Person:Jonathan Horton (10)

WIll of Jonthan Horton, New York City Wills, 1754-1760

Page 359.--In the name of God, Amen, October 28, 1755. I, JONATHAN HORTON, of Southold, in Suffolk County, yeoman, being weak in body. I leave to my eldest son, Israel Horton, œ200 and my silver-headed cane and a silver spoon. I leave to my son Jonathan all my three eastermost lots of land lying between the two roads where I now live, with all the buildings thereon, Also my three lots of land lying on the north side of the north road, Also one lot of land in the Great Manor in the Patent of St. George, Also all that part of my meadow in the Fresh meadow on the north side of the gutter, And 1/2 of my creek thatch lying in the creek called Indian Neck Creek, Also my 4 rights in the Commons, and all my right of Parsonage at Aquabauk, bought of Samuel Wells, and 1/2 of my farming implements, And he is to pay a bond of œ24 which I gave to the widow Mary Reeve, and he is to pay to my daughter, Bethiah Horton, œ20 when she is 18, and to Constant L'Hommedieu œ17. I leave to my third son, Barnabas Horton, my three lots of land, which I bought of Moore, lying between the roads, with all buildings, And one lot in the Great Manor, in the Patent of St. George, And 1 1/2 lots in the North Manor, bought of John Hudson, Also all my part of the Fresh meadows lying south of the gutter, Also 1/2 of the creek thatch in the Indian Neck Creek, and 1/2 of my farming implements. I leave to my son Zacheus all my land lying in the township of Brookhaven, and a lot and a half in the North Manor, which I bought of John Hudson, Also a lot in the Great Manor in the Patent of St. George, Also my right in the Dam meadow. I leave to my beloved wife Bethiah, "my now wife," all my right of land in the General Field at Indian Neck, And all my right of Beach and meadow at Cupsogue, and all my lands in Southampton Commons, and all the rest of my movable estate, except one silver spoon, which I give to my daughter Elizabeth. And my wife during her widowhood shall live with my son, Barnabas Horton. I leave to my daughter, Elizabeth Tuthill, one silver spoon. I make my wife and sons, Jonathan and Barnabas, executors. Witnesses, Micah Moore, Jonathan Mapes, Timothy Wells. Proved, November 22, 1755. [NOTE.--The lots spoken of as in the Great Manor of St. George are probably in the western part of the town of Riverhead.