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ADAMS, Thomas 1733 ALLEN, David 1735 APLEGATE, Richard 1733 BOELS, Thomas 1735 BORDEN, James 1731 CARRE, Lewis 1732 CLARK, Richard 1733 COLLWEL, Francis 1733 ELOSONE, Richerd [Ellison] 1732 HOLFERT, Benjamine 1733 JOHNSTON, John, Junr 1733 JOHNSTON, William 1734 KIPP, Henry 1734 LAYTEN, William 1735 McKAY, Daniel 1733 MESTAYER, Elias 1731 MOTT, Gershom 1734 PAUL, James 1733 PINTARD, Anthony Senior 1732 SAXTON, William 1732 SLOCOM, Samuel 1733 VANCLEAF, Isaac 1731 VANDIKE, Charles 1735 WARDELL, Joseph 1735 WILLKENS, William 1733 WILLSON, John 1734 WILSON, Andrew 1734 WILSON, Peter 1732 WINTER, William 1733 WOOLEY, Lydia 1732 ____________________________________________________ BORDEN, JAMES of the Township of Freehold, Mon. Co., yeoman, "Being very Sick and Weak in Body." Dated Dec. 23, 1727. Proved by oath of Richard Horsfull and William Lawrie, two of the wits., that the other wit., Thomas Lawrie, signed in their presence; before Samuel Bustill, D. Surrogate, Feb. 22, 1730, at Burlington. Gives: "Unto my Loveing Wife Mary (With the Legacy and Bequeft hereafter Mentioned) Instead of her Dower the "Ufe of the Plantation I now dwell on Untill she marry Or my son Richard Comes to Twenty one years of age which shall "firft happen and if she shall Continue my widow after my said son Richard Comes to Age as aforesaid Then .... "unto my said Wife the ufe of one half of sd plantation as long as she then shall Continue my Widow and one Quarter ".... Unto my son Joseph; And the other Quarter of said plantation Unto my son Richard for so long time as their "Mother shall live or Remains Unmarryed ...."; "that my son Joseph Six Years Hence pay Unto my Daughter "Inocent five pounds and so Every year after for three years more five pound a year Untill he pay her Twenty pounds In "all money at Eight shillings per ounce, And if he or his heirs .... Default In all or any part of the said payments "then .. my sd Daughter Inocent her heirs .... Into the Lands of the said Joseph to Enter and the sd Land "to hold Untill she be fully paid all or the Remaining part of the Legacy .... out of the Profits of his said Part "of the Land ...." "That my son Richard In one Year after he Comes to age pay unto my sd Daughter Innocent "five pounds, and the year following five pounds more, And the year following five pounds Unto my Daughter Phebe and "the year after that five pounds more Unto my said Daughter Phebe, And if he or his heirs .... shall .... "Default in all or any part or parts of said payments, Then .... my faid Daughters their heirs .... or "Either of them their heirs .... Into the Lands hereby bequeathed Unto the said Richard to Enter and the same "to hold or Either of them .... According as Default hath been made Untill they or she be fully paid all or the "remaining part .... of said Legacys out of the Profits of said Land that shall fall to said Richards part ...." "Unto my son Joseph Borden his heirs .... after the Marriage or Death of his Mother (whether before or after my "son Richard Comes to Age) The one half of my Plantation to be Equally Divided In Quantity and Quality ...." "Unto my son Richard Borden his heirs .... After the Marriage or Death of his Mother (which shall firft happen "before or after he Comes to age) The other half of my plantation to be Equally Divided In Quantity and Quality ...." "Unto my five other Daughters (Viz) Rebeckah, Abigaill, Mary, Hellen, and Ann a shilling a Piece money at Eight Shillings p ounce as all the above Legacys are to be ...."; "after all .... Debts are paid and the Debt of the Loan "office Discharged, .... Unto my Wife (Instead of her Dower ....) the Ufe of the Remaining part of my "Moveable Eftate During her life and at her Death to be Dispofed amongft my Chilldren as she shall think fitt." Appoints "my Loveing Friends James Lowry and Robert Lawrence Executors ...." Wits.:                                              JAMES BORDEN       Richard Horsfull      William Lawrie      Thomas Lawrie  Affirmation of Executrix, Mary Borden, "Relict of James Borden," "being one of the people called Quakers"; before Samuel Bustill, D. Surrogate, Feb. 22, 1730, at Burlington. ____________________________________________________ MESTAYER, ELIAS of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., yeoman, "being something weak in body." Dated Mch. 29, 1731. Proved by oath of Stoffel Longstraat and John Chamberlin, two of the wits.; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., June 1, 1731. "My will . . . . is that my Two Negroes Stephen and Hesther Steall may fiue years after my Decease pay "into my said Executors The Sume of hundred pounds Current money at eight shillings the ounce vnto my said Executors and after that I hereby Give them and each of them their freedom . . . . And The better to Enable them "to performe the Same I . . . . Give vnto them the vse of all my ffarm with all the vtensils husbandry tools Conveniencys and stock of all Sortts . . . . for their vse with as much Houshold Goods as it is Neufsary for them "for keeping house and the Easterion Room of my house with all out house barne Garden orchard &c and in the "Same state it shall be in at the time of my Decease but not sell Land or dispose of any of them without making them "Good-wear and Tare Excepted but if sicknefs Lamenef or bad Crop should happen to them I Give them one year "more to perform the same . . . . vnto them also my Negro Girl Nany During the said time and then also I Gve "her her freedom and when they haue paid the said hundred pounds . . . . which is to be paid In five payment "to sai twenty pounds per Annom which money being dully paid I Give . . . . vnto them two horses two Cows & two heifers four sheeps & a Ram their bedding & CLoath and Several houshald Goods Named by me in a List Given "to my said Excutors for that ind"; "after the said Six years or Sooner if the said Negroes shall pay the said hundred pounds . . . . I order . . . . that all my Lands Stock &c. In Generall all my whole Estat both Real & personal . . . . be Sold by my Said Executors or the Survivor or them who are hereby Impowered to make . . . . "Title in ffee simple for the same . . . . and the vse of the produce thereof I will . . . . vnto my only Sister "Anne Hesther villeneau wife of John villeneau of Spittilefeild London, Diftiller During her natural Live and after her "Decease . . . . vnto the poor people of the french protestant Church in Artillery Lane in Sd Spittle feild London ". . . . to be Distribuated out to them by the Minister & Church wardens of said Church in such Maner and to "such objects of Charity as they . . . . shall see Cause belonging to Sd Church . . . . to no other vse . . . ." "I . . . . apoint that the other part of my Estatt not Lyft in my Negroes posefsion shall be Sold as soon as Conveniently may be with that alfo and the produce shall be Remited by my Said Exceutors to London to my Said sister Anne Hesther villeneau for the vse abovesaid . . . ." Constitutes "my Loving ffriends John auboyneau of new york, mercht and peter Le Conte practioner & physick now Resident in Shrwesbury my Executors . . . ." Wits.:                                                ELIAS MESTAYER       ftoffel Langftraat      John Chamberlin      Robert IreLand  Declaration and oath of Executors, John Auboyneau and Peter La Conte; before Lawr: Smyth, Surr., "on the same Day." [June 1, 1731.] "fecry office, Perth Amboy. Recorded Lib. B., folo 228 . . . ." ____________________________________________________ VANCLIEIFF, ISAAC of Vpper frehold, Mon. Co., "being fick and weak in body." Dated Aguft. 25, 1731. Proved by oath of Jacob Morris and Mary Morris, who saw testator sign; and Cornelious Vanhorn, Rebecah Vancleaf and Joseph Forman, Executors, and Executrix, that "they Verily beleived the within .... to be the Laft Will .... of .... Teftator; all before Lewis Morris, Esqr, "Prefident of his Majestie's Counfel," Oct. 2, 1731. "My will is thatt my plantation on which I now Liue be fold and I .... order and Impower My Execrs to fell ".... of the fame togather with My Moueable Eftate and the Moneys Arifing from the .... fales .... "to be Equaly Diuided betwene My Children and my Dear and Loueing wife Rebecca Vanclieif Excepting My oldeft fon to "whom I order ten pounds Ouer .... his Equall fhare itt being a Legafie Left him by his vncle Jacobus Vancleif "and putt into my hand for his vfe; and if itt fhall fo hapen thatt My Loueing Wife Rebecca Vancleif is now with child "and thatt Ifue Liue wheither itt be fon or Daughter .... itt fhall haue an Equal fhare of my Eftate with my wife "and Children ...."; "thatt the fhare of my Eftate belonging to my Children be putt to Intreft by Corneluis Van "Horne and Jofeph forman and paid to my faid Children as they fhall Come to age ...." "I .... Impower "my Exectrs or two of them to make a title to My brother Lowrence Van Cleif for the plantation on which he now Liues "vpon his paying and Discharging a Mortgage Due on the fame for one hundred and twelue pounds to my Brother John "Vancleif and Giueing them fecurety for the Remainder of the money Due to me according to his and my agremt ...." "I alfo Impower .... my Execrs to figne a Releece to Jacob Morice his heirs .... for his fhare of the farme "on which I now Liue and alfo .... Impower them or two of them to oblige him to Signe a Releece to them for my "share of faid plantation acording to faid Jacob Morifes and my agreemt ...." Appoints "My Dear and Loueing wife Rebecca Vancleif My Brother Jofeph fforman and My frind Cornelius Van Horn "Executrix & Executors ...." Wits.:                                             ISAAC VANCLIFF [his mark]       Richd Saltar      Jacob Morris     Mary Morris [her mark]  Deposition of Executors, Cornelius Vanhorn, Rebecca Vanclief and Joseph Foreman; before James Smith, Esqr, Regr, Oct. 27, 1731. VANCLEAF, ISAAC INVENTORY of, late of Mon. Co., deceafed, by Safty Borden, Isaac Stelle and Richd Saltar. Dated Sept. 20, 1731. Proved by oaths of "Rebecca Vanclief, Exrx," "Joseph Foreman and Cornelius Vanhorn, Exrs," of Isaac Vanclief, late of Upper Freehold, Mon. Co.; before James Smith, Esqr., Register, Oct. 27, 1731. [The Executors sign viz.: "Rebekah vanclef," "Jos: Forman," and "cornelef vanhoren."] Also proved by dep. of Isaac Stelle, appraiser; before James Smith, Esqr, Register, "on the Day & Year above written." [Oct. 27, 1731.] Items of Interest: £ s d "To his purse 0--00--00 "To his waring Apparil 16--00--00 "To Due from Lowrance Vancleaf p Articles of Agrement payable as Vizt £50-Nex may £50 may following £50 may following £50-may following & £50 may following in all 250--00--00 "To plate 3--15--00 "To a parsel of Pewter ware 64/ .... 