Hunterdon County NJ Archives Wills.....Johann Philip KAES, November 27, 1754
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Source: State Of New Jersey, Will Number 349j
Written: November 27, 1754

In the Name of God Amen I Phillip Kaes
of the Township of Amwell in the County of Hunterdon in the
Province of New jersey Yeoman Being at this Present time of
sound and perfect memory thanks be to God for the same, Do make
and ordain this my Last will and Testament in manner and form
following viz; First I Commit my soul to Almighty God that gave
it hoping for Pardon and Remission of all my sins Through
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the Earth to be Decently buried at the Discretion of [unreadable]
therein after named, And as Touching the Disposition of all such
Tomporal Estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon
me I give and Dispose Thereof in manner following That is to say
First I will that all my Just Debts which I shall happen to owe
at my decease and funerall Charges be duely paid and satisfyed
out of my personall Estate.  I give unto my Son William Kaes twenty
shillings over and above his share of my Estate ??? bequeathed
in full satisfaction of his Birth Right [unreadable]
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Riding Mare, Three Horses, Three Millch Cows Five sheep one Plow
and Harrow, One Waggon with the Tackling & Geers thereto belonging
and one Bed & bedstead with the furniture and appurtanances Thereto
belonging, two Iron potts One Brass Kettle Three Pewter dishes six
pewter plates all of such as she herself shall Chuse and over and
above I give unto her so much more of My household furniture or
other movable Estate as my Executors shall appraize to be of the Value
of Ten pounds, And the Remaining part of my Personall Estate I will
shall be sold by my Executors at time Convenient [unreadable]
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said Wife Rachel to be [unreadable]
Expressed.  Item I give devise and bequeath unto all [unreadable]
Children (and Grand Children) begotten by my former wife Anna Elizabeth
namely, My son William Kaes, and my Daughters Eva marya
the wife of Paul Koul, Frona Catharina the wife of Henry Winter,
& Elizabeth the wife of Peter Aller, and in the room? of my Daughter

[second page]

Ann deceased, unto her Two Children Phillip and Hendrick Dilts
All that Certain Parcell and Lott of Land being apart of my
Present farm or Plantation now in my possession, Situate Laying
and being in the County aforesaid, to Extend along the Divission
Line of me & Mathys Smith and part of Richard Phillips Line
Running into my Land Upon a Parralel with the aforesaid Lines
to Include One Hundred and seventy Acres of Land and no more
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??? unto them and Each of them Respectively Their
Heires and Assignes for Ever in fee Simple to be Equally divided
between them share and share alike, though always to be understood
that my two Grand Children named are to have but one share between
them and the above premises to be Conveyed to my said Children by
my Executors within Six weeks after my decease and the majority
of my said Children may manage the Divission of that said parcell
of Land as to them shall seem best for the Interest of all herein Concerned
Item I ?? Devise and bequeath the Remaining part of my said
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have or shall happen to have by my Present wife Rachel namely my
Son Hendrich my son Peter my son Phillip & my Daughter Catharina
and such other Child or Children as I shall beget & have by my said wife, unto
them and Each of them Respectively their Heires & assigns
for Ever in fee simple Equally to be Divided amongst them share
and share alike, and if any of the said Children which I have
by my wife Rachel should happen to Dye before they attain the
age of Twenty one years or without Leaving Lawfull Issue
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??? will and Desire that for the support of my Loving wife
Rachel and our Children she shall Enjoy the said Remaining part of
my Plantation whereon I Live unmolested During such term and
time as her youngest Child which she shall have by me then Living
shall arrive to the age of Fourteen years, for Supporting her self and
her said Children but with this Restriction that in Case my said 
wife should remarry in Less than five years after my decease

