THOMAS PAGE WILL, BURLINGTON, NJ

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WILL OF THOMAS PAGE  1874
Burlington,NJ

I Thomas Page of Tuckerton in the county of Burlington and state of New Jersey do make and
publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say: Item 1. I
d order and direct that all my just debts and funeral be fully paid and satisfied as soon as
conveniently can be after my decease. Item 2: All that lot of land where I now reside with the
dwelling house and other building and Improvements therein situate on the southerly side of
Main Street in Tuckerton in the county of Burlington and state of New Jersey of which I became
seized by deed from Ebenezer Tucker bearing date the twenty eighth day of April AD one thousand
eight hundred and forty two and recorded in book (unreadable, maybe 6.4 or C.4) of deeds page
487 & in clerks office at Mount Holly.  I do give and devise unto my two daughters Elizabeth G.
Page and Georgiana C. Page to have hold use and enjoy for and during their natural lives and to
the surviving them forward during her natural life and after the death of the survivor of my
said daughters, I do give and devise the same to the lawful issue of my said daughters the
issues each to take their mothers share and if only one leave issue such issue to take the
whole and in case of the death of any such children leaving lawful issue such issue to take
parents share equally between them if more than one but in case both of my said daughters
should die without lawful issue or any descendant of such issue these I do give and devise the
same to my son Richard H. Page or in case of his death to his heirs at law. Item 3. I do give
and bequeath unto my son Richard H. Page all my silverware which I got by his mother and which
is marked with the letters E S B to (unreadable) his heirs and assigns which with the Real
Estate I have given and conveyed to him I consider to be her share of my estate. Item 4: I do
give and bequeath unto my son William A. Page the sum of three hundred dollars to be deemed
payable at the expiration of one year after my decease and it is my will I do order and direct
that whatever account I may have at the time of my decease charged against him on my books of
account shall be nul and void against him. Item 5: All the rest residue and remainder of my
estate, real, personal and mixed whatsoever and wheresoever situate I do give devise and
bequeath unto my two daughters Elizabeth G Page and Georgiana C Page share and share alike to
(unreadable) their heirs and assigns. Lastly – I do nominate constitute and appoint my friend
John R (unreadable could be Stuck,Stach) Executor of this my will hereby revoking and annulling
all former and other wills by me made and declaring this will this only t be my last will and
testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty-fifth
day of November AD one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. Signed sealed published
pronounced and declared by the said Thomas Page to be his last will and testament in the
presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have
subscribed our names hereto as witnesses. Jarvis H. Bartlett, Samuel P. Bartlett, Alfred R.
Bartlett

Transcriber's note:  In the inventory list both Thomas Page and Richard Page are listed as
M.D.'s.