3--14--00 "To 6 books 30/ .... 4--03--06 "To Coopers ware 30/ .... 2--01--06 Cattle, household goods etc. (???) Total £419--12--06 ____________________________________________________ WILSON, PETER of Freehold, Mon. Co., "Yeoman, being weak in Body." Dated Jan. 22, 1731. Will and codicil proved by oath of Daniel McKey and John Shaw, wits., that they saw wit., Aaron Matifon, sign; before Samuel Bustill, D. Register, Mch. 13, 1731. Gives: "unto my Wel beloved Son James Wilfon the One full & Equal Third Part of the Plantation whereon I now "Live Scituate .... in Freehold .... after it is divided into three Equal parts in Quantity and Quality "alike, the faid one full .... or Third Part .... to be Received .... and Enjoyed by my faid "fon James Wilfon when he fhall arrive at .... age of Twenty & one years .... his heirs ...."; "unto my Welbeloved Son Thomas Wilfon the One full and Equal Third Part of all the Plantation whereon I now "live in Freehold .... when he fhall Arrive at .... age of Twenty & one years .. his heirs "...."; "unto my Welbeloved fon Peter Wilfon the one full & Equal third part of all that Plantation whereon "I now live in Freehold .... together with all .... the Buildings that is or shall be on the fame Plan"tation .... that my faid fon Peter Wilfon's third Part .... fhall be fo ordered in the Divifion as to "take in the Orchards & Buildings .... when he fhall arrive at .... Age of Twenty & one years .... "his heirs ...."; "if Either of my three fons James, Thomas or Peter fhould Die before he fhould Arrive to the "Age of Twenty & one years or be in Actual Pofsefsion of the One full & Equal third Part of my faid Plantation ".. then that part which fhould have belonged to him fo Deceafed fhall be Equally Divided into two Parts "between the Survivors & .... their heirs ...."; "unto my Welbeloved Wife Sarah Wilfon all ..... "my Moveable Eftate .... together with the Ufe Rents or Profits of all my Lands for to be ufed ... & "Enjoyed (together with all the Buildings) by her or her Afsigns During the term of her Natural life if fhe fo long Re"mains my Widow but no longer ...." Appoints "my Loving Brothers in Law William Hankinfon and Thomas Hankinfon junior both of Freehlod .... "yeomen Executors ...."                                                         PETER WILSON  "This Will Contained in One Sheet of Paper of forty two lines & three quarters ...." Wits.: Aron Matison Daniel McKey John Shaw "CODICIL or Explanation Confisting of Eight Lines & three Quarters," of Peter Wilfon, Jan. 22, 1731-2. "Whereas (by a Mifunderftanding) it is faid in the body of the within Written will that I Give .... unto "my fon Peter Wilfon all .... my Buildings & Orchards the fd Orchards being to be Efteemed a part of his "Third part of my Plantation ..... whereas there is Three Orchards on my faid Plantation I do hereby Give ".... unto my fon Thomas Wilfon all that Orchard lying over the Brook on the North East Side of my now "Dwelling Houfe and .... the Same fhall be Reckoned a part of his Third part of my faid Plantation ...." The testator confirms all other bequests of the will. Wits.:                                             PETER WILSON      Aron matison      Daniel mcKay      John Shaw  Oath of Executors, William Hankinson and Thomas Hankinson; before Samuel Bustill, D. Regr, "the Day & Year above written." [Mch. 13, 1731.] WILSON, PETER INVENTORY of, Late of ffreehold, Mon. Co., Deceased, by John Campbell, Aron Matison and John Shaw. Dated May 30, 1732. Proved by oath of William Hankison, "one of the Executors"; before Saml Bustill, Regr, "at Burlington, 26th of ffebry," 1732. Items of Interest: £ s d "three platers & fix pleats [Pewter?] 1--09--00 "three [?] bafson & four poringers 0--09--00 "a Cradle two bibles 1--10--00 Wearing apparel about 5--00--00 "a Negro man Oliver 70--00--00 "Cattle, wool, household effects etc. -- -- -- Total £163--00--04 ____________________________________________________ PINTARD, ANTHONY SENIOR, Late of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., "but now of the City of New York," Gent., "Being aged and infir[m] of body." Dated Feb. 24, 1729. Proved by dep. of Daniel Bontecou and Peter Quintard, two of the evidences, that wits., Phillip Cortland and John Waldron, signed in presence of testator; before Michael Kearny, Surrogate, Perth Amboy, May 11, 1732. Gives: "unto my eldest Sonn Anthony Pintard the Sum of ffive shillings Curt Money of New York in full barr and "discharge of all Claims and demands .... of my Estate Real or Perfonal .... having already given ".... him .... a confiderable part of my said Estate ...."; "unto my Sonn Samuel Pintard in part "of his share .... hereinafter bequeathed unto him in Company .... with the rest of my children .... "And to his Heirs .... to his and their .... ufe .... all that .... Land and Meadow "whereon I lately refided and dwelled Together with .... the Houfes Outhoufes Barns .... Improvements "and Appurtenances .... to him my Said Sonn Samuel Pintard his Heirs ...."; "unto my Daughters "Margaret Pintard, Florinda Pintard and ffrances Pintard all .... my now dwelling houfe and lot of ground in the "City of New York neer the new Dutch Church equally to be divided amongst them .... share alike in part of their "Several .. portions hereinafter bequeathed unto them .... with the rest of my Children ...."; "unto "the ffrench Church or congregation in the City of New York the Sum of Thirty pounds to be dispofed as the Veftry or "Confiftory shall see caufe"; ".... unto Lewis Row Minifter of the said ffrench Church the Sum of Ten Pounds ".."; "unto Mr Moulinar another ffrench Minifter at New Rachel The sum of Ten pounds And further .... "That all my Real and Perfonal Estate (excepting only what I have already Given unto my eldest Sonn Anthony Pintard) be Inventoryed .... by my Executors as they may Agree and That the same being Divided into Eight Equal "parts should be difpofed of as followeth, Namely to my sonn John Lewis Pintard for his share .... of my said "Estate One .... equal Eighth part, To my Sonn Samuel Pintard one .... equal Eighth part for his "share .... of my said Estate, To my Daughter Magdalan Hutchins One .... Eighth part .... of "my said Estate ...." "To my Daughter Catherine Searls One .... Eighth part .... of my said "Estate ..." "To my Daughter Margaret Pintard One .... Eighth part .... of my said Estate "...." "To my Daughter Isabela Vandam One .... Eighth part .... of my said Estate ...." "To my Daughter Florinda Pintard One .... Eighth part .... of my said Estate ...." "To my "Daughter Anna Frances One .... Eighth part .... of my said Estate ...." Constitutes "My Loving ffriend Lewis Carree of the City of New York Merchant, My Sonn John Lewis Pintard my Sonn Samuel Pintard and my Sonn in Law John Searls all of the .... City of New York Merchants, to be Executors ...." Wits.:                                                A. PINTARD      Phillip Cortlandt      John Waldron      Daniel Bontecou      Pr Quintard  Oath of Executors, John Lewis Paintard, Samuel Paintard and John Searls; before Michael Kearny, Surrogate, Perth Amboy, May 11, 1732. "Recorded Lib. B., folo 248 ...." CODICIL to WILL of ANTHONY PINTARD. Dated July 31, 1731. Proved by dep. of Garret Rees, one of the wits., that the two other evidences signed in testator's presence; before Michael Kearny, Surr., Perth Amboy, May 11, 1732. Confirms his will dated Feb. 24, 1729, "annexed," "except wherin the Same is altered by this Codicil." "Whereas upon the Marriage between Isaac Van dam & my Daughter Isabell it was verbally agreed upon between Rip "vandam father of the Said Isaac & me that he should give one thousand pounds of portion with his Said Son, and I five "hundred pounds with my Said Daughter of which five hundred I have already paid about four hundred pounds to the said "Isaac Vandam, and should before this time have Compleated the payment ...., had I been satesfied that the "Said Rip vandam would have also paid what he did so verbally promised And Being willing that what is devised by my "will .... to my Said Daughter Isabell should be preserued to her & her Children my will and Desire is .... "that the Share .... of my Estate so Devised to my Said Daughter Isabell shall remain in the management of my "Executors .... & of the Survivors .... of them .... & of the .... administrators of "the Survivor of them to be by them or the greater part of them or of Survivors .... put out to interest .... "to the benefite .... of my said Daughter Dureing her Life to whom I .... direct .... the yearly "interest .... shall be paid to her own Self and her Receipt shall be a Sufficient discharge for it And after her "Decease .... that the share devised to my said Daughter to be Equally Divided amongst her Children .... "share alike the