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Jacob Mabee

Male 1689 - 1755  (~ 68 years)

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  • Name Jacob Mabee 
    Birth Between 1687 and 1689  Schenectady, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Christening 5 May 1700  Schenectady County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • not in RDC Schebectady records - is wrong
    Gender Male 
    Alt. Birth 1 Mar 1698 ?  Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • probably wrong
    No Name 1715  Schenectady, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • The Muster Roll for the 2nd Foot Company of Schenectady
      includes the names Pieter Mebie, Jacob Meebie and Abraham
      Meebie
    No Name 18 Feb 1721  First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Jacob Mabee were witnesses to the baptism of Caherina Pootman
      18 Feb 1721 First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany
      County, New York
    Memo Between 1725 and 1755  Mabee Farm, Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • inherited the||and lived there
    No Name 3 Apr 1725  [7] 
    • Jacob Mabee was mentioned in the will of Jan Pieterse Mabee 03
      Apr 1725 . "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________"
    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
    No Name 2 Jun 1734  First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Jacob Mabee were witnesses to the baptism of Jacob Farley 02
      Jun 1734 First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany
      County, New York
    No Name 7 Dec 1738  First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Jacob Mabee were witnesses to the baptism of Simon Van
      Antwerpen 07 Dec 1738 First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady,
      Albany County, New York
    No Name 25 Apr 1755  [8] 
    • Jacob Mabee left a will 25 Apr 1755 . "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"
    Will 25 Apr 1755  [8] 
    • 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
    Death 28 Apr 1755  [9] 
    Anecdote Between 1775 and 1776  [10] 
    • 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"
    No Name Between 1775 and 1776  [10] 
    • 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"
    No Name 13 Sep 1825  [11] 
    • Jacob Mabee was mentioned when Jan Pieterse Mabee 's will was
      probated 13 Sep 1825 . "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"
    Name Mebie 
    Name Meby 
    Notes 
    • From the Maybee Society files. Not all data is verified. Say dates are estimates and are probably within 20 years. The Maybee Society keeps its data on The Master Genealogist�, and has been modified by Gary Hester?s WIT2NOTE� to form the GedCom file. This information is also available in a TMG file.
    Person ID I36933  Glenn Cook Family
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2006 

    Father Jan Pieterse Mabee,   b. 30 Sep 1654   d. 8 Apr 1725, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Anna Borsboom,   b. 1662, Schenectady, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1725, Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1681  Albany, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Census 16 Jun 1697  Schenectady Township, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • Census says Mebbee, Jan Men:1, Women: 1, Children: 6
    Land 17 Sep 1697  Scoharie Creek, , Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • Know all men by these Presents that Rode, ye Indian, Called by
      Christians Dirk who by and with ye the Consent of the Rest of
      Christian Indian Castle in ye mohoggs Country doth give & grant
      unto Jan Pieterse mebee of Schinnachtady his heirs & assign a
      Certain peece of grounde scituate lying and being upon
      Tionnondorogoes Creek on both sides Commonly known by the name
      of kadarodae all which land the sade Rode doth Convey with the
      appurtenances thereunto belonging in Consideration of ye said
      Jan Pieters wife by reason that she is something Related to ye
      family of the Christian Castle. In wittnesse whereof we have
      hereunto set our hands and seals this 17th day of Sept. 1697

      Signed sealed & Delivered Rode Indian,
      by the
      in the Presence of Christians
      called Dirk,
      Dellius Pr. Schuyler his
      marke*
      Recorded ye 10th of Sept. 1714 by Philip Livingstone

      *The "marke" of Rode was a wolf, drawn upside down on the deed.
      Perhaps the paper was thrust toward the Indian across a table
      and he did not turn it around to face him right side up before
      he drew the symbol of his clan.
    Family ID F551605287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Katrina Vrooman   d. 18 Apr 1755 
    Marriage 7 Aug 1725  First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Anna Mabee,   b. 26 Jul 1726   d. Bef 1732 (Age 5 years)
     2. Geesie Mabie,   b. 26 Jan 1728   d. Between 1732 and 1734 (Age 3 years)
     3. Margreita Mabie,   b. 23 Feb 1730, Schenectady, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Anna Mabie,   b. 4 Oct 1732, Schenectady, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1776 (Age 43 years)
     5. Geesie Mabie,   b. 24 Oct 1734, Schenectady, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Nov 1735 (Age 1 year)
     6. Gazina Mabee,   b. 19 Nov 1735, Schenectady, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 26 Nov 1809 (Age 74 years)
     7. John J Mabie,   b. 1 May 1738   d. 7 Nov 1763 (Age 25 years)
     8. Cornelius Mabie,   b. 18 Mar 1741, Schenectady, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1789 (Age 48 years)
     9. Petrus Mabie,   b. 28 Jul 1744, Schenectady, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1771 (Age 27 years)
    Family ID F551605376  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2006 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1275] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie, A Chronology of Mabie Records. Albany, Schenectady, Montgomery and Herkimer Counties, BASED ON THE WILL OF JAN PIETERSE MEBIE, AND THE BAPTISMS OF HIS OTHER CHILDREN, IT IS FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT JACOB'S BIRTH WAS BETWEEN 1687 AND 1689. THIS IS CONTRARY TO JONATHAN PEARSON'S ACCOUNT. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1325] Pearson, Professor Jonathan, Genealogies of the First Settlers of Albany, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, Baltimore, 1984, Original Date, 1873), NOT IN RDC SCHEBECTADY RECORDS (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1325] Pearson, Professor Jonathan, Genealogies of the First Settlers of Albany, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, Baltimore, 1984, Original Date, 1873), ENTERED WITH A QUESTION MARK (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1275] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie, A Chronology of Mabie Records. Albany, Schenectady, Montgomery and Herkimer Counties, 2000 REV, PG 5 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1351] RDC - Schenectady.

    6. [S1234] Maybee Society, FROM EVA CHIAMULERA (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S1373] Mabee Farm Documents, M-WILL-2 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S1275] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie, A Chronology of Mabie Records. Albany, Schenectady, Montgomery and Herkimer Counties, P 14 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S1325] Pearson, Professor Jonathan, Genealogies of the First Settlers of Albany, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, Baltimore, 1984, Original Date, 1873), PG 119 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S1234] Maybee Society, JOHN A. & MARY ELLEN MAYBEE, #58 E. DOROTHY KARL, #139 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S1373] Mabee Farm Documents, M-LEG-1 TO 5 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S1325] Pearson, Professor Jonathan, Genealogies of the First Settlers of Albany, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, Baltimore, 1984, Original Date, 1873), PG 17 (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S1323] Schenectady 1697 census.

    14. [S1324] James Nohl Churchyard, Our Family Museum, BOOK 5, PAGE 230, OF THE ALBANY COUNTY DEEDS. (Reliability: 3).



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