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ALLEN, George 1728 BILLS, Nathaniel 1729 BILLS, Thomas 1729 BOWNE, OBadiah 1726 CARMAN, Samuel 1729 CHAMBERS, Thomas 1727 CLARK, Alexander 1730 CLAYTON, David 1730 COOK, Silas 1726 COTTRILL, Eleazer 1727 COX, John 1729 HEARCE, Priscilla 1730 HENDRICKS, Daniel 1728 HULETT, William 1730 JOB, Richard 1727 LANE, Gilbert 1727 LANE, Mathias 1729 LAWRENCE, James 1730 LAWRENCE, John 1728 LAWRENCE, William Jr 1729 LONGSTRAET, Aaron 1728 LYELL, David 1726 MASH, Bartholomew 1728 REDFORD, William 1726 SALTER, Elizabeth 1728 STOUT, Joseph 1730 TOMSON, Cornelius 1727 WATSON, Peter 1727 WATTSON, Agnuas 1729 WEST, John 1729 WHITE, Amos 1730 WILSON, James 1726 WOODWARD, Anthony 1730 WOOLEY, Edward 1728 ____________________________________________________ COOK, SILAS of the town of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., Yeoman, "being Sick and weak of Body." Dated June 1, 1725. Proved by Jacob Dennis, who "did Depose," and Joseph Wardell, Junr, "being a Quaker did ... affirm," that they saw the other Evidences sign; before Michael Kearny, Surro., Perth Amboy, "10 march," 1725-6. Gives: "unto my well Beloved wife Sarah Cook all my Estate Both Real and Personal During the time She shall "Remain my widdow .... (after my wives death or Marriage) all my Real Estate unto my five Sons Stephen Cook, "Ebenezer Cook, Jasher Cook, William Cook & Silas Cook to be Equally Divided between them to them & their heirs .... "& if the Child my wife now goes with prove to qe a boy .... he fhall have Equal Share .... with his above"mentioned Brothers"; ".... all my Personal Estate (after my wives Marriage or Death) to be Equally divided "among all my Six children and my wife and the child fhe now goes with Share and Share alike ..."; "that my Negro "man Will at the End of Seven Years after the Date hereof shall have his freedom, But if at any time after he shall mis"behave himself So that my wife my heirs, or Executors shall come to any Damage by means thereof that then he fhall lose his ffreedom and become their or either of their Slave as if .. not .. mentioned herein ...."; "to Each of "my Executors .... the Sum of ffive pounds apeice ...." Nominates "my sd well beloved wife Sarah Cook & my loving friend Ephraim Allen Executors ...." Wits.:                                           SILAS COOK [his mark]       William West      George Williams      Joseph Wardell Jur      Jacob Dennis  Declaration of Executors, Sarah Cook and Ephraim Allen," who being Quakers did .... Declare"; before "Michl Kearny, Surro., Perth Amboy, "10: march," 1725-6. "Recorded in Liber A., of Wills, foll. 352 ..." ____________________________________________________ REIDFORD REDFORD, WILLIAM of the town of freehould, Mon. Co., "yemon," "now being in pritti good helth as to my Eagh." Dated 27th of 12th mo., "caled feburery," 1720. Proved by affirm. of John Hepburn, "being . . . . of ye people Called Quakers," who saw the other evidence sign; Perth Amboy, 10 Aprill, 1726, and by attest of Edward Hardman, who saw the other evidence sign; April 12, 1726; both before Michael Kearny, Surrogate. Gives: "to my loving wife margrit Redford all my moouebble efteat and all fo . . . . that all my land be fould "and the moni of that to be diffpofed of as followeth after my defeif by my Exfeckitrix and Exfeckaters or ani two of "them agreeing and if it fhould happen that my Exfeckitrix or ani of the other two fhould be Remoued by deth that "the other fhall haue full power af if they ware all a liue allfo I . . . . be queth to my fon andrew Redford the "fum of one pown corrent moni of this prouince to be peid by my Exfeckitrix and Exfeckatrs herein . . . . named "all fo . . . . unto my granfon John Redford the fum of tewenti fife pownd allfo . . . . unto my grandauthter "margrit Redford the fum of twenti fife pownd allfo . . . . to my dauhtter Sarath and to her childdren the fum of forty "pownd to her dif fpoing among her Childdren . . . ."; "allfo . . . . to my dauthter mary and her childdren "the fum of forti pownd to her diffpoing among her Childdren allfo . . . . unto my dauthter Elifabeth and to her "children the fum of forti pownd to her diffpofing among her children allfo . . . . to my fon fammewel Redford "cilddren dafefced the fum of tharti pownd to be Equelli davided by my Exfeckitrix and Exfeckaters allfo . . . . unto "my dauthter Ifabell hamtons Children Dafeced the fum of tharti pownd to be Equelli dauided by my Exfeckitrix and "Exfeckaters allfo . . . . unto my freins and bretheren of the monthly meeting of the people caled Quekers of Shrews"bury whom I am in youniti with the fum of fife pownd corrent moni of this province to be peid to ani two of the members of that meeting for the faruif of truth and allfo . . . . unto the youfe of the poore of the town of freehould the "fum of fife pownd to be peid to the ouer feers of the poore by my Exfeckittrix and Exfeckiters . . . . all the legissis ". . . . be peid within one yeare after my dafeafe." "If the land be fould or three years at the farthermost if not "fould allfo . . . . that the legefif that if giueuen to my grand Children that are hereafter meantened that is my fon "andrews fon and dauthter and my gran children whofe father is ded and allfo . . . . them whofe mother is ded that "If thife legissis be dew before thife children cum of Eagh then to Remain in the Exfeckaters hands until they cum of "Eagh and allfo . . . . that the ouerpluf of what my land Is fould for after dets annd legisis be peid . . . . unto "my loving fons in law gidion craford and Jeames lowrey Equelly between them and allfo . . . . that my louing wife "margrit Redford . . . . pay the funerell charges out of the moouebble afteat . . . ." Appoints "my deere and loving wife margrit Redford to be my Exfeckittrix . . . . and . . . . gidion "craford and James lowrey my louing fons in law to be my Exfeckaters . . . ."; "my farther will is . . . . that "if ani of my granchilldren whof mentioned in thif aboue seid will should ani manner of way dey before the . . . . "legif fif in there own hands that the feid legefif be dew to the nex faruiuer but if ani of them fhould marrey before Eagh "an should dy the legisfee fhall be Payabble to there offpring at the fame time when the firft legiti was." Wits.:                                           WILLIAM REIDFORD     John Hepburn      Anna hebron      Edward Hardman  Deposition of Executors, Gideon Crawford and James Lowrie; before Michael Kearny, Surrogate, Perth Amboy, 10 [10?] Aprill, 1726. "Recorded in the Book of Wills, Lib. A:, fo. 358." "This is to Certify that wheare as I am mentioned as Executrix in the last will . . . . of my Deceased hufband william Redford and that my Sons in Law Gideon Crawford and James Lowry are Joined with me as Executors "in the fame will and being Infirm and made Incapable by age to travel to amboy to quallefy myself as such I do "hereby inpower my faid two sons in Law Gideon Crawford & Jeams Lowry to ack and do for me in the said affair "as Executrix being well affured of their Loue and honesty therein. "witnefs my hand this twelth day of april in the year one thousand feven hundred & twenty six                                               "MARGRAT REIDFORD" [her mark]     "To michal Carny, Esquir."  ____________________________________________________ BOWNE, OBADIAH of Mon. Co., "Being Sick and Weak in Body." Dated Feb. 19, 1725. Proved by dep. of James Paul and Lawrence Smith, Esqr, two of ye evidences, who saw the other evidence sign; before Michael Kearny, Surr., Perth Amboy, Apr. 25, 1726. Gives: "To My four Sons John, Cornelius, Obadiah and Thomas All That Tract of Land Called Westfield in the County "of Monmouth whereon I now Live, Also all That Tract of Land and Meadow at Chingueroras in the County Afd which was "Granted .... to me by my Brother John Bowne Deceased by Deed Bearing Date the Thirteenth Day of January ".... One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifteen and Also All My Share Or Moiety Of That Tract of Land adjoyning "to the West Side of Westfield .... which was Granted .... to my Brother John Bowne amongst Other "Tracts by Patent from The Proprietors Bearing Date the Sixteenth Day of July .... One Thousand Seven Hundred "Together with All .... Houses .... Improvements .... and appurtenances to the Said "Several Tracts of Land and Meadow Belonging, To be Equally Divided amongst Them in Quantity and Quality .... "and .... Their Respective Heirs ...." "That in Case of the Death of Either .... of My Said "Three Sons Cornelius, Obadiah and Thomas, without Ifsue of Their Bodies and before .... They Shall Arrive at "the age of Twenty one Years, That Then .... Their Part .... of the Land .... shall Fall to and "be Equally Divided Between his Surviving Brothers .... Their Respective Heirs .... And Untill My "Said Three Sons Cornelius, Obadiah and Thomas shall Respectively arrive at the age of Twenty one years I Vest the Land "to them Devised .... in My Executors or the Survivors .... of Them to be by Them .... Improved "to the best advantage for the .... Maintenance and Education of My Said Three Sons and my Daughter "Mary Whilst Minors ...."; "to Every of My Three Daughters Anne, Lydia and Mary Fifty Pounds ...." "All The Rest of My Goods Chattels and Personal Estate .. to my Seven Children to be Equally Divided amongst "them But in case My Brothers Estate Set apart to me by Act of Afsembly Of this Province of New Jersey Entitled An "Act to Enforce--Due Administration of the Estate of Capt John Bowne, Deceasd, late of the County of Monmouth .. "and Chargeing Me and my Executors with the Payment of the Moiety of My Said Brothers Debts and Legacy's Shall Fall "Short Then .... for the Effectual Indempnifying .... and Saving Harmlefs Of my Securty's from the "Penalty Of that Bond by Then[m?] Entred into .... which Bond Bears Date the Eighth Day of Aprill .... "One Thousand Seven Hundred and Nineteen, and is--the Penalty Of Ten Thousand Pounds I .... empower My "Executors .... Or any Two of them Or the Survivors .... after my Own Just Debts are Paid to apply "my Residuary Estate for their Discharge and Indempnity in Paying my Share Of the Said Debts and Legacys And If it be Lands Or Estate of Inheritance I .. Empower Them Or any Two of Them Or the Survivors .... of Them "to Sell .. All or any Part of Them to any Person .... For which Purpose I .... authorise Them or "any Two of Them Or The Survivors .... to Seal and Deliver Proper .... Deeds of Conveyance to the "Purchaser ...." Nominates "My Son John Bowne and My Trusty Friends Garrat Schenck and Daniel Hendrickson, Esqrs, All of the "County of Monmouth .... Executors ...." Wits.:                                                OBADIAH BOWNE Seal??      