Notes for Thomas BAXTER
The Baxter Family: descendants of George and Thomas Baxter of Westchester County, New York. Frances Baxter
“The census of Westchester village was taken in 1690. Among the settlers were: Thomas Baxter, wife Rebecca, children Rebekah, Mary, Abigail, John Carcas, Elizabeth, Keziah, Mereum. Servants, Joseph, Peter, Briant
Thomas Baxter, Jr., wife Abigail; no children at that time.
Israel Honeywell, wife Mary/ children, Israel, Mary, Samuel, Richard. Servants, John Hessones, Charity. One slave, Jake.
Roger Barton, wife Bridget. Children, Palmer, Bridget, Roger, Abigail, Elisha.”
Early Wills of Westchester County, New York: from 1664 to 1784. William S. Pelletreau
Thomas Baxter Sr., Westchester.
Mentions wife Rebecca, and sons Thoms, 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 #308
308. Elizabeth Sands, Westchester.
“By and with the advice and consent of my husband Samuel Sands, and my trustee Elisha Barton Sr., I do make this my last Will and Testament." Leaves house and lot to her sister Keziah Glover, and her daughter Elizabeth Lynch and to the survivor of them. Leaves legacies to the following persons: “My niece Rebecca Barnes, and her sister Sarah, wife of Benjamin Palmer,” “my 3 sisters, Miriam, Dorcas, and Abigail” “my 2 nieces Susannah De Lancey and Hannah Cleeve, “ Elisha Barton Sr., Thomas and James, sons of Augustine Baxter, Charles Warner’s wife Jane, Dorcas and Samuel Perrian, Wm. Tippetts, Marcus son of Thomas Baxter, Ann daughter of Benjamin Palmer, Joseph Palmer, Michael son of Oliver Baxter, Bethsheba daughter of Thomas Palmer, Keziah and Mary daughters of Oliver Baxter, Catharine daughter of Benjamin Barker, Sarah daughter of Theophilus Wod, Elizabeth daughter of Edmund Tenney, Edmund Tenney’s wife. “ To Edmund Tenney, a pair of silver shoe buckles about 30? Price.” George Bushe’s wife, and her daughter Sarah Downing, Benjamin Bushe’s wife, my brother Thomas Baxter Phebe wife of Arnot Cannon, Elizabeth daughter of John Oakley, Elizabeth daughter of Cornelius Willett. Witnesses. Israel Honeywell, Esq, Henry Charlich, Thomas Allen, schoolmaster. Date June 14, 1759, proved Jan 15, 1760, Liber 21, page 494. ”
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