In the name of God Amen I Jeremiah Van Rensselaer of the city of Albany citizen being of sound mind memory and understanding do make and declare this to be my last will and Testament thereby revoking all former wills by me made.

First, I resign my Soul to Almighty God trusting solely through the merit of our blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to have a Joyful resurrection to eternal life and my body. I direct to be decently interred according to my particular instructions hereupon to be given

Secondly, I will order and direct that all my just debts funeral charges and Legacies hereafter bequeathed to be paid in the first place.

Thirdly, I will and order that two certain notes of hand executed by my father and myself to Francis Nicoll be paid and discharged out of such part of my real Estate lands and tenements as was devised to me by my father in and by his Last Will and Testament and if any balance shall remain after a sale thereof and payment made of the said notes that the same be equally divided between the children of my brothers and Sisters share and share alike.

Fourthly, All the rest residue and remainder of all my lands and tenements and of my Estate real as well as personal I will order and direct shall be equally divided into two parts or moieties and if the lands cannot be so divided that the same be sold as hereafter directed and the product thereof be divided. One of which said moieties or parts of the Said rest residue and remainder of all my said lands and tenements and of my Said state real as well as personal. I do from motives of justice and of my former attachment to my late and truly beloved wife Lena and in conformity to a verbal agreement made with her in our adversity and confirmed with her in our prosperity give and devise and bequeath to her brother's children and to her sister and to such of her sister's children as are herein after particularly named in the proportion and manner following that is to say to Catharine Lansing, Mary Bridgen, and Jeremiah Van Rensselaer Ten Eyck - three children of Abraham & Anna Ten Eyck each one twenty-six part of said moiety of the rest residue and remainder of my said Estate real as well as personal. Also to Lena Ten Eyck, their other daughter, two twenty-six parts thereof. Also to Gerrit Lansing Junior, Mary Meir, Jane Lansing, & Lena Lansing the children of the late Jacob G. Lansing and Phebe Lansing deceased, seven twenty-sixth parts thereof to be equally divided between them. Also to Ann Palmer, Elsie Woodruff, Samuel Woodruff , Jacob Lansing Woodruff, and Mary Woodruff, children of Hunloke and Mary Woodruff, each one twenty-sixth part thereof. Also to Lena Woodruff, their other daughter, two twenty-sixth part thereof. Also to Margaret Lansing, Elizabeth Lansing, and Jacob Lansing, children of Jacob J Lansing deceased each one twenty-sixth part thereof And also to Elsie Lansing wife of Abraham A. Lansing four twenty-sixth parts thereof to be enjoyed by her separately and exempt from the contract of her said husband. And for that purpose I appoint John Lansing Junior esquire to receive and place the same at interest for her use during the joint lives of herself & her husband and to pay the interest thereof annually to her. And after her death, I will that the same be paid to such person or persons as she shall appoint by writing under her own hand notwithstanding her covertures and to his her and their use for ever. They have and to hold the several and respective parts or shares herein designated of said moiety of all the rest residue and remainder aforesaid of all my said lands and tenements and of my said Estate both real and personal unto each and every of the several and respective persons herein before named as devised and their and each of heirs executors administrators and assigns for ever. Subject nevertheless to the payment of one hundred and twenty five dollars to Lena Luther daughter of John and Elizabeth Luther within one year after my decease and the same moiety above said is hereby expressly charged therewith for its payment. The other of the said moieties of all the rest and residue and remainder of all my said lands and Testaments and of my Estate both real and personal; I give devise and bequeath unto my sister Margaret Nicoll six Twenty fourth parts of the said other or last mentioned moiety of all the rest residue and remainder of my said lands and tenements and of my said estate both real and personal. Also to the heirs of my late sister Catharine Wendell six twenty fourth parts thereof to be equally divided between them. Also to my brother Peter Van Rensselaer six twenty fourth parts thereof.

Also to the children of my brother Killian Van Rensselaer named Elizabeth Elmendorf, Alida Van Kleeck, Mary Margaret, Agnes, and Henry each one twenty fourth part of said last mentioned moiety of all the rest residue and remainder of all my lands and tenements and of my Estate both real and personal above said. To have and to hold the said several and respective parts portions or shares herein last designated of the said last mentioned moiety of all the rest residue and remainder of all my said lands and tenements and of my said estate both real and personal unto each and every of the several and respective persons herein before last named as devises and to their and each of their heirs executors administrators and assigns for ever.

Fifthly, It is also my will and desire and I do hereby order and direct that my negro slave named Pere be manumitted and emancipated when he shall respectively have attained to the age of twenty five years Said negro slave Pere was born on the seventeenth day of February one thousand seven hundred and ninety three - I do also manumit my negro woman named Bett and it is my express will order and desire that she shall be humanely provided for yearly out of my personal Estate during her life time and if possible that she remain with some one of the family and for such prevision and maintenance I will order and direct that my Executors do and shall retain in their hands before any division or distribution of my personal Estate is or shall be made a sufficient sum thereof not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars as a fund given and set apart for that use the interest whereof to be applied foe her maintenance and something more if need require it.

Sixthly, It is also my will and desire that the children of the late Phebe Lansing deceased have the use and occupation of my dwelling house free of any rent for and during one year from the first day of May next after my decease.

Lastly, I do nominate and appoint Peter Edmund Elmendorf, Peter Dw. Beekman, & Gerrit Lansing Junior to be the Executors of this my Last Will and Testament with full power and authority to grant sell divide and convey absolutely in fee simple all or any part of my said land tenements & hereditaments for such price or sum of money and to such person or persons as shall be deemed by them to be most advantageous for my residuary devises and to execute and deliver good and sufficient deeds as my Executors therefor. And as a compensation for their services as my Executors I give and bequeath unto each of them two hundred and fifty dollars together with the further sum of not exceeding four per cent as a commission to be equally divided among the said executors on the amount of the distribution of my whole estate aforesaid exclusive of all expenses what ever. A division or settlement of all my said estate is to be made if possible within one year after my decease and they are hereby authorized and directed to retain in their hands the amount of their said compensation above mentioned.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this twenty-eight day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven. Jer V. Rensselaer (LS)

Signed Sealed published and declared by the above named Jeremiah Van Rensselaer as and for his last will and Testament in the presence of us who have Subscribed our names as witnesses thereto in his presence and in the presence of each other-