James paul      Lawerens Thomasze      Lawr: Smyth  Deposition of Executors, John Bown, Garret fchanck and Daniel Hendricks; before Michael Kearny, Surr., Perth Amboy, Apr. 25, 1726. "Record in the Secretary's Office, att the City of Perth Amboy, in Lib. B., fo. 1 to 4 ...." CODICIL to WILL of OBADIAH BOWNE, of Middletowne, Mon. Co., Gent. Dated Apr. 12, 1726. Proved by dep. of Luke collingwood and James Paul, two of ye Evidences, who saw the other evidence sign; before Mich1 Kearny, Surr., Perth Amboy, Apr. 25, 1726. Mentions will dated Feb. 19, "last past." Confirms all in his will except: "That Part of it which I do hereby Intend to alter .... In Case My Executors "should be Forced to apply My Personal Estate to the Payment of My Share or Moiety of My Brothers Debts and Legacy's, "My Daughters (who have Derserved well of Me) Will Gain Nothing at My Death: I Therefore ... To My Three "Daughters Anne Lydia and Mary All That Tract of Land and Meadow at Chingueroras which was Granted .... to "Me by My Brother John Bowne by Deed Bearing Date .... Thirteenth Day of January .... One Thousand "Seven Hundred and Fifteen and which in My sd will was Given to My Sons .... To My Said Three Daughters "Anne, Lydia and Mary Their Respective Heirs .... share alike subject .... with the Rest of My Land "to be Sold by My Executors in the Case in My sd will Mentioned...."; "to My Slave Wann the Sum of Fourty "shillings pr years for Fifteen years to Come to be Paid him by My Sons in Consideration of his Fidelity Diligence and Care "of Me During my Illnefs ...." Wits.:                                                obadiah BOWNE [his mark]      Luke Collingwood      James paul      Wm Bowne  ____________________________________________________ WILSON, JAMES of Freehold, Mon. Co., "Yeoman, being very fick and weak of Body." Dated Aug. 2, 1718. Proved by dep. of Cornelius Thomson and William Maddock, two of ye evidences, who saw the other evidences sign; before Michl Kearny, Surr., Perth Amboy, Apr. 25, 1726. Gives: "to my Son James All that Tract of Land Scituate .... in ffreehold .... Beginning at a "Swamp on Cornelius Tomfons Line .... to Monolipond brook to a Maple Tree in the Swamp from thence .... "along Peter wilfons Line till it comes to his Corner .... from thence .... to the head of the Long Bogg "on the Eaft fide .... and so to a Brook and from the faid Brook .... to a small Bogg and up along the "South fide of said Bogg to Cornelius Tompfons Line ...."; "to my Sons Andrew and Jofeph All that Tract of "Land Scituate .... at Cranbury in the County of Middlefex Containing Three hundred and fifteen acres which "I Purchafed of Daniel Harcourt, Junr, to be Equally Divided between them .... fhare alike as to Quantity of "Land only my Son Andrew to have the Houfes & Buildings and that part of the Land which is Improved ...."; "to my Son Walter all that Farm or Plantation whereon I now Live with the Buildings & Appurtenances (Excepting that "part of said Farm which I have before Bequeathed to my Son James) my Well beloved Wife Rachel being to have the "free Liberty of said Farm and houfe till my faid Son Walter shall .... be of Age, if she fhall so long Continue my "Widdow; and after my said Son Walter comes of age Then .... my faid Wife Rachel Enjoy and have the free "Liberty and Benefit of the one half part of said Houfe and Farm fo Long as she shall continue my Widdow To Enable "her to bring up and Educate my Children"; " .... to my Sons Peter and John all that Tract of Land Scituate ".... at Aimwell in the County of Hunterdon Containing Three hundred Acres which I Purchafed of Samuel Hophmire to be Equally Divided between them in Quantity and Quality .... share alike ...."; "unto my "Sons James and Walter my Meadow at Metitcung being fourteen Acres and my share in the great Meadow to be Equally "Divided between them .... fhare alike ...."; "that my Sons James and Walter be aiding and afsifting "to their Brothers Andrew and Jofeph in Paying for their Land at Cranbury ...."; "unto my three Daughters "Mary, Rachel and Sufannah Ten Pounds a peice to be paid to them when they shall come to .. Age or day of their "Marriage .... to be Paid to them the one half part by my Son Andrew and the other half part by my Son Walter ...."; "unto my Dearly beloved Wife Rachel All .... my Moveable Estate .... to be by "her freely Pofsefsed and Enjoyed during the time fhe fhall Continue my Widdow and after her Marriage or Deceafe to "be Equally Divided between All my Children .... fhare alike ...." Constitutes "my Wellbeloved Son James Wilfon and my trufty and Well-beloved Brothers Peter Wilfon and Andrew "Wilfon the Executors ...." Wits.:                                                   JAMES WILLSON      Cornelius Tomfon      Richard James      Wm Madock  "This Will contained in two sheets of Paper thirty Lines in the firft Sheet and five Lines and an half in the Second Sheet ...." Deposition of Executor, Andrew Wilson; before Mich1 Kearny, Surro., Perth Amboy, Apr. 25, 1726. "Recorded in Lib. B., fo. 8, 9, & 10 ...." ____________________________________________________ LYELL, DAVID of Mon. Co., "Being weak in Body." Dated Jan. 23, 1725. Proved by dep. of Walter Wall, Robert Mitchele and John Smith, the Evidences; before Michael Kearny, Surrogate, Perth Amboy, Nov. 8, 1726. Directs: "All my Lands & Tenements Houses & Buildings . . . . and all my Goods & Chattles . . . . & all my "ppriety or Share of Propriety of New Jersey to be sold by my Execrs or the Survivors of them . . for the "Payment of my just Debts . . . ."; "(after ye Payment of my Debts . . . .) my Dear Wife shall have "during the Term of her natural Life any such part of my real or personal Estate as shall be necefsary for her Main"tainance any one of my Executors consenting to Such part, hereby Impowering my said dear wife, and such consenting Executor . . . . to make Sale off any such part of my Estate to the End abovemenconed . . . . ; "all ye Remainder . . . . of my Estate both real & personal . . . . be divided . . . . in Seven Parts ". . . . as near as may be equally valuable both in Quantity & Quality . . . . Two Sevenths . . . . I "Give . . . . to my Eldest Son David & his afsigns . . . . in Consideracon of his having all along liv'd with me; One other Seventh part . . . . I Give . . . . to my Daughter Catherene & her afsigns . . . . "One other Seventh . . . . I Give . . . . to my Son Fenwick & his afsigns . . . . One other Seventh ". . . . I Give . . . . to my Son William & his afsigns . . . . One other Seventh . . . . I Give ". . . . to my daughter Jane & her afsigns . . . . , And the Other Seventh . . . . I Give . . . . "to my Son Robert & his afsigns . . . . which Division . . . . may be done at any time (by the Consent "of any three of my Execrs . . . . my Dear Wife to be one) when they shall think most propper for the Benefitt "of my Children . . . ."; "unto my Daughter Mary in full of all Demand The Sum of Five Pounds (already having "sufficiently pvided for her & given her a share . . of my Estate . . . ." Constitutes "my Dear wife & my Sons David, Fenwick & my Daughter Catherene Execrs . . . ." Wits.:                                             DAUID LYELL      Wat. [Walter] Wall      Robart mitchell      John Smith  Deposition of Executors, "Catherin Lyell, David Lyell, Fenwick Lyell and Catherin Lyell"; before Mich1 Kearny, "Surrogate, Perth Amboy, Nov. 8, 1726. "Recorded in Lib: B., fo. 17 & 18." ____________________________________________________ COTTRILL, ELEAZER of Middletown, Mon. Co., Yeoman, "Being Sick and weak of body." Dated Mch. 18, 1726. Proved by dep. of Barents Smaock and Thomas Lawrence, two of the Evidences, who saw the other evidence sign; before Michael Kearny, Surrogate, Perth Amboy, Apr. 20, 1727. Gives: "to My Son Nicholas Cottrill The Weftermoft Equal half of My plantation whereon I Now Dwell ... "that the Same be Equaly Divided And the Same Weftermoft part .... I Give to My Said Son Nicholas "Cottrill his heirs ...."; "that my son Nicholas have the Ufe of the Weftermoft Room of my Dwelling houfe "Untill he shall build A houfe on his part of the plantation and .... have the Ufe of the Fruit of the orchard "to the Northard of My houfe Until he shall have an orchard to bear an hundred bufhells of Aples on his part of the "plantation ...."; "the Eaftermoft Equal half of My plantation whereon I now Dwell to my son Gerfhom "Cottrill his heirs .... he Allowing my son Nicholas the Ufe of the houfe and orchard for the time as above "Exprefsed .... that Each Son bear an Equal Charge of the Quitrents that is due or Shall become payable "for my Said plantation if Any be Legaly Demanded ...." "Unto My two Sons Nicholas and Gerfhom and their "heirs Equally to be Divided all that Cedar Swamp which I purchafed of Henry Leonard, And I Give my said Sons "all my Smith tools to be Ufed by them .... my Son Nicholas to have the priviledge to Set up the Said "tools on his part of the plantation." "I Give My Daughter Sarah Smith Six Shillings"; ".... that my Daughter "Ruth Cottrill and her heirs have and Enjoy the one half of that Land I purchafed of Thomas Firman in freehold "the other half was formerly given to John Davifon[?] that Married my Daughter who is now Deceafed ...." "Unto my Daughter Mary the Sum of Sixty pounds ...."; "if my Grandson John Macklin shall Attain to ".... Twenty-one Years then I Give him the principle money of that bond which I had from My Son in law Richard "Stanley and the Ufe of the Said Money .... Unto my Grandson John Stanley." "All the Remaining part "of My perfonall Eftate I give Equaly to My four Children Namly Nicholas Gerfhom Ruth and Mary to be Equaly Di"vided .... by my Executors." Appoints "William Lawrence and William Lawrence Junior Executors ...." Wits.: ELEAZER COTTRILL [his mark] Hendrick Smack Barents fmack Tho. Lawrence Deposition of Executors, William Lawrence and William Lawrence, Junr; before Michl Kearny, Surrogate, Perth Amboy, Apr. 20, 1727. "Recorded in Lib. B., fo. 61-62 ...." ____________________________________________________ LANE, GILBERT of Middletown, Co. of Mon., yeoman, "being in health of Body." Dated Nov. 7th, 1720. Proved by oath of John Little, wit., that he "saw the other" wits. sign; before Michael Kearny, Surr., Perth Amboy, 17th May, 1727. Gisbert's will dated 7 Nov 1720, Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, proved 17 May 1727. From page 23 of Unrecorded Wills and Inventories Monmouth County, New Jersey: Gives: "unto my Loving wife Jane Lane all my Goods and Chattels during her life"; "unto my Sons Adrian Lane, Cornelius Lane and Matthias Lane, and my Daughters Moika Longstreet, Catharine Dehart, Mary Van Sicklah[n?] Jane Lane and my Grand children which were born of my Daughter Williamca Hendrickson late Deceased, formerly wife of "William Hendrickson likewise Deceased after my wifes decease all my Personal Estate ... to be Equally divided "between them ... in Eight Equal parts ... And as Concerning my Son Joseph Lane who is blind, My will "... is That within Six weeks after my own and my wifes decease and before my Estate is Parted ... among "my Seven first Mentioned children and the Children of my Daughter Williamca Hendrickson that all my ... Seven "children and my Aforesd Grandchildren shall Give bond of two Hundred pounds unto Each other with Conditions that "Each ... shall bear their Equall part ... according to the Discretion of my Executors in the Keeping and "Maintaining their Said Brother Joseph Lane yearly ... During his natural life. But if any of my Said Children "... Refuse to Give Bond ... they Shall lose their Equal parts ... of my Estate and be Entirely out of from Enjoying any part of my Estate and their parts that shall so refuse to be Equally divided among thos that "shall Perform my will ..." Appoints "my Sd Sons Adrian, Cornelius and Mathias Lane Executors ..." Wits.:                                      GILBERT LANE [his mark]       John Little       Saml Dennis       Jacob Dennis  Oath of Executors, Adrian, Cornelius and Mathias Lane, before Michael Kearny, Surro., appointed by William Burnet, Esqr, Gov. in Chief, Perth Amboy, May 17, 1727. Recorded in Lib. B., fol. 66 & 67, Mich. Kearny, D. Reg ____________________________________________________ JOB, RICHARD of ffreehold, Mon. Co., Cooper, "being Sick & Weak of Body." Dated Mch. 10, 1726. Proved by oath of Benjamin Johnston and John Nathn Hutchins, two of the wits., that Jacob Mattison and William Preston, the other wits., were present; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Oct. 5, 1727. Gives: "unto my Well-beloved Wife Catherine Job all .... my Lands & Tenements, Goods, Chattels imple"ments .... to be .... Enjoyed by my fd wife Catherine Job by her & her Afsigns during the time of her "Natural Life if she fhall fo Long Continue my widow But no Longer ...."; "unto Wel beloved Son George Job the "One Equal Fourth part of all .... my Lands & Tenements (which .... shall be divided into four Equal "parts in quantity & Quality alike) & he the fd George Job to make choice of which fourth part of my fd Lands he best "Liketh .... to be Received .... by my fd fon George Job when he fhall arrive at .... Twenty "one Years by him his heirs ...."; "unto my well beloved fon John Job One Equal Fourth part of all .... "my Lands & Tenements (the fame being divided as before directed) .... to be Received .... by my fd "fon John Job Jmmediately after the Deceafe or Marriage of My Wife Catherine by him his heirs ...."; "unto my "Wel beloved Son Samuel Job one Equal Fourth part of all .... my Lands & Tenements .... to be Re"ceived .... by my faid fon Samuel Job Jmmediately after the Deceafe or Marriage of my Wife Catherine by him "his heirs ...."; "unto my Wel beloved fon William Job, One Equal Fourth part