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ALLEN, Calap 1713 ALLEN, Jedidiah 1712 ALLIN, George 1714 APELLGATE, Daniell Senior 1710 BOELL, Thomas 1711 BROWN, Nicholas 1714 CAMMICK, Nathaniell 1710 CHESEMAN, William 1711 COOK, Benjamin 1710 COOK, Steven 1712 DRUMMOND, Robert 1710 EATTON, Thomas 1712 EDWARDS, Abiah 1714 HAMTON, David 1710 HANCE, John 1710 HENDRICKSON, William 1711 HOFFMIER, Samuell 1712 HUITT, Thomas 1710 INNESS, Alexander 1713 LAMBERT, Edward 1714 LAING, William 1711 LENARD, John 1712 LOWRY, Thomas 1714 MILLIAGE, Thomas 1714 MILNER, Nathaniel 1713 OAKLEY, Mary 1712 REIDFORD, Samuell 1711 TAYLOR, Edward 1710 THORP, John 1714 WALL, Jarat 1711 WEST, Joseph 1714 WHITE, Thomas 1712 WORTH, William 1710 ____________________________________________________ DRUMMOND, ROBERT "of Shrowsbery," Mon. Co., "yeoman, being in helthy of body." Dated Feb. 6, [?] "One thousand seven hundred and." Proved by oath of John Dennis, wit., before Jeremiah Bafs, Esqr., Shrewsbury, Sept. 8, 1710. Gives: "to my loveing father James Drummond merchant in preston pans in Scotland the Soume of thirtie pounds "silver money And if he be deceast to my brother John Drummond And I give ... him all my Lands ... And if my said brother be deceased without airs of his owen body Then the land shal be .... & remaine My uncle "Gavine Drummond his airs .... he or they payeing to my sister Grisell the soume of one hundered fourtie "pound on half being on her demand aither by her self or her heirs or by any haveing orders from her or them and the "other half a year after And the said Gavine is to be my sol exer. only excepting what is afore excepted"; "to my uncles "wife two milch cows And to his sone Gavine Drummond a mear heifer calf and sow"; "To his sone Robert on heiffer "on mear and a two year old gray horse." "To his daughter Isobell on two year old heifer." "To his daughter Sarra "on two year old heifer." "To his daughter Rebecka two year old heifer"; "to his sone John on mear and sister ." "All my other goods chattells & credits to my fd uncle But if my fd Brother or his heirs ... of his body appear "not and claime the land within seven years nixt ensueing then my fd uncle Gavine & his heirs shal enjoy all my land "... payeing the said soume thus One hundred & ten pounds to my fd brother or his heirs and thirty pounds to my "said sister." [The last clause seems to contradict the preceding bequests.] Wits.:                                        ROBERT DRUMMOND [his mark]      John Denes [his mark]      Dauid Stout      William woolley  Oath of Executor, Gawen Drumond, before Jeremiah Bafs, Esqr., Shrewsbury, 8th Sept., 1710. ____________________________________________________ APELLGATE, DANIELL, fenior, of midletowne, Co. of Mon. Dated Oct. 15, 1709. Proved by dec.of John Newman, Thomas Shepherd and Thomas Applegate, wits., before Jeremiah Bafs, Esq., Middletowne, 7th, 7ber, 1710. Gives: "to my two Eldeft fons John and Jacob Apellgat fix fhillings to Each ...."; "to my two yongeft fons "Bartholmew and Ebenezer one fhilling to Each ..."; "to my fouer dauthers Sufana hanah and Mary and Rebeckah "one fhilling to Each ..."; "to my Loueing wife Rebeckah all the Reft ... of my Eaftate Reall and perfonall "to her and ... her heirs and I do ordaine ... my wife Executor ..." DANIELL APELLGAT [his mark] Wits.: John newman [his mark] Thomas Shepard Thomas appelgat Oath of Executrix, Rebeckah Applegate, before Jeremiah Bafs, Esq., Middletowne, 7th, 7ber, 1710. ____________________________________________________ APELLGATE, daniell fenior, of midletowne, Co. of Mon. Dated Oct. 15, 1709. Proved by dec. of John Newman, Thomas Shepherd and Thomas Applegate, wits., before Jeremiah Bafs, Esq., Middletowne, 7th, 7ber, 1710. Gives: "to my two Eldeft fons John and Jacob Apellgat fix fhillings to Each ...."; "to my two yongeft fons "Bartholmew and Ebenezer one fhilling to Each ..."; "to my fouer dauthers Sufana hanah and Mary and Rebeckah "one fhilling to Each ..."; "to my Loueing wife Rebeckah all the Reft ... of my Eaftate Reall and perfonall "to her and ... her heirs and I do ordaine ... my wife Executor ..." Wits.:                                       DANIELL APELLGAT [his mark]      John newman [his mark]      Thomas Shepard      Thomas appelgat  Oath of Executrix, Rebeckah Applegate, before Jeremiah Bafs, Esq., Middletowne, 7th, 7ber, 1710. ____________________________________________________ TAYLOR, EDWARD Estate of Edward TAYLOR. RENOUNCEMENT of ADMINISTRATOR. "Middleton: the 7th, 7ber, 1710. "I Edward Taylor Eldest fon of Edward Taylor deceafed doe hereby Relinquish my Rieght of Administration to "my deceafed fathers Estate to George Taylor second fon of the faid Edward Taylor ..." EDWARD TAYLOR [his mark] "Middleton the 7th, 7ber, 1710. "Then appeared before me Jeremieh Bafse Esqr, George Taylor second fon of Edward Taylor & praying for administration on the estate of his faid father it was granted ..." Red [Recd?] 7 Dols J. Bafs Wits.: [?] George Taylor Edward Taylor|(???)eantys [?] [guarantys?] Wm Taylor | ____________________________________________________ HUITT, thomas of the town of Shrewsbury, Co. of Mon., Gent., "being in good health." Dated Jan. 24, 1705. Proved by oath of Samuell Child and Samuell Dennis, wits., that they saw John Hance, Junr, sign; before Robert Hunter, Esqr, Gov. of Pr. of N. J., Burlington, Dec. 19, 1710. Gives: "unto my Loving wife Faith Huitt all that ... Land and Meadow Scituate ... in ... Shrews"bury ... together with all hovses, Edifies, buildings ... and Appurtenances ... whereon I now live "... said land is ... bounded in ye patent thereunto belonging bearing Date the Sixth Day of December one "thousand Six hundred Eighty & one Excepting ye peece of meadow lying in the great meadow mentioned in the sd pattent "During her Natural life And after her ... Decease ... unto mine and her Davghter Sarah Lippincott to "her & to her heirs ..."; "unto my sd Daughter Sarah one Negro Girl Call'd Easter and ten pounds in Silver money "one breeding mare and ten Sheep ... also ... one feather bed with all the furniture thereunto belonging, "after her Mothers Decease"; "unto Mary Davis all that ... Land and Meadow Scituate .. in Shrewsbury "... Lying between Francis Jackson's land and a highway that parts ye sd land on the west Side from John Hances "land So long as She ... doth live unmarryed af it is .... bounded in ye pattent ... bearing Date "the one and twentieth day of may one thousand Six hundred Ninty four; And after her ... Decease or is married "... to Joseph Huitt ye Son of the sd mary Davis to him and .. his heirs ..."; "unto my Said Daughter "Sarah Lippincott to her and to her heirs ... four acres and an half of Salt meadow lying in the Great Meadow lying "Next the Creek being part of ye meadow mentioned in ... pattent belonging to ye plantation that I now live on. "The Rest of my Salt meadow that lyes in the great Meadow ... to ... Said Joseph Huitt the Said mary "Davis her Son to him and to his heirs ... Also ... unto ... Said Joseph Huitt ten pounds Currant "Silver Money one horse, one mare, one Cow five Sheep one Small Gun my Sword and Cane and all my wearing Cloaths "and apparel"; "unto ... Sd mary Davis twenty pounds in Currant Silver money one feather bed and all the furni"ture thereunto belonging two Cows & five Sheep"; "unto patience ye Eldest Daughter of the Sd mary Davis one Negro boy "Call'd Silas and ten pounds ... Current Silver money one heifer two or three years old and five Sheep"; "unto "the Said mary Davis her Daughter Mercy alfo one Negro boy Call'd Peter ten pounds in the like Silver money ... "one heifer and five Sheep"; "unto the Said Mary Davis her Davghter Deborah one Negro boy Call'd Stephen ten pounds "in the like Currant money ... one cow and five Sheep"; "... that my man oliver shall gett and provide "... for Shee the Said mary davis and her Children fire wood and thirty bushels of Corn yearly ... During "my wife faith's life and for five years to come after her Decease"; "unto my wife Faith huitt all my hovsehold goods & "utensils and Stock upon my farm I now live on not already bequeathed ... only for her ... use ... "During her natural life not to Sell nor other wise to dispose of them my white man Robert Edmonds his time to Come "my man oliver and Befs his wife alfo During her life and after the Decease of my wife Faith the Said Befs ... unto "the Sd mary Davis And ... Befs's Children not already bequeathed ... unto ... Said Joseph Huitt "and also my man oliver after the Expiration of the time ... of his So providing fire wood and Corn as aforesd I "then Give him ... oliver his Fredom"; "all my goods and Chattels ... bequeathed to faith my wife ... "after her Decease ... to my Daughter Sarah Lippincott the one half and to ... mary davis the other half "Equally to be Divided ... as they shall agree between themselves, but if they ye Said women cannot agree then "two Men to be Indefferently Chosen by them both to end the Defference between them"; "if it shall happen at any time "... any ambiguity Doubt or question to ... Arise by Reason of the Imperfect or Defect of or in any the words "and Claves and Sentences ... in this my ... will ... [for the] better Explanation Interpretation "... of the Said Doubt ... I will that my executors ... or Some one or more of my Intimate and honest "Acquaintance Shall Expound ... according to their wisdom ..." Nominates "my trusty and Loving Friends Mr. Lewis Morris Esqr and Mr. John Leonard Gent. and Samll Dennis "Husbandman overseers and Executors of ... my ... will ... Containing four Sheets of small paper." " .. I ... have ... Sett my hand to every Sheet thereof and Seall to the last Sheet." Wits.:                                     THOMAS HUITT      Samvell Child      John Hance Junier      Saml Dennis  Oath of Executors, Samll Dennis and Lewis Morris, before Robert Hunter, Esqr., Gov., Burlington, 19th Dec., 1710. Oath of Executor, John Leonard, before Robert Hunter, Esq., Gov., Burlington, 30th of xber, 1710. ____________________________________________________ HANCE, JOHN of the Towne of Shrewfberry, Mon. Co., yeoman, "Being Antient & Crafey." Dated 24th of 1st mo., "called March," 1707. Proved by oath of Hugh Jackfon, that he saw Ralph Allen and Remembrance Lypincote sign; before Robert Hunter, Esqr, Gov. in Chief, Burlington, Jan. 27, 1710, and by dec. of Executor Ifaac Hance. Gives: "vnto my fon John Hance after my defeafe twelue fhillings in Mony to be paid vnto him in Conuenient time "after my defeafe by my Executrix"; "vnto my fon Ifaak Hance After the Defeafe of my felfe & my Wife All my ... "vpland & Meadow Land Sittuate ... in the faid Shrowfbery wch I now liue on together with all the houfe & houf"ings vpon ye fd ... land orchards fences & all other ... Aduantages ... vnto him ... his "heires ..."; "that Samuell Childe fhall Inioy his buildings heare on my land & the benefit of his Laber as Long "as he feeth Caufe without any Moleftation"; "vnto my daughter Mary Antrom Eight pound in mony to be paid vnto "her in Conuenient time aft-- (???)eafe by my Executrix ..."; "vnto my Daughter Elizabeth Worthly Eight "pound in Mony"; "vnto my Daughter Deborah Corleis Ten pound in Mony"; "vnto my Daughter Judeth Hardman "Ten pound in Mony Thefe Legifees ... to be payd by my Executrix ... in Conuenient time after my Defeefe ..."; "that my Executrix pay fiue pound in Siluer Mony vnto Tobiah Hanfon in perfcatoway in new eng"land; in Conuenient time after my defeece." "Remainder of my Moneys, Bonds bills Reall & parfonall Eftate .... vnto my Loueing wife Elizabeth Hance "whome I Nominate ... to be my Executrix & Alfo ... nominate ... my son Ifaak Hance to be Ex"ecutor with his Mother ..." JOHN HANCE Wits.: Ralph Allen hugh Jackfon Remembrance Lippincott Oath of Executor, Isaac Hance, before Robert Hunter, Esqr., Gov., Burlington, 27th Jan., 1710. ____________________________________________________ COOK, BENJAMIN of ffreehold, Co. of Mon., yeoman, "being very fick and weak in body." Dated May 21, 1709. Proved by dec. of Richard Clark, wit., that he saw William Laing and antony fadowfky fign; before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Feb. 27, 1710. Gives: "to Nicolas my beloved fon all ... my lands Meffuages and tenements ... and ... his "heirs ... he paying to my fons each of them viz: Thomas & david fyftie pounds at ye value of eight fhill pr ounce "troy ..."; "to Anna my beloved daughter twenty pounds of lyke money ... and lykways two Cows to be "payed and delivered by my fon Nicolas when he fhall com to ye age of three and twenty; he fhall pay ten pounds & "one Cow & when four & twenty ten pounds & a Cow ... I ordain that when he fhall com to twenty fix years "... he fhall pay to his brother Thomas twenty five pounds & when he fhall come to ... twenty feaven he "fhall pay to his brother david twenty-five pounds and at twenty eight to his brother Thomas twenty-five pounds and "at twenty nyne to his brother david twenty five pounds of like money ..."; "in cafe any of thefe three viz Anna, "Thomas or david fhall die with out iffue their portion fhall ffall to my fon Nicolas"; "to my beloved wife bridget all my moveable goods houfhold plenifhing [?] and foums of money owing to me with ye [interest?] excep on ye ground fhe educating "and mantaining my Children and paying my juft debts & Together with Nicolas Stephens and John Campbell I conftitut "and ordain my Executrix and Exers." BENJAMINE COOK [his mark] Wits.: Wm Laing Antony Sadowsky Richard Clarke "this on ye margen viz: wt the ufe of the plantation during her widdow hood and wt ye previledg of the houfe and "barn." Oath of Executors, Nicholas Stephens and John Campbell, before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, 27th Feb., 1710. Oath of Executrix, Bridget, "late wife of ye fd Benyamin Cook," before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, 26th March, 1711. ____________________________________________________ LAING, WILLIAM "of ffreehold," Co. of Mon., "planter, being found of body." Dated May 24, 1709. Proved by oath of Timothy Loyd and John Ronnell, wits., before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Feb. 27, 1710. Gives: "to my beloved Brother Alexr Laing Mr of Arts Master of the Scool In the Cannongate, Edinbrough In Brittain all ... my Lands, Meffuages and tenements by him his heirs ... ffreely to be poffeffed"; "to my well be"loved friends John Brown, John Campbell Charl-- Gordon [Name scratched out and the preceding three inserted] of ffreehold yeo-ma- my Beft horfe & all rydeing furniture thereto belonging, whom I ... Constitute my only & fole Execu"tors"; "to my Beloved Cufign Alexr Laing Mr of Arts & Mr of the School at Leith In Brittain all my houfhold Goods "and moveables ...." "I ... give five pounds to be Levied out of my Estate toward building a Church "In ffreehold." [On margin of will the following:] "... to my Beloved Brother George Laing of old Aberden mert his fon or fones all the fums of Money due & oweing to me In Brittaine as the faid Alexr Laing Mr of the School in Cannon gate or his heirs think fitt w?? all my chattels & houfhold goods to be difpofed of as he think fitt." Wits.:                                           WM LAING      Timothy Loyd      J?? Ronnell      James Patton  Oath of Executors, John Brown, John Campbell and Charles Gordon, before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Feb. 27, 1710. ____________________________________________________ CAMMICK, NATHANIELL "of Shrewsberry," Mon. Co., "yeoman, being sick in body" and ["sorry from ye bottom of my heart for my sins past."] Dated Aug. 29, 1710. Proved by oath of Stephen Calvin, wit., who saw Joseph West and Abiah Edwards sign; before Jeremiah Bafs, Esqr., Shrewsbury, Feb. 27, 1710. Gives: "unto my dear wife mary Cammick whome I appoynt to bee my Executrix all that which shall bee mentioned "in a bond signed ... by my son in Law Caleb allin Junior together with the rest of my goods and Chattels"; "to "my daughter mary Gifford fiue shillings in Silluer"; "to my daughter audria parker fiue shillings in silluer"; "unto "my son in Law Caleb Allin all that sixty four acres of land which I now Liue upon together with the orchyard and allso my "share of Meadow Lying in Goos neck to him and his heirs .."; "unto my daughter Ann Cammick all that fifety "acres of Land which the proprietors granted to mee ye sd nathaniell Cammick as by the records of the County appears "... her heirs ..."; "unto my Daughter Leah Cammick all that Right ... I ... haue to twenty "acres of upLand and meadow Lying between the Land now Called Joseph wings & Land belonging to John Williams "senior & to ye sd Leah Cammick ...and her heirs ..." Appoints "my Loueing wife mary Cammick to bee my sole Executrix ..." nathaniell CAMMICK [his mark] Wits.: Joseph west stephen Calluin [his mark] Abiah Edwards Oath of Executrix Mary Cammock, before Jeremiah Bafs, Esq., Shrewsbury, Feb. 27, 1710. ____________________________________________________ HAMTON, DAVID david HAMTON, of Freehold, Mon. Co., "being now Weake in body." Dated Sept. 16, 1710. Proved by oath of James Bollen and John Okefon, two of the wits., before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Feb. 27, 1710. Gives: "to My Well beloved Wife Mary Hamton all ye Rents and profits of my plantation lying in freehold for ye "Space of fifteen Years After my Deceafe and as long after ye sd time as She Continves my Widdow, & No Longer"; "to my Son George Hamton all my plantation with all ye bvilding & Improvements yt is or Shall be made ... before "he is of age or At ye End of ye fifteen Years his mother is to have it, And to his heirs"; "to my sd wife all my per"fonal Eftate after ... debts & fvnirall Charges are paid." Appoints "George Commons and John Hamton With my Wife Mary Hamton Executors ..." DAVID HAMTON Wits.: James Bollen John okefon John Lavrence farah parf Oath of Executors, Mary Hamton and John Hamton, before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Feb. 27, 1710. ____________________________________________________ BOELL, THOMAS of ffrehold, Co. of Mon., "yeuman, being of helth of body." Dated Mch. 20, 17 10/9. Proof of will by oath of Peter Wotfon, wit., that he saw Rob. Gilchrist sign; before Jeremiah Bafs, Esq., Shrewsbury, Feb. 28, 1710. Gives: "unto my Loveing wiffe Alece Boell all my houfes and Lands at Budshill during hir widow hood but if fhe ye "fd Alece ... marey againe fhe is but to haue the one third of the maine profets During hir nataral Life"; "unto my "youngeft fone Walter Boell and his heirs ... The lots of two hundred and fiftey acers yt I Bought of Gowen Lowerys "heirs af alfo about--o hundred acers adJoyning yt I bought of Peter fonenons Esqr known by the Timber neck and boufhey "neck bound-- foutherly by that brook that divides Long neck & timber neck wefterly by part of that land yt was Richard "falters ... to him and his heirs ..."; "unto my three daughters ... --r-as Boell prifcilla boell & farah "Boell and there Heirs ... all that... land Called and known by the name of --road nick and Longe nick being "part of a lot which I bought of peter fonamans aforfd Bounded notherly by ye brook yt divides long neck and Timber "neck foutherly by ye farme of Docr Johnfton Eafterly by that lot