Will of Elijah Kinne, Ovid, Seneca County, NY
dated 20 March 1815
Elijah Kinne, Sr. 1743-1830
Transcribed by Thomas & Georgia Kinney Bopp

 

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Elijah’s Ancestry . . . . .

Henry of MA ca. 1624
Thomas, Sr. 1654/44-1687 m. Elizabeth Knight
Thomas, Jr. 1678-1756 m. Martha Cox
James, Sr. 1703-1776 m. Sarah Herrick (1^st wife)
Elijah, Sr. 1743-1830 m. Jerusha Burton & Elizabeth Leake

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From the Book of Wills, Seneca County, N.Y., Volume A3, pages 45-51; will page 49:

Probated April - May, 1830

 

Will of Elijah Kinne, Ovid, Seneca county, NY, dated 20 March 1815

 

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In the name of God Amen.  I Elijah Kinne of the town of Ovid in the County

of Seneca being advanced in years, but being of sound mind and memory, Do

make ordain publish and declare this as my last will and testament as

follows to wit.  1^st I give and bequeath my soul to God and my body

to the dust, from whence it came.  2^nd It is my will that my executors

here in after named pay all my debts out of my personal estate. Item [3^rd].. I give

and devise unto my son Elijah Kinne Junr. all my houses on lot number ninety

five in the township of Romulus in the County of Seneca, also all of lot number two

of the township of Ovid, which I now live on together with all the buildings thereon

to him the said Elijah Kinne his heirs and assigns forever subject to the payment

of the legacies here in after mentioned & to be charged on the same.  To wit It is my will

that the said Elijah Kinne Junr. shall pay to my son Ephriam Kinne his heirs

and assigns the sum of one thousand dollars in stock at cash price or in money

at his election in one year after my death.  Also to pay to my son Isaac Kinne

his heirs and assigns the sum of one thousand dollars in stock at cash price or

money at his election in two years after my death.  Also the said Elisha

shall pay to my daughter Lydia Bloomer or to her heirs one thousand dollars

in stock at cash price or money as the said Elijah shall elect in three years

after my death.  Also the said Elijah shall pay to my daughter Hulda Mead’s

natural children one thousand dollars in stock at cash price or money as

the said Elijah shall elect in four years after my death, which sum shall be divided

equally (among) between her said children.  Also the said Elijah shall pay to my

daughter Hannah Denton and in case of her death then to her children the sum

of one thousand dollars in stock at cash price or in money as the said Elijah shall

elect in five years after my death.  And the said Elijah shall pay to the

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children of my daughter Gerusha Huff one thousand dollars in stock at cash

price or money as the said Elijah shall elect in six years after my death which

sum shall be divided equally between her said children.  And the said Elijah

shall also pay to my daughter Louis Burroughs and in case of her death then to her chil-

dren one thousand dollars in stock or money as the said Elijah shall elect

in seven years after my death.  Item 4^thly  I devise and give unto my

son Ephriam Kinne all my land lying in lot number ninety six in the township

of Romulus in said County of Seneca  Also all my land lying in the Village

of Lancast[er], also all my lands lying in the Village of Plymouth  which Villages

are situated in the township of Romulus, to him the said Ephriam his heirs

and assigns forever --  Item [5^th] ..  I give and bequeath unto my said three

sons Elijah, Ephriam and Isaac all my wearing apparel to be divided equally

between them.  6^th Item - I give and devise unto Elizabeth Ellet for her

services and kindness in my family, and give and devise to her four

children John, Peggy, Henry and James the lot of land I bought of Stephen

Waterman containing about one hundred acres -- Also the lot of land

I bought of Peter Hughes, containing about two hundred acres of land.  Also

the lot of land I bought of [Simon] Gould containing about twenty acres

of land.  All of the above pieces of land are situated in the township of Rom-

ulus.  Also a lot of ground with the buildings thereon I bought of James Woodruff

lying in the Village of Verona in the town of Ovid containing about three

quarters of an acre and eight rods of land all of which I devise to the said

Elizabeth Ellet & her four children John, Peggy Henry and James their

heirs and assigns forever.  7^th Item -- I give and devise unto Amos Denton

the use and occupation of the farm I bought of him and which is in his

possession at this time for and during the term of his natural life and

after his death I give and devise the said farm & premises to Elizabeth

Ellet and her four children John, Peggy Henry and James and to her and their

heirs and assigns forever.  8^th Item -  I give and bequeath all my mova-

ble and personal estate of any kind & nature whatsoever that shall be left

after my debts and funeral expenses are paid the [same] into six equal parts

to be divided as follows, to wit:  One sixth part I give to my daughter Lydia

Bloomer and her heirs.  One sixth part I give to Hannah Denton or if she

be dead to her children.  One sixth part I give to Louis Burroughs or if she

be dead then to her children.  One sixth part I give to the children of my

daughter Huldah Mead who is deceased.  One sixth part I give to the chil-

dren of my daughter Gerusha Huff.  One sixth part I give to Elizabeth

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Ellet and her heirs.  9^th Item I do hereby further ordain and declare that

out of the estate heretofore devised to my son Elijah Kinne Junior one years

provisions he the said Elijah shall furnish and deliver to the said Elizabeth

Ellet immediately after my death for the support of her self and children. 

10^th item -- It is hereby ordained and declared as my will that any person

hereafter to derive any estate by [virtue] of this will, shall be on this condition 

that if any dispute shall arise between any of the persons herein named res-

pecting the division of any part of the goods & estate herein given or devised

that then it shall be the duty of my executors to divide the same Justly

between the parties according to the intention of this will, which division shall

be final and conclusive between them.  11^th Item & lastly I do hereby last-

ly ordain and declare that I hereby nominate and appoint my said

sons Elijah Kinne Junior and Ephriam Kinne executors of this my last will

and testament.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand

and seal this 20^th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand

eight hundred and fifteen.                              Elijah Kinne (SS)

 

Signed sealed and published

In the presence of us:

Alvah Gregory

Thomas W. Perry

Platt Kinne

May [seven]teenth one thousand eight hundred and thirty, I hereby certify

the foregoing to be a true record of the proofs examinations and will of Elijah

Kinne late of Ovid in the County of Seneca deceased.

                                        Samuel Birdsall, Surrogate

 

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