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FIRST SERIES Vol. XXXII

VOL. Ill OF CALENDAR OF WILLS :

This volume was prepared and edited by authority of the

State of New Jersey, at the request of the New Jersey Histori- cal Society, and under the direction of its Committee on Colon- ial Documents. That Committee at present is constituted as follows

Edwin R. Walker, Adrian Lyon,

Joseph F. Folsom, A. Van Doren Honeyman,

Hiram E, Beats,

W. I. Lincoln Adams. DOCUMENTS

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COLONIAL HISTORY

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

FIRST SERIES—VOL. XXXII

CALENDAR OF NEW JERSEY WILLS, ADMINISTRATIONS, Etc.

VOLUME III—1751-1760

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Introductory Note t^o^A

This, the third volume of Abstracts of Wills of New Jersey, includes wills, administrations and guardianships from Jan. i,

1 75 1, to Dec. 3'i, 1760, a period of ten years. The matter was mostly prepared many years ago. The Editor has had added by another hand such omissions as were found by comparison with the published "Index of Wills, Inventories," etc., but has not personally made the Abstracts, and is not responsible for their accuracy. He has simply made the text available for the printer, as the Abstracts were not in the necessary technical shape for that purpose. As the Abstracts have been made by different persons employed, they are not always uniform in style, but alike give the necessary facts.

For the information of the curious it may be stated that Bi- bles, books and looking-glasses of that period, which have come down in families, are now greatly prized by possessors, and it is, doubtless, for that reason that these articles are so often noted in the transcripts made of inventories, and sometimes in wills. The proper names of persons and places are believed to be given as in the originals. This early period was one, however, when names were spelled so indifferently that, in the case of the surnames of persons in heavy boldface type, arranged al- phabetically, the reader may have to consider various ways of spelling in order to discover certain of the various surnames. The Index does not repeat the surnames of those whose wills, etc., are abstracted, except in the instances where alternative spelHngs, in parentheses, are so extremely divergent from the alphabetical arrangement that they may not be otherwise dis- covered. Such alternative spellings, however, are not made by the Editor but by the abstracters and are not always to be con- sidered as correct.

The total number of wills, intestacies, etc., abstracted for this volume is about 2400. This publication is made possible by a Legislative appropria- tion of 1923. EDITOR. —

Calendar of New Jersey Wills

Note.—The books cited as Libers 1, 2, 3, etc., are of West Jersey wills. Those cited as Libers A, B, C, etc.. are of East Jersey wills. Where matters beside recorded wills, such as inventories, accounts, etc., are noted, the originals may be found in the proper envelopes (arranged by counties), reference to which is made in the volumes (three volumes) entitled "Index to W^ills," published by the Secretary of State in 1912 and 1913, which should always be consulted in case originals are to be referred to. Where the chief matter is not of record in books the envelope numbers are given herewith, although in Bergen, Essex, Middlesex, and Monmouth counties, the original papers are bound instead of being in envelopes. All original matters herein abstracted are to be found in the Secretary of State's office at Trenton.

1752, . , —. Aaronson, John, son of Joseph, dec'd, of Mansfield, Burlington Co. Petitions to have uncle, John Folwell, of same place, yeoman, made guardian. 1752, June 20. Bond of John Folwell as guardian; James Ham- mell, fellow-bondsman. Burl. Wills, 4921 B.

1752, Mar. 7. Aaronson, Joseph, Jr„ of Mansfield Twsp., Burlington Co., yeoman; will of. Wife, Ann. Children—John, Benjamin, Sarah, Mary, Hannah, all under age. Real and personal estate. Executors the wife and Joseph Talman. Witnesses—Benjamin Talman, William White, Isaac De Cow. Proved Apr. 7, 1752. 1752, Mar. 28. Inventory, personal, £182.6.3, by David Rockhill and Benjamin Talman. 1758, Nov, 28. Account filed. Burl. Wills, 4925 C; 5989 C.

1756, Jan. 9. Abbett, Abdon, of Piles Grove, Salem Co. Int. Bond of Martha Abbett as Adm'x, Aldon Abit (Abbett) fellowbondsman; both of said place. 1756, Jan. 13. Inventory, £99.3.3. Incl. a servant man and a right in timber bought, made by George Hildebrand and Samuel Lippincott. Lib. 9, p. 95.

