~MY ANCESTOR~
The son of JOSIAH & FRANCES (GRANDSDEN), he married SARAH JAMES on December 15, 1664 in Southamption, LI.

On May 16, 1661 the General Court at Hartford in the Colony of Conn. referenced the court case between Mr. Stanborough plaintiff and John Cooper, Sr., defendant. On the same date at the same meeting: "It is agreed between Capt. Topping, Mr. Halsey, Mr. Stanborough and John Cooper in behalf of all of Southampton unsatisfied about their bounds."
In the will of John Topping: "I do appoint my loving friend, Mr. Peregrine Stanborough... overseers of this my will."

"The last will and Testamt of me Peregrine Stanbrough yoeman of or belonging to S/hampton in ye County of Suffolk upon ye Island of Nassau alias Long Island within ye province of N. York as followeth - First - I having given long since my soul to God & Christ do continue ye same & my body to ye grave where I expect its glorious resurrection to life again at ye last day - My estate as followeth -
1. I give to my beloved wife SARAH...
2. I give to my son JOHN Stanbrough & to his heirs forever...
3. I give to my son JAMES Stanbrough & to his heirs forever...
4. I give to my daughter OLIVE...
5. I give to my daughter HANNAH wife to JOHN LUPTON...and after their death I give it to my grandson JOSIAH LUPTON and to his heirs forever -
6. I give to my daughter MARY ye wife of JONATHAN STRICKLAND twelve acres of land lying next to that willed to my son LUPTON provided JONATHAN STRICKLAND pay to my youngest daughter ANNE nine pounds current money of this Province when ANNE comes of age if not six acres of ye twelve to return to ANNE & her heirs forever but if he pay not my wife that forty pounds I willed to her which he is to pay according to his obligation then I give the other six acres to my son JOHN Stanbrough -
7. I give to my daughter SARAH wife of JAMES HERRICKE...
8. I give to EUNICE my daughter...9. I give to ELIZABETH...
10. I give to ANN my youngest daughter...
I give to my daughter MARTHA and to her daughter ABIGAIL...
I give to my grandson JOSIAH Stanbrough...
I give to my grandson DAVID LUPTON... and I give to HANNAH LUPTON's little child SARAH...
I give to SARAH HERRICKs child...and to RUTHs child...

I constitute my beloved wife Sarah my son John Stanbrough & my son James Stanbrough to be Co. or joint Executors of this my last Will & testamt - I desire my good friends Ebenezer White & Theophilus Howell to be overseers of this my will for ye due performance of ye same for ye ratification & confirmation of this my last Will & Testamt. I do set to my hand & fix my seal this seventeenth of May 1699.

By ye tenor of these prsents Know ye that on ye 2d day of Sept Anno Dom. 1702 at ye Manor of St. Georges in ye County of Suffolk before Coll William Smith Judge of ye Prerogative Court in ye sd County was proved and approved ye lst Will & testamt of Peregrine Stanburgh late of S/hampton in ye sd County deceased on ye 15 day of Jan 1701/02. "

Complete copy found on pgs. 233-238 Early Long Island Wills of Suffolk County 1691-1703 by William S. Pelletreau, A.M. printed 1897.