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- Will of John Mabee, of Schenectady, yeoman, dated April 2, 1725, proved September 13, 1725. I leave to my eldest son Peter Mabee, all my lands and tenements on the north side of the Mohaugs river, between the lands of Laurence Van der Valogoe, and the land of Stephanus Groesbeck, with all the privileges, and 150 pounds and he is to pay 150 pounds to his sisters. I leave to my second son Jacob, all my estate on the south side of the Mohaugs river between the land of Jacobus Peek and Peter Vrooman, Sr., with the houses, barns and barracks, and he is to pay to his sisters 250 pounds. And he is to pay 5 sheppels of wheat towards the rent of his lands to his eldest brother Peter, as an acknowledgement. I leave to my youngest son Abraham, the house and lot where he now lives in the town of Schenectady, between the lot of Benjamin Vanvleet and the minister's lot, and the pasture ground that lyes between the pasture ground of Herman Vedder, and the pasture ground of Captain Herman Vanskite; Also all the arable land lying between the land of Martin Vanhenhousen and the land of Aaron Vedder, on the south side of the road, and the Swamp or Cripple bush thereto adjoining. And he is to pay to his sisters 250 pounds, and 5 shepples of wheat yearly forever to his eldest brother Peter, towards paying the rent of his farm. I leave to my daughter Margaret one half of all my lands where she now lives called Kadaritha, during her life. And the other half, which Nicholas Holl hired for 15 years. I leave to my sons Peter and Jacob and the other half after the death of my daughter Margaret. All the rest of my estate to all my children. (Seven daughters mentioned but only Margaret is named.) I make Jacobus Van Dyke and Caleb Beck executors. Witnessed by Jan Danite, Jacobus Peck. Proved before Peter Van Brugh. "Abstracts of Wills," Vol. II, published by The New York Historical Society.
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Abt 1650 - 1725 (75 years)