Seth Nickerson married Mary Smith, probably in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, before 1742, and he served in the Revolution as an Enlisted Man; Third Regiment, Dutchess County Militia (Land Bounty Rights).
SOURCE-Descendants
"Nickerson Family Association, Inc.", 1077 Orleans Rd, P O Box 296, North Chatham MA 02650: "SETH NICKERSON, born at Chatham, Mass. between 1720 and 1725; son of Ebenezer (#93) and Constant (Covel) Nickerson; died at Franklin, NY. His will was dated 9 December 1797 with a codicil dated 5 April 1798. He married MARY SMITH of Chatham; who died before April 1798 at Franklin. In April of 1748 Seth was of Ridgefield, Conn. and appears on the tax list of Southernward, NY, in June that year. He later lived in the same area in which was called South Precinct, where he was road commissioner in 1773. The 1790 Census shows him in the town of Southeast, Dutchess Co., NY, with a family of 2 males over 16 and 2 females. The above places were a part of or adjacent to The Oblong. Seth's will names all his children, 4 children of daughter Mary--Benjamin, Susanna, Chloe and James--and Patty, daughter of Dorcas. "Son Gideon is impotent and not capable to take care of his part--Jabis Elwell, Jr. to be his guardian." The codicil says, "Wife Mary buried at west of garden"..." and lastly I do give to June Nickerson who hath formerly lived with me one good cow."
SOURCE-The Oblong
From "The Nickerson Family", Published by the Nickerson Family Associaton, 1973, LDS Film 0928159, Item 2, pp 34-35: "The Oblong was a strip of land two and one-half miles wide along the Connecticut border, which had been ceded by that state to New York in 1731 in exchange for lands along Long Island Sound. A guarantee of title and low prices for the land attracted young Cape Codders who had become dissatisfied with their prospects. A religious awakening and social upheaval extended over the Cape at the time. Settlers from Yarmouth, Harwich and other places occupied land in the Oblong as early as 1740, but there is no evidence that people from Chatham went until the "second emigration" in 1747. The Oblong adjoined the town of Ridgefield, Conn., and at the time was in Dutchess County, N.Y., (later Putnam County). Some of the villages of the Oblong were called Nine Partners, Pawling, Crumebow, Phillips Patent -- in New York, and New Milford, Sherman, New Fairfield -- in Connecticut."
SOURCE-Will
Dutchess County, New York
Volume B, p. 108-112
Source: Transcribed from a photocopy.
In the name of God amen I Seth Nickerson of the town of Franklin county of Dutchess and state of New York yeoman being tho weak in body yet of sound and disposing mind and memory and understanding blessed be God for the same but calling to mind the uncertainty of this transitory life and that it is appointed for all flesh to die. Do this ninth day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven make publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First and principally I resign my soul with the utmost humility into the hand of almighty God my creator humbly hoping for a blessed immortality through the merits and mediation of my blessed saviour and redeemer Jesus Christ, and my body to the dust, I desire it may be buried in a decent and christian like manner at the discretion of my executor herein after named, and as for such temporal estate wherewith it hath pleased God in this life to bless me, I give devise and dispose of in the following manner, first It is my will and I do order that all my just debts and funeral charges shall be paid and satisfied by my executors herein after named. Also I do give devise and bequeath to my daughter Anna the wife of Edward Mooney all that parcel of land laying west of the highway near the corner of lott No. thirteen between the highway and Chaston river joining north by Thomas Havilands land and south by Joshua Nickersons land now in possession of Benjamin Lane to use and improve during her natural life if she dies without children, it shall at her decease descend to my children to be equally divided among them, if she shall have any heirs born of her body then it shall be and remain in them at their own [????] use and behoof forever. Also it is my will and I do order that my four sons Seth Gideon Constant and Joshua shall have fifty pounds each to be paid out of my estate to each of them over and above what the rest of my children herein after named shall have, Then it is my will and I do order that my daughter Mary shall have shall have twenty shillings paid to her by my executors out of my estate to be her own forever. Also it is my will and I do order that the remainder of my estate be equally divided among my children hereafter named only that the four children my daughter Mary had by James Nickerson shall have her part of my estate in manner and form hereafter named it is my will and I do order that the rest of my estate be equally divided among my heirs hereafter named Viz Elizabeth Seth Gideon Constant Joshua in the sted of Mary her four children she had by James Nickerson Viz Benjamin Suzanna Chloe and James / Suzanna the wife of Obadiah Howland and Dorcas the wife of Samuel Brewster with this reserved that there shall be ten pound taken out of Elizabeths part, and ten pound out of Dorcas part and ten pounds out of the portion that falls to Marys children above named which several sums shall be and remain in the hands of my executors to be paid by them to my grand daughter, Patty Brewster the daughter of Samuel Brewster to be paid to her when she arrives to lawfull age, and furthermore that part of my estate which fall to Marys children above named shall be and remain in the hand of my executors to be dealt to them as they arrive at lawfull age. Be it noted that Marys four children draws only one portion among them Viz one eighth part of my estate not otherwise disposed of. Also it is my will and I do order that what sum or sums shall be found due to me from any of my heirs shall be counted to them as part of their portion except such of them as have a particular part set of to them if they owe any to my estate it shall be paid to my executors furthermore I do will that my heirs above named do have the above portions to them assigned. to have and to hold according to this will and testament respectively except my son Gideon who is impotant and not capable to take the care of his part. I do will and order that Jabez Elwell Jr. be guardian for my son Gideon to see that he has an equal share set of to him of my estate and also that he shall take care and see that he the said Gideon have sufficien provition made for his comfortable support out of the same, and also he the said Jabez Elwell Jr. be accountable to my executors of his expenditures and also of the income of said estate and whatsoever sum or sums shall be and remain in his hand and shall be accountable for to my executors. Also if there shall be any of Gideons portion remain after his death it shall be divided equal among my children and lastly I do by these presents nominate constitute and appoint my two sons Seth and Joshua executors of this my last will and testament thereby revoking and declaring null and void all and every will and [????] by me heretofor made ratifying allowing and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. Seth Nickers /L.S./ Signed sealed published and delivered by Seth Nickerson as and for his last will and testament in the presents of us who at his request in his presents and in the presents of each other have published our names as witnesses thereto Noah Hodges Charlotte Hoyt Jabez Elwell Jr.
