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Isaac Levy

Isaac Levy[1]

Male 1706 - 1777  (70 years)

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  • Name Isaac Levy  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 19 Jul 1706  New York, New York (Manhattan), NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5
    Gender Male 
    Died Mar 1777  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Alt. Death May 1777  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Reference Number 400 
    Person ID I400  aojd
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2011 

    Mother Richea Asher,   d. 29 Sep 1716, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • "Isaac was a merchant in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia"

      Page 231.-I, ISAAC LEVY, of New York, do declare this to be my last will and testament. All my real estate of every kind and Denomination shall at my decease become the property of my son Asher and my daughter Esther, otherwise called Henrietta, as also my personal estate to both the same, " both borne of Elizabeth Pue," equally divided between them at the times they respectively become of age, on conditions hereafter mentioned. In case of the death of either my said son or daughter before aged twenty-one, I give my estate to the survivor, if both die before of age then to my brother, Samson Levy, and my sister, Rachel Seixas, wife of Isaac Seixas, equally. My will is that neither my son nor daughter shall marry or enter into matrimonial contract before the age of twenty-one years, but if either so do he or she shall have no share in my estate, but the share of he or she that doth marry or enter into matrimonial contract shall be given to the other that doth not marry contrary to my will; and if both marry or enter into matrimonial contract before twenty-one then I give my whole estate to my brother, Samson Levy, and my sister, Rachel Seixas. My executors are my said brother, Samson Levy, his son Moses, and my son Asher.
      Dated October 22, 1776. Witnesses, Walter Shee, Benja Condy, Edmund Nihell. The Register for Probate of Wills, Philadelphia. Certified November 8, 1785, that the above will was a true copy from the original filed in the office at Philadelphia. Administration on the above granted to Joshua Isaacs, of the City of New York, a creditor of Isaac Levy, formerly of the same place but late of tho City of Philadelphia, merchant, deceased, whereas the executors, Samson Levy, Moses Levy and Asher Levy are absent from this State, New York, November 16, 1785. [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S285] .

    2. [S7] (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S3] CHAPTER 5 PG 9 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S334] 1904 - PG. 228, LEVY, ISAAC (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S4] PG. 154 LEVY I (1) (Reliability: 3).
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