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From: "David Tourison" <>
Subject: [NJ] New Jersey Wills, 1670-1750 - JENNINGS
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2002 09:33:48 -0700


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)

JENNINGS, beginning page 258:

1705 June 27. Jennings, Henry, of Philadelphia, tailor; will of.
Wife Margaret, residuary legatee and sole executrix; Isaac Jennings of
London and his daughter Margaret, called my cozen, receive 150 acres of
land, bought of Thomas Graves, and the house and lot testator now lives in.
Personal estate. Witnesses Wm. Hudson, Thomas Bradford, Thomas Paschall.
Proved at Burlington April 23, 1706. Lib. 1, p. 148.
1705 July 26. Inventory of the personal estate (53.3.0); made by
John Smith, William Ponton and William Willis. Salem Wills.

1718 Aug. 19. Jennings, John, of Piscataway, Middlesex Co., yeoman;
will of. Wife Anne sole heiress and executrix of real and personal estate
in New Jersey and the Island of Barbados. Witnesses Edward Vaughan, Mary
Vaughan, Mary Emott. Proved May 9, 1720.
Lib. A, p. 172.

1708 Aug. 14. Jennings, Margaret, of Philadelphia, widow of Henry;
will of. Leaves real estate in Gloucester Town to friend Priscilla, wife of
John Hugg of Gloucester Co., with legacy to Thomas Griffith of Philadelphia
for the use of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Quakers; the lots of 10
acres in Cohanzey and of 8a. in Salem to be solde by the executors towards
paying her debts; the residue of real and personal estate is left to Isaac
and Sarah Jennings, the reputed children of her late husband Henry
Jennings. Executor John Hugg. Witnesses Samll Atkinson, John
Martindell, Richd Heath. Proved March 14, 1710-1. Lib. 1, p. 301, and
Burlington Wills.
1710 June 21. Inventory of the personal estate, 109.19.10; made by
William Warren and Mathew Medcalfe.

1690 Aug. 31. Jennings, Peter, of Burlington, carpenter; will of.
Wife Ann. Daughter Elizabeth, daughters-in-law (? stepdaughters), Ann Knott
and Susanna Knott. My estate. Wife executrix with Thomas Gardner and
James Hill as advisers and guardians of dau. Elizabeth. Witnesses Edward
Hunloke, Nathaniel Cripps. Proved December 8, 1690.
1690 Nov. 10. Inventory of the estate (105.2.7, incl. 74 book
debts); made by John Hollinshead and Thomas Kendall.
[page 259]
1690 Dec. 8. Bond of the widow Anne Jennings as executrix. Thomas
Kendall and Nathaniel Cripps fellow bondsmen.
1690 Dec. 8. Letters testamentary granted to Anne, the widow and
executrix, who proves the will. Burlington Records, p. 15.

1708 July 24. Jennings, Samuel, of Burlington, merchant; will of.
Sister Eliza. Hackney. Daughters Sarah, Anne and Mercy, who are the wives
of Thomas, William and John Stevenson; grandchildren Isaac, son of Edward
Pennington decd, Jennings and Elizabeth, son and daughter of William
Stevenson, Thomas, son of John Stevenson, Anne and Sarah, daughters of
Thomas Stevenson, all under age, and the legacies left to them to be placed
in the hands of Samuel Carpenter and Richard Hill of Philadelphia,
merchants; cousin Susannah Fox, John Hackney, Samuel Hackney, friend Thomas
Ellwood of Hunger Hill near Amersham, Co. of Bucks, England,
brother(-in-law?) Isaac Mariot. Real and personal estate. Executors the
three daughters and their husbands. Witnesses Tho: Gardiner, Thomas
Raper, Daniel Smith. Proved October 18, 1709. Lib. 1, p. 226.

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:

JENING - Samuel
JENINGS - An, Isaac, John, Peter, Sam., Saml, Samuel.
JENJINGS - Henry
JENNING - Isaac, Samuel
JENNINGS - Ann, Anne, Elizabeth, Henry, Isaac, Margaret, Saml, Samuel,
Sarah, Thomas.

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)

JENNINGS, page 264:

1740, Oct. 7. Jennings, John, of Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co. Int.
Mellison Jennings, the widow, renounces her right to administer the estate
of her husband in favor of John Moore, of Woodbridge, yeoman, principal
creditor. Bond of John Moore. Andrew Robinson, of Perth Amboy, blacksmith,
fellow bondsman. Lib. C, p. 355.

1749, March 30. Jennings, Mary, of Elsinburrow, Salem Co., widow;
will of. Son-in-law, James Jennings. Daughter-in-law, Margrett Jennings, a
cow at Clem Halls. Granddaughter, Jean Dickey. Rest of estate divided
equally between my grandchildren and Margrett Jennings whom I also will to
Deborah Smart to be brought up according to her fathers desire. Son,
Robert Dickey, executor. Witnesses Nathan Smart, James Allen, Mary
Sencher. Proved 6 April, 1749.
Lib. 6, p. 358.
1749, 2 mo. (Apr.), 6 da. Inventory (72.8.11) includes 10 hd. of
cattle, 22. Appraisers Nathan Smart, Aaron Bradway.

1748, Sept. 10. Jennings, Redmon, of Salem Co. Int. Admx Mary
Jennings. Bondsmen Israel Lawrence, William Hudson. All of Pilesgrove.
Witnesses Ann Gibbon, Michl. Gibbon. Lib. 6, p. 49.
1748, Sept. 10. Inventory (67.12.8) of Redmon Genings, late of
Piles Grove, includes 7 cow kind. (20.15). Appraisers Thomas Graves,
William Worton.

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:

JENNINGS - Benjamin, Isaac, James, John, Joseph, Margaret, Mary, Millison,
Rebecca, Redmond, Thomas, Zebulon.

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