DANIEL COATE WILL, BURLINGTON, NJ

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1811  Filed an estate division: found on LDS microfilm 848867 Division of Land, Burlington
1798-1828 Recorded 6 November 1811    Joseph W. McCormick Whereas Daniel Coate late of the
township of Evesham and County of Burlington deceased in his life time and at the time of his
death by force and virtue of sundry conveyances and (assurances?)  in the (law?) to him duly
made and authenticated became seized of and in two hundred and fifty five acres of land situate
in the township of Northampton & County aforesaid as by a late survey of the same recorded in
the surveyor General's office, in the city of Burlington in Lib AA p. 220 will appear and being
so thereof seized departed his natural life intestate. Sinced the alteration of the law
directing the descent of real estate (__?) the twenty-fourth day of May one thousand seven
hundred and eight (smeared page makes it read eighty)   in consequence all his said land and
real estate descended to and vested in Michael Coate, Asahel Coate, Sarah Page wife of Thomas
Page junior, late Sarah Coate, John Coate, and Samuel Coate only children and heirs at law of
the said Daniel Coate.  And the said Thomas Page and Sarah, his wife being so seized of one
equal individed ninth part of all & singular the land aforesaid, sold and conveyed the same in
fee to the said Asahel Coate as by their deed dated the _____ day of _____ one thousand eight
hundred and three as by reference to the same will appear.  And the said John Coate being of
one equal undivided two ninths of all and singular the lands aforesaid sold and conveyed the
same unto the said Asahel Coate in fee by deed dated the _____day of _____ in the year last
aforesaid as by reference to the same will appear.  And whereas the said Michael Coate & Samuel
Coate each of them holding two ninths of the land aforesaid and the said Asahel Coate, in his
own right and by virtue of the conveyances aforesaid holdeth five ninths of the premises
aforesaid and holding the same undivided as tenants in common and being willing and desirous
that a full fair and compleate division of all & singular the lands aforesaid should be made
between them & to prevent all causes of strife and litigation as well as to perpetuate amity
and friendship between them have and by these presents do nominate constitute and appoint
(Nathaniel?) Moore and Job Jones of the said county of Burlington commissioners to divide the
same between them agreeably to the directions of the aforesaid recited act and the division
being so made & authenticated under the hands and seals of the said Commissioners shall be
binding and conclusive on them their heirs and assigns respectfully therein.  In witness
whereof the said Michael Coate, Asahel Coate, and Samuel Coate hath hereunto set their hands
and seals the thirtieth day of May in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred four.
(1804) Following this paper, is another that repeats, almost exactly, the above plus a physical
description of the property and it seems that both of these papers were filed together in 1811.