WILLS: Bensel, Jacob; Shawangunk, Ulster co., New York
surname: Bensel, Hardenbergh, Raymond

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Source: Xerox Copy Of Handwritten Will
Written: June 19, 1865
Recorded: September 14, 1865

Recorded in Vol. P page 137
At a Surrogate's Court held in and for the County of Ulster at the Surrogate's 
office in the village of Kingston on this 14th day of September, 1865.
Present:  J. Westbrook, Jr. Surrogate
The Last Will and Testament of Jacob Bensel deceased was admitted to probate and 
proved as a will of real and personal estate which together with the proofs 
taken is in relation thereto are as follows:

In the name of God, amen.  I Jacob Bensel, of the town of Shawangunk, in the 
county of Ulster and the State of New York of the age of Seventy-seven years and 
being of sound mind and memory do make, publish and declare this my last will 
and testament in manner following, that is to say:  First: - I give and 
bequeathe to my wife Sally the use and controll of my Real Estate, the Farm on 
which I now live for her natural life time and also as much of the Househould 
goods and Furniture as she shall wish to reserve to her own use and to dispose 
of in such manner as she shall see fit, and the Rest, Residue and Remainder of 
my personal Estate shall be appraised and disposed of or divided as follows: - 
Secondly: - I give and bequeath to my daughter, Louisa, Two Hundred dollars of 
my Personal Estate.  Thirdly: - I give and bequeathe to my youngest daughter 
Emeline Four Hundred dollars of my Personal Estate.  And the Rest, Residue and 
Remainder of my personal estate, if any there shall be after the reservation of 
my wife Sally, paying my funeral expenses and first the said Two Hundred dollars 
to my daughter Louisa, and secondly the said Four Hundred dollars to my said 
daughter Emeline, the same shall be equally divided among my five daughters:  
Margaret, Mabea, Sarah, Maria, Louisa and Emeline.  Share and share alike and I 
further direct that so much of the said Four Hundred dollars hereby bequeathed 
to my daughter Emeline, as shall realised in money from the sale  of such 
personal estate shall be invested by executors, hereinafter named until such 
time, as the said Emeline, shall get married or otherwise need the same, and she 
to receive the interest accruing on the same annually.  Fourthly: - I give and 
devise to my son Robert all my Real Estate, the Farm on which I now live subject 
to the following encumbrances: - first, the life estate of my wife Sally, 
second, a mortgage held by David Mould on said Farm for one thousand dollars and 
thirdly, a note given by me to my daughter Margaret, which she now houlds 
against me, which I hereby direct him to pay or the same shall be a lein against 
the said Farm to have and to hould the same with the appurtenances and 
herediments there unto belonging after the death of my wife Sally forever.  And 
lastly: - I do hereby appoint my son Marcus Bensel and C.A.J Hardenbergh the two 
Executors of this my last Will and testament; hereby Revocking all former wills 
by me made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of 
June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty five.
Jacob Bensel

The above instrument consisting of one sheet was at the date thereof declared to 
us by Jacob Bensel, the testator, therein mentioned to be his last will and 
testament and he at the same time acknowledged to us and each of us, that he had 
signed and sealed the same, and we therupon and at his request and in his 
presence and in the presence of each other, signed our names hereto as attesting 
witnesses
John Raymond, residing at Shawangunk
C.A.J. Hardenbergh, residing at Shawangunk

In the Matter of Proving the Last Will and Testament of Jacob Bensel, deceased.  
Ulster County S.S. John Raymond and Cornelius A.J. Hardenbergh of the town of 
Shawangunk and County of Ulster, being first duly sworn in open Court on their 
oaths depose and say, that they are subscribing witnesses to the last will and 
testament of Jacob Bensel, late of the town of Shawangunk in the County of 
Ulster, deceased; and these deponents further say that the said deceased did, in 
the presence of these deponents, subscribe his name at the end of the instrument 
which is now here shown to these deponents and which purports to be the last 
will and testament of the said deceased, and which bears date the nineteenth day 
of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five; that the said 
deceased did at the time of subscribing his name to the same instrument 
aforesaid, declare the same to be his last will and testament that these 
deponents dis thereupon subscribe their own names at the end of the said 
instrument, as attending 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 names to the said instrument 
as aforesaid, was upward of twenty-one years of age; that he appeared to be of 
sound mind and memory, and was not under restraint, to the knowledge and belief 
of these deponents.

Subscribed and sworn before me this          C.A.J. Haradenbergh
14th day of September, 1865                  John Raymond
J. Westbrook, Jr. Surrogate,Ulster County Surrogate's office.  
Recorded the proceding last will and testament of Jacob Bensel, deceased, as a 
will of real and personal estate, which together with the proofs taken in 
relation thereto are now here signed and certified by me this 14th day of 
September, 1865
J. Westbrook, Jr. Surrogate