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The following 1746 handwritten will was discovered in the early 1930s. It is now in the Montgomery County Surrogates Court Building in Fonda, NY. It was never probated in the court of Montgomery County, so it is not treated as a legal document and therefore not given the same protection as legally probated wills. It is in Filing Box #1 under Henry Walradt. The paper is aged and brittle, and even the tape used to hold it together is drying out. This is the will of Heinrich Conrad Wallrath (as spelled in Gov. Hunter’s Subsistenance Lists of 1710-1712). He was one of the 1710 Palatinate Immigrants.
You will note that the name is Hendrick Wolrad in the will but is signed "Henry Wallrad". The signature is quite good. While transcribing the will I noted that there was a definite underline between Johan and Adolf , "Johan_Adolf". I do not know the significance of this mark but would entertain any suggestions.
Cover Page:
Henry Walradt’s
Willnote on cover-
Left by D. Paris for safe keeping
Feb. 21, 1823page (1)
In the Name of God Amen The first day of October in the Twentyeth year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord, George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Brittain France & Ireland, King Defender of the Faith, etc. And in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Sevenhundred & FortySix, I Hendrick Wolrad of Canajoharry in the County of Albany & Province of New York, yeoman being of good & perfect Mind & Memory praised be God for the Same. Considering the Certainty of Death & the uncertain time & hour of it, have thought fitt to dispose of the temporal Estate which it pleased God to give me, Recommending first my Immortal Soul into the hands of God & my Savious Jesus Christ & my body to the Earth Revokeing Cancelling & Annulling by these Presents All Wills Testaments Codicills or Other disposals which I have Hitherto Made or Executed. It is my Desire that neither they nor any of them Shall be Valid or in any wise take Effect but I Declare this to be my Last Will & Testament. Imprimis I do give & make unto my Eldest Son named Hendrick Wolrad the sum of Twenty Shillings in Right of his Primogeniture & that he shall be Satisfyied with what I Herein after Shall make devise & bequeath unto him. I will & desire that all my Just Debts shall be paid & Satisfyed by my said Son Hendrick Wolrad.
I do give bequeath & devise unto my said Son Hendrick Wolrad his Heirs & Assigns for Ever One hundred acres of Land Situate Lying & being at Canajoharry aforesaid being part of the Lands which I Purchased from Phillip Livingston etc. being the Easternmost or lower half part of the Lott of Land I now Dwell upon & manure, he helping his brother Johan_Adolf Wolrad to Build a house & barn on the lands hereinafter Devised unto him, as good as the house & barn which the said Hendrick Inherits on the lands hereby devised unto him.I do give Bequeath & devise unto my said Son Johan_Adolf Wolrad his Heirs & Assigns for Ever One hundred Acres of Land being the westernost or upper part of the Lott of Land I now Dwell upon & of which I have bequeath the other half to my said Son Hendrick, he helping his said brother Hendrick to Stub & Clear the said Land devised unto him, as much as he helped him to Stub & Clear of his. I do give & bequeath unto my well beloved Wife named Christina Wolrad yearly & Every Year during her natural life the Sum of Four Pounds Currant & Lawful mony of the Province aforesaid for her Maintainance which my Said two Sons Hendrick & Johan_Adolf or their Heirs Shall Equally & Joyntly pay unto her, together with my Feather Bed & all my Bed Cloaths & my Chest which I got from the Doctor & all my wearing Apparel Whatsoever to her & her Assigns for Ever. And if She Should Come to
any want, & She has nothing to maintain her, then it is my Will & desire that my said two Sons Hendrick & Johan_Adolf or their Heirs Shall Equally & Joyntly add to the said Four and pay her out of my said Estate a Sufficient yearly maintainance of Meat Drink & Apparel, fitting for her Aged Condition Yearly & Every Year during her Natural life, but She shall not waste nor give away any of her said maintainance but use it all for her own Sustenance.
I do give & bequeath unto my said Sons Hendrick & Johan_Adolf & their Heirs One & twentyfive hundred Acres of Land lying at the east end of the Patent, which my said land is Specifyed in, to be Equally Occupyed & manured betwixt them during the term of Twenty Years after my decease, And then the said Hendrick or his Heirs Shall pay unto the said Johan_Adolf or his Heirs the full sum of Twenty Pounds Currant Mony of the Province aforesaid, In Consideration of which the said Hendrick Wolrad Shall Possess & Enjoy all & Singular the said One hundred & Twenty five Acres of Land & his Heirs & Assigns for Ever.
