The Last Will and Testament of David Staples of the Town of Marlborough, 
County of Ulster, State of New York. I, David Staples considering the
 uncertainty of this Mortal Life and being of sound mind and memory, 
Blessed be Almighty God for the same, Do make and publish this my 
Last Will and Testament, in the manner and form following, that is to say. 
First I give and bequeath to my wife Marcy Staples one bedsted and bed 
and bedding, also all the beds and bedding that I own during her my said 
wife’s natural life together with all my cooking utensils and household
 furniture during her natural life. I also give and bequeath to my said wife 
six chairs that she bought and six silver teaspoons and all the things that 
she brought to my house, forever, and I also order that my said wife have
 the use of the North Room and the North Chamber in the new part,of the 
new part of the house, and half of the kitchen and the milk house and the 
cellar and other privileges of cellar as she wants and also a privilege in the 
garret if she chooses during her my said wife’s natural life. And I do order 
my son Ira Staples to fund (?) My said wife with bread and meat and fuel
 for her fires and to keep two cows wither and summer and let her have 
the profits from them, and also to let her my said wife have the wool of 
six sheep during her natural life. If my said wife Marcy Staples agrees to
 the Will that I have made, if not, I do order that she have nothing, only 
what the law will allow her. I do give and bequeath unto my two Daughters,
 Pamely Cosman, wife of Oliver Cosman and Maria Caverly, wife of 
Carpenter Caverly, all of my household furniture of what kind and what 
nature soever, to them and their heirs forever after my said wife’s decease. 
Item: I do give and bequeath unto my son David Staples, Junior all of my 
wearing apparel of what kind and nature so ever and one large bible after
 my wife’s decease. Item: I do give and bequeath to my son Stephen Staples
 and to his heirs and assigns forever on lot of land lying on the mountain
 that I bought of George D Wickham, in Graham Patent, containing about 
5 acres of land, on the north of land of Ira Staples and on the west by land
 of Stephen Staples.
Item: I do give, bequeath and assign to my youngest son Ira Staples and
 to his heirs and assigns forever all that acreage or tenament that I bought
 of Thomas Wygant, the farm wherever I now live situate in the Town of
 Marlborough, County and State aforesaid and is bounded on the north 
by land formally belonging to John Bout and John Wygant and on the 
west by Graham Patent and on the south by lands of James Birdsall 
deceased and the highway that leads to Marlborough containing one 
hundred and sixty acres of land. Also one other piece of land adjoining 
the aforesaid described piece, a piece that I bought of Jeramiah Sabin, 
bounded on the west by land of the heirs of James Birdsall, on the south 
by said heirs and Jeramiah Howell and on the east by lands of Nathaniel 
Wygant and on the north by lands that I bought of Thomas Wygant,
 containing forty one acres of lands. Also one other piece of land that 
I bought of George D Wickham lying part in the Town of Platekill and 
part in the Town of Marlborough on Graham Patent known as lot #35
 thirty five, bounded by lands on the west by land of the heirs of Henry 
Scott junior, on the south by lands of Henry Haines and Barnard Bout,
 on the east by lands of the heirs of John Wygant, on the north by 
lands of Allen Lester containing forty two acres of land.
I do also give and bequeath to my son Ira Staples all of my farming 
utensils and all of the obligations and all debts that bare due me and
 all the money that I have and all of my books, that is not otherwise
 disposed of. And also I give and bequeath unto my son Ira Staples 
all of my cattle, sheep and one mare and all the rest and residue of 
my personal property, goods and chattle of what kind and nature 
so ever I give and bequeath un to my son Ira Staples and to his heirs
 and assigns forever. And I do hereby order that my son Ira Staples 
pay unto my daughter Maria Caverly, wife of Carpenter Caverly or to 
her heirs four hundred dollars within one year of my decease. I do 
also order that my son Ira Staples pay unto my daughter Pamelee 
Cosman, wife of Oliver Cosman four hundred dollars in the following 
manner, two hundred dollars within two years of my decease and the 
other two hundred dollars in four years of my decease, or to her 
heirs or assigns and I do hereby appoint my son Ira Staples Executor
 of this my Last Will and Testament revoking all former Wills by me 
made in witness thereof I have set my hand and seal the ninth day
 of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
twenty eight.
							Signed, David Staples

Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared by the above named David 
Staples to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of the
 Testator, George Birdsall, Hosea Birdsall, Eliza Ann Plumstead .



Ulster County SS:
Be it remembered that on the first day of June in the year of our
 Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine personally came 
and appeared before me, Jonathan D Ostrander, Surrogate of the 
said County of Ulster, George Birdsall of Marlborough in the said 
County, one of the subscribing witnesses to the Will of David Staples 
late of the Town of Marlborough of the said county deceased, who 
being duly sworn declared that he did see David Staples now deceased, 
sign and seal the instrument hereunder annexed purporting to be his 
Last Will and Testament bearing the date of the ninth day of January
 in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight 
and heard him publish and declare the same as and for his Last Will 
and Testament and at the time thereof, he David Staples was of sound 
and disposing mind and memory to the best of his knowledge and
 belief of the said deponent and that Hosea Birdsall and Eliza Ann
 Plumstead, together with the deponent subscribed the said Will 
as witnesses thereof in the testators presence, and be it also 
remembered that on the day and year aforesaid personally appeared 
before me, the said Surrogate, Ira Staples of Marlborough, the 
Executor in the aforesaid Will named and was duly sworn to the
 faithful execution and performance of the said Will by taking the 
usual oath in that case provided. In testimony thereof the said Surrogate
 has hereunder let his hand and seal of office done at Kingston in said
 County of Ulster on the day and year first above written.
						(Signed) Jonathan D Ostrander