I Seth Nickerson of Franklin in the county of Dutchess and state of New York do this fifth of April AD one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight make and publish this codicil to my last will and testament in manner following Viz: First I do reserve two rods square of land at the west end of my garden where my wife Mary is buried and that my executors do enter my body there when deceased, the above said land is reserved for a burying place. It is further my desire that my Executors erect tomb stones to the graves of me and my wife. And further that my watch and buckels and wering apearal be equilly divided between my four sons Viz. Seth, Gideon, Constant and Joshua, and lastly I do give to James Nickerson who hath formerly lived with me one good cow. And its my desire that this my present codicil be annexed to and made a part of my last will and testament to all intent and purposes. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the date above written. Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Seth Nickerson as a codicil to be annexed to his last will and testament. Seth Nickerson /L.S./ In presents of Jesse Lane, Thomas Haviland Jr. Sophiah Lane her mark X.
Dutchess County Be it remembered that on the thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight personally appeared before me Gilbert Livingston Surrogate of the said county Jabez Elwell Junior of Dutchess county farmer who on oath declared that he did see Seth Nickerson sign and seal the annexed written instrument purporting to be the will of the said Seth Nickerson bearing date the ninth day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven, and heard him publish and declare the same as and for his last will and testament, that at the time thereof he the said Seth Nickerson was of sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of him the deponent, and that Noah Hodges, Charlotte Hoyt and the deponent severally subscribed the said will as witnesses thereto in the testators presence. Gilbert Livingston.
Dutchess County. Be it remembered that on the thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, personally appeared before me Gilbert Livingston Surrogate of the said county Jesse Lane of said county farmer who on his solemn affirmation declared that he did see Seth Nickerson sign and seal the annexed written instrument purporting to be a codicil or part of the will of the said Seth Nickerson bearing date the fifth day of April one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, and heard him publish and declare the same as and for a part of his said last will and testament, or of a codicil thereto, that at the time thereof he the said Seth Nickerson was of sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of him the affirmant, and that Thomas Haviland Junior, Sophiah Lane and the affirmant severally subscribed the said codicil as witnesses thereto in the testators presence. Gilbert Livingston. /L.S./
The People of the state of New York by the grace of God free and independent: To all to whom these presents shall come, or may concern, send Greeting. Know ye that at Poghkeepsie in Dutchess county on the thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight before Gilbert Livingston Esq. Surrotate of our said county the last will and testament of Seth Nickerson deceased (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved and is now approved and allowed of by us, and the said deceased having whilst he lived and at the time of his death goods chattels or credits within this state, by means whereof the proving and registering the said will, and the granting administration of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits, and also the auditing allowing and final discharging the account thereof, doth belong unto us, The administration of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased, and any way concerning his will is granted unto Seth Nickerson one of the executors in the said will named he being first duly affirmed well and faithfully to admister the same and to make and exhibit a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the said goods chattels and credits, and also to render a just and true account thereof when thereunto required. In testimony whereof have caused the seal of office of our said surrogate to be hereunto affixed. Witness Gilbert Livingston Esquire Surrogate of the said county at Poghkeepsie the seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight and of our independence the twenty second. Gilbert Livingston.
Dutchess County. Recorded the preceeding will of Seth Nickerson ("my" interlined. "Sd" wrote on an erased place) consisting in a will and codicil, the certificates of the proof of the same, and letters testamentary on the same, this eighth day of June, 1798. Gilbert Livingston Surrogate. /L.S./
The People of the state of New York by the grace of God free and independent. To all to whom these presents shall come, or may concern, send greeting. Know ye that at Poghkeepsie in Dutchess county on the thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight before Gilbert Livingston Esq. Surrotate of our said county the last will and testament of Seth Nickerson deceased (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved and is now approved and allowed of by us, and the said deceased having whilst he lived and at the time of his death goods chattels or credits within this state, by means whereof the proving and registering the said will, and the granting administration of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits, and also the auditing allowing and final discharging the account thereof doth belong unto us, The administration of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased, and any way concerning his will is granted unto Joshua Nickerson in conjunction with Seth Nickerson the other executor in the said will named to whom administration of the will aforesaid was granted on this seventh day of June [instant?] or by the annexed probate and letters testamentary are now fully [????] being the other executor in the said will and he being first duly sworn well and faithfully to administer the same, and to make and exhibit a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the said goods chattels and credits, and also to render a just and true account thereof when thereunto required. In testimony whereof have caused the seal of office of our said surrogate to be hereunto affixed. Witness Gilbert Livingston Esquire Surrogate of the said county at Poghkeepsie the twenty fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight and of our independence the twenty second. Gilbert Livingston.
Dutchess County. Recorded the preceeding Letter Testamentary to Joshua Nickerson. /"or" wrote on an obliterated place. The twenty fifth day of June 1798. Gilbert Livingston Surrogate.
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Also see duplicate FindAGrave Memorial ID: 60541626 which was created in 2010 (after this Memorial) which has its own notes and purpose. Also see his wife Mary's duplicate Memorial ID: 60543105.
