Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I. 1670-1730; Gloucester County, NJ Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by Cyndie Enfinger http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************* NOTE: I do NOT have copies of the full Wills. To order a copy, please write to New Jersey State Archives 225 West State Street-Level 2 P.O. Box 307 Trenton, NJ 08625-0307 Send $5 for each Will requested (make check out to New Jersey State Archives). Be sure to include the name and Liber no. or Will book reference for each Will requested. Please consider transcribing the full Will once received and contributing it to the NJGenWeb Archives. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I. 1670-1730 (1901) 1719 May 27. Addomes, Addoms, Jonathan, of Great Egg Harbour, of Gloster Co., yeoman; will of. Wife Barber (Barbara); children-Jonathan, John, Abbigel, Marget, Rebecca, Sarah, Marey, Dina, Feabe. Real and personal estate. Executors-the wife and Peter White, of Egg harbour. Witnesses-Daniel Ingersull, Elizabeth Ingersull, Thomas Green. Proved Uune 7, 1727. Lib. 2, p. 431 1726-7 Feb. --. Inventory of the personal estate, £128, attested by Barbara Addoms (Adams), one of the executors. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1727 Sept. 26. Alberson, John, of Gloucester Co., inventory of the personal estte, £72.2, made by Abraham Alberson and Joseph Low. 1727 Sept. 30. Bond of his widow, Hannah Alberson, as administratrix of the estate, John Hugg fellow bondsman. Lib. 2, p. 442 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1719-20 5th d. 11th m. (Jan.). Alberson, William, of Newton, Gloucester Co.; will of. Wife Ester; children-William, John, Jane, Mary, the last two under 21; wife’s daughter Hester. Home farm on Fork Creek, opposite to John Mickle’s and adjoining Thomas Dennis, brother Abraham, Joseph Lowe and Heirs of John Dennis, 300 acres on Egg harbor Road, personal property. The wife sole executrix. Witnesses-Thomas Dennis, Thomas Dennis, junior, Thomas Sharp. Proved April 19, 1720. Lib. 2, p. 139 1720 18th d. 2d m. (April). Inventory of the personal estate, £296.--, incl. plate and cash, £3.-, beds and furniture, £50.-, other household goods, £100.-, made by Jeremiah Bate and Thomas Sharp. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1716 Dec. 7. Appleton, Richard, of Gloucester Co.,; will of, probated. Burlington Records, Reversed Side. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1727 Oct. 9. Ashbrook, John, of Gloucester Co.; will of. Present wife Mary; children-Aaron, John, James, son-in-law Daniel Hillman. Land in Deptford Township, home farm of 156 acres, bought of John Hugg, land brought of Philipp Howell; personal estate. The wife sole executrix. Witnesses-Samuel Collins, Charity Chew, Amos Ashead. Proved Oct. 12, 1730. Lib. 3, p. 116 1729-30 Feb. 13. Inventory of the personal estate, £96.9.6, made by William Sharp and John Thomson. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1712-13 March 18. Aureen, Jonas, of Raccoone Creek, Gloucester Co. Power of attorney, given by Lydia, widow of, to Peter Long, chief and principal creditor, to take out letters of administration in N.J. 1712-13 March 19. Inventory of the personal estate, £45.5.-, made by George Simpson and John Friend. 1713 May 22. Account of the estate by Peter Long, who makes the estate indebted to him for £4.7.-. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1716 Oct. 30. Badcock, Jacob, of Gloucester Co., husbandman; will of; divides personal estate between William Hunt, aunt Mary Dolle, Tobias Holloway, brother- in-law John Cock, the last named being made executor. Witnesses--Frances Collins, Samuel Shivers. Proved December 15, 1716. Lib. 2, p. 75 1716 Dec. 15. Inventory of the personal estate, £37.11.9; made by George Hamuck and Robrd Champin. 1717 Dec. 14. Account of the estate by the executor, John Cock, showing payments to John Dole, John Walker, Elin cox, Richard Townsend, Thomas Chakley, John Wright, Sarah Michell, Ezeakell Sidells and John Keyn. Last Updated 12/9/2007 This file is located at http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/gloucester/wills/wills01.txt