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(Note: The birth order of the children is unknown. There are estimated
dates on a few. This program automatically lists those without dates
first.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ His will
mentions wife Elizabeth, and sons John, Isaac, Thomas, Henry, Benjamin,
Gilbert, and James -- no Charles, no Edward, and no daughters !!!!!
(These names are usually included in any listing of Issac & Elizabeth's
children. The daughters could have been excluded on the assumption that
their husband's would provide for them, but it would be unusual to exclude
living sons without mentioning why.) [Note by Jim Rubins]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Will of Isaac
Hicks of Hempstead, dated Aug 3, 1745, and probated Sept 30, 1745
(Surrogate Records, New York Co., NY, Vol 15, p 413-415, orig pp 447-449
Old Liber ?. Also in NY Historical Society, Abstracts of Wills, Vol 4, p
55 -6 ) Page 447.--
In the name of God, Amen. I, ISAAC HICKS, of Hempstead, in Queens County,
Gent., August 3, 1745, being sick. My executors are to sell all my salt
meadow in Flushing and all my movable estate to pay debts. All the rest of
my real estate I leave to my sons, Benjamin, Gilbert, and James. I leave
to my wife Elizabeth L20 yearly, to be paid by my sons, Thomas, Henry,
Benjamin, Gilbert, and James. I leave to my sons, John and Isaac, each 5
shillings, I having already given them certain tracts of land. My
executors are to sell all my messuage, tenement, and lands whereon I now
live in Hempstead, containing 300 acres. The proceeds to be paid to my
sons, Thomas, Henry, Benjamin, Gilbert, and James, and I make my sons
executors. Witnesses, Richard Cornell, Benjamin Hicks, Jr., S. Hicks.
Proved, September 30, 1745.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AHA There is
another Isaac ---- with a son Edward, and a son Charles!!! This may be
Isaac, the son or this Isaac and Elizabeth or it may be another Isaac I
haven't found yet. [Note by Jim Rubins] (NY Historical Society, "Abstracts
of Wills, Vol 6, Page 320)--
In the name of God, Amen. I, ISAAC HICKS, of Hempstead, in Queens County,
this 20 of January, 1761, being weak in body. "In order to settle my
affairs so as to prevent any difference after my decease." I leave to my
wife Charity a bed and furniture and ΒΆ20 a year during her life. I leave
to my son Edward all that part of my farm he has now in possession, being
the land that formerly belonged to John Hicks. Also that piece of wood
land that lies by the Hollow near the road that leads to Cow Neck, And he
is to pay to my wife Charity L10 a year. I leave to my son Charles all the
rest of my lands and meadows and house and buildings, and my wagon,
plough, and harrow, and the use of a bed and bedding until he is married,
and then to my daughters Amy and Sarah, And he is to pay to my wife
Charity L10 a year. I leave to my daughter Amy my desk. To my daughter
Sarah my riding chair, "but my family shall make use of my riding chair as
they did during my life, so long as my family continue together," or till
my daughter Sarah is married. I leave to my granddaughter, Fannie Cornell,
L200. And I leave to my daughters Amy and Sarah the rest of my money,
stock, and household goods. I make Stephen Hicks and Benjamin Hicks, Jr.,
executors. Witnesses, Henry Stocker, John Mitchell, Cornelius Van Wyck.
Proved, April 28, 1762. Cornelius Van Wyck being one of the People called
Quakers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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