WILL: John Kain; Shawangunk, Ulster co., NY
surname: Kain, Graham

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Albany Co., NY   The Will of John Kain, Shawangunk, Ulster Co. (1783) AK-42
recorded (page 426), probate dated February 7th, 1783

Transcribed by Linda Helaudais from Sampubco copy

In the Name of God Amen   I John Kain of the precinct of Shawangunk County of
Ulster & State of New York being weak in Body but of sound and perfect mind &
memory, Blessed be Almighty God for the same Do make and publish this my last
Will and Testament in manner and Form following (that is to say) First after
all my just and Lawful Debts are paid I give [next few words illegible] the
child with which my wife is now pregnant and to his or her heirs & assigns
forever all my Estate real and personal, but if my above said child should die
before marriage or the years of maturity I then give Devise and bequeath to my
well beloved Wife Idah one Third part of all my Estate real and personal, and
the Remaining two thirds I give Devise and bequeath to my beloved Brothers and
Sisters to be Equally divided between them in the manner my Executors shall
think best.  I do also hereby authorize my Executors (if there shall not be
debts enough Due to my Estate to defray the incumbrances thereon) to Dispose
of so much of the movables as shall be suficient to make up the Deficiency.  I
do also hereby appoint my beloved Wife Idah Superintendent & mistress of all
my Estate so long as she shall remain my Widow after my death, unless the
child with which she is now pregnant should die before marriage or the years
of maturity in which last case my Estate shall be Divided as above Directed. 
I do also hereby appoint my beloved wife Idah Executrice, and my beloved
Brother James Kain, and my Friend James G. Graham Executors to this my last
Will & Testament, hereby revoking and Disannulling all Former and other
Wills by me made & Executed.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand &
seal the fifth Day of January, Anno Domini One Thousand seven hundred &
seventy Eight.
Signed sealed, published & declared by the above named John Kain to be his
last Will & Testament in presence of us   the words assigns first interlined
[signed] Jane Graham                    [signed] John Kain
              Francis Kain
              James G. Graham

Ulster Co. - Be it remembered that on the Twenty first Day of December one
thousand Seven hundred and Eighty two personally came and appeared before me
Joseph Gasherie surrogate of the said County, James G. Graham and Francis Kain
of the said County of Ulster, yeomen, and being duly sworn on their Oaths
declared that they and each of them did see John Kain sign and seal the within
written Instrument purporting to be the Will of the said John Kain bearing
date the fifth Day of January [next few words illegible] thousand seven
hundred and Seventy Eight and heard him publish and declare the same as and
for his last Will and Testament; That at the time thereof he the said John
Kain was of sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and
belief of them the Deponents and that their names subscribed to the said will
are of their respective proper Hand Writing, which they subscribed as
Witnesses to the said Will in the Testators presence, and that they the
Deponents saw Jane Graham the other Witness to the said Will subscribe her
name as Witness thereto in the Testators presence. [signed] Joseph Gasherie
Surrogate

Ulster Co.   Be it also remembered that on the Twenty first Day of December
One thousand Seven hundred and Eighty two, Idah Hoornbeek, now the Wife of
Cornelius Hoornbeek, James Kain and James G. Graham the Executrix and
Executors of the within written Will of John Kain likewise appeared before me
the said Joseph Gasherie and were duly sworn to the true Execution and
performance of the said Will by severally taking the Oath of an Executor as by
Law appointed before me 
[signed] Joseph Gasherie Surrogate
[Written in margin]
The Will of 
John Kain 
Recorded (page 426)
Probate dated Feb.y 7, 1783

Transcriber's notes:  Bracketed words are mine; words in parentheses appear
that way in the original document.
John Kain was the son of Robert Kain and Mary Graham.