SOURCE-Descendants
"Nickerson Family Association, Inc.", 1077 Orleans Rd, P O Box 296, North Chatham MA 02650: "SETH NICKERSON, born at Chatham, Mass. between 1720 and 1725; son of Ebenezer (#93) and Constant (Covel) Nickerson; died at Franklin, NY. His will was dated 9 December 1797 with a codicil dated 5 April 1798. He married MARY SMITH of Chatham; who died before April 1798 at Franklin. In April of 1748 Seth was of Ridgefield, Conn. and appears on the tax list of Southernward, NY, in June that year. He later lived in the same area in which was called South Precinct, where he was road commissioner in 1773. The 1790 Census shows him in the town of Southeast, Dutchess Co., NY, with a family of 2 males over 16 and 2 females. The above places were a part of or adjacent to The Oblong. Seth's will names all his children, 4 children of daughter Mary--Benjamin, Susanna, Chloe and James--and Patty, daughter of Dorcas. "Son Gideon is impotent and not capable to take care of his part--Jabis Elwell, Jr. to be his guardian." The codicil says, "Wife Mary buried at west of garden"..." and lastly I do give to June Nickerson who hath formerly lived with me one good cow."
SOURCE-The Oblong
From "The Nickerson Family", Published by the Nickerson Family Associaton, 1973, LDS Film 0928159, Item 2, pp 34-35: "The Oblong was a strip of land two and one-half miles wide along the Connecticut border, which had been ceded by that state to New York in 1731 in exchange for lands along Long Island Sound. A guarantee of title and low prices for the land attracted young Cape Codders who had become dissatisfied with their prospects. A religious awakening and social upheaval extended over the Cape at the time. Settlers from Yarmouth, Harwich and other places occupied land in the Oblong as early as 1740, but there is no evidence that people from Chatham went until the "second emigration" in 1747. The Oblong adjoined the town of Ridgefield, Conn., and at the time was in Dutchess County, N.Y., (later Putnam County). Some of the villages of the Oblong were called Nine Partners, Pawling, Crumebow, Phillips Patent -- in New York, and New Milford, Sherman, New Fairfield -- in Connecticut."
SOURCE-Will
Dutchess County, New York
Volume B, p. 108-112
Source: Transcribed from a photocopy.
In the name of God amen I Seth Nickerson of the town of Franklin county of Dutchess and state of New York yeoman being tho weak in body yet of sound and disposing mind and memory and understanding blessed be God for the same but calling to mind the uncertainty of this transitory life and that it is appointed for all flesh to die. Do this ninth day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven make publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First and principally I resign my soul with the utmost humility into the hand of almighty God my creator humbly hoping for a blessed immortality through the merits and mediation of my blessed saviour and redeemer Jesus Christ, and my body to the dust, I desire it may be buried in a decent and christian like manner at the discretion of my executor herein after named, and as for such temporal estate wherewith it hath pleased God in this life to bless me, I give devise and dispose of in the following manner, first It is my will and I do order that all my just debts and funeral charges shall be paid and satisfied by my executors herein after named. Also I do give devise and bequeath to my daughter Anna the wife of Edward Mooney all that parcel of land laying west of the highway near the corner of lott No. thirteen between the highway and Chaston river joining north by Thomas Havilands land and south by Joshua Nickersons land now in possession of Benjamin Lane to use and improve during her natural life if she dies without children, it shall at her decease descend to my children to be equally divided among them, if she shall have any heirs born of her body then it shall be and remain in them at their own [????] use and behoof forever. Also it is my will and I do order that my four sons Seth Gideon Constant and Joshua shall have fifty pounds each to be paid out of my estate to each of them over and above what the rest of my children herein after named shall have, Then it is my will and I do order that my daughter Mary shall have shall have twenty shillings paid to her by my executors out of my estate to be her own forever. Also it is my will and I do order that the remainder of my estate be equally divided among my children hereafter named only that the four children my daughter Mary had by James Nickerson shall have her part of my estate in manner and form hereafter named it is my will and I do order that the rest of my estate be equally divided among my heirs hereafter named Viz Elizabeth Seth Gideon Constant Joshua in the sted of Mary her four children she had by James Nickerson Viz Benjamin Suzanna Chloe and James / Suzanna the wife of Obadiah Howland and Dorcas the wife of Samuel Brewster with this reserved that there shall be ten pound taken out of Elizabeths part, and ten pound out of Dorcas part and ten pounds out of the portion that falls to Marys children above named which several sums shall be and remain in the hands of my executors to be paid by them to my grand daughter, Patty Brewster the daughter of Samuel Brewster to be paid to her when she arrives to lawfull age, and furthermore that part of my estate which fall to Marys children above named shall be and remain in the hand of my executors to be dealt to them as they arrive at lawfull age. Be it noted that Marys four children draws only one portion among them Viz one eighth part of my estate not otherwise disposed of. Also it is my will and I do order that what sum or sums shall be found due to me from any of my heirs shall be counted to them as part of their portion except such of them as have a particular part set of to them if they owe any to my estate it shall be paid to my executors furthermore I do will that my heirs above named do have the above portions to them assigned. to have and to hold according to this will and testament respectively except my son Gideon who is impotant and not capable to take the care of his part. I do will and order that Jabez Elwell Jr. be guardian for my son Gideon to see that he has an equal share set of to him of my estate and also that he shall take care and see that he the said Gideon have sufficien provition made for his comfortable support out of the same, and also he the said Jabez Elwell Jr. be accountable to my executors of his expenditures and also of the income of said estate and whatsoever sum or sums shall be and remain in his hand and shall be accountable for to my executors. Also if there shall be any of Gideons portion remain after his death it shall be divided equal among my children and lastly I do by these presents nominate constitute and appoint my two sons Seth and Joshua executors of this my last will and testament thereby revoking and declaring null and void all and every will and [????] by me heretofor made ratifying allowing and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. Seth Nickers /L.S./ Signed sealed published and delivered by Seth Nickerson as and for his last will and testament in the presents of us who at his request in his presents and in the presents of each other have published our names as witnesses thereto Noah Hodges Charlotte Hoyt Jabez Elwell Jr.