that was Widow gipfons and wefterly by land that was "Richerd falters Contining about three hundred acers alfo about tene acers of medow laying on--north End of James Melveins "land defefed bounded foutherly & wefterly by fd melveins land and medow, alfo about fifften acers of medow laying at a "place Called mirey flie[?] Laying about a mille to ye weft ward of Willeam Hogs h -- to be Equaly divided amongft ym "and there Heres"; "unto my Eldeft fon Thomas boell and his Heirs ... all yt tract that I bought of Androw Burnet "Laying ... at Grovel brook with all ... bouldings there I also give him all my ferm (???) after the "death of his Mother ... to him and his heirs ..."; "all my Right ... of that acer and a halfe of land and "meteing houfe at Topanemes to ye Efpefeapall Church of England as now Eftablefhed for to bould a Church on also ... "Six pounds toward the boulding of a Church there"; "unto my fon walter boell ... a bank lot and a backe lot on "Thomas Warners neck to him and his Heres ..."; "the Rest of my lotes on warners nicke with my part of a hundred "acers ... to my fon Thomas Boell to him and He--." "I give ... the ufe of that ferm that I give to my fon "Walter to my Loveing Wife till he be of the age of twenty one years and all the Rest of my moneys bounds bills fervents "goods and Chatels ... unto my Loveing Wife allece Boell to fell or defpofe of af fhee fhall think fetting Excepting "my neger man famfon I give him his fredom after he his ferved feuen years from the firft of Jeneuary nixt Infueing alfo "my four neger Cheldren I Give them there fredom when they Come to the age of therty fix years." Ordains "my Loveing fon Thomas Boell my full and whole Executor ..."                                        THOMAS BOEL      John vahhan [vaughan?]      peter Watfone fenior      Robert Gillchrist  Oath of "Executor," Thomas Gorden, before Jeremiah Bafs, Esq., Shrewsbury, Feb. 28, 1710. [On an annexed paper is the following:] CODICIL. Dated Apr. 17, 1710, and proved by oath of John Reid, wit., who saw Andrew Burnett and John Browne sign; before Jeremiah Bafs, Esq., Shrewsbury, Feb. 28th, 1710. In which "Thomas Boell did ... by ... will ... bearing date the twentieth day of march ... "17 10/09 give ... unto my three Daughters Dorcas Boell, prifcilla Boell & farah Boell and their heires ... Equally "to be devided feverall tracts ... of land & meadow ... now by this ... Codicill ... I do will "... all the fd ... tracts of Land & meadow unto my fon Thomas Boell & my freind Thomas Gordon & their "heirs ... to be by them fold ... to the beft advantage for ye vfe of my fd three daughters and the money "... of the fale ... to be Equally divided amongst my ... three daughters ... when they Come to "ye age of twenty one years or are married & if any ... dy before Marriage or ye age of 21 years that fhare to be "Equally diuided amongst ye furvivors ..." Constitutes "my fd fon Thomas Boell & my fd freind Thomas Gordon to be Executers ..."                                         THOMAS BOEL Seal??(+)      John Reid      Andrew Burnett      John Brown  (+)A coat of arms has been used by Thomas Boell as a seal, apparently consisting of three boars' heads, which may have been his personal property or one in common use, as a similar, if not this identical one, was used by Frances Bowne on a legal paper executed near this date. ____________________________________________________ WORTH, WILLIAM of the towen of Shrosbery," "Covnty of Molmouth," "yovman." Dated "10th of 10th mo., 1710." Proved by affirm. of Wm Lypincote and John Corlis, "two of the people Called Quakers," who also saw Remembrance Lypincot sign; before Jeremiah Bafs, Esq., Shrewsbury, Mch. 1st, 1710. Directs: "that my due depts that in r-ght I owe to any parfon ... shall be well and truly payed ..." Gives: "vnto my Son Edward Worth to him and his ares ... all my land and medo with the apertenances "... Settvate ... in ... Shrosbery ... all So ... vnto hem on hovndred ackers of vpland "and medo land settveate ... in the late purchase [?] Called by the ingins name passeqvenockqve in the aforsaid "County of Monmoth ... it is my desie that my Son may entertayne frend when the[y] Com vnto the yearly met"ing ..."; "vnto my Loving Wif Jone Worth my now dweling hovse and all So ... Shee shall haue twelfe "busshels of Corn fovr of whet and four of rye ... and if the orCard doth a ford it ....Shee Shall haue a "barell of Sider and 2 of water Sider yerly all So ... Shee Shal haue on horse for her youse as she shall have ned "on Cowe 6 breding Sepee and these creters as the[y] are menshoed heare shall be provided for in winter and Somer as "my Son doth by his one, and all so ... that thare be fire wod Goten for her youse as much as shee sall haue nede "of both for winter and Somer for hear Comfort and all so ... the bed vnto her that wee yvse and all the furnetvre "that be long to the beed all these things be for mesChoned I Giue hear duering her life or wedohude"; "all my Goods "... that is my pasenall Estate shall be Eqeally devided a mongest my Chelden"; "... that my Son Edward "Worth Sall pay ... vnto his to sester winnifreat and pashence the Svm of fife pvnds a pese and all So he Shall "pay vnto Sarath LaranCes Childen other fife pvnds in Laffvll monnv ... or a qvevelant thare vnto all so ... "therty shelings more for the yvse of pore frends of the meting that I belong vnto for thare yvse after the Same manner "for the demanding of the wich I here vnto my Son Edward and vnto my Svn Josepth Larence and wife as thy hare are "named these are appvnted by me to be my Exseketors of trust ..." WILLIAM WORTH Wits.: Remembrance Lippincott John Curlies William Lippincott ____________________________________________________ REIDFORD, SAMUELL of freehold, Co. of Mon., yeoman, "being very fick and weak in body." Dated Feb. 18, 1709/10. Proved by attest. of William Reidford, wit., before Thomas Gordon, June 7, 1711. Gives: "unto my well beloved wif grace Reidford all the remaining part of my moveable estate towards the bringing "up of my children as allso the eus of my farm whill fhe remains my widow ................ "full powr and absoleut uthorety to my executers or any two or on of them in Cass the others be dead, to sell my farm "and to dispos of the money for the eus of my wif and children as foloweth: "on fifth part to my wif to my Daughter margret on fifth, and to my daughter mary on fifth and to my fon Thomas two "fifth parts in cass any of them dy then part to be divided amongst the Survivers equally." Ordains: "my Loving wif Grace Reidford .... and my Loving brothers Andrew Reidford and Gideon Cra-"ford my full and wholl executers." SAMUELL REIDFORD Wits.: John Brown Petter Gordon [his mark] William Reidford [his mark] Oath of Executors, Andrew Reidford and Gideon Crawford, before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Aug. 4, 1711. Oath of Executrix, Grace Reidford, before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, June 7, 1711. ____________________________________________________ HENDRICKSON, WILLIAM of Middeltown, Mon. Co., "yeoman, Being very sick and weak in body." Dated Apr. 2, 1711. Proved by oath of William Brotherwick and Eliz: Sydenham, wits., that they saw Cornelius Dooren and Barns Lambertfon sign; before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, June 14th, 1711. Directs: "that my Executors ... shall sell my moveables and Land Mill horfes Orchard Meadow and after "... Debts paid to put the money out to vfe for my Children till they shall Come of age and then to be Divided "amongst them only my Eldeft son Gifbert Hendrickson to haue forty shillings more then the reft and my youngeft son "Daniel Hendrickson to have twenty pounds more then the reft and the others to go Equal alike"; "till my Land and "mill and Houfe and orchard shall be sold the Rent that it shall bring in to be put out to vfe and then to be Divided "among my Children when they shall Come to age"; "but in Cafe that any of my Children Die before they shall Come "to age ... any of my sons before he is at the age of twenty one years or any of my Daughters before the age "of eighteen or married that ... part shall be Divided amongst the rest"; "in Cafe that any of my Executors ... "shall Die before my Land is Sold that any one of them shall have full power to sell my land and Divide my Eftate amongst "my Children ... or to Chvfe another Executor if they fee Cavfe." Constitutes "my lovein Brother Daniel Hendrickfon and my trufty friends Peter Wyycokf and Chriftopher Long"ftreet my hole & fole Executors. Wits.:                                 willem HENDRICKSON      elis[z?] fydenham      Wilim Broderwick      Barns Lambertfon [his mark]      Cornels Dooren  Oath of Executor, Daniell Henrickson, before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, June 14, 1711. ____________________________________________________ CHESEMAN, WILLIAM WILLIAM chefeman, of middiltowne, "being uery fike and weake in body." Dated May 1st, 1711. Proved by oath of John Bray and obadiah Holmes, two of the wits., before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Sept. 6th, 1711. Gives: "to Charity my Dearly beloued wife my houfing with fixty acers of Land Liyng Agacent to the faid (???) "whare in I now dewell & alfo fower acers & a half of falt medow Lying at wecack and all my muable Eftat to her only 'ufe the Land & meadow during her natural Life and then to my well beloued fun william chefman after my wifes defeace 'with that prouifer that my fun william Giue my beloued fun Jofeph Chefman Eaighty pounds Currant "mony of the faid prouince within twelue monthes affter deceace of my faid