THOMAS STATHEM WILL, SALEM, NEW JERSEY

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Thomas Stathem
Salem County Wills, 820 Q
Will: 17 November, 1744
Probate: 20 January 1744/45

In the Name of God Amen.
This 17th day of November 1744, I Thomas Stathem, junior of Cohansey in the County of Salem and
Province of West New Jersey, yeo. being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory
blessed by God for the same and calling to mind the mortality of my body, knowing that it is
appointed for all men to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament (that is to
say) Principally and first of all I recommend my body to the earth to be buried after the
manner of a decent Chirisain burial at the descretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at
the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God and as
touching such worldly possessions it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life.  I give,
devise and dispose of in the following manner and form _________.  I give and bequeath to my
welbeloved wife, Keziah Stathem all and singular my moveable estate to her, her heirs and
assigns forever after my lawful debts and legacies are paid.

Item:  My will is that by beloved wife whom I constitute, ordain and empower to be my sole
excutrix of this my Last Will and Testamentshould pay out of my moveable estate the following
legacies:

My will is that my father Thomas Stathem of Cohansey in ye County of Salem and province of West
New Jersey shall have five shillings and also that my brother Jonathan Stathem of Cohansey
shall have five shillings and after that my sister Catherine Lupton?  shall have five shillings
to them, their heirs and assigns forever.

_____________________ utterly disalow, revoke and disanul all and every other former
testaments, wills, legacies and bequeaths and executors by me in any ways before named willed
and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in
witness whereof i have ________ set my hand and seal the day and year above written.

Signed, Sealed, Pronounced
and declared by the said Thomas Stathem, Junior
to be his last will and testament in            Thomas Stathem
the presence of us, the subscribers

Nehemiah Craven
H______ M. Smith
Job Shepherd