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- Frederick Brown left a will dated January 1, 1766, proved February 19, 1767, Phillipsburgh, Westchester County, New York, in which he stated, "With the permission of Col. Frederick Phillipse, Esq., the owner of the farm I now possess, that my wife Joanna shall have the use of the same. It is my will, that with the permission of Col. Frederick Phillipse, Esq., my farm and improvements, after custom and manner of holding farms in the said mannor, shall go to my son Evert. I also give him a negro boy and steer."
Frederick devised to his children as follows; to son John, a negro boy, black mare and 110 pounds, to son Isaac, 110 pounds, to daughter Eleanor, negro girl and 50 pounds, to daughter Rebecca, 110 pounds and a cow, to daughter Hannah, 110 pounds and a cow. "All the rest of my estate I leave to my children except Evert, who shall pay 200 pounds to the others. Wife Joanna and son Evert Brown, executors. Witnessed by Peter LaFarge, Thomas Allen, Abraham Odell. "Abstracts of Wills," Vol. VII, p 95, published by New York Historical Society.
Relationship of Frederick Brown not determined.
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