WILL: Manuel Gunsalis, Jun.; Kingston, Ulster co., NY surname: Gunsalis, Gonsalis, Gonsalase, Gonsalus submitted by Harold Gunsaules (hgunsaules at peoplepc.com) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: November 23, 2004 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 5.8 Kb ************************************************ Source: sampubco.com New York co, NY. Will Book Vol. 23 Pages 489-492 Written: October 17 1750 Recorded: September 24 1762 Transcribed by Harold Gunsaules In the name of God Amen I Manuel Gunsalis Jun. of Memmecatting in the County of Ulster and Province of New York Yeoman being in Good health and perfect mind and of sound memory (Blessed be God)do this Seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner following that is to say First I give unto my Son Manuel his heirs Executors and assigns the sum of ten Pounds Current money of New York for his birth right, Then I give and bequeath unto Rymerigh my Dearly beloved Wife all my Estate Real and Personal during such time as she shall remain my Widow she making no Waste or destruction thereupon but in case she should marry again after my Decease then and after such time she is to have nothing more of my Estate, Then I give and bequeath unto my Seven Children, Manuel, Daniel, Johanna, Elisabeth, Marie, Jacobus, and Samuel all my whole Estate Real and Personal to them their heirs Executors and assigns for ever as Soon after my and my Wifes Decease or if my Wife should marry again then as soon after she is married to be Equally divided between them share and share alike and I make and Ordain my Seven Children Manuel, Daniel, Johanna, Elisabeth, Maria, Jacobus and Samuel my Sole Executors of this my Will in trust for the Intents and this my last Will contained, and I make loving Children Overseers of this my Will to take care and see the same performed according to my true intent and meaning, In Witness whereof I the said Manuel Gunsalis Jun. have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand and Seal the Day and year above written Manuel Gonsalis Jun. (S.) Signed Sealed and Deliverd by the said Manuel Gunsalis as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who were present at the Signing and Sealing thereof (the two words in the ninth line blotted before Sealing, Philippus Muller Counrat Grs Elmendorph, P. Edmundus Elmendorph. Ulster County } SS Be it Remembered that on the fifteenth day of September one thousand seven hundred and Sixty two Personally came and appeared before me Petrus Elmundus Elmendorph Surrogate of the said County Coenrat G. Elmendorph of Kingston in the County of Ulster and Province of New York Yeoman and Phillippus Muller of the same place Cordwaner and being duely sworn on their Oaths Declared that they and each of them did see Manuel Gonsalus Jun. Sign and Seal the within written Instrument purporting to be the Will of the said Manuel Gonsales Jun. bearing date the Seventeenth day of October amog Domini one thousand and Seven hundred and fifty and heard him publish and Delcare the same as and for his last Will and Testament that at the time therof he the said Manuel Gonsalus jun. was of sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of them the Deponents and that their names subscribed to the said Will are of their respective proper hand writing which they subscibed as Witnesses to the said Will in the Testators presence and that they the Deponents said s. Edmundus Elmendorph the other Witness to the said Will subscribe his name as Witness thereto in the Testators Presence. P. Edmundus Elmendorph Surrogate Robert Moncklon Esquire Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Province of New York and the Territories Depending theron in America Vice Admiral of the same and Major General of his Majesty's Forces, To all to whom these presents shall come or may concern Greeting Know Ye that at Ulster County on the fifteenth day of September Instant before P Edmudus Elmendorph Esquire thereunto duely authorized the last Will and Testament of Manuel Gonsalase Deceased ( a copy whereof is hereunto annexed was proved and is now approved and allowed of by me, the said Deceased having whilst he Lived and at the time of his Death Goods Chattels and Credits within this Province by means whereof the proving and Registring the said Will and the Granting Administration of all and singular the said Goods Chattels and Credits and also the Auditing allowing and final discharging the account thereof doth belong unto me and that administration of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said Deceased and anyway concerning his Will is Granted unto Samuel Gonsalas one of the Executors in the said Will named being first duely sworn well and faithfully to administer the same and to make and Exhibit a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the said Goods Chattels and Credits and also to render a just and true account thereof when thereunto required. In Testimony whereof I have caused the Prerogative Seal of the Province of New York to be hereunto affixed at the City of New York the Twenty forth day of September one thousand seven hundred and sixty two. Additional Comments: Ledger entry number 457