Will of Gershom Pope


"Copy of the last will and Testament of Gershom Pope In the name of God Amen I 
Gershom Pope of Burlington in the County of Otsego State of New York being
very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto
God there for calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it
is appointed for all men once (?) to die do make and ordain this my Last will
and teftament that is to say princebully and first of all I give and recommend
my soul unto the hand of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to
the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the direction of my
Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the
same again by the mighty power of God  And us touching such worldly Estate
wherewith it hath pleased God to blefs me with in this life I give devise and
dispose of the same in the following manner to wit First I give and bequeath
to my dearly beloved wife Hannah Pope the one third of my personal estate
after my debts and personal charges are paid. Item I give and bequeath To my
Sons Jedediah Pope John Pope Timothy Pope Squire Pope Gates Pope and Arnold
Pope each fifty cents which makes the full of their shares of my Estate with
what I have given them heretofore Item I give and bequeath to my son Seth Pope
all the remainder of my personal estate except the remainder of my household
furniture after my wifes third is taken  out and that remainder of furniture I
give and bequeath to my four daughters Phebe Smith Deborah Monroe Hannah
Farmer and Elizabeth Thomson in equal parts and also all my Lands which I own
in the State of Pennfylvania I give and grant unto my four daughters aforesaid
and to their heirs forever in equal portions And I do constitute make and
ordain my Son in law William Munro my Sole Executor of this my Last will and
testament And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every
other former Teftaments will legacies Bequests and Executors by me made in any
ways before named willed and bequeathed notifying and confirming this and no
other to be my last will and testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and Seal this nineteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ten. 

                                                                               
 
                               Gershom Pope his mark

Signed Sealed published pronounced and declared by the said Gersfhom Pope as
his Last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in
the presence of each other have hereunto Subscribed our names

Jedediah Peck
Eliezor Paterson
James Taylor

Otsego County fs Be it Remembered that on the first day of June in the year of 
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ten personally appeared before me 
Ambrose Clark Surrogate of the County of Otsego aforesaid Jedediah Peck of
Said County who being duly sworn teftefied and Said that he Saw Gershom Pope
Sign and Seal the within Instrument in writing purporting to be the will of
the Said Gershom Pope and heard him publish and declare the same us and for
his last will and testament that at the time then of he the said Gershom Pope
was of Sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and
belief of him the deponent and that his name Subscribed to the said will is of
his own proper hand writing which he Subscribed as a witnefs thereto in the
testators presence and that he Saw Eliezer Paterson and James Taylor the other
witnefses to the said will Subscribe their names as witnefses thereto in the
testators presence and in the presence of each other. Also be it remembered
that at the same time William Munro the Executor of Said will likewise
appeared before me and was duly sworn to the true performance and Execution of
the same by taking the usual oath as Executor.

     Ambrose Clark Surrogate

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 concern send Greeting Know ye
that at Otsego in the County of Otsego on the first day of June in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ten before Ambrose Clark Esq Surrogate
of our said County the last will and testament of Gerfhom Pope deceased (a
copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved and is now approved and allowed
of by us and the Said deceased having whilst he lived and at the time of his
death Goods Chattels and Credits within this State by means wherof the proving
and registering the Said will and the granting administration of all and
singular the Said Goods Chattels and Credits and also the auditing allowing
and final discharging the account thereof doth belong unto us the
administrations of all and Singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the Said
deceased and any way concerning his will is granted unto William Munro
Executor in the said will named he being first duly sworn well and faithfully
to administer the same and to make and exhibit a true and perfect Inventory of
all and Singular the said Goods Chattels and Credits and also to render a just
and true account therof when thereunto required.  In testimony whereof we have
caused the Seal of office or our Said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed
Witnesses Ambrose Clark Esq Surrogate of the Said County of Otsego aforesaid
the first day of June in the year of our lord one thousand eight hindered and
ten and of our Independence the thirty fourth

Ambrose Clark Surrogate
 

Will written March 3 1810 Recorded June 1 1810