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Abigail Abraham acres Albany Albany County Amen Anne Anthony April Benjamin brother in law Catharine Cornelius cousin cows Daniel Dated daugh David debts and funeral deceased Duchess County dwelling house east eldest estate I leave executors farm funeral charges grand children grand daughter Hannah Hempstead Henry home lot horse house and lot household Hunttington Isaac Jacob James James De Lancey Johanes Jonathan Joseph July June Kings County land lying lands and meadows live March married movable estate name of God Nathaniel Nicholas Orange County Oyster Bay paid personal estate Peter Phebe Proved Queens County real and personal real estate remains my widow rest Richard Samuel Schenectady sell shillings sick silver sister Smith sold sons sound mind Stephen Suffolk County Susanah Thomas town town of Hempstead Ulster County weak in body wearing apparell Westchester County widowhood wife Mary William Witnesses yeoman York
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Page 5 - Mind the Mortality of My body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament, that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be Buried in Decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors nothing Doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty Power of God...
Page 109 - God calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament; that is to say principally and first of all...
Page 168 - That the lands given and granted to the governors of the college of the province of New York in the city of New York in America...
Page 109 - I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth, to be buried In decent christian burial at the discretion of my executors. Nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God.
Page 347 - The rector and inhabitants of the city of New- York, in communion of the Church of England, as by law established...
Page 418 - Hamilton, Esq., President of his Majesty's Council, and Commander-in-Chief of the Province of New Jersey...
Page 280 - All the rest of my estate, real and personal, I leave to my only surviving daughter, Philena Hunt, during her life, and then to her children.
Page 114 - I leave to my wife Mary and my five children, Joel, Thomas, James, Jemima, and Mary, all my estate, real and personal, and my executors are to sell the same and divide the money among my children when of age.
Page 45 - ... Lancey, Esq. Also proved, December 30, 1771, before John De Peyster, Esq. Page 253. — In the name of God, Amen. I, CORNELIUS ROOSEVELT, of New York, chocolate maker, being at present sick. I leave to my oldest son, John Roosevelt, my Large Dutch Bible. I leave to my -wife Margaret the use of all my estate real and personal during her widowhood, for the support of herself and the education of the children. After her death I leave all my estate to my sons, John, Cornelius, and Elbert, and to...
Page 272 - In the name of God, Amen. I, HANDERICK LENT, of the Manor of Cortlandt, Westchester County, being weak in body. All my just debts and funeral charges to be paid. I leave to my eldest daughter, Sarah, one yearling heifer ; Also, one half of my real and personal estate lying in the said Manor. Unto my younger daughter, Hannah, the other half of said property. Unto my grandson Handrick (born of the body of my youngest daughter, Hannah), my fowling piece. Peggy Lent, widow (wife of...