WILL: Richard Prouty; Salem, Washington co., NY 
surname: Prouty, LeBarron

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Source: Sampubco
Washington co NY Will book vol 2 page 163
Written: December 26 1794
Recorded: July 7 1807

Copy of the Last Will and Testament of Richard Prouty Deceased
     Recorded July 7th 1807

In the Name of God Amen.  This twenty seventh Day of December one thousand
seven hundred and Ninety four I Richard Prouty of Salem in the County of
Washington and State of Newyork being at this time by the blessing of God in
comfortable state of health and perfect mind and memory but on the
consideration of the uncertainty of life upon mature consideration think it my
indispensable duty to make this my last will and testament as follows-
To first I give up my soul to God that gave it and my body to the dust to be 
buried with a decent Christian Burial at the discretion of my executor
hereafter named nothing doubting but soul and body will be reunited at the
last day by the almighty power of God.  And as touching such worldly interest
all I have been blessed with in this life after my last debts and funeral
charges are adjusted and paid I give hereafter and dispose of as follows---
Here I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Susanna the whole of my dwelling 
house and the one half of my barn and the one half of my land and the whole of
my moveable and personal Estate to be at her sole disposal for ever and
Likewise the improvement of the other half of my barn and land until my
daughter Rhoda shall arrive to the age of eighteen years but provided she
shall not live to that age then for my wife to have the improvement of that
half of the barn be until the youngest of the surviving Huldah Luke or Asa
shall arrive to be of lawful age all on consideration and for the purpose that
my said wife shall educate and bring up the said Huldah Luke Asa and Rhoda
until they arrive to the lawful age provided they shall live and likewise for
my wife to pay the said Huldah twenty pounds when she shall arrive to the age
of eighteen years and likewise to pay to Luke twenty pounds when he shall
arrive to the age of twenty one years and likewise to pay to Asa twenty pounds
when he shall arrive to the age of twenty one years and to pay to Rhoda twenty
pounds when she shall arrive to the age of eighteen years and further more my
will is that at expiration of the term when the last of these four children
shall be of lawful age then the one half of my lands and barn be disposed of
as follows To Richard, Titus, James, Luke, and Asa my five sons and likewise
Bertha Labarron Huldah and Rhoda my three daughters the half of the lands and
the half of the barn to be divided in the equal proportions among my five sons
and each of my three daughters to be equally and to have each one two thirds
to one son and where as there is one saw mill standing on my farm for the
accommodation of which I have given a lease of two acres of land for a mill
yard and for which one fourth part of the mill is my property which in this my
will there has been no mention there fore made and further my will is that my
wife have and hold my property in said mill the same term of holding the last
half of the lands and barn until certain of the heirs shall arrive to the
lawful age as aforementioned and then the same to become posted for an average
with and as the others as above mentioned and furthermore I do make constitute
and appoint my beloved wife Susanna Sole executor to this my last will and
testament ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and
testament signed sealed published and pronounced the day and year above
written   Richard Prouty