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From: "David Tourison" <>
Subject: [NJ] New Jersey Wills, 1670-1750 - BRAITHWAITE
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 10:56:12 -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)

BRAITHWAITE, beginning page 56:

1697-8 Jan. 24. Braithwaite, Joane, of Salem Co., widow; will of.
Son-in-law (? stepson) William Braithwaite, son Maning Braithwaite, cousin
John Worlidge. Land bought of brother Lefevor, called Hollybourn, home
farm, personal property (share of the estate, left by sister-in-law, Ester
Dim (?), a clock with a Larrum). Son Maning sole executor. Witnesses
Dennis Fisher, Wm. Penton, Jno. Dickason, Jno. Worlidge. Recorded January
13, 1701-2.
1701 Nov. 28. Inventory of the personal estate, 478.5.4, incl
wearing apparell, 60; 19 ounces of silver lace, 5.14; a clock, 5; 34 pwt.
of gold rings, 10.4; 3 lbs. 1 oz. of plate, 12.8; a watch, 6; 2 silver
seals and 1 thimble, 10s.; 7 old pictures, 2; a negro woman, 30; made by
Hugh Middleton and Bartholomew Wyatt.
1701-2 Jan. 13. Letters testamentary issued to Maning Braithwaite.
Salem Wills, Lib. 2, pp. 120-123.

[page 57]
1702-3 Feb. 17. Braithwaite, Manning. Inventory of the personal
estate of, 449.14.6, incl. a clock, 4; 7 gold rings, 9; 19 oz. of silver
lace, 5.14; 1 silver tankard, 2 do. cups, 7 do. spoons, silver boxes, etc,
20; two negro slaves, 60; a white servant man, called Jos. Rutland, 10;
made by Bart: Wyatt and James Sherron.
1702-3 Feb. 19. Administration on the estate granted to his widow,
Margret Braithwaite. Salem Wills, Lib. 2, pp. 167-9.

1724 Oct. 20. Braithwait, William, of Salem Co., yeoman. Account of
the estate of, by Joseph Gregory and wife Elizabeth, said Elizabeth being
the surviving administratrix of the estate, showing payments to Hugh
Middleton, in his life time co-administrator, Wm. Griffin for Barbery
Wright, Bartho. Wyat as executor of Jon Jeffreys, Sarah Hall and Jeremiah
Bass, attorney-at-law.

1719 Nov. 24. Brathwite, James, of Burlington Co., fuller. Bond of
Richard Hands, yeoman, as administrator of the estate of. Alexander Lockart
and John Burroughs, fellow bondsmen, all of Hunterdon Co. Administration
Bonds, 1716-1756.
1719 Dec. 10. Inventory of the personal estate, 123.17.10, incl.
bills and bonds due by Benj. Harris, Geo. Ward, Richd Mitchell, Robert
Laning, Isack Reeder, Lidea Lanckaster, made by Alexander Lockart and John
Burroughs, as submitted by Richard Hands, the administrator. Burlington
Wills.
See Brathwaite.

[page 58}
1719 Sept. to Dec. Brathwate, James. Account of the estate of, by
Richard Hands, who has received debts due by Benj. Harrison, George Ward,
Richard Mitchell, Robert Lanning, Isaac Reeden, Wm. Yard, Lydelye Lankaster,
Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Lambert, and has paid debts due to Dr. Bilaringen for
phisick, Peter Choppin, Edward Hart, Wm. Barrocliff, Richd Stocktons
wife for knitting stockings, Elnathan Davis, Wm. Hough, Wm. Hunt, at the
Falls Ferry, and for various journeys on behalf of the estate to
Philadelphia, Chester and Gloucester. Burlington Wills.

[page 59]
1689-90 March 13. Brathwaite, William, senior, of Manneton Creek,
Salem Co., gent.; nuncupative will of. Gives real and personal estate to
wife Joane and 5s. each to sons William and Manning. Signed by John
Pledger, Hyplitus Lefevor, senior, and Elizabeth Pledger, March 22, 1689-90.
Recorded April 26, 1690.
1689-90 March 22. Inventory of the personal estate (170.5.4), made
by John Worldige and John Pledger.
1619 April 5. Administration on the estate granted to the widow, Joane
Braithwaite. Salem Wills, Lib. A, p. 39. [**NOTE - the date of the last
entry is probably incorrect].

1712 June 7. Brathwaite, William, of Salem Co. Inventory of the
personal estate of, 125.19., incl. a sermon book and a common prayer book,
12 s.; debts due to the estate, 106.; made by Jno. Goodwin and Wm. Grifin
(Griffing).

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:

BRAITHWAITE - Joane, Maning, Manning, Margret, William
BRATHWAIT - Ann
BRATHWAITE - Com., Maning, Manning, Will., William
BROTHWAIT - Anne

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)

BRAITHWAITE - 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:

BRAITHWAITE - None

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