WILL: Porter Reynolds; Greenwich, Washington co., NY 
surname: Reynolds, Preston, Sherman, Tefft

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Washington co NY Will Book Vol. M page 286
Written: November 29, 1870
Recorded: February 20, 1871

Will of PORTER REYNOLDS of GREENWICH, WASHINGTON, N.Y.
Pages 286-288
Wife, executrix, heir: MARY S. REYNALDS
Witness: LEWIS TEFFT of GREENWICH, WASHINGTON, NY
Witness: JOB G. SHERMAN of GREENWICH, WASHINGTON, NY
Witness: JOHN R. PRESTON of SARATOGA, SARATOGA, NY

PORTER REYNOLDS
I, PORTER REYNOLDS of the Town of GREENWICH in the County of WASHINGTON and
State of NEW YORK do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament
in manner following to wit:

I give devise and bequeath all my real and personal estate of every nature and
description whatsoever to my beloved WIFE MARY S. REYNALDS to her heirs and
assigns forever.

I hereby appoint my said WIFE EXECUTRIX of this my last will and testament
hereby revoking all former wills by me made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day of
November A.D. 1870
PORTER REYNALDS (S.S.)
The foregoing instrument was at the date thereof signed, sealed, published and
declared by the said Testator as and for his last will and testament in our
presence and in the presence of each of us and we at his request and in his
presence and in the presence of each other signed our names thereto as
attesting witnesses.
JOB G. SHERMAN, Greenwich, Washington County, New York
LEWIS TEFFT, Greenwich, Washington County, N.Y.
JOHN R. PRESTON, Saratoga County, Town of Saratoga, State of New York

SURROGATE'S COURT   WASHINGTON COUNTY
In the matter of proving the Last Will and Testament of PORTER REYNOLDS
deceased
JOB G. SHERMAN, JOHN R. PRESTON and LEWIS TEFFT being duly sworn in open court
severally depose and say that they were acquainted with the above named PORTER
REYNOLDS in his life time and that they 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 them purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of the said
deceased bearing date the 29th day of November A.D. one thousand eight hundred
and seventy. That the said deceased at the time of subscribing his name as
aforesaid published and declared the said instrument to be his Last Will and
Testament in the presence of these deponents and of each of them and these
deponents 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 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
and belief of these deponents.
JOB G. SHERMAN
J. R. PRESTON
LEWIS TEFFT
Subscribed before me this 20th day of February A.D. 1871
JAMES I. LOURIE, SURROGATE