WILL: Wilhelmus Posson; Wright, Schoharie co., NY surname: Posson, Crop, Becker submitted by Kathy Elliott (nevhome at rabbitbrush.com) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: August 5,2005 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 7.1 Kb ************************************************ Source: Sampubco.com Schoharie co NY Will Book Vol. B2 page 248 Written: September 26, 1846 Recorded: June 8, 1847 The last will and testament of Wilhelmus Posson of the town of Wright in the county of Schoharie. I Wilhelmus Posson in view of the uncertainty of live and being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say The First is my beloved wife Anna Posson I give and bequeath all my household furniture Beds and Beding One cow One two year old Heifer five sheep and the sum of two hundred dollars to have and to hold the same forever I also give and bequeath unto my said wife Anna her comfortable support and maintenance food raiment medical aid in case of sickness and a home at my present residence all to be supplied and provided for my said wife for and during so long as she shall remain my widow, by my two sons Daniel Posson and George Posson and to be & remain a charge and lien on the real estate herein after devised to them. But in case my said wife shall at any time during her widowhood elect and choose to reside apart from my said sons Daniel & George then & in such case in lieu of the above support & maintenance I give and bequeath unto her my said wife the annual sum of Seventy five dollars to be paid unto her yearly and every year by my said two sons Daniel Posson & George Posson out of the real estate hereinafter devised to them & I hereby declare that the provision herein made for my said wife is to be received by her in lieu of her dower in my real estate. Item Unto my son Peter Posson I give and bequeath Fifty dollars and I hereby relinquish to my said son Peter all the debts and demands I now hold against him and hereby authorise and direct my executors herein after named to cancel the same Item- Unto my son David Posson I give and bequeath one horse to be worth Fifty dollars and also the sum of three hundred dollars to be supplied and paid to him in one year from my decease by my sons Daniel Posson & George Posson the same to be a charge on the real estate herein after devised to them Item- Unto my daughter Elisa wife of Rensaelaer Crop I give and bequeath the sum of twenty five dollars. Item- Unto my daughter Caty wife David Becker I give and bequeath the sum of twenty five dollars. Item- Unto my daughter Wealthy Ann Posson I give and bequeath the sum of one hundred dollars. Item- Unto my two sons Daniel Posson and George Posson I give and bequeath and devise all my personal property except that herein before otherwise bequeathed and all my real estate of every kind and wheresoever situate subject however to the payment of all my just debts funeral expenses and all the legacies and bequests herein before contained & I hereby expressly direct and order the payment of all my said debts funeral expenses and all the legacies & bequests herein before contained and the provision herein made for my said wife shall be paid and satisfied by my said sons Daniel & George out of the real and personal estate herein before bequeathed and devised to them and shall be a lien thereon I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said two sons Daniel Posson and George Posson Executors of this my last will & Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the twenty sixth day September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six. Signed sealed published and declared by the said Testator to be his last will and Testament in the presence of us who have Wilhelmus Posson L. L. Hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses at the request of the Testator and in his presence and in the presence of each other Jacob Houck Jun. Schoharie Court House Hiram Schoolcraft Schoharie Court House In the matter of proving the will of Wilhelmus Posson deceased Schoharie County ss: Jacob Houck Jun of the town of Schoharie being duly sworn says that he is one of the subscribing witnesses to the last will and testament of Wilhelmus Posson late of the town of Wright in said County deceased which will is now here presented that he saw the deceased subscribe the same in the presence of the said deponent and of the other subscribing witness thereto and that at the time of the execution of the said will he the said deceased declared the said instrument so subscribed be his last will and testament and that at the request and in the presence of the said testator he the said deponent subscribed his name thereto in the presence of the other subscribing witness thereto, and that said deponent further says that at the said time the said deceased was of sound mind and memory of full age to execute a will of real estate and did not act under restraint and further this deponent saith not. Jacob Houck Jun. Subscribed and sworn before me this} 8th June 1847 D Lawyer Surrogate} In the matter of proving the will of Wilhelmus Posson deceased Schoharie County ss: Hiram Schoolcraft of the town of Schoharie being duly sworn says that he is one of the subscribing witnesses to the last will and testament of Wilhelmus Posson late of the town of Wright in the said county deceased which is now here presented that he the deponent saw the said deceased subscribe the same in the presence of the said deponent and of the other subscribing witness thereto and that at the time of the execution of the said will he the said deceased declared the said instrument is subscribed to be his last will and testament and that at the request and in the presence of the said testator he the said deponent subscribed his name thereto in the presence of the other subscribing witness thereto and the said deponent further says that at the said time the said deceased was of sound mind and memory of full age to execute a will of real estate and did not act under restraint and further this deponent saith not Subscribed and sworn before me this 8 June 1847} Hiram Schoolcraft D Lawyer Surrogate} State of New York ss: Schoharie County ss: I Demetrius Lawyer Surrogate of the County aforesaid that the foregoing is a true record of the last will and testament of Wilhelmus Posson late of the town of Wright in said county deceased and of the proofs taken in relation thereto in the probate thereof before me and that the said will is recorded as a will of real and personal estate this eighth day of June AD 1847. Demetrius Lawyer Surrogate