WILL of PETER DINGMAN
Town of Charleston
Montgomery County, New York
The Will of Peter Dingman of the Town of Charleston was graciously contributed
by researcher Linda A. Roorda.
Linda also contributed 4 other wills for her Montgomery County relatives and ancestors. Notes about
her family search regarding each will follow the individual wills. "...the data online has been so very helpful to my
research and this is my way of saying "thank you." Especially the marriage
records by Rev. Elijah Herrick of Charleston - where I found two very
important clues to two different lines that no one else could provide for me
until those dates and names cleared the way."
Will of Peter Dingman
(b. 1755, bp Aug 3, 1755, d. unknown, will dated Nov 20, 1817, proved Feb 8, 1826)
Charleston, Montgomery County, NY, Will book Vol. 3, pg 522
The people of the State of New York by the grace of God free and independent. To
John Dingman of Plainfield, Otsego County and Andres Dingman of Charleston
Montgomery County send Greetings. Whereas at the Village of Johnstown in the
County of Montgomery on the third day of February in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight Hundred and twenty six before Tobias A. Stoutenburgh Esquire
Surrogate of our said County, The last Will and testament of Peter Dingman
deceased (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved, and is now approved and
allowed of by us; and the said deceased having whilst he lived, and at the time
of his death, goods chattels or credits within this State, by means whereof the
proving and ______ the said Will, and the granting administration of all and
singular the said goods, chattels and credits, and also the auditing allowing and
final discharging the account thereof doth belong unto us; and we being desirous
that the goods, chattels and audits of the said deceased may be well and
faithfully administered, applied and disposed of according to the said Will, do
grant unto you the said John Dingman and Andres Dingman the administration of all
and singular the goods, chattels, and credits of the said Peter Dingman deceased
with the wife of the said Peter Dingman deceased, annexed with full power by
these presents to administer and faithfully dispose of all and singular the said
goods, chattels and credits - to ask demand recover and receive the debts which
unto the said deceased whilst living, and at the time of his death did belong,
and to pay the debts which the said deceased did owe, so far as such goods,
chattels, and credits will thereto extend and the law require; Hereby requiring
you to make or come to be made, a time and perfect inventory of all and singular
the goods, chattels, and credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come
to your hands, possession or knowledge, and the same as needs to exhibit or come
to be exhibited into the office of the Surrogate of the said County of
Montgomery, at or before the expiration of six calendar months fro the date
hereof, and due to render a just and true account of administration where
thereunto required. And we do by these presents denote, constitute and appoint
you the said John Dingman and Andres Dingman administrators of all and singular
the goods, chattels and credits which were of the said Peter Dingman deceased
with the will of the said Peter Dingman deceased annexed In testimony whereof we
have caused the seal of office of our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed.
Witness: Tobias A. Stoutenburgh Esquire, Surrogate of our said County at the
Village of Johnstown the eighth day of February in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and twenty six, and of our independence the fiftieth.
Tobias A. Stoutenburgh
Know all men by these present that I Peter Dingman of the town of Charleston
County of Montgomery and State of New York being infirm in body but sound in mind
do ordain and appoint this my last will and testatment iin manner following -
First - I will and bequeath all m y real estate unto my nine sons to witt: John
Andres Peter Henry James Isaac Abram Daniel Elijah to be equally divided among
them when my youngest son Elijah is of the age of 21 years and that no part of
the estate shall be sold or aleviated (sic) until that time and that my said sons
shall all be equally interested in obtaining and giving education to the youngest
brothers even as they oldest and the experience shall be paid from the said
estate - Second I will that if any of the brothers are disposed to sell either of
their parts in said estate such sale shall be to one or either of the brothers,
and as several of the brothers have had colts and young horses I will all the
brothers the same equal property - Third I will and bequeath equally and in the
same manner as the real estate in nine just proportions and likewise I will and
bequeath unto my oldest son Jacob fifty dollars on condition of his accepting as
his full demand against the said estate, and further I will unto my two daughters
Mary and Jane twenty dollars each, the residue and remainder of all my real and
personal estate to be divided as above and in testimony thereof. I have hereunto
affixed my hand and seal this 20th Nov. one thousand eight hundred and
seventeen. Peter X Dingman L.S.
(his mark)
Signed published and declared as the last will and testament of Peter Dingman in
presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in presence of
said testator. Andrew Biggam, P. W. McLeod, David Goeway
Be it remembered that on the third day of February in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and twenty six, personally appeared before me Tobias A.
Stoutenburgh Surrogate of the County of Montgomery Andrew Biggam and David
Goeway, who being duly sworn dispose and say that they saw Peter Dingman sign (by
making his mark) and seal, and heard him publish and declare the written
instrument as and for his last will and testament; that the said Peter Dingman
was at the time thereof of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding;
that these deponents subscribed their names thereto as witness to the execution
thereof in the presence of the said Peter Dingman the testator; and that they at
the same time saw Peter W. McLeod subscribe his name thereto as a witness to the
execution thereof also in the said testators presence. In testimony whereof I
the said Surrogate have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of
office. Done at Johnstown in said County of Montgomery the day and year above
written. Tobias A. Stoutenburgh.
The preceeding (sic) are true copies of the last Will and testament of Peter
Dingman deceased of the certificate of the proof thereof and of the letter of
administration thereon. Registered February 8th 1826. Tobias A. Stoutenburgh Surrogate
Be it also remembered that on the said eighth day of February above mentioned
personally appeared before me the said Surrogate John Dingman and Andres Dingman,
and were duly sworn as administrators of the estate of Peter Dingman deceased
with the will of the said Peter Dingman deceased annexed. Tobias A. Stoutenburgh.
Transcribed: July 7, 2002 from Sampubco
Linda A. Roorda
NOTES:
PETER DINGMAN - baptized August 3, 1755, Cosxackie, Greene, NY.
Peter was a descendant of Adam Dingman, the first Dutch immigrant of this surname
who arrived in the 1650s to Albany region of New York, and later to Kinderhook. Peter married
Margrieta/Grietje Gardenier in Kinderhook, the daughter of Jacob Hendrickse Gardenier
(descendant of Dutch immigrant Jacob Janse Gardenier) and Janetje Huyck.
Peter and Margrieta removed to Charleston, Montgomery County per Census of 1810. My clue
for the family came from census data obtained for Jane Dingman, the mother of Christina
Dingman who married Jacob Henry Kniskern, my ancestors. Rev. Elijah Herrick's marriage records
on the Montgomery County GenWeb site revealed: "Dingman, James & Jane Vunk (sic, Vunck) -
May 11, 1820." Siblings from both Vunck and Dingman families were married by Rev. Herrick
in Charleston. I would enjoy hearing from other descendants.
Linda A. Roorda
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