Amos Platt

Amos Platt {wb} was born about 1704 in Huntington (Suffolk) New York, and died 24 Dec 1771 in Huntington. He married first, 3 Jan 1727 in Huntington, Zerviah Whitman. Zerviah was born about 1706 and died 5 Nov 1744 in Huntington (Suffolk) New York. Amos married second, 25 Apr 1748 in Huntington, Sarah Smith, widow Rogers. Sarah died 13 Jan 1796 in Huntington. There were children from both marriages.

will

"Know all men by these Presents that I, AMOS PLATT, of Huntington, in Suffolk County, on Nassau Island, blacksmith, this 16 of August, 1771, being weak in body." I leave to my wife Sarah one good cow as she shall choose, and the use of 1/3 of all my lands and buildings so long as she remains my widow, and no longer. I give her ½ of my household goods. I leave to my son Zebulon the value of œ6, out of that piece of land lying near John Wheeler's, before any division; and I leave him 1/2 of all the remainder of said land. I leave to my daughter Zerviah all the rest of the piece of land lying near John Wheeler's, and 1/2 of my household goods. I leave to my son Nathan my homestead where I now live, with all the buildings, and all the remainder of the land that I bought of the executors of Abiel Titus, and all my Plain land lying on the Great Plains, in the Purchase lately made by Robert Williams. I leave to my wife for the use of the family 5 bushels of wheat, 5 of Rye, 10 of Indian Corn, and 1/4 of a fat cow, "and one swine to fat of the larger sort." I leave to my grandson, Amos Platt, one suit of my best wearing apparel, and the rest to my sons, Jonas and Nathan. I leave to my son Nathan all the rest of my movable estate, and he is to give to my wife, yearly, 6 pounds of wool, 10 of flax, and 2 cords of wood, and he is to pay all debts. I make my friends, Solomon Ketcham and Timothy Conklin, executors. Witnesses, Thomas Conklin, Jr., Philip Conklin, Jeremiah Wood, Jr. Proved, November 27, 1772,

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• http://longislandsurnames.com/getperson.php?personID=I03540&tree=Platt
• http://www.stupakgen.net/Genealogy/Spencer/02980_plat.htm
• "New York Marriages, 1686-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F637-NX7 : 12 December 2014), Amos Platt and Sarah Rogers, 25 Apr 1748; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,036,338.