Philip Phillips' Will, Hunterdon Co, NJ 1740

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Philip Phillips Will 	Lib. 4 p. 257

In the Name of God Amen The Twenty Second day of August in the year of Our Lord 
God One Thousand Seven Hundred and fourty I Philip Phillips Senr of Maidenhead in 
the County of Hunterdon In the Province of West Jersey Yeoman being very Sick and 
Weal in Body but of Perfect mind and Memory Thanks be given unto God, Therefore 
calling to mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing it is appointed for all men to Die, 
Do make ordain this my Last will and Testament.  That is to say Principally and first of 
all, I Give and recommend my soul unto the hands of God that gave it, and for my body I 
recommend it to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian Like and Decent manner, at the 
Discretion of my Executors hereafter Named no thing 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 and Dispose in the Following Manner and Form......
Imprimus  It is my will that all my just debts be paid out of my Movable Estate by my 
Executors
Item  I give and bequeath unto my oldest Son Philip Phillips the Sum of Twenty Shillings 
to be --- out of my Movable Estate to be paid him one year after my Decease
I give and bequeath unto my Son Abner Phillips a piece of Land Lying on the --- the 
Kings Road Beginning at the Old house corner and so Down land Hunt Line, Twelve 
Acre, to him his heirs and Assigns forever
I Give and Bequeath unto my Son Samuel Phillips my mantion Dwelling house and 
Plantation when he shall come to the age of Twenty One Years to him his heirs and 
Assigns For Ever, It is also my will that my said son Samuel Phillips shall pay unto my 
youngest son John Phillips when he shall come to the ag o f Twenty one years the Sum of 
Thirty Pound Proclamation money 
I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Esther Phillips the Sum of Twenty Pounds 
Proclamation money to be paid unto her at the day of Mariage Either in money or other 
Goods, And it is also further my will that my Daughter Ruth Phillips to have Twenty 
Pound Proclamation money, paid unto her by my Exrs. at the day of mariage Either in 
money or goods
It is my will that my son John Phillips to remain with my son Samuel Phillips Till he 
comes to the age of Sixteen then to be putt out by my Executors to Learn some good 
Trade
I give unto my well beloved wife Elizabeth Phillips the sum of Fifty Pounds 
Proclamation to be --- out of my Movable Estate and To have the best Room in my 
mantion dwelling --- to Live in so Long as she shall remain my widow
It is also my will & I do nominate and appoint my Loving wife Elizabeth Phillips 
Together with my son Philip Phillips junr to be my Executors to this my Last will and 
Testament and & Do hereby utterly Disallow revoke and Disannull all and every other 
former Testament will Legacies and Executors by me in any ways before This Time 
named willed and Bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last 
will & Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & seal the day and 
year above ---
								Philip Phillips
Sealed Published Pronounced
and Declard by the said Philip
Phillips his Last will and Testament in the presence of 
us the subscribers
Samuel Hunt
John Van Cleve
Lewis Charles Fanuiel