by Roxy Triebel
treebz65@hotmail.com

The following information is taken from my grandmother's book, "Tangled Roots and Twisted Branches" (published 1987), with some minor reformatting for the web.  This book is known to contain some errors.  If you have any corrections or additions, please contact me.  To get to information about my great great great grandparents (Jeremiah Van Kleeck and Sally Avery/Every) and their descendants, click here.

These are copied transcripts of 1) a deed transferral? (heirs selling inheritance?); and 2) the will of Jeremiah B. Van Kleeck (apparently my ggg grandfather's uncle) that were typed up in the book.  ---- lines may mean words or phrases that Grandma was unable to read due to fading, difficult handwriting, etc.  I have copied the typed entries in the book as closely as possible, including spelling and punctuation.  I have not seen the original documents that were transcribed, so cannot estimate the accuracy of the transcripts.

A lot of the longer words are abbreviated, probably by my grandmother to save time, space, and cramped hands as the book was originally hand-written before a friend of hers typed it all up and printed it out with her word processor.  I have "bulleted" a couple of lists of people in order to try to make them a little easier to read.

UL. CO. DEEDS Bk 71;  332-333-334-335

For and in consid. of sum of $200 to me pd by JEREMIAH VAN KLEECK of Town of Saugerties in Ulster Co. NY do hereby grant bargain sell assign & set over unto ----/houer of the Twn of Pleasant Valley DUT. CO. the instrument in writing as also all the goods, chattles & therein contained -- sell my estate, estate right title & interest therein -- subject nevertheless ---/ments & agreements therein contained.

IN WITNESS whereof I have set my hand, & seal this 2 November 1844  //pg333// -- & delivered in presence of Richard W. Tappen.  JEREMIAH VAN KLEECK -Ul. Co.

ON this 2 Nov 1844 JEREMIAH VAN KLEECK came before me & personally acknowl. that he executed the within conveyance, & I certify that I know the sd Jeremiah Van Kleeck who made the sd acknowledgement to be the individual described in & who exec. the sd conveyance.
11 Oct 1848 Richard W. Tappen, J.P.
Richard Keator / dpClk

THIS INDENTURE made the 14 Apr 1845 BETWEEN

• Peter Van Kleeck of Twn Skaneatlas, Onondaga Co & wf Lotty;
  
• William Short of Twn Woodstock, Ulster Co. & wife Hannah;
  
• Rosewell Mead of Delaware Co NY & wf Deborah;
  
• BERNARD VAN KLEECK of Twn Olive, Ulster Co. & wf Hannah;
  
• John Elting of Twn Woodstock, Ulster Co & wf Susan;
  
• William Meddaugh of Twn Shandaken, Ulster Co & wf Celia;
  
• and JEREMIAH VAN KLEECK of Town Saugerties and all of NYS.  Of 1st part

• AND Jacob A. Cowenhoven of Twn Pleasant Valley, Dutchess Co. NY    Of 2nd part

WITNESSETH that the sd parties of 1st part for & in consid of $1, lawful US money to them in hand pd by sd party of 2nd part --- at or before the ensealing & delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowl.. have remised, releasted, & quit claimed & by these presents do remise relase & quit claim unto sd party of 2nd part & to his heirs & assigns forever ALL THAT CERTAIN parcel of land, situate lying & being in Town of Saugerties, Ulster Co. NY being the farm on which PETER VAN KLEECK's assignees resided at the time of his death, & which was conveyed to sd PETER VAN KLEECK (Seizor) by DEED dated 14 Dec 1836, & executed by JOHN E. VAN AKEN & wife RACHEL & recorded Ul. Co. 4 Jan. 1837 BOOK 47 pg 696 together with all & singular, the tenements, hereditaments, & appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, & the reversion, reversions, remise, titles, interest, dower & right of dower, property possession claim & demant -- what the above described premises & every part & parcel thereof with the appurtenances TO HAVE AND TO HOLD IN WITNESS WHEREOF the sd parties of 1st part have hereunto set their hands & seals the day & yr 1st above written // pg 334 // sealed & delivered in presence of

Joseph H. Miller, J.P. and
Charles Davis / wtn for signature of Jeremiah Van Kleeck & Sally his wife,
& also for Hannah E. Van Kleeck / wife of Barney Van Kleeck

Signed:

Sally Van Kleeck			Bernard Van Kleeck

Roswell S. Mead				Hannah E. Van Kleeck

Deborah Mead				William Short

John Elting				Celia -----

Susan Ann				Hannah -----

					Jeremiah -----

6 May 1845 Barnard Van Kleeck, William Middagh, Susan Ann Elgint, Hannah Short personally came before me & personally acknowl. that they executed the within conveyance.............

