Name |
Jacob Mabee |
Birth |
Between 1687 and 1689 |
Schenectady, Albany County, New York [1] |
Baptism |
5 May 1700 |
Schenectady County, New York [2] |
- not in RDC Schebectady records - is wrong
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Gender |
Male |
Anecdote |
1715 |
Schenectady, Albany County, New York [3] |
- The Muster Roll for the 2nd Foot Company of Schenectady includes the names Pieter Mebie, Jacob Meebie and Abraham Meebie
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Witness-Baptism |
18 Feb 1721 |
First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany County, New York [4] |
- witnesses: Jacob Mebi and Annatien Vedders
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Memo |
Between 1725 and 1755 |
Mabee Farm, Rotterdam Junction, Schenectady County, New York [5] |
- inherited the || and lived there
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Will |
3 Apr 1725 |
Schenectady Township, Albany County, New York [6] |
- In the Name of God Amen the third day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred twenty and five I John Mabee of the Township of Schenectady in the County of Albany in the province of New York Yeoman being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore Calling to mind the Mortality of my body and knowing It is appointed for all men once to dye Do make and ordaine this my last will and Testament That is to Say principally and first of all I give and recomend my Soul into the hands of God that gaveth and for my body I recomend it to the Earth to be buryed in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors Nothing doubting but at my resurrection I shall receive the Same again by the mighty power of God and as touching Such worldly Estate wherewith It hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the Same in the following manner and form
Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my oldest Son Peter Mabee all and Singular my lands and tenements lying and being on the North side of the Mohawks river between the Lands of Lawrence Van der Volgen of the Lands of Col Stevan Grossbeck with all the priviledges and ________________ to the Same belonging unto the said Peter Mabee and to his heirs forever paying the rent, and one hundred and fifty pounds current money of New York to be equally divided among his sisters and that at or before Seven years after my decease he to pay but 150 as oldest Son.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Second Son Jacob all and Singular my estate on the South side of the Mohawks river lying and being between Jacobus Peck's land and the land of Peter Vrooman together with houses barns barricks orchards gardens pastures swamps thereunto belonging or appertaining likewise all ploughs harrows hoes axes waggons sleys or other utensils for working on the said Farm except cattle unto the Said Jacob Mabee and to his heirs forever he or they paying or causing to be paid unto his Said Sisters the just Sum of two hundred and fifty pounds current money and that at or before Seven years after my decease and equally to be divided between his Seven Sisters my daughters and five Skiple of wheat unto his Brother Peter towards the rent of his land forever as accknowledgment being his oldest Brother Item I give to my youngest Son Abraham Mabee all and Singular that house and lott of ground where he now lives lying in the Town of Schenectady aforesaid between the lotts of Benjamin van Platt and the Ministers lott together with the pasture ground that lyes between the pasture ground of Harmanus Vedder and the pasture ground of Capt. Harmen van Slike likewise all the arable land lyeing between the land of Martin Van ________and the land of Aron Vedder on the south Side of the road way together with the Swamp or criplebush thereunto adjoyning unto my son Abraham and to his heirs forever he or they paying or causing to be paid unto his Sisters two hundred and fifty pounds current money of New York to be equally divided among them and that at or before Seven years after my decease and five Skiple of wheat unto his Brother Peter or to his heirs forever towards the paying the rent of his farm and accknowledgment of being his oldest Brother
Item I give to my daughter Margarett the half of all my lands where she now lives called Kadoritha during her natural life
Item the other half of the Said land called Kadoritha that Nicholas Hall hath hired for fifteen years the Said hire to be divided between my Son Peter and Jacob and at the death of my Daughter Margarett and the Expiration of the said fifteen years all my the Said lands and Tenements at Kadoritha to be equally divided between my Said Sons that my son Peter and Jacob and to them and their heirs and assigns forever
Item It is my further will that in Six months after my decease that all my movable Estate goods and Chattels except those things I have already given to my Son Jacob for the use of the farm be appraised and equally divided between all my children that is Sons and Daughters alike not the one more than the other Item That my three sons that is Peter Jacob and Abraham pay first all my debts and then enter into Articles for payment of their Sisters at the Expiration of Seven years as before mentioned at the Expiration of the Said Six Months in the presence of my Executors hereafter mentioned and I do likewise Constitute make and ordaine Jacobus Van Dyke and Caleb Beck Executors to this my last will and Testament and do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannull all and every other former Testaments Wills Bequests and Executors in me before this time named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this & no other to be my last will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto ____________________this day and year first written
John J Mabee his mark
Signed Sealed published and declared by the Said John Mabee as his last will and Testament in the presence of us the Subscribers viz.
