Will for Richard Hartshorne of New Jersey - 1722
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Unrecorded Wills and Inventories Monmouth County, New Jersey--GenealogyLibrary.com
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WILL of RICHARD HARTSHORNE, of Middletowne, Mon. Co., "being Sick and Weak in Body."
Dated May 14, 1722. Proved by dep. of John wall, "one of the Evidences," who also saw the other wits. sign; before Michael Kearny, Surrogate, ffreehold, Mon. Co., May 22, 1722.
"My Will is All my debts be paid, and it is not in my memory I owe five Shillings to any man or Men ...."; "and my Will is there be half an Acre of Land Laid out for a Burying Place or Grave-yard, and to be for me and my Chilldren and their pofterity to be Buryed in and to be laid out by my Executors fronting the Street upon a Square So "as to Include the Grave-yard where my Wife lyes Buryed in Lying to the Eaft-ward of my orchard where I now live "being in the home Lott formerly John Bownes ... "; "to My Son Hugh and his Heirs My Houfe and Orchard and "all my Land Joyning to it (The Grave-Yard Excepted and Referved) and all my Land Lying on the North fide of the "Town Next the Land formerly Mofes Lippitts; Allfo Nine Acres and Six Acres of Meadow Lying near where John Pew "lives Allfo Six Acres of Meadow Lying Near to the Meadow of John Willfon all in Middletowne Meadows"; "unto my "daughter Mary Clayton, my daughter Katharine Fitz-Randolph, My daughter Sarah Taylor My daughter Mercy Law"rence All my Land Lying on the South Side of Manafquan River, being in Three Severall parcells being about One Hun"dred Acres Equally to be divided Amongft them and their Heirs and to hold as Tenents in Common"; "all my Books to "my Son William and my Son Hugh, and My papers for them to take Care of"; "to my Son Hugh My Sillver Tankard"; "to the poor of the Community commonly called Quakers in Shrewsberry, and belonging to the Meeting houfe that ftands "on the North Side of the Road in Shrewsberry over againft the Land formerly Nicholas Browns fowr pounds to be paid "to the meeting within Thirteen Months after my Deceafe but for the ufe of the poor aforefaid." "And I have Tenn Ewes "and Three or fowr Neat Cattle that goe at my Son William's Plantation all which Sheep and Neat Cattle I Give to my Son "William Hartshorne And Allfo My Leather Girdle and ftaff with a Sillver head ...."; "to My four daughters "Namely, Mary Clayton, Katharine Fitz-Randolp, Sarah Taylor, and Mercy Lawrence the Sum of Two Hundred pounds "viz, the Sum of Fifty pounds to the ufe of Each of them to be by them Severally Apply'd for to procure themfelvs Ser"vants to help them, And ... Allfo .... to my faid Fowr daughters All the Remaining part of my perfonall "Eftate and debts whatsoever to be amongft them equally Divided ...."
Makes "my Son William and my Son Hugh my Executors."
Wits.:RICHARD HARTSHORNE
Richard Stout
John wall
Joseph Cox
[Endorsed: "this Will is only Record without a Probate June 4th, 1722."]
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