I Seth Nickerson of Franklin in the county of Dutchess and state of New York do this fifth of April AD one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight make and publish this codicil to my last will and testament in manner following Viz: First I do reserve two rods square of land at the west end of my garden where my wife Mary is buried and that my executors do enter my body there when deceased, the above said land is reserved for a burying place. It is further my desire that my Executors erect tomb stones to the graves of me and my wife. And further that my watch and buckels and wering apearal be equilly divided between my four sons Viz. Seth, Gideon, Constant and Joshua, and lastly I do give to James Nickerson who hath formerly lived with me one good cow. And its my desire that this my present codicil be annexed to and made a part of my last will and testament to all intent and purposes. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the date above written. Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Seth Nickerson as a codicil to be annexed to his last will and testament. Seth Nickerson /L.S./ In presents of Jesse Lane, Thomas Haviland Jr. Sophiah Lane her mark X.
Dutchess County Be it remembered that on the thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight personally appeared before me Gilbert Livingston Surrogate of the said county Jabez Elwell Junior of Dutchess county farmer who on oath declared that he did see Seth Nickerson sign and seal the annexed written instrument purporting to be the will of the said Seth Nickerson bearing date the ninth day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven, and heard him publish and declare the same as and for his last will and testament, that at the time thereof he the said Seth Nickerson was of sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of him the deponent, and that Noah Hodges, Charlotte Hoyt and the deponent severally subscribed the said will as witnesses thereto in the testators presence. Gilbert Livingston.
Dutchess County. Be it remembered that on the thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, personally appeared before me Gilbert Livingston Surrogate of the said county Jesse Lane of said county farmer who on his solemn affirmation declared that he did see Seth Nickerson sign and seal the annexed written instrument purporting to be a codicil or part of the will of the said Seth Nickerson bearing date the fifth day of April one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, and heard him publish and declare the same as and for a part of his said last will and testament, or of a codicil thereto, that at the time thereof he the said Seth Nickerson was of sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of him the affirmant, and that Thomas Haviland Junior, Sophiah Lane and the affirmant severally subscribed the said codicil as witnesses thereto in the testators presence. Gilbert Livingston. /L.S./
The People of the state of New York by the grace of God free and independent: To all to whom these presents shall come, or may concern, send Greeting. Know ye that at Poghkeepsie in Dutchess county on the thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight before Gilbert Livingston Esq. Surrotate of our said county the last will and testament of Seth Nickerson deceased (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved and is now approved and allowed of by us, and the said deceased having whilst he lived and at the time of his death goods chattels or credits within this state, by means whereof the proving and registering the said will, and the granting administration of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits, and also the auditing allowing and final discharging the account thereof, doth belong unto us, The administration of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased, and any way concerning his will is granted unto Seth Nickerson one of the executors in the said will named he being first duly affirmed well and faithfully to admister the same and to make and exhibit a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the said goods chattels and credits, and also to render a just and true account thereof when thereunto required. In testimony whereof have caused the seal of office of our said surrogate to be hereunto affixed. Witness Gilbert Livingston Esquire Surrogate of the said county at Poghkeepsie the seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight and of our independence the twenty second. Gilbert Livingston.
Dutchess County. Recorded the preceeding will of Seth Nickerson ("my" interlined. "Sd" wrote on an erased place) consisting in a will and codicil, the certificates of the proof of the same, and letters testamentary on the same, this eighth day of June, 1798. Gilbert Livingston Surrogate. /L.S./
The People of the state of New York by the grace of God free and independent. To all to whom these presents shall come, or may concern, send greeting. Know ye that at Poghkeepsie in Dutchess county on the thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight before Gilbert Livingston Esq. Surrotate of our said county the last will and testament of Seth Nickerson deceased (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved and is now approved and allowed of by us, and the said deceased having whilst he lived and at the time of his death goods chattels or credits within this state, by means whereof the proving and registering the said will, and the granting administration of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits, and also the auditing allowing and final discharging the account thereof doth belong unto us, The administration of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased, and any way concerning his will is granted unto Joshua Nickerson in conjunction with Seth Nickerson the other executor in the said will named to whom administration of the will aforesaid was granted on this seventh day of June [instant?] or by the annexed probate and letters testamentary are now fully [????] being the other executor in the said will and he being first duly sworn well and faithfully to administer the same, and to make and exhibit a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the said goods chattels and credits, and also to render a just and true account thereof when thereunto required. In testimony whereof have caused the seal of office of our said surrogate to be hereunto affixed. Witness Gilbert Livingston Esquire Surrogate of the said county at Poghkeepsie the twenty fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight and of our independence the twenty second. Gilbert Livingston.
Dutchess County. Recorded the preceeding Letter Testamentary to Joshua Nickerson. /"or" wrote on an obliterated place. The twenty fifth day of June 1798. Gilbert Livingston Surrogate.
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Also see duplicate FindAGrave Memorial ID: 60541626 which was created in 2010 (after this Memorial) which has its own notes and purpose. Also see his wife Mary's duplicate Memorial ID: 60543105.
Seth Nickerson married Mary Smith, probably in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, before 1742, and he served in the Revolution as an Enlisted Man; Third Regiment, Dutchess County Militia (Land Bounty Rights).
