43 6 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



Johannah Burroughs, twenty shillings, to bee pay d in a year and a day after my 

 decease. 



Furthermore, I institute and appoint my well-beloved wife, Elizabeth Jessup, 

 to bee whole and sole executrix , and I do will and bequeath unto her, all my 

 lands and houses, and goods and cat tic, moveable and immoveable, of this my last 

 will ami testament, and to receive all debts, dues and demands whatsoever, to be 

 at her disposing, and she to pay all debts, dues and legacies whatsoever, and she 

 to bring up my two children in the feare of God. This I do owne to be my last 

 will and testament. 



Further, I do appoint my well beloved friends, Mr. Richard Cornhill, Justice 

 of the Peace, Mrs. Sarah Bridges, my well beloved brother-in-law, John Bur- 

 roughs, and Ralph Hunt, overseers of this my last will and teastament, likewise to 

 he assistants to my executrix in all cases and difficulties ; and this I do owne as 

 my owne act and deed, to all true intents and meanings, and due furthermore 

 ratify and confirm it as my owne act and deed by ye setting to my hand and 

 seal, the day and year underwitten. EDWARD JESSUP. 



August the 16th, 16G6. 



Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence 

 of us, witnesses, 



William Gocldstone, 



John Richardson, 



Mark of M Richard Horton."<» 



Upon the 20th of June, 1668, Robert Beacham and Elizabeth, the 

 wife formerly of Edward Jessup, of Westchester, in the North Riding 

 of Yorkshire, on Long Island, did fully and absolutely sell and " make 

 over unto Thomas Hunt, of Westchester, aforesaid, all those hoeing 

 lands and accomodations that were formerly Edward Jessup's, within 

 the bounds and limits of the aforesaid Westchester, that the said Ed- 

 ward Jessup and John Richardson purchased together, and procured 

 patents for from the Hon. Col. Richard Nicolls," &c. 



John Richardson, the surviving patentee, appears to have united 

 with Thomas Hunt, the following year, in making an equal division of 

 these lands; for, on the 12th of August, 1669, occurs the following re- 

 port of the commissioners : — 



"We whose names are underwritten being made choice of by John Richard- 

 son and Thomas Hunt, bothe inhabiting in Westchester, in the Nortli Riding of 

 Yorkshire, to make an equal division of a grant of land formerly purchased of 

 the Indian proprietors by Edward Jessup and John Richardson, being hutted 

 and bounded by patent I say all those uplands and meadows within that 

 purchase, save some upland and meadows, which was formerly divided by the 

 forementioned persons, Edward Jessup and John Richardson, have been com- 

 mitted unto us, William ITayden, Samuel Drake, Thomas Lawrence and Jona- 

 than Hazard, to make an equal division, &c, &c. As first we find it necessary 



a Surrogates office, N. Y., wills administrations, No. 1, 1665 to 16S3, p. 31. 



