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Item : I give to my daughter Hannah one of those three bibles left by her grandfather Plat.
Item : I give to my well beloved daughter Eliza- beth ye other of ye said bibles left by her said grand- father.
Item : I give & bequeath to my well beloved son Jeremiah my great iron kettle-
Item : I give to my well beloved daughter Ruth ye Pewter tankard given me by my father Wood-
Item : I give to my well beloved daughter Sarah my silver whistle bells & chain-
Item : I give to my two youngest daughters Ruth & Sarah each of them one of my best handkerchiefs caps & aprons-
Item : I give to my two daughters Hannah & Elizabeth all ye rest of my wearing apparel to be equally divided between them two-
Item : I give to my four youngest daughters Hannah, Elizabeth, Ruth & Sarah three chequered coverlids & one suit of home made worsted curtains to be equally divided amongst them only it is my will yt my daughter Hannah shall & may have her choice whether she will take ye sd suit of curtains or one of ye coverlids-
Item : I give four pieces of Arabian gold to buy bibles for my four youngest children Jonas Jeremiah Ruth & Sarah-
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Item : I give to my well beloved son Epenetus for considerations to my self known, twenty pounds-
Item : I give & bequeath all & every part of ye remainder of my estate to be equally divided among my eight children that is to say Epenetus, Mary, Hannah, Elizabeth, Jonas, Jeremiah, Ruth & Sarah-
Item-it is my will if any of my said children hap- pen to die before they are married or of age yt then their portion shall be equally divided among their surviving brothers & sisters my daughter Phebe excepted who is to have no part thereof by reason she hath already a double portion-
Item : I make & ordain my well beloved son Epenetus to be my full whole & only executor of this my last Will & testamt.
Item : my very dear friends Joseph Plat of Mil- ford John Wood John Weeks & John Ketcham of Huntington together with my son Epenetus I make & ordain overseers of this my last Will & testamt. desiring them to put my youngest sons to such good & credible trades as they shall have most inclination unto and requiring them in ye name of God to see this my last will & testamt. performed accordingly and I do utterly revoke all former wills & testamt. by me in anywise heretofore made or declared-
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal ye day & year first above written.
PHEBE PLAT [Seal]
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Sealed & published to be ye last Will & testamt. of ye said Phebe in presence of
JONAS WOOD THOMAS BRUSH JEREMY HOBART
By ye tenor of these presents Know ye that on ye 24th day of July 1697 at ye Manor of St. Georges before ye Honoble Col. William Smith Judge of ye Prerogative Court in ye County of Suffolk was proved & approved ye last Will & testamt. of Phebe Plat late of Huntington in ye said County deceased who by her said will did nominate & appoint Epene- tus Plat her son Executor as by ye sd will may appear to whom was committed ye administration of ye goods & chattels of ye sd deceased to execute & perform his duty herein according to ye tenor of ye sd will & ye laws of this province, being duly sworn &c.
In ye name of God Amen-I Jonathan Milner52 of Huntington in ye County of Suffolk in ye Jurisdic- tion of New York upon Long Island in America being sick in body but of good memory praised be God do publish & declare this my last Will & testamt.
62 Jonathan Milner (called Jonathan Miller in the Huntington Rec- ords) married Mary Teed, September 28, 1685. He had a son Jona- than who died before his father. Samuel Teed was probably a stepson.