Barnard Van Kleeck res. Twn Olive by me known, came before me and being by me duly sworn sd that he knows William Middagh and Celia Middagh, Susan Ann Elting, and Hannah Short four of the heirs making the sd acknowl. to be four of the individuals................ & who exec. the within conveyance, which is to me satisfactory.....

I know Barnard Van Kleeck, the other one person making the testament to be the other one person described in & who exec. the presents.

Joseph H. Miller, J.P.

On 7 May 1845 Jeremiah Van Kleeck & wf Sally and wife of Barney Van Kleeck named Hannah E. Van Kleeck personally came before me & severally acknowl. that they had exec here/in conveyance, & this said Sally & Hannah E. Van Kleeck / the wife of Barney Van Kleeck acknowl that they had exec this conveyance freely & without any fear or compulsion on their parts by their husbands.

I further certify that I know the persons, described in the sd conveyance,
Charles Davis, J.P.

On 21 March 1849, John T. Elting whom I know is the individual descr. in & who exec. the within conveyance personally came before me, & acknowl. that he exec. same.

Zalmon R. Olmsted, J.P.  Delaware Co. NY

On 21 May 1845, Roswell & Deborah Mead his wife came before me & severally acknowl they had exec. the within conveyance, & sd Deborah on exam. apart from her husb. acknowl that she exec sd conveyance freely & without any fear or compulsion .......... & I further certify that I know the persons who made the sd testament to be the same individuals descr. & who exec. within conveyance.

Warren Dimmick, J.P.
William McClaughry / clk Delaware Co. NY 22 Sept. 1848

TRUE RECORD 11 Oct 1848 at 1:00 P.M.

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Liber I : pg 238   Record of Last Will & Testament of JEREMIAH B. VAN KLEECK dec'd proved & recorded as a WILL of real & personal estate this 3 November 1832 .......... In the name of God Amen the 5 March 1825, I, Jeremiah B. Van Kleeck, of Twn of Freedom, Dut. Co. NY being of perfect mind & memory, thanks be given to GOD & knowing it is appointed for all men once to die, DO MAKE and ordain this to be my last will & testament in the following manner & form:  MY WIFE SALE to have the full possession & use of all my estate, both real & personal during her life.  After the decease of my sd wife, SALE, I order my exec therinafter named to sell the whole of my estate, both real & personal & the proceeds to be given as follows:  I GIVE AND BEQUEATH

• to Sale Vanderbogert dau of my sis Hannah; now the wife of Ezekiel Jewell and to her heirs the sum of $600.
  
• to Jeremiah VK Jewell son of the sd Sale & Ezekiel Jewell, & to his heirs $600.
  
• to Jeremiah VK Van de Bogert son of my sis Hannah, & to his heirs $100.
  
• to Jeremiah Van Kleeck / son of my bro / Peter Van Kleeck, & to his heirs $100.
  
• to Jeremiah VK Monfort son of my sis / Rachael, & to his heirs $100.
  
• to my sisters:  HANNAH & RACHAEL and
  
• to my brothers:  PETER, LEVI, DAVID L., MATTHEW, & to their heirs the residue of my estate to be equally divided share & share alike between the sd:  HANNAH, RACHAEL, PETER, LEVI, DAVID L., & MATTHEW & to their heirs after the above legacies, debts, & costs are pd. .......... I also constitute, make & ordain Elias T. Van Benschoten & John L. Monfort / SOLE EXECUTORS to this my last will & testament & I do hereby make & disannul all & every other former wills or testaments, legacies, bequests

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day & yr first above written

WTN:  Reuben Tanner; John M. Cook; and Elizabeth Cook

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