Notes for Bridget BAXTER
Early Wills of Westchester County, New York: from 1664 to 1784. William S. Pelletreau
Thomas Baxter Sr., Westchester.
Mentions wife Rebecca, and sons Thomas, John and James, who will be 19 years and 4 months old on May 1, 1721. He leaves to him all lands and 50 pounds Commonage. Mentions daughters Elizabeth, Keziah, Glover, Myriam, Phebe, “my daughter Palmer,” Mary Kinison, Abigail wife of Joseph Betts, “my daughter Drake”, “my daughter Tippett.”. His son John is to have 6 acres adjoining to his 10 acre lot next to David Huestis, and 10 acres by John Stevensons, to be taken on the west side of his lot for the water side to the highway, and 2 acres salt meadow at a place called Pritchetts Hammock and ½ my lands at the Long Reach. Makes his wife Rebecca, and sons in law John Palmer and Joseph Betts executors.
Dated July 2, 1714, Proved Jan 18, 1715
Liber 8, page 388
Item #732. Will of Capt. Richard Osburn
Makes his son John Osburn of Fairfield, Conn., and Capt. John Pell executors. Leaves to his grandson Richard, son of David Osburne of Eastchester “all my land and meadow at a place commonly called Dormans Island in Westchester”. Mentions “my children” not named. Leaves legacies to “Bridget, wife of my neighbor, Justice John Palmer, and her daughter Bridget.” Leaves “to Joseph Lee, Clerk of this County” 20?.
Witnesses. Thomas Bedient, Joseph Lee. Dated Dec 19, 1684
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