From: bribling at mail.datasys.net (Barbara Ribling)
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 05:33:01 -0800
Subject: Thomas LEAKE of Duchess Co., NY

I found the following will in the NYHS Collections Wills and Inventories=20
Vol. XII:

Page 255.--In the name of God, Amen. This nineteenth day of December, 1783.=
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I, THOMAS LEAKE, of The Little Nine Partners precinct of Dutchess County,=20
State of New York, yeoman, being weak and sick of body. All my just debts=20
and funeral charges and other expenses to be paid by my executors after my=
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decease. I leave to my grandson, BENJAMIN LEAKE, son of my son ISAAC, one=20
cow, or its value, when he comes of age. Unto my son, STEPHEN LEAKE, 40=20
acres of land to be set off on the east side of my farm, that I now live=20
on. Unto my sons' four sons, DAVID, PELIGE, DANIEL and ABRAHAM LEAKE,=20
equally, the rest of my said farm. Unto my daughter, SARAH LEAKE, one cow,=
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one good bed, and horse. Unto my daughter MARY, one riding horse, or the=20
value of =9C14. Unto my daughter LYDIA, one good bed, one good cow, and one=
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riding horse, or the value of =9C14. Unto my beloved wife LEDIA, the use of=
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all my estate, while my widow. At her marriage, the remainder of my estate=
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to go to my children in equal shares. I make my wife LEDIA, and son DANIEL,=
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executors.

Witnesses, George Hoddelston; Samuel Dean, Jr., of said County, yeoman;=20
Lydia Leake, of same place, spinster. Proved, February 14, 1784.
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I know nothing more about Thomas LEAKE or how he connects, if at all, to=20
the LAKE families of NY.    This will may be well known to most of you but=
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it is a new find for me.  I hope it is helpful to some of you.

Barbara Ribling
Descendant of Johannah (Lake) and Daniel BAYLES
bribling at mail.datasys.net