WILL: Major Snell; Schenectady, Schenectady co., NY
surname: Snell, Veeder, Buchanan, Truax

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Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Kim Sanders
Schenectady co NY Will Book Vol. A page 387

The last Will & Testament of Major Snell

    In the Name of God Amen I Major Snell of Schenectady in the County of
Albany & State of New York considering the uncertainty of human life & being
through the blessing of Almighty God of sound mind & memory Do make and
publish this my last Will & Testament in manner and form following - First I
give & bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Snell the whole of my property
Real & personal of every kind & nature whatever whereof I shall die seized to
remain to her the said Elizabeth Snell during her natural life or until her
marriage with some other person.  And after the death of the said Elizabeth or
marriage as aforesaid my will is that all my property then remaining be
disposed of in manner following - Viz. 

to my Daughter Elizabeth Veeder wife of Helmus Veeder one equal share to
remain to the said Elizabeth Veeder during her natural life and then to revert
to her children each an equal share neither one having more than the other -
To my son John Snell one equal share to him his heirs & assigns forever But
provided the said John Snell should die before his Mother, my will is that his
share of said Estate revert to my son Robert and Major Snell their heirs &
assigns forever  They the said Robert & Major paying to Major L. Snell the son
of said John the sum of Twenty five Dollars - To my son Robert Snell my
Daughter Ann wife of Thomas Buchanan my son Major Snell my Daughter Sarah wife
of John Smith my Daughter Maria wife of Peter Truax and my Daughter Margaret
Snell single women with an equal share of my Estate after the decease or
Marriage of my said wife Elizabeth to the said Robert Ann Major Sarah Maria &
Margaret their heirs & assigns forever And lastly I hereby institute and
appoint my said beloved wife Elizabeth my son Robert Snell and Augustus Taylor
of the City of Schenectady Executors of this my last Will & Testament hereby
revoking all former Wills by me made In Witness whereof I havehereunto set my
hand and Seal the Seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand
Eight hundred & nine Signed Sealed published & Declared) by the above named
Major Snell to be)                               pp
his last Will & Testament in the presence)Major Snell  ( LS )
of us who have hereunto subscribed our)                               ??
names as Witnesses in the Presence of)
the Testator)
Archd. Craig
Saml. White
Samuel Lee
Schenectady County ss     Be it remembered that on the Seventh day of November
in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & Eighteen personally
appeared before me John Yates Surrogate of the County of Schenectady Samuel
White one of the subscribing witnesses to the last Will & Testament of Major
Snell late of the City & County of Schenectady deceased who being dauly Sworn
onhis Oath declared that he saw the Aforesaid deceased sign and seal the
Instruments hereunto annexed purporting to be the last Will & Testament of him
the said deceased & heard him declare the same as & for [t]his his last Will &
Testament that at the time of Executing the same he was of a sound disposing
mind memory & understanding according to the best knowledge & belief of this
Deponant that his name subscribed thereto as Witness is of his own proper hand
writing and that he also saw Archibald Craig & Samuel Lee sign their names
thereto as such in the presence of the Testator and of each other - John Yates
Surrogate