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Abstracts of Wills, Vol XV, 1796-1800
>From The New York Historical Society Collections, this 1906 volume features
abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogates Office, City of New York, from
2/15/1796 to 1/14/1801.

Page 234.--SARAH LIVINGSTON, New York, daughter of Philip Philip Livingston,
Esq., formerly of the Island of Jamaica. I bequeath all that Legacy Estate
which was bequeathed to me by my father and payable out of his Estate, in the
Island of Jamaica, to my mother, Mrs. Sarah Livingston, and to my sister
Catherine, wife of Captn. John Sanders, Christina, wife of John N. McComb,
and Mrs. Catherine Goold, wife of Major Augustus Goold, to be equally divided
among them; the share bequeathed to Catherine Sanders I order my executors to
convert the same into money as soon as possible after my decease and invest
it in their names in the public stock of Great Britain, of the United States,
or of some Bank established within the same and to pay the interest thereof
in regular half yearly payments to Catherine Sanders for her separate use
independent of her husband during their joint lives; upon the death of John
Sanders, to pay the whole and interest thereon to Catherine Sanders; in case
she dies before her husband, then the money is to be kept in trust for her
children for their maintenance and education until they arrive at lawful age;
in case of death of such children I give the said trust money to my sister
Christina forever; the share bequeathed to Catherine Goold I direct my
executors in like manner to convert into money which is to be paid Catherine
Goold in half yearly payments for her own use independent of her husband;
upon the death of her husband, Augustus Goold, the whole trust money and
interest thereon shall be paid to her; in case of her death before that of
her husband's I give the said trust money to her children in equal shares
when they arrive at lawful age; to my sister Christina, all the residue of my
estate whatsoever. I appoint John W. McComb and William Ross, of Richmond, in
the Island Jamaica, executors.

Dated April 9, 1797. Witnesses, John Charlton, Margaret Munro, Peter Jay
Munro. Proved, August 11, 1797.
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 Maine Wills 1640-1760
Record of 471 wills made in the State of Maine over a 120 year period from
1640-1760. The wills were recorded in three counties
 Court Records, E, 44.

In the name of god Amen/ the Thyrteenth day of June 1670: I John Sanders
Senior of Cape Porpus in the County of Yorke in New England Planter, being
very sicke & weake in body but of sound & Prfect memory (prayse bee given to
god for the same) & knowing the vncertenty of this life on earth & being
desirous to settle things in order, do make this my last Will & testament in
manner & forme following/

That is to say first & principally, I commend my soule to Almighty god, my
Creator hopeing & beliueing that I shall receiue full pardon, & free
remission of all my sins & bee saved by the pr‘tious death & merrits of my
blessed Saujor & Redemer Jesus Christ, & my body to the earth from whence It
was taken, to bee buried in such decent manner, & Christian, as to my
executrix & Executor hereafter named shall bee thought meete & Convenjent/

And as touching my worldly estate, as the Lord in mercy hath lent mee, my
will & meaneing is the same shall be Imployed & bestowed, as here after by
this my will is expressed/ & first I do revoake renownce frustrate & make
voyd all wills by mee formerly made, & declare & appoynt this my last Will &
testament. Ite: I give & bequeath all

my estate to Ann Sanders my deare & loueing wife, dureing her life, & at her
decease I bequeath the house & Land belongeing & apprtaying therevnto, with
all the priviledges & appurtenances there vnto belonging that now I liue in
vnto my sun Thoms Sanders, & at his decease to his sun John Sanders, & soe
from heyre to heyre & next of kine surviueing the deceased Proprietor; Item I
now do bequeath a Tract of Land Wch I Judg to bee one thousand Acers more or
lesse, being or lijng about eight or nine Miles aboue Cape Porpus River
ffalls, vnto my son John Sanders to take possession of & Inioy at my decease.
Ite: I bequeath the rest of my estate vnto all my children to bee ‘qually
deuided, amongst them, after thejr mothers decease, hereby makeing &
appoynting my dearly beloved Wife to bee my executrix & my sonn Thomas
Sanders abouesd my executor/ and this my last Will & Testament may in all
thinges bee accomplished & fullfilled according to my true Intent and
meaneing, I request my Loueing Neighbours, Symon Booth of Winter Harbour &
John Barrett of Cape Porpus to take vpon them to bee supervizers of the same/

In witness wrof I haue here vnto sett my hand, the day & yeare aboue Written/

Witnessed by                    John ?? Sanders Senjor 
  Sheth Fletcher/ 
  Joseph ?? Cooles 
       marke 

Acknowledged 24 June 1670, before Bryan Pendleton Commissioner; recorded 13
March 1670-71; Inventory appraised at œ139: 18: 0, by Griffine Mountegue and
Charles Potum, and returned by the widow Ann Sanders 23 Aug. 1670.
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Registry of Deeds, Dublin Abstracts of Wills, Volume II, 1746 to 1785
Author: P. Beryl Eustace
637  SANDERS, MARK, senior, Brabazon's Row, parish of St. 
     Luke, Co. Dublin. 21 April 1781. Narrate 1/2 p. 17 May 1781. 
His wife Hannah Sanders, extx. His daughter Ann Sanders. His grandson Mark
Sanders, junior. His dwelling house in Brabazon Row. His freehold in Mutten
Lane.

Witnesses: John Giball and James Giball both of Co. Dublin, skinners, Samuel
Banks, Wardshill, Co. Dublin, gent.

Memorial witnessed by: John Gelling and Howard Dawker, both Dublin, gents.

341, 115, 227776                    Hannah Sanders (seal) 

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