SOURCE-Descendants
"Nickerson Family Association, Inc.", 1077 Orleans Rd, P O Box 296, North Chatham MA 02650: "SETH NICKERSON, born at Chatham, Mass. between 1720 and 1725; son of Ebenezer (#93) and Constant (Covel) Nickerson; died at Franklin, NY. His will was dated 9 December 1797 with a codicil dated 5 April 1798. He married MARY SMITH of Chatham; who died before April 1798 at Franklin. In April of 1748 Seth was of Ridgefield, Conn. and appears on the tax list of Southernward, NY, in June that year. He later lived in the same area in which was called South Precinct, where he was road commissioner in 1773. The 1790 Census shows him in the town of Southeast, Dutchess Co., NY, with a family of 2 males over 16 and 2 females. The above places were a part of or adjacent to The Oblong. Seth's will names all his children, 4 children of daughter Mary--Benjamin, Susanna, Chloe and James--and Patty, daughter of Dorcas. "Son Gideon is impotent and not capable to take care of his part--Jabis Elwell, Jr. to be his guardian." The codicil says, "Wife Mary buried at west of garden"..." and lastly I do give to June Nickerson who hath formerly lived with me one good cow."
SOURCE-The Oblong
From "The Nickerson Family", Published by the Nickerson Family Associaton, 1973, LDS Film 0928159, Item 2, pp 34-35: "The Oblong was a strip of land two and one-half miles wide along the Connecticut border, which had been ceded by that state to New York in 1731 in exchange for lands along Long Island Sound. A guarantee of title and low prices for the land attracted young Cape Codders who had become dissatisfied with their prospects. A religious awakening and social upheaval extended over the Cape at the time. Settlers from Yarmouth, Harwich and other places occupied land in the Oblong as early as 1740, but there is no evidence that people from Chatham went until the "second emigration" in 1747. The Oblong adjoined the town of Ridgefield, Conn., and at the time was in Dutchess County, N.Y., (later Putnam County). Some of the villages of the Oblong were called Nine Partners, Pawling, Crumebow, Phillips Patent -- in New York, and New Milford, Sherman, New Fairfield -- in Connecticut."
SOURCE-Will
Dutchess County, New York
Volume B, p. 108-112
Source: Transcribed from a photocopy.
In the name of God amen I Seth Nickerson of the town of Franklin county of Dutchess and state of New York yeoman being tho weak in body yet of sound and disposing mind and memory and understanding blessed be God for the same but calling to mind the uncertainty of this transitory life and that it is appointed for all flesh to die. Do this ninth day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven make publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First and principally I resign my soul with the utmost humility into the hand of almighty God my creator humbly hoping for a blessed immortality through the merits and mediation of my blessed saviour and redeemer Jesus Christ, and my body to the dust, I desire it may be buried in a decent and christian like manner at the discretion of my executor herein after named, and as for such temporal estate wherewith it hath pleased God in this life to bless me, I give devise and dispose of in the following manner, first It is my will and I do order that all my just debts and funeral charges shall be paid and satisfied by my executors herein after named. Also I do give devise and bequeath to my daughter Anna the wife of Edward Mooney all that parcel of land laying west of the highway near the corner of lott No. thirteen between the highway and Chaston river joining north by Thomas Havilands land and south by Joshua Nickersons land now in possession of Benjamin Lane to use and improve during her natural life if she dies without children, it shall at her decease descend to my children to be equally divided among them, if she shall have any heirs born of her body then it shall be and remain in them at their own [????] use and behoof forever. Also it is my will and I do order that my four sons Seth Gideon Constant and Joshua shall have fifty pounds each to be paid out of my estate to each of them over and above what the rest of my children herein after named shall have, Then it is my will and I do order that my daughter Mary shall have shall have twenty shillings paid to her by my executors out of my estate to be her own forever. Also it is my will and I do order that the remainder of my estate be equally divided among my children hereafter named only that the four children my daughter Mary had by James Nickerson shall have her part of my estate in manner and form hereafter named it is my will and I do order that the rest of my estate be equally divided among my heirs hereafter named Viz Elizabeth Seth Gideon Constant Joshua in the sted of Mary her four children she had by James Nickerson Viz Benjamin Suzanna Chloe and James / Suzanna the wife of Obadiah Howland and Dorcas the wife of Samuel Brewster with this reserved that there shall be ten pound taken out of Elizabeths part, and ten pound out of Dorcas part and ten pounds out of the portion that falls to Marys children above named which several sums shall be and remain in the hands of my executors to be paid by them to my grand daughter, Patty Brewster the daughter of Samuel Brewster to be paid to her when she arrives to lawfull age, and furthermore that part of my estate which fall to Marys children above named shall be and remain in the hand of my executors to be dealt to them as they arrive at lawfull age. Be it noted that Marys four children draws only one portion among them Viz one eighth part of my estate not otherwise disposed of. Also it is my will and I do order that what sum or sums shall be found due to me from any of my heirs shall be counted to them as part of their portion except such of them as have a particular part set of to them if they owe any to my estate it shall be paid to my executors furthermore I do will that my heirs above named do have the above portions to them assigned. to have and to hold according to this will and testament respectively except my son Gideon who is impotant and not capable to take the care of his part. I do will and order that Jabez Elwell Jr. be guardian for my son Gideon to see that he has an equal share set of to him of my estate and also that he shall take care and see that he the said Gideon have sufficien provition made for his comfortable support out of the same, and also he the said Jabez Elwell Jr. be accountable to my executors of his expenditures and also of the income of said estate and whatsoever sum or sums shall be and remain in his hand and shall be accountable for to my executors. Also if there shall be any of Gideons portion remain after his death it shall be divided equal among my children and lastly I do by these presents nominate constitute and appoint my two sons Seth and Joshua executors of this my last will and testament thereby revoking and declaring null and void all and every will and [????] by me heretofor made ratifying allowing and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. Seth Nickers /L.S./ Signed sealed published and delivered by Seth Nickerson as and for his last will and testament in the presents of us who at his request in his presents and in the presents of each other have published our names as witnesses thereto Noah Hodges Charlotte Hoyt Jabez Elwell Jr.
I Seth Nickerson of Franklin in the county of Dutchess and state of New York do this fifth of April AD one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight make and publish this codicil to my last will and testament in manner following Viz: First I do reserve two rods square of land at the west end of my garden where my wife Mary is buried and that my executors do enter my body there when deceased, the above said land is reserved for a burying place. It is further my desire that my Executors erect tomb stones to the graves of me and my wife. And further that my watch and buckels and wering apearal be equilly divided between my four sons Viz. Seth, Gideon, Constant and Joshua, and lastly I do give to James Nickerson who hath formerly lived with me one good cow. And its my desire that this my present codicil be annexed to and made a part of my last will and testament to all intent and purposes. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the date above written. Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Seth Nickerson as a codicil to be annexed to his last will and testament. Seth Nickerson /L.S./ In presents of Jesse Lane, Thomas Haviland Jr. Sophiah Lane her mark X.
Dutchess County Be it remembered that on the thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight personally appeared before me Gilbert Livingston Surrogate of the said county Jabez Elwell Junior of Dutchess county farmer who on oath declared that he did see Seth Nickerson sign and seal the annexed written instrument purporting to be the will of the said Seth Nickerson bearing date the ninth day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven, and heard him publish and declare the same as and for his last will and testament, that at the time thereof he the said Seth Nickerson was of sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of him the deponent, and that Noah Hodges, Charlotte Hoyt and the deponent severally subscribed the said will as witnesses thereto in the testators presence. Gilbert Livingston.
Dutchess County. Be it remembered that on the thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, personally appeared before me Gilbert Livingston Surrogate of the said county Jesse Lane of said county farmer who on his solemn affirmation declared that he did see Seth Nickerson sign and seal the annexed written instrument purporting to be a codicil or part of the will of the said Seth Nickerson bearing date the fifth day of April one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, and heard him publish and declare the same as and for a part of his said last will and testament, or of a codicil thereto, that at the time thereof he the said Seth Nickerson was of sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of him the affirmant, and that Thomas Haviland Junior, Sophiah Lane and the affirmant severally subscribed the said codicil as witnesses thereto in the testators presence. Gilbert Livingston. /L.S./
The People of the state of New York by the grace of God free and independent: To all to whom these presents shall come, or may concern, send Greeting. Know ye that at Poghkeepsie in Dutchess county on the thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight before Gilbert Livingston Esq. Surrotate of our said county the last will and testament of Seth Nickerson deceased (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved and is now approved and allowed of by us, and the said deceased having whilst he lived and at the time of his death goods chattels or credits within this state, by means whereof the proving and registering the said will, and the granting administration of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits, and also the auditing allowing and final discharging the account thereof, doth belong unto us, The administration of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased, and any way concerning his will is granted unto Seth Nickerson one of the executors in the said will named he being first duly affirmed well and faithfully to admister the same and to make and exhibit a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the said goods chattels and credits, and also to render a just and true account thereof when thereunto required. In testimony whereof have caused the seal of office of our said surrogate to be hereunto affixed. Witness Gilbert Livingston Esquire Surrogate of the said county at Poghkeepsie the seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight and of our independence the twenty second. Gilbert Livingston.
Dutchess County. Recorded the preceeding will of Seth Nickerson ("my" interlined. "Sd" wrote on an erased place) consisting in a will and codicil, the certificates of the proof of the same, and letters testamentary on the same, this eighth day of June, 1798. Gilbert Livingston Surrogate. /L.S./
The People of the state of New York by the grace of God free and independent. To all to whom these presents shall come, or may concern, send greeting. Know ye that at Poghkeepsie in Dutchess county on the thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight before Gilbert Livingston Esq. Surrotate of our said county the last will and testament of Seth Nickerson deceased (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved and is now approved and allowed of by us, and the said deceased having whilst he lived and at the time of his death goods chattels or credits within this state, by means whereof the proving and registering the said will, and the granting administration of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits, and also the auditing allowing and final discharging the account thereof doth belong unto us, The administration of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased, and any way concerning his will is granted unto Joshua Nickerson in conjunction with Seth Nickerson the other executor in the said will named to whom administration of the will aforesaid was granted on this seventh day of June [instant?] or by the annexed probate and letters testamentary are now fully [????] being the other executor in the said will and he being first duly sworn well and faithfully to administer the same, and to make and exhibit a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the said goods chattels and credits, and also to render a just and true account thereof when thereunto required. In testimony whereof have caused the seal of office of our said surrogate to be hereunto affixed. Witness Gilbert Livingston Esquire Surrogate of the said county at Poghkeepsie the twenty fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight and of our independence the twenty second. Gilbert Livingston.
Dutchess County. Recorded the preceeding Letter Testamentary to Joshua Nickerson. /"or" wrote on an obliterated place. The twenty fifth day of June 1798. Gilbert Livingston Surrogate.
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Also see duplicate FindAGrave Memorial ID: 60541626 which was created in 2010 (after this Memorial) which has its own notes and purpose. Also see his wife Mary's duplicate Memorial ID: 60543105.
