Last Will and Testament of Jan Van Ness

              IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
1708
The nine and Twintieth day of march in Seventh year of th[e] Reign of our Souveraign Lady Anne by the grace of god of Grea[t] Brittan Queen Defendr of the faith &ac - I John van Nesse of the half moon in the County of albany yeoman being of heal[th] and Perfect Memory (thanks be to almighty god for the same) and Calling to minde the uncertain state of this Transitory Life and that all flesh on Earth must yeild unto Death, when it shall please god to call, and being desyreous to Setle things in order, doe make this my Last will and Testament in manner and form following, Revoakeing and absolutely annulling by these Presents all and Every Testament or Testaments will and wills, heretofore by me made and Declared, Either by word or by writteing notwithstanding any Promise to the Contrary or [Clace?] Derogatory in the same and this to be taken only for my Last will and Testament and none other First I bequeave my Soul to almighty god my maker and to Jesus Christ my Redeemer and to the holy Ghost my Santifyer and my body to the Earth from whence it came to be buried in a decent and Christian manner there to Rest., untill my Soul and body shall meat again and be joyned together at the joyfull Resurrection and be made Partakers of the never fadeing joys of immortallity which god in mercy throug the meritts of Jesus Christ allone hath Promised and Prepared for all those that Truely and unfeignedly Repent and Believe in him and  Touching such Temporall Estate of goods Rights Chattells, and Debts as the Lord hath been pleased farr above my deserts to bestow upon me I doe order give bequeave and Dispose the same in manner and form following

I do give and bequeave unto my Eldest sonn Cornelis van Nesse the Sume of Twelve pounds Currant money of newyorke in Right of primo ginitore and that he shall be Satisfyed with Such Legacyes as hereafter shall be bequeaved unto him