I do give & bequeath unto my three Daughters named Margret wife of George Clock, Elizabeth wife of George Windecker & Annarosina Wife of Fredrick Bellinger, Junior the Sum of Thirty Pounds Currant mony of the Province aforesaid to be Equally Devided Amongst them Share & Share alike which my said Sons Hendrick & Johan_Adolf Shall Equally & Joyntly pay unto them after my decease. I give devise & bequeath unto my said Sons Hendrick & Johan_Adolf the Sum of Fifty three Pounds Currant mony of the Province aforesaid, being a Debt which the said George Clock Owes me for Land, & if he refuses to pay it to them, It is my will & desire that they Shall use all Lawfull ways & means to Recover it of him, together with all & Every my Cash & Monies of what sortsoever, to be all together Equally devided amongst them Share & Share Alike. I Do declare All what is above written to be my Last Will & Testament & desire it may have effect either as Testament Codicill or Donation or in any Manner that may render it Effectual notwith (the rest of the line was illegible) that may be Committed in it. I do hereby Name & Appoint as Executor of this my Last Will & Testament my beloved Friends Conrad Contryman & Adam Timberman to Execute this my Last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I hae hereunto Set my Hand & Seal the day and Year first above written.Signed Sealed Published & Declared by the above Named Hendrick Wolrad to be his Last
Will & Testament. (signed) Henry WallradIn Presence of us
Marcus Kontrimaan Casper (his mark) Leib ( the mark is the initials ‘KL’)
Geo: Tompson word (& Twentyfive) was interlin’d in 25th line of (2) page before Sealing & Publishing
Hereof.Source: Clark Tree Entries: 10242 Updated: 2006-03-28 14:46:44 UTC (Tue) Contact: Melanie Robison; Massman/Verdick Entries: 9889 Updated: 2005-06-09 04:19:21 UTC (Thu) Contact: Joan Wardzala; Field/Estes & Stuntz/Fuller Ancestors Entries: 30496 Updated: 2006-05-23 10:09:17 UTC (Tue) Contact: Judith Mae Field Stuntz
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Source: One World Tree
A total of 3,200 Palatine Germans left England in the spring of 1710 on 12 small ships. The "Lion of Leith" was the first to arrive on June 13, 1710. It was followed the next day by the "Lowestoffe," carrying the British magistrate, Governor Hunter. On July 7, the frigate "Herbert" wrecked off Block Island. Seven more ships arrived prior to July 10. They were the "Fame," "Mary," "Hartwell," "Baltimore," "James and Elizabeth," "Sarah," and the frigate, "Tower." The "Midford" arrived after July 12 and the "Berkley Castle" arrived on August 12, 1710. Sickness and disease caused the death of 470 passengers along the way.
According to THE RECORDS OF HENRY CADY OF SCHOHARIE, N.Y Johanes Rickert settled in Fulton Township, NY in 1730. see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyschoha/cady.htmlA total of 3,200 Palatine Germans left England in the spring of 1710 on 12 small ships. The "Lion of Leith" was the first to arrive on June 13, 1710. It was followed the next day by the "Lowestoffe," carrying the British magistrate, Governor Hunter. On July 7, the frigate "Herbert" wrecked off Block Island. Seven more ships arrived prior to July 10. They were the "Fame," "Mary," "Hartwell," "Baltimore," "James and Elizabeth," "Sarah," and the frigate, "Tower." The "Midford" arrived after July 12 and the "Berkley Castle" arrived on August 12, 1710. Sickness and disease caused the death of 470 passengers along the way.
According to THE RECORDS OF HENRY CADY OF SCHOHARIE, N.Y Johanes Rickert settled in Fulton Township, NY in 1730.
see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyschoha/cady.htmlBirth: Feb. 1, 1679/80, Hailer, Hesse, Germany. Married 1: Kunigunda Fisher.
Married 2: Sara Catharina Schiefer. Emigrated, 1709/10, 3rd group with wife, Sara, children from 1st marriage: Ludwig Ehrenhard (1700), Elisabetha (1702), Johann Conrad (1703). Children from 2nd marriage: Ferdinandus Max. (abt 1704- 1709) and Marcus (1713). Migratation: Germany --1709--> St. Catherine's Camp, London --1710--> East Camp, Livingston Manor, NY --1712--> Hartman's Dorf,
Schoharie, NY
Children:
Johannes "John" RICKERT, born 17 Feb 1724 , bap 19 May 1728, Schoharie, NY, d. 4 Dec 1802; m. 14 Jun 1748, Margaret Catherine JUNG [YOUNG], at the Schoharie Reformed Church, in Schoharie, NY. She was the daughter of Henry JUNG. They are both buried in the Fulton cemetery in Schoharie, NY.Johan Georg RICKERT [twin], b. abt 1725 and bap 7 July 1729, Schoharie, NY. On 21 Sept 1750, he filed a license of intention to marry Anna "Eve" STAHRING. She was born 6 Oct 1730 in Little Falls, NY.
Conrad RICKERT [twin], b. abt 1725, bap 7 July 1729, Schoharie, NY.
Marcus RICKERT, b. abt 1728; m. 3 Mar 1761 to Elisabeth KRAUSLER, in German Flatts, Herkimer Co., NY.
Anna Eva RICKERT, b. 15 Sept 1731, bap 5 Oct 1732, Schoharie, NY.
Elisabeth RICKERT, bap. 19 Mar 1733 in Schoharie, NY.
Maria ["Liese"] RICKERT, bap 18 Aug 1734 at age 5 weeks old, in Schoharie, NY. She married on 10 Jan 1751, to Peter ECKER who was born in Schoharie, NY.
Christeyan RICKERT, bap 25 Aug 1736, d. in 1810; m. Ann SCHAFFER.
Source: One World Tree; acob Rickert ancestry Entries: 2096 Updated: Fri Mar 22 05:17:39 2002 Contact: Paul Rickert
Source: One World Tree
Johannes RICKERT was the very first child recorded in the church baptismal records in Schoharie, New York. He fought in the American Revolution and was in Vrooman's Regiment. He was promoted to Sergeant and was noted for his bravery. "John" helped to construct the Stone Dutch Reformed Church in Schoharie which was used as a fort during the Revolutionary War and which is used today as a museum. Two RICKERT brothers, Georg and Conrad, moved from Schoharie County to Center Brunswick, Rensselaer County, to the town of Minden in Montgomery County, and finally on to Putnam, Washington County, New York. The year 1825 in Putnam is the last date we find both brothers together.
Johannes "John" RICKERT married 14 June 1748, Margaretha "Catherina" JUNG [YOUNG], in the Schoharie Reformed Church in Schoharie County, New York. Catherina was the daughter of Henry JUNG. Both John and Catherina are buried in the Fulton Cemetery in Schoharie County, New York.
Schoharie County NYGenWeb Site:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyschoha/aboutsco.htmlSchoharie County, NY
from Historical and Statistical Gazetteer of New York State by J. H. French, LL.D. - 1860
This county was formed from Albany and Otsego, April 6, 1795. A small part of Greene was annexed in 1836. It is an interior co., lying S.E. of the center of the State, is centrally distant 35 mi. from Albany, and
contains 675 sq. mi. Its surface is an upland, broken by mountains in the S. and by hills in the center adn N. A northerly branch of the Catskill Mts. lies along the S. border, the highest summits of which are 3,000 ft. above tide. From them irregular spurs extend northward, occupying the greater part of the co. Many of the summits along the E. and W. borders are 800 to 1,000 ft. above the valleys and about 2,000 ft. above tide. In the N. the hills are generally rounded and are arable to their summits; but in the center and S. the declivities are steep and in many places precipitous. The high ridge along the E. border, and extending into Albany co., is known as the Hellebark Mts. The hills derive their general features from the rocks that underlie them. The extreme N. part of the co. is terraced like the limestore
region farther W. Toward the S. the hills become more steep; and in the shaly region they are broken by deep, irregular ravines. In many places the hills bordering upon the streams are 1,000 ft. high and in places very steep. Schoharie Creek flows N.E. through the co., a little E. of the center. It receives as tributaries Foxes Creek, Stony Brook, Little Schoharie Creek, Keysers, Platter, and Manor Kils from the E. and Cripplebush, Cobles, Line, Panther, West, and Mine Kils from the W. West and Punch Kils are tributaries of Cobles Kil. Charlotte River, a branch of the Susquehanna, takes its rise in the W. part, and Catskill Creek in the S.E. part, having its source in a marsh called the Vlaie. Utsyanthia and Summit Lakes, two small ponds, are the only bodies of water in the co. The former is 1,900 ft. and the latter 2,150 ft. above tide. The rocks in the co., commencing upon the N. border and appearing successively toward the S., are those belonging to the Hudson River group. Clinton group, Onondaga salt group, Helderbergh series, Hamiton group, Portage and Chemung group, and the Catskill group. The limestones are cavernous; and the minerals which they afford are particularly interesting to mineralogists. Drift is scattered over the co. to a limited extent. Waterlime is found but is not now manufactured. The soils are principally derived from the disintegration of the underlying rocks. In the N. the soil is a productive, clay loam, and in the center and S., it is a clay and sandy loam, the latter predominating upon the S. hills. The alluvial flats along Schoharie Creek are unusually fertile.
The co. is eminently an agricultural region. Spring grains are lSource: Jacob Rickert ancestry Entries: 2096 Updated: Fri Mar 22 05:17:39 2002 Contact: Paul Rickert
Source: Jacob Rickert ancestry Entries: 2096 Updated: Fri Mar 22 05:17:39 2002 Contact: Paul Rickert