Share of Each to be paid at their comeing of age or being marryed, and the intrest or yearly profit .... "to be applyed for their Maintenance and Education till that time by my Executors or the Survivors ..... Provided "always that if the Said Rip vandam will (bona fide without any Condition or trust or Secret agreement to deliver "any part back or otherways to frustrate my intention hereby) Compleatly pay to the Said Isaac Vandam the .. Sum "of one thousand pounds, with interest from the time the Same ought to have been paid, Then I .... order so "much as is wanting of my Said five hundred pounds to be paid (out of my Said Daughters share within devised to her) "to the Same Isaac Vandam with interest from the time the Same ought to have been paid, and further in case the Said "Rip Vandam will bona fide without any Condition .... or Secret agreement .... Advance and pay to "the Said Isaac for his proper use double the value of what remains of the Legacy within devifed to my said daughter Then ".... I .... order the Remainder of the Same Legacy to be paid .... to the Said Isaac Vandam "...." Wits.:                                                  A. PINTARD      Tho. Ives      Gerrit Rees      Thos Owen  ____________________________________________________ WOOLEY, LYDIA of the Town of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., "widdow, being (???) in body...." Dated Nov. 3, 1732. Proved by dep. of George Thornborough, who saw "Peter White,(*) the testator within named, sign ....," and that the other evidence signed in the presence of testator; before John Morris, Surro., Shrewsbery. [No date.] Gives: "unto my Son Adam Wooley Two Cows and two heifers ...."; "unto my Daughter Ruth wooley "My best bedd bedding and furniture thereto belonging One Cow and all my wearing Apparel ...."; "all the rest ".... of my personal Estate to be Equaly Devided amongst all my Children (That is to Say) Adam Wooley, "George Wooley, the Children of Gabriel Stelle and Elizabeth my Daughter, Hannah Little Content Bills and Ruth Wooley .... share alike ...." Constitutes "my Sons Adam Wooley George Wooley and my Daughter Content Bills to be my Exectuors ...." Wits.:                              LYDIA WOOLEY [her mark]      Mehetabel fcott      William fcott      Geo. Thornborough  Qualification of Executors, Adam wooley and Content Bills; before John Morris, Surr., Shrewsbery. [No date.] "Recorded in Lib. B., of Wills, fol. 433." (*)[The qualification above, and proof of will, of "Peter White," are on the back of the Lydia Wooley will. The names of witness and executors correspond with those in the Wooley will. Possibly the name "Peter White" is an error.] ____________________________________________________ SAXTON, WILLIAM of upper ffreehould, Mon. Co., "yeoman, being Sick and weak of body." Dated Sept. 12, 1732. Proved by oath of Thomas Shaw, and affirm. of Joshua Wright, he "being of the people called Quakers," two of the wits., that David Lippicott, the other wit., was present and signed; before Samuel Bustill, D. Register, Nov. 7, 1732. Gives: "to my Loveing Wife Anne Saxton the sume of one hundred pound Currant mony of Amarica so long as shee "Remains my Widdow but if shee mary . . . . shee shall haue but an Eaquall shear with my Children that is one "twelth part of my whole Eftate if they all liu[e] but if any of them Die in their mynority then his her or their part . . . . "so dying shall be Eaqually diuided amongst the suruiuars she to haue an Eaqual shear with them . . . ."; "to my "Eldeft son William Saxton fiue pounds Corant mony . . . . ouer and aboue his Eaqual share with the Reft of my "Children and . . . . after my Lands are sold . . . . the Remainder of my whole Estate shall be Diuided "Eaqually amongeft my Children To wit. William Saxton, Daniel Saxton peter Shaxton Charls Saxton and James Saxton "Sarah Saxton Anne Saxton Charity Saxton Jemima Saxton Elizabeth Saxton Rebecah Saxton and to be paid them by my "Executors . . . . at the time hear after apointed . . . . my three Eldeft Doughters Sarah Saxton, Ann Sax"ton "and Charity Saxton shall haue Each of them twenty pounds paid them within two years after my Decease in Corrent "mony . . . . and the Remainding part of their shair shall be paid . . . . when all my lands are sold and the "Rest of my Children so many of them as are attained to the age of one and twenty years at the time when all my lande "shall be sold which is not to Exfeed the term of tenn years from this date . . . . that they shall haue their portion "immediately paid them out of the purchas mony by my Executors and the younger Chilldren that are not ariued to their "age at the time of Sale of the Land . . . . thay shall haue their portion paid them as they seueraly attain to they age "of twenty one years . . . ." Appoints "my louing Wife Anne Saxton and my Brother in Law Samuel Stringegam . . . . with my son William "Saxton and my friend John Steuard Executricx and Executors, . . . . and to them or they Suruiuers of them ". . . . full power . . . . to sell . . . . that farme or plantation whereon I now Liue and all they reft of "my Lands and the sam Conuay . . . . for they payment of my debts . . . . but if my Son William neglect "or refuce to joyne with the reft of my Executors in the Sale of my Land then . . . . the suruiuars . . . . of "my Executors shall sell all my Land hauing they same power . . . ." Wits.: WILLIAM SAXTON [his mark] Thos Shaw David Lippincott Jofhua Wright Affirmation of Executors, Ann Saxton, [her mark], and John Steuart; before Samuel Bustill, D. Register, Nov. 7, 1732. ____________________________________________________ ELLISON ELOSONE, RICHERD "of frehould," Mon. Co., "yeouman, being wery sick and weak in body." Dated Mch. 5, 1719. Proved by dep. of Ithamar Pelton and Mary Pelton, "Two of the Evidences," who saw the other evidence, Mary Wood, sign; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Crofsweeks, in Upper Freehold, Dec. 23, 1732. Gives: "to beloued Ellse Elosone my dearly be beloued wife all my houshold goods and my dwelling house during "hur widdoohud ...."; "to my well beloued son Danell Elosone whom I like wise constitute .... my only "and sole executor .... i desiring that my son Richard Eloson and my sone samuel Elosone may asist my sone "Danell Elosone what thay cane in the management of his afferse ...."; "to beloued son Danell Elosone lands and "plantatione where one I now dwell being A bout one hundred acors of land with one pere of oxen one per of sters one "hors and one mere one cowe with a cart and all my plow tackling by him to be freely to be possessed .. and to his "ayrs .... being at this time free from all incombrances ...."; "to daffter ruth Elosone on hefer three "yere ould"; "to my daffter Susanah Elosone on red heffer with A white face ..."; "to my daffter Mary Elosone "one whit hefer"; "all my rights of proprety of lands one longilant [Long Island?] and all the priueleges .... to "be Equelly deuided betwene my three sones and my dafter Sarah Elosone exeping one hollowe which lyeth about half "a mill from Abrems wollintins southword ..."; "to my dafter Sarah Elosone to hur and to hur ayrs and hur "equel sher of the oher wrights before menshened ..."; "to my sone Danell E. and my sone Samuel Elosone and "to my sone Richard Elosone ther equell shere as be fore mentioned only the holow afore exepte ...." Wits.:      mary Pelton [he                            RICHARD ellison      mary wood [her mark]      Ithamor pelton  Qualification of Executor, Daniell Elison; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, Crofsweeks, Dec. 23, 1732. "Recorded in Lib. B., of Wills, fol. 357." ____________________________________________________ CARRE, LEWIS of allenstown, in the Township of upper freehold, Mon. Co., "Merchant," "being very Sick and weak in body." Dated Nov. 30, 1732. Proved by dep. of Thomas Parks and Moses Robins, Jur, "Two of the Evidences," that the other Evidence signed in their presence; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, of Mon. Co., Crofsweeks, in Upper Freehold, Dec. 21, 1732. Gives: "unto my Loving wife margaret Carr' a Negro girll Called pegg and .... likewise .... unto "my loving fon lewis my watch and Silver Hilted Sword and also my negro boy Called paris"; "after all my Debts are "paid and the above .... legacyes shal be taken out of my Estate, my will is that my whole Estate both Reall "and perfonall be appraized and then .... unto my loving wife margaret the two thirds of my Estate to hir forever and the other third part of my Estate I will it to be Sold by my Executors and the money ariSing by the Sale "I give .... unto my Son lewis to be put out to Interest for him by my Executors So that he may Receave "both principle and Interest when he Comes to the age of one and twenty years but if my loving wife see Cause to take "my Reall Estate in part of hir two thirds then I will .... all my Reall Estate unto my wife margaret hir heirs ".... In part of hir two thirds of my estate above bequeathed unto hir as it shall be appraized, but If my wife "Doth not see Cause to take my Reall Estate as abovesd Then I will it to be Sold by my Executors and to turn all my "Estate to Moveables to be Divided as abovesd hereby giving full power .... to my Executors to sell .... "all my Reall Estate and to make a perfect .... title in law in fee simple ...." "If my son lewis should "Dye before he Come to the age of one and twenty years and not be maried that then the third part of my Estate "that I have bequeathed to him shall fall to my wife margaret"; "but If my Son lewis be maried and have a Child "or Children And my sd Son Should Dye before he Come to ye full age of one and twenty years Then .... "that the third part of my estate .... to my son