Moses Northrup Sr. (1695 - bef. 1747)

Born 31 Mar 1695 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Cornell) Northrup — married 1721 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 1 Jul 1747 before age 52 in Beekman, Dutchess, New York

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Biography

Moses Northrup was born on March 31, 1695, in Milford, Connecticut to Joseph Northrup, 45 and Miriam Blakeman, 25. He married Abigail Cornell/Cornwall, daughter of John Cornwall, in 1721 in his hometown. His name, along with other settlers, appears on several land purchase transactions with local Indians, near Ridgefield, CT in the 1720's.

About 1734 he moved to Dutchess County (now Putnam Co.)., New York (Beekman's Ferry). Early on, his residence is often given as " Wostershire, in the Province of New York, Worcester, in the Province of New York or Worstershire, Dutchess Co., New York." In his will (filed with Clerk of the Court of Appeals, Albany, NY) he refers to himself as "of Beekman's Ferry in Dutchess County in the province of New York, Yeomen."^[1]

He owned several slaves, who were passed to family members in his Will. He died on July 1, 1747, in Beekman, New York, at the age of 52.

Children

Children of Moses and Abigail^[2]

1. Moses Northrup II Nov. 1, 1722–1788, b. in Ridgefield, CT
2. Abigail Northrup Calkins 1724–1779, m. before August 2, 1746
3. Sarah Northrup Fuller (?) b. 1728 (unmarried: Aug. 2, 1746)
4. Amos Northrup 1730–1810
5. Joseph Northrup 1732–1790
6. Benjamin Northrup 1739–1774
7. Cornell Northrup 1741–1786

Land Purchases

"He bought lands of Joseph Benedict (29 March 1714). In 1714 he and his brothers, Joseph and James, united with others to purchase lands from the Indians in Ridgefield, Connecticut on 18 March 1715, 22 Nov. 1721 and 4 July 1727."^[2]

Will

August 2, 1746 ^[1]

to "loving wife Abigail" use of the negro woman Bette during her life, 1/3 of all housing and funds

to children: an equal share in Bette after their mother's death, except for daughter, Abigail Calkins

to daughter Sarah Northrop a negro girl and 10 pounds

to Amos, 2 yr old negro boy, Daniel

to five sons: Moses, Amos, Joseph, Benjamin, Cornwall - residual personal and real property

to Moses "free hold estate" My son Moses shall have his part of the real estate where he shall choose.

Executor: Moses Northrup

Witnesses, James Brown, Richard Olmstead, Samuel Lobdell. Proved, July 1, 1747.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, Record of Wills Recorded At Albany, New York, 1629-1802; Index 1629-1828; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Albany County); Probate Place: Albany, New York, Ancestry.com.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Northrup, pg. 8

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• Northrup, Ansel Judd. The Northrup-Northrop Genealogy: A Record of the Known Descendants of Joseph Northrup, Who Came from England in 1637, and was One of the Original Settlers of Milford, Conn., in 1639 ; with lists of Northrups and Northrops in the Revolution, New York : Grafton Press, 1908.

• Dutchess County - Adolph Philipse Patent, Page 82 *https://archive.org/details/historicalgeneal01oxfo/page/82/mode/1up?view=theater