Here is another Washington COunty will. John DUERS was born there in about 1779. He died in Kingsbury 5 Nov 1853 and is buried in the Kings Cemetery. John was married 4 times. First to Fanny ???, by whom he had one child Joseph B. DUERS; second to Naomi BEADLE by whom he had David, John, and Sarah Ann (and at least one other unidentified child); third to Lucy KING as her second husband and they had one child Benjamin K. DUERS; fourth to Jane BEATTIE by whom he had Charles, Joseph, and Eliza Jane. John Duers is my 4th gguncle. I am interested in any additional information any of you might have on his descendants. --Bart John Duer's will was proved on 29 Mar 1854; it is found in the court records of the Washington County, New York, book F, page 313 (also FHL microfilm 513866) and reads as follows: “Know all men by these presents that I, John Duers of the town of Kingsbury of Washington County and State of New York being of sound mind and memory do make, publish, and declare this my last Will and Testament. First My debts and funeral expenses to be paid as I shall herein after direct. Second In lieu of dower, I give and bequeath to my wife Jane for the benefit of my minor children the use of that portion of my farm not otherwise disposed of by this my will, and also the use of the team, farming utensils, and stock now on the place, together with my household furniture during the time of the minority of my son Joseph, or of my son Charles if he should survive Joseph, afterwards the use of the one third part of the said farm during er natural life. Third I give and devise to my son John the lot of land now occupied by him: Bounded on the north and east by the highway, and on the south and west by other portions of my farm and containing about two acres of land be the same more or less. Fourth I give and devise to my son Benjamin two lots of land enclosed with stonewall and bounded south and west by land owned by Esther Hughes and occupied by William Young east by the highway and on the north by land owned by myself, containing about six acres of land be the same more or less. Fifth I give and bequeath to my son David the sum of one hundred Dollars to be paid him one year after my decease. Sixth I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Ann Eliza Parbal the sum of twenty dollars, provided she will accept of this bequest in lieu of any claim or demand she may have against me or my estate. Seventh I give, bequeath, and devise to my two sons Charles and Joseph to be divided between them when Joseph shall become twenty one years of age or to the survivor of them in case of the decease of either of them before his majority when he shall become twenty-one, all my real and personal estate except those portions already devised to my sons John and Benjamin, and also excepting the one third part of my said real estate bequeathed to my wife during her life, and excepting also any portion of my estate, real or personal, which may have been sold or aliened by my executors as hereinafter provided, and at the decease of my wife Jane, I give and devise that property (the use of which is herein before bequeathed to my wife Jane) to my sons Charles & Joseph or to the survivor of them of either should decease before her, provided always, and this is the express condition of the bequest to my two sons Charles and Joseph, viz. to wit that they shall each of them pay to my daughter Eliza Jane the sum of two hundred dollars, or in the case of the decease of either of my said sons Charles or Joseph before his majority, then the survivor is to pay to her my said daughter Eliza Jane the sum of four hundred dollars. Eighth I give and bequeath to my daughter Eliza Jane the sum of four hundred dollars, to be paid to her at the time and in the manner before specified. Ninth In case of the death of either of my two sons Charles and Joseph before their majority, I hereby give, bequeath, and devise to my son Benjamin all the estate, real and personal, hereinbefore bequeathed and devised to my said two sons Charles and Joseph subject to the same proviso and condition, to wit the payment to my daughter Eliza Jane of the sum of four hundred dollars. Tenth All debts dues and demands against me or my estate and the legacies to my son David and granddaughter Ann Eliza Parbal are to be paid by my executors first out of money I may have on hand and be possessed of at the time of my decease, and out of such moneys as can be revised on notes and demands which I may have or hold, and secondly, by money to be raised by my executors on real estate by mortgage or sale or both if necessary. Eleventh I hereby authorize and empower my executors to lease, mortgage, or sell such portions of my real estate (not devised to my sons John and Benjamin) as may become necessary to fulfill the last before mentioned clause. Twelfth My executors may, and they are hereby empowered to do so if they think it advisable and according to good economy, sell or dispose of any of my chattel property to pay my debts or the debts which may accrue against the farm or for the economical and good management of the farm. Thirteenth In case of any misunderstanding or dispute about the intention or meaning of this of any part of this my last will and testament, I hereby authorize, empower, and require my executors to settle such misunderstanding or dispute according as they may understand the same, and their decision is to be final. Lastly I hereby constitute my wife Jane and my neighbor William H. Young of the town of Kingsbury and County of Washington and State of New York to be the executors to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three. John Duers