> Page 464.--In the name of God, Amen. I, ELIAS VAN ALBARY, of New York, > being in health. I leave to my wife Mary, all my real and personal > estate, except my negro boy "Cesar," while she lives and remains my > widow, and no longer. After her death "all the estate is to be sold at > publick vendue, and divided among my children, Eliakim, Andrew, Peter, > Abraham, Angel, Amy, Silvia, and Frances. I leave to my eldest son, > Eliakim, a cow and a heifer. The negro boy "Cesar" is to serve 7 > years, and then he is to receive "a suit of clothes fitting for a > negro," and to be made free. > Dated November 3, 1728. Witnesses, David Dover, Jane Dover, Thomas > Hammond. Proved, March 16, 1732/3. > Description: > Cosmopolitan even in the early 18th Century, New York City was a focal > point of the British colonies in America. This database is a > collection of will abstracts, originally published in the late 19th > Century. In addition to many of the English residents, it also > includes many Dutch, Swedish, Danish, and German settlers in the city. > Covering the years 1730 to 1744, each record reveals valuable > information about the individual, often about family members still > living and witnesses to the will. With nearly 5000 records, this > collection can be a valuable database for researchers of early New > York residents. > > Source Information: > Tami, Chris. New York City Wills, Vol. 3. Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1998. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------