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Notes for Nicholas Wright and Ann

1674 Nicholas Wright wrote his will on April 10. Pelletreau's abstract of Nicholas Wright's will states, [1]

Page 449.—Nicholas Wright, Oyster Bay, April 10, 167 4. "Aged 65 or thereabouts." Makes his wife Ann executor, and leaves the use of all houses and lands during life, except a part of my home lot from the north side of my orchard to the highway, next to my sister Crabbs, which I have given to my son Caleb. After the death of my wife the house, lot and rest of lands are to go to my son Caleb, with a right of Commonage. And my land on Hog Island is to go to my 3 sons Caleb, John and Edmund, also a right of meadow at South, also my meadow on the east side of Beaver Swamp creek, and my share in the Home meadow, and my share of meadow on the west side of Beaver Swamp River. Leaves to sons John and Edmund that lot lying by Joseph Weeks home lot. And my land that lies by the way to Robert Williams' Plantation, with privileges of Commons, I leave to my 3 sons. "And the piece of land lying before my home lot that was given to my son John by the Town, is to be my son Edmund's in lieu of that piece I had given to my son John." Leaves to son John the piece of land where he now lives. And my piece of swamp in the mill river swamp to my sons Caleb and Edmund. Witnesses, Thomas Townsend, Gideon Wright. Proved, December 13, 1682.

Research Notes:

Nicholas Wright had a brother Anthony who bequeathed most of his estate to his sister Alse Crab. Pelletreau's abstract of Anthony's will states, [2]

Page 400.—Anthony Wright, Oyster Bay, makes his sister Alse Crabb, of said town, executor and leaves her his whole estate except the following Legacies. To his brother Nicholas Wright 5s. and to his wife Ann the same, and to his son Caleb 2s. 6d. To Rebecca Frost, Sarah Lattin, John Wright, Gideon Wright, Elizabeth Wright his wife, Adam Wright and his wife Mary, Job Wright, Mary Andrews, Jacob Townsend and wife Elizabeth, Lidia Wright, Richard Crab, 2s. 6d. each. To Isaac Doty, a cow.
Dated 20th of 3d month (May), 1673. Proved at Court of Sessions at Jamaica, December 8, 1680.

Alse Crab's husband Richard bequeathed land to a daughter-in-law Lide Wright. Pelletreau's abstract of Richard Crab's will states, [3]

Page 401.—Richard Crab, Oyster Bay. "Oyster Bay this 5th day of Second month 1680." "This declares unto all that it may in any way concerne, that I Richard Crab of Oyster Bay, being sicke and weake, and know not how the Lord may deal with me. Therefore while my understanding may remain, for settling my estate in Peace." Leaves to his daughter in law Lide Wright, "my house and Home lot on the east side of Samuel Andrews house lot," the way being between, and all the common rights that belong to said house lot, with one share of meadow in Great Meadow. To John Townsend, son of James Townsend, of Oyster Bay, my whole share of Land on Hogg Island. Leaves the rest of his estate to his wife Alse Crab, and makes her executor, and Matthew Ryer and Henry Townsend, Sr., overseers.
Witnesses Anthony Wright, John Johns. Proved at Court of Sessions held in Jamaica, June 9, and con?rmed, December 30, 1680. E. Andross.

Gideon Wright was the son of Peter Wright and had a sister Hannah. Pelletreau's abstract of Peter's estate administration states, [4]

Page 109.—"Whereas I am informed that Peter Wright, late of Oyster Bay, upon Long Island, was casually drowned in Virginia, and dyed intestate," upon the request of his daughter Hannah, and son Gideon Wriglht, the said Gideon Wright is appointed administrator.
April 12, 1675. E. Andross.


Footnotes:

[1] William S. Pelletreau, Abstracts of Wills on file in the Surrogate's office: city of New York, Vol. 1, 1665-1707 (New York: The New York Historical Society, 1893), 121-122, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive], [GoogleBooks].

[2] William S. Pelletreau, Abstracts of Wills on file in the Surrogate's office: city of New York, Vol. 1, 1665-1707 (New York: The New York Historical Society, 1893), 105-106, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive], [GoogleBooks].

[3] William S. Pelletreau, Abstracts of Wills on file in the Surrogate's office: city of New York, Vol. 1, 1665-1707 (New York: The New York Historical Society, 1893), 106, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive], [GoogleBooks].

[4] William S. Pelletreau, Abstracts of Wills on file in the Surrogate's office: city of New York, Vol. 1, 1665-1707 (New York: The New York Historical Society, 1893), 29, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive], [GoogleBooks].