Will of Richard Elison 1680

Date: 1680 to 1683
Location: New York Colony
Surnames/tags: Elison Ellison

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Date of Will: 14 [month uncertain] 1680

Will of Richard Ellison

“The last Will and testamt. of Richard Elison Senior Inhabiting in Hempsteed on Long Island in the north Ryding of Yorkshire Heb: the 14th A:U: 1680

Please to all Christian People unto whom this present writing shall come meeting know ye thatI Richard Elison senior abovesaidbeing in Perfect memory but weak in body [?] in the first Place bequeath my Soul to God that gave it and my Body unto the Earth from whence it was taken and my Estate as followeth that is to say

unto my loving and well beloved wife Tamison Elison ten Pounds which she shall have first and that to dispose of according to her owne discretion likewise the bed with its furniture which she now layers on

Secondly I give unto my sonne John one hundred acres and fifty of lands laying at the bottome of the Bercel[?] and he shall likewise have the Loll[?] of meadow which was John Smiths [?] leying at New Bridge and the same to take into his Present Possession to him and his for ever.

Thirdly my sonne Richard shall have fifty acres of upland laying at the botome of the levell and one horse which he hath in his Possession already

fourthly my Sonne Thomas shall have twenty two acres of land Delivered him by John Treadwell and one young horse he shall have of Jonathan Smith - Rock which they my sons shall take into their present passession as my Sonne John hath also one acre af hallow I have given my Sonne in law Jonathan Smith

fifthly I Doe give unto my Sonne In Law Joshua Janock ten acres of Lands in lew of one Cow James Pine - after for his wife which Cow is long Since Dead the Lands aforesaid they shall take into their Present Possession as my sonnes aforesaid

Sixthly my dearly beloved wife shall keepe and enjoye during her life the remainder of my Estate not above mentioned and the same to make use of her maintenance as Lands houseing Orchard all my goods moveable and unmoveable cows oxen heifers steares horses mares and colts sheepe and swine I say it shall be as aforesaid at her disposing for her owne proper maintenance as long as she liveth all whose decease the remainder of the aforesaid lands housing orchard chattles of all sorts [?] shall be equally divided between my Sonne Richard Thomas and my Daughter Rachell Each one of them haveing alike equall proporcon recommending all my dearly beloved children and wife aforesaid to the mercifull keeping and proteccon of our most blessed Saviour Jesus Christ our Lord and that all things may be performed to this and for the same and I have hereunto putt my hand and sett to my seale the day and yeare above written in the 32 of his Ma ties Reigne of Engld. Scotld. France and Ireland King Richd. Elison his x marke seall

Signed Sealed in the presence of us who hae witnesse the interlineing (say to take say to have as thee) Joseph Smith

New York 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; Wills, Vol 0001-0002, 1665-1699 pages 473-474 (inage 295-296 of 300) ancestry image