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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm *********************************************************************** Transcribed from SAMPUBCO photocopy by anonymous donor New York County NY Vol. 22 page 318 In the name of God, Amen. I Samuel Jennings, of the town of Southampton, County of Suffolk and Province of New York, Yeoman, being well in health of body, of sound and perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God, therefor but calling to mind the mortallity 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 in manner and form following, that is to say, principally and first of all, I give and rocomend my soul into the hands of God and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried at the discression of my executors, hereafter named, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the saviour again by the mighty power of God and as touching my temporal estate and such goods and chattles as God in his mercy hath been pleased to bestow upon me, I do give, devise and bestow in the following way and manner (imprimus). I will that all my just debts be paid within convenient time after my decease by my executors (1ly) I give to my wife a bed and covering to it and I also give the use and improvement of one third of all my lands to her during her living and continuing my widow, excepting that land which I shall order my executors to hire or rent out after my decease, which shall be in lew of her dowry, my son Samuel being bound in an hundred pound bond to maintain, which is to be understood to be as long as she lives my widow. (2 ly) I give to my son Jesse and to his heirs and assigns forever all my wood land in the great south division N, and I also give him all that my piece of meadow lying at a place called Cowneck bound westwardly by Isaac Post and northwardly by David Rose and also one lot of land lying by the woolfs swamp bound west by John Lamb, north by the road, south by the pond and also one peice of land more lying on the west side of muttock swamp, bound west by Lamb, and I also give him all my Seggor meadow land at Sebonack, both in the town right, and north sea right, and I also give him half my right of comonage both in town and north sea commons (3 ly) I give to my son Samuel and to his heirs and assigns forever all my land in Cowneck and also half my land and meadows lying at a place called the Island and also all that my piece of land and meadow from Jobs orchard to the wading place and I also give him all my lands and meadow lying at a place commonly called by the name of Jefferies Crick (4 ly) I give to my grandson Silas all that my piece of land with all the trees thereon standing, bounded south by the high way, west by Luptons pitte and the land that was formerly my son Jesse north by Jobs orchard east relishing with Thomas Luptons corner of his lot which I give to his heirs and assigns forever, but if he die before he is twenty one years of age then it shall go to his next younger brother that is then surviving (5 ly) I give to each of my daughters ten shillings in money (6 ly) my will further is and I do order my executors to rent out the land which I have given to my grandson Silas for the term of ten years and I do hereby further order my executors to sell all my moveable estate at at a public venue and after all my debts and legacies are paid and done then the remainder of the money made by my movable estate together with the rent of the land I give it to my grandchildren to be equally divided amongst them one as well as another (7 ly) I do hereby constitute appoint order and make my friends Issac Post , Joel Sandford and David Roose my only sole and joint executors of this my last will and testament and I do hereby disavow, revoke, disalow and make void all and every other will testament, legacy or bequest by me at any time before now willed bequested or made by my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set to my hand and seal in Southampton this fifth day of January in the thirty first year of the reign of our soverign lord George the second by the grace of God of Great Brittain, France and Ireland, King ,defender of the faith and in the year of our Lord God 1758. Samuel Jennings Signed, sealed and delivered, published, pronounced and declared by him, the said Samuel Jennings as his last will and testament. In presents of the subscribers Jonathan Hallsey, Stephen Hallsey and Abram Hallsey. Suffolk County. Be it remembered that on the eight day of July one thousand seven hundred and sixty , personally came and appeared before Maltby Gelston, Surrogate of the said county, Jonathan Halsey of Southampton in said County, yeoman and being sworn on his oath declared that he did see Samuel Jennings sign and seal the within written instrument purporting to be the will of the said Samuel Jennings and bearing date 1758 on the fifth day of January and heard him publish and declare the same to be and contain his last will and testament, that at the time thereof he, the said Samuel Jennings was of sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of him, the deponent and that his mane subscribed to the said will is of his proper hand writting, which he subscribed as a witness to the said will in the testators presence and that he the deponent saw Stephen Halsey and Abraham Halsey, both of the said town and county, yeoman, the other witnesses to the said will subscribe their names as witnesses thereto in the testators presence. Maltby Gelston, surrogate. Cadwallader Colden Esquire, President of his Majesty's Council and Commander in Chief of the Province of New York and the Territories depending thereon in America to all whom these presents shall come or may concern , Greeting. Know ye that at Suffolk County, on the eighth day of July last past before Maltby Gelston thereunto delegated and appointed the last will and testament of Samuel Jennings deceased (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved and is now approved and allowed of by me. The said deceased having whilst he lived and at the time of his death goods, chattles and credits within this provice. By means whereof the proving and registering the said will and the granting administration of all and singular the said goods, chattles and credits and also the auditing allowing and final discharging the account thereof doth belong unto me. And that administration of all and singular the goods, chattles and credits of the said deceased and anyway soncerning his will is granted unto Isaac Post, Joel Sandford and David Rose, the execution in the said will named being first duly sworn well and faithfully to administer the same and to make and exhibit a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the said goods, chattles and credits and also to render a just and true account thereof when thereunto required. In testimony wherof I have caused the prerogative seal of the Province of New York to be hereunto affixed at the City of New York, the fifth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and sixty. Geo. Banyar D.Secry