WILL: Mathew McCaib; Wayne; Steuben co., NY

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Steuben County Will Book,

Recorded in Book 3, page 157, Surrogate's Office, Bath, Steuben County, NY.

     I Mathew McCaib of the town of Wayne & State of New State of New York
[sic] do make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner following viz 
I give & bequeath to my dear wife the whole of my property both real &
personal estate during her natural life & after her death to Moriaity and
Alexander McCaib two of my sons.  But out of the said property I give &
bequeath to my son States the sum of one hundred dollars Lydia five dollars,
to my daughter Mariah five dollars, to my daughter Sally five dollars to my
daughter Eliza five dollars & to my daughter Tamar five dollars to be paid by
my executors out of my property above named.  I give & bequeath to my dear
wife Tamar the balance of my property to be disposed of as aforesaid also
appoint ___ ___ sole executrix of this my last will & testament.
     In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
     hand & seal the 29th day of January 1839
                      his 
               Mathew  X   McCaib Ss
                      mark
Witness
of Larrow
Signed sealed published & declared by the said testator Mathew McCaib as & for
his last will & testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names
as witnesses thereto in the presence of the said testator
     Jacob Larrow of Urbana
     Moses Crookston of Wayne
     Morris Crookston of Wayne

State of New York }
Steuben County    }
Surrogate Court   } __ I Robert Campbell Jr. Surrogate of said county do
hereby certify that in pursuance of the statutes of this state upon proof &
examinations in the county aforesaid on the 9th September 1839 by the oaths of
Jacob Larrow Moses Crookston & Morris Crookston the subscribing witnesses to
the foregoing will, that the said will was duly executed that the testator at
the time of executing said will was in all respects competent to devise real
estate & not under restraint & I the Surrogate aforesaid do further certify
that said will is recorded in my office in Book of Wills testaments & codicils
proved before me at page 157 & the proof thereof in Book of minutes orders &
decrees at Page 423
     In witness whereof I the said Surrogate
     have hereunto affixed my hand & seal
     of office this 9th day of September 1839.
               R Campbell Jr
                    Surrogate
Recorded 9 September 1839
     R Campbell Jr Surrogate