Abstracts of Wills Vol VIII 1771-1776

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-In the name of God, Amen, January 10, 1775. I, HENRY PEARSALL, of Hempstead, in Queens County, on Nassau Island, being weak in body. All debts and charges to be paid. I leave to my wife Martha all my indoor movables, and the use of the house where I live, so long as she remains my widow, and then to my two grandsons, Henry, son of Hezekiah Pearsall, and Joseph, son of my son, James Pearsall, deceased. I leave to the sons of my son, James Pearsall, deceased, viz., Joseph, James, Henry, and Daniel, all the land I purchased of Isaac Balding (Baldwin?), whereon my son, James Pearsall's, house now stands; Also 10 acres of cleared land adjoining the west side of Joseph Bedell's farm, where he now lives. I leave to my grandson William, son of my son, Henry Pearsall,deceased, all that land and buildings that I purchased of James Burtis, lying between Edward Cornwall and Thomas Hendrickson, and adjoining to Thomas Hendrickson's land, and the road that leads from Edward Cornwall's to Forster's Meadows. And he is to pay to his brother, John Pearsall, œ5, and to my grandson, John Muggin,+ œ5, when of age, and to my wife Martha œ5 yearly. If he neglects to do so, my executors are to sell enough for that purpose. I leave to my son Hezekiah all the rest of my real and personal estate, except my Patent Right, "provided he finds for his mother, bread, corn, beef and pork sufficient for such a woman," "Also a good garden, well fenced, and pasture and food for two cows, and her firewood at the door cut for her, fit to put on the fire." I leave to my son Hezekiah one-third of my Patent Right in the Patent of Hempstead, and one-third to my grandson William, and one-third to the sons of my son James. I make my son Hezekiah and my friends, Richard Hewlett and Carman Dorlon, executors.

Witnesses, Stephen Smith, Thomas Cornell, Isaac Denton*. Proved, May 22, 1775.

*Isaac Denton was the father of Charity Denton who married Hezekiah's son Thomas. Don't know if this is the same. (?)

+ Pearsall Genealogy-Vol.III p.1320 has the following:
A daughter; married James Hugin. Child:---1.John Hugin

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