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in manner following-To wit, my body to ye Earth from whence it was taken & my soul I recommend unto ye hands of God my creator in ye merits & mediation of Jesus Christ my most merciful saviour in hopes of resurrection with ye just and as touching my estate my will & mind is MMary my wife shall have & enjoy my whole lot with all ye buildings thereupon and all my right to all my other lands now enjoyed by me or now pertaining to me by virtue of one hundred pound right yt. I have granted from ye townsmen of Huntington during her natural life and also all my personal estate I give to her she paying & discharging all my just debts & funeral Expenses and also paying those legacys hereafter mentioned to wit to my mother Mary Selle widow five pounds- To my brother John Milner twenty shillings to my brother Joseph fifty shillings & to my brother Jonas thirty shillings in Country pay when Jonathan Holley of Stamford pays in y' debt which he owes to me which I order them to receive and my wife upon yt receipt to acquit him they acquitting her of this legacys and after her decease my will & mind is yt Samuel Teed my son in law shall enter to & enjoy all my forementioned housing & lands with those rights priveleges & grants before mentioned to him & his heirs forever he paying to Benjamin Elisabeth & Susannah each of them fifty shillings a piece in country pay in three years time after he enjoys it & if he die without issue then to Benjamin I give it & to his heirs forever. And I do hereby
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revoke all former wills by me made-And do appoint Mary my wife sole Executrix of this my last Will & testamt. empowering her to take assurances of that land I have in Exchange of Nathaniel Foster & Stephen Jarvis Jun' & to assure them of that land which they are to have out of my hundred pound right dated this 20th day of January in ye third year of King James ye 2ª over England &c. 1688-
JONATHAN MILNER [Seal] his O mark
Sealed signed & published in ye presence of us JOSEPH BAYLEY NATHANIEL FOSTER JOHN LUMM
By ye tenor of these presents Know ye that on ye 7th day of Sept. 1697 at ye Manor of St. Georges in ye County of Suffolk before ye Honoble Col. William Smith Judge of ye Prerogative Court in ye sd County was proved & approved ye last Will & testamt. of Jonathan Milner of Huntington deceased at Huntington ye 23ª day of January Anno Dom. 1688 whereby his said last Will & testamt. did nomi- nate & appoint Mary his wife his sole Executrix (as pr ye said Will may appear) for ye well and faithful administration of all & singular ye goods chattels & credits of ye sd deceased, to whom ye said administra- tion was granted to Execute & perform her duty herein according to ye tenor of ye sd Will & ye laws of the Province &c.
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In ye name of God Amen-I John Rose 53 of ye town of Southampton in ye County of Suffolk & Province of New York yeoman being through Gods blessing of sound memory though weak in body do constitute ordain & declare these presents to be my last Will & testamt. in manner & form following, (viz) I commit my soul into ye hands of Jesus Christ my gracious Redeemer & then my body being dead unto ye Earth by decent burial. And as for my worldly estate my will is to give & I do hereby give & bequeath to my dear wife Abigail Rose all my housing & barn & orchard & one half & moiety of all my lands & meadows I now enjoy or shall die seized of in ye bounds of sd Southampton during her widowhood.
2'y' I do give & bequeath unto my son David all ye other half of my lands & meadows which I now enjoy or shall die possessed of in ye bounds of ye sd town to receive it at my decease & all ye orchard house & housing & barn yt his mother ye sd Abigail is to enjoy during her widowhood at ye day of her marriage or decease all which lands & meadows housing barn & orchard with one half of my fifty pound allotmt. of undivided lands & commonage with all libertys privileges & advantages I give unto him my sd son David his heirs & assigns forever to use
53 John Rose lived at Northsea, and his homestead on the east side of the street is now owned by the heirs of Captain Jetur R. Rose. He was the ancestor of a family that has always been prominent in Southamp- ton. His son. Martin Rose, was the ancestor of Colonel Edwin Rose, deceased, for many years Justice, Supervisor, and Member of Assembly.
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sell or dispose of as fully clearly & absolutely as if he had bought ye abovesd premises with his own estate-
3dly I give unto my son Thomas at his mothers decease or marriage all that one half or moiety of my land & meadow above granted & given to his mother during her widowhood ye house & barn & orchard which I have already given to David at his sd mothers marriage or decease only Excepted all which lands & meadows with one half of my fifty pound alotmt. of undivided land & commonage I give unto him my sd son Thomas his heirs & assigns forever to use improve sell & dispose of as fully clearly & absolutely as if he had bought ye same with his own estate and my will is yt ye land & meadow to be divided between David & Thomas my said sons be done equally by indifferent persons chosen by my two said sons-And my will is yt if my sd son Thomas shall decease before he comes to enjoy his land or attain ye age of 21 years then my son James to enjoy Thomas' part as it is above Ex- pressed-
4ly -I do give & bequeath unto my daughter Hannah ye choice of my beds to take any one of them & a bolster one pillow one coverlid one pair of sheets & one pair of blankets at 18 years of age or ye day of her marriage-
5ly I give unto my son John Rose five shillings in current money of sd Province of N. York.
6ly -- I give to my son I'm Rose five shillings in like current money aforesd.
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7 7-I give to my son MMartin five shillings in like current money aforesd.
S'y I give to my grandson David Rose Jun' one ewe lamb-
gly I do appoint my well beloved wife Abigail Rose aforesd to be ye sole Executrix of this my last Will & testamt. to dispose of all my moveable estate after funeral charges & above mentioned premises de- ducted for ye comfortable subsistence of herself & my children under age and to distribute of sd move- ables unto them as she is able according to ye best of her judgment, and I desire my friend Matthew Howell & John Davice as overseers to be aiding or assisting to my Executrix and to endeavor to see this my will performed according to ye true intent there- of-And for ye confirmation of this my last Will & testamt. I have hereunto set my hand and seal in Southhampton ye 4th day of May Anno Dom. 1696.
