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Abstracts Of Wills Of
Rensselaer County, New York

Volume I of Manuscript

[Transcribed by Coralynn Brown] 

VOLUME I & II - 1790-1806

Transcriber's notes: This transcription was made from a very old copy of the original, which was typed on an antique typewriter that caused some letters to fill in with ink, especially a, e & o. When a name or word is all but illegible I note it, or put a question mark.

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JACOB SMITH, "late of Middltown in the County of Rensselaer, farmer."
Grandson: Jacob Smith.
Grand-dau: Getty (or Gartery) Ham.
Dau.: Caty Smith, wife of Robert Smith.
Elizabeth and Jenny, my 2 female slaves - their freedom.
Exec.: John Van Zandt, Troy; John Myers, Middletown.
Wit.: Platt Wickes; William Lake; James Howard.
Dates: 24 Jan. 1792, Probate 28 Oct. 1793; Vol. I, P. 22.


GOTTFRIED STOCK, Hoosick
Wife: Charity.
"her children, viz.: Lanah Best, Maria Risturg, Hannah Blass, Christian Weaver, Andrew Bortel."
"4 brothers and sisters: Anthony Stock, Philop Stock, Henry Stock, Marget Rate(?)
Exec.: Abraham Lake, John Comstock, John Blass.
Wit.: Cyrus Comstock, Reuben Baldwin, John Comstock.
Dates: June 14, 1798, Probate Dec. 28, 1802. Vol. 2, P. 24.