DEBORAH SANDS WILL, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK

Copyright (c) 2002 by John LaBarre (thewadd@bestweb.net).

************************************************************************
USGENWEB NOTICE:  These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in
any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or
persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,
must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal
representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb
archivist with proof of this consent.  The submittor has given 
permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently
for free access.
************************************************************************

Below is a will from Westchester County dated 1826 for a Deborah SANDS.
It is from Liber L pages 99 & 100 of the surogates court records

I Deborah SANDS of Bedford county of Westchester and State of New York
do make this my last will and testament in the following manner, Vis,
after I decease I order my personal estate to be divided as follows by
my executors, first I give to my brother Jonathan SANDS eighty dollars.
T give to my brothers Samuel, Amos, David, Stephen and Cabel each thirty
dollars. I give to my sister Peninah thirty dollars. I give to my sister
Sarah Sixty dollars. I give to my sister Anna eighty dollars. I give to
my sister Sarah's daughter Deborah Ann twenty dollars all the rest of my
money and my silver tea spoons I give to my mother and also my little
wheel my bed curtins I give to my sister Anna my tea pot and other
dishes and looking glass I give to sister Sarah I give my new
chist(chest?) to sister Anna and my other chist I give to said Deborah
Ann my new  bed I give to sister Anna and said Deborah Ann the feathers
to be divided between they two and each of them a straw tick and feather
tick my other bed I give to my mother my bedding I order divided between
my mother and three sisters and also my other linen and sister Sarah's
part I give half to said deborah Ann my bedsted. I give to sister Anna
my cloths. I give to mother sister Sarah and sister anna if either of my
brothers or sisters should die before they recieve their legacy for
their heirs to have the same. I give my executors authority to collect
all money due to me at my decease. I order my Executors to put said
Deborah Ann's legacyto interest for her till she is eighteen years old
and then to pay her principal and interest and if said Deborah Ann
should die before she recieves said legacy her mother or brother must
have the same and I nominate my father Samuel SANDS and brother Caleb
SANDS executors of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal this third day of eleventh month in
the year of our Lord one thousand eith hundrs and twenty six. Signed
sealed and published by said Deborah SANDS as her last Will and
Testament in the presence of us who in her presence and in the presence
of each other have hereunto subscribed our names, Joseph SANDS, Thom
SANDS, Isaac REYNOLDS Jun., Deborah SANDS.

I have more and will try to get to them

John E. LaBarre