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| Birth: | 26 Mar 1757 in Stonington, New London Co., CT |
| Death: | 24 Jan 1816 in Sempronius, Cayuga Co., NY |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Stephen Niles b. About 1730 in South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI |
| Mother: | Desire Pendleton b. 27 Feb 1738/39 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI |
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| Tacy Barber (Wife) b. About 1760 in Stonington, CT
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| Marriage: | ABT 1780 in Stephentown, Rensselaer Co., NY |
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 Tacy Niles b. About 1781 in Stephentown, Rensselaer Co., NY
- Moses B. Niles b. About 1784
- Desire Niles b. 11 Jan 1784 in Stephentown, Rensselaer Co., NY
- Jonathan Sweet Niles b. About 1786
 Robert R. Niles , Jr. b. 28 May 1786 in Saratoga Co., NY
- Lydia Niles b. Before 1790 in CT
- Lucinda Niles b. About 1792
- Mary Niles b. About 1794
- Stephen Niles b. 10 Jun 1799 in Stephentown, Rensselaer Co., NY
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Individual:
Robt. was a church elder. The town of Niles, Cayuga Co., NY, was named in his honor.
Altho'comfortable in body on account of health,sound in mind and memory,thank God therefor.Calling to mind that it is appointed unto all men once to die- Do make and ordain this instrument in writing to be my last will and testament, that is to say;The hundred and six acres owned by me I do dispose of in the following manner(viz).After my debts and funeral charges are paid out of the profit;then the use and profit accruing from time to time shall be for the maintenance of by beloved wife Tacy and my two youngest children,Stephen and Luncinda,until the children come of lawful age:and during the full term of my wifes natural life:then it will be disposed of this way,when my son Stephen shall come to full age of twenty one years,he shall be possessed of fifty acres of land off of Lot No./22 in the Township of Sempronius,County of Cayuga,State of New York;first a piece of timberland,the one half of a reserve from my son Robert and Moses B.land lying in the Northeast of Lot No 22 cornering on the Skaneateles Lake with just the East half of the before named piece reserved together with a sufficient quantity run or surveyed off the East end or side of the land now in my possession;beginning at the Southern Corner of lands deeded to my son Moses B.extending with his line north to the Southeast Corner of land deeded to my son Jonathon S.thence West by the said Jonathon S. land to the north line of Lot No 22;thence West as on a due South line from thence to the South line of Lot No22 and the half of the piece lying in the Northeast corner of Lot No.22 will make fifty acres of land.Then when my daughter Lucinda hath come to lawful age and my wife Tacy to the close of life,the remaining fifty six acres shall be sold and out of the sale money shall be made the following distribution,one hundred and fifty dollars within one year from the decease of my wife shall be made to my executor herein after named;To my daughter Tacy,wife of Lemuel Parker,one hundred and fifty dollars;to my second daughter Desire,wife of Hopkin Harris,one hundred and fifty dollars;To my third daughter Lydia,wife of Amos Castle,one hundred and fifty dollars;To Mary,wife of Ichabod Shelden,one hundred and fifty dollars;To my fifth and youngest daughter Lucinda,infant,with each daughter receiving out of my estate over and above what hath been specified to the amount of the worth of a good middling likely cow,with what they have respectivley received heretofore.Likewise Permelia,wife of my son Robert,shall receive fifty dollars out of the same sale as mentioned above,to ----- unumerate services performed before connected with the family and to be paid at the same time that the funds are paid to my own daughters;and payment instead of being within one year from the death of my wife as above stated,as the currency of the sale of land are different,a reasonable time shall be made to make sale of the land and collect the pay therefore;then whatever remains shall be equally divided between my sons,which with the land received before,shall be considered their respective portion with the addition of what things my wife may see fit to distribute among them.All of which things are in or out door moveables shall be for her use and at her disposal,as shall the one hundred six acres of land before named,until Stephen shall come to full age;then he shall be possessed of the fifty acres,while the full occupance of the remaining fifty six acres shall be possessed and enjoyed of my wife,during the full term of her natural life.And as my three oldest sons have had their landed portion by deeds of contract my son Robert fifty acres on the East end of my land,my son Moses Barber,fifty acres adjoining the above,and Jonathon Sweet twenty acres adjoining the last mentioned-Therefore the fifty six acres,consisting of the remaining half of the piece of timberland lying near the lake and the west end of my land,whereon are the orchard buildings shall be disposed of in manner and form as above expressed.Further I do hereby appoint Robert Niles Junr.to be my sole Executor,of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal,this fourth day of June in the year of our Lord,One Thousand and eight hundred fourteen.
Robert Niles S.S.
Signed,Sealed,published and declared by the above named Robert Niles,to be his
last will and testement,in presence of us,who have hereunto suscribed our names
as witnesses in the presence of the Testator. Thaddeus Slisted (sp)
Epenetus Starr
Henry Oakley
N.B.In the first page between lines from the top 9&10,the word"to" between 2nd
and 3rd lines from the bottom of page 1st"Lydia",between 10&11 lines from the
top of the page 2nd"with".
NOTE.In describing boundries among his sons there is a line added in small
print that cannot be read and transcribed.
This is the last will and testament of Robert Niles RIN 1944. He was married to TACY BARBER about 1780 in ?STEPHENTOWN?, ALBANY, NEW YORK.
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