Monmouth County NJ Archives Wills.....BENNIT/BENNET, John [1831-1840]
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  Source: Undated Will Of John Bennit
  Written: [1831-1840]
  
  I John Bennit (the son of Jacob Bennit) of the township of Shrewsbury in the 
  County of Monmouth and the State of New Jersey, being sick and weak of body 
  but sound of mind, and __ ing memory calling to mind it is appointed for man 
  once to die, and as touching this property has pleased God to help me with, I 
  do make, constitute and order, this my last will and testament in manner of 
  form as follows:  In the first place I order my funeral charges and just debts 
  paid , in the second part I order my Executor hereafter named, as soon as 
  convenient after my demise, to make a tender of my moveable property justly 
  and with the monies remaining therefrom to pay off the same, that then to sell 
  a part of the real property, such as they think best to satisfy such 
  deficiency, in the third place I give and bequeath to my wife Elizabeth Bennit 
  all the land property that I possess except the lots hereafter bequeathed to 
  Daniel Bennit, Elias Bennit, and Edward Bennit for and during her lifetime, 
  with the house where I live with all the buildings and appurtenances there 
  unto belonging and after her death, the said property to be sold and equally 
  divided among my children and grand children, in the  fourth place I give and 
  bequeath to my son Daniel Bennit one acre of land on which his house stands, 
  fifthly I give and bequeath to my son Elias Bennit one acre of land on which 
  his house now stands, sixthly I give to my son Edward Bennit one acre of land 
  on which his house now stands, seventhly I give to my son John Bennit died, 
  children their fathers dividend, eightly I give and bequeath to my son Jacob 
  Bennits children their fathers dividend all such dividend to be equally 
  divided among them share and share alike, ninethly and lastly I nominate and 
  appoint my trusty friend John Ely my executor to this,  my last will and 
  testament.  I hereby verify this for my last will and testament disallowing 
  and annulling all former wills and testaments published announced and declared 
  in those presence.  Signed sealed published and declared in the presence
                       John Bennit
  Wm B Parker
  ______  Lawrence
  William Lawrence
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  Will is part of the Peter Knott Collection, Monmouth County Archives.  It is 
  signed by John Bennit but not dated
  
  This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/njfiles/
  
  [Added by archivist]
  
  Census Year: 1840   State: New Jersey   County: Monmouth   Page No: 299
   Division: Shrewsbury Township 
                                               |                      Male                     |  
 LINE | Firstname       Lastname               |   5  10  15  20  30  40  50  60 70 80 90 00 . |   
======|========================================|===============================================|
   13 | Edward          Bennet                 |   1   1           1                           | female 70-80 living with Edward
   14 | Elias           Bennet                 |       2               1                       |  
   16 | Daniel          Bennet                 |                           1                   | 

  NOTE: John involved in a land transaction 1831, but not on 1840 census.