From: mlake at melake.erols.com (Marshall Lake)
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 19:02:57 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Joseph Lake of Richmond Co, NY

Abstracts of Wills Vol X 1780-1782, page 62:
Page 150.--In the name of God, Amen. The fourth day of April, 1781. I,
JEREMIAH SIMONSON, of the County of Richmond, and Colony of New York, will
and direct that all my just debts and funeral charges shall be paid in such
manner as shall be hereafter directed. I leave to my nephew, Isaac Simonson,
the son of my brother Isaac, deceased, all my land and meadows with houses
and all the improvements thereon which was "separated and divided" to me in
the division between me and my brother Frederick, deceased, with my waggon,
two horses, a plow, two harrows, all the "geers" and all my farming utensils,
he paying and discharging all my just debts which I do owe on my own account,
and exclusive of any debts of my aforesaid brother, and my funeral charges.
Whereas my brother Frederick by his last will and testament duly executed,
bearing date, the 25 April, 1777, did give and devise to me all his
plantation lands, meadows, mesuages and ferry, subjecting the same to the
payment of his just debts, funeral charges and certain legacies specified in
said will, as by said will may more fully appear. My will is that all that
part of my estate willed to me by my brother, as aforesaid, shall be sold by
my executors and the monies arising therefrom, and all my other moveable
estate not before disposed of, I give and dispose of in the following manner,
if any there be after paying the debts and legacies as aforesaid, to wit: One
fourth part thereof to the children of my brother Simon, deceased; one fourth
part to my nephew, Gozen Simonson; one fourth part to the children of my
brother Jehonas, deceased; the remaining fourth part to the children of my
brother Ram, deceased. I make my friend, Haremonas Garrison, my nephew, Gozen
Simonson, and my nephew, Jehonas Simonson, the son of my brother Simon,
executors.

Witnesses, Benjamin Seaman, Surrogate, Cornelius Corson, yeoman, Joseph Lake,
yeoman. Proved, April 16, 1781.