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Abigail Abraham acres Administration granted age of twenty-one Albany County Amen April beloved wife Benjamin bequeath brother Catharine Confirmed Cornelius Daniel Dated daugh David death debts and funeral decease dispose Dutchess County ecutors eldest Elizabeth equally divided executors executors to sell executrix farm farmer February funeral charges furniture give granddaughter grandson half Hannah heirs forever Henry horse Isaac Jacob James January Johannes John Joseph lawful age leave legacies live lot of land loving wife March marriage marry meadow merchant moveable estate name of God North Castle October Orange County personal estate Peter Phebe Precinct Proved Queens County real and personal real estate remains my widow Richmond County Samuel Sarah September shillings sick and weak silver sister Smith sold sons South Hempstead Southold Stephen Suffolk County Susannah thence third Thomas Ulster County weak in body wearing apparel Westchester County William Witnesses yeoman York City youngest
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Page 380 - Widow, Susannah, Phillips Manor, N. Y Joseph Stringham, grocer, New York Jane Lowndes, wife, attorney of William Lowndes, manner, New York Father, Stephen, gentleman, New York.. DATE. April 19, 1785 April 25, April 25, April 29, May 9, May 10, May 10, May 14, May 14, May 14, May 14, May 14, May 14, May 16, May 17, May 18, LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION. NAME
Page 316 - Duke Street, New York City, during her widowhood, in case of marriage or her decease, the house is to be sold and the money arising from the sale to be equally divided among
Page 71 - yeoman. Proved, Westchester County, January 8, 1785. Page 373.—The People of the state of New York to all to whom these presents shall come or may concern send greeting. Whereas,
Page 104 - Samuel Denton, John Marvir. Proved, Queens County, March 10, 1785. Confirmed, New York, March 19, 1785. Page 442.—The People of the State of New York, to all to whom these presents shall
Page 310 - yeoman, of Easthampton, Suffolk County, New York. All my just debts and funeral charges be paid by my executors out of the legacies of my sons, Abraham and Stephen Sherril. To my son
Page 108 - County, March 22, 1785. Administration granted to Benjamin Haviland, New York, March 24, 1785. Page 450.—In the name of God, Amen. I, ABRAHAM A. VAN WYCK, of the City of New York, Merchant. I appoint all my debts and funeral expenses to be paid out of my personal estate by my executrix. I bequeath to my beloved mother, Mary Lott, all my estate, real and personal.
Page 318 - all my just debts and funeral expenses to be paid out of my personal estate; all the rest, real or personal, the
Page 281 - situated at Tappan, formerly in Orange County, New York but now in the said County of Bergen in the eastern division of the Province of New Jersey, to hold the said farm to my son George, his heirs and assigns forever, subject to the payment of such legacies as hereinafter are charged thereon. I give to my son George my Negro man called Tom. To my sons, Dirck
Page 4 - Page 193.—The People of the State of New York to all to whom these Presents shall
Page 61 - County, Gentleman, being very sick and weak in body. My will is that all my estate real and personal, be sold by my executors and the moneys therefrom to be equally divided between my four sons, that is: John, Josefus, Richard and Peter. My will is that my well-beloved friends, Jacob Carpenter and Israel Townsend, shall be my executors. Witnesses, William