The Last Will and
Testament of LEROY SALESBURY of
( The Will of Leroy
Salisbury was Signed: 6 Feb 1840 – Witnesses: CHARLES F. INGALLS and TACHEUS
ADAMS – Executor: ORSON SALISBURY of Greenwich, NY – Testimony : 22 Feb 1840 by
PORTER REYNOLDS - Recorded: 10 Mar 1840 by A. ROBERTSON )
Transcribed from
SAMPUBCO copy by MARY ANN SALISBURY Greenwich, Washington County, NY – County
Number 58 – Will Book Number B1 – Page 421
In the name of
God, Amen.
I, LE ROY SALESBURY of the town of
First: I order and
direct that my executor hereinafter named pay all my just debts and funeral
charges as soon after my decease as conveniently may be, out of my personal
estate, if that shall prove sufficient – if not, then I authorize him to sell
and convey so much of my real estate as shall be required for that purpose – or
he may provide for the payment in such manner as he may choose.
Second: I give and
bequeath devise unto my beloved Mother ELSA SALISBURY the use and occupation or
the rents and profits of my undivided share of the
Third: I give and
devise to my beloved Sister SARAH HEATH, wife of MORGAN HEATH – nine hundred
dollars to be paid to her in three equal annual installments with the interest
– after the decease of my Mother.
Fourth: At the decease
of my Mother I give and bequeath devise all my said real estate to my Brother
ORSON SALISBURY and to his heirs and assigns forever – Subject nevertheless to
the payment of the aforesaid Legacy to my Sister SARAH to be paid in manner
aforesaid, which I expressly charge upon my real estate herein devised.
Fifth: I order and
direct in case my Brother ORSON shall not accept the above bequest that then my
said real estate shall be equally divided between him and my said Sister.
Sixth: I give and
devise all the rest and residue of my real and personal estate whereof I shall
be possessed at my decease to my aforesaid Brother and Sister share and share
alike.
Seventh: I do hereby
nominate and appoint my beloved Brother ORSON SALESBURY – Executor of this my
last will and testament and hereby expressly revoke all and every former will
by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal the sixth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty.
LE
Signed, sealed
published and declared by the testator to be his last will and testament in the
presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of
each other
have subscribed our names
as witnesses.
CHARLES F. INGALLS of
the Town of Greenwich, Wash. Co., NY
TACHEUS ADAMS of the
same place
Surrogate Office S.S.
I, A. ROBERTTSON
Surrogate of the said county do certify the foregoing to be a correct record of
the last will and testament of LE ROY SALISBURY late of the town of
A. ROBERTSON
TESTIMONY
In the matter of the
estate of LE ROY
PORTER REYNOLDS of the
town of Greenwich in the said county being duly sworn in open court deposeth and saith that the
instrument in writing now produced and shown to him purporting to be the last
will and testament of the above named LE ROY SALISBURY deceased and which bears
date the sixth day of February 1840 was delivered to this deponent by ELSA
SALISBURY in the presence of the deceased, and
on the day that he died,
for Safe keeping. Stating at the time, that she delivered the same at the
request of the Testator, that this deponent kept the
said instrument in his possession until yesterday when he delivered the same to
ORSON SALISBURY the Executor named
in the said instrument –
and further this deponent saith not.
PORTER REYNOLDS
Sworn the 22nd day of
Feb. 1840
Before me A. ROBERTSON
Surrogate
In the matter of the
estate of LE ROY
TACHEUS ADAMS of the
town of Greenwich in the said county being duly sworn in open court - doth
depose and say, that he was acquainted with the deceased the above named LE ROY
SALISBURY, deceased, in his life time, and was present and saw him subscribe
his name at the end of the instrument in writing now produced in Court and
exhibited to him purporting to be the last will and testament of the said
deceased, bearing date the sixth day of February one thousand eight hundred and
forty and this deponent further saith that the said
deceased, did at the time of subscribing his name at the end of the said
instrument as aforesaid, publish and declare the same <to> <as> and
for his last will and testament in the presence of this deponent and CHARLES F.
INGALLS, who at the request of the said deceased, and in his presence and in
the presence of each other subscribed their names thereto respectively as
witnesses to the execution thereof, that at the time thereof the said deceased
was of sound disposing mind and memory, above the age of twenty one years, and
under no restraints to the best of the knowledge and belief of this deponent.
TACHEUS
Sworn the 3rd day of
March 1840
before me A. ROBERTSON
Surrogate
In the matter of the
estate of LE ROY
CHARLES F. INGALLS
being duly sworn in open court, deposeth and saith, that he was acquainted with the above named LE ROY
SALISBURY in his life time, and was present and saw <him> subscribe his
name at the end of the instrument in writing, now produced and shown to him
purporting to be the last will and testament of the said deceased, which bears
date the sixth day of February 1840, and that the said deceased at the same
time, published and declared the same as and for the said instrument to be his
last will and testament in the presence of this deponent and TACHEUS ADAMS who
at the request of the said deceased, and in his presence, and in the presence
of each other, subscribed their names thereto as witnesses thereto, as
witnesses to the execution thereof, that at the time thereof, the said deceased
was of sound disposing mind and memory, above the age of twenty one years, and
under no restraint, to the knowledge and belief of this deponent, and this
deponent further saith that the said instrument is in
the same condition as it was when executed, without any alterations therein and
further this deponent saith not.
CHARLES F. INGALLS
Sworn the 10th day of
March 1840
before me A. ROBERTSON
Surrogate
Surrogate Office S.S.
I, A. ROBERTTSON
Surrogate of the said county do certify the foregoing to be a correct record of
the testimony taken by me in proving the last will and testament of LE ROY
SALISBURY, deceased, as a will of real and personal estate, and recorded the
10th day of March 1840.
A.
ROBERTSON