JOHN ROSE [Seal]
Signed sealed & declared to be his last Will & testamt. in ye presence of us
JECOMIAH SCOT JOHN DAVICE MATTHEW HOWELL
By ye tenor of these presents Know ye that on ye Ioth day of Sept. 1697 at ye Manor of St. Georges in ye County of Suffolk before ye Honoble Coll. II'm Smith Judge of the Prerogative Court in ye County abovesd was proved and approved ye last Will &
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testamt. of John Rose late of Southhampton deceased on ye 17th day of April Anno Dom. 1697 who by his sd last Will did nominate and appoint Abigail his wife his Executrix as p the sd Will may appear for ye faithful administration of all & singular ye goods chattels & credits of ye sd deceased to whose care & trust ye sd administration was granted to execute & perform her duty herein according to ye tenor of ye said Will & the laws of the Province & to render an acct. of ye same-
To all to whom these presents shall come Greet- ing Know ye that whereas Joseph Veile late of Hunt- ington in ye County of Suffolk husbandman de- parted this life on ye 21 day of April 1698 leaving no Executor and Richard Willis of Jericho & Isaac Smith of Hempsteed in Queens County for certain causes them hereunto justly moving have prayed that ye administration of ye goods & chattels may be granted to them. I therefore by virtue of ye power & authority to me given reposing special trust & confidence in you ye sd Richard Willis & Isaac Smith have & do by these presents nominate constitute & appoint you Richard Willis & Isaac Smith abovesd administrators of all & singular ye goods chattels & credits of ye sd deceased with full power to ask demand sue for & recover ye same by all lawful ways & means w'soever, in ye first place paying those debts wherein ye sd deceased stood
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obliged at ye time of his death as far as ye lawful goods & credits of ye sa deceased may to this Extend you taking your oaths truly to administer ye same & to make or cause to be made a true & perfect inventory of all & singular ye goods & chattels debts rights & credits to ye said deceased belonging which shall or may come to your hands possession or knowledge and further to give a just & true acct. in & concerning ye sd administration at or before ye 14th day of Nov, next before me or such other judge or judges as may be thereunto appointed-
Given under my hand & seal May ye 14 1698- WM SMITH
SOUTHHOLD March ye 4th 1692-
In ye name of God Amen-To all christian people greeting Know ye that I James Reeves of S'hold aforesd being sick & weak in body but of sound memory praised be God do constitute & ordain these presents my last & irrevocable Will as followeth :
Imprimis-debts & funeral charges being paid I give & bequeath unto James Reeve my eldest son his heirs & assigns forever-All yt my home lot with all the houses gardens yards orchards both dwelling house & outhouse with all ye fences and fruit trees with all ye accommodation yt do properly belong to
54 James Reeves, the ancestor of a numerous family, came from Wales, and was admitted freeman of Connecticut, 1662. He married Mary, daughter of William Purrier.
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my said house lot lying & being in Chorchogue I also give him as aforsed ye one half of ye rest of my lands both upland & meadow lying & being in said division of Chorchogue & equally to be divided between him my eldest son James & my son Isaac and also to James I give all my meadow on ye south side of Occabogue river-
Item-I give & bequeath to Isaac my third son ye other half of my sd upland & meadow joining to my son James & lying in Chorchogue aforesd to my said son Isaac his heirs & assigns forever to be equally divided between him & my son James-
Item-I give to my son Thomas all my lands and accommodations of lands and meadows yt I have in ye old town bounds except w' I do after in these presents give to my son Daniel, ye sd Thomas to have & to hold said lands & accommodations to him- self his heirs & assigns forever-
Item-I give to Daniel my second son two acres of land at ye rear of Peter Dickinsons land & by the Creeke to Extend ye breadth northward of sd Dick- insons home lot & to run eastward till it amounts to two acres-also I give him one lot of my town com- monage these to him & his heirs & assigns forever -- Also I give him all my meadow on this side ye river in Occabogue, also to my son Daniel I give two cows & two young oxen of three or four year old-
Item-I give to my eldest daughter twenty pounds in choice goods & one third part of her mothers clothes-
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Item-I give & bequeath to my second daughter Hannah twenty pounds in like choice goods & a third part of her mothers clothes-
Item-I give & bequeath to my third daughter Deborah twenty pounds & a third part of her mothers clothes-
Item-And all ye rest of my estate to be equally divided among my four sons-
Lastly -- My will is that my beloved brother II'm Reeve and my son James Reeve be Executors of this my last Will & testamt.
