at the age of fourteen years. I then direct that the interest and so much of the principal as may be needed from year to year be expended in the education of the said Heman R. Bull until he shall arrive at the age of Twenty-one years. (Provided that no part of the original One Thousand Dollars be expended), when the said sum of One Thousand Dollars and any balance unexpended remaining in the hands of said Trustee shall be paid to him. Fifth-I give, devise and bequeath unto the Presbyterian Committee of Home Missions incorporated by the Legislature of the State of New York, April 18th, 1862, the sum of One Thousand Dollars to be expended for the appropriate objects of said incorporation. Also, I give, devise and bequeath to the Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, incorporated March 27th, 1839, the sum of Five Hundred Dollars. Also, I give, devise and bequeath to the trustees for the time being of the Presbyterian Church in Amity, Orange County, New York, the sum of One Thousand Dollars, for the use and benefit of said Church, and my Will is and I direct that the said Trustees shall invest the same and that they and their successors in office shall keep the same permanently invested upon good and sufficient securities, and apply the interest and income arising therefrom to the payment of the salary of the minister for the time being of said Church. Also, I give, devise and bequeath to the American Female Guardian Society, incorporated by the Legislature of the State of New York in the year 1849, the sum of Five Hundred Dollars to be applied for the benefit of the Home for the Friendless, or to other charitable uses of said Society. Also, I give, devise and bequeath to the American Board of Foreign Missions, incorporated in the year ———— the sum of One Thousand Dollars to be expended for the appropriate objects of said Society. Sixth--Whatever portion of my Estate thus converted into money may remain after the payment of the above-named legacies and bequests and all debts and expenses incurred in the settlement of my Estate, my Will is and I direct that the same be proportionately divided among the persons named and referred to in the Second, Third and Fourth Sections or divisions of this my Last Will and Testament; and in case of there being a deficiency in my Estate to pay all the legacies and bequests herein named, then a proportionable deduction be made from the same persons. In case any person or persons, to whom any legacy shall come by reason of this Will, shall commence any suit or suits in any Court, or in any other way sue or cause to be sued or disturbed my Executors hereinafter named, or my Administrator with my Will annexed, or any other person or persons to whom any thing is by me given in this my Will, from the recovering, quiet enjoying and possessing of what is by me herein given as aforesaid and in such manner as is therein mentioned, then my Will and meaning is that all and every legacy and legacies herein by me given to any such person or persons whatsoever who shall so sue and disturb as aforesaid, shall cease, determine and be utterly void. ment. Lastly-I do hereby nominate and appoint my friends, Benjamin Cooley and Thomas E. Ferrier, and the survivor of them to be the Executors or Executor of this my Last Will and TestaAnd if the Executors appointed by this Will should die, neglect, refuse or become incapable to perform the trusts hereby in them reposed, then it is my Will and I declare that my Administrator or Administrators with my Will annexed shall have the same rights and powers in and over my Real and Personal Estate as are given to my Executors herein named, so that such Administrator or Administrators may be able to perform all the trusts hereby reposed in the said Executors. And I hereby revoke all former Wills by me heretofore made, and I declare this to be my Last Will and Testament. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Nineteenth day of November, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-three. HEMAN ROWLEE [L. S.] Subscribed and acknowledged by the testator, Heman Rowlee, in the presence of each of us, who have subscribed our names as attesting witnesses hereto, at the request of the said testator who, at the time of making such subscription and acknowledg ment, did declare this instrument, so subscribed, to be his Last Will and Testament. SILAS C. YOUNG, Edenville, N. Y. LEGRAND MEAD, Edenville, N. Y. I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the Last Will and Testament of Heman Rowlee, late of the Town of Warwick, in the County of Orange, deceased. [SEAL.] WITNESS my hand and Official Seal this 9th day of T. D. SCHOONMAKER, Clerk of the Surrogate's Court. CITATION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HEMAN ROWLEE, JR. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: To Elizabeth Coe, residing in Groton, Tompkins County, New York; John B. Rowlee and Jane Curtiss, residing in the City of Brooklyn, New York; Daniel Rowlee, residing at Barryville, Sullivan County, New York; Jane Ball, John W. Curtis and Frances Pell, residing in the City of New York; Lydia Wright, residing at Great Bend, in the State of Pennsylvania; Maria Wood, residing at Veteran, Chemung County, New York; Lois Storms, residing in Newburgh City, Orange County, New York; Betsey Ann Goble, residing in the town of Warwick, Orange County, New York; Heman Rowlee, residing at Orange, Schuyler County, New York; Jonathan Rowlee, residing at Corning, Steuben County, New York; Elijah Rowlee, residing at Corning aforesaid; Phebe Lord and Millicent Hathaway, residing at Union, McHenry County, Illinois; Lydia J. Finch, residing at Reed, Seneca County, Ohio; Esquire Rowlee, residing at Volney, Oswego County, New York; Charles S. Rowlee, residing at Decatur, in the State of Michigan; Nathan Rowlee, John C. Rowlee, George W. Rowlee, Heman Rowlee, Daniel Rowlee, Harriet Osborn, and Dorothy Elmer, residing at Fulton, Oswego County, New York; Louis K. Horton, residing at Summer field, Noble County, Ohio; Elizabeth Kelly, residing at Cozzuna, Shawasse County, Michigan; William Curtis, whose residence is unknown; Elijah R. Blauvelt and Jane Smith, residing at Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania; James Blauvelt and Sally Holland, residing at Liberty Corners, in said County of Bradford; John M. Blauvelt and Lydia A. Tillman, residing at Chemung, in Chemung County, New York, and Mary Mattison, residing at Clarence, Shelby County, Missouri, heirs-at-law and next of kin of Heman Rowlee, late of the town of Warwick, in the County of Orange, deceased, Greeting: You are hereby cited to be and appear before the Surrogate of the County of Orange, at his Office in Goshen, in said County, on the 16th day of October next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, to attend the probate of a certain instrument in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of said deceased, bearing date the 19th day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, on the application of Thomas E. Ferrier the Executor thereof: Which said last Will relates to, and is offered for probate as a Will of real and personal estate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we have caused the Seal of Office of our said Surrogate of the County of Orange, to be hereunto affixed. Witness, DAVID A. SCOTT, Surrogate of said County, at Goshen, in said County, the 27th day of August, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six. [L.S.] Surrogate. THE PRAYERS OF LYDIA S. ROWLEE The prayers were written in a quarto pamphlet in her own handwriting. The spelling is preserved in this copy. They are good illustrations of the religious fervor prevailing among the church people of that time. Few, however, of the many uttering such prayers wrote them down. The original copy is in the possession of William Underwood, of Groton, N. Y. I. MAY 10th, 1830. Various has been the duties of thy hand maid this day and, oh God, thou knowest how she has performed them. I have been permitted to be with thy children at thy table to commemorate thy dying love but oh what an unworthy guest I have been; unworthy of a seat amongst thy children yet invited by the master of the feast who said in his word eat, oh friend, drink, oh beloved, and I think that the fruits of Christ's house was sweet to my taste and now, oh God, I entreat thee to give thy handmaid grace to perform all the duties devolving upon her in the fear and with an eye single to thy Glory. Thou knowest, oh searcher of hearts, the duty of this afternoon. After having some one to go before us for this three years now we are left to go alone except thou go with us and enable us to roll ourselves over afresh on the for strength and wilt thou guide us now in the day of adversity and forgive what thou hast seen amiss in the days of our prosperity and let us not be left without the guidance of thy holy Spirit in so important an undertaking as to instruct the rising generation out of thy word, oh God, accept of us and all that we have and are for Jesus sake. 2. JUNE 6th, 1830. News has reached us that our dear Brother Waveley is dead. This is thy way, oh God, thou seeist not as Man seeith. How have I a poor shortsighted Mortal looked at this dear servant of the's when preparing for the minestry and thought of his filling 21 |