Last Will & Testament of Jacob
Sowle, Senior
In the name of God amen. I Jacob Sowle Senr. Of Blenheim Schoharie County
& State of New York being week in body, but of sound & perfect mind and memory, do
make & publish this my last will & testament in manner and form following, that is
to say,
First, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Meribah Sowle the use profits and avails of
the one equal third part of all my landed estate after my decease during her natural life,
and if a surplus of the neet [net?] proceeds of the said thirds of my landed estate be
left after my said beloved wife hath her maintainance [sic] at the end of any year then my
Executors shall give such
surplus if any to my beloved son Lewis Sowle � I will and bequeath to my said beloved son
Lewis Sowle the remaining two thirds of my landed estate after my decease, and also the
said one third willed to my beloved wife Mirabah Sowle, I will and bequeath to my beloved
son Lewis Sowle after my beloved wifes decease.
And during the time that my beloved daughter Phebe Sowle shall remain a single woman that
she remain at home with her mother as one with her to enjoy the profits of the two thirds
of my landed property willed to my beloved wife. And I do further will and bequeath that
my beloved wife Meribah Sowle have all my wearing apparel and also all my household
furniture to do with as may seem fit and best. And I do further will and bequeath to my
said beloved wife Meribah Sowle one good Cow to be provided & taken care of by my son
Lewis Sowle, and to be his after his mothers decease. I do furthermore will and
bequeath to my loving son Lewis Sowle all my farming utensils and also all my stock of
every kind excepting the use of the one Cow to his mother during her lifetime. And
furthermore I will and bequeath to my loving son Silas Sowle thirty dollars. And also I
will and bequeath to my loving son Jacob Sowle, Junior, thirty Dollars. And also to my
loving daughter Sarah Sawdy, Rebecca Simmons and also to my beloved daughter Betty Simmons
And also to my beloved daughter Massah Frazee And also to my beloved daughter Abigail
Antony [sic, actually Abigail Anthony] and also to my beloved daughter Nancy Rogers, and
also to my beloved daughter Meribah Pooler and also to my beloved daughter Phebe Sowle
each five Dollars, all of the above said sums amounting to One hundred dollars I will
& order my beloved son Lewis Sowle to pay or cause to be paid
to his Brothers and Sisters, to each their respective sums at the Expiration of four years
after my decease � And I do will and bequeath all my Cooper tools to my beloved son Jacob
Sowle, Junior, and I do will and order that my son Lewis Sowle collect to his own use all
of my debts and also to pay all my debts and funeral charges � And I will that if
anything not mentioned in
this will be found after my decease that it be the property of my loving wife at her
disposal � I do will and order that my son Lewis Sowle and my son in law Eliphalet Frazee
be the Executors to this my last will and testament, Hereby revoking all former wills by
me made � The witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Blenheim this 31st
day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and seven.
Jacob Sowle Senr.
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Jacob Sowle
Senr. To be his last will and testament in presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our
names as witnesses in the presence of the testator.
John Brewster
Rhode Brewster
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