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- Will of Benjamin Fowler, Sr., yeoman, of Yonkers in Philipsburgh, Westchester County, New York, dated May 20, 1786, proved June 6, 1786. "To my wife Sarah, the one fourth part of all my movable estate; to my son Vincent, all my land, that lay on the South of the road, by my house to Henry Odell's; he (my son) paying 100 pounds toward paying for same land; to my son Josiah, the other part of my land, that is all the land that lies on the north of the road that leads to Hendry Odell's, he, the said Josiah, paying 200 pounds to my other son, Benjamin; but in case my sons Josiah and Benjamin should die, my son Vincent to have the whole of my farm; Vincent to pay 200 pounds to the executors, by them to be equally divided with my movable estate; to my grandson Benjamin Fowler, 5 pounds to be paid out of my movable estate; my movable estate to be sold, the moneys so arising to be divided as follows; to my wife one fourth part, as above mentioned; to my daughter Hannah, one fourth part, out of which one third to be given to her son Frederick; one fourth part to my daughter Ann, one third of which to be given to my son Frederick's daughter, Jenny; the other fourth part to my son-in-law and daughter, Dennis and Isabelle Post. I make my son Vincent, son-in-law, Dennis Post, and Isaac Vermilyea, Sr., my executors." Witnessed by Jonothan Odell, Phillips Manor, yeoman, Jacob Odell, James D. Hannah, schoolmaster. "Abstracts of Wills, " Vol. XIV, p 3-4, published by The New York Historical Society.
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