Our help is in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth. Amen. I, Catherine Cottin being very sound of mind and memory and having for my husband Jean Cottin, merchant living at Kingston in the County of Ulster, Province of New York, considering that the hour of death is unknown to all human creatures, and having recommended my soul to my creator, the omnipotent God and to my Savior and Redeemer and by the merit of His son Jesus Christ to attain the Kingdom of Heaven prepared by His Spirit, of my following words it is my Testament and my last Will for that which concerns the temporal goods which it has pleased my God by His Grace and Benediction to give me during all the time I have Lived and resided with my husband Jean Cottin (to the effect) that I would have the third part of the profit which has given us together by his bounty, with my said husband Jean Cottin since the hour of our marriage up to the first trespass, therefore, I wish and it is my Will, very justly, that the franchise dated September 22, 1702, which I gave to Rachel, which is her name after having been baptised, shall be observed abd shall be of full force and virtue from the first word of the page to the last word, and the said Rachel shall have and take after my death, my said third part of the profit, 30 pieces of Eight, and the other things which are stated in the said indenture, and she shall take before my children can divide my third part of the profit and also, I wish and it is my Will, being very just, that the indenture dated August 17, 1709, which I gave to our negress Dina shall be observed and guarded in full force and virtue, and also I wish and it is my very just Will that the donations dated March 10, 1697, which I made to my daughter Sarah for all my clothing, one chest, shall be observed and guarded in full force and virtue. Also I give to the Walloon Church of Kingston, 20 pieces of Eight which to take after my death in my said third part of the profit and this to aid in assisting the poor, and for all that which concerns my third part of the profit, it shall be to Abraham Du Bois and Jacob Du Bois and David Du Bois and Matthew Du Bois, and two sons of Isaac Du Bois, to them together I give them which they take after my death in said third part of the profit, one fourth part, and to my said daughter I give to take after my death the two other fourth parts of my said third part of the profit to her alone, and for their inheritance of my said third part of the profit, all these children shall take in good merchandise and trade goods, each in proportion to their part, for this effect I have chosen my husband Jean Cottin whom I hereby constitute Executor of my present Testament and last Will who shall be bound by the above conditions and who shall render account six weeks after my death and deliver to each his part as is specified hereabove, and it is my last Will, and I have hereby signed, sealed, and delivered this present in my proper hand in presence of two witnesses, made at Kingston, July 23, 1712.
This indenture made this 20th day of January in the 12th yeare of the reign of our Soueraigne Lady Anne, by the Grace of God, Queen of Great Brittain, France & Ireland, defender of the faith &c., Seaventh part, BETWEEN Abraham Dubois of the New Paltz in the County of Ulster of the first part, Jacob DuBois of Hurley in the Said County of the Second part, David DuBois of Rochester the Said County of the third part, Solomon DuBois of the New Paltz, aforesaid, of the fourth part, Louis DuBois of the New Paltz aforesaid of the fifth part, Matthieu DuBois of the Corporation of Kingston in said County of the Sixth part, & Daniel Dubois of the New Paltz aforesaid, of the Seaventh part, the heirs of Cathrine Cottin, deceased, late wife of Mr. Jean Cottin of Kingston, aforesaid, & formerly wife of Louis DuBois, late of Kingston, aforesaid, deceased. WHEREAS the said Cathrine Cottin did make her Last Will and Testament bearing date the 23rd day of July Anno Dom. 1712 which last Will & Testament is not value or Authentick in the Law and the heirs being willing to settle the promisses in good order now this Indenture wittnesseth that the partys above named in the ... are fully agreed that the said Last Will and Testamentof the said deceased Cathrine Cottin is and shall be null and void and of none effect and that no notice shall be taken of the same as if it had never been and it is further agreed and concluded upon that the partys above mentioned together with Sara Van Metteren, daughter of said Cathrine Cottin, deceased, shall equally divide and share the whole estate of the said Cathrine Cottin, deceased both of whatever nature or quality whatever and that share and share alike, provided that the said Sara Van Metteren is only to have the use, issues and proffits of said share of said Estate during the Terme of her natural life and after her decease it shall return to her children to be equally divided and shared among them share and share alike.
In witness whereof the said Partys above named to share p'Gent Indenture, have hereunto putt theire hands & Seals the day and yeare first above.