1863 Will of George J. Hilts

Herkimer, New York

Transcribed by Glen Bender

Last Will and Testament
George J. Hilts
June 6, 1863

Geo. J. Hilts

In the matter of Proving the Last Will & Testament of Geo. J. Hilts deceased.

Herkimer County State of New York J. E. Casey of the Town of German Flatts in the County of Herkimer and Volney Owen of the town of Herkimer in the County of Herkimer being first duly sworn in open court on their oaths do depose & say that they are subscribing witnesses to the last Will & Testament of George J. Hilts late of the town of Herkimer in the said county of Herkimer deceased and these deponents further say that the said deceased did in the presence of these deponents subscribe his name at the end of the instrument which is now shown to these deponents and which purports to be the last Will & Testament of the said deceased and which bears date on the sixth day of June A. D. 1863

That the said deceased did at the time of subscribing his name to said instrument as aforesaid, declare the same to be his last Will and testament that these deponents did thereupon subscribe their names at the end of said instrument as attesting witnesses to the execution thereof at the request of the said deceased and in his presence and in the presence of each other.

That the said deceased at the time of subscribing his name to said instrument as aforesaid was upwards of twenty one years of age to be of sound mind & memory and was not under restraint to the knowledge or belief of these deponents.
                J. E. Casey
                Volney Owen
Sworn examined and subscribed this
2nd day of November before me
            Ezra Graves Surrogate

"WILL"

The last will and testament of George J. Hilts
I give to the four children of my son William as follows. To George William Hilts four hundred dollars to Lucy & Libby each Fifty dollars & to Julia. twenty five dollars.
I give to the children of my son Christopher as follows; To Clairise three hundred dollars & to Philo, Schuyler & Charles each twenty five dollars.
All the residue of my estate real and personal I give in five equal shares as follows;   to the children of my son William one share. to the children of Christopher one share & to the children of my daughter Catherine one share to my daughters Margaret & Diana each one share. I appoint Alonzo Harter & Harvey Harter my executors   I direct the (postivers) of the legatees who are minors to put their shares at interest till the legatees are twenty one ormarried.
                June 6th 1863
                George J. Hilts        SS

Signed sealed & delivered by the testator to be his last will & testament in our presence &
we at his request in his presence & in the presence of each other affix & sign our names as witnesses.
                June 6th 1863
                V. Owen of Herkimer
                J. E. Casey of Mohawk

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Herkimer County Surrogates Office;
Be it remembered that on the day of the date hereof the last will & testament of George J. Hilts late of Herkimer in the County of Herkimer deceased. bearing date the sixth day of June one thousand eight hundred and sixty three (being the foregoing written instrument) was duly proved before Ezra Graves Surrogate of said County according to law as & for the last Will & Testament of the real and personal estate of said deceased which said last Will & Testament and the proofs & examinations taken thereon are recorded in this office in book M. Wills on page 318.
SS In testimony whereof the Surrogate of the said County hath
hereunto set his hand & affixed his seal of Office this second day of November
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & sixty three.
Ezra Graves Surrogate

I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true record of the original will of George J. Hilts deceased and of the proofs & examinations taken thereon.
Herkimer November 2nd 1863
Ezra Graves Surrogate

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