Dear Chris: Because of my concerns for recovering my data from my drive failure; I did not find time to read the will of Isabel at the time you sent it to the mailing list. This morning I read it as I was filing the message away. I found it to be interesting that the only child she mentions is "...my Loveing son daniell blomfield..." The children I have listed for William Bloomfield and Isabel are; John (b. bef 24 Aug 1645) and Samuel (b. bef 12 Jul 1647). Neither of these are mentioned in her will ... That is, unless the son Samuel was a misreading of the name Daniel. Regards, Thurmon On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 12:54:28 +0100 "Chris Sackett" <chris@sackett.org.uk> writes: > Dear All, > > > > One of the 'finds' during researches at SLC was the will of Simon Sackett's > wife Isabel. I have a note that the last 'sighting' of Isabel was in 1663 > (although the note does not say what the sighting was!). The will now > changes that to 1682, meaning she lived at least into her late seventies and > that she survived Simon by 47 years. The full source for the will is: Town > Minutes of Newtown [Long Island] 1653-1734: Transcriptions of Early Town > Records of New York. Historical Records Survey, NY 1941. Vol 2, pt 1, p260. > Repository: Family History Library, Salt Lake City. > > Regards, > Chris > > Sackett One-Name Study > www.sackett.org.uk > > ------------------------- > > Anno 1682 aprill the first > > Know all Cristian peopell or home this May Conce.. > that whare as I Isbell blomfeild of newtowne > in the west Riding of york sheere upon Long Island > finding my selfe weeke In body but perfect in > Memory & understanding but being unsertayne > how God may deall with mee in Regard of my age > & prsent weeknes:see Good & that apon Good Consid.. > to Give unto my Loveing son daniell blomfield in > Regard of his dutifull care he have had of mee in > the time of my ould age: hoping that hee will > Continue the same as Long as I live: Therfore > I the fore sd Isbell blomfeild doe heare by frely > Give unto my son daniell & vollentaryly deliver > unto him by vertue heare of as my act & deede > such things as heare are spacifyed first all the > sheere of the housings & Lands: which was Left > mee by my deceaced Husband william blomfeild > with all other things that doe be long or apertayn > unto my selfe: Exsept waring Cloaths: in wittnes > I sett two my hand & seale & delever it as my > acct & deed In the prsents of thes witnes > attested by us > > John Coe her > Samuell Moore Isbell Blomfel. > Marke > s > ----------------------------