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VOLUME VI-1781-1785

FIRST SERIES-VOL. XXXV

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY,NEW JERSEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

ELMER T. HUTCHINSON

DOCUMENTS

ST ATE OF NEW JERSEY

COLONIAL, REVOLUTIONARY AND

POST=REVOLUTIONARY HISTORY

CALENDAR OF NEW JERSEY WILLS, ADMINISTRATIONS, Ete.

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1782. JUDe 28. Wiggins, William, of Hardwick, Sussex Co.; will of.Wife to have all personal estate during her life, and, after her death,my daughter. Allee Vanbuskirk, to have the same. Wife to have theuse of L3 of lands. Grandsons, Thomas Wiggins, William Wiggins

made by John McMurtrie andLib. 27, p. 463.

of Knowlton, Sussex Co. Int.Fellowbond.sman-John Quick,

Wiggins, Thoma ••WIggins, widow.

said piace.Inventory, £14.18.0,

17S:S, Nov. 16.Adm'x-Susannayeoman; both of

1785, Nov. 14.John Quick.

1781. Feb. 8. Wbitlock, Thomas, of Freehold, Monmouth Co.; willof. Heir-at-law, Ephraim Whitlock, 20 sh!llings. Son, Jeames, allmy right to Proprietary and pine lands. Daughter, Sarah, somegoods. Daughte-r, Mary, some good.s. Daughter, Margrett Swart,goods. Granddaughter, Margrett Swart, platter. Grandson, Thomas,son of William Whitlock, my apparel. Daughters, Sarah, Mary andMargrett, rest of estate. Executors-son, James, and my daughter,Sarah. Witnesses-Ruth Herbert. William Herbert, Peter Schencl"Proved June 5, 1789. Lib. 30, p. 181.

1783. Feb. 27. WldeDar, Jacob, of Newton, Sussex Co. Int. Adm'rs-Mary Widenar. widow, and Peter Clockner. Fellowbondsman­Martin Snook; all of said place. Witness--Peter Kemble.

1783, Feb. 25. Inventory, £118.3,0, made by Cornelius Flummerfeltand Peter Kemble.

1784, April 17. Account by Mary Widenar and Peter Kleckner.Paid Conard Wldenar, £3.12.6. Paid Henry Widenar, £0.12.9.

Lib. 25, p, 256; Lib. 26, p. 528.

1m, Jan. 26. Wick, Henry, of Morristown, Morris Co.; wIll of.Son, Henry, 5 shillIngs. Daughter, Mary Blachly, 5 shillings. Son,James, 5 shillings. Daughter, Phebe Liddel, 5 shillings. Daughter,Temperence Wick. 5 shillings. Wife, Mary, rest of personal and realestate, and to those of our children and grandchildren of us both, asshe shall give to them. Executors-wife, Mary, and my son-in-law.W!lliam Liddel. Witn"-'!ses--Malachiah Sutton, William Bayles.Absolom Trowbridge. Proved March 24, 1781.

1781, April 6. Inventory, £3,378.0.3, made by Nathaniel Burt andJames Ferguson. Lib. 22, p. 239.

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17S&. ----. .......;···W1LIttear.' 3a--;'of Great Egg Harbor Township.Gloucester Co.; will ot. Son. Thoma..s. my plantation. joining landof Samuel Whitlc&1" on one side and Frederick Steelman. decea.sed.on the other. To Rebeckah Read. daughter or Obedla Read. InGalloway Township, £3. Son, Thom ••.•. rest of moveable estate.Executor-Obedla Read. Wltnesse5-Daniel Leeds, Jr., Joseph Risley,Joseph Estell. Proved May 6, 1785.

1785, May G. Adm'r-Samuel Whiticar. Fellowbond.sman-WIlliamRead: both of 3aid Co. Wltnesse5-Tunis Probasco and Joseph Risley.

1785, March 30. Inventory, £13.12.3, made by WilHam Read andSamuel Risley. File No. 4420 H.

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1781, Jan. 3. Whitehead, Abner, of Essex Co. Int. Adm'x-PhebeWhitehead. Fellowbondsman-Eliakim Littell; both of said Co.

Lib. 24, p. 25.

17S:S, Oct. 1. Whitehead, Joshua, of Morristown, Morris Co. Int.Adm'r-Jacob Arnold. Fellowbondsman-Mahlon Ford; both of saidplace. Witness-Elisha Ayers.

1785, Sept. 28. Renunciation by Jacob Whitehead, brother of Joshua..deceased, who states that Joshua left a will, but the Executorsrefused to execute the same. Witnesses-Elisha Ayers and David

Brown. \ LIb. 28, p. 487.1784, April 28. Whitehead, Samuel, of Piscataway, Middlesex Co.;

will of. Son, Daniei, the land where he lives, at Green Brook.Somerset Co., of 40 acres; he paying £100 to my other sons, Samueland Elisha. Sons, Samuel and Elisha, my home place. Daughter,Nancy, to have use of a room. Sons. Daniel, Samuel and Ellsha.. mysalt meadow. Son, David, apparel. . Dau~ter. Nancy, a bed that Igot by my last wife. Daughter, Rachel, a cupboard. To John Dennis •

1783, June 11. WhItehead, Jam.es. Int. Adm'r-James Whitehead.Fellowbondsman--clement Biddle; both of Philadelphia. Witness--­James Giles. James Whitehead Is to be Adm'r of the estate of JamesWhitehead of all that was left unadministered by Mary Whitehead.Executrix. Lib. 24, p. 216.

1775, Dec. 11. Wblte, Thomas, of Shrewsbury. ~{onmouth Co.: winof. Wife. Deborah, the goods she brought when she became my wife.and £100. Grandson. Thomas White, the only son of my eldest son.Samuel, deceased, land along the line of land I bought of David Knott.Son, Thomas, south part of my plantation, and 3 acres of salt meadowwhich I bought of Ebenezer Wardell, and the great Bible. Son, Jacob.the north part of my plantation, and salt meadow on BlackberryCreek, and 3 tracts on Bettys Branch, bounded by Thom ••.• White.weaver. Granddaughter, Merebah White, daughter of son, Samuel.deceased, £100 when 18. Grandsons, Jacob Cook and Job Cook, 5­shillings each. To Achsah, daughter of my daughter, Rachel, £100.Daughters. Mary Worthley, Hannah Harvey, Lydia Curtis. SarahAlien. Rachel Irons and Zllpha Woolley, rest of personal estate.Executors-sons, Thomas and Jacob, and my nephew, John Tucker.Witnesse5-Samuel Tucker, Amos White, William Parker. ProvedAug. 11, 1781.

1778, Nov. 12. Inventory, £2,191.10.8, made by Joseph Jackson,.Samuel Tucker and Benjamin W·oolley. Lib. 24, p. 88.

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1786, Feb. 7. Inventory, £655.1.10. made by Benjamin Shourds andJoseph Kldd. Lib. 28. p. 128.

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