In the Name of God
Amen. I Israel Wood of the Precinct of Goshen in ye County
of Orange and Province of New York Being But Weak in Body
yet thro Devine Goodness of a Sound and Perfect understanding
and memory Do Constitue this my Last Will and Testament
and Desire it may Be Received by all as Such: First I most
Humbly Bequeath My Soul to its Great former God Beseeching
His Most gracious acceptance of it: thro the All Sufficient
merits & meditations of my Most Dear and Compasionate Redeemer,
Jesus Christ who Gave himself for me and is able to Save
to the uttermost all That Come unto God By him: Seeing He
maketh Continual Intersession Before the throne of God Who
I trust will not Reject unworthy me. In this Hope and Confidence
I Render up my Soul with Comfort into the Hands of God the
Father Son and Holy Ghost Who I Trust While here will Hide
me in his Pavillion and at my dissolution will take me into
those mansions of Everlasting Bliss forever to Swim and
Dive in those Rivers that are at his Right Hand Amen. First
I Give my Body to the Earth from Whence it was Taken in
full Assurance of its Resurrection from thence at the Last
Day: As to my Burial I Desire it may Be Done in a Decent
manner at ye Descression of my Executors Here after Named
As to my Worldly Estate I Do Will and Positively order that
all my Lawful Debts Be paid. Item. I Give and Bequeth to
my Well Beloved Wife Ruth the Priviledge of the Best Room
on my homestead and a sufficient Maintenance out of the
Same During the Term of her Remaining my Widow and if at
any time She Doth conclude that She is ill used My two sons
George and Daniel is to Give her their mother Ten Pounds
a peice yearly and _____? While she Remains my widow. Item
I Give and Bequeath to my Beloved Son Abner Wood his heirs
and assigns for ever to his sole and their sole and only
Proper use Benefit and Behoof a Certain Tract of Land Containing
one Hundred Acres Laying and Being Southardly of Garriot(Garret)
Deckers farm. Bought of Mr. Wickham the first Day of July
Seventeen Hundred & sixty Eight Reference Being had to a
Bill of Sale Given By Sd(said) Wickham to me the Afforsd(afforsaid)
Date will make so Lawfully appear * ( But if She Chooses
to Live in a room By herself She is to have her Bed and
furniture with all things fit for housekeeping and horse
and saddle to ride abroad and Everything needed) Item I
Give and Bequeath to my Beloved Son Eliphalat Wood his heirs
and assigns forever to his and their only Sole Proper use
Benefit and Behoof all the Remainder of Lands Bought of
Mr. Wickham Being and Laying Westerly and Northerly of Sd(said)
Decker Containing Sixty four acres and Twenty four Rods
of Land as may appear By the affordsd Deed Reference there
to Being had and a___? I do alow him to keep the Two mares
Two cows and their young that he hath Now in possession
to him and his forever. Item I Give and Bequeath unto my
Beloved Daughter Mary Benidick(Benedict) To the Value of
Seventy Pounds To Be paid as followeth ___?four (? Within
one year after my Decease and within the year following
two cows with calves and two __? Ponds in Cash york money
or in Creatures as they can agree which I allow to Be the
total Sum of what I have left her to Be paid by my Exectutors
after Named out of my moviable Estate. Item I Give and Bequeath
unto my two youngest Sons George Wood and Daniel Wood the
Plantaion on which I now Live with all the appurtenancies
thereunto Belonging to them their heirs and assigns forever
The said farm Containing one Hundred and fifty five acres
and one half acre to Be Equally Divided between them in
Quantity and Quality Sd(said) Land Being Purchased of _?
Vincent ___? By me as may fully appear By his Deed to me
Reference there to Being had and also I __? Allow them to
have all my moviable Estate in order to pay my Just Debt
and to pay the Leagisies Before mentioned and I Do order
and Allow them My sons George Wood and Daniel Wood To Take
Good Care of their mother while she l;ives and at her Death
to Bury her in a Decent manner and to Lert her have the
Desposal of her Bed furniture and saddle at her pleasure
at or just before her Decease and as they are to Pay off
all my Just Debts they are hereby jointly Impowered By me
to Receive all that is Due to me and I do hereby ordain
and Constitute my Beloved Sons George Wood and Daniel Wood
To Be my Sole and only Executors and I Do ordain and Constitute
my trusty Friend John Wood(of Sugar Loaf) to take Care and
see that my Executors act in all things agreeable to this
my Last Will and Testament in Witness Where of I have hereunto
set my hand and Seal and Do hereby Disanul all other and
former will Declared and Expressed By me This 26th Day of
August anno Domini 1774 Signed and Seald and Delivered in
Presence of us David Demerest Nathan Gray John Hinnan? *
notes made on bottom of will refer to this section.