WILL: Benjamin Whitlock; Lyons, Wayne co., NY surname: Whitlock, Tellar. Wisner, Ligand, Stebbens, Hartnagh, Sutton, Easterly, Sylvester, Forfar, Greenickel, Teller, Bradley submitted by Peter Mark Whitlock (whitlock at one-name.org) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: May 6, 2006 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 7.2 Kb ************************************************ Source: Sampubco.com Wayne co NY Will Book Vol. U page 505 Written: December 27, 1879 Recorded: March 28, 1885 Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Peter Mark Whitlock, In the name of God Amen. I Benjamin Whitlock being nearly sixty three years of age and in sound mind and living in the town of Lyons, State of New York do make and publish this my last Will and Testament and divide my properly as follows: I give and bequeath to my son Henry S. Whitlock all my land lying on the east side of the road where he now lives and also the lott on the south side of the west road bough off the Tellar farm deeded to me by Philip Ror Ligand infr about 1r acres or nearly that making in all about seventy five 75 acres to hav the use and profits of the same during his natural lifetime and item to belong to his children if he leavs any if he should not lean any child or children to grow up to the age of 21 years this would then fall to his brothers and sisters if any should be living by paying the som of three thousand dollars to my executor or to whom I may direct hereafter the amount is to be paid to Elletta or Kate as their part which I give to them. I also give to my son Levi J. Whitlock the north end of my farm when he now lives from Stebbens south him running south south on the road to rake in the yard south of the new brick house then running west to the lane of the Wisner lott as the fence now stands thense north on the last line of the Wisner lott to Ind Hartnagh farm and along his farm to Suttons woods then east on Suttons south line to the road the place of beginning containing about seventy six acres of land to hav the use and profits of the same during his natural lifetime by paying to my executors hereafter named the sum of Three thousand Dollars money to go to one of his sisters as as I may direct herafter and rhm this part of the farm will go his children if he leavs any and rhig lni this part of the farm will go his children th living then this sum would be divided between my other heirs. I also give to my son Benjamin C. Whitlock the north mst corner of my farm where John Frank now livs house and barn and the land they ocupy commencing east of the barn where the picket fence now stands and running north with the new board fence to the woods and then west on the southside of the woods as far as wood goes and then north to the line of the Wisner lott as its now fenced and west to Easterlys land and then south our Easterly east line to the road and east on the road to the place of beginning only reserving on half acre of land sold to Silas Easterly some time ago being about 23 acres of land to hav the use and profits of the same during his natural lifetime and then to his children if he leavs any that liv to be of age. I also give him our car and my our horse bunchr wagon our horse tha my executors may select for him and our single harness and one sett of chairs and one bedstead and one washbowl and pitcher if he shall leav no legal hairs or child to arriv at age of 21 years then his part will be divided equal among my other heirs. I also giv to my eldest daughter Elletta now Mrs. Elletta Sylvester the sum of Three thousand Dollars to receive the interest on that sum at six percent till my executors shall pay the principal sum as may be directed her after. I also give my daughter Kate now Mrs. Kate Forfar the sum of Three thousand Dollars to receive the interest of the same at 6 percent till my executors may pay the principal as I may direct hereafter if she should not be living the sam must be kept in trust for her heirs if she leavs any that may become of age otherwise he part will fall back to her brothers and sisters that may be living. I also give to my wife Jane and my daughter Sarah Whitlock my Homested where I now liv all the remainder of my farm except such as has already been discribed and each to have share and share alike during the lifetime of my wife Jane after wat the death of my wife Jane Sarahs intrest shall be ...to her the sum of Five thousand Dollars and the balance of homested shall be dived among those named if they are living Elletta Sylvester one thousand Dollars Kate Forfar one thousand Dollars and Levi Whitlock one thousand Dollars and the balance will go to Henry Whitlock and B.C. Whitlock now with the Homested shall shall belong one team and harness and two wagons if they are here on hand and two cows and one Pheyton carriage and one single harness plow and draggs if any are here smaller tools such as may be left at my death on my part of the farm for their own use in working the farm also they shall hav my slip #41 in Church and they shall in shed what I now own and I do hereby appoint my wife Jane Whitlock and my son Henry S. Whitlock and Sarah Whitlock my executors in this my last Will to carry out and divide my estate as heretofor described and then settle the estate without any charges on their part for fees. Sett of as follows Is - Benjamin C. his part Sett off to Levi his part and sett off to Henry S. his part 2 parts as discribed and my wife and Sarah will be in possession already - of it.. part I also give to my wife one thousand Dollars to hav the use and profits of while she livs and to make such disposal of it as she think best but if she makes no will then to be equally divided among my children that may be living And I also give the things about the house or household goods to be divided among our children as my wife may think best such as spoons and silver ware and clothing and furniture. I leav them all with her and Sarah I also empower my executors to sell the Greenickel farm if it should not have been sold before and collect all mortgages and notes if any are found and pay all debts and expenses settle up in full and what funds should be remaining shall be equally divided among my children that may be living at the time. Our m..condition I leav if my son Benjamin C. Whitlock refuses to take that part of the farm set off to him and takie good case of it and keep it up nice my executors may put that with the homested and pay him the sum of one hundred and twenty Dollars a year during his lifetime say $60 every six months say 1st January and 1st of July in each year. It would be better for him to ake a nice home over there and work some other land. In Witness I hav hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of Dec 1879 Benjamin Whitlock (L.S.) The above two sheets is declared to this date to be my last Will and Testament to us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other hav signed our names thereto as attesting witnesses Names Post Address D. Teller Lyons NY J.M. Bradley " "