Jan Danielse Johannes Peck Harme________
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Witness-Probate |
13 Sep 1725 [7] |
- Jacob, acting as the executor of his father John's will, received receipts for bequests of £35-14-3 1/2
Arentdt and Tribtje Bradt on June 23, 1732;
Cornelius Van Dyke and his wife Maria Maby on 27 June 1732;
Peter Daniese and his wife Engerltje on July 7, 1732;
John Farely and Mattje Meebie on February 16, 1732/3; and
Cornelius Slingerandt and his wife Aghje on July 7, 1749
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Land |
19 Feb 1726 [8] |
- Pieter Meebie signed a so-called Quit Claim in which Pieter, decribed as the eldest son of John Meebie deceased, relinguished all rights to the land on the South side of the Mohawk River which were left to Jacob Meebie, described as John's second son, in exchange for two Pounds current money
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Anecdote |
Between 1732 and 1749 |
- Jacob, acting as the executor of his father John's will, received receipts for bequests of £35-14-3 1/2
Arentdt and Tribtje Bradt on June 23, 1732;
Cornelius Van Dyke and his wife Maria Maby on 27 June 1732;
Peter Daniese and his wife Engerltje on July 7, 1732;
John Farely and Mattje Meebie on February 16, 1732/3; and
Cornelius Slingerandt and his wife Aghje on July 7, 1749
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Witness-Baptism |
2 Jun 1734 |
First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany County, New York [4] |
- witnesses: Jacob Mebi and Elisabeth Brouwer
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Witness-Baptism |
7 Dec 1738 |
First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany County, New York [4] |
- Jacob Mebie & wife Catharintie Vroman
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Will |
25 Apr 1755 [9] |
- Will of Jacob Mabee, late of Schenectady, dated April 28, 1755 mentions wife Catrina, sons John (eldest), Cornelius, Petrus (youngest), and daughters Geesina Mabee, and Anna Banker
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Death |
28 Apr 1755 |
New York [10] |
Anecdote |
Between 1775 and 1776 [11] |
- Receipts acknowledging legacies received from the will of Jacob Mabee by by Cornelius Mabee, executor:
1 Feb 1775 - Anna Banker, late wife of Thomas banker included "one Negro wench named Gin"
21 Feb 1777 - Richard Smith and Gesia, his wife included "one Negro wench named Dean"
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Reference Number |
4912 |
Person ID |
I4885 |
Maybee Society |
Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
Family |
Katrina Vrooman, c. 12 May 1701, First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany County, New York d. 18 Apr 1755 (Age ~ 53 years) |
Marriage |
7 Aug 1725 |
First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany County, New York [4, 10, 13] |
Children |
| 1. Anna Mabee, b. 26 Jul 1726 d. Bef 1732 (Age < 5 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| 2. Geesie Mabie, b. 26 Jan 1728 d. Between 1732 and 1734 (Age 3 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
+ | 3. Margreita Mabie, b. 23 Feb 1730, Schenectady, Albany County, New York d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
+ | 4. Anna Mabie, b. 4 Oct 1732, Schenectady, Albany County, New York d. 2 Jul 1776 (Age 43 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| 5. Geesie Mabie, b. 24 Oct 1734, Schenectady, Albany County, New York d. Bef Nov 1735 (Age < 1 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
+ | 6. Gazina Mabee, b. 19 Nov 1735, Schenectady, Albany County, New York d. 13 Nov 1809 (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
+ | 7. John J Mabie, b. 1 May 1738, Albany (later Schenectady) County, New York d. 7 Nov 1763, Rotterdam Junction, Albany County, New York (Age 25 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
+ | 8. Cornelius Mabie, b. 18 Mar 1741, Schenectady, Albany County, New York d. 10 May 1789, Rotterdam Junction, Albany County, New York (Age 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| 9. Petrus Mabie, b. 28 Jul 1744, Schenectady, Albany County, New York d. 6 Dec 1771, Schenectady, Albany County, New York (Age 27 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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Family ID |
F1323 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |