Mehetable BISHOP

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Died: "...an old man..."

Suffolk County Wills & Obits - Suffolk County Wills, 1730-1744(page 2)Source Information:Tami, Chris. New York City Wills, Vol. 3. Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1998.Ancestry.comhttp://www.ancestry.comPage 216.--In the name of God, Amen. I, SAMUEL BISHOP, of the town of Southampton, in Suffolk County, in the Province of New York, on the Island of Nassau, yeoman, being weak in body. I leave to my wife Elizabeth, the use of the best room in my now dwelling house, and the chamber over the same, and the leanto adjoining the said room, and 1/2 my barn and well, and 1/3 of all lands and meadows and Commonage, during her life, and also the use of my movable estate. I leave to my son Samuel my now dwelling house and home lot, and my close of land as I lately bought of Nathan Sayre, and my close of land lying near the Seven Ponds as I bought of Joshua Barnes, and my orchard land lying at Long Springs, and 1/2 of a ?50 right of Commonage running throughout the town bounds. I leave to my son, John Bishop, my dwelling house and home lot as I lately bought of Joseph Pierson, and my close of land lying between Joseph Goodale, Samuel Cooper, John Woolly and Elizabeth Bishop, widow of Josiah Bishop, And my close of land lying between Benjamin Hains and Ichabod Sayre, And my close of land lying at the Long Springs adjoining to Isaac Halsey, Jeremiah Jagger and Obadiah Rogers, And 1/2 of a ?50 right of Commonage. But if he die without issue, then the said lands are to go to my son Daniel. I also leave him 1/2 of my meadows. If my sons John and Daniel both die without issue, then the lands are to go to my son James. I leave to my wife and my son Samuel, my team and tackling. I leave to my daughters Susanah and Mehitabel, each 20 shillings. To my daughter Hannah, 40 shillings, and to my daughters Deborah and Elizabeth, each 20 shillings. I leave to my son Daniel ?30 when of age, and to my son James ?20 when of age. I leave to my two youngest daughters, Phebe and Abigail, ?10 each. I make my wife and my son John, executors, and my beloved friend, John Post, overseer in trust.Dated November 21, 1730. Witnesses, Josiah Howell, Jr., Elias Howell, Thomas Reed. Proved, August 25, 1734.[NOTE.--The homestead of Samuel Bishop is at the north end of Southampton main street, and is now owned by his descendant, Samuel Bishop. The close "bought of Nathan Sayre" is a part of the home farm. The close near Seven Ponds, bought of Joshua Barnes, is at the edge of the woods, and is north of Archibald farm, lately owned by Bernard Archibald. The house and home lot left to his son John, and bought of Joseph Pierson, is probably now owned by Horace Fanning and is at the north end of David White's lane.--W. S. P.]

Samuel married Elizabeth. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

"...and if any more I know not, nor the order of their birth of those named."

He removed to Southampton and is first mentioned on record Nov. 2, 1652, where he had a house lot of three acres granted him by the town, next north of the home lot of Joshua Barnes. The homestead of John Bishop was the late residence of Jonathan Fithian, Esq. This grant of a house lot only signifies that he was not a farmer. (History of Southampton)

Notes:

surname also spelled Bishopp

"...freeman, May 19, 1642, risding there as early as 1635..."

Richard married Dulzebella KING. Dulzebella was born 1607; died 23 Aug 1658, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet]