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While viewing Westchester County, NY Cemetery inscriptions on   LDS FHC
Film # 0017999, I found the following KIRBY names.  Maybe they will help
someone.

Elizabeth KIRBY Sands, wife of Merritt Sands and d/o caleb and Mary
Kirby  died 9 Dec 1864 age 76 years 4 months 15 days

Joseph KIRBY died 12 Aug 1849 age 48 years 10 months 1 day

Mary KIRBY wife of James and d/o James and Martha Ferris born 2 Nov 1800
died 3 Feb 1879

Richard KIRBY died 21 Jul 1857 age 76 years 2 months 4 days

Rachiel KIRBY born 5 May 1804 died 5 Sep 1863 age 59 years 4 months

Albert E. KIRBY s/o Chas. H. and Jane E. died 9 Apr 1860 age 6 months 18
days

Julee     juleecook@hotmail.com



Abstracts of Wills Vol VI 1760-1766

Page 485.--In the name of God, Amen, November 16, 1749. I, RICHARD KIRBY, of
Oyster Bay, on the Island of Nassau, being in perfect health. I leave to my
loving sister, Elizabeth Croft, œ60. To my brother, William Kirby, œ30. I
leave all the rest of my estate to my brothers, Thomas and Daniel Kirby, and
to my sister, Mary Valentine. I make my brothers, Thomas Kirby and Henry
Valentine, executors.

Witnesses, James Giles, Alexander Campbell, Mary Giles.

"This is to certify all whom it may concern, that we the subscribers, being
hired to attend, nurse and take care of Richard Kirbe, son of Thomas Kirbe
of Oyster Bay, with the Small Pox, in his last sickness, whereof he dyed,
And some days before he dyed, he the said Richard Kirbe, called us, his
nurses, and declared that he gave unto Stephen Weeks, son of Mary Weeks, the
sum of œ40, when he was of age, but if he died under age then



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he left it to his brother, William Kirbe, And as to the remainder of his
estate, he gave it to his brothers and sisters according to a will made some
time before. The above written is the substance of what we heard him declare
on the 21 day of March, 1760."

                   Jacob Weeks. Samuel Burr.
Proved, March 26, 1761. Upon oath of James Giles and Mary Giles, of New
York, "Schoolmaster and School mistress." Samuel Burr also made oath as to
the statement above.





 

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