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Heidi Harendza's
Transcription, from the actual will:
Wm. Green’s Will &
Inventory 1722
Hunterdon County
1723
Sworn at Burlington
Before me Lem.ll Bustill
[unreadable on copy]
Richard Green
Joseph Green
In the name of God Amen This 11th Day of January Anno Domini 1721, I William
Green of Trenton NJ county of Hunterdon and Province of New Jersey Yeoman
Being of Perfect mind and memory Thanks be Given to God But Calling to mind
the mortallity of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once
to die do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament viz
Princincipally and first of all I Give and Recommend my Soul into the Hands
of God who Gave it and my Body is Recommond to the Dust to be Buried in
Decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors, Nothing doubting
but at Ye General Ressurection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty
power of God And at Forsaking such worldly Estate as its holder [I ask?] God
to bless me in this Life. I Give Divide and Dispose of the same in Ye
following manner and form viz
I Give and Bequeath unto Joanna my Dearly beloved Wife the Best Room in my
new Dwelling House and the Closet in Ye [celler], and one third pard of the
Improvable Land and Tenements Belonging to it together with one Third part of
the movable Estate Goods and Chattels During the Form of Her Natural Life and
in Case of her [Never?] marrying During her Widowhood. But if she marry again
my will is that she have fifty pounds paid her by my Executor our of my
movable Estate on Ye Day of her Marriage and that she then give up the
possession of the House and her Thirds or [aforesaid?]
I Give and Bequeath unto my well beloved Son Richard my Dwelling House and
PlantationThat I now live upon Excepting that part that is willed to his
mother or aforesaid and the whole of it at her Death or Inermarrying with all
the appurtances to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
I Give unto my Well beloved sons Joseph and William that House and Plantation
that I bought of John [Severans] to them and their heirs and assigns for Ever
to be Equally Divided by them They paying to their two sisters Joanna and
Sarah fiveteen pounds a piece when they either of them arrive to the age of
18 years –
I Give [text obscured, likely: and bequeath unto my beloved] Sons Benjamin,
John, Jeremiah, and Isaac to each 40 pounds when they arrive to the age of 21
years to them and their heirs forever to be paid by my Executor our of my
movable Estate.
I Give and Bequeath unto my well beloved Daughters Esther and Mary to Each 15
pounds to be paid by my Executor out of my moveable Estate to them and their
heirs forever—
My will and Pleasure is that my four younger sons shall be put out to learn
[sxxx to trade then shall chuse when they arrive to Ye age of 17 years and
that Ye be heard to you ] none consider make and ordain my will beloved Sons
Richard and Joseph my Executors to this my last will and Testament and my will
is that after the aforesaid Devision from land payments be made that all Ye
remaining part part of my movable Estate goods and Chattels be Equally
Divided between my two Executors aforesaid—It being provided that all the
Legacies or Bequests aforesaid be paid or Levied our of the movable Estate
Goods or Chattels at money price according to 9 shilling and 2 pence [per
R?]—
And I do hereby utterly disavow revoke and disaffirm all and every other
former Testaments Wills Legacies and Executors by me in any way before this
time named Willed and Bequesthed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other
to be my last will and Testament. In Witness thereof I have hereunto set my
hand and Seal Ye Day and Year above written Signed Sealed Publishedn
Pronounced and Declared by the Sed William Green as his last Will &
Testament
In Presence of
Christopher Howell
William Reed William Green
David Howell
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My transcription from a
typed version:
In the name of GOD Amen this eleventh day of January Anno: Domini one
thousand seven hundred and twenty one,-- I WILLIAM GREEN of
Trenton in the county of Hunterdon and Province of New Jersey yeoman.
Being in perfect mind and memory Thanks be to GOD. But calling to mind the
mortality of my Body and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to
die, do make
and
ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament Vis;
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IMPRIMIS I give and Bequeath unto Joanna my Dearly
Beloved Wife the Best Room in my now Dwelling House, and the closet in the
seller, and one Third part of the Improved Land and Teniments Belonging to it
Together with one Third the moveable Estate Goods and chattles During
the term of naturall Life, and in case of her Intermarrying
During her Widdowhood. But if she marry Again my will is that she have fifty
pounds paid her by the executors out of my moveabble estate on the Day of her
marriage and that she then give up possession of the house and her thirds aforesaid--------------
ITEM-----I give and Bequeth unto my Well Beloved son Richard my Dwelling
House and Plantation, that I now live upon Excepting that part as is willed
to his mother aforesaid. And the whole of it at her Death or Remarrying with
all the appurtences to him and his Heirs and assigns forever----
ITEM-----I give unto my well beloved sons Joseph and William that house and
plantation that I bought from JOHN Severns to them and their
heirs and asigns forever, to be equally devided by them,
They paying their two sisters Joanna and Sarah fiveteen pounds a piece when
they either of them arrive to the age of eighteen years.
ITEM-----I give and Bequeth unto my well beloved Sons Benjamin John
Jeremiah and Issac to each forety pounds when they Arrive at ye
age of Twenty one years, to them and their Heirs forever to be paid by
my Executors out of my moveable estate----------
ITEM----- I give and Bequeth unto my Well Beloved Daughters
Ester and Mary to each Fifteen pounds to be paid by my
executors out of my moveable Estate to them and their Heirs
forever-------
ITEM------------------my will and pleasure is that my four younger sons shall
be put out to learn such as they shall choose when they shall come to the age
of seventeen years and (also) they be learned to Read and Write.
FURTHERMORE I constitute make and ordain my last Will and
testament. And my will is that after the aforesaid Decision and
payments be made. That all Remaining Part of my moveable estate goods
chattels be equally deviled between my two executors
aforesaid It being provided that all the Legacies or
Bequeaths aforesaid be paid or levied on
if the moveable estate goods chattels at
money price according to nine shillings and two pence pound,
And I do utterly disallow, Revolt, and Disable all and every
other former Testaments Wills Legacies and Executors by
me in any way before this time named, willed my
last will and testament. In Witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal,
the day and year above written-----------------------------
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and
Declared by the said William Green as his last Will
and Testament
In Presence of------
Christopher Howell
William Reed
David
Howell William Green (seal)
Proved 1 Jun1723
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NJ COLONIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol 22.23- Calendar of Wills, page 193:
1721-2 Jan 11. Green, William, of Trenton, Hunterdon Co., yeoman; will of.
Wife Joanna. Children- Richard, Joseph, William, Joanna, Sarah, Benjamin,
John, Jerimiah, Isaac, the last six under age, Esther and Mary. Real and
personal estate (a farm bought of John Severans). Executors- sons Richard and
Joseph. Witnesses- Christopher Howell, William Reed, David Howell. Proved
June 1, 1723.
Lib. 2, p 240
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