Thank you so much for these wills. It is so good to find cousinss who have info. I need to find somewhere to get this information. I do appreciate your sharing. Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: <UngerBMCM@aol.com> To: <dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 12:41 AM Subject: Re: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Marston-Bloodgood (Was: Location ofWolster/Welster?) > In a message dated 2/24/2007 11:33:59 AM Mountain Standard Time, > pjsears@stratos.net writes: > >> See the will of John Marston of Flushing, dated 23 Sep >> 1712; proved 14 Apr 1721; Abstract of wills on file in the Surrogate's >> Office, City of New York (Volume II. 1708-1728), Liber 9, pages 232-233] >> > Here are some of my notes: > > Abstracts of Wills Vol II 1708-1728, pages 232 & 233: > Page 231.--JOHN MARSTON. I, John Marston, of Flushing, in Queens County, > being at this present indisposed of body. I leave to my sons, Francis and > Cornelius, all my lands and meadows within the bounds of Flushing, with > the > housing and orchards. "My will is that if my eldest son Francis shall see > cause, or incline to this place where I now live, he hath his liberty to > take > or refuse, as to him shall best seem meet," together with the 20 acre lot > lying upon the east side of Thomas Hinchman's land. "My will is further, > that > the place where my said son Francis now lives, with the Housing and land > thereto belonging, with the 10 acre lot of land lying upon the south side > of > > the Hills, I leave these to my son Cornelius, But if he die without issue, > then to my son, John Marston." And whereas the 20 acre lot purchased from > Colonel Thomas Willett, the deed being made to my son Francis. If my son > Francis shall accept this homestead, where I now live, then he shall be > obliged to give a deed for the same to my son Cornelius. I leave to my > sons > Francis and Cornelius, all my meadow, salt and fresh, both in the town of > Flushing and at the South, in Jamaica bounds. To my son Cornelius 3 > horses, > and a plow and wagon, And I leave them all my carpenter tools. All the > rest > of my estate, horses, cattle and household goods to my granddaughters, > Isabel > Hoff, and Elizabeth Gardner, and my grandson, John Hoff, the son of my > daughter, Isabel Hoff, deceased. I make my sons, Francis and Cornelius, > and > my brother-in-law, William Bloodgood, executors. > > Dated September 23, 1712 Witnesses, Anthony Glean, James Haight, James > Clement. Proved, April 14, 1721, before Henry Wileman, appointed by > Governor > > Burnet. > > vernor > Burnet. > > > John Marston, the father of the aid John , was one of the 18 men > granted a charter for the town of Flushing on 10 Oct 1645. > See _Laws and ordinances of New Netherland, 1638-1674,_ > by E. B, O'Callaghan, 1868, pp. 48-51. > > > > Abstracts of Wills Vol I 1665-1707 , Page 15 > Page 61.--JOHN MARSTON, Flushing. "I will that my two sons, John and > Cornelius, shall live with my well beloved friend John Hinchman and to be > wholly at > his disposall till they come of age, and he is to have the oversight of > all my > estate." Leaves all to his two sons when of age. Leaves to daughter > Elizabeth > a gold ring, and to daughter Katherine a silver thimble. "This is my full > will > and my sons' desire, as witness our hands this 14th February, 1670/71." > > Witnesses, Robert Terry, Joseph Thorne, John Marston, Sr., John Marston, > Jr., Cornelius Marston. > > Page 62.--Whereas JOHN MARSTON, of Flushing, in the North Riding of > Yorkshire, upon Long Island, dyed in ye month of February last, and made a > will > wherein he leaves John Hinchman of the same place to be the guardian of > his two > sons. Which will according to ye usual custom of the Law ought to be > proved at ye > next Court of Sessions, and it soe falling out that noe Court is to be > held > until the month of June during which time the estate may be impaired." The > said > John Hinchman is confirmed as administrator, April 6, 1671. > > > > ************************************** > AOL now offers free email to everyone. > Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >