[S1158] William S. Pelletrau, compiler, Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate’s Office, City of New York (New York: New York Historical Society, 1893-1913), VII:333, citing liber 27:309.In the name of God, Amen. December 8, 1769. I, JOHN GEORGE TREMPER, of Rhinebeck Precinct, Duchess County, yeoman. "I leave to my eldest son Jacob 8 shillings for his Primogeniture, and he is to make no further Pretense." I leave to my wife Susanna, and my youngest daughter Catharine, all my movable household stuff, and furniture, and all other goods and chattels, belonging to my house, bedding, iron vessels, glass, etc., "and all Women's Cloaths," and all linnen and woolen cloth, "made up and unmade," and all debts due to me. And they are to have the use of the northerly room in my dwelling house, "with the iron stove in it." And also room in the cellar. "And my son Jacob is to provide them fire wood, cut and brought to the door." "And they shall have the privilege to boil their victuals and water for their use by the fire that my son Jacob must keep for his family use." "My wife Susanna, during the time she remains my widow, shall buy every spring a Pig, worth 10 shillings, which my son Jacob shall feed and make fat for her use, so that it has the weight of 150 Pounds or thereabouts at killing time." I leave to my son Jacob the lot of land whereon I now live, with the house, barn house, and all buildings, and my negro man "Toby" and all my waggons and tools. And he shall pay to my son John £50, and to my daughter Lena, wife of Abraham Roel Rip, £62, 10s, and to my daughter Catherine, £12, 10s. "If my son Jacob shall at any time keep an Inn or Tavern on the land and premises I have given him he shall not allow any sort of Gaming to be used or practiced in any part of the buildings." I make my wife and my son Jacob and my son-in-law Abraham Roel Kip, executors.
Witnesses, Adam Shever, Henry Diell, Christian Schultz, schoolmaster. Proved, June 18, 1770.