JONATHAN WATERS WILL, HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY

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Hunterdon County Wills 581J

Will of Jonathan Waters  1762  Hunterdon County  Probated

In the name of God Amen
I Jonathan Waters of Hopewell in the County of Hunterdon Being of sound mind and 
perfect memory and calling to mind the Certaiinty of Deth and that the time thereof is 
most uncertain Do make and ordaing and Deliver this my Last Will and Testament in 
maner and form following viz
Wherein I Principally and fist of all I Recommend my soul unto the hands of God that 
Gave it and my body I recommend it to the Earth to be Buried in a Chrystain and Decent 
manner at the Disposition of my Executors hereafter mentioned
And as Touching such Personal Estate as God hath --- --- me --- of after my Just Debts ar 
epaid and all my funeral charges are paid I give and Bequeth Comit Dispose and order 
the same as hereafter followeth
I give all my movables to my Son Williiam Waters and to my Dafter Elizabeth to Be 
Equally Devided between them two
Lastly I constitute make ordain and appoint my Son William Waters and Andrew 
Muirhead to be my Executors of this my Last will and Testatment in witness whereof I 
have to this my Last will and Testament set my hand and seal the second day of January 
in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty

Sealed Signed and 
Published as my                 Jonathan Waters
Last will and testament
In Presence of 
Robert Akers
John Davison
Stephen Jones

Robert Akors and John Davison Two of the Witnesses to the within Will being sworn on 
the Honly Evangelists of Almighty God did depose that they saw Jonathan Waters the 
Testator Within named sign and seal the same and heard him publish pronounce and 
declare the Within Instrument to be his last Will and Testament And that at the doing 
thereof the said Testator was of Sound and disposing mind & memory as far as they 
know and as they verily believe and that Stephen Jones the other subscribing Witness was 
present & signed his name as a Witness to the said Will in presence of the said Testator 
and in the presence of each other
                            Robert Akers
                            John Davison
Sworn the 27th day of Septemr 1762  
Theo. Severns Junr

Andrew Muirhead Executor in the Within Testament named being sworn on the Holy 
Evangelist of Almighty God did depose that the within Instrument Contains the last Will 
& Testament of Jonathan Waters the Testator therein named so far as he knows and as he 
Verrilly believes and That he Will Well & Truly performe the same by paying firt the 
Debts of the Said Deceased and then the legacies in the said Testmt. Specified so farr as 
the Goods Chattels, & Credits of the said Decd --- have os shall hereafter Come to his 
knowledge or Possesssion or the possession of any other person or persons for his use 
and Exhibit the same into the perogative office in Burlington & --- --- --- when Lawfully 
required
                            Andrew Muirhead
Swon Sept. 217 1762
Before me Theo. Severns Junr.