Delano, 3rd Jonathon

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Jonathon lived in New Bedford, Bristol County, MA at the time of his marriage to Sally Whittemore of Rochester, Plymouth County, MA. Will of Jonathon Delano, Jr. Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA Below is the Will of his father, Jonathon Delano, Jr.

In the name of God, Amen.

I, Jonahton Delano, Junior of Dartmouth in the county of Bristol and province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, Marriner, being weak in body but sound and disposing mind and in memory, thanks be to God. Therefore I do make and devise this my last will and testament in manner and form following vs first and principally, I commend my soul into the honor of God that gave it: and my body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried therein at the direction of my Executor. Herein after named and touching my temporal Estate wherewith God hath blessed , I give and dispose thereof as followeth. I will that all my last debts and funeral charges be paid out of my personal estate by my Executor.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife, Lydia Delano, all my personal estate that I have after my just debts and funeral charges are paid to be her and hereafter heirs and assigns for ever. I also give her the profit and improvement on one half of my farm where on my Honoured father and mother now live during the time she remains my widow. All which give her in lue of the right of dowry and prower of thirds and to inable her to bring the chld if she have one born of her body in nine month after a date of these ---?

Item: I give unto my Honoured father and mother: Jonathon Delano and Abigail Delano a profit and improvement of the other half of my farm aforesaid during their natural lives and they allowing my brother, Amasa to live with them.

Item: I give unto my child if my wife hath one born of her body in the nine months after the date of those present all my real estate in the township of Dartmouth to be to said child and to said heirs and ofsprings of the child forever excepting to profit and improvements as above expressed.

Item: Further my will is that if the child before expressed should have no lawful heir before it arrive to the age of twenty one years, not live it self to the age of twenty one years therefor my two brothers Amasa Delano and Stephen Delano to have the aforesaid real estae as the child was to have if it had lived to go to them, their heirs and assigns forever.

Lastly, I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my Honoured father, Jonathon Delano of Dartmouth to be my Executor of this my last will and testament: Hereby revoking, disallowing and making void all former Will or Wills by me hereto fore made.

Ratifying and allowing this and no other to be my last Will and Testament in witness Whereof I have there unto set my hand and seal this twenty second day of July in the seventh year of His Majesties Reign, George, the third, King of Great Britten. 22nd of Domini 1767. Signed, Jonathon Delano, Jr.

Signed and Sealed, Published and Declared by the Testator to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of

Signed:
James Smith
Job, Jab or Jabez Moffet ?
Abrham Shearman

At the bottom of the will is written " April 25th 1768 Proved"

Jonathon married Whittemore Sarah (Sally)Rochester, Plymouth County, MA. Sarah was born on 10 Aug 1772 in Newburyport, Essek County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jonathon Delano, Jr.of Providence, Saratoga county,NY who on March 11, 1817 was the coroner for this town. In the 1820 Census for Providence, Jonathon is listed as head of household, white male under ten, 1; males ten and under sixteen, 2; males of twenty six year and under forty five, including head of household, 1; white female under ten, 1; white female twenty six but under forty five years, 1; Number of persons engaged in agriculture, 1.

In 1821, the family moved to Orleans County, NY where he worked as a carpenter and a grocer. In 1834, Jonathon moved again to the town of Akron, Erie County,NY and organized the Akron Water Cement Co. He died in Akron on 13 Apr 1843. However, his war pension papers say he died in Newstead, NY.

Index of War of 1812 Pension File by Virgil D. White, page 571:

Delano, Jonothon, Phebe (Hart) WC-2155. Married 24 March 1805 in Saratoga County, NY. Soldier died 13 Apr 1843, Newstead, NY. Wife died 1879. Served as a Captain in the NY Militia, lived in Erie County, NY.