Nathaniel Moore

     Nathaniel was born in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.² On the 3rd day of the 5th month 1642, Nathaniel was christened in Salem at the First Church.^2,3 He was the son of Thomas Moore and Martha Yonges. Nathaniel married Sarah Vail, daughter of Jeremiah Vail and Catharine (?), circa 1665. Nathaniel and Sarah had children: Sarah, Hannah [m. John Terry], Abigail, Elizabeth [6/10/1679 -2/221727] [m. 1699 Christopher Young], Deborah & Patience. Nathaniel made his will on 19 April 1698.

In ye name of God Amen - - I Nathaniel Moor of Southold in ye County of Suffolk on Long Island in ye Province of New York do make constitute & ordain these presents to be my last Will and testament. – - - First – I bequeath my sould to God that gave it me & my body bing dead to be decently buried in ye hopes of ye resurrection unto everlasting life I now being of sound memory though weak in body vdo also order give & bestow & bequeath all my worldly goods & estate in manner & form following - - - Imprimis - - I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Sarah Moor one third of all my estate during her natural life - - - Item – I give & bequeath unto my son Nathaniel Moor all my farm at Oyster pond an all ye housing & upland & meadow yt was sometime in ye possession of my father Thomas Moor lying & being in ye town of Southold - - Also two oxen &two cows when he comes of age - - - Item - - My Will is that ye house yt I now live in & all ye land belonging to ye all yt my house & land at West Chester & my part of ye sloop b sold & divided equally among my five daughters together with ye other two parts of my moveables at y age of eighteen years or the day of their marriage which shall first happen - - - Item - - My Will is that if my on Nathaniel shall die before he comes of age yt then all his portion shall be divided among my daughters children as ye executors shall see cause also yt my son Nathaniel be put out to learne such a trade as he do most incline to - - - Lastly - - My will is yt my brother in law Jeremiah Vale & my son in law John Terry shall be ye only Executors of hti my last Will and testament Dated at Southold this present 19^th day of April ye Christian faith Anno Dom 1698 - - - - Nathaiel Moor - - - - Signed sealed & delivered before us – Benjamin Youngs Daniel Youngs Andrew Miller.

Nathaniel departed this life on Wednesday, 30 April 1698 in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. He was buried at the first Presbytrian Church, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, in the old Burying Ground.⁴