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The History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles
Author: John William Linzee
Call Number: CS71.P24

This book contains the history and genealogy of the Peter Parker family of
Massachusetts.

(Suff. No. 1685) The will of John Sanders, made the 10 Jan. 1683, mentions
son John Sanders to have all my land at Pomkin hill etc.; son Josiah Sanders;
dau. Mary [married]; son William Vasay sole exor.; sons John and Josiah
Sanders to come to the age of twenty years. In presence of Howard Newcom,
Samuel Tompson. Proved 28 Mar. 1689.

(Suff. Deed XVI: 207-8) Hannah Sanders Relict of John Sanders of Braintry
dec'd, and Guardian of my children by him, vizt. Rachell, Daniel and Patience
Sanders, upon the receipt of sixty pounds as my said childrens portions of
John Sanders son and heir of John Sanders lately dec'd, doth in her owne and
childrens names discharge the said John Sandrs and the whole estate of his
dec'd father of all dowry, titles, legacies etc. Signed 24 Nov. 1690, in
presence of Joseph Adams, John Adams. Ack. Boston, 20 Oct. 1693. Entred 27
Oct. 1693.

(See Suff. Deed XVI: 265).
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Abstracts of Wills Vol IX 1777-1783
>From The New York Historical Society Collections, this 1900 volume features
abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogates Office, City of New York, from
1777-1783.
Page 434.--"In the name of God, Amen. I, JOHN SANDERS, of Schenectady,
merchant, being in good health, January 27, 1779. I leave to my only son,
John Sanders, my Large Dutch Bible, which I have of Colonel Glen, and my
house clock and one gun, and he is to have his choice of my guns, and my
silver tankard, where my father and mother's name stands ingraved on in a
seypher, and all my wearing apparell, linnen and woolen, for his
Primogeniture. I leave to my wife Debora all my real and personal estate
during her widowhood. And she is to bring up, find and keep, my daughter
Margrita Sanders, until she comes of age or gets married, and such an outset
as my daughter, Maria, wife of John Ja. Beeckman has had, and to give her as
much learning and education as possible she can. After the death or marriage
of my wife Debora, I leave to my son John all my lowland and upland, meadows,
pasture and arable land in the Town of Schenectady, with houses, mills and
saw mill and creek dam, excepting twenty-four morgen of woodland, and eight
morgen of hay land, and Indian corn land, lying on the east end of the
lowland called Scotia, on both sides of the creek of the Lake. I leave to my
daughters, Maria, wife of John Ja. Beeckman, and Margrieta, and to Jacob
Sanders Glen, son of my daughter Sarah, wife of John Sanders Glen, and to
John Sanders Ten Eyck, son of Myndert Schuyler Ten Eyck, twenty-four morgen
of woodland, about one mile north from my dwelling house at Scotia. Beginning
at the south side of the water of the stone flats, where my north line of
woodland crosses said water, which north line is to be run from the west end
of the lake, and runs from thence along the south side of the water, easterly
to where the old mill road, which goes to Ball Town crosses said water, and
running from said road north, and from the place of beginning north, till it
makes twenty-four morgens. I leave to my daughters, Maria, wife of John Ja.
Beeckman, Sarah, wife of John Sanders Glen, Elije, wife of Myndert Schuyler
Ten Eyck, and Margrieta, all the rest of my lands and tenements, reserving
two small Islands lying in the Mohawk river opposite Scotia, the one named
Spite en Duyvel, and the other Cruysbesse island, which I give  to my son
John. The lands so left to my daughters, are eight morgen of lowland, hay
land and Indian corn land, lying on the east end of Scotia lowland, and being
the east point thereof, on both sides of the creek of the Lake, and running
along the river and along the hill on the north side till it takes in just
eight morgen; Also my dwelling house and lot in Schenectady, lying on the
north of the house and lot of Isaac Glen, and on the south of the house and
lot of Jellis Fonda; Also my pasture ground east of Schenectady, having to
the south Reniers Pot, or a lane of two chains wide, to the east, John Hall's
pasture, to the north Garret Abraham Lansing, and containing four morgen. And
my half morgen of hay land lying on Jeffrow's land, near Schenectady. Also my
bolting house and lot, and the other buildings, having to the north the house
and lot of Jacobus Myndertse, east and south the streets and west the river.
Also my house and lot in the eastermost end of the town of Schenectady, to
the north of the street that leads direct to Canistigajoene, wherein David
Rouse now lives. Also my house and lot on the north side of the street that
leads direct from the Dutch church to Canistigajoene, and now in possession
of James Ellis, having on the west the house of Messrs, Phin and Ellis, south
the street, east the Presbyterian church; And twenty morgen of pasture land
about one mile east of Schenectady, bounded north by the lane, two chains
wide, east by a lane one chain wide, south by land of Jacobus Van Slyck and
Adam Van Slyck. Also eleven hundred acres of woodland in Tryon County, on the
south side of the Mohawks river, and on the east side of Aries creek, and
within the bounds of a Patent granted to James De Lancey and Jacob Glen and
others, and being lots Nos. 3, 7, 11, 15. Containing about eleven hundred
acres. Also one thousand and sixty acres of woodland on the west side of
Aries creek, within the bounds of another patent granted to James De Lancey
and Jacob Glen, of four thousand acres, being Lots Nos. 6, 14, 20 and 22, as
by map and  
Release of the Patentees. Also six hundred acres of woodland in Tryon County
on the south side of Mohawks river in a Patent granted to Philip Livingston,
Walter De Boys, and others, being the north half of Lot No. 37, in the first
tract, and half of Lot number one in the second tract, and the south half of
Lot No. 38, each half lot is two hundred acres, and was conveyed to me by
Coenrat Matyes; And five hundred acres of woodland in Tryon County on the
north side of Mohawks river in the Patent granted to Jurrie or George Klock,
William Nellis and others, being Lots Nos. 29, 41, 84, 142, and the north
half of Lot No. 123, sold to me by Johannes Deygert; And the northeast half
of No. 122, sold to me by Robert Nellis; Also three hundred and sixty acres
of woodland in Tryon County on the north side of Mohawks river, above the
little falls in Glens Purchase, sold to me by Abraham Glen, being the south
end of Lot No. 11; Also a tract of land on the north side of Hudson river, on
both sides of a creek called White creek, about forty-five miles northeast
from Albany. Granted by Patent to Lieut. Henry Farrant, excepting four
hundred and ten acres, conveyed to Isaac Vrooman, Esq., and John Todd; Also a
house and lot in Albany near the Church of England, in the third ward,
bounded north by the street, east by Abraham E. Wendell, west by Mr. Sharp,
north by street, as by deed from the Corporation of Albany. I leave to my
daughter all my wife's wearing apparell. To my son John a negro man and woman
and her children, and the cattle and all farming utensils belonging to my
farm called Scotia. My daughter, Margrieta, is to be carefully brought up
till of age or married. All the rest of my estate to my five children. I make
my wife Deborah, and my son John executors."

Witnesses "in the room where he then was," Alexander Vedder, Peter Van
Benthuysen, hatter, Abraham Oothout, Esq. Proved, February 7, 1783.
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