of all .... my Lands & "Tenements .... to be Received .... by my fd fon William Job immediately after the Deceafe or Mar"riage of my wife Catherine by him his heirs ..."; "that my fon George Job fhall not be pofsefsed of nor Enjoy "the Lands .... Given .... unto him till after the Deceafe or Marriage of my wife Catherine Job altho' "he fhould arrive to the age of Twenty & one Years before her Deceafe or Marriage ...."; "if my wife Catherine "shall .... marry again that fuch of my Moveable Estate as fhall be Remaining (after payment of my juft debts "....) at the time of her Marriage shall be Equally divided share .... alike .... amongst my four "sons & three daughters Viz George, John, Samuel, William, Mary, Rachel, & Katherine to be Delivered unto them .... "Immediately after Such Marriage and .... that fuch divifion be made alfo at the Deceafe of my fd Wife Catherine "in Case fhe fhould not Marry again ...." "That my fon George Job shall .... pay or Caufe to be paid to "my Wel beloved daughter Mary Job the full Sum of Eleven pounds five shillings money at Eight shillings p ounce to her "heirs .... fo foon or Jmmediately after that he fhall [be?] pofsefsed of the Lands to him herein Given .... "& that out of the profits of Sd Lands .. that my Son John Job out of the profits of the Land herein given .... "unto him shall .... pay or Caufe to be paid unto my Wel beloved Daughter Mary Job the fum of Three Pounds "fiveteen shillings Money at Eight shillings p ounce as alfo the full fum of Seven Pounds & ten shillings unto my Wel "beloved Daughter Rachel Job (of Like money) .... to be paid unto them the fd Mary & Rachel Job & Each of "them their heirs .. by .. fd John Job fo soon or Immediately after he fhall be pofsefsed of thofe Lands ...."; "that my Son Samuel Job fhall .... out of the profits of the Land to him .... Bequeathed pay or Caufe "to be paid as well to my Wel beloved Daughter Rachel Job The full Sum of Seven Pounds fiveteen shillings Money at "Eight shillings p Ounce to her her heirs .... as the fum of Three pounds & fiveteen shillings unto my Wel beloved "Daughter Catherine Job to her her heirs .... being in the whole Eleven pounds & five shillings the sd Sums of "Money to be paid unto the fd Rachel & Catherine Job by him the fd Samuel Job fo foon or immediately after that he fhall "be pofsefsed of thofe Lands ...."; "that my Son William Job shall .... out of the profits of the Lands to "him .... Bequeathed pay or Caufe to be paid to my Wel beloved Daughter Catherine Job the full Sum of Eleven "Pounds & five shillings money at Eight shillings p ounce to her her heirs .... fo foon as or Immediately after that "he fhall be pofsefsed of thofe Lands ...." Constitutes "my Dearly Beloved wife Catherine & my trusty & Wel beloved Brother Samuel Job Executrix "& Executor ...." Wits.: RICHARD JOB Benja Johnfton Jacob Mattifon John Nathn Hutchins "This Will Contained in one Sheet of paper of fourty nine Lines & a Quarter ...." An additional paragraph to the above will, "containing sixteen lines." ".... I Richard Job being Weak & Sick of body, .... have thought fit to Declare and for the "Quietnefs of my Executors in my Last Will .... Declare this to be part Viz..... that if Either of my "Sons George, Samuel John & William Job should Deceafe before .... they .... shall be pofsefed of the "Lands .... to them Given .... & that without Ifsue Male of his or their bodies So Deceafed Lawfully "begotten that then the Land to him or them fo Deceafed by me in My Last Will .... Bequeathed shall be "pofsefsed .... by the brother or brothers of him or them fo Deceafed the Same to be Divided between .... "them fo furviving in Quantity and Quality .... his or their heirs .... and .... that the Legacies "that he or they So Deceafed should have paid shall be paid Equally by the .... Survivors of .... them "fo Deceafed ...."; "if Either of My Daughters Viz. Mary Rachel or Catherine Job shall Deceafe before the "Legacies to them by me Given .... be paid to .... her or them fo Deceafed and that without Ifsue of "her body Lawfully begotten of their bodys So Deceafed that then the Legacies to her or them .. shall be paid to the "fister or fisters of her or them fo Deceased which shall Survive .... share .... alike .... to Remain "the use of her or them fo Surviving ...." Wits.: RICHARD JOB [his mark] Benja Johnfton William Preston John Nathn Hutchins Oath of Executors, Catharine Job and Samuel Job; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Oct. 5, 1727. ____________________________________________________ WATSON, PETER of freehold, Mon. Co., "Being In perfit health." Dated Feb. 25, 1725-6. Proved by dep. of John Whitlock, Junr, one of the Evidences, who saw the other evidences sign; before Michl Kearny, Surro., Amboy, Oct. 17, 1727. Gives: "to my Eldist fon william Wotfon and his heirs three hvndrid Acres of Land to be meafvred to him Lying "vpon The fovth East end of my farme next to William parents vpon Millfone Brook Inclvding the hovfe barn orcherd "and all other Apvrtenances there vnto belonging ...."; "all the Remainder of that plantation to my fon Richard "Wotfon and his heirs ...."; "to my fon Gawin wotfon and his heirs all that .... Land belonging to "me Lying between himfelf and Jams Edwards ...."; "all my Intrest to the meeting hovfe and Land belonging "vnto it to my fowr fons Eqvally ...."; "to my Loving Wife agnefs Wotfon all that Land belonging to me "Lying Between Gravele Brook and peter tices Line and I njoyning all the hovfes barns orcherds meadows both falt "and fresh with all the appvrtenances .... dvring her Natvrall Life, and after her deth to my fon david wotfon "and his heirs paying to her the fum of fifty pounds and in Case he the faid david wotfon Do Refvse to pay to her the "fifty povnds I Leave her fvll power to fell .... Either Land or meadows as much as will make her the fifty "povnds and to grant deeds or bills of fales for the fame ...."; "to agnefs my wife my two Negros Jack & "befs to fell .. as fhe fees Cavfe ...."; "all the Rerst of my mooveables to agnefs my wife to dispose of them "as fhe thinks fitt ...." Appoints: "Loving wife agnefs wotfon my whole & fole Execvtor ...." Wits.: peter watson Thomas Whit Lock John whitlock iuner Walter Wall Oath of Executrix, Agnes watson; before Michl Kearny, Surr., Amboy, Oct. 17, 1727. "Recorded in Book of Wills, B., foll. 75, p. Mich. Kearny, D. fecr. ____________________________________________________ CHAMBERS, THOMAS of the town of Shrewsbury, Mon Co., Yeoman, "Being sick and weak in body." Dated Nov. 26, 1727. Proved by John Worthly and Richard Rundels, wits., "(on .... affirmation which the one Took, and his .... oath which the other took ....)," that they saw John West, "the other Subscribing Witnefs, was Present"; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Dec. 14, 1727. Gives: "unto my Eldest son John Chambers all that the lower & Eastermost half part of all my Plantation whereon I "Dwell at Shark River with the house & orchard threreon with all the appurtenances .... unto him .... "his Heirs ...."; "unto my Second Son Edmond Chambers the upper or westermost half of my aforesd Plantation "with all the appurtenances .... unto him his Heirs .... And all the Meadow belonging to sd Plantation "to be Equally divided between them .... my said son Edmond shall have the one half of the fruit of the aforesd "orchard for twelve years after my decease ..." Appoints "my Executors .... to sell all my Goods and chattels And with the Produce .... to pay all "my debts & the over plus to be Equally divided amongst all my children Except those above named ...." "I .... order my Sd Sons John & Edmond Each of them to pay unto my youngest Son Thomas Chambers ffive "pounds apeice when he shall arrive to the age of ten years." Nominates "my brother John Chambers & my Brother in Law William Exceen Executors ...." Wits.: THOMAS CHAMBERS [his mark] John West John Worthley Richard Rundell Jacob Dennis Oath of Executors, John Chambers and William Exceen, before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Dec. 14, 1727. ____________________________________________________ TOMSON, CORNELIUS of Freehold, Mon. Co., Yeoman, "being very weak of Body." Dated Aug. 14, 1727. Proved by oath of John Morris and William Madock, two of the wits., that Rachel Job, the other wit., was present; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Dec. 21, 1727. Gives: "to my Son John Tompfon All that Farm or Plantation whereon I now Live with the Meadows Buildings & "Appurtenances thereunto belonging & alfo that peice of Meadow which I purchafed of John Hampton .... unto "my said Son John when he fhall come to .... Twenty One years, to him his Heirs ...."; "that until my said "Son John fhall come to and be of age of Twenty-One years, my Wel beloved Wife Mary & my family fhall Live on, Occupy "& Enjoy the benefits .... of the Farm & Appurtenances to him Bequeathed & All other my Lands towards their "Maintenance, Education & Difcharging the Yearly Payments to the Loan-Office & other my juft Debts .... after "my Son John fhall come to .... Twenty-one Years (unlefs he & his Mother fhall otherwife Agree) my Wife Mary "fhall Pofsefs .... All that Farm or Plantation Scituate .... in Freehold .... which I Purchafed "of Tunis Covert with the Meadows Appurtenances & Profits thereof .... during the Term of her Widowhood to "Enable her to Maintain & Educate my younger Children, but no longer than fhe fhall continue my Widow ...."; "unto my Son Lewis Tompfon All that Farm .... Lying .... in Freehold .... which I purchafed "of Tunis Covert with the Meadows & Appurtenances .... after the Death or Marriage of his Mother in Law, my "Wife Mary ... to him his Heirs ...."; "unto my two Youngeft Sons Thomas Tompfon & Cornelius Tomfon the "Sum of One Hundred Pounds Money of the Province aforefd at Eight fhillings per Ounce, to Each of them, the same to "be paid unto them by my Son John Tomfon as they fhall feverally Arrive at .... one & twenty years & for which "Sums .... my said Son John when he fhall come of Age fhall give fufficient Bonds to Each of them for the Payment "thereof to them .... Heirs ...."; "unto my Daughter Elifabeth Ellifon, (wife of Thomas Ellifon) "the Sum of Fifty Pounds like Money to be Paid to her or her Afsigns in Convenient time after my Deceafe by my Executors "...."; "unto my three youngeft Daughters Ellean Tomfon, Rebekah Tomfon & Ghertie Tomfon the Sum of "Forty Pounds apeice like Money to Each of them .... to be Paid to them or their Afsigns by my Executors ".... as they fhall feverally Arrive at the Age of Eighteen Years, or their Refpective days of Marriage which fhall "firft happen ...."; "unto my Sons John, Lewis, Thomas & Cornelius to each .... One Horfe, & to my Son "John my Wearing Apparel ...."; "unto my Wel-beloved Wife Mary Tomfon all .... the Refidue ... "of my Moveable Eftate (after payment .... of my juft Debts & Legacies .... by her & her Afsigns freely "to be Pofsefsed ...."; "in Case either of my two Sons John & Lewis fhould happen to die without ifsue of their "Refpective Bodies lawfully begotten, that then ... my Son Thomas fhall pofsefs & Enjoy the part .. of Such "Son so Deceafing, he Paying & performing (if my son John fhould fo die) to his Brother Cornelius, as my said Son John "ought to have done if Living: & in Cafe my said son Thomas fhould not be Living then my Son Cornelius to Enjoy the "part .... of his Brother Deceafing ...."; "in Cafe Either of my two younger fons Thomas & Cornelius "fhould die without Issue of their refpective Bodies lawfully begotten before they come of age that then the Survivor of "my said two Sons fhall pofsefs .. the One Hundred Pounds herein bequeathed to his Brother fo Deceafing; Alfo if it "fhould happen that Either of my Daughters Ellen, Rebekah & Ghertie fhould Die without Issue of their Refpective Bodies "lawfully begotten before they come of age, that then the fhare .... of such Daughter or Daughters fo Deceafing " ... fhall be pofsefsed .. by the Survivors or Survivor of them ...." Constitutes "my dearly beloved Wife Mary Tomfon, My Welbeloved Son John Tomfon, & my trufty & Loving Friend "John Campbel, Esqr the Executrix & Executors ....." Wits.:                                                 CORNELIUS TOMSON      John Morris      Rachel Job [her mark]      Wm Madock  "Will Contained in fifty Lines & three quarters ...." Oath of Executrix, Mary Tomson; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Dec. 21, 1727, and Oath of Executor, John Tomson; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Jan, 23, 1727. ____________________________________________________ LAWRENCE, JOHN of Middletown, Mon. Co., Yeoman, "Being very Sick and Weak of Body." Dated Nov. 9, 1727. Proved by oath of Richard Eckman and Edward Wright, two of the wits., that at the same time, Richard Gibbons, the other wit., was present; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Jan. 24, 1727. Gives: "to my Executors . . . . full Power . . . . to Sell All that parcell of Land which I purchafed of Andrew Johnfon and Mary Aumack as allfo the Meadow Land I purchafed of them and Tenn Acres of Land I purchafed of John Johnftone, Esqr as foon as Conveniently they Can, In order to pay my . . Debts . . . ."; "to my Loving Wife Anne The ufe of the Remaining part of my Eftate, after Juft Debts and funerall Charges deducted, for and during the Term of her Widowhood, and at the Expiration thereof . . . . that the fame perfonall Eftate be Equally Divided, amongft my Chilldren, Namely William Ruth And Jane . . . ." Appoints "My Loving Wife Anne, And My Brother William Lawrence Executors . . . ." Wits.:                                                   JOHN LAWRENCE       Richard Gibbons [his mark]      Richard Eckman      Edward Wright  Oath of William Lawrence, "the Surviveing Executor"; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Jan. 24, 1727. ____________________________________________________ MASH, Bartholomew of Middletown, Mon. Co., "being Sick and Weak In body." Dated Dec. 4, 1727. Proved by oath of James Bowne, Junr, Richard Hartshorne, Jun., and Jonathan Stout, three of the wits., that at the same time, John Stout, the other wit., was present; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Jan. 15, 1727. Gives: "unto my Loveing wife Mary Mafh all that part of my Perfonal Estate which She brought with her to me "when I Married her which is not yet wared out nor dispofed off ...."; "alfo .... to my Loveing Wife "two Cows and She to have the Choice out of all my Cows ...."; "my Son Henry Pay my Wife Three pounds "within thirteen months after my Death ...."; "that my four Daughter which I had by my Last Wife have Six "Shilings a Peice paid them on their Marriage Day by my Son henry ...."; "unto my Wife and my four younges "Children all my Right Which I have In a Certain Parcel of Money which was Given to my Wife and her Children by "her father Deceafed and Never yet Came to my hands to [be] Equally Divided amongnst them ...."; "unto "my Three Daughters which I had by my Wife Perfillah and my wife hannah Namely Margarett Elifabeth and hannah "five pounds Each ...."; "my Son henry pay them the Money .... my Daughter Margrett to have her "five pounds within Six years after my Death paid her by my Son Henry and my Daughter Elifabeth to have her five "pounds within Seven years after my Death paid her by my Son henry and my Daughter hannah to have her five pounds "within Eight years after my Death paid her by my Son henry ...."; "that my Loveing wife Mary Mafh have "the Liberty to Liveing My Now Dwelling houfe tell the twenteth of May Now Next and No Longer Exceept it be by a "Greement Made betwixt my Wife and My Son Henry And what I have here Giveing unto my Loving wife .... "is In Lue .... of her thirds or Douree, and if my Son Henry shall well .... Pay all the Legacies which "I have Appointed him to Pay .... and .... obferve the Directions of this my Last Will .... "that then .... unto my Loveing Son Henry Mafh and his heirs ... all my Rail Estate ...."; "unto my Son henry if he Perform my Well all the Remainer of my Perfonal Estate ...." "I Make my Loveing frind Hugh Hartshorne and my Loveing Son Henry Mafh my Executors ...." Wits.: BARTHOLOMEW MARSH [his mark] James Bowne iunier Richard Hartshorne Jun. John Stout Jonathan Stout Oath of Executors, Hugh Hartshorne and Henry Marsh; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Apr. 6, 1728. "Recorded in lib: B:, Wills, fo. 99 & 100 ...." ____________________________________________________ HENDRICKS, DANIEL of Middletown, Mon. Co., Gentn, "Being Very Sick and Weak of Body." Dated Nov. 16, 1727. Proved by oath of Cornelius Weycoff and Johanes Luister, two of the wits., that at the same time Cornelius Dorne, the other wit., was present; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Jan. 29, 1727. Gives: "to my three Executors, or in Cafe of death or Refufall to any two of them full power to Sell .... My "two Largeft Lotts of Wood Land on Conefcunk Neck and My Land at Barnegatt & Right to propriety" for payment of "debts etc.; "to my Son Hendrick The plantation on which he Dwells, formerly Benjamin Stouts, And the full half of all "My Lotts of Meadow at Conefcunk, On Condition that he pay the Sum of Three Hundred pounds to my Seven Daughters "In fuch payments and at fuch times as hereafter Exprefsed viz.: That he pay to my Daughter Catharine the Sum of Thirty "Seven pounds Tenn Shillings at the time of her Marriage or the age of Twenty-one Years which fhall firft happen, and to my Daughter Ionaytye the Sum of Thirty Seven pounds Tenn fhillings at the time of her Marriage or the age of Twenty "One ...., and the Remaining Two Hundred Twenty five pounds by Equal parts to my Seven Daughters, Namely "Gheefye, Teuntye [,] Moykye, Catharine, Anne, Francis and Ionaytye The firft payment to Commence four years after my Deceafe to my Eldeft daughter, and So on yearly the like Sum to the Next oldeft till the Seven daughters hath Received "the fame, that then I Give .... the faid Lands and Meadows to my son Hendrick Hendricks his Heirs ...."; "to my Son John The plantation whereon he dwells that I purchafed of Stephen Warne, On Condition that he pay the Sum of Three Hundred pounds to my daughters as hereinafter Exprefsed, viz. That he pay to my daughter Anne the Sum of Thirty Seven pounds Tenn Shillings at the time of her Marriage or the Age of Twenty One .... And the Remaining Two Hundred Sixty two pounds Tenn Shillings by Equall parts to my Seven daughters abovenamed The firft payment to "Commence four years after my Deceafe to my Eldeft daughter, And So on yearly the Like Sum to the Next oldeft till the Seven daughters have Received the fame, That Then I Give .... the faid plantation to my my said Son John his "Heirs ...."; "to my Son William The Remaining half of my Salt Meadow Lotts at Conefcunk to him his Heirs ".... That the Fee Simple of the Three Hundred Acres of Land I Lately purchafed from the Executors of Obadiah Bowne, Deceafed be Setled .... to my faid Son William his Heirs .... On Condition that he pay to the "Sum of Four Hundred pounds to my daughters as hereinafter Exprefsed viz.: That he pay to my Daughter Francis the "Sum of Thirty Seven pounds Tenn Shillings, at the time of her Marriage or the Age of Twenty One Years .... And the Remaining Three Hundred Sixty two pounds Tenn Shillings by Equal parts to my Seven daughters abovenamed, The firft payment to Commence Six Years after my Deceafe to my Eldeft Daughter, And so on yearly the like Sum to the Next oldeft till the Seven daughters have Received the fame ...."; "to my Loving Wife Tryntye the Ufe of My Homeftead plantation and three parcels of Land more the one I purchafed of Jarat Wall, One of John Wall and a parcell adjoyning to Wallen's Land and My Salt Meadow at Shoal harbor with the ufe of All my perfonall Eftate for and during the Term of her Widowhood if the fame Continue not longer than that my youngeft Son daniel attain the age of Twenty one Years, If at that time fhe be my Widow unmarried .... the faid Lands be Equally Divided between her and "My faid Son daniel during her Widowhood and at the Expiration thereof I Give .... all the Lands and Meadow I have herein given her the ufe of to my faid Son daniel His Heirs .... On Condition that he pay to my Seven daughters the Sum of Three Hundred and Fifty pounds viz. Fifty pounds to my Eldeft daughter within one year after he is of the Age of Twenty One years and Lawfully poffefsed of the whole plantation, and So yearly fifty pounds to the Next oldeft till the Seven daughters have Received their fifty pounds apiece And perfonall Eftate Equally to all my Chilldren ...."; "to my Nephew Daniel Hendricks a fmall Lott of Land I have In Amboy purchafed of Stephen Warne viz to daniel Hendricks the Son of my Brother William Hendricks his Heirs . . . ."; "two fmall parcels of Upland at "Conefcunk called the Landing and Landing Lotts Equally to my four Sons Namely Hendrick John, William, and daniel and to their Heirs . . . ." Appoints My Son Hendrick Hendricks, and My Sons In Law Roeloff Schank, and Jonathan Holmes Junr Executors . . . ." Wits.:                                                 daniel HENDRICK      Cornelis w‹ckof      Johannis Luister      Corneles Dooren      Willm Lawrence Junr.  Oath of Executors, Hendrick Hendricks, Roeloff Schank and Jonathan Holmes, Junr; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Jan. 29, 1727. ____________________________________________________ WILL of AARON LONGSTRAET, of Freehold, Mon. Co., "Cordwainer, being Sick & weak of Body." Dated March 3, 1727. Proved by oath of Derick Sutvan and Geisbert Sutvan, wits., who saw William Madock sign; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, May 10, 1728. Directs: "that my Welbeloved Wife Stankche Remain .... & Dwell on that Farm or Plantation whereon I "now Live, & have ufe .... & Enjoy the Profits .... of the said Farm, Buildings & Appurtenances for & "during the Term of her Natural Life, if fhe fhall fo long Continue my Widow, but no longer than fhe Continues my Widow, "thereby to Enable her to Bring up, Maintain & Educate my Children ...."; "unto my said Wel beloved Wife "Stankche, after Payment of my Juft & Lawful Debts .... the .... one full half part of my Cattle & Sheep "that fhall be Left, & also one full half part of my Houfhold Goods ...."; "unto my Eldeft Son John Longftraet "after the Death or Marriage of his Mother, which fhall firft happen All that Farm or Plantation whereon I now Live, with "the Buildings & Appurtenances .... his heirs .... Under this Exprefs Condition .... That my "said Son John after he fhall have Pofsefsed .... the said Farm Three Years fhall .... at the End of the "said Three Years .... Pay or Caufe to be Paid the Sum of Twenty-two Pounds ten fhillings Money of this Province "at Eight fhillings p ounce & at the End of the Fourth Year the like Sum of Twenty two Pounds ten fhillings, & at the "End of the Fifth Year the like Sum of Twenty-two Pounds ten fhillings & at the End of the Sixth Year the like Sum of "Twenty two Pounds ten fhillings like Money, being in all Ninety Pounds unto & amongft fuch of his Brothers & Sifters, as "at the feveral times of Payment fhall be Living, & the Child or Children of Such of them as fhall be Dead, in juft & Equal "parts .... in Cafe any of my Children fhould be dead leaving a Child or Children .... at ye time or times "the said Money is to be Paid, the Child or Children of such of my Children so dying .... fhall .... Enjoy "the feveral parts .... of the said Ninety Pounds according to the feveral payments that the Parent ought to have "had if he or fhe had been then Living"; "unto my said Son John one Horfe or Mare at his Choice, out of all my "Jades ...."; ".... after payment of my juft Debts .... unto & amongft my feveral Children, to "wit, my Sons John, Derrick, & Stophel & my Daughters Katherine, Nelly, Winifred, Maria & Arianche [?] & alfo the Child "my Wife now goes with if born alive, all the Reft of my Jades & One .... half part of my Cattle & Sheep that "fhall be left & alfo the One full half part of my Houfhold Goods to be Equally Parted .... amongft them by my Exe"cutors .... in Quantity & Quality as near as they can .... And the fame with the Increafe thereof to be "delivered to my said Children to wit, to my Sons as they fhall feverally come to .... the Age of Twenty-one Years "or the Refpective days of their Marriage which fhall firft happen; the fame, with the Increafe .... to be Delivered "to my Daughters as they fhall feverally Come to .... the age of Eighteen Years or the Refpective days of their "Marriage which fhall firft happen .... in Cafe any of my Children fhould Die before they Come of Age or be Mar"ried .. the Part .... of Such Child so dying, with the Increafe .... fhall be Equally Parted " .... between my furviving Children ...." Constitutes "my trufty & Loving Friends Peter Nephews John Sutvandt & Jacob Sutvandt all of the County of Mon"mouth, Yeomen, to be the Executors .... Wit                                AARON LONGSTRAET [his mark]      Derck Zudtuen      g‹fbert futuen      Wm Madock  Oath of Executors, Peter Nephews, John Sutvan and Jacob Sutvan, before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, May 10, 1728. "furrogate's office in Perth Amboy. Recorded in Lib. B., Wills, p. 94. Mich. Kearny, furr." ____________________________________________________ WOOLLEY WOOLEY, EDWARD of Shrewesbury, Mon. Co., yeoman, "being Weak in body." Dated Jan. 3, 1728. [No date of proof.] Gives: "unto my Loving wife all my personall and moveable Estate ..." Except the Severall Legacys and "Sums of money hereafter bequeathed"; "unto my Second Son Edward Wooley the Sum of one hundred pounds Current "money of the Eastern Division at Eight Shillings the Ounce and that to be paid imediately after my Loving wife Lydias Death and also ..... that the said one hundred pounds shall after the Death of my Said wife be put to intrest "in good sufficient hands and that the Intrest thereof Shall be to and for the Said Edward Wooleys mainteynance and "in case after and upon the Decease of my said Son Edward that then the Sum of one Hundred pounds shall be Equaly "Divided among my three Daughters Hannah Content and Ruth"; "unto my Daughter Hannah Allen wife of George Allen the Sum of fifty pounds Current money of the Eastern Division at Eight Shillings the ounce to be paid imediately after the Death of my Said wife"; "the Sum of fifty pounds unto my Daughter Ruth ... of Like Current money and that to be paid imediately after the Decease of my Said wife"; "unto my Eldest fon Adam Wooley the Sum of one shilling"; "unto third Son George Wooley the fum of one shilling"; "unto my Daughter Content the fum of one fhilling"; "unto my Grand Children the Children of Elizabeth Stelle deced, late wife of Gabriell the fum of one Shilling a peece." Constitutes "my Loving [wife] my whole & sole Executrix ..." EDWARD WOOLEY Wits.: Adam brewer Joseph West Geo. Thornborough ____________________________________________________ ALLEN, GEORGE of the Town of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., "Black Smith, being weak of Body." Dated Jan. 7, 1728. Proved by oath of Pontius Stelle and George Thornborough, "Two of the Witnefses," that they saw Thomas Gleane sign; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate of Mon. Co., Mch. 24, 1728. Gives: "unto my Loving wife Hannah Allen All my Lands Tenements .... Orchards and wood Lands that I am pofsed with att the time of my Decease During her Natural Life and After Decease to my Eldest Son William Allen and his heires, and ... if my personall Estate will not pay all my Debts and Legacys then it shall be Sold to and for towards payment of my Debts and my Legacys ... and upon Sale thereof that then the money arising from such shall be put to Intrest and the Intrest money shall be to and for use and mainteynance of wife During her widdowhood untill such of my Children as are not come of Age comes of age; unto my Loving wife Hannah the Sum one Hundred pounds att Eight shillings the Ounce But in Case my ... wife should marry then the sum of fifty pounds of Like money"; "unto my Eldest Son William Allen the Sum of one Hundred pounds at Eight shillings the Ounce to be paid by my Executors ... in one year next After my Decease"; "unto my Second Son Daniel "the Sum of one Hundred pounds at Eight shillings the Ounce when he shall Arrive at the Age of one and twenty years to be paid by my Executor ..."; "unto my third Son Richard the Like Sum of one Hundred pounds at Eight shillings the ounce ... when he shall Arive at the Age of one and twenty ..."; "unto my fourth Son Mathew the like Sum of one hundred pounds at Eight shillings the Ounce ... when he shall arive at the age of one and twenty ..."; "unto my fifth Son Joseph the like sum of one hundred pounds ... when he shall arive to the Age of one and twenty"; "unto my Sixth Son James the like Sum of one hundred pounds at Eight shillings the Ounce ... when he shall arive at the age of one and twenty ... if my Lands when sold should not amount So as to pay my five youngest Sons their one hundred pounds A peece ... that there shall be an Equall Deduction out of each of their Legacys ... in case either of my five youngest sons should Dye before they Arrive to the Age of one and twenty then his ... one hundred pounds shall be Equally Divided among all my Children So Surving"; "unto my Eldest Daughter Lydia two Cows to be Delivered by my Executors the next Spring next after my Decease"; "unto Second Daughter Mary one Fether bedd and bedding with furniture at the Discrefion of my Executors ... "and two Cows"; "unto my Youngest Daughter Abigall one fether bedd with bedding and furniture att the Discrefion "of my Executors and two Cows ..." Appoints "my Loving wife and William Leeds of Middle Town, Esqr, my Executors in trust ..." Wits.:                                                  GEORGE ALLEN       Thomas Gleane [or Gleaue]       Pontius Stelle   Geo. Thornborough  Oath of Executrix, Hannah Allen, that she will execute the estate and file an Inventory in the Secretary's office before 24th Aug., next ensuing; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate of Mon. Co., Mch. 24, 1728. Recorded in Lib. B., Wills, fol. 164 & 165, Surr. office, Perth Amboy: Kearny, D. Regr. ____________________________________________________ BILLS, THOMAS of the Town of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., "Yeoman, being weak in body." Dated Feb. 22, 1728. Proved by attest. of Preserve Lipencot and George Thornborough, two of the wits., that at the same time, John Haskins, the other wit., was present; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Mch. 24, 1728. Gives: "unto my Loving wife Content All my Real Estate which I now have .... Scituate .... in "the faid Town of Shrewsbury in the said County .... and a[l]so all my Estate Right title .... unto all "my Estate Real and personal in New England in the Township of ffairfeild in and Towards payment of all .... my Just Debts and to the Intent that my said Loving Constitutes "my said Loving wife my whole and fole Executrix ...." Wits.:                                             THOMAS BILLS      Preserue Lippincott      John Haskins [his mark]      Geo. Thornborough  Affirmation of Executrix, Content Bills; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Mch. 24, 1728. "Recorded in Lib. B., book of Wills, folio 158 to 160." ".... D. D. Jacob Dennis, p. Mich. Kearny, D. fur." ____________________________________________________ SALTER, Elizabeth Account of Elisha Lawrence, Executor of Elizabeth SALTER, late of ffreehold, Mon. Co., Deceased. "She the sd Elizabeth Dying Executrix ... of John Salter late of ffreehold .... Yeoman, decd., as well "of and for Such .... of the Goods Chattels & Credits of ye sd John Salter Decd as came to the hands .... "of the said Elizabeth to be Administred as of and for her Payments and Disbursements Out of ye Same ...." This Accomptant Chargeth himself with all the Goods & Chattels etc. "of ye sd John Salter, decd," which came into the possession "of his Executrix Elizth" to be administrd as by an Inventory filed in the Secretary's Office, at Burlington, amounting to £ 722--08--00 "Proclamacon money" "Per Contra" Cr. £ s d "By moneys paid for the ffuneral charges of sd John Salter 5--00--00 "By moneys paid at the Register's Office for Letters Teftamentary 2--01--10 "By moneys paid Expences, on the Witnefses &c. on proving ye Will 1--13--11 "and Inventory, at the Register's office at Burlington "By moneys paid, the appraisers, and Clk: for drawing the Invry 0--18--00 "By moneys paid to Isaac Stelle, a Debt due by bond p recet No. (1) 103--06--00 "By moneys paid to Thomas Rutter, Debt due by bond p recet No. (2) 87--10--00 "By moneys pd to Gabriel Stelle, Debt due by Bond p recet No. (3) 50--10--04 "By moneys pd to Gabriel Stelle, a Debt due by Bond p recet No. (4) 48--00--00 "By moneys pd to Richd Salter, a Debt due on Accot: p recet No. (5) 111--10--00 "By moneys pd to Richd Salter, a Debt due on accot p recet No. (6) 104--02--02 "By moneys pd to Jos: Borden, a Debt due on accot. p recet No. (7) 57--15--00 "By moneys paid to Mordecai Lincon, a Debt due on accot: p recet No. (8) 50--00--00 "By moneys paid to Elisha Lawrence, a Debt due on accot p recet No. (9) 33--00--00 "By moneys paid to Samuel Bickley one of the Executrs of 27--18--06 1/2 "Abraham Bickley Deced, a Debt due from sd John Salter "deceased as appears p receipt No. (10) "By moneys paid to Richd Salter, a debt due on accot p recet No. (11) 33--00--00 "By moneys pd to James Tapscott, a debt due p accot p recet No. (12) 20--00--00 "By moneys pd to Thomas Parker, a Debt due on accot p recet No. (13) 17--05--00 "By moneys pd to Richd Salter, a Debt due on Accot p recet No. (14) 16--16--00 "By moneys paid to Robt Ellis, a Debt due on accot p recet No. (15) 14--14--06 "By moneys paid to Thos King, a Debt due on accot p recet No. (16) 13--00--00 "By moneys paid to Antho and John Pintard a Debt Due 12--02--10 "on account as appears p recet No. (17) "By moneys paid to Moses Robins, a debt due on accot p recet No. (18) 11--17--02 "By moneys paid to Wm Everingham, a debt due on accot p recet No. (19) 11--14--00 "By moneys pd to Daniel Robins a Debt due on accot p recet No. (20) 7--10--00 "By moneys paid to John Brown, a Debt due on account 4--09--08 "as appears p recet No. (21) "By moneys paid to Gabriel Stelle, a Debt due on accot 8--17--00 "as appears p recet No. (22) "By moneys paid to Benjamin Stevens, a Debt due on 2--17--06 "Account as appears p recet No. (23).. "This Accomptant prays for allowance for 30--00--00 "a bond appraised as due from Thomas Parker, at 30 pounds 'that proved altogether Insolvent "This accomptant prays allowance for his Testatrix's 36--02--00 "trouble and for her reasonable Expences, in Administering "the goods Chattels and Credits of the said John Salter Deceased "selling, receiving, and paying &ca at the rate of five p Ct "upon the Amount of the whole Inventory "By moneys paid for the drawing and stating of this accot "and Copy thereof Auditing and pafsing the Same &ca "the sum of 1--15--00 Total £925--06--05 1/2 "To the amount of the Inventory ...." £722--08--00 "Ballance paid above the amount of the Inventory" 202--18--05 1/2 "More money paid above the amount of the Inventory Vizt-- Summa £925--06--05 1/2 "Moneys paid to ..... Gomaz a Mercht, Jew 100--00--00 "in New York the Sum of One hundred pounds "Moneys paid to (???) [sic] Gomaz, Junr, Mercht in New York the Sum of 25--00--00 "Paid in all above the amount of the Inventory ...." 327--18--05 1/2 Signed: "ELISHA LAWRENCE, Executr of Eliza Salter, decd" [Endorsed: "The Account of Elifha Lawrence, Executor of Eliza Salter, Monmouth County, 1728."] ____________________________________________________ WEST, JOHN of the Town of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., "Being weak in Body." Dated Mch. 4, 1728. Proved by attest. and oath of Preserve Lipencot and George Thornborough, subscribing Evidences; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Feb. 9, 1728. Gives: "unto my Loving Brother William West, my Eldest Son Bartholemew and unto my Good friend George Williams "of the Said Town County and Province .... Yeomen or any two of them their heires .... in Trust "All that plantation whereon I now Liveth and all other my Lands and Plantations Scituate .... in the Said "Town of Shrewsbury and County of Monmouth .... and also all my Lotts of Land Scituate .... in the "Citty of Perth Amboy To the intent that they William West, Bartholemew West and George Williams or any two of them "their heires .... shall have full power .... to Dispose of .... All the said plan[ta]tions and Lotts "of Land as their Councel Learned in the Law they or any two of them their Heirs .... shall be Advised to and "for the .... payment of all my .... Debts and for the .... payment of .... "Legacys ...."; "unto my said Eldest son Bartholemew West the Sum of One Hundred pounds To be "paid by said Trustees and Executors .... within three Years next after my Decease ...."; "unto my "Second Son Joseph West the like Sum of one Hundred pounds to be paid unto my said Son by said Trustees and "Executors .... within three years next after my Decease ...." "I .... Bequeath third Son "John West the Like Sum of one hundred pounds to be paid by my Said Trustees and Executors .... within three "years after my Decease ...."; "unto fourth Son Stephen West the like Sum of one hundred pounds to be paid "by my Trustees and Executors .... within three years after my Deceafe ...."; "unto my Youngest "Mathew West the Like Sum of one Hundred pounds to be paid by my Said Trustees and Executors .... within "three Years next after my Deceafe ...."; "unto my Eldest Daughter Jerusha Wife of William Curlifs the Sum of "Twenty pounds to be paid by my Said Trustees and Executors .... within three Years next after my Decease "...."; "unto my Second Daughter Catherin West the Sum of fifty pounds to be Laid out ... to Intrest "into good able and Sufficient Hands ... for use .. and mainteynance of my said Daughter by my said Trustees "in one Years time next after my Deceafe and .... that when my said Daughter Catherin shall Dye then the said "fifty pound principal money shall be Equally Divided amongst my Children then Living att the time of her Deceafe "...."; "unto my third Daughter Judidah the Like Sum of fifty pounds to be paid by my said trustees and Executors ".... within three years next after my Deceafe and also one bedd and furniture belonging and also one Cow ..."; "unto my fourth Daughter Audrey the Like Sum of fifty pounds to be paid by my Said Trustees and feather bedd and "furniture belonging ??ereto and also one Cow ...."; "unto my fifth Daughter Lavina the Like Sum of fifty Pounds "to be paid by my said Trustees att or upon her Day of Marriage with one feather bedd and furniture .... and one "Cow ...."; "unto my Youngest Daughter Jane the Like Sum of fifty pounds to be laid out .... to Intrest "by my Said Trustees .... for the whole use .... of my said Daughter untill she shall be married and then "the said principal and Intrest to be paid by my said Trustees ...."; "unto all my Grand Children the Sum of three "pounds a peece within four years next after my Deceafe ...."; "if .... there shall be any Over plus over "and above remaining out of my real and personal estate when my Just Debts are paid and my Legacys .... that "then the Over plus Shall be Divided amongst all my Children each According to their Legacy allready given (that is) all "my Sons shall have twice as much as any of my Daughters ...." Constitutes "my Brother William West, Bartholemew West and George Williams my Executors in trust ...." Wits.:                                                  JOHN WESTT      Preferue Lippincott      Daniel Lippincott      Geo. Thornborough  "Memoranduum March ye 9th, 1728." "That Since the .... fealing .... of the above .... will My will is .... I give .... "unto my Daughter Judidah one Chest of Drawers ying in the New House Chamber ...."; "unto my Daughter "Audrey one Cupboard in the faid New House Chamber ...."; "unto my Daughter Lavina one Chest of Drawers "next to the bedd whereon I am use to Lye and .... that my said Daughter shall be put to School for one twelve "months And then I impower my said trustees to put and bind her to the trade of a Taylor ...."; "unto my Daughter "Jane one great bible and one box of Drawers and that my said Daughter shall be kept to School by said trustees and "then to be put to a trade the Taylors ...." Wits.:                                                 JOHN WEST [his mark]      Preferue Lippincott      Daniel Lippincott      Geo. Thornborough  Oath of Executor, Bartholomew West; before Lawrence Smyth, "on the Day abovementioned." [Feb. 9, 1728.] "Recorded in the book of Wills, Liber B., folio 251 to 253." ____________________________________________________ BILLS, NATHANIEL of the Township of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., "Being uerrey Sik and Weak." Dated Jan. 24, 1728-9. Proved by oath of John West and John Taylor; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Mch. 31, 1729. Gives: "To my Three sons Thomas Bills and Girshum Bills and Daniel Bills all my Lands and meados To Them Their "heirs .... To be Eaquily Deuided Between Them Three in qontaty and qualyty and .... That my son "Thomas Bills shall have the ufe of all my Lands and meados Till my son Daniel arives To .... Tweenty one years "and .... That all my Lawfull Debts shall be paid out of my mouable Eaftate by my Executors and .... "That The Remaining part of the said mouable Eastate .... shall be Equily Deuided Between my four daughters "Marcey Bills and Catharine Bills and Joanah Bills and Elisabeth Bills To be Eaquily Deuided at the hands or Discretion "of my Executors and I .... Constitute .... my Loueing son Thomas Bills and Joseph Gardiner To be my "Sole Executors ...."; "my Trew Intent .... Is That my son Thomas shall have the use of all my Lands "and meados tell october In the year .... 1737 and my Trew intent .... Is That my three sons afore said "shall Eaqualy Deuide their Land and meado afore said in the year 1737"; ".... if one of my three sons afore said "shall Die Be fore they Deuid their Lands and meado .... that then the Land and meado .... shall be "Eaqualy Deuided Between the Two Suruiveors ...." Wits.:                                         NATHANIEL BILLS [his  mark]      John west      John Tayler [his mark]      Marey Johnfon [her mark]  Oath of Executor, Thomas Bills; before Lawr. Smyth, Surr., "at the same time." [Meh. 31, 1729.] "Recorded in Book of Wills, Lib. B., folio 260 ...." ____________________________________________________ WATSON WATTSON, AGNUAS of the Town of freehold, Mon. Co., "widow of peter watfon, of sd town & county," ".... being att prefent In perfect health." Dated May 14, 1728. Proved by dep. of James Brown, Evidence, who saw "the other Evidence fign"; before Michael Kearny, Surrogate, Amboy, Apr. 16, 1729. "Lands moneys goods & chattles moor efpachally that fifty pounds worth of land Left to me in my dear decafed "hufband peter watfon Laft will .... I doe difpoese of as follouth (viz.)"; "unto my worthy frinds Thomas Ageor "merchant & Robert hude yoman both of the toun of woodbridge in the County of medelsx .... all that my Eftat "in that Lands givin to me as I have it from my sd Decafed hufbant peter watson with the fee fimpel ther of as Likewise ".... to my sd two good frends Thomas Ager & Robert hude in Equall betwen them all that my wholl Eftat both "Real & perfonale ... ther heirs ...." Nominates "Thomas Ager & Robert hude To be my fole & only Executors ...." Wits.:                                           AGNUAS watfon [her mark]      dauid Tappen      Ad Loude [?] [In recorded copy "Ad Hude"]    James Brown  Oath of Executors, Thomas Edgar and Robert Hude; before Mich: Kearny, Surr., Amboy, Apr. 16, 1729. "Recorded in B., fo: 221 [121] & Engrofsed on Parchment." ____________________________________________________ LANE, MATHIAS of Middeltown, Mon. Co., "Gentleman, being Very sick and weak in body." Dated June 27, 1729. [A line is drawn through, "July," and, "June," is written above it.] Proved by oath of William Leeds and Dennis Mac Carty, "Two of the Witnesses," that at the same time the other subscribing wit. was present; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Aug. 18, 1729. Gives: "to Ann My Dearly Beloved Wife all my Lands and Moveables During the time shee remaines my Widdow "... if shee can pay my Debts and if shee cant pay them otherewife then By Selling part of my Estate my will is that "shee may sell as much as will pay the Debts or my lawfull contracts ...."; "that my Estate may be Devided "Equally Between my Seven Children Gilbert Lane Garratt Lane Aaron Lane Mathias Lane Cornelius Lane Ralph Lane and Nelly Lane share .... alike only .... that Gilbert Lane may have 10£ 1s. more then anny of the "others ...."; "that my Beloved wife Ann Lane Cornelios Lane and Court Scank to be my Executors." Wits.:                                               mats LANE      Rebecca Leeds [her mark]      William Leeds      Dennis Mc Carty  Oath of Executors, Anna Lane, Cornelius Lane and Koert Schanck; before Lawr: Smyth, "on the Day above Written." [Aug. 18, 1729.] ["Recorded [in] Libr B., ffo: 215."] [Endorsed on back: "Mathias Lane Will recd. from mr Law. Smith, May 28th, 1731 ...."] ____________________________________________________ COX, JOHN of Freehold, Mon. Co., Yeoman, "being very Weak and Sickly in Body." Dated Apr. 9, 1728. Proved by oath of Thomas Cox, Junr, and William Andrews, wits., that William Lawrence, Junr, the other wit., was present; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Oct. 22, 1729. "My Plantation be Equally Divided In Three Equal Parts within Six Months after my Deceafe by My Brother James "Cox, Richard Mount Junr And William Lawrence, Junr, as they fhall Judge Equall, and I Give .... to my Son "John the Uppermoft third part thereof to him his Heirs .... And .... to my Son Jofeph his Heirs ".... The Middle Part thereof, And .... to my Loving Wife Mary the Ufe of my Dwelling houfe Barn "Orchard and the Lower third part of My Land for and During the Term of her Widowhood And at the Expiration thereof " .... the Lower third part to my Son Samuel his Heirs ...."; "if Either of my two youngeft Sons Depart this Life "before they attain to the Age of Twenty-One Years or leave Iffue of their Body .... fuch part that the Deceafed perfon "was to have fhall be Equally Divided between the Surviving two and their Heirs ...."; "to My Daughter Elifabeth "A Cow and Calf and Tenn Sheep"; "to My Loving Wife Mary After Juft debts, Funerall Charges, and the above Legacy "deducted Out, the One half of my perfonall Eftate for and towards her Maintenance and the Maintenance and Bringing up "My Younger Chilldren ...."; "the Remaining half of My perfonall Eftate Equally to be divided bewteen My four "younger daughters Namely Rachell, Mary, Alice, and Mercy ..." Appoints "My Loving Wife Mary and My Brother James Cox Executors ..." Wits.: JOHN cox Thomas Cox Juner William Andrews Willm Lawrence Junr "Secrie office, Perth Amboy, Recorden Book of Wills, B., foll. 169; p. Mich. Kearny, D. fur. ".... recorded 8br 15th, 1730 ...." Oath of Executors, Mary Cox and James Cox; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Oct. 22, 1729. ____________________________________________________ CARMAN, SAMUEL of the Townfhipp of Middleton, Mon. Co., "Yeoman, being Sick and weak in body." Dated Aug. 20, 1728. Proved by oath of Richard Stout and Jonathan Stout, wits.; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Dec. 15, 1729. "my Will is, That my two Sons John Carman and Timothy Carman shall Perform the Agreement by me made for the "Purchafe of the Place whereon I now Dwell in the Town fhipp of Middleton and that they receive a Title for the same, "but Upon the Death or Refufal o f Either of them to Perform the Said Agreement the other is .... fully Empowered to Act .... alone, and to Receive the Title, but .... that a Leafe thereof shall be by them .... "given to my Loving wife Sarah Carman During the Term of her Natural life or Remarriage which shall first happen; And ".... to them or him So Performing the Sum of four hundred and fifty Pounds to be raifed .... out of my "Estate .... as will make the money to fulfill the Said Agreement .... that neither of my Said Sons shall "receive the said Sum of money or have a Title made to him or them for the said Plantation .... only upon Condition that they give a Leafe thereof to their Mother Sarah Carman for the Term above Exprefsed .... if both my "said Sons shall refufe to Purchafe the said Plantation according to the agreement .... then .... the ufe "of the Said Sum of four hundred and Fifty Pounds to my Loving wife Sarah Carman during the Term of her Natural Life "to be Let out at Interest for her Support and Maintenance And at her Death .... the Said Principal Sum of four "hundred and fifty Pounds to my said two Sons John Carman and Timothy Carman to be Equally Divided between them "...."; "that my said Sons John Carman and Timothy Carman .... make Sale of my Plantation upon Long "Ifland Called or known by the Name of Hungry Harbour, and .... give a Title .... to the Purchafor ".... and that they Apply the money to the fulfilling my agreement for the place I now dwell on and the refidue "to .... the Payment of my Just debts and Legacies ...."; "to my said two Sons John Carman and "Timothy Carman all my Patent Right to undivided Land lying in the townfhipp of Hempstead upon Long Ifland together "with all my right to the Commons at Hempstead to be at their Difpofal and to be Equaly Divided between them their "Heires ...."; "my wife Sarah Carman the ufe and Proffits of 5 Cows two Heifers, a Pair of Steers, One horfe two "Mares and a Colt, witht he ufe of the Cart and Tackling Plough and Harrow, and at her Deceafe .... the Same to "my Sons John Carman and Timothy Carman to be Equaly Divided between them ...."; "my said two Sons John "Carman and Timothy Carman, five yearling heifers, two, two year Old Steers, and five Calves to be Equaly Divided be"tween them ...."; "the ufe of all my houfhold stuffe to my wife Sarah Carman During the term of her natural "Life ...."; "at my wifes Death to my Daughter Hanah Langlun my best bed and furniture with a large brafs "Kettle, a large Iron Pot, a Small Iron Pot and half the Pewter, with Twenty Pounds in money to be paid her by my "Executors at my said wifes Deceafe ...."; "all the refidue of my houfhold Stuffe at my wifes Deceafe to my said "two Sons John Carman and Timothy Carman to be Equaly Divided between them ...."; "to my Son Richard "Carman the Sum of Six Shillings ...."; "all my Debts not being upon bond to my two Sons John Carman and "Timothy Carman to be Equaly Divided between them ...."; "that my Said two Sons John Carman and Timothy Carman shall Difcharge and Pay all my Just Debts and funeral Expences whom I .... Constitute .... "my Only and Sole Executors ...." Wits.:                                           SAMUEL CARMAN [his mark]      Richard Stout      Jonathan Stout      Robert Dodfworth  Oath of Executors, John Carman and Timothy Carman; before Lawr: Smyth, Surr., "at the same time." [Dec. 15, 1729.] "Recorded in the Book of Wills, Lib. B., fo. 257 ...." "granted the probat 20th aprill, 1730." ____________________________________________________ STOUT, Joseph JOSEPH ftout, of the Town of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., "Being very Sick and weak." Dated Jan. 22, 1728-9. Proved by oath of Adam Woolley and William Kneeburn, wits.; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mch. 22, 1729. Gives: "to hannah my Dearly beloued wife the Sum of forty pounds Curent Lawfull money .... and the beft "Bed and furneture to be Leuied and Raised out of my Eftate together with A grat Glafs and a Cheft of Draws ...."; "to my well beloued Coufen Jonathan Iacok the Sun of Thomas Iacocks and Likewise Conftitute him with his farther Thomas "Jacok and make .... them my only and Sole Executors .... all .... my Land and Tenements "and all my moueabel Eftate By him frely to be pofsefsed .... By him and his heirs .... and at the Day "of my Deth Do Set free the feruant Gall mary Burk, and they shall Deliuer her up her indenture and the Said Jonathan "Iacok's fhall Be oblged to pay all my Juft and Lawfull Debts ...." Wits.:                                                  JOSEPH stout      Adam woolley      William Kneebun      famuell Leonard  Oath of Executors, Jonathan Iaycoks and Thomas Iaycocks; before Lawr. Smyth, Surr., "at the same time." [Mch. 22, 1729.] "Recorded in the Book of Will[s], Lib. B., fo. 259 ..." "granted the probate 20th April, 1730 ...." ____________________________________________________ WHITE, AMOS of the town of fhrewsbury, Mon. Co., "being a[t] present in helth." Dated 27th of 12th mo., 1728-9. Proved by oath of Hugh Jackson and William Cradock, two of the wits., that at the same time John Lipencot and Thomas White, the other wits., were present; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Mch. 26, 1730. Gives: "to my two Eldest fons Ziphphaniah & amos my plantation I now liue on in Narumsan Neck to be Equally "diuided betwixt them by Jacob Dennis & Johnnathan ftout in fome fhort time after my disceafs & my tract of land at "deall I doe order to be fold by my Ececurs . . . . for ye payment of all my Just debts and ye ouer plush remaining ". . to be Equally deuided betwixt my two youngest fons andrew & famuell . . . ."; "unto my two youngest "fons andrew & famuell my lott of land at amboy in ye County of Midlesex to be Equally deuided betwixt them by ye persons afofd . . . ."; "unto my dafter Leah the fume of tenn pounds to be pd out of my personall Estat by my Eccrs in a year after my disceafs . . . ."; "unto my three younger dafters Auis, Jennet & Hannah the fumm of "twenty pounds to be pd out of my personall Estate by my Ececutrs . . . . at their Coming to ye age of twenty one years togeather with ye uses & profits of faid fums yt fhall . . . . acrue from my disceafs to their arriuall of twenty "one years affd after Charges paid . . . ."; "all the reft . . . . of my personall estate if any remains after ye legaseys being paid . . to be Equally deuided betwixt all my dafters Leah ftout auis white Jenet white & hannah white & I . . . . order my Excutrs to put my fix yungest Chilldren out to fome good places to be learned to reed & "right & then to fom trad & alsoe my two Eldest fons I . . order to be taught to reed & right & then to be put to "trads . . . ." Constitutes "my fone in law Jonathan ftoute & Beniamin Woolley foll Exeectrs . . . ." Wits.:                                                 AMOS WHITE      John Lippincott      Thomas White      Hugh Jackson [his mark]      William Cradock  Oath of Executors, Jonathan Stout and Benjamin Woolley; before Lawr. Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., "on the Day above written." [Mch. 26, 1730.] "Recorded Libr B., ffo. 217." [Endorsed: ". . . . recd Law. fmith, the 28th may, 1731."] ____________________________________________________  Unrecorded Wills and Inventories Monmouth County, New Jersey, pages 135 & 136: LAWRENCE, JAMES of Freehold, Mon. Co., Yeoman, "Being Sick and Weak of Body." Dated Mch. 6, 1729. Proved by dep. of John Stillwell and Joseph Myers, and affirm. of Abbert Swam, "being one of the People Called Quakers," wits.; before Samuel Bustill, D. Regr, Apr. 7, 1730. Gives: "Unto my son Jacob his heirs .... All that Lands and Meadow Which I purchafed of Edward Worth "On Condition .... that he pay to my Two Grandaughters the Daughters of my Deceafed Daughter Elisabeth Vanhorne Cathrine and Elisabeth the Sum of Twenty-five pounds Apeice money at Eight fhillings p ounce As they shall "Each of them Refpectively Come to Eighteen years of Age or Marriage And if Either of them Dye the Surviving Sifter to have ye Whole fifty pounds And if they both Dye then their Brother Mathias to have ye fifty pound, and alfo the sd Devise to my sd son Jacob is further on Condition that if the Land that I hereby Devife to my son John be Recovered "from him by Law or any part of it that then my son Jacob be at one Equall third part of ye Cofts of ye sd suit and also pay to sd John his heirs .... for one Equall third part of all Such Land so loft thirty five fhillings p Acre money at Eight fhillings p ounce, And if my son John fhould Carry the Cafe then my son Jacob to pay one Equall third part of all Such Cofts, that my sd son Cannot Recover of ye plantif .... that my Plantation Whereon I Now Dwell be divided by Line Begining at a small white Oak .... standing by Crofsweeks Creek againft a small Ifland In the Creek, And Runing along ye Ditch and Bottom of the Bank ".... to ye Mouth of a Small Run .... to the place where the Path Juft below the forks of sd Run Crofses the Same .... to the South weft Corner of ye Orchard .... to an old Bridge Where ye "path Crofses sd Run .... Thence Upon a Paralel Line With Burlington Path Untill it Comes to Matthew Warwicks Deceafed Line And I Give .... to my son John his heirs .... all my Lands and Improvements to the Southward of sd Divifsion Line, being part of that Purchafed of David Stout, and Ten Acres of Salt Meadow at "Kittle Creek ...."; "to my Grandson Mathias Vanhorne his heirs .... a Right of Propriety to take up "one hundred and Twenty Acres of Land in right of Turners Share of Propriety ...." "Unto my Loving Wife Mehetabell the Sum of one hundred pounds money at Eight shillings p ounce And ye Ufe of the Remaining part of my "Personall Eftate (after debts funerall Charges and Legacys .... are paid out) Dureing her Widowhood and at "the Expiration .... the same be Equally Divided amongft all my Children, And .... that she have the "Ufe of one half of my Lands, buildings and Improvements Where I now live that lyes to the Northward of ye Line of "Divifsion .... During the Term of her Widdowhood ...." "Unto my son James If he attain to .... "Twenty-one years, Or Leave Ifsue of his body (after ye Expiration of my Wifes Widdowhood) all ye Lands, buildings and "Improvements yt lyes to ye Northward of sd line of Divifsion Both that part purchafed of David Stout And that purchafed of John Johnftons and George Willocks, And Ten Acres of Salt Meadow at Kettle Creek Unto ye sd Son James his heirs .... Upon Condition that if his brother John should loofe at Law any part of his Land above to him Devifed that he pay to sd John his heirs .... for one Equall third part In like manner as his brother Jacob is hereby ordered to pay, and also ye one third of ye Coft if sd John Carrys ye Cafe as Jacob is abovesd Ordered ...."; "to "my Daughter Hannah When she shall attain to .... Twenty one years or Leave Ifsue of her body the one half of "my five hundred and Seventy Acres of Land lying in Middlesex to be Equally Divided In quantity and Quality to her heirs "...." "Unto my Daughter Mary when she shall attain to .... Twenty-one years Or Leave Ifsue of her body the other half of sd Land in Middlesex to be Equally Divided as Abovesd to her my sd Daughter Mary heirs ...."; "to my Daughter Rebeckah The one half of my Lands and Meadow at Kettle Creek after ye Twenty Acres of Meadow is taken out as Abovementioned When she shall attain to .... Twenty-one years or leave Ifsue of her Body to be Equally Divided to her her heirs ...."; "to my Daughter Deborah when she shall attain to .... Twenty-one years, or leave Isue of her body, the remaining part of my Land and Meadow at Kettle Creek to be Equally Divided "to her my sd Daughter Deborah her heirs ..." "That if Either of my sons Depart this life, before they attain to ".. Twenty-one years or leave Ifsue of their Body that then such Land as Such Deceafed son should Inherit be Equally Divided between the Surviving sons and their heirs and if Either of my four Daughters Namely Hannah, Mary Rebeckah and Deborah, Depart this life before they attain to .... Twenty-one years or Leave Ifue of their Body that then "that Land that such Deceafed Daughter or Daughters should Inherit be Equally Divided amongft thofe of said Daughters that shall Survive and their heirs ...." Appoints "my Loveing Wife Mehetabell and my son Jacob Lawrence and my Cousin Robert Lawrence Executors ...." Wits.:                                                   JAMES LAWRENCE      John Stilwill [his mark]      Joseph Myers      Abbert Swam [his mark]  Oath of Executors, Mehatabel Lawrence, Jacob Lawrence and Robert Lawrence; before Samuel Bustill, D. Regr., "on the day and year .... Supra." [Apr. 7, 1730.] [On the back of the will: "Sworn ye 7th April, 1730, all ye Ers & all ye Witnefses. Jos. Myers, affd."] INVENTORY of JAMES LAWRENCE, Deceafed, late of Freehold, Mon. Co., by John Afhton, Thomas fmith and John King. Dated June 6, 1730. "Prized In money at eight fhillings pounce." Proved by affirm. of Thomas Smith, "being of the People called Quakers"; before Samuel Bustill, D. Surrogate & Register, June 25, 1730. Items of Interest: £ s d "Purfe money and Personal Apparell 107--10--06 "To Twelve Silver Spoons at Twelve shillings and 6 