FRANCISCO, Abraham, Will of
Surrogate Court of Ontario Co., NY, Vol. 18, p.128-129
Written 16 Nov 1824 – Proved 8 Apr 1826
(spelling and punctuation as in original document)
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 the
town
of Canandaigua in the county of Ontario on the eight day of April A.D.
1826
before Jared Willson Esq. Surrogate of our Said county the last will
and
testament of Abraham Francisco deceased, a copy whereof is hereunto
annexed
was proved and is now approved and allowed of by us and the said
deceased
having while he lived and at the time of his death goods chattels or
credits
within the state by means whereof the proving and registering the said
will
and the granting administration of all and singular the said goods
chattels
and credits and all the auditing allowing and final discharging the
account
thereof doth belong until us, the administration of all and singular
the
good chattels and credits of the said deceased and any way concerning
his
will is granted until Michael A. Francisco and Richard Washburn
executors in the Said will named hereby requiring you well and
faithfully administer the same and to make and exhibit a true and
perfect inventory of all and singular
the goods chattels and credits and alto to render a just and true
accounting
of when thereunto required.
In
Testimony
whereof we have caused the seal of office of our Said Surrogate to be
here
unto affixed. Witness Jared Willson, Esquire, Surrogate of the
Said
county at the town of Canandaigua aforesaid the eighth day of April in
the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty Six.
Signed:
Jared Willson
I, Abraham Francisco of
Gorham
county of Ontario State of New York being sound in my mind but infirm
in
my body and certain that I must soon lodge my frail body in the dust
but
uncertain of the time when do make the following disposial of my
property
Firstly
I give and bequeath to my wife Esther Francisco one and ten sheep and
all
my household furniture of every description.
Secondly I give and
bequeath
the use interest and benefit of all my property both real and personal
not
bequeathed in the above article in every part of the world that I may
die
seized unto my wife Esther Francisco and to my daughter Clary Francisco
for
their suport and maintainance during during (sic) their natural lives
and
the life of the longest liver and at their deceas and the deceas of the
longest
liver if there shold be any of the above sd. Property either real or
personal
not expended in and for the support and maintainance of the above
described
Esther and Clarry then the above sd. Widow that be equally divided
betwixt
my surviving children and if no surviving child or children then
betwixt
my grand children
And
I
do hereby revoke all other wills heretofore by me made and constitute
and
my son Michael A. Francisco and my son in law Richard Washburn
executors
of this my law will.
In
Witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixteenth November
A.D.
1824. Signed: Abraham (his X mark) Francisco.
Attest: James
Harrington,
Henry A. Francisco, Lemuel Dwelle, Jr.
Ontario County.
Be
it remembered that on the eighth day of April in the year of our Lord
one
thousand eight hundred and twenty six personally appeared before me
Jared
Willson Esquire surrogate of the county of Ontario James Harington and
Lemuel
Dwelle, Jr. who being duly sworn did depose and say that they the
deponents
saw Abraham Francisco late of the county of Ontario deceased sign and
seal
the written instrument then known unto them of which the aforegoing is
a
true copy purporting to be the last will and testament of the said
Abraham
Francisco deceased bearing date of the sixteenth day of November in the
year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four that at the time
thereof
the said Abraham Francisco was of a sound disposing mind and memory to
the
best of the knowledge and belief of them the deponents and that they
the
deponents and Henry A. Francisco subscribed their names as witnesses to
the
said will in the presence of each other and in the presence of the
testator.
Signed: Jared Willson
Many thanks to Lyn Wilson for donating this will.
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