New York Historical Society Volume 29,
pp 350
LDS Family History Center call number 974.7
B4N, Vol 29, pp 350
ABSTRACTS OF WILLS - LIBER 21.
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Isaac Howell
In
the name of God, Amen. I,
Isaac Howell, of Southold, in Suffolk county,
yeoman, being
sick. I leave to my wife Phebe all my now dwelling house where I now
live,
“from top to bottom,” and all my
household stuff, except my Desk and one
bed,
Also my riding horse, 2 cows, 2 hogs, 6
sheep, and ˝ of all grain and
provisions, ˝ of
the fruit in my orchard, with the privilege of keeping a horse and
some fowl. I leave to
my son Daniel
˝ in width of that lot where I
now live, from the South road down to
the
Bay, on
the east side of the lot, Also 3 acres on the north side of the South
road, where
he now lives,
bounded south by the Kings road,
east by the land of widow Brown,
Also
˝ of all my meadow lying on the north side of a deep Creek, and ˝
of my husbandry
tools,
And he is to furnish his mother
4 bushels of wheat and 1/3 of her firewood
yearly.
I leave to my grand son,
Nathan Howell, the other half of my lot on the south
side of the South road, and 2
lots of meadow on the south side of Peconic river. I
leave to my son, Micah Howell, all my
lands and meadow and buildings not disposed
of, and
also my now dwelling house, which I
gave to my wife, after her interest in
the
same
shall expire, also all my
farming tackling, and he is to provide
for his mother a
good garden,
and 6 bushels of wheat, 6 bushels of corn, 30 pounds of flax,
a cow,
and 2/3
of her firewood. I leave my wearing
apparel to my two sons. To my daughter
Hannah,
1 bed, 1 cow, and 6 sheep.
All the rest of my children, Micah, Daniel,
Phebe Corwin, Rachel Corwin, and Hannah
Howell. I make my sons Micah
and
Daniel executors.
September
30, 1757.
Witnesses, Peter Osman, Stephen Corwin, Daniel Wells.
Proved, November 28,
1759