In the Name of God Amen. I Henry Mapes of the Town of Monroe in the County of Orange and State of New York being weak in body but of sound mind and memory (blessed be) do this twentieth day of October in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and twelve make and publish this my last will and Testament in manner and form follow that is to say
Imprimis I give and bequeath to my Grandson Hezekiah Braffit the su[m] of twenty dollars to be paid to him when he shall arrive to the age of twenty one years to p[ay] with the Interest that may arise thereon which sum of Twenty dollars I direct my son David Ma[pes] to put out at Interest to the best advantage for the use and at the risque of the said Hezekiah, and if the said Hezekiah shoul[d] die before he shall arrive to the said age of twenty one years, I direct that the said sum of twenty dollars whith the the [sic] Interest that shall have been gotten for the same paid to my daughters and grand daughters in the same proportions that I hereafter bequeath [the] residue of my personal estate.
Item all the rest and residue of my personal Estate I give an[d bequeath] to my Daughters Ruth Galloway, Abigail Lamorue and Phebe Miller, and to my Grand daug[hters] Cornelia Mapes and Caroline Mapes the twin children of my daughter Sarah Brewster [to] be divided between them in manner and proportions following. To wit to my Daughter Ruth Galloway one thirteenth part of my said personal estate and to my daughter Abigail Lamo[rue] four thirteenth parts of my said peronal estate, and to Daughter Phebe Miller four thir[tee]nth parts of my said personal estate, and to my said Grand daughters Cornelia and Carol[ine] each two thirteenth parts of my said personal estate and and [sice] if it should so happen that if eith[er] of my said Grand Daughters Cornelia or Caroline should die before they arrive to the age of eigh[hteen] years then and [in] that case I direct that the shares of the said Grand Daughter or Grand Daughters so dieing shall be paid and belong to my said Daughter Sarah Brewster, and I direct that my said Daughter Sarah have the use and Interest of the sum or shares which shall belong [to] her said Daughters Cornelia and Caroline until they shall arrive to the age of eighteen y[ears].
and I make Constitute and ordain my said Daughter Sarah Brewster to be my Execu[trix] and my son David Mapes and my good firend [?] Marvin to be my Executors of this my [last] will and that they may retain in their hands all their charges and expences whatsoever i[n] relation to their trust. In Witness whereof I the said Henry Mapes have to this my last will a[nd] Testament set my hand and seal this Twentieth day of October in the yar of our Lord eigh[t] Thousand eight hundred and Twelve.
Henry Mapes
Signed sealed published and diclared by the said Henry Mapes as and for his last will and Testament in the presence of us who at his requ[est] and in his presence andin the presence of each have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
John Brooks Jun
Ebnezer Seely
Richard Marvin
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- Of all Henry's children, only the daughters received bequests in his will. The existence of Eleanor who married Timothy Galloway is uncertain, as Ruth was called Galloway in the will. The only son named was David, so proof of the other sons is lacking in the will.
Ruth and Henry Mapes were said to be residents of Monroe, Orange Co., NY. It may be this Henry Mapes who appears in the 1790 census of New Cornwall, Orange Co., the family consisting of 1 male over 16, 2 males under 16, and 5 females. He may also have been the male of 45 with David Rumsey in Chesecocks in 1800.
A deed to son 'Henry, Junior', dated 7 Sep 1759, by Thomas Mapes and his wife was recorded 12 Sep 1768. "Henry Mapes, Junior, the father, has no revolutionary pension record of his own, but his service as soldier can be proved through that of his son John whose pension claim is S.13831. John Mapes, sone of Henry Mapes, was born in Blooming Grove, Orange Co., N.Y. in 1761. Name of mother not given. He enlisted in 1776, in 1777, when 16 years old, in 1778, 1780, 1781, and 1782. Five of these enlistments were as substitutes for his father, in three of which cases his father finished the term. In the spring of 1777 he substituted for his brothers Henry and Nathan, which seems unusual as regards Henry who would have been only twelve years old in the latter part of 1777"
The will of Henry Mapes of Monroe, Orange Co., was dated 20 Oct 1812, in which he gave $20 to his grandson Hezekiah Braffit who was under 21. Of the residue, one 13th share was to go to his daughter Ruth Galloway, four 13ths to his daughter Abigail Lamorue, four 13ths to this daughter Phebe Miller, and two 13ths each to his granddaughters Cornelia Mapes and Caroline Mapes, twin children of his daughter Sarah Brewster who was t ohave the use of the interest until they reached the age of 18. He named Sarah Brewster as Executrix, and his son David Mapes and friend --- Marvin as Executors. He had probably already given his sons their shares.
The only son mentioned in the will was David as an executor, which adds to the likelyhood that Henry was living with David in the 1800 census, and probably when he died. [2]
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1738 - Aft 1812 (74 years)
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