WILL: Jasper Mead;  Glenville, Schenectady co., NY 
surname: Mead, Mead, Hallenbeck, Sweet

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Schenectady County, New York Will Book Vol. J page 643
Written: September 1, 1870
Recorded: March 8, 1875

Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Charles W. Bub, Jr.
										
Surrogate Court
County of Schenectady
In the matter of proving the
Last Will and Testament and codicil
thereto of Jasper Mead, late of
the Town of Glenville, in the					Probate of Will
County of Schenectady, and
State of New York.   Deceased.

		Be it remembered that hereto for to wit on the Fifteenth day of 
February One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Five Elias Mead, one of the 
persons named Executor in an instrument purporting to be the Last Will and 
Testament of Jasper Mead, late of the Town of Glenville, in the County of 
Schenectady aforesaid, appeared in open court before the County Judge of said 
county, and made application to have the Last Will and Testament and codicil 
thereto of said deceased which relates to both real and personal estate proved, 
which application was by petition in writing and which is duly verified and filed 
and such proceedings were therefore had before the same County Judge on the Eight 
day of March, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Five; and that the said Will 
was duly proven as a Will of both real and personal estate, and on the last 
mentioned day was admitted to probate, and with the Proofs and Examinations 
thereof taken were ordered to be recorded as in such case prescribed by law, 
which said Last Will, Proof and Examinations are in the words and figures 
following to wit.

Will 

In the name of God, Amen.  I, Jasper Mead of the Town of Glenville, in the County 
of Schenectady and State of New York, aged seventy three years and upwards and 
being of sound, disposing mind and memory, do make and publish this my Last Will 
and Testament, in manner following, that is to say,

Firstly – I hereby revoke and disannul, any and all Last Will and Testaments by 
me heretofore made

Secondly – I direct that my medical bills, funeral charges, the expense of 
administering my estate and all of my just debts, whatever they may be, be paid 
out of my personal estate, and if that is insufficient inexpressively charge the 
payment thereof or of any deficiency upon the real estate whereof I may die 
seized or possessed, and for that purpose, and the other purpose herein after 
named, I give to my Executors or to the survivors of them, also herein after 
named, full power and authority soon after my decease as practicable, to sell the 
whole of my real estate, and at this time consisting of about one hundred acres 
of land, being my homestead farm, in the Town of Glenville aforesaid, either at 
public or private sale (if such real estate is not sold by me previous to my 
decease) and to execute title and conveyances therefore, as fully clearly and 
effectually as I might or could have done if living, and after paying from the 
proceeds of such sale or sales, the (unreadable) rents, accrued or owing on said 
farm, my medical bills, funeral charges (including the expense of erecting 
suitable marble head and foot stones at the graves of myself and wife now 
deceased), the expenses of administering my estate, and all my just debts, out of 
the net proceeds of such sale or sales, to pay –

Thirdly – To my son Henry Mead of the Town of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, if 
then living, or in case of his decease, to his legal representatives, the sum of 
Eight Hundred dollars with interest from the time of the sale as aforesaid of my 
said farm.

Fourthly – Out of such net proceeds, to pay to my daughter, Sarah Jane wife of 
Anthony Sweet of Glenville aforesaid, if then living, or in case of her decease, 
to her legal representatives, the sum of One Thousand dollars, with interest from 
the time of sale as foresaid.

Fifthly – Out of such net proceeds, to pay to my son Jasper Mead Jr of the Town 
of Glenville aforesaid, if then living, or in case of his decease, to his legal 
representatives, the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred dollars, with interest from 
the time of sale as foresaid.

Sixthly - Out of such net proceeds, to pay to my daughter Mary G wife of William 
J. Hallenbeck of the Town of Glenville aforesaid, if then living, or in case of 
her decease, to her legal representatives, the sum of Four Hundred dollars, with 
interest from the time of sale as foresaid.

Seventhly - Out of such net proceeds, to pay to my son Elias Mead of Coeymans 
Albany County, if then living, or in case of his decease, to his legal 
representatives, the sum of Two Hundred dollars, with interest from the time of 
sale as foresaid.

Eighthly -  Out of such net proceeds, to pay to my Grand-daughter Harriet Mead, 
daughter of my son Lucius Mead, deceased, if then living, the interest on the 
principal sum of Two Hundred dollars, such interest to commence running from the 
time of sale as aforesaid, such interest to be paid to her comfort and education, 
until she arrives at the age of twenty one years, when the interest accrued and 
remaining unpaid, and the whole principal sum itself, shall be paid to her in 
full satisfaction of the legacy;  but if it so happens that the said Harriet Mead 
does not survive me, or does not survive to reach the age of twenty one years, 
then in either event, I order and direct the surplus incomes accrued and the 
whole principal sum of the legacy, to be paid over share and share alike, to the 
surviving children of my son Lucius Mead, to whomever may be legally competent to 
receive the same for him or them.

Ninthly - I order and direct my said Executors, that if the whole of such net 
proceeds of the sale of my said real estate shall not be sufficient to pay all of 
the aforesaid legacies or bequeaths to my said children and grand daughter, each 
legacy or bequest must abate ratably in proportion to its amount, to bring them 
within the scope of the surplus of such sale or sales and be paid by my Executors 
in full satisfaction at the reduced amounts.  But in case there is a surplus of 
such sale or sales left after paying the legacies or bequests as originally 
directed herein.  Then I give and bequest such residuary net surplus, in equal 
proportions, share and share alike to my five present living children Henry Mead, 
Sarah Jane Sweet, Jasper Mead Jr., Mary G. Hallenbeck and Elias Mead; and in case 
of the decease of either, or any of them, then to the legal representatives of 
the child or children so dying respectively.

Lastly – I nominate and appoint my son the Rev. Elias Mead and my son-in-law 
William J. Hallenbeck, Esq. Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st day of September 
1870.

							Jasper Mead    (L.S.)

We whose names are hereto subscribed, do certify that Jasper Mead, the Testator, 
subscribed his name, to this instrument, in our presence, and in the presence of 
each of us, and at this same time declared in our presence and hearing that the 
same was his Last Will and Testament, and requested us and each of us, to sign 
our names thereto as witnesses to the execution thereof, and which we have done 
accordingly, in the presence of the Testator, and of each other, the day of the 
date of the said Will.

L. J. B. Sanders of Glenville, Schenectady County, NY
J. Fonda Viele of the city of Schenectady, NY

		This is a codicil to my Last Will and Testament bearing date the 
first day of September 1870.

Whereas by the 5th section of my said Will I have given and bequeath to my son 
Jasper Mead Jr. and to his legal representatives the sum of One Thousand Five 
Hundred dollars, to be paid as in said section directed, now by reason of sundry 
payments and advances by me since made to the said Jasper, I (unreadable) such 
legacy to the payment of the sum of Two Hundred dollars in lieu thereof, to be 
paid at the time designated in said fifth section, but this reduction is not to 
deprive him of his interest in my residuary estate.  I also give and bequeath to 
Sarah Frances my grand-daughter, daughter of my deceased son Lucius Mead, the sum 
of One Hundred dollars, (unreadable) the same terms and conditions and subject to 
the same provisions as in my aforesaid Will relative to the legacy of Two Hundred 
dollars to her sister Harriet Mead.

		In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th 
day of October 1873.

							Jasper Mead     (L.S.)

We whose names are hereto subscribed, do certify that Jasper Mead, the Testator, 
subscribed his name, to this instrument, in our presence, and in the presence of 
each of us, and at this same time declared in our presence and hearing that the 
same was a codicil to his Last Will and Testament and requested us and each of 
us, to sign our names thereto as witnesses to the execution thereof, and which we 
have done accordingly, in the presence of the Testator, and of each other, the 
day of the date of the said codicil.
John Sanders of Glenville, Schenectady County, NY
J. Fonda Viele of the city of Schenectady, NY

Surrogate Court
County of Schenectady

In the matter of proving the
Last Will and Testament and codicil
thereto of Jasper Mead, late of
the Town of Glenville, in the				Proofs and Examinations
County of Schenectady, and
State of New York.   Deceased.

Schenectady County Ls.

				L. J. B. Sanders, of the Town of Glenville, and 
J. Fonda Viele of the city of Schenectady, being first duly sworn in open Court, 
on their oaths do depose and say that, they are the subscribing witnesses to the 
Last Will and Testament of Jasper Mead, late of the Town of Glenville, in the 
County of Schenectady, deceased.

	And these deponents further say, that the deceased did in the presence of 
these deponents subscribe his name at the end of this instrument now shown to 
these deponents, and which purports to be the Last Will and Testament of said 
deceased, and which bears date September 1st 1870; that the said deceased did, at 
the time of subscribing his name to the said instrument as aforesaid declare the 
same to be his Last Will and Testament; that these deponents did thereupon 
subscribe their own names at the end of said instrument as attesting witnesses to 
the execution thereof, at the request of the 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 a aforesaid, was about 73 years of 
age; that he appeared to be sound of mind and was not under any restraint to the 
knowledge or belief of deponents.

Subscribed and sworn this	} 
8th day of March 1875		}		L. J. B. Sanders
	Austin A. Yates	}		J. Fonda Viele
	County Judge		}

Schenectady County Ls.

				John Sanders, of the Town of Glenville, and J. 
Fonda Viele, of the city of Schenectady being first duly sworn in open Court, on 
their oaths do depose and say, that they are the subscribing witnesses.