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Will

1738

Burlington, New Jersey^[1]

NJ-COURT: From the New Jersey Prerogative Court:

I, Henry C. Kelsey, Register of the Prerogative Court of the state of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the last Will and Testament of Henry MERSHON, late of the County of Hunterdon, deceased, and of the probate thereof, dated July 19th, 1738, as the same is taken from and compared with the original record (Recorded in Leber No. 4 of Wills, Page 149, etc.) now remaining on file and of record in myoffice.

NJ-COURT: Witness my hand and the seal of the Prerogative Court, at Trenton, this 25th day of October, A.D., 1883.

NJ-COURT: Henry C. Kelsey

(Seal)

WILL: THE WILL OF HENRY MERSHON

WILL: In the name of God, Amen, the nineteenth day of July, Anno Dom. One thousand seven hundred and thirty-eight, I, Henry MERSHON of Maidenhead, in the County of Hunterdon and Western Division of the Province of NewJersey, Weaver, being weakly in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for it, and calling to mind the mortality of the body, and knowing that it is apointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament (that is to say) principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul to God who gave it me, and as for my body, I recommend it to the earth to be buried ina Christian-like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the mightly power of God; and as touching my world wealth,wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with this life, I dispose of in the following manner: Item, I give to my well beloved wife, Ann, all the use and profits of my homestead place and plantation till my son Houghton comes to the age of twenty-one years, and afterwards, the one-half during her widowhood. I also give to my said wife Ann, her heirs and assigns forever, all my movable estate whatsoever as household goods, looms, heris and all my stock and utensils for husbandry, all bonds, bills and accounts, which shall be due to me at my death, and all of all sorts thatmay be called moveables, and she my said wife Ann, is to pay all my just debts out of said movable estate, and all legacies hereafter bequeathed is to be paid by my said wife Ann. Item, I give to my said son Houghton, his heirs and assigns forever, all my homestead plantation, containing by estimation one hundred and eleven acres of land held by several deeds, as one from Revel, one from Benjamin Maple, one from Susanna Stockton, and one from Daniel Coxe, being a second purchase. I also give to my said wife Ann five acres of meadow purchased of said Ravel, lying in said Town of Maidenhead, adjoining the five acres of meadow which did belong toHezekiah Bonham as undivided right. I also give to each of my otherchildren as followeth: To my son Henry, five shillings; to my son Andrew,five shillings; to my son Peter, five shillings; to my son Thomas, five shillings; to my daughter Mary, five shillings; to my daughter Ann, five shillings; to my daughter Reecca, five shillings; to my daughter Elizabeth, five shillings; to my daughter Sarah, five shillings.--Lastly, I appoint my said wife Ann my whole and sole executor, and do by these presents disannul and disallow of all other and former wills or testaments by me heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testamentIn witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day above written.

Henry MERSHON

his X mark

(L.S.)

Signed. sealed, published, pronounced by the said Henry Merson as his last will and testament in presence of us.

Stephen Minor

Phillip Chapman

John Jobs

Stephen Minor and John Jobs, two of the witnesses to the within will, being duly sworn, did depose that they saw Henry MERSHON, the Testor in the within will named, sign and seal the same and heard him publish, pronounce and declare the within written instrument to be his last will and testament, and that at the doing thereof the said testator was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, so far as they know and believe, and that at the same time Philip Chapman, the other evidence, was present and subscribed his name as a witness thereto, together with these deponents in the presence of the said testator.

Sworn at Burlington the 27th day of Oct., A.D. 1738, before me.

Joseph Rose

Surrogate

Be it remembered that the last Will and Testament of Henry MERSHON, deceased, having been proved as aforesaid, probate and letters testamentary were granted by his Excellency, Lewis Morris, Esq., governor, etc., unto Ann MERSHON, widow and relict of the said deceased, and sole executrix in his said Testament named, being duly sworn well and truly to perform the said will, to exhibit true and perfect inventory, etc., and render a just account when therunto lawfully required.

Given under the Prerogative Seal of said Province at burlington, the twenty-seventh day of October, A.D., 1738, p. me.

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