lewis shall fall to his child or Children ...." "If Eyther "of my Executors should Dye before the Execution of .... my .... will .... that then the "Survivours or Survivour of them shall act .... as If they were all living ...." Appoints "my Honoured father lewis Carr', my loving wife margaret Carr' my loving brother John lewis pintard "and my friend Isaac Stelle Executors ...." Wits.:                                        LOWIS CARR? JUNR      Thomas Parks      Moses Robins Jr      Isaac Stelle  Qualification of "Executor," Margaret Carre; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, Crofsweeks, the 21st of Dec., 1732. Qualification of Executors, Isaac Stelle and John Pintard; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, Freehold, Jan. 24, 1732-3. "Recorded in Lib. B., of Wills, fol. 355-356 ...." ____________________________________________________ SAXTON, WILLIAM. INVENTORY of, Late of vpper frehold, Defeased, by John King, Thomas Doughty and Jofhua Wright. Dated 28th of 8th mo., "Caled october," 1732. Proved by affirm. of John King and Jofhua Wright, "being of the people called Quakers," that the other appraiser, Thomas Doughty, was present at the appraisement; before Saml Bustill, Regr, "at Burlington," Jan. 20, 1732; and by affirm. of John Stuart, one of the Executors, of William Saxton, "being of the People called Quakers"; before Saml Bustill, Regr, "at Burlington," Jan. 20, 1732. Items of Interest: £ s d "purs and aparrel 06--04--00 "putar brafs and iren ware .... and "coopers tools 09--07--00 ".... a weauere lume .... 05--07--00 "Dep-due to the is state 11--06--0 Cattle, household effects etc. (???) Total £215--08--06 ____________________________________________________ APLEGATE, RICHARD of Middletowne, Mon. Co., "yeoman, being fick and week of body." Dated Nov. 11, 1732. Proved by dep. of William Andrews, William Hughs and Dorcas Hughs, the three subscribing wits.; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Crofsweeks, In Upper Freehold, Jan. 20, 1732-3. Gives: "unto Rebekah my dearly be Loued Wife all my Lands Goods and Chattels as long as shee Remain my widdow "all fo apoint .... my louing wife and friend Gorge Crafort my Exescutors ...."; "unto my fon John three "Cows one pare of oxen one mare and fix plates ...."; "unto my Daughter Abagall three Cows and all the puter in "the trunk and fheats and all that is within the trunk ...."; "unto my Daughter Elezabeth one filuer feale and two "Cows ...."; "unto my fon Jofeph aplegate one Cow ...."; "unto my Daughter Hannah one Cow ...."; "unto my Daughter Rebekah one Cow ...."; "unto my daughter Johannah one Cow ...."; "to my fon "William aplegate all my Lands as foune as my wife is Dead or is Married if he be of the Eage of one and twenty years & if not when he Coms of Eage then for him and his heirs ...."; "to my fon John ten pound to be paid by my "fon William in fiue years time after the Sd Land Coms to him ...."; "to my fon Jofheph ten pound to be paid by my "fon William within ten years time after my Lands Coms to my fayd fon William .... if my wife Rebekah fhould "Marrey again then .... fhee fhould Keep one of the Beft Beds and firniture and her fide faddle bridle and pot of Irorn and all the putter..... Wits.:                                              RICHEARD appelgate      William Andrews      William Hughes      Darkus Hughes [her mark]  Deposition of Executors, Rebecca Applegate and George Crauford; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, Middletowne, Jan. 24, 1732-3. "Recorded in Lib. B., of Wills, fol. 277." ____________________________________________________ WILLKENS, WILLIAM of upper freehold, Mon. Co., "yeoman, being Sick in body." Dated Nov. 19, 1732. Proved by dep. of William Kinnan and Richard Duglafs, two of the wits., that the other evidences signed in their presence; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Crofsweeks, in Upper Freehold, Jan. 22, 1732-3. Gives: power to "my Exceutors .... to Sell .... all my lands and meadows tenements .... "and of ye Same to make a perfect & good title in the Law in fee Simple to ye purchaser .... and likewise all "my personal Estate and with the produce .... to Sattisfie .... all my Just debts and what is left Remaning I give .... in ye following manner viz. ...."; "to my Daughter Sarah wilkens the Sum of twenty -five pounds Currant money of ye province .... at Eight Shillings pr ounce on hir mariage day ...."; "to my daughter Deborah willkens the Sum of twenty-five pounds of like money .... to be paid on hir mariage day ...."; "to my daughter Elizabeth willkens the Sum of twenty-five pounds of like money .... to "be paid hir on hir mariage day ...."; "to my daughter Alice willkens the Sum of twenty-five pounds of like money ".... to be paid hir on hir mariage day ...."; "ye Remaining part of my Estate shall be disposed of in ye following manner ...."; "to my loving wife Alice wilkens one fift part of the Remaining part of my Estate ...."; "to Each of my Sons william, nehemia, Samuel and John a fift part of my Remaining Estate with their mother ...." "If Eyther of my Exceutors Should dye before the Execution of this .... will .... "that then the Survivour Shall act and do in all Respect and with as full power as If all three were living ...."; "that my sons Samuell and John shall be put out to trades when they Come to .... fourteen years .... "also that my sons Johns portion shall Remain in my Exceutors hands till he Come of Age and that ye Interest .. be applyed toward my sd sons Education and bringing up ...." Constitutes "my Loving wife Alice willkins my loving son william willkens and my loving friend Elias Smith Executors ...." Wits.:                                       WILLIAM WILLKINS       William Kinnan       Richard Duglafs       Isaac Stelle  Qualification of Executors, Alice Wilkins and William Wilkins; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, Crofweeks, in Upper Freehold, Jan. 22, 1732-3. Qualification of Executor, Elias Smith; before Robert Lawrence, Surr., Crofsweeks, Feb. 7, 1732-3. "Recorded in Lib. B., of Wills, fol. 381 ...." ____________________________________________________ ADAMS, THOMAS of Freehold, Mon. Co., "Cooper, being very Sick and weak in Body." Dated Jan. 12, 1732-3. Proved by dep. of William Hankison, Walter Wilson and Joseph Wilson, the three subscribing wits.; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, Freehold, Jan. 26, 1732-3. "I .... Order all my Eftate except One Milch Cow (if she can be Spared over & above the payment of my Juft "Debts & Funeral Charges) to be Sold by my Executors to Enable them to pay my Debts & Charges aforesd ...."; "unto Margery my Dearly beloved Wife the aforefd Cow with all the remainder .... of my Eftate if any be after "the payment of my aforefd Debts & Charges ...." "I do Order my Executors to Bind my Four Eldeft Children "in Chriftian families according to their Difcretion ...." Constitutes "my Dearly Beloved Friends James Robinson & John Henderfon Both of Freehold aforefd, And none "other's Executors ...." Wits.:                                              THOMAS ADAMS      Walter wilson      William hankinson      Jofeph willfon  Deposition of Executors, James Robinson and John Henderson; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, Freehold, Jan. 26, 1732-3. "Recorded in Lib. B., of Wills, fol. 379." ____________________________________________________ PAUL, JAMES of Middle Town, Mon. Co., Miller, "Being in Good health." Dated Oct. 10, 1730. Proved by dep. of William Bown, James Bown and John Wattson, the evidences; before Michael Kearny, Surr., Perth Amboy, Mch. 16, 1732. "My Will .... is that in Consideration of the Sundry and Manifold favours and Kindnefses I received from "Mr Obadiah Bowne in his Life Time As My Dyet and Entertainment for Several Years with other Provifion for me by him "made both in my Sicknefs and Health That all My Estate .... that Doth by any Manner of Ways .... belong ".... unto me Be Equally Divided amongst the Said Obadiah Bownes four Youngest Children vizt. Mary Bowne "Cornelius Bowne, Obadiah Bowne, and Thomas Bowne, or to the Survivors of them in Case any of them shall Dye before "they shall attain to the Age of Twenty One Years To be Paid to them by my Executors herein .... when they shall "Each and Every of them Arrive to Such age of Twenty-one Years, in Such Proportion to be Divided amongst them as "shall be of them living as they shall Severally attain to Such age of Twenty One years ...." Nominates "my friends John Bowne, Son of Obadiah Bowne, Deceafed and Jeremiah White both of Middletown .... to be the Execrs ...." Wits.: JAMES PAUL Wm Bowne James Bowne iunr John Watfon Qualification of Executors, John Bowne and Jeremiah White; before Michael Kearny, Surr., Perth Amboy, Mch. 16, 1732. "Recorded in Lib. B., of Wills, fol. 388 ...." ____________________________________________________ MCKAY, DANIEL of Freehold, Mon. Co., "Miler," "being very sick and weak in body." Dated Jan. 6, 1732-3. Proved by dep. of John Shaw and Charles Murrey, Two of the Evidences, who saw the other evidence sign; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Crofsweeks, March 17, 1732-3. Directs: "all my whole Estate real and perfonal, every thing that any way appertains to me be dispofed of as soon after "my Decefe as can with Conveniency be done by my Executors .... excepting one bed & beding which I bequeath "to my well beloved wife Mary and after the payment of Debts what remains of my estate I will that an Equall Divifion "be made .... and one half .... to my welbeloved wife Mary and the other half to be equally Divided "between my Son James and Daughters Jean and Katheran ...." Appoints "my Friends Jofeph Newtoun and Robert Cumming Executors ...." Wits.:                                               DANIEL MCKAY [his mark]      John Shaw      Allen Rofe [his mark]      Chearlls Murrey [his mark]  Qualification of Executors, Joseph Newton and Robert Cumming; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Crofswicks, in Upper Freehold, Mch. 17, 1732-3. "Rec'd in Lib. B., of Wills, fol. 403 ...." ____________________________________________________ JOHNSTON, JOHN JUNR, of Mon. Co., "Being Sick & Weak of Body." Dated Aug. 16, 1731. Proved by dep. of William Crawford and Lawrence Smith, evidences, that the other evidence signed before them; before Michael Kearny, Surrogate, Perth Amboy, Apr. 13, 1733. Gives: "to my Beloved Wife all My household Furniture Plate, Linnen, and the Little Negro Girl Called Hannah. . . ."; "all the Rest of my Estate both Real and Personal Be Sold by my Executors . . . . as soon as Conveniently may "be, and the Produce . . . . after . . . . debts are paid, to my sd Beloved Wife and My five Children John, "Mary, David, Jamison & hannah, to be Equally Divided Between them . . . . share alike; My Wife's Share & "Proportion to be Instead of her . . Dower, and I . . . . Authorise . . . . My Said Executors or any "Three of Them Whereof My Sd Beloved Wife or my Brother Andrew Johnston to be one to Seal and Deliver Proper ". . . . Deeds of Conveyance to the Purchaser . . . . of . . . . any part of My Lands . . . ." "That The Money ariseing By The Sale of My Said Estate Be put Out to Interest for the Use . . . . of My Said "Wife and Children, and That all the Interest Money be paid to my said Wife During the Time She Remains my Widow to "Enable her to Maintain and Educate my Said Children till They Raspectively Come to the Age of Twenty One years, "at which time and not before I will that Their Respective Shares of My Estate, . . . . be Paid to them, Unlefs My "Daughters shall Marry Sooner with their Mothers Consent . . . ." Constitutes "My Said Beloved Wife, her Father David Jamison Esqr, My Beloved Brother Andrew Johnston My Trusty "Friends, William Jamison, John Throckmorton & John Reid, Gent. Executors . . and Guardians of My Children "till they Respectively Come of Age . . . ." Wits.: JOHN JOHNSTON JUNR William Crawford John Tipple [his mark] Lawr. Smyth Qualification of Executors, Elizabeth Johnston and Andrew Johnston; before Michael Kearny, Surrogate, Perth Amboy, Apr. 13, 1733. "Recorded in Lib. B., of Wills, fol. 434-435." ____________________________________________________ HOLFERT, BENJAMINE WILL of "benjamine holfert, of freehold," Mon. Co., "yeoman, Being very fick and weak." Dated Oct. 18, 1732. Proved by dep. of Joannes Hyer and John Thonsen, two of the Evidences, who saw the other evidence sign; before John Morris, Shrewsberry, May 26, 1733. Gives: "to John holfert my eldis fon my Loome with all the vtenfals there vnto belonging and a book that one van "brockel is the avther of and my gvn that I now have . . . . full power . . . . to my Executors to fell . . . . "all the Rest of my Eftate both Real and perfonall and to pay all my honest and Jvst debs and the Rest of the money "to be Layd out in Land to the best advantage as foon as the[y] Can Doit and that hanake my beloved wife fhall have "the vfe of the fame as Long as fhe Remains my widow to bring vp the Childrin bvt att the Expiration of her widow "hood the whole Eftate fhall be Eqvally Devided among my Children both male and feamale . . . ." Constitutes "hanake my wife and John holfert my Eldist fon and my trvsty frind Gerrat fcanck to be my "Executors . . . ." Wits.: BENJAMIN holsart Johannes he'er Jhon Jhonsen [In recorded copy "Jhon Thonsen"] Wal. Wall Qualification of Executors, Hanake Holsert and John Holsert; before John Morris, Surr., Shrewsberry, May 26, 1733. "Recorded in Lib. B., Wills, follo 457 &c . . . p. M. Kearny . . . ." ____________________________________________________ CLARK, RICHARD of Freehold, Mon. Co., Yeoman, "being very sick & weak of Body." Dated May 14, 1733. Proved by dep. of Thomas Redford and John McConnell, two subscribing wits.; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, Upper Freehold, May 30, 1733. Gives: "unto Anne my Beloved Wife all my Real & Perfonal Eftate in Particular all my Houfhold Goods Moveable "Goods & Chatles Lands .... & Tennements .... (Except fuch Legacys .... mentioned herein) "by her freely to be poffefsed .... by her her heirs ...."; "unto John Barclay of Perth Amboy & County of "Middlefex .... The fum of Ten Pounds Currant Money (of the faid Province) to be Levied out of my Eftate & paid "to him at the Difcretion of My Executors ...."; "unto my Well beloved Kinfman Richard Baits son of Andrew "Baits Deceafed the fum of Ten Pounds Currant Money .... to be levied out of my Eftate & paid to him at the "Difcretion of my Executors ...."; "unto William Brown fon of John Brown, Late of Cheefquaiks the fum of Ten "pounds of the Money aforefaid to be levied out of my Eftate & to be paid to him at the Difcretion of my Executors "...."; "unto Ifabel Fifh Daughter of Charles Fifh of Freehold the fum of Twenty Shills of the Money aforefaid to be "levied out of my Eftate & paid to her at the Difcretion of my Executors. N. B. if either Richard Baits or William Brown "fhould Die before they Come of age that the furvivour fhall have their Legacy & if both fhould Die then their Legacys to "Return to my Wel beloved Wife to Difpofe of at her pleafure ...."; "to the poor of the Township of Freehold "wherein I now Dwell the fum of Three pounds of the like money aforefaid to be levied out of my Eftate & paid to the "overfeers of the poor at the Difcretion of my Executors ...."; "unto the Eldeft fon of George Walker of Freehold "the fum of Three Pounds of the Money aforefaid to be Levied out of my Eftate & paid to him by my Executors when he "comes to age ...."; "unto Anne Barclay Daughter of John Barclay aforenamed the fum of forty fhills of the "Money aforefaid to be paid when she Comes to Age by my Executors & levied out of my Eftate ...." Constitutes "my Welbeloved Wife (Anne) one of My Executors Difiring .... my trufty & welbeloved Friends "Timothy Loyd & George Walker Yeomen & both of Freehold in the County .... aforefaid to be aiding & affifting "to & to take on them the Joynt execution of this my laft Will ...." Wits.:                                               RICHARD CLARK      Thos Redford      Jon McConnell  "This Will .... Containing fity one whole lines & ten short lines in one half sheet of paper ...." Qualification of Executors, Timothy Loyd and George Walker; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Free"hold, May 30, 1733. "Recorded Lib. B., Wills, foll. 463 &c.. ____________________________________________________ WINTER, WILLIAM of Middletown, Mon. Co., Yeoman, "Being in good Health." Dated July 3, 1722. Proved by dep. of Richard Gibbins, one of the wits., that the other Evidence, Benjamin Gibbins, signed in his presence; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Middletowne, June 13, 1733. Gives: "unto my Loving wife Hannah Winter all my Estate both Real and Personal During all the Time She Shall "Remain my Widdow . . . ."; "to my Eldest Son John Winter four Acres of Salt Meadow being the westerly half part of all that tract of Meadow lying on the East Side of Shoal Harbour, Called the Mill Meadow . . . . to him . . . . his heirs . . . . The other half part . . . . to my Second Son Andrew Winter with a peice of bogg Meadow "lying between the Upland and the South End of the Said Meadow; there being a barr of Sand which Seperates the Said "bogg from the sd Salt Meadow . . . . to him . . . . his heirs . . . ."; "unto my Said Son Andrew Winter All that . . . . land whereon I now Dwell with all the Appurtenances thereunto belonging with all the "Remaining part of that . . . . land which I bought of James Grover, The Said Remaining part Joining to the "farm whereon I now live; The other part of the Said tract being already Given by me to my Son John by Deed of Gift " . . . . to him the sd Andrew his Heirs . . . ."; "to my Youngest Son James Winter All my Land and Meadow " (not already bequeathed to his Elder brothers) Lying at and near Said Shoal Harbour on the Easterly Side thereof with "all the appurtenances . . . . to him the Said James Winter his heirs . . . ."; "if my Son Andrew should "Dye without Issue that Then I Give . . . . all the Land above Given to him, to my son James & his heirs; And "all the Land that I have hereby Given to James (if the case should So happen) I hereby Give . . . . the Same to "my Grandson Benjamin Winter Second Son to my Eldest Son John & to his heirs . . . . The Sd Benjamin paying "his Uncle for all the buildings that he fhall have Erected upon the Said Land . . . ."; "if my Son James Should Dye without Iffue That then all Land and Meadow first above Given to the Sd James herein by me I then, in that case "Give . . . . the Same To the Said Benjamin Winter and his heirs . . . ."; "to my Son Andrew Winter my Curriers Knife and all my tools which belong to the Tanners and Shoemakers trade, with my Great Bible, And all my Carpenters Tools I Give to my Son James . . . ."; "to my Daughters Zeruiah Borden and Rebeckah Applegate to Each of "them the Sum of Ten pounds in Money apeice"; "after my wives Marriage or decease I Give . . all the Residue "of my Personal Estate in the following manner . . . . That the same be Equally Divided Between my two fons "in law Richard Gardiner and Joseph Gardiner and my own ffive Children above named . . . . share alike . . . ." Constitutes "my Said two Sons Andrew and James Winter my Executors . . . ." Wits.:                                                   WILLIAM WINTER.       