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- Will of Cornelius Marston, yeoman, Flushing, Queens County, New York, dated August 10, 1754, proved September 27, 1754. Cornelius named his daughter Elizabeth, wife of Jeremiah Brown, his daughter Margaret NOW WIFE OF Thomas Farrington of Westchester, and his daughter Martha wife of John Wilkins of Flushing. Daughters Elizabeth and Martha were each to have a horse, and the three daughters, Martha, Margaret and Elizabeth, each a cow. To his son John, Cornelius left a wagon, plough and farm utensils. All the rest of his movable estate was to be sold by his executors at public v endue, along with all of his lands at Flushing, Jamaica and elsewhere. Proceeds from the sales were to pay all debts and the expenses of the executors, and the rest to his son John and his three daughters. Friends and cousins, Bernardus Rydel and Leonard Marston, both of Flushing were appointed executors. Witnessed by Hannah Field, Jr., William Field and Benjamin Hickman. "Abstracts of Wills," Vol. III, published by The New York Historical Society.
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