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 1737 - 1815
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| Born |
6 Aug 1737 [1, 2, 3] |
- Born in the 6th month. Birth is registered at the AmawalkMonthly Meeting, 1798 - 1884 (Births & Deaths) p. 56. Marriage record (Amawalk Monthly meeting) lists birthdate as 19 Aug 1737.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Religion |
Quaker |
| Will |
23 Mar 1811 [1] |
| Died |
Mar-Apr 1815 |
| Will Prv |
8 Apr 1815 [1] |
- The last Will and testament of me Henry Mathews of the Town of Bedford in the County of Weschester and State of New York being seak in body but of perfect mind and memory calling to mind that all flesh is mortal do make and publish this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following - First of all I give my body to be buried at the discretion of my Executors and as for my worldly estate that God Almighty hath been pleased to bless me with which I give in manner and form following. I impower my Executors to sell and dispose of all my Estate both rail and personal that is all my lands and moveable Estate that shall not be excepted and when my lands and moveables is all sold but what is excepted and out of the money arising from such sale I order all my funeral charges paid of in full and all my just and lawful debts paid of in full and then I give unto my Son Henry Mathis Twelve hundred and fifty Dollars current lawfull money of New York. I give unto my daughter Rebecca Mathews One hundred and fifty Dollars lawfull money of New York and I give unto my daughter Abigal Mathews one hundred and fifty Dollars current lawfull money of New York and I give unto my daughter Mary Dickman Seventy Dollars current lawful money of New York and I give unto my daughter Rosanna Odle Twenty five Dollars current lawfull money of New York and I give unto my daughter Anna Sherwood Twenty five Dollars current money of New York I give unto my granddaughter Ann Mathis fifty Dollars current lawful money of New York I give all my household furniture that I had before I marryed my second wife unto my six daughters, namely unto Sarah Hoag and Hannah Hoag and Ruth Haight and Rosannah Odle and Ann Shearwood and Mary Dickman to be equally dividad between the hole six above named - I give all the household furniture that my wife brought and all that we have got sence we ware marryed unto my wife forever free and clear I give unto my son William Mathias Ten Dollars current lawfull money of New York I give unto my wife one good horse saddle and bridle one good cow I give to my wife Rebecca Mathis all the use of all the hole of my Estate during her widowhood and if either of my two youngest daughters that is Rebecca Mathis or Abigal Mathis shall die under age without issue then the other one to their sheir and if my son Henry Mathis shall die under age without issue then his sheir be divided into two equal parts and my Six oldest daughter that I had by my first wife named to the one equal sheir divided equally between them six above named and the other equal half of my son Henry Mathis's share to be equally divided between my second wife two daughters above named Rebecca Mathis and Abigal Mathis I order my son Henry Mathis to be supported out of the Interest of his portion with my wife and if the Interest will not support them I herewill I order my Executors to hand out of the principle at their discretion untill she shall marry or and then to equil all the Interest for ever and if she shall never marry then to hold all the Interest of all my hole Estate unto the day of her death I order all my lands to be sold by the consent of my wife and not without her consent and Lastly I appoint my friend Stephen Carpenter of the Town of New Castle and Joseph Whealler of Courtland Town and Moses Sutton of York Town all three of Westchester County in the State of New York to be my Executors to this my last Will and Testament owning this and no other revoking all Wills made by me before this owning this to be my last will and Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the Twentythird day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and eleven Henry Mathews S.S. signed, Sealed, Published and declared by the above named Henry Mathis and for his last Will and Testament in the presents of us the Subscribers Elial Hoag, William Brown Abraham Pierce
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| Occupation |
Dutchess Co, NY  [4] |
| Quaker preacher |
| _UID |
954109A3DF0745C3BD71FFA95CFB7B8BA35A |
| Person ID |
I305 |
OuthouseLine2014 |
| Last Modified |
25 Dec 2007 |
| Family 1 |
Rebecca FIELD, b. 30 Sep 1756, Canandaigua, Ontario, NY |
| Married |
15 Jan 1797 |
Chappaqua, NY [1, 5] |
- Recorded in Chappaqua Monthly Meeting Marriage Certificates, 1789 - 1897, p. 45.
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| Children |
| > | 1. Rebecca MATTHEWS, b. 4 Nov 1798, Mt. Pleasant, Westchester, NY , d. 24 Dec 1866, Canandaigua, Ontario, NY |
| | 2. Abigail MATHEWS, b. 18 Jul 1800, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. Henry MATHEWS, b. 5 Jul 1803, d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Last Modified |
11 Nov 2007 |
| Family ID |
F138 |
Group Sheet |
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| Sources |
- [S8] STATON, Marcia.
- [S36] Quaker Records - Amawalk, Cert fr Chappaqua 6-12-1811, for all family members (Reliability: 3).
- [S320] Amawalk, Westchester Co, NY, Meeting Records, Miller, Robert B. (transcriptionist), Pg 29 (Reliability: 3).
- [S188] Ontario Co Historians Newsletter, Dec. 1990, pg 14 (Reliability: 3).
- [S36] Quaker Records - Amawalk.
Henry Mathews b 19/6 mo Aug 1737 Cortland d 2-18-1815 Rebecca Field b 7-30-1756, dt Samuel & Abigail Cortland m 11-15-1797, Amawalk Ch: (See Amawalk) Cert to Amawalk 6-12-1811
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