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Then my will and desire is that she may Enjoy the said Plantation
the full term and time of Five years from the day of my death and
no Longer and at the Expiration thereof I order and will that she
shall peaciably surrender the said plantation with all the Improvements
then standing thereon unto my Executors herein afternamed for the
sole and only benifit and Comfort of my said Children which I shall
have by her.  And that my said wife may take unto herself all what
in Justice belongs to her of Personall improvements & movables, and in
Case my said Wife shall remain unmarried untill my Youngest Child
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??? and in Either ??? it shall happen. Item
I will, order and Direct that my Executors do sel and dispose of all
and Singular the said Remaining part of my Plantation with all the
improvements at Publick Vendue or otherwise And I Do hereby Im-
power and Authorize my Executors hereinafter named to Give Execute
and Deliver good and Sufficent Conveyances in Law to the purchaser
in fee simple, And the moneys arising by such sale together with
what shall be remaining of the personal Estate with the Interest thereon
accrued to be Divided between the said Children which I have by
my said wife ??? share and share alike in manner above said ???
to be paid them respectively as they severally attain the age of
twenty one years or day of marriage and the moneys to be put out
at Intrest for their use & risque untill they severally attain the
age or marry as aforesaid.  Lastly I do hereby nominate Constitute
and appoint my Beloved Brother Peter Young and my son in law
Peter Aller both in Hunterdon County Yoemen and my Loving Friend
William Poppolsdorph Baker of the City of New York to be Executors to
this my Last will and Testament hereby Revoking and Disallowing all
former Wills by me at any time heretofore made and Confirm ??? this
to be my Last will and Testament [torn]
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(signed) Johan Philip Kaes

Signed Sealed published and
Declared by the above named Johan
Phillip Kaes to be his Last will and
Testament in the presence of us who
signed our names in the presence of
the Testator. the Word (upon a Parralel) in
the sixth Line on the second side being first
wrote on ???

(signed) Dirck Schuyler
(signed) Theodr. Van Wyck
(signed) Adolph Bras Junr.

[fourth page]

Be it Remembered that I Johan Phillip Kaes in making my Last
will and testament in the forgoing Lines, had omitted on Paragraph
for the more fully to Explain my True intent and meaning Viz. That
in Case my said Wife Rachel should happen to dye Before the two men-
tioned terms of years Expressed, in my said will Either in Remarriage or in
her Widowhood that then in Either Case my said Executors shall Enter
upon that said Estate Real & personal which is Left to the said Children
??? shall have by my said Wife Rachel, and ??? Dispose 
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aforenamed my widow during the time that my Youngest
Child Living had arrived to the age of fourteen years and
I will and Direct that this al????? shall be as
good and Valid to all intents and purposes ?? the same as is
Entered into the Body of my will any [unreadable]
Contrary thereof Notwithstanding: Witnessing ???
???? with my foregoing will this Twenty seventh
Day of November One thousand seven hundred and fifty four.

(signed) Johan Philip Kaes

Signed Sealed published and
Declared by the above said Johan
Phillip Kaes that it Contains
a part of his foregoing will in
the presence of us --
(signed) Dirck Schuyler
(signed) Theodr. Van Wyck
(signed) Adolph Bras Junr.

Be it Remembered that on the twelfth day of
February One thousand Seven hundred & fifty Six
before me Thomas Bartow duly Authorized to
Prove Wills in New Jersey personally came ???
Adolph Brass Junr. & being Sworn upon the Holy
Evangelist doth Depose that he was present ???
Johan Philip Kaes the Testator in the Last
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at the same time Dirck Schuyler and Theodorus Van Wyck were present and
signed as Witnesses as did he Sign as a Witness in the Testators presence

Be it remembered that on the twentyeth Day of May one thousand Seven Hundred
& fifty Six Before Rob't Ogden duly Authorized to Prove Wills in New Jersey Person
ally Came Dirck Schuyler and Being Sworn on the Holy Evangelist of almighty God
Did Depose that he was present & Saw Johan Phillip Kaes the Testator of the will
and Testament and that at the Doing thereof he was of Sound mind & memory to his
knowledge & as he believes & that at the same time Theod. Van Wych & Adolph
Brass were pre
sent and Signed as Witnesses as he Did also Sign as a Witness in the Testators
Presents
(signed) Dirck Schuyler
??? Sworn Before me
(signed) Rob't Ogden

??? Peter Jung ???? Peter Aller ????
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Sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God
did Depose that the within Instrument [torn]
Contains the true last Will & Testament of
Johan Phillip Kaes the Testator therein Named
so far as they know and as they Verily believe
and that they will Well & Truely performe the
Same by paying first the Debts of the Said Dec'd
and then the Legacies in the said Testament
???, so far as as the Goods Chattels and Credits ???
??? to attend? and that they will ????
and deliver into th Perogative office at Burlington
a True and perfect Inventory of all and Singular
the Goods Chattels & Credits of the Said Deceased
that shall Come to their knowledge or possession
or the the Possession of any other person or persons
for their use and render a just & true account
when Thereunto Lawfully Required
Sworn at Trenton
the 11 day of March 1756

(signed) Johan Jung
(signed) Peter Aller
(signed) Theo. Serviss Junr

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