Abstract of 1797 Will of John Bartow, Sr. Who Owned Land in Pelham and Whose Family Became Early Pelham Residents

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In the late 18th century, John Bartow, Sr. owned land in Pelham and was an important member of the Bartow family that lends its name to Bartow-Pell Mansion in today's Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx. Below is an abstract of John Bartow, Sr.'s will prepared in 1797 and proved in 1802.

"JOHN BARTOW, SENR., of Westchester; Mch. 21, 1797; devised to cousin John Bartow, son of brother Theophilus Bartow, dec'd, land in Pelham on Minford Island, commonly called City Island; to cousin Augustus Bartow, son of my sd. cousin John Bartow all that land 'where he and I now live' (bounded by road leading to the house 'where my cousin William Bartow now lives;' land of John Bartow, Junr.; land late belonging to Anthony Bartow) [etc.] upon condition that the sd. Augustus Bartow 'do pay unto John Gillespie to the use of his children he had by my cousin Susana, dec'd., daughter of my brother Anthony, dec'd.' the sum of 50 pounds; also that the sd. Augustus Bartow 'pay unto Benjamin Haviland to the use of Thomas Haviland's children he had by my cousin Helena, daughter of my sd. brother Anthony, dec'd.' the sum of 50 pounds; to my cousin William Bartow (which same William is one of the sons of my brother Anthony, dec'd., land where he now lives called the Roberts Field; a piece of land I bought of my brother Anthony [etc.] provided he pay my cousin Charity Wright, one of the daughters of my brother Anthony, widow, the sum of 70 pounds for the use of herself and her children; also on condition that he, my sd. cousin William Bartow pay unto John Gillespie [as before]; to cousins John Bartow, Junr., Theodosius Bartow and Theophilus Bartow, children of my brother Theophilus Bartow, dec'd.; 'All the rest of my farm in the occupation of the sd. William Bartow not herein before disposed of by this my will' 'to my cousins Anthony Bartow, and Robert S. Bartow, children of my brother Anthony, dec'd.' the sd. [cousin] Anthony Bartow to pay my kinsman Doctor Ebenezer White the sum of 15 pounds for his kindness to me when I lived with him; also the sd. Anthony Bartow to pay my kinsman Aaron Burr of the City of New York £5 as a token and in memory of his love and kindness to me and our Family; the sd. Robert S. Bartow to discharge his own debt to Punderson Bartow, dec'd. and to pay a sum to Dr. White; mentioned kinsmen Frederick Prevost and John Bartow Prevost', children of Theodosia, daughter of my brother Theodosius Bartow, dec'd.; cousin Thomas Bartow, the eldest son of my brother Anthony, dec'd.; to cousin Theophilus Bartow one of the sons of my cousin the Rev. Theodosius Bartow, my law books save one lent to my cousin Basil John Bartow and that I gave to him; devised all the rest of books to 'my Brother Theophilus' children, my brother Anthony's children and my Brother Basil's children that shall be living at the time of my decease;' mentioned cousin Theophilus Bartow, son of brother Theophilus, dec'd.; cousins Clarina Underhill the wife of A. Lispenard Underhill and Matilda White one of the daughters of Uzzpkama my cousin, dec'd. Executors, sd. cousins [Page 9 / Page 10] William Bartow and Augustus Bartow. Wit., John Valentine, Samuel Berrian, Elijah Williams, Codicil, Jan. 6, 1802; devised his watch to Clarina Bartow, wife of Augustus Bartow. Wit., John Valentine, Moses Secord, Oliver Secord. Probated Mch. 8, 1802."

Source: Bristol, Theresa Hall, Abstracts of Wills Recorded at White Plains, Westchester County, N. Y. in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. LVII, No. 1, pp. 9-10 (NY, NY: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Jan. 1926) (citing Liber C).

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