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Extracted from DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, VOLUME XXIII, CALENDAR OF NEW JERSEY WILLS, VOLUME I, 1670-1730; Paterson NJ, 1901
( Libers 1, 2, etc. are of West Jersey Wills. Those as Libers A, B, etc., are of East Jersey Wills)
ACTON - None
The following names appear in the INDEX of this volume, the references being as persons mentioned in wills, such as recipients, trustees, witnesses, etc., but not wills of:
ACTON - Benjamin, Christian, Elizabeth
Extracted from DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, VOLUME XXX, CALENDAR OF NEW JERSEY WILLS, VOLUME II, 1730-1750; Paterson NJ, 1918
( Libers 1, 2, etc. are of West Jersey Wills. Those as Libers A, B, etc., are of East Jersey Wills)
ACTON, page 10:
1749, Nov. 18. Acton (Acten), Benjamin, of Salem, Salem Co., tanner – will of.
Item 1. “I give to my last wife’s three daughters, which she had by her former husband, Wim. Sheals, £10 a piece out of my personal estate when they arrive to the age of 18 years, or marriage.”
Item 2. “My son John Acton, my new house and lot, tanyard and stock, likewise the house and lot, which formerly belonged to Wm. Sheals, likewise a wood lot (25 acres) I bought of Wm. Chamber.”
Item 3. “Son Joseph Acton to have the house and lot where I live, likewise the lot (1 acre) bought of Daniel Mestayer, and his wife, near the Bridge, likewise 50 acres of woodland reserved from the plantation I sold to Samuel Nicholson.”
Item 4. “My right of 100 acres of Cedar swamp belonging to me and Edward Lumas to be sold and the money with the overplus of my personal estate to be equally divided between my two sons above named. I deem Wm. Barret’s mortgage part of my personal estate.”
Executors – Sons John and Joseph Acton. Signature with a seal. Witnesses – John Whittall, Samuel Parker, Josiah Kay. Sworn and affirmed 30 Dec., 1749. Lib. 6, p. 399.
1749-50, Jan. 8. Inventory, £1718.17.0, includes bonds, bills and notes, £807.8.0, clock and “screwtore” £17, plate £14.13.3, “47 pair of pumps, £12,” parcel of old books £4.4.0, “the wearing apparel late belonging to Rachel late wife of the said dec’d, £9,” cattle £21.15.0. “To rent due from Sam’l Abbott, same appeared £12.0.0.” Appraisers – Ranier Vanhist, Josiah Kay.
The following names appear in the INDEX of this volume, the references being as persons mentioned in wills, such as recipients, trustees, witnesses, etc., but not wills of:
ACTON - Benjamin, John, Joseph.
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