Richeard appelgate      Richert Gibbines [his mark]      beniaman Gibbines [his mark]  Qualification of Andrew Winter, "the Surviving Executor"; before Robert Lawrence, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Middletowne, June 13, 1733. "Recorded in Lib. B., Wills, follo 460 . . . ." ____________________________________________________ SLOCOM, SAMUEL of the Town of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., "Being Very Sick And Wake in Bodey." Dated Aug. 22, 1732. Proved by affirm. of John Slocom and Mary Allin, that the other evidence signed in their presence; before John Morris, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Shrewsbury, Aug. 2, 1733. Gives: "to my well Beloved Wife Deborah Slocome Fiftey Pounds to be paid to her in Money out of my Estate "by my Executors ..."; "to my Son Nathaniel Slocom All that tract of land from the highway Begining three "Rod below where Negro Gibey Now Dwells Thence .... Easterly to my Brother Johns Line from thence to the "Brook more or lefs ...."; "to my Son Amafiah that Tract of land Where Negro Gibey liues from thence Runing "South to Stofild Longstreets Line from thence North West to the Creek from Thence to the Brook to whare it Began "he laueing A place of four rod wide for Conveniency for his Brother Peilick to water ...."; "to my Son Pelick Slocom the Tract of land .... Begining from the white oak Tree by the Brook from thence Runing to the fence "to John Hulits Creek from thence Up the Creek to Brother Johns fence from thence Up the Rode Bounding one my Son "Nathaniel ...."; "to my Son Samuel flocom the Tract of land .... Begining att the fore faid white "oak tree And Bounded by my Son Pelick's Down to the Creeks And from thence Up to the Brook and Bounded by "my Son Amafiah ...." "Likewise .... to my Son Nathaniel Slocom all that .... land or "Meddow Bounded by John Hulits Creek and by the Up land And by the Ifland ...."; "to my Daughter Eathaliah "the Sum of Fiftey Pounds to be paid her in Money Out of my Estate by my Executors ...."; "to my Daughter "Margret Slocom the Sum of twentey Pounds to be paid to her as thus, my Son Amasiah to pay her ten pounds in Money "when fhe fhall be of Age And my Son Samuel to pay her ten pounds In Money when he is of age ...."; "like"wise to My loueing Wife Deborah Slocom this my Dwelling house for her home Dureing her lifetime And likewise "to my Dear Mother Dureing her Life to make it her home ...." Constitutes "for my Executors .... my Loveing And Trustey friends George Williams And Eaphram Allin ...." Wits.:                                                 SAMUEL SLOCOM [his mark]      Mary Allin      William Cradock      John flocum  Declaration of Executor, Ephraim Allin; before John Morris, Surr., Shrewsbury, Aug. 2, 1733. "Recorded in Book of Wills, B., 455. Exa. p. M. Kearny ...." ____________________________________________________ COLLWEL, FRANCIS of Freehold, Mon. Co., "Labourer, Being very Sick and weak in body." Dated Aug. 14, 1733. Proved by dec. of William Smith and John Johnson, "Two Evidences," that the other evidence signed in their presence; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Oct. 16, 1733. Gives: "To my well beloved Son Willm Colwel The Sum of Eleven Pound Lawfull money of this province be [to?] be "raifed out of my prfonable Estate together with one mare one Sadle one bridle one pair of new shoes one pair of boots one "Sute Cloths ...."; "to my well beloved Son Thos Colwell Eleven Pound Eighteen shills Lawfull money of this province "to be raifed out of my perfonable Estate together with one bafon, one tankard Six Spoons one pair Leather briches Eight "shirts Eight yards Fresh linnen three yards Ozenbrigs ...."; "to my Son John Colwell The Sum of Eleven Pound "Eighteen shills Lawfull money of this Province to be raifed .... out of my perfonable Estate together with one new "Cheft one pair of Shoes Eight Shirts three yards of linen Cloth at henry vanbilt [?]"; "to my Son Henry Colwell The Sum of Eleven Pound Eighteen Shills Lawfull mony of this Province .... together with one Iron Pot one Cheft one old Coat." Constitutes "Wallter Wall and Jeremiah White Executors ...." Wits.:                                         FRANCIS COLWELL [his mark]      William Smith      Thomas Whitlock      John Johnsen  "I will .... that all my money after .... Debts be paid and funeral Charges may be equally Divided "between my four sons." Qualification of Executors, Walter Wall and Jeremy White; before Lawrence Smyth, Surr., "The Day and Year last "above Mentioned." [Oct. 16, 1733.] "Will Recorded in B., the book of Wills, in fo. 470 ...." ____________________________________________________ MOTT, GERSHOM of the Township of Middle towne, Mon. Co., Gent., "Being in Health." Dated Feb. 15, 1730. Proved by oath of Joseph Dorsett and John Dorsett, two of the wits., that at the same time Samuel Job and William Walling, the other wits., were present; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, of Mon. Co., Mch. 20, 1733. Directs: "that the Eafterly part of my Plantation (that I have not Given by Deed to my son James Mott) Be Sold by my "Executors To be divided from the Wefterly part . . . . by a Line Begining at a White Oak Tree Standing a Little "below long bridge being Joseph Dorsets Corner On the Road between Middletowne and Amboy Thence . . . . to "Thomas Kerneys firft Corner after his line Crofes the Barren Bog On the Eafterly Side of said Bog Which said Line I "appoint for a Divifsion Line . . . . And also my Land and Meadow at Barnagat I order . . . . to be sold ". . . ." "After . . . . Debts are paid Out of the Price of said Lands and Meadows Then I Give to my "son John my heir at Law Twenty Pounds money at Eight Shillings p ounce . . . ."; "that my Two Negros Jack "the Negro man and Jenny his Wife be settled by my son James on some part of that Land that I Gave him a Deed "for They and the Survivor of them Paying him Yearly one half Penny Rent and if their Labour Will not Support their "Necefsitys then my son James Muft help them and the Survivor to so much as their Necefsitys Require for their Maintainance And if that they or Either of them Commit any offence that the Law takes Hold of Then . . . . they "he or she Commiting Such offence be sold . . . ." "Unto my Daughter Huldah My Negro Girll Cate that I have "Already Given her by deed . . . ." "After . . . . Debts are paid Out of the Price of said Lands and Meadows "to be sold . . . . and . . . . the Abovesaid Twenty Pound Then the Remaining Part of sd Price, and all "my other Moveable Eftate I Give to be Equally Divided among my five Chilldren (to wit) William Gershom, Asher James, "and Huldah . . . ." "Unto my Son James Mott his heirs . . . . All my Right . . . . to the Quit rents "and Arrearages of Quit Rents of Three Hundred and Twenty Acres of Land . . . ." "Whereas I have already "Given to my said son James On Consideration of Endowment of my Widow (if any be) and of makeing me a Leafe for "my life and of Naturall Affection A Deed for the Wefterly part of my Plantation and also a Small Ifland In Chingoras Bay "And also a Lott of Salt meadow at Conefcunk of About Ten Acres Therefore after the Death of my Widow (if any be) "Or Purchafe of her dowry by my said son James I Will . . . . Unto my said son James his heirs . . . . All "my Right . . . . and Eftate Remainder . . . . If any be Unto all . . . . of the Tracts . . . . "of Land and Meadow that I Gave him said Deed for according as they are thereby Butted, Bounded . . . ." Appoints "my three sons William, Gershom, and James Executors . . . . Hereby Giving Unto my said Execu"tors Or the Survivors . . . . of them that takes Upon them the Execution of this my laft Will . . . . full ". . . . Power . . . . to sell all . . . . of the Lands and Meadows Above bequeathed to be sold And "Absolute Tytles In Fee Simple to Make to the Purchafers . . . . Also . . . . full . . . . power . . . . "to Two of my said Executors Or to one if no more then Two Survive Or take upon them the Execution of this my "Will to Sell all . . . . of said Lands and Meadows to be sold Unto any one of said Executors and a good fee simple "to make to him for all . . . . of ye sd Lands and Meadows so sold Unto him . . . ." Wits.: GERSHOM mott Joseph dorfett Samuel Job John Dorsett william walling Oath of Executors, William mott and James mott; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mch. 20, 1733. "Recorded Lib. B., book of Wills, Page 487 . . . ." ____________________________________________________ JOHNSTON, WILLIAM of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., Yeoman, "Being Sick and weak in body." Dated Feb. 27, 1733-4. Proved by dep. of Mary wooley and George wooley, who saw the other evidence sign; before John Morris, Surrogate, Shrewsberry, May 20, 1734. Gives: "unto Elce Johnston my Dear beloued wife the Sum of one pound ten shillings good and lawfull money To "be Raised .... out of my Estate ...."; "to my well beloued Son James Johnston the Sum of five fhillings to be paid by my Exceutors home I apoint that Is my Louing wife Elce Johnston my brother Beniamen and "Dauid Johnston my Exceutors ...."; "my Excutors full power .... to Sell my Lands and Mouables and "to pay all my .... Debts and the Remainder To be Equellly Deuuided between my two louing Daughters Mary "Johnston and Sarah JohnSton to them and to their heirs ...." Wits.:                                        WILLIAM JOHNSTON [his mark]      Joshua Edwards      Mary Woolley [her mark]      George Woolley  Oath of Executors, Benjamin and David Johnston; before John Morris, Surr., "fhrewsberry, the"--[No date; probably May 20, 1733.] [Arch. note. think that would be 1734. OS.] "Recorded in Lib. B., of Wills, fol. 431, 432 ..." ____________________________________________________ WILLSON, JOHN of freehold, Mon. Co., "being very Sick and