1751, Feb. 28. Abel, Andres, of "Rocksberg," Morris Co.; will of. Wife, Maria. Sons—Mathias, Paul, Michael and Andreas. Real and personal estate. Executors—Johannes Moelich and Philip Weiss, who also sign as witnesses. Proved April 23, 1751. (In German). Lib. 7, p. 60. 1751, Apr. 9. Inventory, £183.9.6, by Baltis Bickel and Jacob Ship- man.

1759, Apr. 26. Abit, Martha, of Piles Grove, Salem Co., widow; will of. Children—Martha Orsborn (eldest daughter), Hannah Abit, Mary Orsborn, Kizia Abit, Benjamin Abit (youngest son, under age) and Joseph Abit; latter sole Executor. Pergonal estate. Legacy to 6 NEW JERSEY COLONIAL DOCUMENTS

Elizabeth Thompson. "Witnesses—Abdon Abit, Benjamin Abit and Abigail Commines. Proved June 6, 1759. Lib. 9, p. 361.

1760, May 13. Ackerman, David, of Peramus, Bergen Co., yeoman; will of. Wife, Margaret. Children—Abraham (oldest son), Garret, David, Lawrence, Jannetie Ackerman (alias van Voorhis), Altie Ack- erman (alias van Blerkum). Real and personal estate, including "a great household Bible." Executors—son David and son-in-law, Ja- cob van Voorhis. Witnesses—Will. Cairns, Don Cairns and Cor- nelia Cairns. Proved Nov. 25, 1760. Lib. G, p. 332. 1760, Aug. 18. Inventory of personal estate, £107.6.9, by WiU. Cairns and Johannes Ackerman.

1751, Apr. 9. Ackerman, Johannes, of Peramus, Bergen Co., black- smith; will of. Wife, Rachel. Brothers—Abraham, Garret, David, and Lawrence Ackerman; sisters, Jannite and Altie. Real and personal estate. Executors—father, David Akerman, and uncle, Alebartus Terhune. Witnesses—Jan van Voorhees, Albert C. Za- briski. Will. Cairns. Proved August 20, 1751. Lib. E, p. 542. 1751, Sept. 23. Inventory of estate—real, £320, personal, £312, incl. a "decriped" negro, £10; made by Roelof Westervelt and Will. Cairns.

1760, Dec. 11. Ackerman, Johannis, of Bergen Co., (dec'd June 18, 1760). Inventory of personal estate, £85.17.0, made by Executors, Abraham L. Ackerman and Abraham Abraham, and appraised by Allebartis Ter Huyn and Reynier van Giese. Bergen Wills, 400 B.

1758, May 26. Ackerman, Thomas, of Peramus, Bergen Co., wagen maker; will of. Lot of land on the Plains to brother Abraham Ackerman; also the vest and "bretches," mounted with silver buttons; and bequeath to father a pair of leather "bretches." Other leg- acies to Cornelius Demarest and his wife, Marttie (sister to testator), to uncle David Abraham Ackerman, to Abraham Storm, and sister Altie. Brother, Abraham, and Cornelius Demereast. Executors. Wit- nesses—William Hoppe, Antie Hopper and Will. Cairns. Proved March 27, 1759. Lib. G, p. 53. 1758, June 29. Inventory by Abraham van Boskerk and Will. Cairns, including 28 acres of land, £45; vest and "bretches," with silver buttons, £5; suit of broad cloth, £4; other clothing, £5, and other personal property, £38.9.2.

1752, Dec. 28. Adams, John, of Bedminster, Somerset Co.; will of. Wife, Elizabeth. Children—Matthew, William, Margaret, Mackdole, James, Samuel. Legacy to Ephrem Mackdole (McDowell). Real and personal estate. Son, Mathew, sole Executor. Witnesses—Ephrm. Mackdowel, James O'Harah, William Adams. Proved Dec. 24, 1753. Lib. P, p. 161.

1750, Angr. 1. Addams, Rebecah, of Great Egg Harbour, Gloucester Co., widow; will of. Children—Abigail Somers, Isaac, Sarah Covenover, Eliz- abeth van Gelder, Ester Roberson and Joseph. Grandchildren—Sarah Roberson, and Ester Hickman. Grandson-in-law. David, son of Jere- miah Addams, dec'd; great-grandson, John Hickman. Personal estate. Son, Joseph Addams, sole Executor. Witnesses—Richard Devenny, Sarah Ireland, John Lumley. Proved June 28, 1754. Lib. 7, p. 473. —

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1754, Feb. 8, Inventory, £31.16.11, made by Edmund Cordeary and John Lee. 1754, Dec. 28. Account by Executor, Joseph Addams. Amount £40.15.9.

