In the Name of God Amen. I Capt.

John Conklin of Poghkeepsie precinct in Dutchess

County Being in good health but in a adanced age Considering the uncertainty of !ife
Do make this my last "ill and testament.
#irst I recommend my soul in the hands of Almighty god "ho gae it hopeing for
salation through Jesus Christ my $edeemer. and my body to the %arth to be Buried in a
Christian like and Decent &anner and my 'emporal %state I "ill and Dispose of the
same in &anner and form follo"ing my "ill is ()* and I Do +rder that all my ,ust Debts
and funeral Charges shall be fully sattisfyed "ithin some Coneniant time after my
Decease.
I Gie unto my Daughter susanna and her heirs or assigns the sum of forty pounds and
unto my '"o Grand Daughters Johanna and &ary Daughter of my Daughter Anna
Deceased and to their heirs and assigns the sum of #orty pounds. that is to say Johanna
the sum of '"enty fie pounds and &ary the sum of #ifteen pounds and as I hae paid
for my son in la" 'eunis 'appan "ho is &arried to my Daughter -ester up"ards of one
hundred pounds. if therefore the said 'appan shall eer repay me or my %/ecutors that
&oney that I "ill and gie unto my Daughter -ester all the sum of #orty pounds. I gie
unto my son &atthe" all my #arming 0tencils as 1agon. slays. plo"s. etc. the aboe
Be2ueths by me gien to (or 3gie unto3) 4 this "hole sentence is obscure to me* my
Daughter and Grand Daughters not to be paid by my %/ecutors until after my %state be
sold and the money $eceied. I Gie all my "ife5s Bedding and 1aring apparrel after her
Deceas unto my '"o Daughters and my '"o grand Daughters %ach share alike that is
my t"o grand Daughters instead of this mother5s one share Bet"een them. I Gie unto
my son John my Dutch Bible for his Birthright.
(something illegible* and I Do +rder that my %/ecutors berein after named Do "ithin
some conenient time after my Decease Do sell and Dispose of all my $eal and Personal
%state of "hat kind (illeg. "ord* and "heresoeer the same may be for the best price that
can be had or may be obtained for the same And the money Ariseing by the sale thereof
6After the Aboe Be2ueths by me gien unto my Daughters and grand Daughters being
first paid7 I gie unto my seen sons 6to "it7 John. !a"rence. Daid. Abraham. Isaac.
Jacob and &atthe" and to their heirs and assigns for %er each share and share alike
upon this 'rust. Neertheless that my said sons Do proide a competent and sufficient
&aintenance for my 1ife During her life. she to hae her choice "ith "home or "hereto
lie on their not complying here"ith. I do order that a sufficient sum of money arising
out of the sale of my %state be paid her sufficient for a comfortable support for her during
her life and after her Death. 1hall (sic* shall then be left I order to be %2ually diided
among my seen sons as aboe mentioned. I appoint my sons John. !a"rence. Daid.
Abraham. Isaac. Jacob and &atthe" %/ecutors of this my last 1ill and 'estament. In
testimoney "hereof I the said John Concklin hae to this my last "ill and 'estament set
my hand and seal the #ifth Day of August in the year of our lord one 'housand 8een
hundred and eighty4fie.
8igned. sealed. published and Deliered by the aboe named John Concklin as and for his
last in the presence of
Jacob 1esterelt
John Concklin his mark
&athe" !. Concklin his mark
Dutchess County
Be it $emembered that on the thirty first day of December +ne thousand seen hundred
and eighty fie personally appeared before me Gilbert !iingston 8urrogate of the said
County &athe" !. Conckling of Dutchess County. #armer and being duly s"orn on his
oath declared that he did see John Conckling sign and seal the "ithin "ritten instrument
purporting to be the "ill of the said John Conckling bearing date the fifth day of August
in the year of our !ord one thousand seen hundred and eighty4fie and heard him
publish and declare the same as and for his last "ill and testament. that at the time htereof
the said John Conckling "as of sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the
kno"ledge of him the Deponent. and that his mark "ith the "ord &atthe" !. Conckling
his mark "rote round the same "as his signature as a "itness to the said "ill. and that he
sa" Jacob 1esterelt make his mark John !. Conckling sign his name as sitnesses to the
1ill in Presence of the 'estateor
Gilbert !iingston 8urrogate
Duthcess County
Be it remembered that on the thirty4first day of December one thousand seen hundred
and eighty fie Abraham Conckling. Isaac Conkckling and Jacob Conckling thereof the
%/ecutors of the "ithin "ritten 1ill of John Conckling like"ise appeared before me
Gilbert !iingston and "ere duly s"orn to the true %/ecutiion and performance of the
said "ill by seerally taking the oath of an %/ecutor as by !a" appointed before me.
Gilbert !iingston 8urrogate