This will is the will of Catharine (DeHart) SYMES, grandmother of Lancaster GREEN. If this ties into someone's line, they will want this will, also. Nancy VanValkenburg Watrous FIWATROUS@aol.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was right on the one earlier - Catharine (DeHart) SYMES was the grandmother of Lancaster GREEN. Wayne A0Abstracts of Wills Vol IV 1744-1753, pages 318 & 319: Page 294.--In the name of God, Amen, I, CATHARINE SYMES, of New York, widow of Major Lancaster Symes, "being greatly advanced in years and sick and weak of body." "My body is to be decently buried in the Old Dutch Church near my mother and brethren there." All my debts are to be paid, and especially all I am justly indebted unto Mr. John Chambers, Attorney at Law, for his fees, disbursements, and services to me and the estate of my late husband. I leave to my grand daughter, Susanah Catharine Symes, who now lives with me, all that my garden or lot of land in New York, to the west of, and adjoining, the burial ground of the Old Dutch Church, as now in fence; Also my negro girl "Jane," who now lives with Mr. Van Gelder the blacksmith, near the City Hall; Also the pieces of China that now stand on my Chimney Piece, and in the closet of my dwelling house. I also leave to her and her sister, Elizabeth Symes, all my wearing apparell, sheets, Table linnen, napkins, and towells. These are to be divided between them by my good friends, Mrs. Margaret Livingston, wife of Mr. Robert Livingston the elder, and Mrs. Anne Chambers. All the rest of my estate, real and personal, I leave to my grand son, Lancaster Symes, and to his two sisters, above named. My executors are to divide all lands which I hold in common with others, and make deeds of partition. And whereas my gr and daughter, Elizabeth Symes, is very young, and it may be prejudicial to my other two grand children to wait for a division till she is of age, my executors may sell the same, with the advice of my good friends, John Chambers and Robert Livingston, and her part of the estate is to be put at interest for her bringing up. I make my grand son, Lancaster Symes, and my grand daughter, Susanah Catharine Symes, executors. Dated June 24, 1749. Witnesses, Anne Coertens, Charles Phillips, John Chambers. Proved, January 23, 1750. [NOTE.--At the time of her death Mrs. Catharine Symes seems to have been living at what is now No. 69 Pearl street, which was next door to the Old City Hall. Her garden next to the Dutch church-yard, is on the north side of Exchange Place, at the rear of the lots on the east side of Broad street. The undivided lands included a large part of the south moiety of the Patent of Kakiat, and was a part of Clarkstown and Ramapo in Rockland County.--W. S. P.]