MR. GRIFFITH WILLIAMS. PENMYNYDD, STEUBEN, ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK.
Medi 10fed, 1867, yn ei anedd yn ardal Penymynydd, Steuben, New York, ar ôl ychydig ddyddiau o gystudd, yr henafgwr Griffith WILLIAMS, tua 84 mlwydd oed.Brodor ydoedd o Leyn, swydd Gaernarfon, - ymfudodd i'r wlad hon yn y flwyddyn 1801, ac yn swydd Oneida y bu yn trigianu bron ei holl "amser" yn America.
Claddodd ei briod, Mrs. Rachel Williams, tua blwyddyn a phum mis yn ôl.
Yr oedd yr hen frawd wedi gosod i fyny golofn farmor hardd i ddynodi ei bedd yn mynwent Penymynydd. Bydd yntau yu awr yn gorwedd wrth ochr yr un golofn.
Yr oedd yn aelod eglwysig gyda ni er's amryw flynyddau. Gweinyddwyd yn ei gladdedigacth gan y brodyr Everett a Roberts.
Y Cenhadwr Americanaidd ~ Hydref 1867.
MR. GRIFFITH WILLIAMS. PENMYNYDD, STEUBEN, ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK.
In the name of God, Amen.I Griffith Williams formerly of the town of Steuben, now residing in the town of Remsen in the county of Oneida, mindful of the uncertainty of life, and being of sound mind and memory do make this my last Will and Testament as follows :
First. I direct my Executor hereinafter named out of the avails of my estate to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses.
Second. I give and bequeath to John Williams minor son of my deceased son David Williams, one hundred dollars to be paid to him out of my estate by my Executor without interest when he shall attain the age of twenty one years.
Third. I give devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Rachel Williams, the income of all my estate of everykind after the payment of all my debts and funeral charges, and after setting apart a fund to pay the legacy to my said gransdon John Williams or so much thereof as she may need or shall require to be paid to her by my said Executor at such time as she shall require the same during her natural life. But she is not to have any part of the principal of my said estate unless it shall be necessary for her comfortable support, in which case my Executor is authorized and directed to pay to her from time to time so much of the principal as may ne necessary for her said comfortable support after exhausting the said income for the time being.
Fourth. I give, bequeath and devise to my son Samuel Williams of Steuben, aforesaid, all the rest, residua and remainder of my estate of every kind subject to the payment of my debts and funeral expenses, the legacy to my said grandson and to the provision herein before made for my wife, to him his heirs and assigns forever, but this bequest is not in any manner to discharge him from any debts due from him to me or from any debts due from him and my said deceased son David Williams if the same shall be necessary to carry out any of the provisions of this my Will in the preceeding items thereof, nor is it in any manner to discharge the said David Williams deceased or his heirs and personal representatives from any debts due to me from the said David Williams deceased or due or to become due from his heirs or next of kin or personal representatives upon any joint or several demand which I may have against them or any of them either with my said son Samuel or any other person whether necessary to carry out the aforesaid provisions of this my Will or not.
But my Will is that my Executor shall on the final settlement of my estate pay over to my said son Samuel his heirs Executors, Administrators and assigns all my estate which shall be remaining at the death of my said wife including as well as the avail of such separate debts against the estate contracted by said son David or any and all debts against said estate contracted by said David jointly with said Samuel.
Fifth. I hereby revoke all other and former Wills by me made, and I hereby appoint my well beloved friend William Lewis of said toen of Steuben Executor of this my last Will and Testament.
Witness my hand and seal this fourth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty two.
The words "the legacy to my said grandson" mentioned and the words "and personal" erased before signing.
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named testator to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
Henry A Foster Rome Oneida County
D. M. K. Johnson Rome Oneida County