Washington County ,Greenwich NyArchives Wills.....Stead, Henry January 5, 1849
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Source: Washington County, New York,  Will Book Volume F, Page 552 (sampubco Copy)
Written: January 5, 1849
Recorded: October 1, 1855

Henry Stead's Will
In the name of God Amen:
						I Henry Stead being feeble in 
body but of Sound mind and memory blessed be Almighty God for the Same do make 
and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner following to wit.
First, I order and direct that my just debts if any there be together with my 
funeral expenses be first paid out of my property.
Secondly, I give & bequeath to my beloved wife Hetty Stead the place I now live 
on together with the appertenances there unto belonging and all the household 
furniture, one horse, one waggon [wagon] and harness, one cow, which furniture 
horse waggon cow & harness, to be at her own disposal and the place on which I 
now live during her natural life or as long as she remains my widow, and also I 
give my Said beloved wife the interest on a certain Mortgage which I hold 
against my Son Henry Stead (which Mortgage is of the same date of this Will) 
untill [until] Electa Stead Dennis my grand daughter is Eighteen years of age 
which will be seventeen years from the thirtieth day of this present month which 
interest is on the lot purchased of Henry Morris and on the amount of fourteen 
hundred Dollars which interest is to be paid on the first day of April of Each & 
every year as above:
Thirdly - I give & bequeath unto the heirs of my Son William D. Stead one 
hundred Dollars. To my son Robert Stead one hundred Dollars. To my son Dodson 
Stead one hundred Dollars.  To my daughter Mary Ann Crandle [Crandall] one 
hundred Dollars, and to the heirs of my daughter Sarah Emerson one hundred 
Dollars.
Fourthly - I authorize and Empower my Executor hereinafter named to Sell and 
dispose of so much of my real or personal property or both as shall be 
sufficient to pay the above legacies within Eighteen month after my death.
Fifthly - I give and bequeath to my son Henry Stead five hundred Dollars of the 
amount of the place which I this day sell to him which whole amount is nineteen 
hundred Dollars and the other fourteen hundred is Secured by mortgage as above, 
and at the time when Electa S. Dennis arrives at the age of Eighteen years one 
half of the Said mortgage or seven hundred Dollars to be paid to my Said 
Granddaughter Electa and the other half to belong to my son Henry Stead, but in 
case of the death of my son Henry without heirs his part shall belong to my 
granddaughter Electa S. Dennis or if Electa should die first without heirs, then 
her part shall belong to my son Henry, but in case both should die without 
heirs, then the property or fourteen hundred Dollars shall be equally divided 
between my first five children and their heirs as named above and the other half 
shall belong to Mary Shepherd and Harriet N. Swartwout and their heirs, children 
of my beloved wife by a former husband and the place on which I now live be 
equally divided between Henry Stead and Electa S. Dennis at the death of my 
beloved wife but in case of their death without heirs then to be divided as the 
mortgage to the other heirs.
And lastly I hereby constitute and appoint my dear wife Hetty Stead Executrix 
and my Son Robert Stead and Peter Luyster Executors of this my last Will and 
Testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this fifth day of 
January in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & forty nine.
Signed Sealed published				Henry Stead SS
& declared by the above named
Henry Stead to be his last
will and testament
in presence of us.
Jerome T. Mason Greenwich Washington County N. Y.
Moses H. White, Greenwich Washington County N. Y.
in the words one hundred and twenty Dollars of the above the words "and twenty" 
were erased at my request in five places.
							Henry Stead LS
Moses H. White Greenwich Washington Co. N.Y.
						Testimony
County of Washington
Surrogate's Court
In the matter of proving the last Will
& Testament of Henry Stead late of the 
Town of Greenwich in the County
of Washington & State of New York
deceased.
Washington County LS:   Jerome T. Mason of Greenwich aforesaid being first duly 
Sworn in open Court deposes and says that he was acquainted with the above named 
Henry Stead in his life time; And that he & Moses H. White the other Subscribing 
Witness to Said Will and Each of them were present and saw him Subscribe his 
name at the end of the instrument in writing now produced and exhibited to him 
purporting to be the last Will & Testament of the Said deceased, bearing date 
the Fifth day of January A. D. 1849.  That the said deceased at the time of 
Subscribing his name as aforesaid published and declared the Said instrument to 
be his last Will & Testament in the presence of this deponent and Said Moses H. 
White and Each of them; And this deponent and Said Moses H. White at the request 
of the Said deceased and in his presence and in the presence of each other 
Subscribed their names respectively thereto as witnesses to the execution 
thereof.  That Since the Execution of Said Will the Said Moses H. White has 
departed this life.  That at the time of the Execution thereof the Said deceased 
was a citizen of the United States, above the age of twenty one years, of Sound 
disposing mind and memory and not under restraint to the best of the Knowledge, 
information & belief of these deponents.
Sworn this First day of}				Jerome T. Mason
October A.D. 1855 before me}
	D. A. Boies, Surrogate
State of New York
Washington County SS:  Joseph [B??????] of Greenwich in Said Washington County 
duly sworn in open Court says, that he was acquainted with the within named 
Henry Stead in his lifetime and with his handwriting and has seen him write & 
that he verily believes that the Signature "Henry Stead" Signed to the End of 
the instrument in writing Exhibited to deponent purporting to be the last Will 
and Testament of the Said deceased is the true and genuine handwriting & 
signature of the Said Henry Stead deceased.
Sworn to before me this}			Joseph [B??????]
1st day of October 1855}
	D. A. Boies, Surrogate
State of New York
Washington County SS:  LeRoy Mowry of Greenwich in Said County being duly Sworn 
in open Court deposed and Says: that he was acquainted with the within named 
Moses H White late of Greenwich aforesaid deceased and have seen him write and 
was acquainted with his handwriting and that he verily believes that the 
Signature "Moses H. White" signed as a witness to the Will within described and 
which is Exhibited to deponent is the true and genuine handwriting and Signature 
of the Said Moses H. White deceased
Sworn to before me this}			LeRoy Mowry
1s day of October A.D., 1855}
	D. A. Boies, Surrogate
County of Washington}
Surrogates Office} SS:  I David A. Boies Surrogate of Said County Do hereby 
Certify the foregoing to be a correct Record of the last Will & Testament of 
Henry Stead late of the Town of Greenwich in Said County deceased and of the 
Testimony taken by & before me on proving said Will as a Will of Real and 
personal estate.
Recorded October 1st A.D. 1855
					D. A. Boies, Surrogate

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