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Perring, Henry, fl. 1674 [Last will and testament of Henry Perring of Brookhaven on Long Island].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03769.001 Author/Creator: Perring, Henry, fl. 1674 Place Written: Brookhaven, New York Type: Document signed Date: 01 December 1674 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 19.8 cm, Width: 31.2 cm Order a Copy

Attested and signed by Richard Woodhull. Bequeaths his full estate to his wife Hanna Perring, unless she remarries. Perring, Brewster, and Woodhull were among the first patentees of Brookhaven, Long Island.

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