Weak in body." Dated Mch. 1, 1731-2. Proved by oath of William Laird and Thomas Laird, wits., before William Madock, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Mch. 30, 1734. "All ye Moueables of my own and Likewis what are fallen to me by my mothers Death of moueables such as Negros "houfal gods horfes Mars Cowes Sheep what wheat or hay that are to be found that Did belong to ye Desefed Mary "willfon or widdow Willfon Likwife with twelve Acres of wheat and hay yt are at prefent in ye grown, I Do Leeve "to my Wife and Children what Remains behind what Incombrances was upon the Said Moveables yt Did belong to ye "widdow willfon And I Do order the said Executors yt I shall name .... for to Do for my Children, what shall "be Left behind for to Devid among them as they think fite And she Now yt is my wife Whill she remains my widow "yt she shall Keep her hous and Dweling till such tim as my Eldeft son Coms to Age. Aran Mattifon John Benam "Whom I Like wife Conftitute .... my only and Sole Executors ...." Wits.:                                                JOHN willfon       William Laird      Thomas Laird [his mark]   Daniel mcKay  [Endorsed; ".... Recorded in Lib. C., No. 3, fo. 47, &c. Examd admn with the Will annext was Granted "to Joseph fforman ...."] Renunciation of Executor, John Bennem, to act on will of John Willfon, Deceafed. Dated Apr. 26, 1734. Refusal of Executors, Aron Motison and John Bennem, to act on will of John Willson, late of ffreehold. Dated Janr 17, 1733-4. [On the same paper is the following:] "October 24th " 1735 Catherine Widow & Relict of John Willfon deceafed do hereby Renounce all my Right to the adminiftration of the Estate of my Deceafed Hufband John Willfon above-named & Pray that the adminiftration thereof "be Granted to Joseph Forman the Principal Creditor."                                                              CATHERINE WILLS ON [her mark]  [On the back of this paper is the following:] "March 30th 1734 old man-- "Wm Laird "Tho Leard "Remembers Danl McCoi to be "by Wm does not." ____________________________________________________ KIPP, HENRY of the Townfhipp of Middletown, Mon. Co., Yeoman, "being Sick and weak in Body." Dated Mch. 29, 1733. Proved by oath of Cornelius Cowvehowen and Robert Dodfworth, two of the wits., that Hendrick Hendrickfon, the other wit., was present; before William Madock, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Apr. 16, 1734. "My Will and Desire is That my Executors hereafter named shall sell my Plantation Scituate at ffreehold as soon as "Conveniently they Can to the best advantage hereby Investing them with full power to make .... Title .... "to the Purchafer .... further willing them with the money that shall become due by the Sale .... "to Pay all my just Debts and funeral Expences, but my Defire is that Charles Hubbs and Major Leonard be paid "the first of any of my Creditors And if any Overplus be left .... the same to my Loving wife Williamkee Kipp "...."; "to my said Loving wife Williamkee Kipp all my Perfonal Estate ...."; "in Cafe the money arifing "by the Sale of my Said Plantation at Freehold be not Sufficient to pay .... all my Juft Debts, that my Said "Loving Wife Williamkee Kipp shall make Sale of So much of my Perfonall Estate as shall be wanting to make up "the Same. And that She keep the refidue to herself ...." Constitutes ".... Benjamen Vancleave of ffreehold and Honnas Lyester and Cornelius Waycoffe of Middle"town Executors ...." Wits.:                                          hendivs KYP   cornlies couwehouen      Hendrick Hendrickfon [his mark]   Robert Dodfworth  Oath of Executor, Benjamin Vankleef; before William Madock, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Apr. 16, 1734. "Recorded in the Book of Wills, Lib. B., folio 501 & 502 ...." ____________________________________________________ WILSON, ANDREW of the Townfhipp of Middleton, Mon. Co., Yeoman, "being Sick and weak in Body." Dated Nov. 20, 1731. Proved by oath of Nicholas Johnfon, one of the wits., that the other wits. were present; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, July 29, 1734. Gives: "to My Loving wife Ite Wilfon my Negroe Girl Nan, together with my best Bed and Furniture which Legacy "or Bequest is in Lieu of my Said wife her Thirds or Dowry ...."; "to my Said Loving wife Ite Wilfon the ufe and "Benefit of all my Estate both Real and Perfonal .... During the time of her Natural Life or Remarriage which "shall first happen to bring up maintain and Educate my Children with ...." "I .... Invest my wife Ite "Wilfon with the full and whole Difpofal of my Perfonal Estate at the Time of her Death or Remarriage which shall first "happen, amongst my four Daughters, Johannah, Margaret, Mary and Martha As she shall think fit and Proper ...."; "after my said wife her Death or Remarriage to my Son James Wilfon All That Thirty Acres of Land which I Purchafed "of Samuel Ruckman And Thirty Five Acres of Land which I Purchafed of my father John Wilfon with Twelve Acres of "Land to be taken of from the West End of that Land which I Purchafed from Ifabrant Vancleave That Lyes "between the two Roads, the One that goes to the Widow Hendrickfons and the other is the Kings highway .... "the Same .... Butted Bounded and Defcribed by my Deeds for the Same .... To him my said "Son James Wilfon with all the Improvements and Appurtenances .... his Heires ...."; "to my Son "John Wilfon after my said wife her Death or Remarriage All That Sixty Acres of Land That I Purchased of Ifabrant "Vancleave, And the East End of that Tract which I Purchafed of Said Ifabrant, Out of which I have .... "Given Twelve Acres at the West End .... to my Son James, Together with Nine Acres of fresh and Salt Meadow, "which I Purchafed of him the said Ifabrant Vancleave .... as the same is Butted, Bounded and Described by "my Deeds for the Same .... To him my Said Son John Wilfon his Heires ...."; "to my Three Sons "Andrew Wilfon, Lambert Wilfon and Peter Wilfon, After my Said wife her Death or Remarriage All Thofe Ninety Six "Acres of Land, Fifty two Acres of Land, and Eleven Acres of Land which is Commonly Called or known by the Name of "Cuckowders Neck, which I Purchafed of my father John Wilfon with Twenty Acres More that lyes on the Same Neck That "I Purchased of George Willox '.... the Same .... Butted Bounded .... by my Deeds for the "same .... to them my said three Sons Andrew Wilfon, Lambert Wilfon, and Peter Wilfon, to be Equally Divided "amongst them in Quantity and Quality .... to them .... and Every of their Heires ...."; "to my Son James Wilfon Sixteen Rodds in breadth of that two Acres of Land which I Purchafed of Ifabrant Vancleave, "Bounded North upon George Taylor, Weft upon my Son John Wilfon, South upon the Thirty Acre Lott I purchafed of "Samuel Ruckman, and Easterly upon the Lott that was formerly Edward Tarts, the Said Lott So Purchafed Lyeing by "Estimation for Two Acres .. more or lefs ... unto my Said Son James Wilfon his Heires .... after "the Death of my said wife Ite Wilfon or her Remarriage ...."; "to my four Sons, Andrew Wilfon, Lambert Wilfon "James Wilfon and Peter Wilfon, All Thofe my four Lotts of Meadow of Six Acres Each, That I Purchafed of my Father, "John Throckmorton Garret Wall, John Carman and Timothy Carman .... As by their Deeds .... may "appear .... To be Equally Divided amongst my Said four Sonns in Quantity and Quality .... to them ".... and Every of their Heires .... after my Said wife her Death or Intermarriage ...."; "to my "Son James Wilfon all my Right to Property for Quitt Rents which I Purchafed of John Reid .... to him my Said "Son James his Heires ...."; "to my three Sons Andrew, Wilfon, Lambert Wilfon and Peter Wilfon, All my Right "to that Thirty Acres of Land which I Purchafed of George Willox, and as yet is not taken up to be Equally Divided "amongst them ... their Heires ...."; "to my Son James Wilfon all that Nine Acres of Upland which I "Purchafed of my father John Wilson being Called by the name of Mahoras Brook and lying by Jonathan Eldriths .... "to my Said Son James Wilfon .... his Heires ...." Constitutes "my Loving wife Ite Wilfon and my Son James Wilfon Executor and Executrix ...." Wits.: ANDREW WILLSON Nicholas Johnfon John Willfon William Willett Robert Dodsworth Oath of Executors, Ite Wilfon and James Wilfon; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, July 29, 1734. [Recorded in Lib. B., of Wills, p. 560.] ____________________________________________________ VANDIKE, CHARLES of Shroesbury, Mon. Co., yeoman, "being In good health of body." Dated Dec. 1, 1732. Proved by oath of Daniel Tilton, wit., that the other subscribing wits., were present; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mch. 11, 1734. Gives: "unto the three Children of my Son Aurt Vandike, Late of the Ifland of Burmudas Deceafed Namely John "Vandike, Mary Vandike and Elizabeth Vandike the Sum of forty pounds Current Lawfull money of the Eastern Divifion "of .... new Jerfey at Eight Shillings the ounce to be Equally Divided among them to be pd to the sd Children by "my Son Thomas Vandike within Seven years after my own and my Wifes Deceas"; ".... to the Children of my Daughter "Gerty Remine the Sum of Forty Pounds money aforesd & To Be Equally Divided among them & I .... order ".... my Son Thomas Vandike to pay the Same to them within Seven years as above"; "to the Children of my "Daughter Anglecke Vanwey the Like Sum of Forty Pounds to be Equally Divided among them of Like money .... "And I order .... my Son Thomas to pay them the Same In the above Limitted time of Seven years ...."; "unto the two Children of my Son John Vandike Late of Shroesbury, Deceafed the Sum of forty Pounds to be Equally "Divided betwixt them, and I order .... my Son