Will of Amos Tuttle - 1839

No. 1171 Will of Amos tuttle Dec'd
In the name of God Amen I Amos Tuttle of Center Township in the County of
Greene and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being of perfect mind and memory and
well knowing that I shall one day die do make and ordain this my last will
and testament in manner and form following.
 First I give and recommend my soul to god who give it and my body to be
buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executor nothing
doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by
the mightly power of God and as for such wordly goods as God has blest me
with in this life I give and bequeath them in manner following -- And first
after the payment of my Just debts and funeral expenses be paid and
satisfied I give to my wife Betsey Tuttle my widow my whole estate both real
and personal the two hundred acres of land and the allowance with all the
privaledges such as timber, wood and stone and all rents on cleared land and
the fruit of apples and peaches with the Sugar Camp and the profits thereof
meadows and so forth I say I give it unto my wife while she remains my widow
and she is not to give nor part with any thing to any of the children more
than I shall name but while she remains my widow she must enjoy her living
on the place with all the privaleges heretofore mentioned and after her
death I will and bequeath unto Amos Tuttle, Jr, my oldest sone one Dollar
after one year of my decease and no more and if he never comes back Sally
his daughter is to have a heifer that will make a cow also I give John
Tuttle twenty acres of land on the east end of the place joining Moses
Johnson also I give Bela Tuttle twenty acres of land Joining James Scott
also I give Ephraim Tuttle twenty acres of land on the east side of the road
including that lot and cabin that Moses Dunn cleared also I give unto Joshua
Tuttle one Dollar to be paid at the end of one year after my death.  I also
give Thomas Tuttle twenty acres of land East of Ephraims towards the east
corner.  I also give unto Harvey Tuttle son of Samuel Tuttle ten Dollars to
be paid in Cattle when he shall come of age.  I also give John T. Dilley ten
Dollars to be paid in stock. And I also reserve my Dwelling house with all
the privaleges whatever unto my widow and after her death then my son Jesse
L. Tuttle is to have the Plantation with all the rights and privaleges with
the exception of those pieces of land that I have give to John and Bela and
Ephraim and Thomas and I do appoint Enos Hook and Samuel Clevinger to be my
Executors of this my last will and testiment hereby revoking and making null
and void all former wills and testiments by me made declaring this and this
only to be my last will and testiment.  In testimony whereof I have set my
hand this nineteenth day of May one thousand and eight hundred and thirty
nine.  Amos Tuttle