Samuel Embree (1650 - 1729)

Born 1650 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Died 1729 at about age 79 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York

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Biography

The first Samuel Embree started in Stamford, Connecicut, but moved across Long Island Sound and purchased land in Hempstead in 1671: From Records of the towns of North and South Hempstead, 1671 PAGE 198 A Lott of Meadow Recorded for Samuel Embree Know all men by these psents That Timothy Halstead of Hempstead upon Long Island Husbandman for a valuable consideration to him in hand already paid and received and doth acknowledge therewith to bee satisfied & paid And doth acquit and discharge Samuel Embree of the same place Husbandman his Heirs and Assignes of and from the same Have given granted Bargained and sold and by these presents doth give grant bargaine and sell unto Samuel Embree his Heires and Assignes a certaine Lot of Meadow Ground and premisses containing about six Acres be it more or less Lying and being upon a Neck of Land belonging to this Towne commonly called and known by the name of Haybridge Neck Bounded to the westward with Capt John Seamans Meadow and to the Eastward with the Meadow belonging to Abraham Smith To have and to hold the said Lott of Meadow Ground and premises unto the said Samuel Embree his Heires and Assignes unto the proper use and behoofe of the said Samuel Embree his Heires and Assignes for ever In witness whereof the partyes above mentioned have caused this Entry to be Recorded the 22d day of July in Anno 1671 RICHARD CHARLTON Clar

Will, Abstract of

In the name of God, Amen. I, SAMUEL EMBREE, of Hempsted, in Queens County, on Nassau Island, being very aged and full of Days. January 11, 1727/8, but through the Goodness of Almighty God pretty well in health. I leave to my wife Sarah, 1/3 of all movable estate, goods, and chattels, except my negro boy, Josias. And also the use of all houses and lands until my son Samuel is of lawful age, in case she remains my widow, to bring up my children withal. After my son Samuel is of age, she is to have the use of her choice of rooms in my house, and the use of 1/4 of the estate, and her fire wood. But if she marries, she shall not have the use any longer. I leave to my only son and heir, Samuel Embree*, all my houses and lands, when of age, and my negro boy, Josias. But if he dies, then to my 4 daughters, Sarah, Abigail, Mary, and Hannah. I make my trusty and loving friends, Col. John Tredwell and Daniel Pearsall, both of Hempsted, executors. ^{[1] [2]}

• Samuel's first son, Samuel Embree-50, with first wife Abigail, died in 1710. This will refers to his second son, Samuel Embree-53 (with second wife Sarah) born in 1718

Research Note

There was another Samuel with similar family. Probate record: Probate: "New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999"
Record of Wills, 1665-1916; Index to Wills, 1662-1923 (New York County); Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (New York County); Probate Place: New York, New York
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8800 #3034285 (accessed 17 June 2022)
Samuel Embree probate on 3 Mar 1739. Fetterly-28 07:31, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nynassau/wills3.html
2. ↑ Pages 135-136 of Unrecorded Wills in NY https://ia801303.us.archive.org/26/items/abstractsofunrec00pell/abstractsofunrec00pell.pdf

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Embree-138 created through the import of Embree 11.ged on Dec 5, 2012 by Douglas X. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Douglas and others.

• This person was created on 13 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.