Will of Samuel Davis 1817

WILL of Samuel Davis 1817 and codicils 1829-1835

Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Davis of Epsom in the county of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire yeoman considering my mortality and the necessity of settling my worldly business while in health therefore being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testament and form following, viz:
Firstly I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Nabby Davis one cow and two sheep to be kept on the farm where I know live so long as she shall remain and reside on said farm.
Secondly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Betsey Fowler one dollar.
Thirdly I give to my son John Davis one dollar.
Fourthly I give to my son Samuel Davis one dollar.
Fifthly I give and bequeath to my daughter Nabby Fowler one dollar.
Sixthly I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Griffin one cow.
Seventhly I give and bequeath unto my son Amos Davis all the residue and remainder of my estate real and personal which I have not disposed of in this my last will and testament that I may be then owner of at my decease and I hereby order and direct that my said son Amos Davis pay all the aforementioned legacies in this my last will and testament of any description and I hereby appoint Hall Burgin executor to this my last will and testament heretofore by me made.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen.
Samuel Davis
Witness, James B. Leonard, Hannah Burgin, Mary Shirley

Whereas I Samuel Davis of Epsom in the county of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire yeoman, have mad and duly executed my last will and testament in writing bearing date the thirteenth of May AD 1817, now I do hereby declare this pursuant writing to be as a codicil to may said will and direct the same to be annexed thereto and take as part thereof.
And I do hereby give and bequeath to any present beloved wife Betsy Davis all the household furniture and all other articles of provision which I may have and am the owner of and in actual possession of and being within my dwelling house and cellar at the time of my decease (except my eight day clock and large bible) and all the fulled cloth I also give to my said wife Betsey Davis.
In witness thereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this seventh day of July AD one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine.
Samuel Davis
July 7, 1829, the above written instrument was signed sealed published and declared by the above named Samuel Davis as a codicil to me annexed to his last will and testament in presence of us: Richard Webster, John Clark and Hall Burgin.

Whereas I Samuel Davis of Epsom in the county of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire have made and duly executed my last will and testament in writing bearing date the tenth day of May AD 1817 now I do hereby declare this present writing to be as a codicil to my said will and direct the same to be annexed thereto and taken as a part thereof and I do hereby give and to my wife Betsey Davis one cow and all the money I have in interest.
In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the seventeenth day of February AD 1855 (note: Probably 1835 and misread by copyist as he died in 1839)
Samuel Davis
Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Samuel Davis as a codicil to be annexed to his last will and testament in presence of Winthrop Fowler, Samuel Fowler and Levi W. George.

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			EPSOM PROBATE RECORDS WILL OF SAMUEL DAVIS - 1817 WILL of Samuel Davis 1817 and codicils 1829-1835 Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Davis of Epsom in the county of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire yeoman considering my mortality and the necessity of settling my worldly business while in health therefore being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testament and form following, viz: Firstly I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Nabby Davis one cow and two sheep to be kept on the farm where I know live so long as she shall remain and reside on said farm. Secondly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Betsey Fowler one dollar. Thirdly I give to my son John Davis one dollar. Fourthly I give to my son Samuel Davis one dollar. Fifthly I give and bequeath to my daughter Nabby Fowler one dollar. Sixthly I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Griffin one cow. Seventhly I give and bequeath unto my son Amos Davis all the residue and remainder of my estate real and personal which I have not disposed of in this my last will and testament that I may be then owner of at my decease and I hereby order and direct that my said son Amos Davis pay all the aforementioned legacies in this my last will and testament of any description and I hereby appoint Hall Burgin executor to this my last will and testament heretofore by me made. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. Samuel Davis Witness, James B. Leonard, Hannah Burgin, Mary Shirley Whereas I Samuel Davis of Epsom in the county of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire yeoman, have mad and duly executed my last will and testament in writing bearing date the thirteenth of May AD 1817, now I do hereby declare this pursuant writing to be as a codicil to may said will and direct the same to be annexed thereto and take as part thereof. And I do hereby give and bequeath to any present beloved wife Betsy Davis all the household furniture and all other articles of provision which I may have and am the owner of and in actual possession of and being within my dwelling house and cellar at the time of my decease (except my eight day clock and large bible) and all the fulled cloth I also give to my said wife Betsey Davis. In witness thereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this seventh day of July AD one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine. Samuel Davis July 7, 1829, the above written instrument was signed sealed published and declared by the above named Samuel Davis as a codicil to me annexed to his last will and testament in presence of us: Richard Webster, John Clark and Hall Burgin. Whereas I Samuel Davis of Epsom in the county of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire have made and duly executed my last will and testament in writing bearing date the tenth day of May AD 1817 now I do hereby declare this present writing to be as a codicil to my said will and direct the same to be annexed thereto and taken as a part thereof and I do hereby give and to my wife Betsey Davis one cow and all the money I have in interest. In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the seventeenth day of February AD 1855 (note: Probably 1835 and misread by copyist as he died in 1839) Samuel Davis Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Samuel Davis as a codicil to be annexed to his last will and testament in presence of Winthrop Fowler, Samuel Fowler and Levi W. George.