Will of Jacob Isenhour
From Ontario County, New York Record of Wills, Vol W,
1866-1875,
pp 641-644:
Jacob Isenhour of Hopewell Twp. Wife: Mary (commonly called
Polly). Sons: Leonard, Newman E, and Abraham B.
Daughters: Mary w/o I N Holmes, Elizabeth w/o Henry Fox, Susan
w/o Peter Russel, Mary Jane (adopted). Mentions: 1) payment
of all my just debts and funeral expenses; 2) give and bequeath to my
wife Mary all of my real estate during and for her natural life and
also the use and enjoyment of all my
personal estate during her life to have and to hold all my estate real
and
personal, as long as she lives. 3) all that tract or parcel of
land
situate lying and being in the town of Seneca in the County of Ontario
and
State of New York conveyed to me by Nathan Whitney and Thankful his
wife
by Deed dated the twenty sixth day of February 1835 containing fifty
eight
acres and 33/100 of an acre of land (to son Leonard); the sum of five
hundred
dollars; unto my daughter Elizabeth, now the wife of Henry Fox, to be
paid
by Leonard Isenhour within one year after he becomes in possession of
the
land (revoked by Jacob 17 Apr 1873); 4) all the rest and residue
of
my real estate being so much of my farm upon which I reside conveyed to
me
by William Brands and Hannah his wife by Deed dated the tenth day of
February
1819 containing forty seven acres and twelve rods of land, and the same
land
conveyed to me by William Brands and Hannah his wife by Deed dated the
4th
day of January 1825 containing fifty acres of land, and also all of my
right
title interest and estate in thirteen acres of land in lot number
seventy
in Township number ?? in the second range of said Township in Ontario
County,
as conveyed to me by Deed from Levi Shoemaker dated the 4th of March
1854
and by Deed from Rebecca Shoemaker and Anne T Wild dated the 6th of
March
1867 (to be shared by sons Newman E and Abraham B); 5) the sum of
one
thousand dollars to my daughter Mary Ann, now the wife of I N Holmes,
to
be paid by Newman E and Abraham B Isenhour within one year after they
become
in possession of the land; the sum of five hundred dollars (amended to
one
thousand dollars by Jacob 17 Apr 1873) 6) to my daughter Elizabeth, now
the
wife of Henry Fox, and the sum of five hundred dollars to my adopted
daughter
Jane Isenhour within two years after they become into the possession of
said
lands; 7) the sum of one thousand dollars to my daughter Susan, now the
wife
of Peter Russel within three years after they become in possession of
the
said lands; 8) all the rest and residue of my estate whether real or
personal
not herein disposed of (to be shared by sons Newman E and Abraham B).
Executor: Leonard Buckholder of Seneca. Witnesses: Calvin Walker
and W F Edington.
Will dated 17 Dec 1869, amended 17 Apr 1873. Will proved 26 Oct
1874.
This will donated by Shane Chism;
many thanks, Shane.
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