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Updated: 08-04-2020 00:08:02.


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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Sarah Maria Sheets: Birth: ABT 1745.

  2. Maria Magdalena Sheets: Birth: ABT 1749. Death: 14 NOV 1832 in NY

  3. Catharine Sheets: Birth: ABT 1757 in Palatine, Montgomery Co., NY. Death: 15 OCT 1817

  4. Jacob Sheets: Birth: BET 1759 AND 1764. Death: ABT 1851

  5. William Sheets: Birth: ABT 1762 in U.S..

  6. George Sheets: Birth: ABT 1765.

  7. David Sheets: Birth: ABT 1771 in U.S.. Death: AFT 1851

  8. Person Not Viewable


Sources
1. Title:   Militia Rolls of Upper Canada - Roll of Captain Jeremiah French's Company April 3, 1790
Author:   http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/List001/list47.htm
Publication:   Name: National Archives of Canada;
2. Title:   American Migrations 1765 - 1799
Page:   Page 337
3. Title:   Militia Rolls of Upper Canada - Roll of Captain Jeremiah French's Company April 3, 1790
Author:   http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/List001/list47.htm
Publication:   Name: National Archives of Canada;
4. Title:   Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
5. Title:   Sir John Johnson's Rent Roll of the Kingsborough Patent
Page:   http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjmartin/kingsbor.htm
Author:   Public Record Office in London, England - AC 13/114 (Extract)

Notes
a. Note:   Visit the Sheets DNA Project at:
 http://sites.rootsweb.com/~sheetsdna/
  Please Note: All surname spellings in this file are standardized as "Sheets" for purposes of the Sheets DNA Project. Check the "Alias" column for actual surname spellings.
  Rent Roll for Tryon County, NY: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjmartin/kingsbor.htm
  Last Will and Testament
 of
 Jacob Sheets (c1715 - 1806?)
  In the name of God, Amen, I Jacob Sheets, of the county of Stormont, Husbandman, being very weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God, and calling unto mind the mortality of my body, and knowledge that it is ap[pointed for] all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say principally and firs[t] of all I give [illegible] my soul into the hands of Almighty God, that gave it, and my body I r[e]comend to the earth to be buried in decent [clothing for buriel] at the discreation of my excecutors, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall [receive] the same against the power of Almighty God: And as touching such [worley - worthy?] estate who[?] with it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give [illegible] the same in the following manner and form.
  First I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved sons William and Jacob the sum of ten shillings each, also I give to my beloved daughters Lena and Mary one shilling each, and to my daughter Sara one bed together with all the furniture there unto belonging, also I give to my beloved son David one hundred acres of Land in the township of Cornwall namely the east half of lot number thirty three in the second consession with all and every priviledge thereunto belonging and one tea kettle and tea and pot. Also I give to beloved sons George and David all my waring appariel, stock and movable artifacs and articles belonging or appertaining to my personal property and the whole of the same to be equally divided between George and David, by them freely to be possessed and enjoyed I likewise constitute make and ordain my trusty and beloved friends John [Cadman?] Senior and Michel Warrner the sole executors of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disanu[?? all ?] and every other former testament, will, legacies, bequests and executors [by me] anyways before named, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and [confirm]ing this and no other to be my last will and testament. In [illegible] I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of March in the year of our lord One thousand Seven hundred and Ninety f-[illegible] .
  Signed Sealed published pronounced and delivered by the said Jacob Sheets
 as his last will and testament, in the presents of us who in his presents and in (Sign'd) Jacob Sheets --- --- . X
 the presents of each other have hereunto subscribed our names. [looks like Sheiks] (Sign'd) David Sheets ---------
 [looks like Sheik]
  Solomon Kilborn Jun'r
 Jer'a. French ----------
  [Jeremiah French was the captain of Jacob's company in the revolutionary war]

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