John Goldsmith, II

Page 32.--In the name of God, Amen. I, JOHN GOLDSMITH, of Southold, in the County of Suffolk, being sick in body. I leave to my wife one half of all movables of every kind, and the use of one third of my lands and meadows, during her life or widowhood. I leave the rest of my movables to my sons and daughters, but what my daughter, Mary Wells, has had is to be considered a part of her share. I leave to my son, John Goldsmith, all my houses, buildings, lands, and orchard; Also the lot of land where I now dwell; Also 50 acres lying in the North side Division in Southold, lying between Joseph Moores' land and the land of Samuel Wines; Also my 50-acre lot in said North side Division, bounded south by road, east by Nathan and Uriah Terry, north by the Sound, and west by Joseph Howell; Also 1/2 of all my meadow and creek thatch. I leave to my son, Zacheus Goldsmith, 3 lots in the North division aforesaid, bounded south by the road, east by the heirs of Matthias Hutchinson, north by the Sound, and west by Joseph Howland, Jr.; Also my 4 eight-acre lots lying south of the common road, near to Justice Hutchinson's house, Bounded east by lands of Benjamin and Daniel Case, west by the heirs of Matthias Hutchinson; Also 1/2 of all my land and meadow and creek thatch wherever it is to be found, having given the other half to my son John. I leave to my son, Jeremiah Goldsmith, 3 acre lots in Southold, at a place called Southton, being to the west of the town lots, and east of two lots I had of Thomas Dickinson. I leave to my son, Daniel Goldsmith, 5 small lots of land lying before my door, south of my dwelling house land, Bounded east by the land of Gershom Terry, and west by Justice Hutchinson. If any of my sons die without issue, their share shall go to the rest; and none of them have power to sell their land before they are of the age of twenty-five. I make my relative and friends, Thomas Goldsmith, Charles Booth, and Isaac Hubbard, executors.

Dated February 25, 1724/5. Witnesses, Joseph Reeve, Samuel Winds, Benjamin Woolsey. Proved, March 18, 1724/5.

Southold Cemetery-

"HERE LYES THE BODY OF Mr JOHN GOOLDSMITH AGED 44 YEARS DECd MARCH THE 1st 1724"

Source: Ancient Burial Grounds of Long Island, N. Y., E D Harris, New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 53, January 1899, p 74 - 81

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