Bill -- you didn't give the name of the person who wrote the will and you didn't give the date of writing the will and of its probate. This information might help others to help you identify these folks. I believe an indenture is a deed, so it would most probably be filed with county land records, probably at the county courthouse. Here's another will that might possibly help -- In his will, dated 15 Feb 1792, probated 13 May 1805, John Kniffin, Senior, of Rye, devised to wife ----- the use of one third of lands [etc,] to revert to sons Elisha, John, Isaac, William, Hackaliah, and Nathan; mentioned son Caleb; all lands to be divided among the first mentioned six sons when Nathan, youngest son, arrived at age of 21; "When my daughters get married, I order the family if they are able to assist them to some things." Executors, son Elisha and friend Gilbert Brown of Rye. Wit., John Theale, Disbury Park, Thomas Mc Collum. (source: Bristol, Theresa Hall, "Abstracts of Wills Recorded at White Plains, Westchester County, New York, Subsequent to May 1, 1787, in New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, Oct 1926 (Vol. 57, No. 4), p. 320 (Will of John Kniffin, Senior) Pat >Need help. >I have a will that contains the following statement: 'I give, devise >and bequeath unto my beloved wife Amy one thousand dollars to be >paid to her by my Executors within one year after my decease, with >lawful interest from the time of my decease until paid in full >satisfaction & compliance with a certain Indenture Tripartite >bearing date the twenty second day of October one thousane seven >hundred ninety eight between the said wife Amy (then Amy Purdy)of >one part, myself of another part and Timothy Pardy and Isaac Kniffen >of the third part which legacy together with those herein bequeathed >and given to my said wife are the full Barr and lieu of all Dower >which she could or might claim to my estate'. >John and Amy were married in New Rochelle on the same date that the >Indenture was executed. Timothy Purdy was Amy's father. Isaac >Kniffin is a mystery. The Will goes on to leave control but not >title to a son John,Jr. I am trying to determine what this Indenture >contained . Does anyone know where a document like this would be >filed, assuming that such a document would be filed somewhere ? > >BILL STAPLES > >Researching STAPLES, HOLMES, ELMS, DEHART, SHERWOOD, NICHOLS, COSMAN. >Website: www.wstaples.net >*************************************** >Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? >http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ >*************************************** >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Pat & Walter Wardell Englewood, FL the.wardells@gte.net

Hi Pat, Will was written by John Staples, Amy's husband in 1803. I was just trying to get a feel for what the Indenture might relate to. I know Indenture is used in land sales but this seemed like it might be something else, as no land was mentioned. Nothing shows up (so far) in the Westchester Archives. It would seem strange that they were married on the same day but recorded the Indenture in another County. The Kniffin is another question. He certainly could be a relative Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Wardell" <the.wardells@gte.net> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Indenture > Bill -- you didn't give the name of the person who wrote the will and > you didn't give the date of writing the will and of its probate. This > information might help others to help you identify these folks. > > I believe an indenture is a deed, so it would most probably be filed > with county land records, probably at the county courthouse. > > Here's another will that might possibly help -- > > In his will, dated 15 Feb 1792, probated 13 May 1805, John > Kniffin, Senior, of Rye, devised to wife ----- the use of one third > of lands [etc,] to revert to sons Elisha, John, Isaac, William, > Hackaliah, and Nathan; mentioned son Caleb; all lands to be divided > among the first mentioned six sons when Nathan, youngest son, arrived > at age of 21; "When my daughters get married, I order the family if > they are able to assist them to some things." Executors, son Elisha > and friend Gilbert Brown of Rye. Wit., John Theale, Disbury Park, > Thomas Mc Collum. (source: Bristol, Theresa Hall, "Abstracts of Wills > Recorded at White Plains, Westchester County, New York, Subsequent to > May 1, 1787, in New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, Oct 1926 > (Vol. 57, No. 4), p. 320 (Will of John Kniffin, Senior) > > Pat > >>Need help. >>I have a will that contains the following statement: 'I give, devise >>and bequeath unto my beloved wife Amy one thousand dollars to be >>paid to her by my Executors within one year after my decease, with >>lawful interest from the time of my decease until paid in full >>satisfaction & compliance with a certain Indenture Tripartite >>bearing date the twenty second day of October one thousane seven >>hundred ninety eight between the said wife Amy (then Amy Purdy)of >>one part, myself of another part and Timothy Pardy and Isaac Kniffen >>of the third part which legacy together with those herein bequeathed >>and given to my said wife are the full Barr and lieu of all Dower >>which she could or might claim to my estate'. >>John and Amy were married in New Rochelle on the same date that the >>Indenture was executed. Timothy Purdy was Amy's father. Isaac >>Kniffin is a mystery. The Will goes on to leave control but not >>title to a son John,Jr. I am trying to determine what this Indenture >>contained . Does anyone know where a document like this would be >>filed, assuming that such a document would be filed somewhere ? >> >>BILL STAPLES >> >>Researching STAPLES, HOLMES, ELMS, DEHART, SHERWOOD, NICHOLS, COSMAN. >>Website: www.wstaples.net >>*************************************** >>Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ >>*************************************** >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > Pat & Walter Wardell > Englewood, FL > the.wardells@gte.net > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message