Sayre-NY-1708

Will of Daniel Sayre
Dated Aug. 21, 1707
Probated Apr. 13, 1708
Recorded in N.Y.
Liber 7, folio 480

reads in part:

" Suffolk Co. Southampton, NY. . .I give & freely bequeath unto Joseph Sayre Daniell Sayre Hannah Topping the wife of Mr Josiah Topping and my son Samuel Though dece yet his children come in for his equall part with his Brethren with my son David Sayre to these

... I give my Tow [Two] negro Slaves called by the names of GORDG and MOLL.
These to be sold by my son-in-law Josiah Topping and my son Daniel Sayre and the money that they fetch is to be equally devided [sic] amongst my children before named. . ."

(Information taken from the book--"The Sayre Family" by Theodore Banta-1901  p. 30)
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Contributed by: "Mrs. Billie Jo Richter"  b.j.rich@juno.com
(Jan. 1999)