Person:Hannah Sayre (5)

Introducing Hannah Sayre of Southampton, Suffolk Co, NY_______________________

Sayre Family : lineage of Thomas Sayre, a founder of Southampton, Banta, Theodore, Melvin Publication:  New York, 1901

Hannah Sayre

Birth: ABT 1675

Married Capt. Josiah Topping, b. 1663, d. 1726

Daniel Sayre is named in a list of inhabitants of Southampton, New York in 1657. He was assessed in 1683 on three polls and 207 pounds, 3 shillings, 4 pence was the total. He lived at Bridgehampton. He married, first, Hannah Foster, and later Sarah ? Hannah is assumed to be the mother of his children.

On a fragment of the town record is the following: "Monday, Jan. 13, 1667, laid out for Daniel Sayre, on the north side of Francis, 46 poles east and west, and north and south 52 poles for 15 acres."

He died in 1708 having outlived all his brothers.

One interesting provision of his will read:

" - - - . Imprimis I give & ffreely bequeath unto Joseph Sayre Daniell Sayre Hannah Topping the wife of M'Josiah Topping and my son Samuel Though dece yet his children come in for his equall part with his Brethren with my son David Sayre to these I give my Tow negro Slaves called by the names of Gordg and Moll. These to be sold by my son-in law Josiah Toppin and my son Daniel Sayre and the money that they fetch is to be equally devided amongst my children before named and Samuells children are to divid his fift part equally between them. - - - "

And then later:

"It is likewise my desire that my negro woman may have Liberty to chuse her master when she is sold & that she may have all her cloathes and her box and all her things with her."