pence each 10--10--00 "....four Remnants of Peices of Cloth 6--16--00 "Pewter Dishes and Plates 6--00--00 "In the shop Carpenters tools Chains and other Lumber 9--02--00 "Smiths Tools some old Iron and other Lumber 19--05--00 "To Two Slaves and a Servant 62--05--00 "On Bonds 146--17--02 "Book Debts 44--08--01 ".... and some Books 6--16--00 Cattle, grain, household effects etc. (???) Total £804--08--00 ____________________________________________________ HEARCE, PRISCILLA "Widdow," of the Town of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., "being in perfect state and health." Dated Jan. 11, 1720. Proved by oath of Edward Falkner and William Brindley, "subscribing Evidences," before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mch. 1st, 1729. Gives: "to each of the Children of my Loving Brother Joseph Hickke Twenty Shillings a peece ... "; "to my "Loving Sister Elizabeth Williams all my wareing Apparrell and three Pounds in Silver and the Largest and best Bed and "furniture thereunto belonging ..."; "to my Loving Sister Patience Three Pounds in Silver"; "to each of the Children "of my Sister Patience Twenty Shillings in Silver"; "to Mary Daughter of Elizabeth Williams Twenty Shillings in Silver"; "to Gabriel Williams Son of Elizabeth Williams Twenty Shillings in Silver"; "to Mary Webley daughter of Audria Webley "one Feather Bed and the firniture thereunto belonging"; "to my tow Executors Three Pounds apeece"; "unto Audria Web"ley Daughter of Audria Webley one Silver Spoon one Pewter platter one Pewter Bason and one Iron Kettle"; "to Eliza"beth Webly my Side Saddle"; "to John Webly Son of Audria Webley my Largest pot"; "to Ann Chambers my warming "pan"; "to Elizabeth Woolley Daughter of William and Ann Woolley one pewter Platter"; "to Audria Woolley her Sister "one pewter Bason"; "to Audria Chambers one Silver Spoon"; "all my Lands and medow to be Devided between my tow "Executors and all the remainder of my Personal Estate after my Debts .... are paid ...." Constitutes "my Loving Friends John West and Richard Chambers my only and sole Executors." "As to touching my dewlling House and Land I now live on I give .... to the use of a free school and not to be "sold but to be disposed on as the Justices of the Peace for the time being shall think fitt or for the poor of the Town of "Shrewsbury and no otherways for ever and the Remainder of my Land and medow I give .... to my Executors ".... to them and their heirs ..." Wits.: PERSCILLA HEARSE [her mark] Edward Faulkner John Chambers Wm Brinley Oath of Executors, John West and Richard Chambers, before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mch. 1, 1729. "Recorded in Book of Wills, in Lib. B., fol. 290." ____________________________________________________ WOODWARD, ANTHONY of Freehold, Mon. Co., "being weak of body." Dated Dec. 29, 1718. Proved by affirm. of Joseph Recklefs and "Elizabeth Addams, late Elizabeth Daws," two of the wits., "they being of the People called Quakers," that Thomas Wood signed in presence of testator; before Samuel Bustill, D. Surrogate, Mch. 26, 1730. Gives: "to my Son Thomas Woodward two hundred acres of Land whereon he now dwells as it was Surveyed by "William Emley, alfo .... the Sum of five Shillings ...."; "to my Sons John Woodward, Anthony Wood"ward William Woodward, Joseph Woodward & Samuel Woodward each of them the Sum of five Shillings To be paid "by my Executrix within one year after my deceafe ...."; "to my daughters Elizabeth King Mary Maltsby Clement "Woodward and Sara Woodward each of them the Sum of five Shillings To be paid by my Executrix within one year after "my deceafe Also all the reft of my Eftate both real & personal .... unto my loving Wife Hannah Woodward "with full power to Sell or give all or any part .... as she shall See caufe with full power also to Sign .... "all manner of Deeds .... as she shall see meet for the Sure making .... all or any part of my "Eftate .... And .... also .... full power to my beloved wife Hannah Woodward to .... "make Executor or Executors & to give them .... full power to do all manner of .... Acts for the dis"posing of my Eftate as well after her deceafe as before according to her discretion for the ufe of my Children ...." Nominates "my Loving Wife Hannah Woodward full & Sole Executrix of this my laft will ...." Wits.:                                                   ANTHONY woodward      Thomas Wood      Elizabeth Daws [her mark]      Joseph Recklefs  Affirmation of Executrix, Hannah Woodward, "she being one of the people called Quakers"; before Samuel Bustill, D. Surr., "on the day and year above written." [Mch. 26, 1730]. INVENTORY of ANTHONY WOODWARD, of Mon. Co., yeoman, "Decast," by Benjamen Doughty, Joseph Recklefs, John Bunting and Edmd Beakes. Dated Mch. 23, 1729-30. Proved by affirm. of Joseph Recklefs and John Bunting, Appraisers, "who being of the People Called Quakers"; before Samuel Bustill, D. Regr, Mch. 26, 1730; and by Hannah Woodward, Executrix, who affirmed, "being one of the People Called Quakers"; also before Samuel Bustill, D. Regr, "on the day and Year as abovesaid." [Mch. 26, 1730.] Items of Interest: £ s d "his Purse & aparill 22--15--00 "To 6 Silver Spoons 6--00--00 ".... & a parcell of Books 5--00--00 ".... a parcel of pewter & Morter 11--18--00 "To Bed .. & some other things of Negro Befs 2--00--00 "To one Jack wth all ye utensils belonging 3--03--00 "To 40 acres of wheat ... & parcell of Negros 170--00--00 "Debts due from Sundrie Persons to ye Eftate 35--00--00 Cattle, household effects etc. -- -- -- Total £531--10--06 ____________________________________________________ DAVID CLAYTON, of ffreehold, Mon. Co., "yeoman, being very weak of Body." Dated Apr. 4, 1729. Proved by oath of John Campbell and Thomas Fenton, two of the wits.; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Aug. 11, 1730. Gives: "unto My well beloved wife Amie my now Dwelling houfe and Oarchard wt ye Garden & as much Land as she shall se Convenient to Manage During her life, and after her Deceafe the same to my son Abraham Clayton with so much "of ye same Tract as shall make one hundred accre begining at A tree one Burlington path Commonly Called ye midway tree Runing down ye Swamp to Thomas Williams his line including that Land I purchafed of ye same tract to a .... "tree standing in a swamp formerly John Warfords Corner . ... a Crofs ye nick to Burlington path .... "Containing one hundred accres and alfo three accres of Meadow at ye Great Meadows to be by him poffefed .... "his heirs ...."; "my well beloved Wife shall have four Cows and then one Equall third... of all my "Goods and Moveables in Lew of .... Dowreys ...."; "to My sons David Clayton and John Clayton all "the reft of my lands and Meadows to be by them their heirs .... freely poffefed ...., and that ye same be "Equally Divided and that the Buildings where my son David Clayton now liveth shall be in his Devidend for qh my son John "Clayton shall have Paid to him by my Exers The sume of nyne pounds at Eight shill pr (oz) ...."; "to my Daughter "Ann now ye wife of David Starkie one Cow and five pounds Moneys at Eight shill (pr oz)"; "to my Daughter Margrett "now the wife of Jofeph Taylor the Sume of five pounds moneys at Eight shill (pr oz) and one Cow ...."; "to my "Grand Children now in being, the sume of twenty piftols (they being twenty alive) ...." "Remainder of my "Moveabls be Equally Divided amongft my three sons (viz) David Clayton, John Clayton & Abraham Clayton ..." Constitutes "my dearly beloved Wife Amie Clayton and my Well beloved Son David Clayton the Executrix & Executor ...." DAVID CLEAYTON Wits.: Thomas fenton John Tomson John Campbell Oath of Executors, Amie Clayton and David Clayton; before Lawr: Smyth, Surr., "on the Day last above mentioned." [Aug. 11, 1730.] "Secrs. office, Perth Amboy. Recorded Lib. B., ffolo 232." [Endorsed on back: ".... 24 July, 1731. Engrofsed D.D. Mr Smith, ye probate."] ____________________________________________________ CLARK, ALEXANDER of Freehold, Mon. Co., Yeoman, "being very Sick and Weak of Body." Dated "this Twenty [blank] Day of Auguft," 1727. Proved by oath of John Reed and Thomas Kinnan, two of the wits.; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Sept. 8, 1730. Directs: "My Loving Wife Sarah have the Ufe of all my Eftate both Real and perfonall for and during the Term of her Widowhood, or untill my Son William attain the Age of Twenty One Years, at which time .... My faid Son William have the Ufe of One full and Equall half part of all my Real Eftate, The which half I Give to him my faid Son William his Heirs .... On Condition that he pay to my son Richard when my faid Son Richard fhall attain to the Age of Twenty One .... the Sum of One Hundred pounds, and if my Wife be then my Widow ".... that fhe Enjoy the other half part of my Real Eftate until my son John attain to the Age of Twenty-one years at which time .... My said son John have the Ufe of that Laft half mentioned The which half I Give to him my faid son John his Heirs .... on Condition that he pay to my Son Benjamin when my Son Benjamin fhall attain to the age of Twenty-one years The Sum of One Hundred pounds; And if My Wife Re-Marry before My Sons that are to have my Lands attain .... twenty-one years .... that untill fuch time my Executors Employ the "ufe of my Lands towards the Maintenance and promotion of my Chilldren"; ".... to my Daughter Mary the "Sum of Fifty pounds to be paid her out of my Moveable Eftate when fhe fhall arive to .... Eighteen and to "my daughter Elisabeth the Sum of Fifty pounds to be paid her out of My Moveable Eftate when fhe fhall attain to ".... Eighteen ...."; "to my Loving Wife Sarah the Sum of Fifty pounds In liew of her Dower and ".... that fhe Difpofe of all the Remaining part of My perfonall Eftate amongft my Six Chilldren at the Expiration of her Widowhood in fuch parts .... as fhe fhall fee Caufe ...."; "if Either of my four Sons "abovenamed Depart this Life before they Attain to .... Twenty One .... or leave Iffue of their Body, "that then that part .... that such Deceafed fhall poffefs be Equally Divided amongft thofe of my Sons that fhall "Survive ...." Appoints "My Loving Wife Sarah, and her Brother Cornelius Van Horn of Freehold .... and William Lawrence, Junr, of Middletown Executor?? ...." Wits.:                                                   ALEXDR CLARK      John Reed      Thomas Kinnan      Dorothy Nifsbett [her mark]      Willm Lawrence Junr  Oath of Executors, Sarah Clark and Cornelius Van Horne; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., "the Day last above Mentioned." [Sept. 8, 1730.] [Endorsed: ".... July 24, 1731, ye probatt ...." ____________________________________________________ HULETT, WILLIAM of the town of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., Yeoman, "Being Sick and weak in body." Dated May 31, 1730. Proved by oath of John Redford and Jacob Dennis, two wits., that at the same time the other two wits. were present; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Oct. 27, 1730. "I . . . . Authorise my Sd Executors or the Survivors of them to Sell all, or So much of my Personal Estate as "will be Sufficient to pay all my Just Debts And if my sd Personal Estate doth not Suffice to Satifie and Pay all my sd "Debts That then I order them to Sell So much of my Land as will perform the Same . . ."; "unto my Children namely "Joseph Hulett, Elizabeth and Mary Hulett to Each of them Ten Shillings apeice . . . ."; "after my . . Debts are paid ". . . . all the Remaining part of my Estate both Real & Personal unto my Loving wife Lydia Hulett During her Natural life And after her Decease . . . . all my Sd Real Estate that shall be so Remaining after my sd Debts are paid unto my Sd Son Joseph Hulett his heirs . . . ." Constitutes "my sd Loving wife Lydia Hulett My Brother John Hulett and my friend Jacob Dennis Executors . . . ." Wits.:                                                WILLIAM HULIT      John Redford      Joseph Parker      Pontius Stelle      Jacob Dennis  Attest of Executrix, Lydia Hulet; before Lawr: Smyth, "on the day above." [Oct. 27, 1730.] "Recorded Libr: B., ffo 212." [Endorsed: ". . . . from L: Smith recd. 28th May, 1731."] ____________________________________________________