Re: Capt. Henry Mayle and unknown Phillips wife, from Nevis Island to Newtown, L.I.
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Capt. Henry Mayle and unknown Phillips wife, from Nevis Island to Newtown, L.I.
Ron Phillips 8/13/07
From New York City Wills, 1665-1707 on-line database at Ancestry.com from original source Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate’s Office, City of New York, Vol. 1, 1665-1707. Collections of the New York Historical Society, Vol. 25. New York, USA: New York Historical Society, 1893.
Page 109.--WM. COX, New York. "In the name of God, Amen. I, William Cox, merchant." I bequeath to my well beloved servant, Jacob Mayle, #100 in money, to see my books and accounts settled, and make him one of my executors. I leave to my loving friend, Richard Jones, #20, and make him executor. I leave to my mother, Alice Cox, alias Bone, #500, to Dorothy Lee, #10. "I give and bequeath to my dear and loving wife Sarah, which house she pleases to have, to her and heirs. I give and bequeath to Samuel Bradley, my brother in law, my other house which I bought of Mr. John Robinson, or that house I now live in, my wife taking her choice." "If God send my brother in law an heir, he shall call his name Cox Bradley and his children after him the same name." I leave to Henry Bradley all my right to a piece of land at the mill, and all things thereon, and #100 when of age. Rest of property is left to his wife Sarah and his brother in law Samuel Bradley. "My desire is that this house where I now dwell should be for my brother Samuel, as above expressed, for reasons of fulfilling an oath, formerly sworn to my mother, she forcing me to passion; in fulfilling whereof I desire that there may be no contention after my decease."
Dated July 15, 1689. Witnesses, Jacob Mayle, Henry Mayle. Proved in Court of Sessions, held the first Tuesday in August, 1689.
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Page 445.--HENRY MAYLE, New York. "In the name of God, Amen, the 13 July, 1692. I, Henry Mayle, of New York, merchant, being in sound health." I leave to Wm. Phillips, son of Theophilus Phillips, #10 when of age. To Mary Phillips, Wm. Morris, Rebecca Morris, and Joseph Phillips each a gold ring, value 20 shillings. Leaves all the rest of property to his brother Jacob Mayle, and makes him executor.
Witnesses, Wm. Morris, Wm. Phillips, Rebecca Morris. Proved, June 28, 1693.
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Page 182.--JACOB MAYLE. In the name of God, Amen. I, Jacob Mayle, of the Island of Jamaica, being in perfect health, do make that my last will. "My carkas I bequeath to the place most proper and convenient for the same, as it may happen where I shall dye, if ashore, to be decently buried." I give unto my friends Mr. William Morris, Robert Field, Jr., John Berry and John Crook, in New York, and Benjamin Cotman in Jamaica, one gold ring of the weight of a pistole to each. I leave to Mary Maile, daughter of Mary Laburne, #50, and a negro girl, besides the #50 allotted to her by my brother, Henry Mayle. I give my servant, Wm. Dougherty, #20. I give to Letitia Clark, a negro girl which I have at Benjamin Cotman's house. I leave to James Price, now living at Benjamin Cotman's, one piece of Plate, value ?10, and to my friend, Benjamin Cotman, one piece of Plate, value #25, and I request him to take care of all effects in Jamaica, and if I decease in this island to inter my body decently, at his discretion. I leave to Nicholas Dumaresq and Sarah his sister, #10 each. To Rebecca Morris and each of her children, #10. To Joseph Read, ?10. To my kinsman, William Morris, and my friend, Robert Field, Jr., #10 each, and make them executors. I leave all the rest of my estate to my dear child, John Maile, otherwise called or known by the name of John Dumaresq, which child is now living at the house and under the care of said Robert Field in New York. Hereby owning him to be really and truly my son. My said estate is to be sold and put into ready money, excepting three lots of land in Queen street, in New York, which I would not have disposed of. If the child should not live to be 21, then one half is to go to Mary Maile, and the other half to the children of my kinsman, Wm. Morris.
Dated July 2, 1703. Witnesses, John Brookman, Joseph Chamberlain, William Dougherty, Islay Teller, Robert Bevois. Proved in Jamaica, by certificate of Thomas Nichols, Esq., Secretary and Notary Public of said Island. March 22, 1703/4. The executors are confirmed by Lord Cornbury, June 28, 1704.
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