Will of John D. Griffin


 
WILL    1868
In the name of God. Amen. I John D. Griffin,of the Town of Westford in the County of 
Otsego, in the State of New York . Being of  sound mind and memory (Praise be 
Almighty God for the Same) do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament.
          I hereby give to my Executors power to sell all my Real Estate of every 
name and nature and convert the same into money, and after my lawful debts and 
funeral expenses are paid, the residue and remainder of my property of every 
name and nature I bequeath in the following order.
         First I give and bequeath to Margaret Griffin wife of my son Harrison, one 
hundred dollars.
         Second I give and bequeath to my beloved children the residue of my Estate, 
either real, personal or named to share in the following manner:   to my sons 
Harrison Grifffin, Angus Griffin,Hiram Griffin,John Griffin and George Griffin. 
to share and sharealike and to have each in the ratio of my estate.This ratio is 
as three is to two, or in other words to have three dollars each and my
daughters two each. But the one hundred dollars heretofore bequeathed to 
Margaret Griffin is to be taken from the above bequestto Harrison Griffin.  
         Third I give and bequeath to my beloved daughters  Clarissa North, Abba 
Jane Vanheusen and Emmeline Marks. The remainder of my Estate or in other words 
to share alike and to have in the ratio of my Estate as is two is to three, or 
in other words to have two dollars each as often as my son's have three each.
         Fourth. I do nominate and appoint my son John Griffin and Abba Jane to be 
the executors of my last will and testament . In testimony where I have here 
unto set my hand and seal and publish and declare this to be my last Will and 
Testament in presence of the witnesses named below this 22nd day of October 
1868.
  John D. Griffin(JDG)
Signed,sealed, declared and published by the said John D. Griffin as and for his 
last Will and Testament in presence of us who at his request and in his presence 
and presence of each other have inscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
Betsey P. Griffin Westford Otsego County
Hayatt Knapp Middlesfield Otsego County