WILL OF THEOPHILUS ELSWORTH
He the father of Christina Elsworth who m. Leendert Jacobse Vandegrift.
Transcribed 03 Apr 2020 by Eric Vandegrift & Bart Vandegrift from images of the original document found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99GG-W9ZW-J
as recorded in Wills and Administrations (New York County, New York), 1680-1804.

In the name of God Amen the Ninth day of April
in the year of Christ our Lord one thousand seven hundred and six I Theophilus 
Elsworth of the City of New York yeoman being in health of body and of perfect in
remembrances praised be the Lord for the same do make this my Last Will and 
Testament in manner & form following, that is to say first I bequeath my Immortal soul in 
into the mercifull hands of almighty God my creator and my body to the Earth in 
hopes of a joyfull resurrection to Life Everlasting and as for such worldly goods and 
Estate as God hath been mercifully pleased to bestow upon me I do give bequeath and 
devise the same in manner and form following, that is to say first I will & ordain 
that all such just Debts as I shall happen to owe at my decease shall be truly paid 
as they become due and that the funeral of my body being such only as shall become a 
Christian be likewise paid and deducted out of my Estate before any Division be made 
of the same. Item I give and bequeath to my eldest son Clement Elsworth in [consideration?] 
that he shall make no claim or pretence of being my heir at law and as a bar for 
Ever to the same a certain Lott or parcel of Lands lying and being on the northeast side 
of that my large Lott or  of Land within the Limits of this City of New York – 
containing [thirty?] foot in breadth to the highway and in the rear next to the [livery?] 
belonging to the said City Nineteen foot nine inches and is bounded on the 
northeast side by the land of the widow [Clopper?] and on the south west side by 
other lands of [me held?] Theophilus Elsworth to have and to hold by sd parcel 
Of lands to him the said Clement Elsworth his heirs and assigns forever. 
The rest of my land there lying I give to my three sons Clement Elsworth 
George Elsworth and William Elsworth to each of them, an even and
equal share in breadth both front and rear, to be divided as followeth, 
that is to say the third part next adjoining to the lands of Mr William 
Beckmans being the southwest part to be held and enjoyed by my said 
son George Elsworth his heirs and assigns forever the next third part – 
or middle to be held and enjoyed by said son William Elsworth his heirs 
and assigns forever and the other third part being the northeasternmost 
third part to be held and enjoyed by my said son Clement Elsworth
his heirs and assigns forever; They my said three sons or their heirs 
paying or causing to be paid to my grandson Theophelus Elsworth 
son of my son Johannes Elsworth deceased if he lives to the age of 
one and twenty years the sum of twelve pounds current money of 
New York aforesaid each of them my said sons or their heirs an equal 
third part thereof but if he happen to die before he attain the said 
age of twenty one years then that to be void and discharged by his decease. 
Item the rest of my estate both real and personal I give and bequeath the 
same to my children and their heirs to be divided as followeth, that is to say 
one eighth part thereof to my son Clement his heirs and assigns forever another 
eighth part thereof to my son George his heirs and assigns forever another 
eighth part to my son William his heirs and assigns forever another eighth 
part to the children of my son Johannes their heirs and assigns forever 
another eighth part thereof to the children of my daughters Bridget 
their heirs and assigns forever another eighth part to the children of 
my daughter Judith their heirs and assigns forever another eighth 
part to the children of my daughter Elizabeth their heirs and assigns 
forever the remaining eighth part thereof to the children of my 
daughter Christina their heirs and assigns forever and it is by 
my will that my executors or the survivors of them shall sell & dispose 
of my real and personal estate. By these presents not otherwise 
bequeathed within the space of twelve months next after my decease
and that his or their conveyances for all or any part of the same shall 
be good and sufficient in law forever against my heirs to make an 
Estate of Inheritance in fee simple any thing herein before [confirmed?]
to the contrary thereof in my will notwithstanding Item it is my will 
that for the time that I have lived and hereafter shall live with any of my 
child or children, he or they with whom I have lived and shall live 
hereafter during my natural life shall have and receive for each 
years board the sum of fifteen pounds of like currant money which 
shall be paid out of my said estate before any division thereof be 
made Executors of this my Last Will and Testament I make and 
ordain my sons Clement Elsworth George Elsworth my loving friend 
Samuel Staats and Capt John Defreyster and the survivor & survivors of 
them and lastly revoking all other Wills & Testaments heretofore by me 
made either in words or writing I do publish and declare this to be my 
absolute Last Will & Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & 
seal of day & year first above written [Theop?] Elsworth his mark [mark] signed sealed 
published and declared as the Last Will & Testament of Theophil Elseworth in ye 
presence of us GShelly Burgher Meyrderse Wm Huddlestone.