+169 George, b. Dec. 4, 1793; d. April 4, 1868; was the son of Thomas and Mary (Palmer) Baxter. Most of the family went West. WILL OF PETTIT BAXTER, RECORDED AT WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. In the name of God. Amen. I, Pettit Baxter of North Salem, in the County of Westchester, and State of New York. Yeoman. Being in perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God. Calling into mind the mortality of my body, and it is appointed unto all men to die. So make and ordain this, my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God, who gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial, at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting at the general Resurrection, I shall receive the same again, by the Almighty power of God, and touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life. I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form, First, that all my just debts be paid, together with my funeral charges, secondly, that my wife Sarah shall have the use of one-third of my real estate, during her natural life, or as long as she remains my widow. I give and bequeath to my son David Baxter, the North part of my farm the south line to be as follows-beginning at a stake and stones, on the west side of the lane opposite the northwest corner of a piece of land, which David bought of his brother John Baxter, then west as the fence now stands to the west side of my farm, with privilege of the lane, and all north of the line. Estimated at fifty acres, be the same more or less. I give and bequeath to my son Richard Baxter, all my farm south of the line above mentioned, with all the appurtenances thereto belonging, except such reserve as I shall now make, that is to say, I give my daughter, Rhoda Baxter the use of seventeen acres and seventy rods of land, lying on the east side of the lane, which lands I purchased of the trustees of the estate of Benjamin Close, deceased, which land, with the rest given to my son Richard Baxter, is estimated at fifty acres, be the same more or less. I give and bequeath unto my three daughters, Mary Keeler, Joanna Close, and Phebe Hunt, £50 each, including what I have already given, as my book will certify. I give and bequeath unto my grandson, Pettit Baxter, twenty dollars, to be paid him by my executors, at my decease, out of my movable estate. I likewise constitute and appoint my trusty friend, Philetus Phillips and my son David Baxter, Executors to this, my last will and testament. Ratifying this and no other, to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 17th day of July, in the year of our Lord, 1807. Pettit Baxter. Proved Feb. 25, 1809. Witnesses, Samuel Rundle, Nehemiah Smith, Jesse Bir chard. STEBBINS BAXTER'S WILL. I, Stebbins Baxter of North Salem, in Westchester County and State of New York, do make this my last will and testament, that is to say. It is my will and pleasure that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid out of my estate in a convenient time. Also I give to Stebbins Baxter Quick and Stebbins Baxter June. Fifty dollars apiêce, to be kept at interest, with sufficient security until they arrive at the age of twenty-one years. The remainder of my estate after paying the necessary expenses of settling my estate, I give and bequeath unto the wardings and vestry of St. James Church, North Salem, and their successors forever, to be kept at interest, with sufficient security, by way of mortgages on real property, the interest to be applied to the use and benefit of the Clergyman who officiates at St. James, North Salem, from time to time, and no other purpose. Finally, I appoint Zabud June, and Epenetus Wallace, of Salem aforesaid, to be the said Executors of this my last will and testament. In' witness whereof, I have set my hand and seal this 28th day of March, 1815. STEBBINS BAXTER. Witnesses, Lewis June, Daniel R. June, Ira Smith. Proved Feb., 1820. 98 PETTITS BAXTER (John, John, Thomas, Thomas1), b. at Horseneck, Conn., Dec. 16, 1732; d. at North Salem, Feb. 5, 1809; m. Feb. 3, 1760, at St James' Church, then called the Church of Christ, Salem, Sarah Brush, b. Nov. 9, 1738; d. at North Salem Feb. 5, 1823. She was probably the daughter of Stephen Brush and his wife Mary, who were two of the original members of the Church of Christ when it was organized in 1752. There is the record of the marriage of Richard Brush and Hannah Tyler Feb. 19, 1767. Also the record of the marriage of Joanna Brush and Ephraim Gilbert Oct. 5, 1769; these were probably the brother and sister of Sarah Brush, as two of her children were of the same name. The family of Brush were numerous in Greenwich and Westchester County. Bolton says, in speaking of the Sleepy Hollow Church, Tarrytown: "In the churchyard are vaults belonging to the Pauling, Brown, Beeckman and Brush families." Pettit and Sarah (Brush) Baxter had: +170 John, b. at North Salem Sept. 24, 1760; d. at Friendship, N. Y., Nov. 28, 1841. +171 David, b. North Salem, Nov. 4, 1763; d. at North Salem, Nov. 21, 1825. He was named for some of the Mead family, probably. 172 Rhoda, b. at North Salem, Dec. 3, 1766; d. at North Salem, Aug. 12, 1813. 173 Mary, b. at North Salem, July 28, 1769. She was 174 Joanna, b. at North Salem, Nov. 13, 1771; m. 175 Hardy, b. at North Salem, April 11, 1774; d. Sept. 28, 1777. 176 Pettit, b. Sept. 16, 1776, at North Salem; d. July 15, 1805, in Cayuga County. |