1755, Jan. 7. Addis, Thomas, of Burlington Co. Int. Bond of widow, Ann Addis, as Adm'x; William English, yeoman, fellowbondsman, both of said Co. Lib. 8, p. 87. 1755, Jan. 18. Inventory, £15.9.9., Incl. a violin; made by Jacob Haiys (Hayse) and Walter Vanshiver.

1749, Oct. 12. Afflack, John, of Woodbrldge, Middlesex Co., tailor; will of. Brothers—William Afflack, living at Rumford; Paul Af- flack, of Rottenton, near White Haven and Robert Afflack. They and Robert's son. (a mason by trade), of the Parish of Cleeter, in the Island of England, made heirs of the personal estate. Executors brother Robert, William Browon and David Edgar, of Woodbridge. Witnesses—John Rolph, Benjamin Pack, David Inslee. Proved Nov. 8, 1751. Lib. F, p. 5. 1751, Nov. 11. Inventory, £797.8.10%., Incl. bond of Isaac Latorch for £300, equal to £344.6.8. Jersey money; of Henry Patterson, £142.15.8. Jersey. Made by William Jackson and David Inslee. (Afflack died October 6, 1751).

1760, May 29. AgneTr, 'William, of Somerset Co. Int. Sarah, widow, authorizes her brother. Peter Ayers, to administer on late husband's estate. 1760, May 31. Bond of Peter Ayers as Am'r; Levi Ayers fellowbondsman, both of Somerset Co., yeomen. 1760, June 5. Inventory, £36.4 by John CoUyer and Abraham South- ard. Som. Wills, 237 R.

1754, Nov. 10. Alkman, John, of Morris Co.; will of. Wife, Jean. Children—William, Alexander, and three daughters, names not given. Grandson—William Aikman. Real and personal estate. Executors Samuel Niblet and Alexander Aikman. Witnesses—William Gamble, Samuel McElrath, Matthew Gillilance. Proved Dec. 9, 1755. Lib. F, p. 302,

'1760, Jan. 8. Aker, "William, of Amwell, Hunterdon Co., yeoman; win of. Wife, Anne. Children—Peter (eldest son), and others not named. Executors—his wife and Peter Moor. Witnesses—Joseph Runyon, Philip Yoger, John Opdyck. Proved Feb. 20, 1760. Lib. 10, p. 121. 1760, Jan. 17. Inventory, £186.2.6, by Joseph Runyon and John Opdyck.

1760, Oct. 17. Albertson, Isaac, of Newton, Gloucester Co., yeoman; will of. Children—Isaac, Enoch, Nehemiah (under age) and Laetitia. Real and personal estate. Executors—son Isaac and brother, Jacob Albertson. Witnesses—Achsach Siddons, Jonathan Albertson, J. Har- rison. Proved Nov. 24, 1760. Lib. 10, p. 408. 1760, Oct. 31. Inventory, £948.16.4, incl. bonds and book debts, £278.6.1; gold buttons, silver teaspoons and silver tongs, £2.10; 8 negroes, £235; made by J. Harrison and John Mickle. O NEW JERSEY COLONIAL DOCUMENTS

1760, June 6. Albertson, Nicholas, of Hunterdon Co. Int. Inven- tory, £111.12.5., incl. book debts and notes, £45.3.1, made by Chas. Hoff, Jr., and Benjamin Opdyke. 1760, June 6. His widow, Anglechea Albertson, relinquishes ad- ministration of estate to her son. Garret Albertson. 1760, June 17. Bond of Garret Albertson of Bethlehem, said Co., as Adm'r; Constantine ONeill of same place, fellowbondsman. Lib. 10. p. 462.

1754, Mar. 12. Albertson, William, of Newton Township, Gloucester Co., yeoman; will of. Wife, Hannah. Children—William, Sarah, both under age and an expected child. Sisters—Sarah and Ann Albertson. Brother—Nathan Albertson. The last two under age. Home farm on Newton Creek to go to brother Simeon, Thomas Dennis and John Doron (?); other real and also personal property. Executors —the wife and Jacob Albertson. Witnesses—Hugh Jones, Wm. Har- rison, Jr.