896.  Being at the time
an inhabitant of said County of Saratoga, and that he left him surviving the 
following his only heirs-at-law and next of kin.  ???   Eliza Bemis his widow,
and your peritioner, and Isaac Bemis, Eliza B Carner, Eugene Sanden and
William Sanden; thereupon a citation was issued to them citing them to appear
before our said Surrogate at his office in the village of Saratoga Springs in
the County aforesaid, on the 28" day of January, 1897.  to attend the proof
and probate of said will.  At which time and place the petitioner again
appeared and returned said Citation with proof of the due and legal service of
the same upon all to whom it was directed, and thereupon further proceedings 
were adjourned to January 29, 1897. at the same time and place.  And now on
this adjourned day the petitioner again appeared, and no one opposing said
will was shown to the surviving attesting witness thereto, and proof was taken
as follows:

Saratoga County, SS
     James A Fake of the Town of Northumberland, in the county of Saratoga,
being duly sworn in open court, on his oath, does apose and say, that he and
Aaron M Thompson are subscribing witnesses to the last Will and Testament of
Isaac P Bemis late of the Town of Northumberland, in the County of Saratoga,
aforesaid, deceased and these deponent further says, that the said deceased
did in the presence of this deponent and said Aaron M Thompson subscribe his
name at the end of the instrument which is now shown to this deponent and
which purports, and which purports to be the last will and Testament of the
said deceased, and which lean date on the 27" of August in the year one
thousand eight hundred and eighty one; that the said deceased did at the time
of subscribing his name to said instrument as aforesaid, declare the same to
be his last will and testament; that deponent and said Aaron M Thompson did
thereupon subscribe their own names as the end of said instrument as attesting
witness to the execution thereof, at the request of said deceased, and in his
presence and in the presence of each other.  That the said deceased, at the
time of subscribing his name to said instrument as aforesaid, was   upwards of
twenty-one years of age; that he appeared to be of sound mind and memory, 
and was not under restraint, to the knowledge or belief of these deponent. 
That said 
Aaron M Thompson is dead.
Subscribed and sworn this 29" day
of January 1897, before me.                     James A Fake