Will: 05 NOV 1807 Rome, Oneida County, New York
Note:
In the name of God Amen. I gershom Hinckley of Rome in the
County of Oneida & State of New York. Although laboring at
present under some indisposition of Body yet being of sound &
disposing mind memory & understanding through the mercy of God
Do make & ordain this my last will & Testament in manner & form
following. First & principally I resign my soul with the most
Humility into the hands of Almighty God my creator humbly
hopeing for a blessed immortality through the merits and
mediation of my blessed Savior & Redeemer Jesus Christ. And my
body I desire my be decently buried at the discretion of my
Executor. And as for such temporary estate as the Lord in his
great goodness has blessed me with & trusted me to be steward
of I give devise & dispose thereof as follows viz. I give &
bequeath to my son Gershom Hinckley my wearing apparel- To my
Son Samuel Hinckley forty eight dollars. I Give to my Son
David Hinckley on Hundred dollars. I give to my daughters
Prudence Lucy & Catherine my wife Catherines wearing apparel I
give to my Daughter Elizabeth two Dollars I also give bequeath
& devise to my Son Jonathan Niles Hinckley all the Farm whereon
I now live After my decease to him & his heirs with the
appurtenances containing about on Hundred & Sixty Seven acres
for the remainder of my term & interest therein They paying the
rents & performing the covenants contained in the indenture of
Lease by which said farm is now held They paying all the
aforsaid Legatees unto the different Legatees in the maner
following to wit - One quarter of each of the aforsaid Legacies
in one year from & next after my decease - And so on in
quarterly yearly payments Untill the whole of Said Legacies
shall be paid And as to the rest & residue of my estate
whatsoever & wheresoever both real & personal. After all my
just debts & funeral charges are paid which he my son Jonathan
is to pay. I also make & ordain my son Johnathan Niles
Hinckley my sole Executor of this my last will & Testament in
Witness whereof I the said Gershom Hinckley have to this my
last will & Testament set my hand & seal this fifth day of
November in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred &
seven Signed sealed published & declared by the siad Gershom
Hinckley the Testator as & for his last will & Testament in the
presence of us who were present at the signing & sealing
thereof
Clark Putnam Gershom Hinckley LS
John Marshall
Caleb Steves

I hereby Certify that the foregoing is a true Copy of the Will
of Gershom Hinckley exhibited & proved before me this 3d day of
March 1809 J. Hathaway

Clark Putnam made Oath as to the death of the said Gershom
Hinckley before me J. Hatheway Surrogate

I further Certify that

I further Certify that on the 3d day of March 1809 before me
came Clark Putname who being sworn said that he saw Gershom
Hinckley execute the aforsaid Instrument of writing purporting
to be his last will & testament & heard him publish & declare
the same as & for his last will & testament & that at the time
thereof he appreared to be of sound & disposing mind & memory
according to the best knowledge & belief of this Deponant &
that he signed the same in the presence as the said Gershom &
in the presence of John Marshall & Caleb Steves who also signed
the same as witnesses
J. Hatheway Surrogate
Jonathan N. Hinckley the Executor in the said Will named made
Oath in due form of Law that he would in all things well &
faithfully execute the same before me
J. Hatheway Surr.

Event: MAR 1787 Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York
Note: fellowshipped at the Baptist Church of Pittstown.

Occupation: pathmaster 1791 Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York

Immigration: ABT 1769 Rensselaer County, New York
Note:
from Stonington, New London County, Connecticut though I
suspect this is too early for their arrival in New York. I
think they were somewhere else for awhile

Event: Milit-Beg ABT 1777
Note: Rev. War soldier
Probate: 03 MAR 1809 Oneida County, New York

1. 2. Lucy HINCKLEY   b. 18 Sep 1779, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York; d. 15 Sep 1842, Erie County, Pennsylvania; bur. Brown Cemetery, Summit Twp, Erie, Pennsylvania..
2. 3. Catherine HINCKLEY   b. Abt 1776, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York.
3. 4. David HINCKLEY   b. 1774, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York.
4. 5. Samuel HINCKLEY   b. 2 May 1770, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York; d. Aug 1849.
5. 6. Jonathan Niles HINCKLEY, Reverend   b. 23 Jun 1772, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York; d. 27 Jun 1855.
6. 7. John HINCKLEY   b. 22 Jan 1768, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.
7. 8. Daniel HINCKLEY   b. 30 Aug 1765, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.
8. 9. Gershom HINCKLEY   b. 27 Jul 1763, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; d. 20 Feb 1848, Salina, Onondaga, New York; bur. Liverpool Cemetery , New York.
9. 10. Elizabeth HINCKLEY   b. 16 Mar 1761, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; d. 24 Apr 1842.
10. 11. Prudence HINCKLEY   b. 4 Jun 1759, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; d. 1857, Sandusky Co., Ohio.
11. 12. Anne HINCKLEY   b. 8 Nov 1757, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.
12. 13. Elizabeth HINCKLEY   b. Abt 1775, Pittstown, Renssalaer, New York.
13. 14. Jonathan HINCKLEY   b. Abt 1765, Pittstown, Renssalaer, New York.
14. 15. Prudence HINCKLEY   b. 20 Nov 1787, Pittstown, Renssalaer, New York; d. 31 Mar 1841, Green Creek Twsp, Sandusky Co., Ohio.

