PHILIP STATHEM WILL, SALEM, NEW JERSEY

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Philip Stathem
Salem County Wills, 109Q
21 November, 1716
Probate 17 March 1717

In the Name of God Amen.

I Phillip Atathem of Cohansey in ye County of Salem being in perfect mind & memory but weak of
body & knowing it is appoine for all men to die & not knowing of certainty of my days I doe
this Twenty First Day of November in ye year of our Lord 1716 make this my last Will and
Testament.  First and principally I recommend my spirit unto God that gave me and my body to be
buryed in a decent manner ---------------------

I give and bequieue all my land & marsh to my two sons, Phillip Stathem & Hugh Stathem, to them
their heirs & assigns forever to possess ________  _______ when they come to ye age of twenty
and one years & if either of my sons should die before age or marriage then ye deceased
brothers land shall fall to ye living brother & if please God that Phillip ever come again to
his perfect strength & agility of body then the said land shall from end to end, quantity &
quality Phillip having all ye clear land & housing, my Son Phillip shall have all ye lower part
of the land;  it shall be parted clear across by Thomas Cravens old fitch (ditch?) & my son
Hugh Stathem his heirs & assigns forever shall injoy ye upper part of my land & my son Phillip
Stathem his heris & assigns shall forever injoy all ye lower part of my land & housing
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I give & bequeth to my daughters, Ruth, Jeane, Mary & Margret each of them ten Pounds in
movables at ye age of eighteen & if any of my daughters should dye their part shall fall to ye
surviving sisters. -------------------------------------------

I give and bequieth to my well beloved wife all ye remain part of my estate with the use of all
my estate & land till ye children comes of age & house room ______ orchard during her
___________.

I also constitute & appoint my well beloved wife & son, Mary and Phillip Stathem to be
executers of this my last Will and Testament in witness hereof I have here unto set my hand &
seal the day and year above written.

                            Phillip Stathem
Witnessed by:

     Thomas Crahon (sp)
     John Walling   (also Jonathan Walling)
     Charles Jennes