GIDEON ROWZER WILL, HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY

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Will of Gideon Rowzer

In the Name of God Amen the fourteenth day of February in the year of
our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred and Eightythree I Gideon Rowzer of
the Township of amwell in the county of Hunterdon and State of west new
Jersey yet being sick and very weak of body But of a Sound and Disposing
mind and memory Thanks be given to God therefore calling to mind the
mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once
to Die Do make and ordain this my last will and testament and Desire it
may be received by all as such that is to say principally and first of
all I recommend my Soul into the hand of almighty God that gave it and
as for my body I do recommend it too the Earth to be buried in a
Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executor
hereinafter mentioned and named.nothing Doubting but at the general
resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God
and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to
bless me in this life I Give Devise Bequeath and Dispose of the same in
the manner and form (viz) and first I will that all my Just and Lawfull
Debts and funeral charges shall be paid out of the money arising from my
personal Estate I ____  I give and bequeath unto my beloved grandson
Henry Rowzer eldest son to my beloved son Mertin Rowzer Dec. who I
acknowledge to be my eldest son and heir by law to my estate the sum of
five shillings in gold or silver to be paid to him by my executor when
he arrives to the age of twenty one years in consideration of his birth
right. Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Catherine
Keever and to her heirs and assigns forever the sum of one Hundred
pounds over and above what I have already given her to be paid to her in
gold silver in eighteen months after my decease. Item I give and
bequeath unto my beloved daughter Elisabeth Moor and to her heirs and
assigns forever one Hundred pounds over and above what I have already
given her to be paid unto her in gold or silver in eighteen months after
my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved son John Rowzer the
sum of five pounds to be paid to him in gold or silver in eighteen
months after my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved
daughter Hannah Jones and to her heirs and assigns forever the sum of
one hundred and fiftey pounds over and above what I have already given
her to be paid to her in gold or silver in eighteen months after my
decease. Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Jacob Rowzer and
to his heirs and assigns forever the plantation wheron I now live with
all it appurtenances and also the horse and mare which is well known by
being called his horse and mare. Item further my will is that all my
personal or moveable Estate shall be sold at public sale as soon after
my decease as is decent conveniency will admit in order to raise money
to pay the above recited legacies Item further if after the above
recited legacies are paid out of the amount of the sale of the movable
estate there should be any overplus money yet remaining all such
overplus money shallbe paid to my three daughters in a proportionable
dividend to each legatee according to each of the daughters legacy but
no addition to the boys legacies. Item lastly I do constitute ordain and
appoint my beloved son Jacob Rowzer devize in this my last will and
testament and James Jones my loving son in law both of Amwell above
aforesaid my whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament
. And I do hereby uterly _____ revoke and ______  ___________
_________ and forever wills testament legacies and executed by me before
this time made. willed and bequeathed rectifying and conferming this and
no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand ans seal the day and year first above written. Sign
sealed published and pronounced and declared by the Gideon Rowzer as his
last will and testament in the presence of us the subscribing witnesses.

          his
            Gideon     Rowzer
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Peter Rettinghousen
Daniel Howell
Uriah Bonham
1783, March 11. Inventory, £414.19.4, made by Uriah Bonham "d


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