Samuel Embree

     Samuel was born circa 1684 in Hempstead Town, Queens County, Long Island, New York. He was the son of John Embree I and Sarah Parcell. Samuel married Abigail Rowland, daughter of Jonathan Rowland I and Abigail Barlow, circa 1711 in Hempstead Town, Queens County, Long Island, New York. Samuel purchased 100 acres from William Davenport on 4 November 1718 for £450. Later, 4 April 1737, he sold part of this property to William Leggett. This is the same William Leggett, his friend, who Samuel appointed as one of the executors of his will. [William Davenport was married to Martha Leggett, sister of William.] Samuel made his will on 3 March 1739 at Westchester, Westchester County, New York.

In the name of God the Third day of march in the thirteenth year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord George the second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and in the year of our Lord Christ Seventeen hundred and thirty nine I Samuel Embree of the Burrough Town of Westchester and Province of New York Yeoman being weak in body but of sound & disposing mind and memory blessed be Almighty God therefore do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say first and principally I recommend my Soul to Almighty God my creator and my body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried by my Executors and touching such Worldly Estate as God in Mercy has bestowed upon me I do hereby give and devise and bequeath the same in manner & form following that is to say First I do hereby order my executors as soon as may be after my decease to pay all my Just debts and funeral charges out of my Personal Estate Also in Consideration that my beloved wife bring up my Children that are under age having the Interest of their Portions towards their Support and also in consideration that she shall not have or claim any further right [in virtue of her Title of Dower] of or into my Real Estate than what I herein expressly do devise unto her and not otherwise I do hereby devise unto my Wife for the use of her Executors Administrators and assignes the one third part of all the remainder of the money after my Just debts funeral charges and charges of the Sale shall be deducted and paid that shall arise from the Sale of my all and singular my Personal Estate the which Personal Estate I do hereby order and empower my Executors or the Survivors of them to Sell and Dispose of by which ways and methods as they shall think best and all the Remainder of the money arising from the Sale of my said Personal Estate I hereby give and devise equally between my four daughters Ruth, Mary, Deborah and Hannah Embree share and share alike the Interest to be applied to bringing them up and the principall to be paid to them as they severally shall marry or attain to he age of twenty one years and in case my Wife shall demand any more right or Interest of or into al or my part of my Real Estate then I hereby do give and devise unto her then and in such case I do hereby Will order & give that part of the produce of the Sale of my Personal Estate mentioned herein before to be given unto my said Wife on condition as aforesaid also equally between my said four Daughters Ruth, Mary Deborah, and Hannah Embree, always provided that if one or more of my said for Daughters shall die under age and unmarried the portion or portions of such Daughter or Daughters I do hereby give equally between the Survivors of them also I do hereby give unto my beloved Wife the use of my dwelling House and the one third part of the profits of all the remainder of my Real Estate or Lands and Meadows until she shall depart this Life or marry again and no longer and the other two thirds of the profits thereof I do hereby give and devise equally between my sons Samuel Joseph and John Embree during the said time also upon the Decease of my Wife or marrying again or sooner if she and said Sons Samuel Joseph and John, or the major part of them my said Wife always being one shall agree thereunto I do hereby Order direct and empower my Executors or the Survivors of them to sell all and singular my lands meadows & buildings with their appurtenances and out of the money arising from the Sale thereof to put one equal third part thereof out upon interest and ot pay the Interest thereof yearly and every year unto my Wife so long as she shall remain my widow & no longer and out of the Remainder to pay unto my Son Robert Embree fifty pound and to my Grandson Samuel Hunt five pounds and to my Grandson Anthony Glean five pounds I having already given unto their mothers my Daughters Abigail and Sarah their full portions of my Estate and all the Remainder of the money arising from the Sale of my said Lands meadows & buildings with their appurtenances the reasonable charges of the Sale only excepted I herby give equally between my said Sons Samuel Joseph and John Embree and the use of them & their several Executors Administrators & Assignes & to be paid to them by my Executors or the Survivors of them lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my beloved brother in Law Jonathan Rowland of Hempstead and my friends William Leggett and Moses Mullinex of Westchester above of the Survivors of them to be the Executors of this my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and year first above written.⁴

Samuel departed this life in Westchester. His will was probated on 23 June 1740. Before John Robinson.