>From: Cindy Walcott <[email protected]> >Subject: Wm Robblee will >Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 09:30:04 -0400 >... >At Phil Roblee's suggestion, I am posting a transcription of William >Robblee of Lanesborough (m. Keturah Baker)'s will -- and also an excerpt >from a subsequent deed that addresses the Rebecca/Sarah Jeffords issue. > >Cindy > >The Will of William Robblee, on file at the Probate Court, Berkshire Co., >MA > > In the name of God, Amen, I William Robblee of Lanesborough, in the >County of Berkshire, of Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being of sound >mind & memory, believing in the immortality of the soul, and mortality of >the body do now, in the most solemn manner, design to give my soul to God >who gave it and my Body to be buried, in decent manner, at the >discretion, of my executors hereafter named. > > It is also my will and pleasure that the worldly good which a kind >providence hath bestowed upon me, be disposed of in the following manner, >agreeable to these presents (?), which Ido now make, and constitute, as >my last well and testament. That is to say: > > I give to my wife Katura, the gift use (?) of one third part of all my >real estate, except the far in the west part of Lanesborough known by the >name of the Lamkin farm during my natural life, and after my just (?) >debts are paid, one third part of my stock of cattle and household >furniture, to be disposed of at her pleasure, also the use of my bay mare >over and above one third part of my stock of cattle, as aforesaid, and if >said mare has any increase, that my sons Andrew, Francis, John Brush and >Erastus shall equally share, in the profits of the same. > > To my sons William and Hiram and to my daughters Lucy, Katura, Rebeccah >and Susanna, I give twenty acres of land in the west part of >Lanesborough, to be divided equally among them, said twenty acres is >known by the name of the Lamkin farm. > > To my sons Andrew, Francis John Brush and Erastus, I give the whole of my >real estate, except, what is disposed of as above, and also all my >farming tools, two-thirds parts of my household furniture, and two thirds >parts of my stock of cattle, except the Bay mare above mentioned. > > To my daughter Mary, I give free liberty to dwell in my house, with my >family, so long as she remains a single woman, also twenty shillings to >be paid by my wife within one year from the date of ?. > > To my daughter Sarah, I give twenty pounds lawful money to be paid her, >in such things as she may want when she arrives to the age of eighteen >years or the time of her marriage, said twenty pounds to be paid by my >wife Katura & my sons Andrew, Francis, John Brush and Erastus in equal >proportion. And I do hereby constitute and appoint my wife Katura, >Executrix, and my brothers-in-law Bethuel Baker and Francis Baker, >Executors, of this my last will and testament. > > In testimony and in confirmation of all which I have ? set my hand and >seal, this sixteenth day of March in the year of our Lord Christ 1792. > > Signed, sealed, pronounces and declared by the said William Robblee to be >his last will and testament in present of us. >Signed: William Robblee > >Witnessed: Nehemiah Bull, Obed ?, Junr and Abraham? Torry? > >(Inventory was submitted 4 Feb 1793) > >*********************** >From a deed on file in Berkshire Co., MA: > >Deed from Andrew and Francis Rubblee of New Haven, VT to Jesse Potter. >It conveys their share of the farm mentioned above to Mr. Potter, >referring to >the land given to them ?byth ewill of William Rublee last of said >Lanesborough Deceased to Catura Hoyt, Lucy Sprague, Susannah Seymour, >Rebecca Jeffords, Wiolliam Rublee, Hiram Ruble (sic) and us the said >Andrew and Francis . . . .? > >