AMERICA THE GREAT MELTING POT

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WIFE

Dorothy Vanderbeek

CHILDREN

1. Dorothy (Dortie) DeMott b. 22 Apr 1750

2. Sarah DeMott b. 30 Oct 1751

3. Derrick DeMott b. 22 Jul 1753

4. Lawrence Demott b. 06 Jun 1755

5. Martha DeMott b. 06 Aug 1757

6. Peter DeMott b. 19 Apr 1759

7. Deborah DeMott b 08 Oct 1763

8. Abraham DeMott b. 09 Apr 1766

9. Johannes DeMott  bap. 16 Jul 1769

10. Mary DeMott b. 1772

Laurens DeMott was instrumental is the building the Neshanic Church, in Somerset County, NJ in 1752  See the page for Bernardus Verbryck, Sr.

Will of Laurens DeMott

Will Bk 2 Mercer Co., KY pages 143-146

Will of Lawrence DeMott proved May 14, 1800 written Aug 9, 1798
In the Name of God Amen the ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight I Lawrence Demott Sen of Mercer County and State of Kentucky being weak in body but of perfect and sound mind & memory thanks to God for his mercies and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die, do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament. that is to Say my worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give devise and dispose of in the manner & form following.
Impremise it is my Will and I do order that in the first place all my just Debts & funeral charges be paid and satisfied.
Item    It is Will and I do order that Martha Buice my Daughter shall have one hundred and thirty acres of land lying and being in the County of Mercer & State of Kentucky on Harrods Run it being the same I purchased of Daniel Bulger and David Shepherd and the same whereas she now lives to have the same to her during her life, that is if her Daughter Racheal Demott shall live until she arrives at the Age of eighteen years that then she the said Racheal shall enter possess and enjoy the one half of the aforesaid land to be laid of on the end that I purchased of David Shepherd and that at the Death of my said Daughter Martha the whole of the said land shall be sold and the Money occuring from said sale shall be divided in the following manner, if the said Racheal or her issue if any living at that time, shall be entitled to and receive the one half of the Money occuring from said sale, and the children of my Daughter Martha Buice if any she has by her husband Nicholas Buice shall be entitled to and Receive the other half, but in case of failure of issue on the part of Nicholas Buice or the death of said Rachael without issue the whole shall be divided amongst my children to wit, Lawrence Demott, Peter Demott, Abraham Demott, John Demott, Mary Banta and Deborah Van Nuys and their heirs as such of them as then be, but with this deduction, first, there shall be paid unto my Grandson Lawrence Demott son of my son Derrick Demott the sum of one Hundred pounds current money of Kentucky, but in case there should be failure of issue only by one of the above partys to wit my daughter Martha or my grand daughter Rachael in that case the pact which shall be left by such failure shall be void & discarded in the following manner, that is to say my Grandson Lawrence Demott above shall recuse the sum of one hundred pounds as above specified, and the remainder shall be equally divided between two of my sons, Lawrence & John.
Item     I will that my Daughter Mary Banta shall have one hundred and twenty five acres of land wheron she now lives in said county & state being the same I purchased of Mr Cull & Clyds and Alexander Buchannan to have and to hold the same to her her heirs and assigns forever.
Item     I will that Deborah Van Nuys my Daughter shall have one hundred and twenty four acres of land whereon she now lives being part of a tract I purchased of W. Thomas Madison and which was laid of for her some time past, to have and to hold the same until her the said Deborah Van Nuyes her heirs and assigns forever
Item   It is my will that my grandson Lawrence Verbryke shall have one hundred and four acres of land whereon he now lives it being part of a tract I purchased from W. Thomas Maddison and which was laid of for him sometime past, to have and to hold the same unto him the said Lawrence Verbryk his heirs and assigns forever.
Item     It is my will and I do order that all the Bond Notes on account or due of any kind whatever owing or payable to me from Derrick Demott my son, Sarah Hall my Daughter, my sons Lawrence, Peter, Abraham and John and my Daughters Mary Banta and Deborah Van Nuys, immediately at my death be cancelled and discharged from the payment thereof.
Item      It is my will that Sarah Hall my Daughter and Derrick Demott my son be paid them as a legacy by Lawrence Demott and John Demott out of their share of the Estate the sum of three dollars each when demanded they having had their shares before this will was made.
Item      It is my will and I do hereby appoint my sons Lawrence Demott, Peter Demott, Abraham Demott and John Demott Executors of this my last Will and Testament, and I do hereby order the sale be made of any property whatever that I possess at my death but that each and all of the persons I have given the property in my lifetime shall be used in each of the different leggatees, and I do hereby revoke disavow & disallow all other former Will & Testaments and Executors by me in any ways Willed, named before this time, Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. Lawrence Demott Sr.
Signed Sealed & Delivered
in presence of
Thomas Freeman
Cornelius A Van Arsdalen
Peter (his mark) Van Nest
May County Court 1799
Mercer Set
The last will and testament of Lawrence Demott Sen. was proved by the oath of Thomas Freeman and Corneleas A. VanArsdalen two subscribing witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded. And the Codicil thereon ordered was proved by the Oath of Thomas Freemand one of the subscribing witnesses therto & ordered to be certified.

Mercer County, KY Will BK 2 pg 143

Mercer County, KL Will BK 2 pg 144

Mercer County, KY Will BK 2 pg 145

Mercer Couty, KY Will BK 2 pg 146