SOURCE-Descendants
"Nickerson Family Association, Inc.", 1077 Orleans Rd, P O Box 296, North Chatham MA 02650: "SETH NICKERSON, born at Chatham, Mass. between 1720 and 1725; son of Ebenezer (#93) and Constant (Covel) Nickerson; died at Franklin, NY. His will was dated 9 December 1797 with a codicil dated 5 April 1798. He married MARY SMITH of Chatham; who died before April 1798 at Franklin. In April of 1748 Seth was of Ridgefield, Conn. and appears on the tax list of Southernward, NY, in June that year. He later lived in the same area in which was called South Precinct, where he was road commissioner in 1773. The 1790 Census shows him in the town of Southeast, Dutchess Co., NY, with a family of 2 males over 16 and 2 females. The above places were a part of or adjacent to The Oblong. Seth's will names all his children, 4 children of daughter Mary--Benjamin, Susanna, Chloe and James--and Patty, daughter of Dorcas. "Son Gideon is impotent and not capable to take care of his part--Jabis Elwell, Jr. to be his guardian." The codicil says, "Wife Mary buried at west of garden"..." and lastly I do give to June Nickerson who hath formerly lived with me one good cow."
SOURCE-The Oblong
From "The Nickerson Family", Published by the Nickerson Family Associaton, 1973, LDS Film 0928159, Item 2, pp 34-35: "The Oblong was a strip of land two and one-half miles wide along the Connecticut border, which had been ceded by that state to New York in 1731 in exchange for lands along Long Island Sound. A guarantee of title and low prices for the land attracted young Cape Codders who had become dissatisfied with their prospects. A religious awakening and social upheaval extended over the Cape at the time. Settlers from Yarmouth, Harwich and other places occupied land in the Oblong as early as 1740, but there is no evidence that people from Chatham went until the "second emigration" in 1747. The Oblong adjoined the town of Ridgefield, Conn., and at the time was in Dutchess County, N.Y., (later Putnam County). Some of the villages of the Oblong were called Nine Partners, Pawling, Crumebow, Phillips Patent -- in New York, and New Milford, Sherman, New Fairfield -- in Connecticut."
SOURCE-Will
Dutchess County, New York
Volume B, p. 108-112
Source: Transcribed from a photocopy.
In the name of God amen I Seth Nickerson of the town of Franklin county of Dutchess and state of New York yeoman being tho weak in body yet of sound and disposing mind and memory and understanding blessed be God for the same but calling to mind the uncertainty of this transitory life and that it is appointed for all flesh to die. Do this ninth day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven make publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First and principally I resign my soul with the utmost humility into the hand of almighty God my creator humbly hoping for a blessed immortality through the merits and mediation of my blessed saviour and redeemer Jesus Christ, and my body to the dust, I desire it may be buried in a decent and christian like manner at the discretion of my executor herein after named, and as for such temporal estate wherewith it hath pleased God in this life to bless me, I give devise and dispose of in the following manner, first It is my will and I do order that all my just debts and funeral charges shall be paid and satisfied by my executors herein after named. Also I do give devise and bequeath to my daughter Anna the wife of Edward Mooney all that parcel of land laying west of the highway near the corner of lott No. thirteen between the highway and Chaston river joining north by Thomas Havilands land and south by Joshua Nickersons land now in possession of Benjamin Lane to use and improve during her natural life if she dies without children, it shall at her decease descend to my children to be equally divided among them, if she shall have any heirs born of her body then it shall be and remain in them at their own [????] use and behoof forever. Also it is my will and I do order that my four sons Seth Gideon Constant and Joshua shall have fifty pounds each to be paid out of my estate to each of them over and above what the rest of my children herein after named shall have, Then it is my will and I do order that my daughter Mary shall have shall have twenty shillings paid to her by my executors out of my estate to be her own forever. Also it is my will and I do order that the remainder of my estate be equally divided among my children hereafter named only that the four children my daughter Mary had by James Nickerson shall have her part of my estate in manner and form hereafter named it is my will and I do order that the rest of my estate be equally divided among my heirs hereafter named Viz Elizabeth Seth Gideon Constant Joshua in the sted of Mary her four children she had by James Nickerson Viz Benjamin Suzanna Chloe and James / Suzanna the wife of Obadiah Howland and Dorcas the wife of Samuel Brewster with this reserved that there shall be ten pound taken out of Elizabeths part, and ten pound out of Dorcas part and ten pounds out of the portion that falls to Marys children above named which several sums shall be and remain in the hands of my executors to be paid by them to my grand daughter, Patty Brewster the daughter of Samuel Brewster to be paid to her when she arrives to lawfull age, and furthermore that part of my estate which fall to Marys children above named shall be and remain in the hand of my executors to be dealt to them as they arrive at lawfull age. Be it noted that Marys four children draws only one portion among them Viz one eighth part of my estate not otherwise disposed of. Also it is my will and I do order that what sum or sums shall be found due to me from any of my heirs shall be counted to them as part of their portion except such of them as have a particular part set of to them if they owe any to my estate it shall be paid to my executors furthermore I do will that my heirs above named do have the above portions to them assigned. to have and to hold according to this will and testament respectively except my son Gideon who is impotant and not capable to take the care of his part. I do will and order that Jabez Elwell Jr. be guardian for my son Gideon to see that he has an equal share set of to him of my estate and also that he shall take care and see that he the said Gideon have sufficien provition made for his comfortable support out of the same, and also he the said Jabez Elwell Jr. be accountable to my executors of his expenditures and also of the income of said estate and whatsoever sum or sums shall be and remain in his hand and shall be accountable for to my executors. Also if there shall be any of Gideons portion remain after his death it shall be divided equal among my children and lastly I do by these presents nominate constitute and appoint my two sons Seth and Joshua executors of this my last will and testament thereby revoking and declaring null and void all and every will and [????] by me heretofor made ratifying allowing and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. Seth Nickers /L.S./ Signed sealed published and delivered by Seth Nickerson as and for his last will and testament in the presents of us who at his request in his presents and in the presents of each other have published our names as witnesses thereto Noah Hodges Charlotte Hoyt Jabez Elwell Jr.
I Seth Nickerson of Franklin in the county of Dutchess and state of New York do this fifth of April AD one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight make and publish this codicil to my last will and testament in manner following Viz: First I do reserve two rods square of land at the west end of my garden where my wife Mary is buried and that my executors do enter my body there when deceased, the above said land is reserved for a burying place. It is further my desire that my Executors erect tomb stones to the graves of me and my wife. And further that my watch and buckels and wering apearal be equilly divided between my four sons Viz. Seth, Gideon, Constant and Joshua, and lastly I do give to James Nickerson who hath formerly lived with me one good cow. And its my desire that this my present codicil be annexed to and made a part of my last will and testament to all intent and purposes. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the date above written. Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Seth Nickerson as a codicil to be annexed to his last will and testament. Seth Nickerson /L.S./ In presents of Jesse Lane, Thomas Haviland Jr. Sophiah Lane her mark X.
Dutchess County Be it remembered that on the thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight personally appeared before me Gilbert Livingston Surrogate of the said county Jabez Elwell Junior of Dutchess county farmer who on oath declared that he did see Seth Nickerson sign and seal the annexed written instrument purporting to be the will of the said Seth Nickerson bearing date the ninth day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven, and heard him publish and declare the same as and for his last will and testament, that at the time thereof he the said Seth Nickerson was of sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of him the deponent, and that Noah Hodges, Charlotte Hoyt and the deponent severally subscribed the said will as witnesses thereto in the testators presence. Gilbert Livingston.
Dutchess County. Be it remembered that on the thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, personally appeared before me Gilbert Livingston Surrogate of the said county Jesse Lane of said county farmer who on his solemn affirmation declared that he did see Seth Nickerson sign and seal the annexed written instrument purporting to be a codicil or part of the will of the said Seth Nickerson bearing date the fifth day of April one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, and heard him publish and declare the same as and for a part of his said last will and testament, or of a codicil thereto, that at the time thereof he the said Seth Nickerson was of sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of him the affirmant, and that Thomas Haviland Junior, Sophiah Lane and the affirmant severally subscribed the said codicil as witnesses thereto in the testators presence. Gilbert Livingston. /L.S./
The People of the state of New York by the grace of God free and independent: To all to whom these presents shall come, or may concern, send Greeting. Know ye that at Poghkeepsie in Dutchess county on the thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight before Gilbert Livingston Esq. Surrotate of our said county the last will and testament of Seth Nickerson deceased (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved and is now approved and allowed of by us, and the said deceased having whilst he lived and at the time of his death goods chattels or credits within this state, by means whereof the proving and registering the said will, and the granting administration of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits, and also the auditing allowing and final discharging the account thereof, doth belong unto us, The administration of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased, and any way concerning his will is granted unto Seth Nickerson one of the executors in the said will named he being first duly affirmed well and faithfully to admister the same and to make and exhibit a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the said goods chattels and credits, and also to render a just and true account thereof when thereunto required. In testimony whereof have caused the seal of office of our said surrogate to be hereunto affixed. Witness Gilbert Livingston Esquire Surrogate of the said county at Poghkeepsie the seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight and of our independence the twenty second. Gilbert Livingston.
Dutchess County. Recorded the preceeding will of Seth Nickerson ("my" interlined. "Sd" wrote on an erased place) consisting in a will and codicil, the certificates of the proof of the same, and letters testamentary on the same, this eighth day of June, 1798. Gilbert Livingston Surrogate. /L.S./
The People of the state of New York by the grace of God free and independent. To all to whom these presents shall come, or may concern, send greeting. Know ye that at Poghkeepsie in Dutchess county on the thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight before Gilbert Livingston Esq. Surrotate of our said county the last will and testament of Seth Nickerson deceased (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved and is now approved and allowed of by us, and the said deceased having whilst he lived and at the time of his death goods chattels or credits within this state, by means whereof the proving and registering the said will, and the granting administration of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits, and also the auditing allowing and final discharging the account thereof doth belong unto us, The administration of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased, and any way concerning his will is granted unto Joshua Nickerson in conjunction with Seth Nickerson the other executor in the said will named to whom administration of the will aforesaid was granted on this seventh day of June [instant?] or by the annexed probate and letters testamentary are now fully [????] being the other executor in the said will and he being first duly sworn well and faithfully to administer the same, and to make and exhibit a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the said goods chattels and credits, and also to render a just and true account thereof when thereunto required. In testimony whereof have caused the seal of office of our said surrogate to be hereunto affixed. Witness Gilbert Livingston Esquire Surrogate of the said county at Poghkeepsie the twenty fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight and of our independence the twenty second. Gilbert Livingston.
Dutchess County. Recorded the preceeding Letter Testamentary to Joshua Nickerson. /"or" wrote on an obliterated place. The twenty fifth day of June 1798. Gilbert Livingston Surrogate.
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Also see duplicate FindAGrave Memorial ID: 60541626 which was created in 2010 (after this Memorial) which has its own notes and purpose. Also see his wife Mary's duplicate Memorial ID: 60543105.
Gravesite Details
First I do reserve two rods square of land at the west end of my garden where my wife Mary is buried and that my executors do enter my body there when deceased, the above said land is reserved for a burying place. Both Seth and Mary are buried here.
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