As Witness my hand & seal ye day & year first above written JAMES REEVE [Seal]
Signed sealed published & declared before us THOMAS MAPES JOSEPH REEVE his JABEZ X MAPES mark
By ye tenor of these presents Know ye that on ye 04th day of July 1698 at ye Manor of St. Georges in ye County of Suffolk before ye Honoble Coll. II'm Smith Judge of ye Prerogative Court in ye County abovesd was proved & approved ye last Will & tes- tamt. of James Reeve late of Southhold in ye sd County deceased on ye 6 day of May 1698 who by his sd last Will did nominate James Reeve his son his Executor for ye well & faithful administration of all & singular his goods & chattels as pr ye sd will may appear to whom was granted ye sd administration to
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Execute & perform his duty herein according to ye tenor of ye sd will & ye laws of ye Province.
To all to whom these presents shall come Greet- ing Know ye that whereas William Mapes 55 late of S'hold in ye County of Suffolk husbandman departed this life ye 16th day of April 1698 leaving no Execu- tor and Thomas Mapes of Southhold above ye brother of ye said deceased for certain causes him hereunto justly moving hath prayed that ye adminis- tration of all & singular ye goods & chattles of ye sd deceased may be granted unto him-I therefore by virtue of ye power & authority to me given reposing special trust & confidence in you Thomas Mapes abovesd have & by these presents do nominate con- stitute & appoint you sd Thomas Mapes administra- tor of all & singular ye goods chattels & credits of William Mapes abovesd deceased with full power to ask demand & sue for & recover all & singular ye goods & chattels debts rights & credits to ye sd deceased belonging or in anywise appertaining by all lawful ways & means w'soever-In ye first place pay- ing the debts wherein ye sd deceased stood obliged at ye time of his death as far as ye lawful goods & credits of ye sd deceased may to this Extend, you taking your oath truly to administer ye same & to make or cause to be made a true full & perfect
55 William Mapes was son of Thomas Mapes. Moore, in his " Index of Southold," seems to have confounded him with another of the same name.
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inventory of all & singular ye sd goods & chattels debts rights & credits to ye s4 deceased belonging or of right appertaining which shall come to y' hands possession or knowledge & further to give a just & true acct. in & concerning ye sd administration before me or such other Judge or Judges as may be thereunto appointed at or before ye 4th day of Jany next ensuing ye date hereof-
Given under my hand & seal ye 4th day of July 1698 -- W& SMITH THO. HELME, Cler.
In ye name of God Amen-I Nathaniel Moors5 of S'hold in ye County of Suffolk on Long Island in ye Province of New York do make constitute & ordain these presents to be my last Will & testamt.
First-I bequeath my soul to God that gave it me & my body being dead to be decently buried in ye hopes of ye resurrection unto everlasting life I now being of sound memory though weak in body do also order give & bestow & bequeath all my worldly goods & estate in manner & form following
Imprimis-I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Sarah Moor one third of all my estate during her natural life-
Item-I give & bequeath unto my son Nathaniel
16 Nathaniel Moore was son of Thomas Moore, and was baptized 1642. He married Sarah, daughter of Jeremiah Vail. " Oyster pond " is now known as Orient.
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Moor all my farm at Oyster pond and all ye housing & upland & meadow yt was sometime in ye posses- sion of my father Thomas Moor lying & being in ye town of S'hold-Also two oxen & two cows when he comes to age-
Item-My Will is that ye house yt I now live in & all ye land belonging to ye same & all yt. my house & land at West Chester & my part of ye Sloop be sold & divided equally among my five daughters together with ye other two parts of my moveables at ye age of eighteen years or the day of their marriage which shall first happen-
Item-My Will is yt. if my son Nathaniel shall die before he comes of age yt. then all his portion shall be divided among my daughters children as ye Executors shall see cause, also yt my son Nathaniel be put out to learne such a trade as he do most incline to-
Lastly-My will is yt my brother in law Jeremiah Vale & my son in law John Terry shall be ye only Executors of this my last Will & testamt Dated at S'hold this present Igth day of April in ye 10th year of ye reign of William ye 3ª King of England Scot- land & Ireland Defend' of ye Christian faith Anno Dom 1698.