Thomas to pay the Same within In the above Limitted time of "Seven years ...."; "unto my Son Thomas Vandike all my Moveables or Perfonall Estate .... to him and "his heirs ...." Nominates "my Son Thomas Vandike and Jacob Dennes and Richard Hartshorne, Junr, Executors ...." Wits.: CHARLES VANDIKE [his mark] Daniel Tillton Britain White Richard Hartshorne Jun. Oath of Executor, Thomas Vandike, before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mch. 11, 1734. "... Recorded in Lib. C., Book of Wills, Page 12:13 ...." ____________________________________________________ LAYTEN, WILLIAM of Freehold, Mon. Co., Yeoman, "being weak of Body." Dated Apr. 10, 1731. Proved by dep. of Mary Romine, wit., that James Stanly and George Seemur, signed in Testator's presence; before Lawrence Smyth, Esqr., ffreehold, May 15, 1735. Gives: "unto my Cofin William Layten junior, son of my Brother Samuel Layton of Freehold .... Yeoman All that Tract .... of Land Scituate .... in Freehold .... which I Purchafed of William "Scott, .... with the Appurtenances unto him .... his heirs ...."; "unto my Dearly Beloved "Wife Mary Layten all that Tract .... of Land Scituate .... in Freehold .... whereon I now "Live with the Buildings & Appurtenances .... during the Term of her Natural Life ...."; "unto my "faid Wife Mary Layten my Negros, Cattle, Jades Houfhold goods & all .... other my Moveable Eftate .... "at her difcretion to be Difposed off for & during .... her Natural Life ...."; "unto my Cofin William "Layton junior, after the Death of my Said Wife Mary, the Tract of Land herein Bequethed to her for her Life time ".... his Heirs ...."; "unto my faid Cofin William Layton Junior after the Deceafe of my faid Wife Mary "all .... my Moveable Eftate ...., that at the time of her Death fhall be left .... [(] Her juft "Debts if any be & her Decent funeral Charges being firft paid thereout) by him his Heirs ...." to be enjoyed. Nominates "my trufty & well beloved Friends Jonathan Forman Esqr & William Madock, Trader both of said "County of Monmouth to be the Executors ...." Wits.: WILLIAM LAYTEN [his mark] James Stanly Mary Romine George Seemur "Recorded in Lib. C., of Wills, fo. 33." Qualification of Executors, Jonathan fforman and William Madock; before Lawr. Smyth, Surr., May 15, 1735. ____________________________________________________ ALLEN, DAVID of the town of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., yeoman, "being weak of Body." Dated Mch. 18, 1732. Proved by attest. of Joseph Allen and Jacob Dennis, two of the wits., that at the same time Benjamin Corlifs, wit., was present; before William Madock, Surrogate, Mon. Co., May 28, 1735. Gives: "unto my Loving wife Hannah One Room of my Dwelling house with one Garden belonging to the same, she "having the Choice of both Also one Horse & Side Saddle & one Cow & them the Sd Horse & Cow to be & Maintained for "her Use on My Plantation And also Six barrels of Sider to be Delivered to her Yearly out of my Orchards Also .... "the Sum of Thirty pounds a year During all the time she shall Remain my Widdow and no longer To be paid to her "Yearly out of my lands and Meadows ...."; "all my lands and Meadows .... unto my Two Sons Jedidiah "Allen and Ralph Allen their Heirs .... To be Equally Divided between them, or their Heirs .... & ".... that as Soon as my Eldest Son the sd Jedidiah Allen Shall Arrive to the Age of Twenty one years, That my "Executors Shall Divide all my Sd Lands & Meadows Equally between them .... (Except what is above given to my "wife) Provided that the Buildings wherein I Dwell shall be in my sd Eldest Sons Share ...."; "if my wife proves "with Child by me, and the Same be a Son that he shall have Equal Priviledges with his Brothers and my lands to be "divided Among them all three as is above ordered And if the sd Child Should be a Daughter that She Shall have an Equal "Legacy with my Daughters hereafter mentioned." "I .... impower my Executors to make use of, Lett .... "any part .... or all my Lands & Meadows During my Sd Sons Minority, And the profits thereof to Receive for the "only use ... of my Sons (Except what is .... given .... my wife) And to be Accountable to "them .... for the profits of the same"; " .... unto my Two Daughters Elizabeth and Rebeckah Allen "the Sum of ffifty Pounds apeice ..."; "to Each of my Executors .... the Sum of ffive pounds apeice." Constitutes "my sd Loving wife Hannah My ffriend George Williams and my Cousin Jacob Lippincott my Execu"tors...." Wits.: DAVID ALLEN [his mark] Joseph Allen Benjamin Corlifs Jacob Dennis Attestation of Executors, Hannah Allen and Jacob Lippincott; before William Madock, Surrogate, Mon. Co., May 28, 1735. ".... Recorded in Lib. C., of Wills, fo. 35 ...." ____________________________________________________ WARDELL, JOSEPH of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., "Yeoman." Dated May 5, 1733. Proved by attest. of Benjamin Parker and Bartholomew West, wits., that Samuel Dennis, wit., was present; before William Madock, Surrogate, Mon. Co., May 30, 1735. Gives: "unto Eliakim Wardell my Son the Sum of twenty Shillings in money and to my Son Joseph Wardell I give ten "Shillings in Money and to my Son Solomon Wardell I give ten Shillings in money and to my Daughter Joanna Eatton ten "Shillings in money and to my daughter Elizabeth Leonard ten Shillings in money and to my Son Samuel Wardell ten "Shillings in money, and to my Son Ebenezer Wardell ten Shillings in money and my Case of bottles and to my Son Jacob "Wardell I Give all the Land whereon I now dwell with houseing orchard .... and Every thing thereunto belonging ".... to him his heirs .... bounded on the west by William West and Solomon Wardell and on the South "and South East by Solomon Wardell East by the Sea and north by Shrewsbury River, but I do Reserve my wife Sarah "Wardells lifetime in this tract of Land She to have it and house and orchard and Everything thereunto belonging Dureing "her Life .... and after her Deceas, then to Jacob Wardell his heirs ...." "Sarah Wardell my dearly beloved wife .... I .... Constitute .... my only and Sole Exe"cutrix...." ".... Give my negro man Jack his freedom after my wifes Deceas, and .... alfo .... my negro "garl Jeany her freedom after my wifes Deceas ...." Wits.: JOSEPH WARDELL Samuel Dennis Bartholomew West Benjamin Parker Attestation of Executrix, Sarah Wardell; before William Madock, Surrogate, Mon. Co., May 30, 1735. ".... Recorded in Lib: C:, of Wills, fo: 38 ...." ____________________________________________________ BOELS, THOMAS of freehold, Mon. Co., "yeoman, being Somwhat Indifpofed In body." Dated May 14, 1735. Proved by oath of Andrew Crawford and James Willson, two of the wits., that at the same time Margaret Robinfon, the other wit., was present; before William Madock, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Oct. 16, 1735. Gives: "the Sum of fourty pounds currant money of New Jerfey at the valve of 8f pr: oz: to be lodged In the hands "of the over seers of the poor of Lower freehold or topenamus . . . . the wch they shal put to Intereft acording to the Laws of the province for the time being, & the Intereft they are to Imploy In the Learning of poor "Children to Read . . In the abovefd place; even to Such Children as their parents are not able to aford them-"Learning . . . ."; "unto my Sifter dorcas Bradford, one Equal third part of all my Eftate both Real & perfonal & the heirs of her body . . . . but if failing of heirs of her body and at the time of deceace Then . . . . "two thirds of what I have willed unto her unto my Sifter Prifcilas & Sifter Sarahs Eldeft Sons forever the sd two thirds "to be equaly devided Between them, In Quantity & Quality, and the other third part I will . . to her husband "Andrew Bradford my brother In Law, & Robert Ellifs my Brother In Law (if Living) as a token of my freindfhip to "them & their heirs . . . . the Same to be Equaly devided to Each of them . . . ."; "unto my Sifter prifcilas "Son Robert Ellifs and his heirs . . . . one equal third part of all my Eftate Real & perfonal, but if the sd Robert "Ellis shal die without heirs of his body, then I will two thirds of the aforfd to my Sifter Sarah Nixons Son & his "heirs; and the Remainder or 0 third equal part I . . . . Bequeath towards the finifhing Repairing or to the "Encourageing if need the Catechizing & Inftructing Children & others that Shall stand In need . . In the nefsefsary "Doctrins and truths of the Church of England as now Eftablifhed by Law . . . . that is to say the sd money shall "be put out to Intereft, acording to the Laws of the province by the minifter of the Church of England that shall offi"ciate for Topanames, & the Church wardens suckfefsively, . . . . and the sd Intereft duly to be paid; and "acounted for & Laid out for ye abovsd ufes acording to the beft advife of the Minifter & Church wardens Suckfefsively ". . . ."; "unto my Siftr Sarah Nixon the one equal third of my Eftate Real & perfonal, & to the heirs of her "body . . . ." Constitutes "my two Sifters Dorcafs Bradford and Sarah Nixon & my brother in law Robert Ellis the Executors ". . . . and . . . . give them full power . . . . to Sell . . . . all Lands & Chattels, or if they "shall not think proper to sell . . then & in that Cafe . . . . they shall devide the same amongft them Equaly "& Impartialy without Strife or Contention . . . ." Wits.:                                                    THOS BOELS      Andrew Crawford      jeams wilfon [his mark]      Margaret Robinson  Oath of Executors, Dorcas Bradford, Sarah Nixon and Robert Ellis; before William Madock, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Oct. 16, 1735. "Recorded in Lib: C., of Wills, fo. 45 &c . . . ." ____________________________________________________