Person:Amos Stafford (3)

STAFFORD, Amos, of Thomas, Jr., and Diademiah, [born] Oct. 4, 1765.

39 Record of the last Will and Testement of Amos Stafford deceased ____
The last Will and Testament of Amos Stafford of the town of Essex in the County of Essex and State of New York ____
I Amos Stafford considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind and memory for which I desire to thank Almighty God ______ Do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say,
First, my will and pleasure is that all my debts of what kind or nature and my funeral charges and expenses be first paid and discharged out of my personal Estate.
Item, I give and bequeath to my four grandchildren the children of my deceased daughter Isabella Burt to wit ___ Ruel Burt ___ Amos Burt ___ Diadamea Burt __ and Roswell Burt -– one dollar each.
Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Hannah Stafford all the rest and residue of my personal estate of whatever manner or nature and further give and devise to my said wife all my real Estate to have and to hold the same to her own use during the term of her natural life and seventy acres then situated in the town of Chazy [?] in the County of Clinton in the State of New York which I purchased of Benjamin Mooer’s [?] I give and divise to my said wife for the term of her natural life and to be divised by her last will at her direction to my heirs.
Item, I give and bequeath divise unto my son Silas Stafford his heirs and assignes all that certain piece or persal of land within the appurtanances situate in the said town and county of Essex whereon I now reside containing fifty acres ____
Item, Excepting the one equal half of the use and benefit of the orehasd [ ] that is now on said lot which I give and divise to my son Nathan Stafford ___
Item, I give and divise to my sons Nathan and Silas Stafford seventy five acres of land with the appurtanances situate in the said town of Essex which I purchased of Ebenesian Eggleston equally to be divided between them to hold to them the said Nathan and Silas Stafford their heirs and assigns forever from and after the decease of my said wife ___
And lastly as to all the residue and remainder of my real Estate and personal Estate goods and chattels of what kind and nature serves, I give divise and bequeath the same to my said sons Nathan and Silas Stafford their hers and assigns forever ___
And I do herby appoint my said son Nathan Stafford sole executor of this my last Will and Testement hereby revoking all former wills made by me ___
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the ___nteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five. Amos Stafford

Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Amos Stafford to be his last Will and Testement in the presence of us who hereunto subscribed our names as witness in the presence of the testator.
Stephen Stafford,
William Sheldon
Ira Stafford

Amos Stafford -- Two people, one male, one female

Amos Stafford and family - Five people: one older male (Amos), one older female (Hannah), one young male (Nathan), two young females (Isabella, Diademea)

"... [in 1784] ... Amos and David Stafford settled on two lots on Whallon's bay." Property records indicate the sale of 100 acres to Amos Stafford was executed in 1788.

Adults are a match for Amos and Hannah. Young males match expected family members, but there is one extra female who is too old.

The 1820 census lists only one Amos Stafford family in Essex county or thereabouts. But the family has a young male (5-10) and female (<5) and that does not match what we know about the Amos Stafford family. These could be children of son Silas. No one Silas age is recorded, but a female who could be his wife is listed. Possibly Silas was absent for an extended period.