WILL: Moses De Pue Schoonmaker; Caroline, Tioga co., NY
surname: Schoonmaker

submitted by Bruce Collier (mgbcollier @ charter.net)
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Source: SAMPUBCO
Written: September 15 1815
Recorded: February 14 1817

Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Bruce Collier
Tioga County,New York Will Book Vol. 3, page 160-163
Last Will and Testament of Moses D. P. Schoonmaker

The People of the State of New York by the grace of Free and Independent
To all to whom these present shall as may concern - greetings

     Know ye that at the town of Elmira, within the county of Tioga the
fourteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred
and seventeen before Robert Laurence, Esquire surrogate of the county of Tioga
afore said the last will and testament of Moses D. P. Schoonmaker, late of the
town of Caroline in the said county, deceased. ( a copy of which is herein 
annexed) was proved and is now approved by us, and allowed and the said
deceased having whilst he lived and at the time of his death, goods, chattly,
and credits , within this state means whereof this proving and registering the
said Will and the granting administration of all and singular the goods,
chattly and credits and also the attesting, allowing and the final
discharging the accounts thereof doth belong unto us the administration of all
and singular the goods, chattly, and credits of the said deceased any way
concerning his will is granted unto Jemima Schoonmaker, Executrix in said will
named the said Jemina Schoonmaker being by me first duly sworn will and
faithfully to administer the same and also to render a just and true account
administration when those unto legally request.
     
     In testimony where of we have caused the seal of office of our said
surrogate to be herein affixed , witness Robert Laurence, Esquire surrogate
for the said county at Elmira in  said county the fourteenth day of February
in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventeen and of the
Independence of the United States the Forty first. 
     
                              Robert Laurence
                                   Surrogate

     In the name of God amen. I, Moses Depue Schoonmaker of the Town of
Caroline, county of Tioga, State of New York being sick in body but perfectly
sound in mind and memory do make this my last will and testament. I do hereby
appoint my beloved wife Jemina Shoemaker Executrix, my brother Simion D. W.
Shoemaker, and my friend John James Spoed (sp?) Executors to this my will. It 
is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid by my Executrix or
Executors as soon as circumstances will admit ----- It is my will and desire
that all my property, both real and personal shall be at the disposal of my
wife for the maintenance of herself & my children during her life as widowhood
---- at her death or in case she should marry again it is my will that all of
my property be sold & the money when collected to be equally divided between
all my children. It is my will & desire that any part or the whole of my land
as may be left, and a deed from my Executors & Executrix or the acting part of
them, be considered good in law. 

     In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal this
10th day of Sept. 1815. It is my will and desire that my black man belong to
my son Jacob De Witt Schoonmaker to be at his disposal after my death, and 
that he have his equal share of the rest of my property when divided.
                              Moses D. P. Schoonmaker [ seal }


In presence of
Abraham Haasman
Jacobus Quick Jr.
Jacob D. W. Schoonmaker Jr.

Toiga County
Surrogate's Office

     Be it to me inbased that on the fourteenth day of February in the year
of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventeen personally appeared
before me Robert Laurence, Esquire Surrogate of the county of Tioga, Jacobus
Quick Jr. and Jacob D. W. Schoonmaker, Jr. Two of the subscribing witnesses to
the forgoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and
testament of Moses D. P. Schoonmaker, late of the town of Caroline in said
county Deceased, who being by me duly sworn did dispose and say that they 
were present and did see the said moses D. P. Schoonmaker sign and date said
instrument of writing and at the same time heard him say, publish and
pronounce the same to be his last will and testament in the presence also of
Abraham Haasman, the other subscribing witness to the said instrument and that
they together with the said abraham Haasman subscribed their names as witness
thereto in the presence of the testator and of each other and that at the time
of the  execution thereof the said testator appeared to them to be of sound
mind and memory.
                              Robert Laurence
                              Surrogate

Additional Comments:
Note reference to wife as being Shoemaker