Bernardus Reyder / Ryder

Thomas Hendrickson in his (1776) will names his wife (Dorcas Gildersleeve), his children and grandchildren. One son was Daniel Hendrickson baptised in Jamaica, NY 7 Apr 1734. He married Elizabeth Ryder (daughter of Bernardus and Sarah Ryder of Huntington. Elizabeth was baptised 20 Mar 1737).

ABSTRACTS OF WILLS—LIBER 32. 145 - Page 355.—" In the name of God, Amen. I, BER- NARDUS RIDER, of Brookhaven, in Suffolk County, be- ing sick and weak. I leave to my grandson, Bernardus Rider, £5. I leave to my son Jesse ^ of Tuckers Neck. The other ^ joining to Blue Point I leave to my son John, and ten acres of meadow at Blue Point. I leave to my sons, James and William, \ of Blue Point, be-ginning at Nicolls line at the bay, and running 80 rods by the bay, and then north to the Country road. I leave to my wife ten acres of upland below where the old house stood, and five acres of meadow joining to the west side of the creek, and ten acres of woodland on Blue Point joining to Tuckers Neck. I leave to my daughter Desire a cow, and to my daughters, Milli- cent and Sarah, each a cow. To my daughter Abigail two cows, and to my daughter Elizabeth one cow. I leave to my daughter Abigail <£5 worth of household goods. My house on Blue Point I leave to my sons, James and William. All the rest of my lands to be divided between my four sons, James, William, John, and Jesse. I make Jonathan Baker and Humphry Avery, executors." September 7, 1778. Witnesses, Jonathan Baker, Nathan Olmstead, Abigail Olmstead. Proved, Sep- tember 22, 1780. [NOTE.-%E2%80%94Tuckers Neck is next east of Blue Point.— W. S. P.]

Source: Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's office, city of New York ...v.33 1900 Pages 145-146 http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015020484583;view=text;...