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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 107 - 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 3 - 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 166 - 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 107 - 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 189 - The rector and inhabitants of the city of New- York, in communion of the Church of England, as by law established...
Page 228 - All the rest of my estate, real and personal, I leave to my wife Margaret during widowhood, with full power to sell.
Page 416 - October, 1746, and it was attested by John Hamilton, Esq., President of his Majesty's Council, and Commander-in-Chief of the Province of New Jersey...
Page 86 - I order the capital sum of £300 to be put at interest by my executors, and the interest to be paid to him.
Page 270 - All my just debts and funeral charges to be paid. I leave to my...