NATHANIEL MOOR [Seal]
Signed sealed & delivered before us BENJ. YOUNGS DANIEL YOUNGS ANDREW MILLER
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By ye tenor of these presents Know ye that on ye 26 day of August 1698 at ye Manor of St. Georges in ye County of Suffolk before ye Honoble Coll. Il'" Smith Judge of ye Prerogative Court in ye sd County was proved & approved ye last Will & testamt. of Nathaniel Moor late of S'hold in ye sd County deceased at Southhold on ye 20 day of April Anno Dom. 1698 who by his said last Will & testamt. did nominate & appoint his son in law John Terry his Executor for ye well & faithful adminis- tration of all & singular ye goods & chattels of the sd deceased as by ye sd Will may appear, to whose care & trust ye same was committed to perform & Exe- cute his duty herein according to ye tenor of ye said will & ye laws of this Province-S'hold April ye 19 1698 Memorandum yt I ye abovesd testator Nathaniel Moor have added this following Codicil to my aforesa Will, viz: yt it is my last Will & testamt. yt my wife Sarah Moor shall with her chil- dren live in & have ye benefit of ye house or hous- ing I now live in during her widowhood or so long as she shall remain my widow & in confirmation of ye same I do hereunto set my hand & seal ye day & year above written.
NATHANIEL MOOR [Seal]
Signed sealed & delivered before us BENJ. YOUNGS DANIEL YOUNGS ANDREW MILLER
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Province of New York.
County of Suffolk, Aug 29 1698 5
This day appeared before me William Smith Esq Chief Justice of his Matyes Province of New York & Judge of ye Prerogative Court for ye County of Suffolk Susannah Washburn aged 18 years ye daughter of John Washburn yeoman late of Flushing in Queens County deceased and for good causes & considerations her thereunto moving did freely voluntarily & unconstrained nominate con- stitute authorize & appoint Coll. Isaac Arnold of Southhold in ye County of Suffolk in ye Province aforesd her guardian with full power by all lawful ways & means for her use benefit and behoof to ask receive and recover from all or any person or per- sons w'soever her share & proportion of such por- tion & legacy as was left her by the sd John Wash- burn her father deceased by his last Will & testamt. with full power in her name to give discharges for all such sums of money as he shall for her use receive which shall be good valid & effectual in law from her heirs and assigns for ever which at her request I have certified under my hand & seal ye day & year abovesd WV" SMITH
To all to whom these presents shall come Greet- ing Know ye that whereas Joseph Concklin 57 late of
61 Joseph Conckling was probably son of Captain John Conckling. He married Abigail Tuthill, November, 1690. Lieutenant Joseph Conckling was probably his son.
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Southhold in ye County of Suffolk husbandman departed this life ye 23d of Nov. 1698 leaving no Executor and Abigail ye widow of ye said deceased & John Tuthill sen of S'hold aforesd her father for certain causes them thereunto justly moving have prayed that ye administration of ye goods and chattels of ye sd deceased may be granted to them I therefore by virtue of ye power & authority to me given reposing special trust & confidence in you Abigail Concklin & John Tuthill abovesd have & doe by these presents nominate constitute & appoint you ye sd. Abigail Concklin & John Tuthill administrators of all & singular ye goods chattels debts rights & credits of Joseph Concklin abovesd deceased with full power to ask receive demand & recover ye sd. goods & chattels debts rights & credits to ye sd. deceased belonging or in anywise appertaining by all lawful ways & means w'soever in ye first place paying those debts whereby ye sd. deceased stood obliged at ye time of his death as far as ye lawful credits of ye sd. deceased may to this Extend you taking y' oathes truly to administer ye same & to make or cause to be made a true & perfect inventory of all & singular ye sd. goods & chattels which shall or may come to y' possession or knowledge & farther to give a just & true acct. in & concerning ye sd. administration before me or such other Judge or Judges as may be thereunto appointed at or before ye 16th day of June next ensuing ye date hereof-Dated at ye Manor of
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St. Georges this 16th day of December Anno Dom. 1698-
WILLIAM SMITH THO. HELME Cler.
Memorand. that on ye 14th day of February Anno Dom 1698 appeared before me William Smith Esq. Chief Justice of his Matyes Province of New York and Judge of ye Prerogative Court in ye County of Suffolk John Washburne aged fifteen years son of John Washburne yeoman late of Flushing in Queens County deceased and for good causes him thereunto moving did freely voluntarily & uncon- strained nominate & elect Isaac Arnold Esq of Southhold in ye County of Suffolk his lawful guar- dian who was admitted to be ye lawful guardian of ye said John Washbourne to all intents & purposes which at his request I have certified under my hand & seal ye day & year abovesd ---
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