John Williams

1675 - 1729  (~ 54 years)

• Name	John Williams  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	Abt. 1675	Pentraeth, Anglesey, Wales
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	27 Jan 1725  [1, 4]
  	yeoman
  Residence	27 Jan 1725	Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA   [4]
  Occupation	8 May 1729  [2, 3, 5]
  	tanner
  Residence	8 May 1729	Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA   [2, 3, 5]
  Will	8 May 1729	Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA   [2, 3, 5]
  Death	Bef. 12 May 1729	Westchester, New York, USA   [2, 3]
  Probate	12 May 1729	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [2, 3, 5]
  Person ID	I715	Ryer Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2025

  
  

  Family	Abigail Hubbard,   b. Sep 1671, Newburgh, Orange, New York, USA d. 21 Jun 1754, West Farms, Westchester, New York, USA (Age ~ 82 years)
  Children	+ 1. John Williams, Jr.,   b. Abt. 1700, Westchester, New York, USA d. Bef. 3 Mar 1774, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA (Age ~ 74 years)   2. Isaac Williams,   b. Abt. 1705, Westchester, New York, USA   3. Martha Williams,   b. Abt. 1708, Westchester, New York, USA d. Aft. 1743, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA (Age ~ 36 years) + 4. Stephen Williams,   b. Abt. 1710, Westchester, New York, USA d. Bef. 25 Jul 1749, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA (Age ~ 39 years)   5. Daniel Williams,   b. Westchester, New York, USA   6. Abigail Williams,   b. Westchester, New York, USA
  Family ID	F231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2025

  
  

• Notes

  In the name of God Amen. May 8, 1729, in the Second year of King George II. I, JOHN WILLIAMS, of the Borough Town of Westchester, tanner, being sick and weak. My executors are to pay all debts, except £25, which my son John is to pay. I leave to my wife Abigail, the best room in my dwelling house where I now live, and the use of one third of my home lot; on both sides of the highway. And my field, called the Tan vat field, and my salt meadow which I bought of John Jennings, and the use of one third of the barn, during her widowhood, and the use of one third of the personal property. I leave to my son Daniel, all my home lot, on both sides of the highway. And my Tan vat field, and salt meadow. And a £25 privilege in all the undivided lands, and my Tan vats. I leave to my son John, all my tract of land called Scabby Indian, with appurtenances. And he is to pay £25, on a bond owed by me to John Van Horne, of New York, merchant. And £20 to my son Stephen, and £15 to my daughter, Martha Brown. And £10 to my daughter, Abigail Purdy, and £10 to my son Daniel. I leave to my grandson, Edward Merritt, a cow. To my son Stephen, my Great Bible. To my son John, my cane. All the rest to my three sons. I make my sons, John and Stephen, and Israel Honeywell, executors. Witnesses, Thomas Hadden, Daniel Turner, William Forster. Proved May 12, 1729. [NOTE.– Endorsed upon this, and many others of these wills, “Governor's Fees 10 shillings. Secretary's Fees £2.” W. S. P. source: Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year 1902: Abstracts of Unrecorded Wills Prior to 1790 on File at the Surrogate's Office, City of New York. New York, NY: The New York Historical Society, 1902.

  
  

• Sources

  [S230] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 52, (New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1921). [S21] Ancestry.com, New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 [database on-line]., (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015). [S280] Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year 1902: Abstracts of Unrecorded Wills Prior to 1790 on File at the Surrogate's Office, City of New York, (New York, NY: The New York Historical Society, 1902). [S281] Deed of John Williams Sr. and his wife, Abigail, to John Williams Jr., 27 Jan 1725, Westchester County, New York. [S282] Will of John Williams, 8 May 1729, Westchester, Westchester County, New York.