In the name of God Amen. I WILLIAM TRIPP of the Township of
Queensbury and State of New York yeoman this Second day of the third month in
the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty nine; Do make and
declare this my Last will and Testament, Revoking all other and former Wills;
in manner and form following, viz: I do first apoint all my Debts and personal Expences
to be paid out of m Real and personal Estate, by my Executors hereafter named.
I give unto my two well beloved a Sons JONATHAN and JAMES. One hundred acres of
land off of the south end of my farm, on which I now live, in Equal Devision between them; I give unto my well beloved Son
THOMAS all the obligations which I have Received of AGUSTIN ODLE for fifty
acres of land all of the N west Corner of my sd farm;
I Give unto my beloved Wife all the Remaining part of my farm untill my beloved Son WILLIAM becomes of lawful age, with
all m Stock and Farming Utensials if She remains my
Widow so long, and then to be Equally Divided between her and my Son WILLIAM;
but if she should marry or decease before he is of age, it is My will that it
should be converted to the best use for him, at the descression
of my Executors untill he comes of lawful age and
then to be Given to him as his own Estate but if she should live untill he is of age, is My will that at her Marriage, or
decease, that WILLIAM should have all that I have Given to her, Except all my
housel furniture, which I give to her at her own disposal, but if WILLIAM
should decease before he is of lawful age and without heirs, It is my will that
at the Marriage or decease of my wife that all that I have Given to her or
WILLIAM, except the housel furniture, Should be equally devided
between the rest of my sons, aforesaid.
And lastly I do appoint my wife LOIS TRIPP, and GEORGE SOUTHWICK, Executors of
this my Last will and testament.
Signed Sealed and delivered by the Testator and for his last will and Testament
in the presence of us. WILLIAM TRIPP
DAVID FERRISS
RATCHEL FERRISS
PHEBE FERRISS
[Proof of Will]
Washington County}ss: Be it remembered that on the
nineteenth day of May in the ear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two
personally came and appeared before me Edward Savage, Surrogate of the said
County RATCHEL FERRIS on of the Subscribing witnesses to the preceeding will and being duly sworn on her oath declared
that She did see WILLIAM TRIPP sign and seal the preceeding
instrument purporting to be the will of the said WILLIAM TRIPP Bearing date the
second day of the third month in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and Eighty nine and heard him Publish and declare the same as and for
his last will and Testament That at the time thereof he the said WILLIAM TRIPP
was of sound disposing mindand memory to the best of
the knowledge and belief of her, the deponent that her name Subscribed to the
said will is of her own hand writing which she subscribed as a witness to the
said will in the presence of the Testator and that She the deponent saw DAVID
FERRISS and PHEBE FERRISS the other witnesses to the said will Subscribe their
names as witnesses thereto in the Testators presence.
And be it also Remembered that on the same day GEORGE SOUTHWICK the Executor in
the said will named Likewise appeared before me the said Edward Savage and was
duly sworn to the true Execution and performance of the said will by taking the
Usal oath as an Executor as by Law appointed before
me. Edwd.
Savage
[Washington Co., NY Surrogate Records]