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New York Historical Society, ABSTRACTS OF WILLS ON FILE IN THE SURROGATE'S OFFICE, CITY OF NE
W YORK, in the series, COLLECTIONS OF THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY (New York: n.pub., 1894), vol. III, pp. 255-57. The will of Benjamin Scudder, dated 17 May 1732, on file on page 213, book 13, in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York, was proved 21 October 1739. It names as witnesses Charles Saxton and Jonathan Whitaker, and as executors his wife Mary and Daniel Kelly. Page 213.--In the Name of God, Amen, May 17, 1732. I, BENJAMIN SCUDDER, of Huntington, in Suffolk County, being sick. I leave to my son Thomas the northwest part of my old lot down the East Neck, bounded as far southward as to the place where I have begun to set a new fence, from a little cove and so eastwardto the highway that leads through the little East Neck; Also a certain piece of woodland called a Hollow, joining to the rear of said Thomas Scudder's home lot, and joining east to Daniel Kelly, and as far south as to the top of the hill that makes the said Hollow; Also a small piece of fresh meadow lying on the south side of the old mill dam, that I bought of Cornelius Smith; "Also 10 acresof land that comes by the Division before last." And he shall pay βι¬60 to my youngest son Peter before May 17, 1740; and βι¬10 to my son Ezekiel. I leave to my sons Benjamin and Isaiah, each βι¬10, both to be paid by my son Jacob. I leave tomy son Jacob 1/2 of my mill, and the land where it stands, with the privilege of streams and pondage, with all buildings, bolting mills and all belonging to them. And my son Jacob shall pay "to my kind and loving wife Mary, 10 bushels of good wheat yearly." I leave to my son Moses all that certain tract of land ata place called Wolf Pit Hollow, a little north from Ground nut Hollow, upon the Hills between the two paths, that lead down to the vineyard, containing 4 acres. I leave to my son Jacob a tract of woodland lying at the northeast from Benjamin's field as the way leads down to the Cove, joining north and east by the highway near my vineyard, and containing 4 acres. I leave to my son Moses, my house and barn where I now live, and all my home lot and orchard, and all the woodland above my home lot, joining east to the highway that leads down the GreatNeck, bounded south by my son Thomas, land that he bought of Major Platt, and partly by land of Thomas Jones and Daniel Kelly, and my son Benjamin Scudder, and Jonathan Whitaker, and north by land I gave to my son Thomas, as far as the top of the Hill, that butts chiefly against the upper end of my son Thomas' home lot, and partly against the rear of my home lot, and running upon the top of the Hill eastward till it comes to the path that goes to Daniel Kelly's field, and partly by the lot I bought of John Canfield, and west by the harbor highway, And all that tract of meadow lying eastward of the mill, and trench below themill, and so running south by the dam, and by the trench that leads into the mill pond, up to the old mill dam to the bridge, from thence east by the highway, and bounded east by Thomas Jarvis, Jr., and by Mr Garrett Van Horne's land, and north by the highway over the creek; Also all that tract of land at the place commonly called the vineyard, bounded east by William Jarvis, Sr., south by Jonathan Wickes, hollow, west by the highway, and north by the old Cove path; Also a tract of land lying by the Harbor, bounded north by the land I have given to my son Thomas; east by the highway that leads through Little East Neck, south by William Johnson's land, being 25 acres. And he is to pay βι¬30 to my son Ezekiel, and βι¬10 to my daughter Sarah, wife of Epenetus Platt, Jr.; and βι¬10 to my daughter Ruth Rogers, and βι¬10 to my son Isaiah. My wife Mary is to have 1/3 of my orchard at my home lot, where I now live, and the west end of my house, "with the privilege of the cellar; and kitchen to bake in and wash;" Also βι¬50 and anegro girl, and she is to have four sheep, and fi
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