1. 16. Catherine SLAWSON   b. 26 May 1806, Oneida, Madison County, New York.

1. 17. Mary HINCKLEY   b. 19 Nov 1789, Herkimer, Herkimer, New York; d. 1877, Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.
2. 18. Minorva HINCKLEY   b. 10 May 1795, Herkimer, Herkimer, New York.
3. 19. Rodney HINCKLEY   b. 20 Aug 1798, Pittstown, Monroe County, New York; d. 1860, South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan.
4. 20. Emiline HINCKLEY   b. 23 Apr 1802, Pittstown, Monroe County, New York.
5. 21. Olivia HINCKLEY   b. 25 Apr 1805, Wolfe Island,Ontario,Canada; d. 16 Dec 1888, Wolfe Island,Ontario,Canada.
6. 22. Coleman HINCKLEY   b. 12 Jun 1809, Marysville, Hastings, Ontario.
7. 23. Arabella HINCKLEY   b. 15 Feb 1813.

1. 24. Dexter HINCKLEY   b. 5 Jan 1799, Monroe, New York; d. 8 Mar 1850.
2. 25. Nancy HINCKLEY   b. 17 May 1795, Monroe, New York; d. 22 Sep 1868.
3. 26. Lovina HINCKLEY   b. 28 Sep 1796, Monroe, New York; d. 25 Oct 1818.
4. 27. Catherine HINCKLEY   b. 27 Jun 1800, Rome, Monroe County, New York.
5. 28. Gershom HINCKLEY   b. 11 Jan 1802, Monroe, New York; d. 27 Jul 1802, Monroe, New York.
6. 29. Asa Gershom HINCKLEY   b. 28 Jul 1804, Oneida, New York; d. 17 Jun 1871, Paw Paw Township, Van Buren, Michigan; bur. Paw Paw Township, Van Buren, Michigan.
7. 30. Sally HINCKLEY   b. 9 Sep 1805, Oneida, New York; d. Feb 1812.
8. 31. Clarissa HINCKLEY   b. 19 Dec 1807, Oneida, New York.
9. 32. Narcissa HINCKLEY   b. 3 Dec 1810, Oneida, New York.
10. 33. Polly HINCKLEY   b. 28 Jun 1814, Oneida, New York; d. 24 Nov 1814, Oneida, New York.

Event: Milit-Beg
Note: Rev War - get pension file

1. 34. Daniel W. HINCKLEY   b. 11 Feb 1790, Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York.
2. 35. John HINCKLEY   b. 17 Jan 1791, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York.
3. 36. Anna HINCKLEY   b. 7 Feb 1793, Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York.
4. 37. Caleb HINCKLEY   b. 20 Oct 1794, Remsen, Oneida, New York.
5. 38. Catherine HINCKLEY   b. 15 Jan 1798, Remsen, Oneida, New York; d. 11 Jan 1829.
6. 39. Harriet HINCKLEY   b. 19 May 1801, Remsen, Oneida, New York.
7. 40. Daniel HINCKLEY   b. 30 Nov 1803, Remsen, Oneida, New York.
8. 41. Harry R. HINCKLEY   b. 20 Jul 1805, Remsen, Oneida, New York.
9. 42. Hiram HINCKLEY   b. 10 Jun 1807, Remsen, Oneida, New York.
10. 43. Tennant HINCKLEY   b. 13 Jan 1810, Remsen, Oneida, New York.
11. 44. Moses HINCKLEY   b. 20 Jan 1812, Remsen, Oneida, New York.
12. 45. Stephen HINCKLEY   b. 29 Mar 1814, Remsen, Oneida, New York.

Marriage: 02 JAN 1815

Marriage: 11 DEC 1825