gardus, John Ackerman, yeoman; James Wills. Proved, December 16, 1785. Page 125.-JACOB STRAAT, yeoman, of Tappan, Orange County, New York. To my son Dirk, all my lands lying in Haverstraw Precinct, lying between the lands of Benjamin Osborn and Johannis Yorrey, in which he now lives to him, his heirs forever, and in default of such issue to descend to my right heirs forever; Also ten shillings for his birthright; he to pay to my daughter Sarah £13 six shillings and eight pence, which shall be paid in four equal payments, the first payment to be paid two years after my decease, the other three payments to be made yearly until the whole be paid; to my other two sons, Jacob and John, my place whereon I now dwell, to be divided equally between them share and share alike, the one not to sell without the full consent of the other, to them and their heirs forever; they paying to my daughter Sarah £13 six shillings and eight pence (each of them in manner to be performed by them as I have willed my son Dirk, which is above specified); to my daughter Sarah and to her lawful heirs £40, to be levied out of my estate in manner and form above mentioned; to my wife Sarah, her bed and all its furniture; Also one milk cow, immediately after my decease, and a competent living out of my estate during her widowhood, and to live with any of her children that she pleases; if my daughter Sarah should die without heirs, then her part shall descend to the survivors of my heirs share and share alike, that is, of the £40 above mentioned; if either of my sons, John or Jacob, should die without heirs, that then and in such case the survivor of them shall pay unto my son Dirk £20, and also to my daughter Sarah £20; to them their heirs which is in consideration of the surviving taking the deceased's part of my estate whereon I now dwell, my debts and funeral charges to be paid out of my personal estate and the remainder to be divided among all my children share and share alike. I appoint my sons, Dirk, John and Jacob, executors. Dated January 28, 1770. Witnesses, Myndert Hogenkamp, Jan Mynd. Hogenkamp, yeoman; Robert Pigot, of New York, schoolmaster. Proved, June 12, 1786. NAME OF INTESTATE. Sarah Dubois, widow, Dutchess Co., N. Y. Gilbert Horton, farmer, Phillips Manor, N. Y........ Gilbert Ward, yeoman, Phil- Feb. 11, Feb. 11, Daughter, Judee Arden, wife Son, David, yeoman, South- Feb. 15, Feb. 16, Feb. 16, " Feb. 17, Feb. 17, Feb. 17, Isaac Green, yeoman, Phillips Manor, N. Y... Elizabethtown, N. J... ... David Crane, yeoman, and chant, Huntington, L. I... Widow, Rachel, Huntington, |