WILL: Augustus Dautremont; Allegany co., NY surname: Dautremont, Colburn, Clark, Brooks, Haines, Farnum submitted by Marcia Ernst (ernstm at direcway.com) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: August 8, 2004 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 6.8 Kb ************************************************ Source: sampubco.com Allegany Co., Ny Wills Vol. 12 Pgs 443-445 Written: October 15 1888 Recorded: September 19 1889 Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Marcia ERNST Allegany County, New York Wills Hume Vol. 12 Pages 443-445 Record of the Will of AUGUST DAUTREMONT Deceased In the Name of God Amen I, AUGUSTUS DAUTREMONT, of Fillmore, Allegany County, NY being in my sixty- seventh year and being of sound mind and memory do make publish and declare this my last Will and Testament. First: I will and direct that all of my debts and funeral expenses to first paid. Second: I appoint WM. P. BROOKS of Fillmore, New York executor of this my last Will and Testament and I give devise and bequeath to my said Executor WM. P. BROOKS in trust all my real and personal estate and I give him full power to sell so much of and such part of my real and personal estate as is necessary to pay my debts and funeral expenses and to give any and all deed or deeds of the same necessary therefore Third: It is my desire that my wife MARY DAUTREMONT and my daughters ADALINE DAUTREMONT, JULIA COLBURN and CAROLINE CLARK shall reside together in my home in Fillmore, NY as they have in the past and I direct my said Executor to pay over to my said wife and children above named as long as they shall remain and live together as one family all the income and profits from my said estate to be used by my said wife and children for their joint living. The object of this clause of my will is that my said wife and children shall remain together and live as one family the same as before my decease. Fourth: In case any of my said children does not desire to live as a member of the family with my said wife as provided for in the third clause of this Will then the income and profits of my said estate I direct to be paid by my said Executor to the remainder of my said children and my said wife for their joint living. Fifth: Upon the death of my said wife I direct that all of my estate for both real and personal be sold and the proceeds thereof be distributed equally between my daughters JULIA COLBURN, ADALINE DAUTREMONT, and CAROLINE CLARK, and if either of my said daughters die before my said wife then the share of said daughter shall go to the descendents of said deceased daughter. Sixth: I hereby direct my said Executor to cancel and destroy all notes or evidence of indentures which I may have against my daughter JULIA COLBURN at the time of my death and the said indebtedness is not to be deducted from the share of said JULIA COLBURN under this Will. Seventh: I have already given my sons LUCIEN and GEORGE DAUTREMONT their share of my estate therefore no provision is made for them herein. Eighth: The provisions of this will made for the benefit of my wife MARY DAUTREMONT is intended to be and is given in full satisfaction of her dower right in my real estate. And I hereby revoke all former Wills by me made. In Witness Whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal this 15th day of October in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty Eight. AUGUST DAUTREMONT S S The above instrument consisting of two sheets was at the date thereof signed sealed published and declared by the said AUGUSTUS DAUTREMONT as and for the last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto: C. E. HAINES Fillmore, All. Co., N.Y. F. E. HAINES State of New York Allegany County Surrogates Be it Remembered That on the day of the date hereof the Last Will and Testament of AUGUSTUS DAUTREMONT late of the Town of Hume in the County of Allegany and State of New York deceased being the within and forgoing written instrument was duly proved before CLARENCE A. FARNUM Esq., Surrogate of the said County according to law as and for the Last Will and Testament of the real and personal estate of the said deceased which said Last Will and Testament and the proofs and examinations taken thereon are recorded in this office. In Testimony Whereof, the Surrogate of the said County hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal of office, this 19 day of September A. D. 1889. CLARENCE A. FARNUM Surrogate of Allegany County Surrogate Court = County of Allegany In the Matter of Proving the Last Will and Testament of AUGUST DAUTREMONT Deceased Allegany County = ss CHARLES HAINES AND FRANK E. HAINES being first duly sworn in open Court each for himself doth depose and say that he is a subscribing witness to the Last Will and Testament of AUGUSTUS DAUTREMONT late of the Town of Hume in the County of Allegany and State of New York deceased. And these deponents do further say that the said AUGUSTUS DAUTREMONT deceased did in the presence of each of these deponents subscribe his name at the end of the instrument in writing which is now here shown to these deponents and which purports to be the last Will and Testament of the said deceased and which bears date on the 15th day of October one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight. That said deceased died on or about the 28th day of March 1889 at Fillmore, Alle. Co., N.Y. 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 his last Will and Testament and these deponents did respectfully subscribe their own names at the end of said instrument as attending witnesses to the execution thereof each 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 so subscribing his name to said instrument as aforesaid and publishing said instrument as aforesaid was of full age: that he appeared to be and deponents believe he was of sound mind, memory and understanding and not under any restraint did as deponents verify believe in all respects competent to devise real estate that each of these deponents saw the other sign his name to the said instrument in the presence of the said deceased. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of July 1889 as to F. E. HAINES; Sept 18, 1889 as to CHARLES E. HAINES FRANK E. HAINES CHARLES E. HAINES CLARENCE A. FARNUM Surrogate of Allegany County