Jeremiah Jagger

Will of Jeremiah Jagger of Southampton, son of John, dated 31 March 1742, proved 23 October 1744, names wife Hannah, sons -- John, eldest, Jeremiah, William, Nathan, Daniel: daughters -- Sarah Hildreth, Patience Howell, Hannah Halsey (wife of Recompense Halsey)

New York City Wills, 1744-1758, p. 321:

In the name of God, Amen, March 31, 1742. I, JEREMIAH JAGGER, of Southampton, in Suffolk County, yeoman, being very sick. I leave to my eldest son, John Jagger, my house that was called my son Jeremiah Jagger's, and the close of land on which it stands, lying in Southampton, bounded north by Samuel Cooper's land, east by Samuel Jagger's land, west by highway, south by Samuel Johnes' land; Also 1/2 of my land on the west side of my close at the 10 acre Lots; Also my meadow at Seponack, that I purchased of Joseph Sayre; Also 1/3 of my meadow in the amendment, and so down to the bottom of Birch Neck, at Accobog, And 1/2 of a œ50 right of Commonage throughout the bounds of Southampton, and 1/3 of my orchard at Long Springs, and 1/3 of my right in the house at Accobog, and 1/3 of a œ50 right in the east and west Divisions of the late divided lands. My son John is not to disturb my son William in the possession of 5 acres of land at Seven Ponds, which my son Jeremiah bought of Samuel Jagger. My wife is to have the use of all the above lands while she remains my widow. I leave to my son Nathan Jagger, my close of land which was my brother Benjamin Jagger's, in Southampton, bounded north by Samuel Jagger's home lot, south by Samuel Cooper's home lot, east by highway and west by Nathan Reeves; Also 1/3 of my land in the 10 acre Lotts, and 1/3 of my house and meadow at Birch neck, in the amendment, and so down to the bottom of said neck; Also 1/2 of a œ50 right of meadow which I bought of the widow Jessup, at the head of the cove at Accobog, and 1/2 of my lot of meadow on the Beach, and 1/3 of my new laid out land. I leave to my son Daniel 5 shillings. I leave to my son William Jagger, my close at Seven Ponds, bounded south by highway, west by Ichabod Sayre, east by the heirs of Richard Halsey, And 1/3 of my house and meadow at Birch neck, and 1/2 the meadow I bought of Widow Jessup, and 1/2 my lot of meadow on the beach. I also leave him my house and home lot and barn, and my wind-mill. My wife is to have the use of 1/3 of these lands. I leave to my sons William and Nathan, my lot at Camp's Pond, and meadow at North Sea and Seponack, and they are to maintain my brother Benjamin equally between them. I leave to my daughter, Sarah Hildreth, 10 shillings. To my daughters, Hannah Halsey and Patience Howell, each 10 shillings, and to my grand-child, Christian Prior, 10 shillings. I leave to my son Nathan the house he lives in and the land about it. I make my wife Hannah and my son William executors.

Witnesses, John Woolley, Obadiah Johnes, Aaron Burnet.

Proved before Brinley Silvester, Esq., October 23, 1744.

[NOTE.--Jeremiah Jagger was the ancestor of a very numerous family in Southampton. The house and lot left to his son John is the old Jagger homestead, on the east side of the North road, a little south of the road to Seponack. The house was built in 1707, and was burned February 18, 1891. The lot was laid out to John Jagger about 1656, and has never been out of the family. The lot of Samuel Jagger is the east half of the lot, and was sold by him to Joseph Post, and was lately owned by his descendant, Elizabeth Reeves, wife of the late Albert Reeves. "The 10 acre lots" is the tract bounded south by Cooper's neck lane, and north by Halsey's Neck Lane. The meadow at Seponack is at the head of Bull's Head bay. Birch neck is in the vicinity of Flanders, on Peconic river. The Close left to son Nathan is the farm of Charles Henry Halsey, on the west side of North Sea road. The home lot of Samuel Jagger is next north. The railroad runs through both of these tracts. The Close at Seven Ponds, left to son William, is the farm of late Daniel Y. Phillips. The house and home lot left to son William is the original home lot of John Jagger, the first settler, on the west side of Main Street, Southampton.]