Rachel Smith

Family/Spouse: William Betts. William was born in Abt. 1710 in New York, USA; died in Bef. 31 Mar 1773 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Betts was born in Abt. 1735 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.
2. Ann Betts was born in Abt. 1750 in Westchester, New York, USA.

Notes:

Will of William Betts, 4 Jan 1773, Yonkers, Westchester County, New York

In the name of God Amen I William Betts of the Yonkes in the County of West Chester and Province of New York this forth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy three being very sick and weak in Body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for the same and calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed once for all men to die do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul to God that gave it to me and for my Body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doughting at the Resurrection to receive the same and as touching such worldly Estate as it hath been pleased God to bless me with I give and dispose in manner and forme following that is to say in the first place I give and bequeath as folloeth that is to say I order my Executors to pay all my just and lawful debts and funeral charges out of my last Estate Secondly I give and devise to my wife Rachel my dwelling House and all the Land on that side that side of the Road where it stands Except I give the Liberty for my son William to come to the Cyder Mill for to make sider att his own discreation not doing her any other Damage and seven Bushels of Wheat to be furnished her every Year of my Farm and five Bushels of Corn and five Bushels of Buckwheat all these above Gifts to be to my wife Rachel so long as she remain my Widdo and no longer also I give her one Cow and that Cow to be kept summer and winter upon my son Williams Farm with his Cows and also I order my son to find my wife with five pounds of good sheeps wool and ten pounds of Flax from the swingling Board also I give my wife all my houshold Furniture also I order my son William provide for my Wife a sufficient Quantity of Firewood att her own Dore so long as she be my Widow. Thirdly I give to my son William all that body or Tract of Land lying on the West side of the Road whereon his house now stands to him his heirs and Assigns for ever also I give all the rest part of my movable Estate to my son William with the Provisial that he provide for his mother yearly and every year so long as she be my Widdo one hog weight one hundred weight and on Quarter of Beef also I order my son William to pay out of the Estate here given him to my Grandson William Ryer son of Michael Ryer the sum of thirty three Pounds when the said William Ryer shall arrive to the age of twenty one which sum of money I have received out of the Estate of Edward Smith late of Yonkes deceased Fourthly and lastly I make constitute and ordain my wife Rachel and my son William to be my sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disalow revoke and disanul all other Wills or Testaments made by me heretofore and do acknowledge this to be my last Will and Testament

In Witness whereof I have set my hand and seal the day and year first above written

William Betts (ss)

Sealed sined and delivered in the Presence of us Henry Bussing John Curser John Williams Junr.

West Chester Ss: Be it remembered that on the eleventh day of February in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy three personally came and appeared before me John Bartow Surrogate of the said County John Williams Junr. of the same County Farmer and being duly sworn on his oath declared that he did see William Betts sign and seal the within written Instrument purporting to be the Will of the said William Betts bearing date the fourth day of January 1773 and heard him publish and declare the same as and for his last Will and Testament that at the time thereof he the said William Betts was of sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of him the Deponent and that his name subscribed to the said Will is of his own proper hand writing which he subscribed as a Witness to the said Will in the Testators Presence and that he the Deponent saw Henry Bussing and John Curser the other witnesses to the said will subscribe their names as witnesses thereto in the Testators Presence

Jno Bartow Surrogate

His Excellency Wiliam Tryon Esquire Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Province of New York and the Territories depending thereon in America Chancellor and Vice Admiral of the same to all whom these Presents shall come or may concern sendeth Greeting Know Ye that at West Chester County on the eleventh day of February last before John Bartow Esquire thereunto delegated and appointed the last Will and Testament of William Betts deceased (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved and is now approved and allowed of by me And the said deceased having whilst he lived and at the time of his Death Goods Chattels and Credits within this Province by means whereof the proving and registring the said Will and the granting Administration of all and singular the said Goods Chattels and Credits and also the auditing allowing and final discharging the Account thereof doth belong unto me the Administration of all singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased and any way concerning his Will is granted unto William Betts one and way concerning his Will is granted unto William Betts one of the Executors in the said Will named he being first duly sworn well and faithfully to administer the same and to make and exhibit a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the said Goods Chattels and Credits and also to render a just and true Account thereof when thereunto required.

In Testimony whereof I have caused the Prerogative seal of the Province of New York to be hereunto affixed at Fort George in the City of New York the thirty first day or March one thousand seven hundred and seventy three.

By his Excellency’s Command

Edmd. Fanning Surrt.

source: Will of William Betts, 11 Feb 1773, Yonkers, Westchester County, New York.