wife"; "unto my well beloued fun william "Chefeman one hundred and fowrty acers of Land on the Eaft End of the plantacion where on I now dewell In midil"towne & alfo fower acers & a halfe of medow at Weacack with that prouifer that he ... william Chefeman paeth "what I ow to John Bowne marchant. and if ... my faid fun will not pay this my debt at John Bownes then I "... Giue my wife Charity full power to fell fo much of the Land of this my fun williams part which will pay the "fd debt"; "alfo the fower acers & a halfe of medow which my wife has for her Life to my fun Jofeph after my wifes "defefe ..." william CHESEMAN [his mark] Wits.: John Bray Obadiah Holmes Francis Harburt James Hubbord [No executors mentioned.] ____________________________________________________ WALL, JARAT of the Township of Middletown, Mon. Co., "yeoman, Being very weak in body." Dated Mch. 10, 1711. Proved by oath of William Brotherwick, wit., that he saw Barn Lambert and James wilfon sign; before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Nov. 6, 1711. Gives: "to Poolea [Pauline?] Wall alias Lydia Wall my Dearly Beloved Wife my now Dwelling Houfe and Land Be"longing to it with all my meovables Dureing her Widdowhood ... after her Marryage or Death which shall first "happen then after her Death all my meovables to be Equally Divided amongst my Children ..."; "to my well "Beloved Son John Wall five shillings"; "to my well Beloved Son Walter Wall five shillings"; "to my well Beloved Son "Jarrat Wall my Houfe and Houfe Lot with all my Salt meadow at Point Comfort with the Right to one Hundred and Eleven "acres of Land to take vp alfo the Right to the third part of Quitrents with the Right of the third part of Land after "the third Division"; "to my well Beloved Son Humphfery Wall a neck of Land and meadow known by the Name of "little Neck with the Right to one Hundred Acres of Land to take vp alfo a Right to the third part of Quitrents with "a Right of the third Part of Land to be taken vp after the third division"; "to my well Beloved Daughter Mary Wall the Sum of five shillings"; "to my well Beloved three Daughters Anne Wall, Lydia Wall Debora Wall one Hundred "and twenty pound to be Raifed out of my Eftate"; "... my Son Jarrat Wall the fum of sixty pound and my Son "Humphfery Wall the Sum of sixty pound in manner ... following ... Jarrat Wall fhall pay vnto Anne "Wall the Sum of forty pound and twenty pound to Lydia Wall Humphfery Wall shall pay to Lydia Wall twenty pound "and to Deborah Wall forty pound." Constitutes "Poolea Wall alias Lydia Wall my Exetres and John Wall and Walter Wall my Excutors ..." JARAT wall Wits.: James wilfon Barns Lambert [his mark] William Broderwick Oath of Executor, John Wall, before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Nov. 6, 1711. ____________________________________________________ ALLEN, JEDIDIAH WILL and CODICIL of JEDIDIAH ALLEN, of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., Yeoman. Dated Sept. 15, 1711. Proof of Will by oath of Samll Dennis, William Brinley and Jacob Dennis, wits., before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Feb. 6, 1711. Gives: "Unto my Eldest fon Ephraim Allen all my land & Meadow Lying ... in Pensilvania Containing two "hundred and thirty Acres ... to him and his heirs ..."; "unto my Grandson Joseph Allen Eighty acres of "land and Meadow Scituate ... in Shrewsbury Butting ... on the West End of Thomas Whiles [Whites?] "land." "Also ... another peice of land and bog Meadow lying at head of the Said White's Brook Bounded on the "South with Pines to him ... and his heirs ..."; "unto my fon Ralph allen ... that peice of land and "Meadow Joying to the land that he the sd Ralph now dwells on Westerly and also one Moiety ... of my bog lying "in the Great Bogg that half that Joyns to the Sd Ralph's own bogg to him ... and to his heirs ...."; "unto "my fon Henry allen all that ... land and Meadow Joyning Easterly to the land he now lives on and Westerly by "the Sd Joseph allen his land ... and likewise the other half ... of the sd Bog Joyning to the Sd Henry's "land ... to him and his heirs ..."; "unto my fon Jonathan Allen and to his heirs ...... All "those tracts of land and Meadow lying ... in ... Shrewsbury Bounded on the fouth by the way that goes "and lyes on the North Side of the Sd Ralph and Henry allen's Northerly by the land that I bought of Job almey on "the west partly by George Allen and Joseph west's land and Easterly partly by william Hulett his land and also that "land at the Iron mine bog and fifteen acres lying on the west Side of the Brook that Joyns to the Sd Iron mine "bog ... also ... one half of my Salt Meadow lying on Goose Neck in ... Shrewsbury ..."; "unto my son David Allen the Plantation of land and Meadow whereon I Now live being that I bought of Job almy "together ... with ... all Manner of Improvements ... also ye other half of my Meadow lying on "Goose neck ... to him ... and his heirs ... Paying therefore one Hundred and Fifty pounds in Currant "Money in legacys twenty pound every Year, Yearly (that is ...) fifteen pound in Currant Money of the Sd Province "to Mary allen Daughter of John allen of Woodbridge Deceased when the ... fhall come to the age of one & Twenty "Years And also twenty pounds in like Currant Money ... to my Grand Son Joseph allen the Sd Ephraim allen's "Son when he ... fhall come to the age of one and twenty Years and twenty pounds to my Grand daughter Dinah "allen Sister to the Said Joseph allen in ... like Currant Money ... the Remaining Ninety five pound to "be paid as it becomes Due to my Executrix ... Provided ... that he the sd David Allen fhall permitt and "fuffer my Loving Wife Elizabeth allen to have use and enjoy her Choice of one of the Cellars and one of the lower Rooms "and one of the Chambers above Being part of the Buildings where we now live During her Naturall life with free Ingrefs "Egrefs & Regrefs way & pafsage for her ... her friends and Relations ... that ... David Allen fhall "allow after my Decease to ... Elizabeth my wife fufficient firewood to cut it fit for the fire and to cart it to her "door During her Naturall life ..."; "unto my two Sons Henry allen and Jonathan allen All my Right of Propriety "in the Eastern Division of the Sd Province and also that peice of Meadow lying ... in ... Shrewsbury at "or near Raccoon Island to be Equally Divided between them ... to them and to their heirs ..."; "unto my "sd Son Ephraim allen forty pounds in Current money of the ... Province to be paid to him ... in a Year "after my Decease"; "unto my Son Elisha allen Forty Pounds in ... Currant money ... to be paid to him "... wthin a Year after my Decease"; "unto my Son Nathan Allen forty pound in like Current money ... to "be paid to him ... wthin a Year after my Decease"; "unto my Son Judah Allen ... Forty pounds Money "aforesd to be paid ... with [in] a Year after my Decease"; "unto my Son Ralph allen forty pounds ... Cur"rant money ... to be paid ... within a year after my Decease"; "unto my Son Henry allen forty-five "pound like money afores'd to be paid ... wthin a Year after my Decease"; "to my fon Jonathan Allen Forty "pounds of like money ... to be paid ... wthin a Year after my Decease"; "to my Son David allen the "like Sum of Forty Pound And my will ... is that the Sd Forty Pounds fhall be part of that (???) One hundred "and fifty Pound mentioned in the Seventh Paragraph of this ... will ... also I Give my Great Bible unto "... David allen and all the Rest ... of my books ... to be Equally Divided amongst all my own Chil"dren"; "unto my Eight Sons already Named ... to each ... one Silver Spoon apeice and to each of my "four Daughters here after Named each ... one Silver fpoon apeice to be Delivered to my Sd twelve Children the "sd twelve filver fpoons by my Executrix ... in Convenient time after my Decease"; "unto my four Daughters "(Viz.) Esther adams Mary Wells Patience Tilton and Meribah Thorn Twenty-five pounds apeice in Current Money of the "Sd Province in all being one hundred pounds to be paid to ... [all the sd four daughters] within a Year after my "Decease." "Residve of my Estate not before ... Bequeathed to my Loving wife Elizabeth allen Both Reall and personall." Appoints "... my Loving wife Elizabeth Allen my Sole Executrix of this my ... will ... Containing "three fheets of Paper." Wits.:                                           JEDIDIAH ALLEN      Amos White      Wm Brinley      Saml Dennis      Jacob Dennis  Attest. of Executrix, Elizabeth Allen, "widdow," before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Feb. 6, 1711. [On an annexed paper is the following:] CODICIL. Dated Sept. 25, 1711, and proved by oath of Samll Dennes, (Feb. 6, 1711), and William Hunt, (Feb. 7), before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, in which testator mentions: In "my laft will ... Bearing Date and Containing three fheets the fifteenth day of this prefent feptember 1711 "thro Inadvertency for gott and left out feveral tracts ... of meadow land fome in ye town of freehold and fome "in ... fhrewsbury but have not chang'd my mind touching any thing Contain'd in my fd laft will ... and "Ratifie Euery bequeft ... therein ..." "I Give ... unto my two fons Ralph allen and henry allen all thofe peices of meadow land Containing twenty "four acres an a half yt I Referved out of that land I fold lying in ... freehold ... bounded as by ye patten "... doth ... appeare ... to them and to their heirs ..."; "unto my two fons David allen and "Jonathan allen all that ... peices of meadow land lying in ... fhrewsbury at ye foutheafterly End of ye sd "Ralph allens bogg to them ... & theirs heirs ..." Wits.:                                       JEDIDIAH ALLEN(*)      William Hunt      Sam1 Dennis      Thomas Chambers  "March 21, 1759, Recorded in Book G., of Wills, page 45 &c." ____________________________________________________ EATTON, THOMAS of the town of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., "Being fick of body." Dated 11th of 9th mo., Commonly Called November, "in ye sd fhrewsbury," 1688. Proved by dec. of Judah Allen, Thomas Hillborn and Samuel Dennis, before John Hance, Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., 13th of 10th mo., Called December, [no year]. [On back of the will is the following: "Proved 14 Apl., 1712."] Gives: "to my Loving wife Jequisah [?] Eatton all my Farm both Upland & Meadow Lying in fhrewsbury and all "housings, orchards & the Mill thereunto belonging together with all other appurtenances ... Untill the Child that "fhe now goes with fhall Come to ye Age of Twenty-one Years if a boy, if a Girl to the age of Eighteen Years or at the "Day of her Marriage ..." "When the Said Child fhall Come to the age afore mentioned then the sd farm and all ye "Premises ... to be Equally Divided between the sd Child and its Mother During her Naturall life and after her "Decease to Return to the Sd Child & his or her heirs ... if the faid Child fhall Dye before is Shall Come to the age "aforementioned then I give ... my faid farm and premises ... to my wife and her Children to them & to "their heirs ..."; "to my fon in la -- Joseph Wing all yt m (???) Acres of Upland and me -- in the new pur"chase near George Keith lying between Jedidiah All -- and francis Borden to him and his heirs ... The faid Meadow "Lyes in the Great Meadow near ye fd the sd land Lying for three acres and an half"; "to my friend John Dennis his heirs "... the fon of Robert Dennis Living at portsmouth on Rhoad Island all my two tracts of Upland and Meadow Lying "in the town of Dartmouth in New England Lying ... upon a Neck there Commonly Called Norkint neck the one "Tract Containing fixty four Acres with fix acres of Meadow belonging to it Lying in the Great Meadow as also another "tract ... lying in the aforesd Neck Containing forty acres of Upland wth feven Acres of Meadow ... Lying "upon the Island Called ye Cedar Island together with all my Right ... to one half fhare of Undivided land Lying "... in the sd town of Dartmouth ..."; "unto my Loving Mother Mercy Cariway Living in the town of Good"hust in the County of Kent in old England ye full & whole ballance of two bills due to me from Arthur Cook If my faid "Mother be living, but if Deceased then I give ... ye sd ballence of Money Due on the faid Bills to all her Children "to be Equally Divided between them ...." Residue of estate "to my loving wife Jequisah Eatton whome I make my whole & sole Executrix." THOMAS EATTON Wits.: Judah Allen Thomas Hillborn famuel Dennis "The Within Written being a true Copie of the Last Will ... of Thomas Eatton, Deceased, taken out of the "Publick Records of the Eastern Division of the Province of New Jersey and Proved before John Hance who was then a "Justice of the Peace And the Originall will being Mislaid fo that it Cannot be now found These are ... to Certifie "... That on ye fourteenth day of April Annoq Dom. 1712, fam'l Dennis one of the within fubfcribing Wittnefses "Came before me Thomas Gordon, Esqr, Authorized & appointed to take probate of wills ... who being ... "fworn ... Doth depose that he verily beleives to the best of his Memory yt ye wthin writen Inftrument of which he "was the writer, is a true ... Copie of ye sd Last Will ... of the sd Thomas Eatton ... particularly in "Relation to the Lands & Meadows therein bequeathed unto John Dennis wch he this deponent very well Remembers "... & yt Judah Allen and Thomas Hillborn ... he faw them at ye fame time subscribe their names ..." Thomas Gordon, Surrogate. ____________________________________________________ OAKLEY, MARY "In the Covnty of Monmouth, Being Very fick and Weak in Body." Dated Jan. 1, 1711. Proved by oath of Richard Stout, wit., that he saw Joseph Cox sign; before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Apr. 1st, 1712. Gives: "to my Grand Davghter Hannah Darling one bed and furnitvre to it and one Cow and one Yow and my little "white hors and one grate pewter plater and one littel pewter plater three new pewter pleates one new pewter Bafon and "one Cvbbart and one pare of fire tongs and one trammel and three Chears and two pare of fheetes and two pare of pillow"bers [?] and one Littel brafs Cittle and the leaft Brafs Candle ftick and one half of an Equall fhare with my daughters "of Earthen ware and one half of an Eqvall fhare with my davghters of my Cloathing except my beft fvte and five pound "to be paid to her by my Executors at her Marrige"; "to my Grandavghter Cleament Neff [Neft?] ["Darling" scratched "out] one Bed bolfter and pillows and Covering one pare of fheets one pare of pillow bears [?] and pewter Equall with "her fifter and two Iorn pots that was her mothers and one Ew and five povnd when she is of age to be paid her by "my Executor and Eqvell fhare with her fifter hannah in Earthen ware and Cloathing"; "vnto my fon ftevon Borrows "one pare of hand Irons and my new bible"; "to my fon John Borrows five povndes and to my [son?] thomas Berrows ten "povnds ..."; "to my Davghter Unis lyans my beft fvte of Cloaths; the Reft of my Cloaths to be devided betwen "my davghters Hannah Henman and my davghter Rachel Hughgins and my two Grandaughters hannah and Clemment "to have one EQvel fhare betwext them with the above faid two davghters"; "to my davgters and my two grandavghters "my earthen ware to be devided Eqvell that hannas and Clemment hath a fhare Equel to one of the others"; "to my fon "Eden bvrrows my wagon." "Remainder ... of ... Eftate Goods and Chattels Book debts bills and bonds to be Eqvally devided "betwixt my three davghters and my two yongest fons Eden Bvrrows and Steven Burrows." Makes "my fons thomas Bvrrows and fteven fole Executrix." mary oakley [her mark] Wits.: Joseph Cox Richard Stout Oath of Executors, Thomas Borrows and Stephen Borrows, before Thomas Gordon, Apr. 1st, 1712. ____________________________________________________ LENARD, JOHN "weak in Body." Dated Feb. 28, 1711/12. Proved by dec. of Sarah Powell, wit., who saw Francis Borden sign; also by dec. of William Lypincote, wit., who saw frances Borden and Sarah Powell sign; all before Jeremiah Bafs, Esq., Shrewsbury, May 2, 1712. "I do Empower my Coufin Henry lenard of the county of Monmouth prefent fhereif, ... to fell ... fo "much of my lands and perfonal Eftate as is fufficient to pay the debt which I owe to my wifes fon Lewis Mores and "the remainder of my Lands and real eftate ... to my four fones John, Henry, famuel and Chriftopher and to their "heirs to be Equally divided ... excepting onely that the faid John fhall have the firft choice and twenty pounds "worth of the faid land more than any of the other three fons one Heifer .."; "to my two daughters faraj [or farah] "and ann to each ... one Bed and one Heifer and all the reft of my goods chattels and perfonal Eftate ... to "my loving wife Elizabeth whom I appoint ... my whole and onely executrix ..." JOHN lenard [his mark] Wits.: William Lippincott francis Borden Sarah Powell ____________________________________________________ COOK, STEVEN of the town of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., "yeoman, being very Sick and weak in Body." Dated Mch. 7, 1711. Proved by oath of Samuel Dennis, Junr, wit., that he saw Thomas Cook and William West sign; before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, May 3, 1712. Gives: "to Hannah my beloved Wife all ... this my Farm which I now live on with ye Meadow ...To"gether with all my Houshold Goods & Moveables"; "to my well beloved Son Silas Cook (after the death of my wife) "The sd farm which I now live on with ye meadow ... unto him his heirs ... Likewife to my Sd Son Silas "my Negro boy Will (after ye deceas of my wife)"; "to my well beloved Daughter Ruth Collier All that ... land "& Meadow that I bought of John Williams Junior with all the Improvements ... To her & her heirs ..."; "to my beloved Daughter Hannah Cook all that ... land & Meadow yt I bought of Gawin Drummond to her & "her heirs ... Likewife ... the Sum of forty Pounds to her ... to be paid to her by my Executors "... when fhe fhall be Maried or Come to ye Age of Eighteen years." Constitutes "Hannah my loving wife with my ... son Silas Cook to be my Executors ..." STEVEN COOK [his mark] Wits.: William West Thomas Cook Samuel Dennis Jur. Oath of Executrix, Hannah Cook, widdow of within named Steven Cook, before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, May 3, 1712. ____________________________________________________ HOFFMIER, SAMUELL "of midletowne, Mon. Co., Nov. 2[4th or 9th], 1710. Proved by oath of William Leeds and John Baylis, wits., who saw Hendrick Vany sign; before Jeremiah Bafs, esq., Shrewsbury, June 3, 1712. Gives: "All my Lands unfold to my three fons Samuell Benjamin and William after the deceace of thir mother to "them and ... their heirs ... to be equeally deuided between them they paying to Each of my dauthters "thir fifters mary and Rebeckah tenn pounds to Each of them"; "all my moveable Eftate to my wife frances and her "heirs paying my depts ..." famuell hoffmier [his mark] Wits.: hendrick vany [his mark] John baylis william Leeds Juni Oath of Executrix, Frances Hoffmier, "widdow," before Jeremiah Bafs, Esq., Shrewsbury, June 3, 1712. ____________________________________________________ WHITE, THOMAS "of ye