Richard Furman's Will and Inventory, Hunterdon Co, NJ 1752

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I Richard Furman of the Township of Trenton being weak in body but of Sound and 
Perfect Memory Praise be given to almighty God for the same, And as for my 
Temporal Estate Knowing the Uncertainty of this life Do make and ordain this to 
be my last will and testament in manner following, First I will that my Just 
Debts and funeral expences be paid by my Executors hereafter named
Imprimis: I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah Furman all my Movable 
Estate excepting the legacies therein named also the house wherein my son Josiah 
Furman now Dwells, whe paying all my Debts that his to say the house During her 
widdowhood,
Item  I give and bequeath to my beloved sons Jonathan and Josiah Furman all my 
lands and Plantation and buildings to be equally divided between them as they 
come of age, unless that piece on the five Mile --- --- my son Jonathan's part 
to be paid to him --- to Harts land & they paying --- --- --- of six pounds a 
year and finding her firewood during her Widdowhood.I give and bequeath unto my 
beloved son Francis Furman the interest of Sixty pounds a year During his life 
to be Paid by my sons Jonathan and Josiah Furman out of the plantation -
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Daughter Sarah Closon the sum of ten 
Pounds Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Mary Clarke the sum of 
five Pounds
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Elizabeth Kitchen the sum of 
five pounds all which last name dis to be paid by my Executors hereafter named 
in one Year after my Decease to be paid out of my movable Estate, and I do 
hereby nominate and appoint my beloved sons Jonathan Furman and Josiah Furman 
And Joseph Decow or the Survivors of them to be my Executors of this my last 
Will and Testament And I do herreby revoke and Disavow all former wills and 
Testaments made and this and no other to be my last will and Testament In 
Whitness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this thirteenth day of 
february in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty two.  Anno 
=1752
Signed Sealed Published 
and Declared by the Testator 
to be his last Will and Testament 
in the presence of 
                                     Richard Furman
Saml Tucker Junr.
Elijah Bond
Hezediah Howell

An invenotry of the Goods Chattles Rights & Credits of Richard Furman Late of 
Trenton Deceasd. Taken this Nineteenth Day of Novemr in the Year of our Lord one 
thousand Seven hunderd and fifty Seven by us the Subscribers
To purs and apparl                                         17:8;10
To 4 beds sheeting & muslinen                              41:0:0
To Cattle horses seep and hogs                             35:12:6
To Sundry farmer --- houshold goods hay corn & lumber      53:9:8
To Svt. Grisl time & bond & outstanding Debts              72:4:9
aprised by Capt. Tindal & Jos. Green                      219:8:2
Inventory continued by Jno. Burroughs & Stpn. Laning        2:16:3
      16 1/2 yds wol cloth 3/                               2:95:6
      cash
To sundrys apraised January 6 6th 1758
                 224.18.11            Joseph Tindall
                                      Stephen Laning