JAN JACOBUSSE WILL, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

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Will of Jan Jacobusse
Essex Co., New Jersey
5815-5816G, B. 26, p. 426
Will written 3 Dec 1783 and proved 25 Dec 1783


In the name of God Amen, I Jan Jacobusse, eldest son of Henry 
Jacobusse of Essex County, State of New Jersey, farmer, being at 
present very weak of body but of a sound disposing mind, memory and 
understanding, willing to settle my earthly estate before it shall 
please God to call me hence in whose hands I bequeath my soul, have 
thought proper to make and ordain this my last will & testament as 
follows.  First, I request to have a Christian burial and my will is 
that all my funeral charges and just debts be paid.

Secondly, I give and bequeath my grandson John Jacobusse the eldest 
son of my eldest son Derck Jacobusse one horse being a gelding known 
and called by the family by the name of the blue gelding aged about 
four years in bar of every other claim or protest he may have or make 
to any other part of my estate.

Item, my will is and I give devise and bequeath unto my two sons now 
living by name, Hendh. Jacobusse and Jacobus Jacobusse, to them their 
heirs and assigns forever, the farm whereon I at present reside 
situated lying and being on the bridge of the mountains in Essex 
County, State of New Jersey, being ninety acres more or less which I 
purchased of David Ogden Esq., as well appear by the deed dated April 
the tenth May 1770 to each of them an equal quantity of acres, only 
my will is that my son Hendh. have his part on the south side, so far 
as to include the house we at present reside in, but then my will is 
that my said son Hendrick assist his brother Jacobus in building a 
house on his part of said farm equal to or like that part of my house 
in which Hendrh. at present resides of stove and furnished as far as 
that is furnished, and that until said house is built and so far 
completed my son Jacobus shall reside in and keep possession of that 
part of my house in which I at present live, enjoy the liberty of 
reaping so much of the fruit of the orchard as will suffice his 
family till the orchard he shall plant bears fruit, and also such 
other privileges as are necessary to his enjoying said house 
peaceably.  My will further is that my above named sons Hendr. & 
Jacobus, their heirs, executors, administrators in consideration of 
my bequeathing them said --- do well and truly pay or cause to be 
paid unto my daughters Altjea, the widow of John Devore, Fitjea, the 
wife of Jacob Van Ryson, Catherine, the wife of Maurice Maidrice, 
Jannetje, the wife of Cornelius Jacobusse, to each of them their 
heirs or assigns, the sum of ten pounds lawful money of this state 
within eighteen months after my decease.

Item, my will is and I give devise and bequeath unto my above named 
sons Hendrick & Jacobus to them their heirs and assigns forever, all 
my part, right title and interest in and to the real estate left me 
by my father Hendrick Jacobusse in company with my brothers as well – 
by his will, which estate remains still undivided, they paying in 
consideration thereof to each of my above named daughters their heirs 
or assigns, the sum of five pounds current money of the state within, 
eighteen months after they shall have got possession of the same or 
received the value thereof.

Lastly, my will and I give and bequeath all the remainder of my 
estate both real and personal amongst my named children, namely, 
Hendh., Jacobus, Altjea, Fitjea, Catherine and Jannetjea, share and 
share alike to them, their heirs and assigns for ever.  And I do 
hereby constitute, nominate and appoint my loving children Hendh. and 
Jacobus Jacobusse to be the executors of this my last will and 
testment, revoking all of the wills by me made.  In testimony whereof 
I have hereunto let my hand & seal this third day of December, in the 
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three.

Signed, sealed and declared in the presence of us by the Testator to 
be his last will and testament to which we saw him and each other put 
their names.
Garret Abect
Jacob Vreland
Henry Jacobusse


Jacob Vreland and Henry Jacobusse, two of the witnesses to the 
written will being duly sworn according to law, do depose and say 
that they saw Jan Jacobusse the testator therin named sign and seal 
the same and heard him publish, pronounce and declare the within 
writing to be his last will and testment and that at the doing 
thereof the said testator was of sound and disposing mind and memory 
as far as these despondents know and as they verily believe.
Sworn at Newark, Dec 25th, 1783
Before me, Alex Maewhorter, Surrogate

Sworn at Newark, Dec 29th 1783, before me, Alex Maewhorter, Surrogate
Hendrick Jacobusse and Jacobus Jacobusse, sole executors in the – 
testament, being duly sworn according to law, did depose and say, 
that the writing instrument is the true last will and testament of 
Jan Jacobusse, the testator therein named, as far as they know and as 
they verily believe, that they will well and truly perform the same, 
by paying first the debts of the deceased and then the legacies in 
the said testament decried so far as the goods, chattels and --- of 
the said deceased can thereunto --- and that they will make and 
exhibit unto the prerogative office of the State of New Jersey a true 
and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and –-- 
its of the said deceased, that have or shall -- to  their knowledge 
or --- --- or to the --- of any other --- or --- for their use and 
under --- --- --- thereunto ----.

Hendrick Jacobusse, his mark