Will dated Feb 8, 1800 includes names of wife Esther, son Peter , and talks about sons and daughters.
Liber B of Wills, page 403,
Feb. 8, 1800
In the name of God, Amen. I Benjamin Flandrau of the Town of Ne wrochelle in Westchester County and State of New York being wea k in body, but of sound and perfect mind and Memory, considerin g the uncertainty of this mortal life, and am willing to sett m y house in order before my final change doth come, do make and p ublish this my last will and Testament in manner and form follow ing (that is to say) First I recommend my Soul to almighty God t hat gave it, and my body to the earth to be buried at the discre tion of my Executors whome I shall hereafter nominate and appoin t, as touching my worldly Goods that God in his mercy hath bee n pleased to bless me with, I give and bequeath as followeth . I roder all my just debts and funeral charges and other neces sary expenses to be paid out of my Estate by my Executors befor e any division be made. I give and bequeath to my beloved wif e Esther Flandrau all my household and Kitchen furniture and m y farming utentials and five of my best cows and one three yea r old Heffer and four Swine and all my grain of all sorts that i s fathered and growing on the ground to her her heirs and assign s forever, and I give to my said wife the use of all my real o r landed estate (except a certain island known by the name of Go at Island) (*) during her natural life, and six Weeks after he r decease I order my Executors or the survivors of them that sha ll qualify to this my last will and Testament to sell and dispos e of all my real or landed Estate at private Sail or publick act ion as they shall think most proper, and the money ariseing fro m such sail I give and bequeath equally between all my childre n both sons and daughters share and share alike to them their he irs and assigns forever. Item. I give to my son Peter Flandra u the use of my Island and the Seges around it (known by the nam e of Goat Island) (*) during the natural life of my wife Esthe r Flandrau. Lastly I nominate and appoint my beloved wife Esthe r Flandrau an Executrix and my son Benjamin Flandrau and my trus ty friend Nuberry Devanport Esqr my Executors of this my last wi ll and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made. I n witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the eight h day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hun dred. Signed Sealed published and declared by the above named B enjamin Flandrau to be his last will and Testament in the presen ce of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses i n presence of the Testator.
Newberry Devanport, Ewing Smith, Jacob Stringham Junr
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Benjamin X Flandreau (L.S.)
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Proved February 28th, 1800
Marriage date found in "Westchester Patriarchs," FHL 974.7277 D3 d page 11.
Buried in Flandreau Cemetery, New Rochelle. FHL 860286 His sto ne reads:
"In memory of BENJAMIN FLANDREAU
who departed this life February 19, 1800
Aged 81 years, 5 months and 15 days."
He was the first person buried in the cemetery, which was a port ion of his own farm.
Included in 1790 census.
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Peter Gunn: In the 1790 census for New York, page 201, there i s an entry for a Benjamin Flandreau of New Rochelle. In his hou sehold, there were four white males of 16 or older, 2 white male s under 16, 5 white females, and 2 slaves. This is most likel y the record for the Benjamin Flandreau born in 1718, given th e number of adults in the household, but I'm placing this info w ith each Benjamin Flandreau listed in this file who could fit th is census record.
New York Marriages Previous to 1784
Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued By the S ecretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784
B, page 12
1755. Dec. 20. Badeau, Hester, and Benjamin Flandreau, M.B., i . 237
Town Records of New Rochelle, p 325-6:
TOWN MEETING - 1763
"The 5 day of April 1763 being the first Tuesday of this presen t month of April the freeholder and inhabitant of New Rochell ha ve meat to Gether as the law Doth Direck and ther and then to ch use the officier for this present year viz
for towne clark Isaac Guion for the constable and Collector Will iam Willy and Peter Secard his security for supervisor Jacobus B leeker and for pound master Peter Badaux and ye said peter Badau x his fense vieur and priser of domage with paul Sicard and fo r oversear of high ways John Badaux and James Willis for iper q r and John Renaux and Benjamin flandrau for low quer asseseor an d peter Bertin and Jacob Securment it is agread allso that our s upervisors has poure to rayze mony upon our towne to pay our qui t rent propotion with the manor of pellham yearly and every yea r Isaac Guion Clark"
The 1763 list of freeholders in New Rochelle lists Peter Flander o, Elias Flandero, and Benjamin Flandero as blacksmiths.
