Lt. William Gallup

William represented Stonington, New London County, Connecticut at the General Court, 1703, 1708, 1715.

William served in the Colonial Wars

WILL OF WILLIAM GALLUP, OF STONINGTON, October 3, 1730. In the name of God, Amen; the third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty. I, William Gallup of Stonington, in ye county of New London, in His Majesties colony of Conecticutt, in New England, Gentleman. Being sick and weak in body, but of Perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God therefor; calling to mind the mortallity of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to dye, Do make and Ordaine this my Last Will and Testament. That is to say Principally and first of all, I give and recomend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and my body I Recomend to ye Earth, to be buried in Decent and Christian manner at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter named. And as Touching Such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life, I give, Demise and Dispose of the same in the following maner and form. Imprimis--I give and bequeath unto my loving daughter, Mary Noyes, and the Heirs of her body, all my Land and Meadow and Rights in Lands within the Town-ship of Plainfield (excepting twelve acres on Black Hill and one hundred acres lying on Wallnutt hill) the which I give and bequeath unto my loving Daughter, Temperance Worthington, and to the Heirs of her body. I also Give and Bequeath unto my said Daughter Temperance and the Heirs of her Body, all my Lands, houseing and Buildings within the Township of Stonington, and forty acres of Land lying in the Township of Voluntown, southward of Francis Smith's, and my Voluntown Right and Lott in sd township, and also a piece of Salt Marsh upon Sixpenny Island, lying southward of the upland, as it is staked out, and all my part of upland on said Island. Item--I give and Bequeath unto my Loving Grandson, William Noyes, all my Lands and Rights in Lands in the Township of Groton, in the county of New London, and the Northernmost Peice of Salt Marsh on Sixpenny Island; and in case my said Grandson dyes before he attains to ye age Age of Twenty One Years, or without Issue, then his part shall be equally divided among his Surviving brethren. Item--I give and bequeath unto my said Grandson, William Noyes, my Silver Hilted Sword. The rest of my movable Estate I give to be equally divided between my two daughters, Mary Noyes and Temperance Worthington, and I do Nominate and Appoint Mr. Adam Gallup of Groton, and Mr. Nathaniel Gallup of said Stoneingtown, to be Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, and I do hereby utterly Disalow, Revoke and Disanull all former Testaments, Wills, Legacies, Bequests and Executors by me in any ways before Nominated, Rattifying and confirming this, and no other to be my Last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale this Day and Year above written. [SEAL] WILLIAM GALLUP. Signed, Sealed, Published, Pronounced and Declared by ye said William Gallup as his Last Will and Testament in presence of us the subscribers. JOS. STANTON, SUMMERS CLARKE, ELNATHAN MINOR. NEW LONDON, June 3, 1731. Mr. Jos. Stanton and Mr. Summers Clarke appeared in a Court of Probate and made Solemn Oath that they saw Mr. William Gallup Sign and Seal this Instrument and Declare it to be his Last Will and Testament, and that at the doing thereof he was of perfect mind and memory, in their judgement, and that they together with Elnathan Minor, set their hands to the same as witnesses in the presence of the Testator. Test. RICH'D CHRISTOPHERS, Clerk. STATE OF CONNECTICUT

TEMPERANCE GALLUP 20 Sep 1726, daughter of

WILLIAM GALLUP and SARAH CHESEBROUGH. She was born 01 Feb 1701, and died Mar 1778 in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut.

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GEDCOM Note

Category: Stonington_Connecticut-StudyCategory: Stonington, Connecticut Category: White Hall Graveyard, Mystic, Connecticut

Biography=="Lieut. William Gallup was the son of [Capt.] John and Hannah Lake Gallup. He was born at Stonington, in 1658, and married Sarah Cheesebrough, whose father was Samuel Cheesebrough, of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, one of the early settlers of Stonington, 4 Jan 1687. He was one of the most prominent men in the history of the town, was active in his efforts to promote and advance its prosperity. He represented the town in the General Court for ten years. He owned a large tract of land there, in Windham County at Plainfield, near the school house, but it is probable that he never removed his family there to live. He died at Stonington, May 15, 1731. His wife died, Sept 9, 1729. They are both buried in the Whitehall burying ground in Mystic, New London, Connecticut." (from the Gallup Genealogy on FamilySearch)

• Fact: (4 JAN 1686/87) Married by Captain George Denison, Justice ofthe Peace, Stonington, Connecticut* Fact: Christening (18 April 1689) Stonington, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America* Fact: baptism (15 MAY 1731) WHITE HALL CEMETERY, MYSTIC, NEW LONDONCO., CONNECTICUT* Fact: Burial (May 1731) Mystic, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America
• Fact: (27 Mar 1952) None-Ending
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility Lieutenant
• Fact: unknown Marriage year may have been 1688?
• Fact: _MILT William served in the Colonial Wars* Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Lieut. William Gallup was the son of John and Hannah Lake Gallup. He was born at Stonington, in 1658, and married Sarah Cheesebrough, whose father was Samuel Cheesebrough, of Rehoboth, Mass., one of the early settlers of Stonington, 4 Jan 1687. He was one of the most prominent men in the history of thetown, was active in his efforts to promote and advance its prosperity, He represented the town in the General Court for ten years... He owned a large tract of land there [in Windham County at Plainfield] near the school house,,, but it is probable that he never removed his family there to live... He died at Stonington, May 15, 1731. His wife died,Sept 9, 1729. They are both buried in the Whitehall burying ground. (from the Gallup Genealogy)

Sources

<references />* "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (http://familysearch.org : modified 19 November 2019, 08:36), entry for William Gallup(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZ2P-Z3Z); contributed by various users.* "Pedigree Chart for Joseph Adam Ross" provided by Wendell Ross, currently in the possession of Benjamin J. Ross.

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