WILL: Edward Moss; Kingsbury, Washington co., NY
surname: Moss, Sherwood

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Washington Co., NY
Vol. A1 page 201

Last Will & Testament of Edward Moss (deceased)
In the name of God Amen.

I, Edward Moss of Kingsbury in the county of Washington and state of New York
being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory blessed be God for the same
do make and publish this my last Will & Testament in manner following, to wit

First It is my will and desire that my funeral charges and just debts be
defrayed and paid for that purpose I hereby authorize my executor herein after
named to sell and dispose of the whole or any part of my real and personal
estate (in his discretion) and to execute all proper deeds and conveyances to
any purchaser or purchasers thereof and after the payment of the said debts I
give devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah all the rest and residue of
my real or personal estate or the avails whereof for her support and
maintainance (sp) during her natural life and to enable her as far as
practicable to support and educate the children with which God has blessed us
but on condition of the intermarriage of my said wife, then and in that case I
give devise and bequeath whatever may remain of my said estate real or
personal to my children to be divided equally between them share and share
alike first regarding in the dividend the amount or value of such articles as
I have heretofore given to my daughter Rhoda.

Secondly, I hereby appoint my brother in law Thomas A. Sherwood sole executor
of this my last Will & Testament and do also by these presents constitute him
the guardian of my said children until they respectively arrive at lawful age.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the second day of
February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty one.

Note the words "during her natural life" and "them" first interlined signed
published and declared by the above named Edward Moss to be his last Will &
Testament in the presence of us who have hereto subscribed our names as
witnesses in the presence of the testator and in the presence of each other. 
s/ Edward Moss

s/ Chester Cooke, James Moss, Leonard Cronkhite} all of Kingsbury

At a surrogates Court held in the County of Washington on the 3rd day of March
1831 before Samual Standish, Jr. Surrogate of said County for the purpose of
proving and knowing?? The Last Will and testament of Edward Moss late of the
Town of Kingsbury in the County of Washington deceased in pursuance of Chapter
6th Title 1st Article 1st part Second of the Revised Statutes of the State of
New York on the application of Thomas A. Sherwood Executor in the said will
named.

Thomas A. Sherwood the applicant appeared in person and no one to oppose the
applicant proved by the affidavit of Leonard Cronkhite due service of notice
on all the kin of Deceased of this intention to prove the said will for
recording on this day at 11 o'clock in the forenoon which notice was served on
15th February 1831 and on producing the said will the subscribing
witnesses to wit, Chester Cooke, James Moss & Leonard Cronkhite who being duly
sworn as required by the said Surrogate testified as follows which was
recorded to writing and subscribed by them, to wit:

Chester Cooke, James Moss and Leonard Cronkhite of the Town of Kingsbury in
the County of Washington and State of New York, being first duly sworn each
for himself deposeth and saith that he saw Edward Moss deceased subscribe the
instrument now shown to him this deponent and which purports to be the Last
Will and testament of the said Edward Moss bearing date the second day of
February A.D. 1831. That he heard the said Edward Moss declare the same to be
his Last will and testament and that   this deponent did subscribe his name
thereto as a witness at the request and in the presence of the said Edward
Moss and further that at the time thereof the said Edward Moss was of sound
mind and memory of full age and not under any restraint.

Sworn & subscribed the 3rd Chester Cooke
day of March 1831 before us James Moss
Saml. Standish, Jr. Surrogate Leonard Cronkhite