David HORTON

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Page 38.--In the name of God, Amen. I, DAVID HORTON, of the town of Southold, being weak and infirm, I leave to my wife Mary the east lower room in my dwelling house, and the bed-room adjoining, "during the time she shall remain my widow and no longer;" Also 1/2 of the personal goods, and 10 cows, and 20 sheep, also the use of the small piece of land in my Aquebogue farm, which my son-in-law, Thomas Fanning hath and doth improve, being about 12 acres, with liberty to cut timber out of my land to fence the same. I leave to my eldest son Daniel all my lands and meadows in the First Division at Aquebogue, and all my lands and meadows in the Second Division at Aquebogue, lying near the Fresh ponds, and all my right of lands purchased of Colonel and Major Smith, called the Manor lands. If my son Daniel shall have two sons this land is to go to the second son. I also leave to my son Daniel 1/2 of the farming implements and 1/2 of my wearing apparell. I leave to my son Silas all my lands and meadows in Cutchogue Division, also all my lands and meadows in Ulster County, which I purchased of widow Brasier; Also the rest of my movable estate. I leave to my daughter, Lydia Fanning, all that tract of land and meadow in Orange County which I purchased of the widow Denn; Also the place she now dwells upon in Aquebogue, which was purchased of Mr. Hudson. These are left to her during her life. And she is to have the privilage of a 4 rod lane to the water in the south part of the small piece of land which I give to my wife for her use. After her death I leave these to my son Daniel and 1/3 of my household goods. I leave to my son David my negro "York." I make my nephew, Daniel Tuthill, Jr., son of my brother, Deacon Tuthill, and Robert Hempstead, late of Southold, executors. "My wife Mary is to have 20 bushels of wheat, 10 bushels of corn, 20 pounds of wool, 15 pounds of flax, and sufficient fire wood cut and brought home, fitted for the fire." She is also to have 1/3 of my swamp garden, and as many apples as she needs "and the liberty of having a hogg run on the farm."
Dated July 14, 1749. Witnesses, Isaac Keys, Benjamin Hempstead, Abigail Hempstead. Proved, September 18, 1749.

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