Samuel Hoyt [Haight] I

     Samuel was born on Wednesday, 1 May 1647 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. He was the son of Nicholas Hoyt and Susanna (?) Samuel married Sarah (?) circa 1671 probably in Eastchester, Westchester County, New York. In 1668, he disappears from the records in Windsor and by 1672 is found on records in East Chester. He removed from East Chester to after Oct. 1682 and before May of 1686 during this time he had appeared in Flushing. In 1695, Samuel, along with four other men became original patentees of Harrison's Purchase in Westchester County. He was the first of family to use the name "Haight". He was an influencial leader of the Quaker community in Flushing. 1698, Samuel and Sarah and his wife, [ROF:Flushing Town] were listed on the Flushing Town Census. Enumerated in this household were Sam'll Haight, Sarah his wife, sons: Nicholas, Jonathan, David, John, daughters: Sarah, Mary, Hannah, Phebe and one negro. He made his will

I Samuel Haight of Flushing in Queens County on Nassau Island yeoman being sick and weak in Body but my understanding Sound and good and well knowing that it is appointed For all men to dye I am Willing to Sett my house in order do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say touching my Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life, I give, devise and dispose of the Land in the following manner and form, First I will and bequeath unto Sarah my well beloved wife all my moveable estate both of Goods and Chattels excepting such things as I shall herein after ______ wife dispose of and also house barn orchard and all the land that joynth unto it that I have in Flushing and one piece of about thirty acres of wood Land Lying toward the Bay side and my meadow at the sound Meadow and all my other meadows in the bounds of Flushing excepting what Meadow I shall herein dispose of unto my son Nicholas for her my wife to enjoy without any manner of _______of _____ until my son John Haight [Jonathan] shall marry or arrive at Twenty one years of age or which of them shall first happen and from that time my wife shall have and enjoy for her own use profit and benefit the equally half of all the Dwelling house & barn orchard and Lands and meadows above mentioned except as above excepted for and during her natural life I will and bequeath unto my son Nicholas Haight and to his heirs and assigns forever all that of three Twenty acre lotts lying under the Hills where he dwells and my four ten acre Lotts lying in the north bounded northward by Lammoll Tothanis meadow and southward by Thomas Fords meadow. I also give to my son Nicholas all my ______ clothes I will and Bequeath unto my son Jonathan Haight and his heirs and assigns forever the equall moiety and half part of that Lott of land that lyeth within the township of Rye in West Chester County it being the Lott in number one in the Purchase called Harrison Purchase provided he or his heirs executors or administrators do well and truly discharge and pay unto Mary Tallman or her heirs and executors and Lawful attorney or assigns a debt of Twenty Seven pounds wherein I stand bound for the payment thereof with him and if he doe not Discharge and pay the said Twenty Seven pounds then my executors herein after mentioned shall loll so much of from the said land as shall discharge the said debt and their deed shall be Lawfull and good for the same. I will and bequeath unto my son David Haight and to his heirs and assigns forever the Equal half of that Lott of Land that lyeth within the township of Rye in Westchester County it being the Lott number one in the purchase Called Harrison’s Purchase I will and bequeath unto my son John Haight and to his heirs and assigns forever my dwelling house & barn orchard and all my Lands and Meadows Lying in the township of Flushing excepting what is herein otherwise disposed of the one half for him to possess and enjoy at his marriage day or at the age of one and twenty years and the other half at the decease of my wife and if to happen that my son John Haight should dye without having lawfull issue all his part of land and Meadow shall be equally Divided amongst all thereof of my surviving Children to them and their heirs and assigns forever after the decease of my wife. I will and bequeath unto my grand Son James Haight and to his heirs and assigns forever my Part of Fresh meadow lying in the upper part of the fresh meadows, my will is that my negro man Lubo shall be sold and the money that he is sold for shall be equally divided between my daughter Hannah Haight and my daughter Phebe Haight . I will and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Titus my negro boy that liveth with her being named Titus I will and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah my negro Boy named Mingo I will and bequeath unto my Daughter Phebe my negro boy named Kristo. I will that my Executors hereafter named shall loll and dispose of two hundred acres of Land that I have being part of my lot of land in number six of Harrison’s Purchase aforesaid in West Chester County to discharge and Defray a Debt of Thomas Cardalls that I am bound with him for to pay to Lammuoll Bay and Rip Gran Dam and the overplus money shall be my wife’s, and that remaining part of the Said lot be it more or less my will is that it shall be equally divided amongst my five Daughters viz: Susannah Griffon and Sarah Titus and Mary Huystead and Hannah Haight and Phebe Haight to them and their heirs and assigns forever my will is that after the decease of my wife all my moveables that of goods and Chattels shall be equally Divided amongst my daughters above named my will is that the four hundred acres of land that I have conditioned with John Harrison of East Jersey for in Lien or exchange for my houses and land in Amboy shall be equally Divided between my four sons viz: to Nicolas Haight Jonathan Haight David Haight and John Haight to them and their heirs and assigns for ever and of said Epthango of Conditions for Epthango should not be effected then my houses and Land at Amboy shall be equally divided amongst my four sons above named to them and their heirs and assigns forever. I hereby do constitute and ordain my beloved wife Sarah Haight and my friend Robert Field and Willaim Willis to be my Sole executor of this my last will and testament and do fully impower and authorize them to Sell and Convey the said two hundred acres of Land at Rye aforesaid and of my houses and Lands at Amboy and to give deeds and Conveyance for the land and do hereby utterly Disallow Revoke and disannul all and every other and former Testaments wills and Legacies bequeaths & Executors by me in any way before this time names will and bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seal the Twenty first Day of the Seventh month in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and twelve, the words “of Land” and the word money is taken out before Signing and Sealing and the words “at Amboy” Lamuol Haight Signed Sealed _____pronounced and Declared by the said Lamuol Haight to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of John Embree Thomas Hinchman Thomas Clement

.² Samuel departed this life in the Town of Flushing.³ His will was probated on 21 October 1712. The will was recorded at New York City.