town of Shrewsbury," Mon. Co., Gent., "Being Very Sick and weak in Body." Dated Nov. 9, 1712. Proved by oath of Samuel Dennis, Junr, and Jacob Dennis, wits., who also saw George Corleis and Benjamin Borden sign; before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Dec. 4, 1712. Gives: "unto my Loving Brother Amos White of ... Shrewsbury, yeoman, one fourth & Quarter part of My "Plantation Scituate ... in ... Shrewsbury at a place Commonly Called Deal And the forth part of all my "Meadow upon Goose Neck & Long Neck ... unto him ... his heirs ..."; "unto my Eldest Son Samuel "White one forth ... part of My Plantation at Deal ... And ye forth ... of All My Meadow upon "Goose Neck & Long Neck ... unto him ... his heirs ..."; "unto my Second Son Thomas White one "forth ... part of My Plantation at Deal ... And the forth part of all My Meadow upon Goose Neck & long "Neck ... unto him ... his heirs ..."; "unto my Third Son Amos White one forth ... part "of My Plantation at Deal ... And the forth part of all My Meadow upon Goose Neck & long Neck ... unto "him ... his heirs ...." "I order ... that my friends John Williams, George Curlis, William Brindly "& my son in law Isaac Hance (And Samuel Dennis Jur to be the Surveyer) that they shall ... devide unto every "man his shear & Quarter part of land & Meadow ... wthin a Conveniant time after my Deceas"; "unto my fourth "Son Jacob White all that part of my Plantation I now live on which lyes to ye Westward of the Highway that goes through "my sd Plantation to Long Branch with the half of all the Meadow on ye sd Plantation to be Equally devided betwixt "ye sd Jacob White & his brother Levi White by my four friends afor Named ... unto him .... his heirs "..."; "unto my Youngest Son Levi White ... all that part of my ... Plantation that I now "live on which lies below ye sd highway yt goes to long branch (Except ye half of the Meadow to be Divided to ye sd "Jacob White ...) Together with all houses barns Orchards & Improvements ... unto him ... his "heirs"; "to my ... Son in law Isaac Hance a black stear now in his own Pofsefsion And to his wife Rachal Hance "My Eldest Daughter the Som of ten Pounds Currant Money of ... Eastern Division of ... New Jersey"; "to "my Second Daughter Leah White the Sum of Twenty Pounds Currant Money ..."; "to My Third Daughter Eliza"beth White the Sum of Twenty Pounds Currant Money"; "to My Forth Daughter Mary White the Sum of Twenty Pounds "Currant Money ..."; "to my ... Loving brother Amos White the Sum of Thirty Pounds Currant Money"; "... unto my loving wife Elizabeth White the sum of Thirty Pounds Currant money ... & my gray horse ..."; "unto my loving wife .. Elizabeth White all my lands & Meadow in ... Shrewsbury ... During her "Widdowhood with all my Goods & Chattels not ... Bequeathed ...." Constitutes "my ... Loving wife Elizabeth & my ... Brother, Amos White Executors in trust." Wits.:                                      THOMAS WHITTE      George Corleis      Benjamin borden      Samuel Dennis Jur      Jacob Dennis  Oath of Executors, Elizabeth White and Amos White, before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Dec. 4, 1712. ____________________________________________________ MILNER, NATHANIEL of Shrewsbury, Merchant, "being in perfect health." Dated Apr. 18, 1710. Proved by oath of Thomas George and affirm. of Thomas Roberts, wits., that they saw William Sharpas sign; before Robert Hunter, Esqr, Capt. Generall & Gov. "in Cheife," of New Jersey, New York, May 19, 1713. Gives: "unto my Cosen John Kent of the City of London, Mercht and Anne his wife the Sum of Twenty pounds Current "mony of New Jersey ..." "unto my Brother in Law Charles King of the City of Bristol, Cooper & Marie his wife "the Like sum of Twenty pounds Current mony of New Jersey"; "unto my brother in law Alexander Arscot of the City "of Bristol ... Gent. and Anne his wife The Like sum of Twenty Pounds Currt mony of New Jersey ..."; "unto Elizabeth King daughter of Charles King & Marie his wife ..., All ... my Plantation in Shrewsbury "... now in my own Tenure ... Together wth all houses Out-houses barn lands Meadows ... & ... "appurtenences ... her heirs"; "unto Elizabeth Browne in case she Continues at my habitation at the time of "my decease one hundred pounds Jersey mony ..." Constitutes "Robert Lurting of the City of New York Mercht John Crook of the City of New York Gent. and Samuel "Dennis of Shrewsbury ... Gent. Executors ... And ... unto each of them the Sum of Twenty "pounds Current mony of New Jersey in Consideration of their Trouble & pains Therein." "Remainder of my household Goods Wares Merchandizes Negros Stock Cattle & Personal Estate ... to be "disposed of after my decease by my Executors .. or the Survivor ... & the monys thereby ariseing I "Give ... unto the aforesaid Elizabeth King, daughter of Charles King & Marie his wife, and Elizabeth Child "daughter of my Sister Bertsheba Herman now wife of Benjamin Child of Abington in the County of Berks Malster to "be divided between them ... The portion ... of the said Elizabeth Child to be paid into the hands of my "Cosen John Kent ... to be applied to the use and behoof of the said Elizabeth ..." NATH MILNER ??Seal Wits.: Thomas Roberts Will Sharpas Tho. Georg Oath of Executors, Robert Lurting and John Crook, "power being referved to Samuell Dennis, ye other Executor," "... before Ro. Hunter, New York, May 19, 1713." Oath of Samll Dennes, Executor of within will of Nathaniel Milner, before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, June 2, 1713. ____________________________________________________ ALLEN, CALEB CALAP allen, "of manasquan, in the Town of Shrewfbury," Mon. Co., "planter, being very fick and weak in Body." Dated March 20, 1713. Proved by oath of Jeremiah Bafs [sic] and Joseph Gardiner, "two of the witnefes," before Jeremiah Bafs, Esqr, Shrewsbury, June 3, 1713, who also saw Nathaniell Bills sign. Gives: "to my well beloued wife frainces allen whom I ... conftitute ... my only and sole Executor ... "all ... my Lands medows movable by her freely to be poffefsed .... by her heirs." CALLIB alln Wits.: Joseph Gardiner Nathaniel Billf Jeremiah Stillwell Oath of Executrix, Frances Allen, before Jeremiah Bafs, Esqr, Burlington, June 3, 1713. ____________________________________________________ INNESS, ALEXANDER Note: The amount of books that this man had was astounding! I'm sure that this must have been very unusual even if they were meant for use of the ministers of the churches. WILL and CODICIL of ALEXANDER INNESS, "dter" [Doctor], of the Province of New Jersey." Dated July 27, 1713. Proof of Will and Codicils, by oath of Edward Vaughan, (Aug. 13, 1713), and Mary Brooke, (Aug. 14th), before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate. "I give my soul unto God, declaring myself to dye in ye Comunion of ye Catholick Church, particularly in that part "of it, establifhed by Law in Great Brittain ... to defray my funeral Expenses I appoint forty Pounds in the first "place"; "to ye Church of Shrewsbury five Pounds"; "to the Church of Middletown five Pounds"; "to the Church "of Freehold Ten Pounds & ... that thefe feveral Sumes fhould be paid to Mr. Tho. Bowles to be laid out by him "for ye ufe of the ... Churches"; "to Mr. Jamison five Pounds & ... to M-- Margaret Willocks Fifteen "Pounds, wth ye handkerchief formerly belonging to King Charles the first, given me by my Lady Hay, and: all my personal Estate after ye paymt of Legacys ... to my neece Margaret ye daughter of John Innefs deceased, late of "Sheathyn [?] in ye Shire of Aberdeen in North Brittain if living, & in cafe of her mortality to her Son, if the has one, "& if not, to her daughter, & in defect of ifsue by her, ... to Patrick Dun ye fon of Dr. Robt Dun in ye ... "Shire of Aberdeen"; "all my Books wth ye Books fent to me by my Lord Viscount Weymouth for ye ufe of the Minifter "of the Church of England for ye time Being in ye Towns of Middletown, Shrewsbury & Freehold, to be kept accordingly "in a great cheft for ever"; "to the Church of Piscatoway fifty shillings to be paid to the managers of that Church, wn "it is built." Appoints "Archibald Innefs & Dr. John Johnston to be conjunct Executors ... and ... to each ... "ye fume of five Pounds ..." Wits.: ALEXANDER INNESS Edward Vaughan mary Brooke Geo. Willocks [Written on the back of will is the following:] CODICIL Dated 31st July, 1713, in which he gives "Dr John Johnston one of ye Executors of my faid laft will ... ten "Pounds more over, and above ye said five Pounds ... and ... ye Sume of forty shillings towards ye finishing "of ye Church of Elizabeth-Town ..."; "also ... unto Margaret Nicholfon ye Sume of forty shill." Wits.:Edward Vaughan mary Brooke Geo Willocks [On an annexed paper, the following:] CODICIL Dated 31st July, 1713, in which "by my ... will ... bearing date ye 27th of July & hereunto annexed "I ... appointed Mr. Archibald Inefs ... one of my Executers & thereby bequeathed unto him five Pounds " ... I now ... moreover give ... him all my papers & notes, to be difpofed of by him according to "my Secret directions to him ye faid Archibald Innefs ..." Wits.: ALEXANDER INESS Edward Vaughan mary Brooke "1713: a LIST of the BOOKS Left by DOCTOR ALEXANDER INNESS to ye Churches." "Catalogue of Dr. Innes' Books." Folios Scriptorum Ecclesiasticor. By Dr Cave 10 Daniel's History of England Hammond's Annotacons on New Testamt The Pelopponisian War Nov: Lexicon Geographicum Harmon: Evangel: 3 Volumes Taylor's Polemical Discourses Marc: Anthon: Rhapsod 2 Volumes Dr. Lightfoot's Works: 2 Volumes Epilogue To the Tragedy of ye Church of Engld Euseb: Histor: