Will, NY, Charlotte, Micah Vail 1777

In the name of God, Amen.

This sixth day of June in the year of our Lord 1777, I MICAH VAIL of the town
of Danby, Charlotte County & Province of New York, yeoman being very sick and
weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for the same,
and calling to 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 testament.

That is, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the
hands of God who gave it, and concerning my body I recommend it to the earth
to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my executors, nothing
doubting but at the general resurrection to obtain everlasting happiness in
the life to come through the merits and mediation of my blessed redeemer
Jesus Christ.

And as touching such worldly estate as it pleased God to bless me with in
this world, I give and bequeath as follows, viz.

To my loving wife her third of all real and personal estate.

To my son MOSES, eighty acres of land in lot No. 18.

To my son EDWARD I give lot No. 19.

My movable estate and out standing debts to be collected and all debts
discharged the movable estate to be set apart for the bringing up and
educating my children.

To my son JOHN I give eighty acres of land it being lot No. 36.

All my wild land run out and to be run out to be equally divided between
MOSES, EDWARD and JOHN.

I will to two of my daughters thirty pounds each when of age, to be paid by
EDWARD and JOHN, namely to LOVICEA & PHEBE.

I also bequeath to my other daughters, namely to DEBORAH, HANNAH, EUNICE and
LUIRETIA fifty pounds each out of the debts when collected.

To my nephew SETH SOPER, I give fifty acres of wild land.

I hereby constitute & appoint my sons MOSES & EDWARD to be executors,
confirming this, and no other to be my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year
above written.

I also desire my executors to give THOMAS MCDANIELS deed for a piece of land
which I sold to him.




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                    Will, NY, Charlotte, Micah Vail 1777

MICAH VAIL {seal}

Published & pronounced by the said MICAH VAIL to be his last will & testament
in presence of us:

Witnesses

WILLIAM BRUMBLEY
ABRAHAM CHASE
MATHEW RANDALL




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                    Will, NY, Charlotte, Micah Vail 1777

Court of probate for the district of Rutland, December 20, 1782.

By JOSEPH BOWKER judge of the court of probate of wills for the district of
Rutland. MOSES & EDWARD VAIL being appointed exectors to the last will and
testament of MICAH VAIL, the within name testator. The said executors having
made request to have the same proved and accepted have proved the said will
and testament in said court of probate. The said court does approve and
accept the same.

JOSEPH BOWKER, Judge Probate




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