WILL: James Hopkins; Sodus, Wayne co., New York
surname: Hopkins, Fuller, Mc Mullen, 

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Source: Wayne co NY Will Book Vol. F page 271
Written: 20 Jan 1850
Probated: 

WILL of JAMES HOPKINS

Will of James HOPKINS of the town of Sodus in the county of Wayne and the
state of New York:

I, JAMES HOPKINS of Sodus aforesaid being of sound and disposing mind, memory
and undertanding, do make and publish this my last will and testament in
manner and form following to wit:

FIRST. I give and devise to my two grandsons SAMUEL FULLER and ALCANZER
FULLER, children of my daughter EUNICE FULLER, a piece of land of 25 acres in
Sodus aforesaid, bounded as follows: on the north by BRANDALL REYNOLDS land,
on the west by ANDREW WEAVER's land, on the south by CHAUNCEY FORD's land, and
on the east by lands of JAMES HOPKINS, Junior, to have and too hold the same
to the said SAMUEL and ALCANZER their heirs and assigns forever, to be divided
between them as it is now occupied by theirs.

SECOND. I give and devise to my son THOMAS HOPKINS a piece of land of twenty
five acres situate in the town of Lyons in said county, being the north-west
quarter of Lot number three, township 13th, and bounded on the north by EDE
ALDEN, on the south by ROBERT D. DENNIS's land, and on the east by lands of
said THOMAS, to have and to hold the dame to the said THOMAS, by his heirs and
assigns forever. But in case I should sell and convey the same before my
death, I give and bequeath to my said son THOMAS the sum of three hundred
dollars in lieu of said devise of 25 acres of land.

THIRD. I give and bequeath my personal estate, subject to the conditional
legacy of three hundred dollars above mentioned, to my children NICHOLAS
HOPKINS, THOMAS HOPKINS, ELIZABETH McMULLEN and EUNICE FULLER, and to my
grandchildren IRENA, MIRANDA and JANE, daughters of said Eunice, the same to
be divided among them in the following manner, to wit:
To NICHOLAS HOPKINS one fourth part thereof:
To THOMAS HOPKINS one fourth part thereof:
To ELIZABETH McMULLEN one fourth part thereof:
And the remaining fourth part thereof to be divided as follows:
To EUNICE FULLER twenty five dollars thereof, and the remainder of said

fourth, after deducting said 25 dollars to be divided among said grandchildren
in the following portions:
To IRENA one half of said remainder:
To MIRANDA one third of said remainder:
To JANE one sixth of said remainder:

FOURTH. And whereas I have heretofore paid to my children NICHOLAS, THOMAS,
ELIZABETH and EUNICE, and to my grandchildren IRENA, MIRANDA, and JANE,
different sums of money and taken receipts therefor specifying that the said
sums so paid are to be acounted for hereafter in the settlement of my estate,
now therefore my will is that, in the divisionof any personal estate as above
provided in the third clasue of this my will, such receipts and any such
receipts as I may hereafter take from them, shall be added to the whole amount
of such personal estate prior to the division thereof, and that in making
actual distribution of the said property, said receipts shall be paid or
distributed by my executors to my several children and grandchildren last
above named, whose names may be subscribed to such receipts, as so much money.
But in case the receipts against any one or more of such children or
grandchildren shall exceed in amount their share of shares of the said
personal estate so to be distributed, then my will is that such children or
grandchildren be excluded altogether from any shares of such personal estate,
and that the receipts of those so excluded be also left out of the said fund.

FIFTH. And whereas I have heretofore sold and conveyed certain real estate and
distributed the avails theseof among certain of my children or grandchildren,
and have conveyed certain other portions of my real estate to my children or
grandchildren, and to other of my children or grandchildren have given money
and other personal property or permitted them to enjoy the rents(?) and
profits of my real estate, at different times, now therefore my will is that
none of my said children or grandchildren are to be called on to account for
the same in any manner to my estate or to my executors after my death in any
case, unless such children or grandchildren shall be found to have given
such(?) receipts specifying, or to the effect that they are to account for the
same after my death in the settlement of my estate.

SIXTH. And lastly, I do hereby appoint my sons, JAMES HOPKINS, Junior and
FREEMAN HOPKINS executors of this my last will and testament, and I hereby
evoke all forever wills by me at any time made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Lyons aforesaid,
this twenty fifth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and fifty. [January 20, 1850]

[Signed] JAMES HOPKINS

The above instrument written on one sheet of paper, was at the date thereof
subscribed by the said testator JAMES HOPKINS, in our presence, and the said
tesattor at the same time declared the said instrument so subscribed by him to
be his last will and testament and we at his request, in his presence and in
the presence of each other have subscribed our names hereto as attesting
witnesses.
JAMES C. SMITH of Lyons, Wayne County, N.Y.
FRANCIS E. CORNWELL Lyons, Wayne County, N.Y.