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Abraham acres aforesaid age of twenty-one appoint my wife April arrive at lawful Beekman Benjamin Burk Marshall Catharine Codicil Cornelius County Daniel daugh daughter Mary David death debts and funeral decease dispose Dutchess County equal half equally divided exec executors executors to sell executrix farmer fee simple Francis Child funeral charges George give grandson Hannah heirs forever Henry house and lot household furniture interest Isaac Jacob James Jane John Joseph June June 17 land lawful age lawful issue legacies lot of ground Margaret merchant moneys arising moneys so arising nephew niece paid personal estate Peter Peter Roebuck Precinct Proved real and personal real estate remains my widow residue Robert Samuel Sarah share alike share and share silver sister sold sons Southold Stephen Street survivors Susannah thereof Thomas Thomas Ellison Ulster County utors wearing apparel Westchester County wife Mary William Witnesses yeoman York City
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Page 197 - ... the minister, elders and deacons of the Reformed Protestant Dutch church of the city of New York...
Page 194 - Wade, the use of all my estate, both real and personal, during her natural life...
Page 132 - Said legacies to be paid by my executor out of my estate ;'' and, "I give and devise all the residue of my estate, both real and personal, to my two children, Annie H. Neeley and Richard S. Molony, Jr., to be divided equally between them, and to their heirs, forever.
Page 203 - The rector and inhabitants of the city of New- York, in communion of the Church of England, as by law established...
Page 246 - ... them; my executors to sell my estate, and the money so arising to be put out at interest on good security, and to apply the interest for the maintenance and education of my children during their minority, and upon arriving at age to pay the remainder to them; in case of the death of either under lawful age without lawful issue, the share of the one so dying to be given to the survivor. I appoint John Taylor, William Wilson, and John Thomson, New York, merchants, executors. Dated December 8, 1792....
Page 231 - In case any of the said persons named shall die before the division of my estate, leaving lawful Issue, such Issue shall receive the parent's legacy; but If without such issue the legacy to him or her therein giving shall revert to and become part of my general estate, ana be devlded equally among the other children then living share and share alike,' — appointing his wife and George W.
Page 56 - ... years, leaving issue, such portion of the estate as shall not then have come into his possession shall be divided by my executors into as many equal shares as he may leave children surviving, and one share shall be held by my executors to the use of each such child or children until he or she shall attain the age of twenty-one years, when it shall be paid to such child; but if he shall die without child or children, or if none of his children shall attain majority, then it is my will that my...
Page 317 - The will also gave the executors power to sell and dispose of all or any part of "my estate.
Page 310 - And the testator then proceeded as follows : " And I hereby authorise and empower my trustees, at any time after my decease, at their will and pleasure, to sell and dispose of all or any part of my real estate...