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Abstracts of Wills - Liber. 30, Collections of the New York Historical Society, pg. 310:
Page 18. -- "This 25 day of July 1774, I, Richerson Sutton,
of the Manor of Cortlandt, in Westchester County, farmer, being
sick." I leave to my wife Elizabeth of my movable estate,
"together with her proper Dower of lands." I leave to
my two eldest sons, Moses and Daniel, 180 acres of land lying
within the Manor of Cortlandt, viz., the north end of said land,
with all the improvements. I leave to my other three sons,
Robert,
Samuel, and Francis, 208 acres of land, lying partly at he south
end of my farm in the Manor of Cortlandt, and part in the bounds
of Bedford New Purchase, with all the improvements. I leave to
my eldest daughter, Esther, 50, when of age, and to my other 5
daughters, Deborah, Phebe, Mary, Jerusha, and Abigail, 40 each,
when of age; to be paid by my sons, Daniel and Moses. All the
rest of estate I leave to my sons, Daniel and Moses, who are to
pay all debts, and the children are to be brought up til my son
Samuel is of age. I make my trusty friends, Uriah Field, of
Greenwich,
in New England, and Josiah Quinby, of North Castle, and my son,
Moses, executors.
Witnesses: Ebenezer White, Moses Quinby, Stephen Farrington,
Quaker.
Proved, September 16, 1775."
Article taken from the Abstracts of Wills Liber. 37, Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year 1904, On file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York, vol. V, 1784-1786, p. 61:
"Page 424. - In the name of God, Amen. I, William Sutton,
of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, yeoman. I leave to my well
beloved wife Tamar, my son John, daughter Elizabeth, sons Joseph,
Robert, Gilbert, daughter Pheby, my son, William Ritchie, all
my real estate in Mamaroneck, Scarsdale or elsewhere (except 716
acres on the west side of Hudson's River in the township of New
Stratford purchased of Robert R. Livingston, Esq.) and all my
personal estate, both of which equally divided among them. The
said lands on the west side of Hudson's River to be divided
between
my five sons: John, Joseph, Robert, Gilbert and William Ritchie.
My children to receive their dividends as they come of age, the
profits to remain in the hands of my wife "as an adequate
for the bringing up the children." I make my wife Tamar,
my son John, my brother Robert, and Joseph Bull, of New York,
executors.
Dated December --, 1775. Witnesses: Nich. Belly, Thomas
Roberson,
of Mamaroneck, Major Scholefield. Proved, Westchester County,
December 6, 1784. "
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