Samuel Chesebrough, Jr.

GENEALOGY OF THE DECENDANTS OF WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH of Boston, Rehoboth, Mass., by Anna Chesebrough Wildey, New York, 1903, p.

GEDCOM Note

Samuel CHESEBROUGH-38691 and Marie (Mary) INGRAHAM-38690 are 1st cousins. Their common ancestors are Richard INGRAHAM (INGRAM)-38078 and Elizabeth WIGNALL-38079.

Cheesbrook (sic) by Simon Bradstreet, First Church of New London, CT

Samuel's name was spelled "Cheesbrough" in the Connecticut marriage records. American Marriage Records Before 1699, p.57Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough Author: Anna Chesebrough Wildey Publication: New York: Press of T. A. Wright 1903
Media: Book Page: page 19

Slaveowner, see:

Notes for SAMUEL CHESEBROUGH, JR:

1. Samuel's will and resulting action of his will (from the Wildey book with paragraph punctuation added for clarity):

    In the name of God Amen the 2d day of March 1729/30 I Samuel Chesebrough of Stonington in the county of New

London and Colony of Connecticut, Husbandman, being of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God,
therefore, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make
and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all I give and bequeath my soul
into the hands of God that gave it and my body i recommend to the earth to be buryed in Christian decent buriel
at the discretion of my Exes nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the
mighty power of God, and touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath please God to bless me in this life I give,
demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form:
Impage I give and bequeath to Mary Chesebrough my dearly beloved wife one third part of my real and personal
estate to be at her own dispose forever. And also I give her the Northernmost end of my dwelling house during
her life and I also give her my Negro Girl named Flora during her life time.
Item -- I give to my well beloved son Samuel Chesebrough the land which I formerly gave to him by deed of gift
and also five acres more adjoining to sd land on the south side and the five acres aforesaid to extend down to the
river: Also I give him the orchard adjoining to my dwelling house and all my housing, that is to say my sd wifes
part of sd house and orchard not to engoy untill after her decease.
Item -- I give to my well beloved son William Chesebrough the land which I formerly gave to him by deed of gift
and also one mare.
Item -- I give to my well beloved son Jeremiah Chesebrough all the land and meadow lying on the west side of a
creek & cove
Item -- I give to my well beloved son Jonathan Chesebrough all my land above the great swamp, together with
the swamp, excepting two or three acres which lyeth on the south east part of the swamp.
Item -- I give to my well beloved son Joseph Chesebrough all the remaining part of the field and meadow adjoining
to the five acres of land which I gave to my son Samuel and also I give him the fifteen acres of land which I had
of Couzin Elihu Chesebrough lying by the mill brook. Also I give him the orchard called the new orchard. I give
the neck of land called Oxcosett unto my three sons Samuel, Jeremiah and Joseph equally among them. I give to
my two sons Samuel and Joseph equally all the remainder of my land adjoining to the fifteen acres which I gave to
my son Joseph. I give to my three sons Samuel, Jeremiah, & Joseph equally all that tract of land in the woods
which Mr. Stephen Richardson laid out for me. I order my three sons, namely, Samuel, Jeremiah and Joseph to
pay each of them Twenty Pounds money to my daughter Mary in one year after my decease.
Item -- I give to my daughter Mary after my said wifes decease my Negro called Flora and two silver cups and two
beds with the furniture belonging to them and all the remainder of the two thirds of my house hold stuff and
implements. I give to my five children, namely Saml, Jeremiah, Jonathan, Joseph, and Mary, equally, all the two
thirds of my cattle, horse kind, & sheepage I give to my three sons, namely Samuel, Jeremiah, & Joseph equally
all the two thirds of my husbandry tools and tackling. If there be any thing of my estate left out of this my last
will I give it to my six children aforementioned equally among them.
I do hereby constitute name and ordain my sd wife Mary to be Executrix and my sd sons Samuel and Joseph
to be Executors of this my last will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannull all and
every other former Testament Wills legacys and bequests and Executors by me in any way before named
willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.
In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
Samuel Chesebrough (seal)
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Samuel Chesebrough as his last will and testament in the
presence of us subscribers.
Daniel Palmer Junr
Samuel Hinkley Junr
John Palmer.
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    Proved Stonington, Dec. 8, 1735, before Daniel Palmer, Justice Peace.

(New London Records)
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    Recorded from the original Feb 17 1735/6 pr

Stephen Hempstead Clerk
A true copy of record examined pr
Pygan Adams Clerk Prob.
More About SAMUEL CHESEBROUGH, JR:

Baptism: 23 Jun 1672, Cheesbrook (sic) by Simon Bradstreet, First Church of Christ of New London, CT

Burial: Oct 1735, Wequetequock Burial Ground, Stonington, New London County, CT

Will: 02 Mar 1730, proved 8 Dec 1735

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