Wills
Transcribed and submitted by L. Hess
Will of Eleanor Smith Holbert
Liber P, Page 35-38
Orange County Surrogates Court 1848
The last will and testament of Eleanor Holbert of the town of Chester in the County og Orange and the state of New York. I Eleanot Holbert considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind and memory (Blessed br Almighty God for same), do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following. that is to say
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Coe Holbert one feather bed and bedding
Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter elizabeth Holbert two silver serving spoons
Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ellen Rhoads two silver preserve spoons
I further give and bequeath unto my five daughters viz: Marie Knapp, Fanny Vandervoort, Elizabeth Holbert, Ellen Roades, Jane Holbert all my entire household furniture to be divided equally among them share and share alike and lastly as to all the rest, residue and remainder of my personal estate goods, chattlels of what kind and nature soever and also all my real estate wheresoever the same may be or in whatsoever state or condition or manner it may exist, I hereby give devise and bequeath unto my nine children, viz:Coe Holbert, Ezra Holbert, Jesse holbert,Mariah Knapp, Elizabeth Holbert, Fanny Vandervoort, John S Holbert, Ellen Roades and Jane Holbert to their and their assigns forever, share and share alike.
And it is my will that if it should so happen that I do not sell all my realestate in my lifetime then I herby now aid and direct my executors hereinafter named to sell all of my realestate wheresoever and in whatsoever shape or manner the same may be or exist as soon as convenient after my decease and divide the proceeds of the same equally among all of my said children and if any of them shall then be dead and leave children such child or children shall inherit the part and portion that the parent would have inherited.
And lastly I nominate and appoint my two sons, viz: Ezra Holbert and Jesse Holbert executors to this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of June in the year onethousand eight hundred and forty-eight. Eleanor Holbert
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