Nicholas Everett, Sr.

In the Name of God, Amen. June 5, 1723.

I, NICHOLAS EVERITT, of Jamaica, in Queens County, "being somewhat indisposed of body, but of good and perfect mind, for which I bless God." I leave to my wife Elizabeth my dwelling house, garden, and one third of my orchard where I now live, so long as she shall remain my widow. But if my wife shall be evicted or turned out of the same while she is my widow, I order that my two sons Nicholas and Joseph shall build for her a house convenient, on the front of the land I bought of Nathaniel Denton, adjoining unto my homestead, and after the death of my wife it is to go to my son Joseph, and he is to pay to his brother Nicholas, one half the cost. I leave to my eldest son Richard all the rest of my homestead, which is bounded north by the Parsonage land, west by Robert Denton, east by land I bought of Nathaniel Denton, and my dwelling house after my wife's decease. Also a small lot of Fresh meadow in the furthermost neck, adjoining to the meadow of Richard Everit, deceased. I leave to my son Nicholas, a lot of land which lyes adjoining to his Homestead, and a lot of meadow in the Old Town Neck, and f of my land on the Hills, partly in Jamaica and partly in Flushing, with the appurtenances. And he is to pay to my daughters, Mary Wheeler, Priscilla Smith, and Patience Ludlam, £60 each. I leave to my sons Samuel and John, both of Hopewell, New Jersey, all my lands and tenements in Hopewell, I leave to my son Joseph all that lot of laud which I bought of Nathaniel Denton adjoining to my homestead, and one third of my land on the Hills aforesaid, and also a lot of meadow in the further east neck, joining to the meadow of Hope Mills, and he is to pay to my daughter, Patience Ludlam, £20, and to my daughter, Hannah Everitt, £50, and to my daughter, Rachel Everitt, £30. My personal estate is to be sold and the money to be divided among my children. I leave to my son Nicholas my Great Bible. My son Joseph is to have J of my personal estate, and I leave to my daughter Rachel £70. I make my wife and my son Nicholas and my son in law, Nehemiah Smith, executors, and my friend, Joseph Smith, Jr., overseer. Witnesses, J. N. Soolinger, Daniel Pontion, Nathaniel Denton, Arthur Smith. Proved, May 26, 1724.

Dated, May 17, 1725. Witnesses, John Tillon, Peter Tillon, Abraham Cole.

Proved, December 1, 1726.