Johannes Stryker Will 1784
Added: May 21, 20191784, Sept. 15. Stryker, Johannes, of Sowerland, Somerset Co.: will of. Son, Domanicus, farm where he lives, and the wood lot on Sowerland Mountains, of 80 acres: also 1/2 of the farm where I live, which will be 200 acres. Son, Isaac, other 1/2 of my farm. One-eighth of £1,900 to son, Domanicus, 1/8 to son, Peter, 1/8 to son, Isaac, 1/8 to children of my son, Jacobus, deceased, 1/8 to my daughter, Maria, 1/8 to daughter, Margaret, 1/8 to my daughter, Sarah, and 1/8 to remain in hands of Executors, with interest for use of my daughter, Cornelia, during her life, and, after her death to her children. To children of daughter, Cornelia, house and lot in New Shanneck; but my daughter may live in it with her present husband. Son, Abraham, and his wife, Annatye, use of my farm where I live, and, if Annatye marry again, the farm to be sold, and 1/2 the money given to Johannes, son of Abraham, and £100 to my daughter-in-law, Annatye, and rest to my sons, Peter and Isaac, and children of my son, Jacobus, and the said Johannes Stryker. Rest to be sold, and money given to sons, Domenicus, Peter, Isaac, and children of son, Jacobus, and my daughters, Maria, Margaret and Sarah, except £30 which I paid for my son-in-law, Evert Brokaw, to be kept in hands of Executors for the use of my daughter, Cornelia. Executors--sons, Domenicus, Peter and Isaac. Witnesses--Daniel Polhameus, Cornelius Kershaw, Abraham Wilson. Proved Feb. 7, 1785.