1836 Will - Selah Reeve
Introduction
Orange County, New YorkWill Book K, p55
Dated: 26 Nov 1836
Proved: 14 Jun 1837
Transcript
The People of the State of New York by the Grace of God free and Independent: To all to whom these presents shall come or may concernSend Greeting
Know Ye, That at Goshen in the County of Orange, on the Fourteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven before John Bo Booth esquire Surrogate of our said County, the Last Will and Testament of Selah Reeve deceased (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was duly proved, and is now approved and allowed of by us, and it appearing unto us that the said deceased was at the time of his death an inhabitant of the town of New Burgh in the said County of Orange, by reason whereof the proving and registering the said Will and the granting administration of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said Testator and also, the auditing, allowing and final discharging the account thereof, doth belong unto the Surrogate of the County or Orange: The administration of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased, and any way concerning his will is granted unto Christopher Reeve, and John W Brown Executors in the said Will named, they being first duly sworn faithfully and honestly to discharge the duties of such executors. In testimony whereof we have caused the seal of Office of our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed. Witness John B Booth Esquire Surrogate of the said County, at Goshen the twelfth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven and of our Independence the Sixty second.
Jno B Booth Surrogate
I Selah Reeve of New Burgh in the County of Orange being of sound mind and memory but having in view the uncertainty of human life do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say -
First I order and direct my executors herein after named to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses as soon after my decease as conveniently may be.
Secondly I authorize and empower my said executors to sell and dispose of all my real estate, and chattels real of any kind and description at such times and in such manner either at private or public sale, and upon such terms of credit, as my said executors shall deem most advantageous; and to make execute and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof good and sufficient deeds of conveyance in fee simple or otherwise for the same.
Thirdly I give and bequeath to my wife Elizabeth the sum of ten thousand dollars to be paid to her by my executors out of the proceeds of my real and personal estate, and the same when paid to be in lieu and full satisfaction of her reasonable dower, To have and to hold the same to my said wife Elizabeth and to her executors administrators and assigns forever.
Fourth I also order and direct my said executors to apply so much of the proceeds of my said real and personal estate, or of the interest and income thereof, as may be necessary for the support education and maintenance of my sons Nathan and Selah in addition to their own reasonable exections? untill they shall prespectively arrive at the age of twenty one years.
Fifth for the purchase of affecting a more just and equal distribution of the rest and residue of the proceeds of my real and personal property amongst my children the several sums of money due and owing from my sons Christopher Charles and George for monies heretofore advanced to them and for which I hold their several and respective promissory notes together with the several sums of one thousand dollars each heretofore advanced to my daughters Julia Ann, Eliza and Jane, and also hereinafter mentioned shall be deemed and considered a portion of the fund to be distributed and such several sums of money together with such rest and residue of the proceeds of my said real & personal estate shall be distributed to and divided amongst and paid over to my children in manner following that is to say - To my son Christopher the one equal ninth part thereof, first deducting from such ninth part the sum of ten thousand dollars heretofore advanced to him and for which I hold his note. To have and to hold the same to my said son Christopher his executors administrators and assigns forever. To my son Charles the one equal ninth part thereof first deducting from such ninth part the sum of two thousand dollars heretofore advanced to him and for which I hold his note, to have and to hold the same to my said son Charles his executors administrators and assigns forever. To my son George the one equal ninth part thereof first deducting from such ninth part the sum of Two thousand dollars heretofore advanced to him and for which I hold his note to have and to hold the same to my said son George his executors administrators and assigns forever. To my daughter Julia Ann, the one equal ninth part thereof first deducting from such ninth part the sum of one thousand dollars heretofore advanced to her. To have and to hold toe same to my said daughter Julia Ann her executors administrators and assigns forever. To my daughter Eliza the one equal ninth part thereof first deducting from such ninth part thereof the sum of one thousand dollars heretofore advanced to her To have and to hold the same to my said daughter Eliza her executors administrators and assigns for ever. To my daughter Harriet M the one equal ninth part thereof. To have and to hold the same to my said daughter Harriet M her executors administrators and assigns forever. To my son Nathan the one equal ninth part thereof To have and to hold the same to my said son Nathan his executors administrators and assigns forever. To my son Selah the one equal ninth part thereof to have and to hold the same to my said son Selah his executors administrators and assigns forever. The remaining equal ninth part thereof after deducting therefrom the sum of one thousand dollars heretofore advanced to my daughter Jane, I give and bequeath my executors herein after named in trust nevertheless, and to and for the uses and purposes and interest thereof as may be necessary for that purpose to the support and maintenance of my daughter Jane for and during the join lives of herself and her husband Alexander C Mulliner, Second at and upon the death of her said husband the surviving heir to pay whatever may remain thereof to my said daughter Jane for her own sole use and benefit. Third at and upon the death of my saud daughter Jane her husband surviving her to divide what ever may remain of the said one equal ninth part, amongst the children of my said daughter Jane in equal parts, share and share alike. The bequests herein before made to my sons Christopher, Charles and George respectively shall not operate to extinguish the said debts of two thousand dollars due from each of them respectively unless the shares allotted to each of them under the foregoing distribution shall equal or exceed the sum of two thousand dollars, and if the sum allotted to each of them respectively under such distribution shall fall short of the said sum of two thousand dollars then and in such case, it is my will that they and each of them shall respectively account for and pay over such deficient ballance to my executors to be distribted as before mentioned.
I make constitute and appoint my son Christopher and my son in law John W Brown executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby declaring null void and of no effect all other and former wills and codicils by me made. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty sixth day of november one thousand eight hundred and thirty six.
Selah Reeve (LS)
Sealed signed published & declared by the said Testator as and for his Last will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence }
and in the presence of each other signed our names hereto as witnesses }
Alex Falls Junr New Burgh Orange County Wm Ruggles of New Burgh Orance County
State of New York }
Orange County } Alexander Falls Junr William Ruggles & John W Brown of the town of New Burgh in said County, being by the surrogate of the County of Orange duly sworn and examined depose and say and each for himself says that he was well acquainted with Selah Reeve late of the town of New Burgh in said county deceased: And the deponents Alexander Falls Junr & William Ruggles further say and each for himself says that he was present as a witness and did see the said Selah Reeve deceased subscribe at the end thereof the instrument now produced and shown to the deponents purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of the said Selah Reeve deceased bearing date the twenty sixth day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty six: that such subscription was made by the said Testator in the presence of these deponents subscribing witnesses to said Will. That the said Testator at the same time declared the instrument so subscribed by him to be his Last Will and Testament, whereupon these deponents signed their names at the end of the Will at the request of the said testator; and that the said testator at the time of executing and publishing the said Last Will and Testament was of full age of sound mind and memory and not under any restraint. And the deponent John W Brown for himself further says that he drew up said will unto the special direction and instruction of said testator that deponent immediately after sealed the same up in an envelope inscribed thereon Will of Selah Reeve that said will was by the said testator left with deponent for safe keeping that deponent safely kept the same from the time the same was executed as aforesaid until by deponent delivered to said surrogate for probate, that the will now offered for probate is the same as when executed as aforesaid.
Alex Falls Junr
Wm Ruggles
John W Brown
Sworn & Examined this 14th day of June 1837 }
Before me Jno B Booth Surrogate }
Orange County Surrogate office } I certify the preceding to be a true record of the Last Will and Testament of Selah Reeve deceased of the Letters Testamentary thereon and of the proofs and examinations had in relation thereto.
Jno B Booth Surrogate