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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02493 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [067] 1746-1748 |
| Title | Last will and testament of Philip Livingston |
| Date | 15 July 1748 |
| Author | Livingston, Philip (1686-1749) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Philip Livingston bequeathed unto his oldest son Robert Junior all lands, tenements, and mills on the Manor, a house in Albany, and his slaves and livestock. He notes, however, that if he should die between February and September, Robert is to allow his mother (Catharine Livingston) and the younger children to use the mill to prepare all their wheat and cornell. To his wife, Philip leaves the remainder of his estate, and entrusts her with the education and welfare of their two daughters. Upon Catharine's death, her portion of the estate is to be divided up among the younger sons. The will is 4 pages, and is accompanied by a docket signed by Goldsbrave Banyar in which he notes that the will was "proved" the 5 July 1749, and registered in the prerogative office of New York. |
| Subjects | Estate Death Children and Family Landlord and Tenant Land Transaction Mill African American History Slavery Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Wheat Diet and Nutrition Women's History Education |
| People | Livingston, Philip (1686-1749) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) Livingston, Catharine Van Brugh (1689-1756) Livingston, Peter Van Brugh (1710-1792) Livingston, John (1714-1786) Livingston, Philip (1716-1778) Livingston, Henry (1719-1722) Alexander, Sarah Livingston, Lady Stirling (1725-1805) Livingston, William (1723-1790) Livingston, Alida (1728-1790) Livingston, Catharine (1733-fd.) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Law; Children & Family; Agriculture; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History; Education |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |