Jeremiah Mulford

  General Notes:

Info from: History of Easthampton, N.Y. E5b p 245-482. Lion Gardiner and his Descendants A6F17 p 95. Susan Mulford Corey, 974-725/E 1B2e 206-461.
Jeremiah's will appears in the 50-page "Ancestors and Descendants of Betsy Mulford Sutliff" by Mary Louisa Sutliff (1897). He lived all his life at East Hampton. (from Eric Weber).

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Will of Jeremiah Mulford:
Page 466.--In the name of God, Amen. I, JEREMIAH MULFORD, of East Hampton, Suffolk County, being in health. I leave to my son Lemuel my now dwellinghouse and home lot and buildings, and 1/6 of a share on Montauk; And all my Acabonac Close, called the hither close, except the south half of that part which I bought of Ann Edwards, being 6 acres, which I give to my son Ezekiel, with a 4-rod highway, to his Gardiner land. I also leave to my son Lemuel my Amagansett Close, adjoining Jeremiah Conkling, and one piece of land adjoining Uriah Miller's home lot, "and 1/2 of my close called the Skimhampton Close," and 20 acres of woodland in the north side of my wood lot, near the two holes of water adjoining to Thomas Dibble; Also 2 acres of commonage, and a piece of meadow on the east side of Acabonac, adjoining Saml Mulford; But if he dies, then it is to go to my son Ezekiel, reserving the use of the house and lot to Lemuel's widow. I leave to my son Abraham my close at the 2-mile Hollow, and my swamp lot at Northwest, and 2 acres of commonage, and my right in the windmill, and 1/30 of a share on Montauk. I leave to my sons Jeremiah and Job 1/18 of a share on Montauk. All the rest of my lands I leave to my son Ezekiel. I leave to my son Lemuel my Great Bible, and my negro boy "Sharper." I leave to my sons Lemuel and Ezekiel all my wainage and farming utensils. I leave to my daughter, Hannah Brant, my silver tankard. I leave to my daughters, Abigail Howell and Hannah Brant, a negro woman and child, and all household goods, and œ40 in cash. All the rest I leave to my three sons, Jeremiah, Job, and David. I make my sons, Lemuel and Ezekiel, executors. ¹

Jeremiah married Abigail Hedges in 1712 in , , Suffolk, New York. (Abigail Hedges was born about 1690 in East Hampton, Long Island, Suffolk, New York, died on 9 May 1764 in East Hampton, Long Island, Suffolk, New York and was buried on 10 May 1764 in East Hampton, Long Island, Suffolk, New York.)