>Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 08:42:04 -0400 >From: [email protected] (Carol Thomas) >... > >I am glad to see this evolve to this the point of having a list for the >ROBLEE/ROBBLEE line. The ROBLEE line is my husband's and although there >were/are many of that family name in the area where we live, no one seems >to know anymore than any of us about their origin. > >I wanted to include two wills: one for Thomas Roblee (who is probably the >one who married his cousin Laura dau. of Thos & Chole); one for Thomas >Robblee who was married to Chole. I apologize if I am sending you old >information, but thought perhaps not everyone had the information. > >Carol Waldron Thomas ([email protected]) > >Washington County Archives pp199-201 > >I Thomas Roblee of the Town of Granville County of Washington and State of >New York hereby make, publish and declare this my last Will and Testament >as follows to wit: First, I give and bequeath to my daughter Ellen Carlton >the sum of four hundred dollars. >To my grandson Joseph Henry Roblee the sum of one thousand and one hundred >dollars >To the Home Missionary Society of the Baptist Church the sum of two hundred >dollars >To the Foreign Missionary Society of the Baptist Church the sum of two >hundred dollars >Second, I give devise and bequeath unto my six children who are now living >and unto the children of my deceased son Henry Roblee all my real estate >and all the rest, residue and remainder of my personal property and estate >of every manner and description to be divided between them as follows viz: >Each one of my said six children to have and receive an equal seventh part >or share thereof and the children of my deceased son Henry to have and >receive the remaining equal undivided one seventh part or share thereof But >I direct that any amount which I may give or may already have given or >advanced or as a portion of my property and for which I may take or shall >take a receipt signed by such legatee shall be deducted from the share >herein given to such legatee but not otherwise >Lastly I appoint my son Hamilton Roblee and my son-in-law David Brown to be >the executors of this my last will and testament and revoke every former >will made by me on witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal >this 17th day of March one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six >Thomas Roblee > >and Thomas Robblee: > >Washington County Archives: pp186-189 > >Thomas Robblee's last will & testament >By the will of Heaven and permission of the Almighty I Thomas Robblee of >the Town of Granville in the County of Washington and State of New York >being now some what advanced in years and impaired as to health and >constitution believe myself at this time to be of good sound and sufficient >mind and memory Blessed be the Almighty for the same and having seen and >known too often the costs, troubles, difficulties, time and expense that >many times attend the settlement of the estates of those who die intestate >and I have therefore thought proper hereby to make known to all persons >whomever it may hereafter concern in what manner I wish and devise the >distribution of whatever property I may have at my decease and therefore I >make write and publish this to be my last will and testament in manner and >form as following: That is to say-after all debts, costs, charges and >lawful demands that may be chargeable on my estate I then do hereby will, >order and direct that my now beloved wife Chloe Robblee shall have the >whole of the use and profits of the residue personal and real for and >during the full term of her natural life to use occupy, possess and enjoy >the same without any let or hindrance as to her shall seem good during her >natural life as aforesaid and I further do will order and direct that after >the decease of my wife above named that all my lands or real property be >equally divided between my three sons namely Luther, Calvin and Theron - >and that all the personal property of whatever kind manner or nature it may >consist of at the decease of my wife above named I hereby do will order and >direct to be equally divided between my four daughters namely - Abigail, >Malinda, Polina and Laura and in case of the decease of either of my above >named children previous to the decease of their mother and leaving no issue >such legacy as is above bequeathed to him or her or them as the case may be >shall belong equally to the survivors of him, her or them as the case may >be and whereas in my younger days I was unfortunately compelled to marry a >woman by the name of Huldah - who bore unto me one daughter which former >woman namely Huldah I have heretofore settled with to her satisfaction and >we agreed to separate and I paid into her hands a considerable sum of money >for the education, maintenance and support of the child aforesaid - and >therefore I do not consider it my duty to give or bequeath any of my >present property the the said last mentioned daughter as I have never had >the opportunity of receiving either pleasure from her company or profit >from her labour as the mother took it with her at the time of our >separation and soon after married some other person by which she is >supposed to have deprived herself of any right of dower in case of my >decease and therefore I feel myself justified in bequeathing all my >property to my present wife and children first above named who have each >one according to their abilities borne the burden and been helpfull in >procuring the share and I hereby appoint my beloved wife Cloe as my >executrix and Calvin Robblee my son and Luther Robblee my son as my >executors to this my last will and testament - directing that two of them >be sufficient to act at the time viz - the two first named and in case of >the death or inability of either of the two first named as aforesaid then >the last named to act with the other >In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty sixth >day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty >five - signed seal and published and declared by the above named Thomas >Robblee to be this last will and testament in the presence of us who have >hereunto subscribed our names as witness in presence of the testator >Numon Spicer Thos Robblee >Eunice Comstock >Lydia Baker > >Petition for probate names Luther Robblee, Theron Robblee, Calvin Robblee, >Abiagail Northup, Malinda Utter, Laura Robblee and Polina Case. >