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Jonathan I Havens     7th great grand uncle
b. 3 February 1681, d. before 13 August 1748, #1345
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Father   **George Havens b. 1653, d. before 11 February 1706
Mother   **Eleanor Thurston1 b. March 1655, d. 7 November 1747


1680 BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The first landowner on Shelter Island was Nathaniel Sylvester (how he got possession of the entire 8,000 acres is unclear) When he died in 1680 his estate was divided amoung his five sons two of whom eventually gained control. Giles, with four-fifths and brother Nathaniel II the remainder. In 1695 Giles sold one-quarter of the isand to William Nicoll. In March 1700, Nathaniel sold 1,000 acres to George Havens. In 1743, Jonathan Havens, Jr. gave 1/2 acre of land in the middle of the island for a site to build a church.

Comment by Mike Schroeder:
Now things get interesting because the Havens, Sylvesters, and Nicolls all start inter-marrying along with another family, the Van Renssalears. And that's what I am trying to sort out. If our Joseph really came from Long Island, he had to be mixed up in this Havens Haystack somehow. All of the names are becoming too coincidental.

Birth 3 February 1681 Jonathan I was born on 3 February 1681 at Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island.1,2 
Birth 22 February 1681 Jonathan I may have been born on 22 February 1681 at Jamestown, Rhode Island, tho' this date could have been the baptism or christining date.3

1699 Moore's Index states George Havens was at Newport, Rhode Island, when he bought 1000 acres on Shelter Island in 1699, and that he deeded in 1701, 200 acres of it to his son, Jonathan and 250 acres in 1706-7 to son John.

1700 Moved with his parents from Rhode Island to Shelter Island about 1700 when his father purchased land from Nathaniel Sylvester.3

! 1701 When Jonathan I Havens was of age, his father, George Havens gave him 200 acres of land on Shelter Island.3

Marriage 1 January 1706 Jonathan I Havens, 24 years old, married Hannah Brown, daughter of Jonathan Brown and Elizabeth Sylvester, 1 January 1706 in possibly in, Southold, Suffolk county, New York.

Gardiner says that this marriage occurred 1 Jan 1695/96. Resolve this.5

Their children include:
sons Jonathan, Constant, Joseph, William, George and daughter Sarah King, Jemima Duvall and Hannah Havens and Kezia Havens. There may have been other children but these children were still living at the time the Jonathan made his will.4

They lived in Jamestown RI and Shelter Island, NY plus Kingstown, RI. Hannah died 4 Aug 1754 per David Gardiner.1,2
1716 His brother William wrote his will in 1716. Jonathan is named as brother and is to share in 250 acres of land on Shelter Island after the death of their mother.4 
Brother's  Will 13 April 1716 Jonathan I Havens in named in the will of William Havens on 13 April 1716.At this point he was not married and names HIS mother and siblings as his heirs. From the New York Wills Page 34

.--In the name of God, Amen. April 13, in the Second year of King George, etc. (1716), I, WILLIAM HAVENS, of Shelter Island, yeoman, am sick and weak in body but of sound mind. I leave to my mother, Elinor Terry, all my tract of 250 acres of land, situate on Shelter Island, with all the appurtenances, during her life, and after her decease, I leave the same to George Havens, Jonathan Havens, and John Havens, equally. I leave to my sister, Ruth Terry, one yoke of oxen, 2 cows, and 14 sheep, also œ20. I leave to Content Paine, Patience Loper, Desire Gardiner, and Abigail Havens, my sisters, œ10 each to be paid equally by my said brothers, George, Jonathan, and John Havens. All the rest of my personal estate I leave to my brother, John Havens, and I make him executor.

Witnesses, John Shaw, William Brown, John Parr, John Knowbridge. Proved before Brineley Silvester, Esq., August 7, 1746.4
 
Will 27 Sept 1746 Jonathan I Havens left a will dated 27 September 1746 that was written at Shelter Island, New York, and witnessed by Constant Havens. Page 324.--In the name of God, Amen, September 27, 1746. I, JONATHAN HAVENS, of Shelter Island, husbandman. I leave to my wife Hannah the use of my best room, and what part of the kitchen she needs, and the use of 1/3 of lands and meadows during her life. I leave to my son Jonathan 1/2 of my share of the lands on Montauk; Also a strip six rods in width on the north side of my old farm, to begin at the northwest corner, and runing east that width to the place called the Wolf Trap. I leave to my son, Constant Havens, 1/2 of my share of lands on Montauk, and all my lands and meadows in the town of Southampton (except what I shall give to my son Joseph), and he is to pay to his brother, Jonathan Havens, œ100, and to his sister, Sarah King, œ50 and to his sister, Hannah Havens, œ50. I leave to my son, Joseph Havens, a lot on Hog Neck, in Southampton, called Jessups Lot, and 4 acres of meadow on the south part of Long meadow. I leave to my son William a piece of land 200 rods square, that joins the land I have given to my son Jonathan, and likewise the Wolf Trap Lot. I leave to my son, George Havens, all the land south of the land I have given to my son William, with all the housing, and also all the lands I have bought of William Nicolls. I leave to my daughters, Sarah King and Hannah Havens, œ50 each. To my daughter, Jemima Duvall, œ100. To my daughter, Keziah Havens, œ100. All the rest I leave to my wife and children. I make my sons, Jonathan, Constant, and William, executors.
Witnesses, Stephen Pierson, Lemuel Pierson, David Pierson. Proved, August 13, 1748..4  
Death before
13 Aug 1748		 Jonathan I died before 13 August 1748 at Shelter Island,  New York. Possibly on 5 Aug 1748.2,6 
WillProved 13 August 1748 His will was proved at Shelter Island, New York, on 13 August 1748.4

 
Burial Jonathan was buried at South Church Yard in Shelter Island, New York.3
Was Assessor of Shelter Island Town for twelve years. Overseer of the Poor two years and Supervisor one year in 1742.3 

Family Hannah Brown   b. before 1686, d. 4 August 1754
Children  1. Catherine Havens b. c 1706, d. b 17467
  2. Walter Havens b. bt 1707 - 1720, d. 19 Jan 17398
  3. Jonathan II Havens+ b. 29 Jan 1709, d. 1 Nov 17749
  4. Hannah Havens b. bt 1710 - 1725, d. a 17484
  5. Constant Havens+ b. 3 Jan 1713, d. 3 Jan 17614
  6. Joseph Edward Havens+ b. c 1714, d. 31 May 177510
  7. Sarah Havens+ b. c 1715, d. 17904
  8. George Havens b. c 1715, d. c 17734
  9. Kezia Havens+ b. c 1718, d. a 17484
  10. William Havens+ b. c 1719, d. 4 May 17634
  11. Jemima Havens+ b. c 1726, d. c 17614

Citations
  1. [S155] "Havens RI".
  2. [S1308] Download, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~roberts/roots/haven001.htm.
  3. [S183] "Email, no hard copy" , Donna Clark e-mail address December 2001.
  4. [S1308] Download, Ancestry.com New York wills 1744-1758.
  5. [S1308] Download, http://www.my-ged.com/db/page/gardiner/31992.
  6. [S183] "Email, no hard copy" , Vera Stratton Yerington's book on Havens, Olds and other lines..
  7. [S1308] Download, http://www.my-ged.com/db/page/gardiner/31992 gives date.
  8. [S1308] Download, <e-mail address> Ancestry.com http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:a26515&id=I03616 Gives date.
  9. [S1308] Download, Frank Parise <e-mail address> Ancestry.com http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1058778&id=I09434.
  10. [S183] "Email, no hard copy" , Mike Schroeder.
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