Ecclesias: Explanacon of Decalogue by Towerson Baconji Opera Recreations wth the Muses Mistery of Husbandry 20 Analysis Veter Testam. Quarto's Wall's History Infant Baptism Perkins' Cases of Conscience Valley of Vision Hydra Socinianus 3 Volumes Diemorbroek's Anatomy Latin Puffendorf de Iure Nature Gentium Man Become Guilty Peirson on the Creed Christian Man's Falling Swinock 20 Life & Death Of Christ in 2 Parts Description Of Heresies &c. of Later Times Peirson's Chronology David's Learning Dictionary French Spanish & Italian Relations of Kingdoms & Comonwealths Poiney's Royal French Dictionary Hammond's Practical Catechism Patrik's Parable Of the Pilgrim 10 Vofsius De Baptisma Greek Lexicon Dead Vicars Plea Limborchi Theolog Vigandus de Anabaptis 27 Latin Bible. Erasmus Octavo's Reasonablenefs Of Toleration Arnobius Versus Gentes Hicks' Tracts Of Church Governmt 40 Sygonius De Repub: Hebr: Bennet's History Of Prayer Tacit Annales Quintus Curtius Irish Rebellion Scot's Christian Life 3 Volumes Instructions for Evil Times Clagget's Sermons a Defence Of the Snake Grotius de Iure Belli & Pac: Lesly's Five Discourses 10 Reply to Auguis Flagell: [Anguis Hagell:?] Bodinus de Republica 2 Volumes Rewards & Punishments by Dodwell Celsus de Coercendis Heret: Iustinian: August: Historia Burnet's Ethicks Latin Parsons's Christian Directory 50 Iraneus Works Sherlock Of Religious Afsemblys Clavis Homerica God's Governmt Of the World, by Salvian Ciceron: Epistol: Familiar Mythologica Ethica &c. Homer's Iliads Latin Xenophon On the Affairs of Greece Royal Prerogative Wilkins' Of Natural Religion Thomas a Kempis Latin Greek Testament Histor: Motnum in Regn: Scot: 20 Thorndick of Religious Afsemblies Patriarchae Sive Tes: Chris: Genealog: Summa Omnium Conciliorum Hermetick Romance Horace's Poems Latin Greek & Latin Testament Catalogue of English Writers on Old & New Testamt 60 Cromerus de Conjugio: Sacerdot Virgilji Opera Virgerius de Graecis Idiotomis Burton's Sermon's a Latin Concordance Imperfect 26 Plutarch's Lives Loyalty By Wood Third Volume Of Beveridge's Sermon's Tullji Orationes Standard of The Quakers Examined Vanity Of the Creature 30 Tillotson's Sermon's 2 Volumes Epitome Aristotelis Ethic: Comber's Order of Consecration Priests &c. Puffendorf de officio Hominis & Civis Herodotus Latin Treatise of Catarhs Latin Veritas Inconcufsa Ro: Barclay's Catechism Divine Dialogues 70 Geo. Fox, Junr, Of Quakerism Mare Clausum [?] Greek Testament Fulgentji opera Ovid's Metamorph: Latin Prerogative of Primogeniture Hunting of ye Romish Fox Aristoteli's Organum 74 Beveridge of Publick Prayer Duodecimo Greek Septuagint Suetonius a Volume of Tully's Works Greek Grammar Seneca's Epistles New Testament English Greek Testament & Comon Prayer Ph: Comines Horus Idea Theolog: Moral: Buchanan on ye Psalms Latin 10 Valerius Maximus Usher's Principles of the Christian Religion Arnd de Var: Christianis Compendium Chymicum Lucian's Dialogues 28 Justiniani Institud Insig: Dicta: Vet: & Nov: Testamt a Latin Book without Title Ansoni: Poemata 30 Divine Poems Boncarcji Epistola a Latin Imperfect Book Demosthen: Orationes a Little Book Tied up Justini ex Trogi: Pompeji &c. a Latin Imperfect Book Samuel de Hebr: Lingua Tully's Orations Ignoramus Comedia Orcana Dogmatum 20 Scopus Biblicus Deism of Wm Pen Modern Policies De Lingua Mendoci Tully's Epistles Latin 38 Satyricon Euphormionis Ditto 3 small books of mrtal: Cerer: [?] Encomium Morei pr Erasmi Demosthen: Orationes a Little Book Tied up Justini ex Trogi: Pompeji &c. a Latin Imperfect Book Samuel de Hebr: Lingua Tully's Orations Ignoramus Comedia Orcana Dogmatum 20 Scopus Biblicus Deism of Wm Pen Modern Policies De Lingua Mendoci Tully's Epistles Latin 38 Satyricon Euphormionis Ditto 3 small books of mrtal: Cerer: [?] Encomium Morei pr Erasmi Cleyat againft owen 8vo thirty nine articles of the Church in Latin very fmall an old bible 4to and an old Comon prayer book 8vo an old Scott's pfaters with Catechifm and Confession of faith 44 the Chriftian Sacrifice Books fent by my Ld Viscount every month to dr Innes for his use during Liffe provyded he Continoued in the weft Indies at his death or Removall to Eftablifh a Library where he fhould think Convenient as Bifhop bull's works foll: Cuteler: patres apoft: vol: 2: fol: Grotij opera 5 vol: fol: forbefij opera 2 vol: fol: Erasm: paraphra: in nov tefta: fol: dr whitbey on the new teftam: 2 vol: fol: Bp: patrick's Coments 8 vol: 4to Bp: pat: paraph: on pfalms pro Ecclefiat: and folomons fong 3 vol 8tavo a breiff account of ancient Church Goverment 4to fherlock's practicall Chriftian 8tavo Maurice diocefian Episcop: 8vo Maurice defence &ct 8:vo Mr Nellfon's Companion for feftivalls and fafts 8o: Bp: patrick freindly debat 8o: ARCHIBALD INNES JOHN JOHNSTON ____________________________________________________ BROWN, NICHOLAS of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., Gentn, "being Sick & Weak in Body." Dated Feb. 21, 1711. Proved by oath of Sam'l Dennes, Jun., and Willm Hulet, Jun., before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, 2d of June, 1714 [?]. Gives: "to my Daughter Mary All this my tract of land I now live on with all the Meadow ... lying on fhrews"bury River to her & her heirs ... After the Deceaf of her Mother Except my wife fhould have another Child by me "That then the Said farme to be Equally Devided between them (After the deceafe of there Mother) to them & their heirs "... Onley they that have that part with the orchard To let the other have the vfe of one half of the faid Orchard "ten years after they Come to the Age of one & twenty years"; "to Mary my beloved Wife whome I likewife conftitute "... my only & Sole Executrix ... all ... my other lands, Mefsuages & Tenements with my part of a "Propriety To her & her heirs ... To fell & Despose of for ye paying of my lawfull Debts & the rest for her own use "... Together with all my Houshold goods & Moveable Estate." NICHOLAS BROWN [his mark] Wits.: Preferve Lippincott Samuel Williams [his mark] William Hulet Junior [his mark] Hannah Chambers Samuel Dennis Jur Oath of Mary, the widdow & Execx. of Nicholas Brown, before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, 2d June, 1714[?]. ____________________________________________________ LOWRY, THOMAS of freehold, "tylor," "being sick and weak in body." Dated Mch. 6th, 1712. Proved by oath of Geidon Craford, wit., Aug. 2, 1714, before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate. Gives: "unto my fon James Lowry that my plantation Lying be rariton bay nixt beLow amboy ferry hows by him "freely to be pofefed ... his heirs to my sd fon twenty pownds now in his own cuftody ..."; "unto him "my father bed and bolster and two best pillows with on pair of the best fhets and on pair of striped blanket and a duch "blanket ... unto him my coat with the filver bottons and best vest and kersey jaceket and bible and concordenc "and best gloves and stafe with my bed cortins ..."; "to my dawghter anna ten pownd in money of which I have "a bond for and fiften pownd mor which I will ... my fon James to pay her within thre years after my deceafe"; "... all the rest of my good and moveabls ... after ... debts is payed ... to be eqwaly devided "betwixt my fon and daughter James and anna ..." Ordains "my fon James lowry and fon in Law John Hebron my full ... execwtors ..." THOMAS LAURIE Wits.: Alexander nepier Geidon Crafords John Cleuenger Oath of Executor, James Lowrie, Aug. 2, 1714, before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate. ____________________________________________________ ROBBINS, DANIEL DANIL ROBINES, "of croffweks," Mon. Co., "yeman, being feek of boody." Dated June 22, 1714. Proved by oath of adam Hude, wit., before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Aug. 18th [?], 1714. Directs that "my foundrall charges & the charge of this feekenes & tendances" be paid. Gives: "all ... my Land & houfen Laying ... at Crofeweeks wtin the county of mounmouth ... "unto Sarah Robins & unto marabe Robins my two grande daughters daughters of my decafed Son nathanill Robins to "be Equaly shared ... in quantity & quality betuen them to them & to the[ir] hairs of there boodys ... & "if it fo pleas god that any of ... my two grand daughters fhall be Remoued by death & have no hairs ... then "the furvever & longft Liver fhall have the whol Land ... & if ... both fhal die & Leive no hairs ... "then ... the sd land & houfen to be Equally divided amongft all my own childien to my fons dannil, mofes Richard "robins aron & benjamin & my daughters mary Lydia & hoope to them there hairs". "Likewife ... unto my fd "Tow Grand dawghters Sarah & mara-- Robings ten Shepe & the half Encras which ar now in the K(???)ing of my fon "Aron Robines"; "unto my fon benjamin Robins two horfes & thrie cowes"; "that intreft of Land & goods that falls "to me in new heavene in Cannickate Colliny ... in whole and in pairt ... unto my fon danill Robins & to "my daughter Lydia thorp wife of william thorp of woodbridg in sd Jerfey to them there hairs ..." "Remmaining "part of my eftat both in goods & chattles ... be ... Equally divided amongft my ... children danile "Richard mofes Aron & benjamin Mary Lydia & hoope after all charges is payd ....." Appoints "my fon danile Robins to be the only ... Executer ... & to have the care & charge of my Sd "grand daughters Sarah & marable Robins & that my Sd fon danill have the full poure of there Eftate & charge ... "untill thy be of age acording to law." danill ROBINS [his mark] Wits.: Samll Dennes daniel aruent juner Adam hude Oath of Executor, Daniel Robins, before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Aug. 6, 1714. ____________________________________________________ THORP, JOHN "of ffreehold," Mon. Co., Hufbandman, being fick & weak of body." Dated July 3, 1714. Proved by affirm. of John Cutler and oath of James Carter, wits., that the said Carter saw Jeremiah Bartholmew and John Cutler sign; before Jeremiah Bafs, Esq., Burlington, Aug. 18, 1714. Gives: "unto my Brother Samuel Thorp all my tanned Leather lying at his houfe to the value of twenty five pounds "of Current money of New Jerfey ... alfo my Mare with Saddle & Bridle And alfo all my wearing Apparrell, And "all the reft of my Eftate both Real & perfonal Goods Chattells & Credits ..." Constitutes "my ... Brother Samuel Thorp fole Executor." JOHN THORP [his mark] Wits.: James Cartar Jeremiah Bartholomew [his mark] John Cutler Oath of Executor, Samuell Thorp, before Jeremiah Bafs, Esqr., Burlington, Aug. 18, 1714. ____________________________________________________ MILLIAGE, THOMAS of the Township of Freehold, Mon. Co., "Yeoman Being very Sick and Weak of Body." Dated Dec. 7, 1714. Proved by oath of Benjamin Johnfton and Thomas Fenton, wits., before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Jan. 10, 1714. Directs: "such worldly Estate ... be equally Divided and Shared betwixt my Wel Beloved Wife Sarah Milliage "and all my Children Born of her Body ... Defire ... that my Executors ... Difpofe of and Sell my "Mill and Farm to the best advantage ... and the Money ... after payment of ... Debts ... "be Equally 0 shared ... (Together with my Goods and Chattles ... Real or Perfonal) Betwixt my Wife and "Children ..." Constitutes "my Trufty and Wel Beloved Friends Peter Willfon Aure Mottefon and Jofeph Dorfett The Executors "(my Widdow always included)." THOMAS MILLAGE Wits.: Benjamin Johnfton.s. James wilfon Thomas fenton.s. Wm Madock Oath of Executors, Aure Mattefon and Jofeph Dorfet, before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Jan. 10, 1714. Oath of Appraisers, Thomas Hankefon, Georga Jobs and Benjamin Johnfton, to appraise estate, before Thomas Gordon, Surrogate, Jan. 10, 1714. ____________________________________________________ LAMBERT, EDWARD of freehold, Mon. Co., "yeomon," "being sick and Weeke in body." Dated 4th of 10th mo., Called Defember, 1714. Proved by dec. of Edward Bolton, that he saw testator sign, and also wits., Thomas Potts, William Pancoast and Thomas Scattergood, Burlington, Jan. 13, 1714. "I will thatt my farme or plantation lying in the ownfhip of Mancefeeld and County of Burlington ... fhall be "Sold by my Execetors ... and the money putt oute to Entreft And itt is my ... Will that one halfe of ye "Said moneys shall firft be giuen to my brother Jofiah Lambert and the other halfe of ye said moneys to bee putt oute to "Intreft for my two Coufons John Lamberth ye Son of my brother John Lamberth and Jofeph Lamberth the Son of my "brother Jofeph Lamberth being two father lefs Childeren"; "unto my Cofen Elizabeth Laine the daughter of Richard "Laine my grate Iron pott." Appoints "my kinde and loueing brothers In laws William Stories and Richard Laine to bee my Executors" with full power to sell, convey and dispose of farm and plantation. Remainder of estate "I giue ... unto my three owne fifters Children to be Equally deuided share and share "alike ... " "And it is my Mind ... that my Executors shall be paid for their trouble Charges aboute the selling of my plantation ... oute of ye money that the faid farme may be sold for." EDWARD LAMBERT [his mark] Wits: Tho. Potts Edward Boulton William pancoast Tho: Scattergood ____________________________________________________ WEST, JOSEPH of the town of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., "Yeoman, being very fick and weak in body." Dated Jan. 4, 1714. Proved by oath of William Exceen, wit., before Thomas Gordon, Esqr, Surrogate, Feb. 23, 1714. Gives: "unto my Eldest Son Webley west all that ... land and Meadow fcituate ... in ... Shrews'bury Begining at a Certain Place called the Lawrel bush at a Spring on the East Side of the Said Lawrel Bushes under "the bank of the falls River thence Runing South and westerly as far as my right of land goes to him ... his "heirs ..."; "unto my Son Stephen west all that ... land and Meadow fcituate ... in Shrewsbury "Begining at the North River and Runing along Thomas Woodmansces line South till it comes to the Highway thence " .. as the ... Highway runs to his Brother Webley wests line and thence North along his line to the Lawrel "bush .. Bounded east by Said Woodmansee Northerly by the meadow and Westerly, partly by the River and partly "by the meadow formerly Sold to Joseph Haviland & Said Woodmansee and a peice of Meadow .... To him ... "his heirs"; "to my Son Joseph West all that ... land and Meadow Joyning to the aforesaid tracts Begining at "a black oak Saplain by the Highway and runing South .... to William Hunts land thence westerly along Said "Hunts and Havilands lines till it meets with his Brother Webley's line ..... Together with all the housing "orchard Barns and all other Improvements ... to him ... his heirs"; "all the Meadow on the North Side "of the Sd Stephens wests tract and that peice lying to the Southward of the Said woodmansees meadow Shall be Equally "Divided betwixt my Said Three Sons to them and their heirs ..."; "if any of my ... three fons shall die "without heirs their land shall be Equally divided between the Survivors or their heirs." "I ... Authorise ... "my Executors ... to Sell ... all the rest ... of my land not ... already bequeathed for the "payment of my lawfull debts"; "to my loving wife Mary all that ... land and Meadow (bequeathed to my third fon "Joseph West) During her Naturall life with all the Houses Barns orchards and other Improvements with all my Goods "& Chattels (after ... Debts are paid) to be by her Divided amongst my three Daughters as Shee Shall see Cause." Constitutes "My Said Loving Wife Mary and my faid Eldest Son Webley West Executors ..." JOSEPH WEST Wits.: Edward Hardman William Exceens Bartholomew woolley Jacob Dennis Oath of Executrix, Mary West, before Thomas Gordon, Esqr, Surrogate, Feb. 23, 1714. ____________________________________________________ EDWARDS, ABIAH of Shrewfbury, Mon. Co., "Yeoman, being very Weak of Body." Dated Jan. 17, 1714. Proved by oath of Cornelius Tomfon, wit., before Thomas Gordon, Esqr, Surrogate, Feb. 24, 1714. Gives: "unto my Well Beloved Son Phillip Edwards All that ... Land and Meadow which I Bought of Sarah Reap Scituate ... in Shrewfbury ... together with all ... Appurtenances ... him his Heirs "... my Said fon allowing ... that my Dearly Beloved Wife Elizabeth Edwards Shall Live, remain ... "on And have her Maintenance for and During her Natural Life out of the faid ... Land and Meadow; unto my "Said Son Phillip All my Negroe Servants that are at home that is ... Margery Nan and Ando ..."; "unto "my Daughter Naomi Curlis Wife of John Curlis my Negroe Girl Called Patience"; "unto my Daughter Elizabeth Brown "the Sum of Ten Pounds Current ... Money of ... Province ... if demanded"; "unto my Grand Daughter Naomi Brown Five Shillings Current ... Money"; "unto my Grandfons James and John Curlis Five Shillings Each Lawful Money ..." Constitutes "my Dearly Beloved Wife Elizabeth Edwards and my Well Beloved Son Phillip Edwards the Executrix "& Executor ..." ABIAH EDWARDS Wits.: Cornelius Tomfons Elizabeth Tomfon Wm Madock Oath of Executor, Philipp Edwards, before Thomas Gordon, Esqr, Surrogate, Feb. 24, 1714. ____________________________________________________ ALLIN, GEORGE "of fhroufbery," "yoman, being uery fick and Weak In body." Dated Nov. 23, 1714. Proved by oath of William Hullit, wit., and attest. of George Allin fmith, before Thomas Gordon, Esqr, Surrogate, Feb. 25, 1714. Gives: "to Elizeabeth my Dearly beloued wife the one half of my Houfe and Lands and medowes deuering Her widow "wood"; "to my well beloued fon Ebzer allin the one third part of my Houfe and Lands and medowes ... and his "Haiers ... the faid Ebzer to be Law fully Proffed of the faid Houfe ... at the age of twenti one years"; "to my well beloued fon Jofeph allin the one third part of my Houfe and Lands and medowes to him his Haiers ... "the faid Jofeph to be Lawfully poroffed of the faid Houfe ... at the age of twenti one years"; "to my well beloued "fon george allin the one third part of my Houfe ... Lands and medowes to him his Haiers ... the faid george "to be Lawfully proffed of the faid Houfe ... at the age of twenti one years"; "... if either of thefe my three "fons doo dye before they come to the age of twenti one yeares then the ... Houfe ... Lands and medowes "to be equealy deuied between the other ..."; "to my well beloued daughter Debearh allin the fum of ten pounds "... and one fether bed with all furniture and two Cows and fiue fheep one Iron pot or cetel one third part of half "my puter"; "unto my well beloued Daughter mergret allin ten pound .... and one fther Bed with all furniture "two Cows and fiue fheep one pot or cetel one third part of Half my puter"; "to my Dearly beloued Daughter Hannah "Allin ten pound ...and one fether Bed with all furniture and two Cows and fiue fheep and one Iorn Pot or cetel "one third ...of Half my puter the aboue ... Lagicies to be payd ... at the day of marrige or at "the age of Eightteen years. if Either of my Daughters dye before the age of Eighteen ... then to be equely deuided "between the other." Constitutes "my well beloued wife Elizabeth allin to be my fole Executri[x]." GEORGE ALLIN Wits.: George Allinfmith, att: William Hulit Benjamin Cartter ____________________________________________________