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From: "David Tourison" <>
Subject: [NJ] New Jersey Wills, 1670-1750 - SHARP
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 14:09:00 -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)

SHARP, beginning page 411:

1721 Dec. 21. Sharp, Elizabeth, of Amboy. Inventory of the personal
estate of (29.11.6); made by John Matthew and Allixander Wallker.
Middlesex Wills
1721-2 Feb. 2. Administration on the estate of, granted to her son
[page 412] John Geddes, of the same place. Lib. A, p. 207.

1721-2 Feb. 1. Sharp, John, of Perth Amboy. Administration on the
estate of, granted to his son, John Sharp, of the same place. Lib. A, p.
207.
1721-2 Feb. 10. Inventory of the personal estate of (30.14.6); made
by Thomas Turnbull and Jacop Iselstyn. Middlesex Wills

1725 May 17. Sharp, John, of Evesham Township, Burlington Co.; will
of. First wife Elizabeth Green. Second wife Jane. Children William,
John, Thomas, Samuel, Elizabeth, Hannah Adams, Sara. Real and personal
estate. Executors sons William and John. Witnesses William Evens,
William Troth, Hugh Sharp. Proved March 29, 1727. Lib. 2, p. 409.
1727 March 28. Inventory of the personal estate, 138.14; made by
John Haines and William Evens.

1729 Oct. 15. Sharp, John, of Evesham Township, Burlington Co.; will
of.. Wife Ann. Children Ammoss, John, Debora, Elizabeth, all under age;
an expected child. Home farm, land bought of John Nathen Pain, adjoining
Hnery Baringer and brother Thomas Sharp, 100 acres bought by father from
John Ingle. Personal estate. The wife sole executrix. Witnesses Josiah
Foster, Mary Evess, Hugh Sharp. Proved December 9, 1729. Lib. 3, p. 57.
1729 Nov. 26. Inventory of the personal estate, 331.2.6, incl. 23
cows 57.10, 16 sheep 4, 6 fat swine 6, a servant lad 10; made by Josiah
Foster and Sam. Lippincott.

1724 5th d. 8th mo. (Oct.). Sharp, Thomas, of Newton Township,
Gloucester Co., yeoman; will of. Wife Judeth. Children Thomas, John, who
is to provide for his impotent brother Joseph, Elizabeth Hallowell, Mary
Smith, Sarah Pearce, Samuel. Real and personal estate. Executors John
Estaugh and Joseph Cooper junior. Witnesses Benjamin Thackra, Joseph
Thackra, Meery Thackra, who signs jurat of proof as Mary Wright. Proved
October 24, 1729. Lib. 3, p. 55.
1729 Oct. 14. Inventory of the personal estate, 372.2.6, incl. a
Lyberary of books 2.5, a servant man Richard Blase 12, a negro man 8;
made by John Kay and Jos. Kaighin.
1729 Oct. 23. The executors, named in the will, decline to act, and
with the consent of the widow recommend the appointment of Samuel, second
son of testator, as administrator.
1729 Oct. 23. John Estaugh and Joseph Cooper junior, named executors
in the last will, refuse to act. October 24, 1729, Judeth, the widow of
Thomas Sharp, refuses to take out letters of administration with the will
annexed.
[page 413]
1729 Oct. 24. Bond of Samuel Sharp as administrator cum test. an.
John Kay fellow bondsman.

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:

SHARP - Ammoss, Ann, Anthony, Debora, Elizabeth, Hannah, Hugh, Isaac, Col.
Isaac, Isaac surrogate, Jane, John, Joseph, Judeth, Katharine, Mary, Rachel,
Samuel, Sara, Tho., Thomas, William.
SHARPE - Abigail, Hugh, John, 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)

SHARP, page 428:

1741, 5th day, 8th mo. (Oct.). Sharp, Hugh, Esq., of Wellingborrow,
Burlington Co.; will of. Wife, Rachel, lot in Burlington on Pearl Street,
and 30 annually. Daughter-in-law, Rachel, wife of John Mickle. 5 to
Caleb Raper, Esq., for the Monthly Meeting of Friends in Burlington. Real
and personal estate. Executors son-in-law, William Coate and John
Brientalle. Witnesses Peter Fearon, Abm Farington, Joshua Raper. Proved
Jan. 13, 1742. Lib. 4, p. 356.

1742, 7 mo. (Sept.) 7 da. Sharp, John, of Amboy, Middlesex Co.,
carpenter; will of. Children John, Matthew and Marion, all under age.
Land formerly belonging to Daniel Brittain. Executors wife, Sarah, son
Matthew, and Richard FitzRandolph. Witnesses Joseph Marsh, Edward
Griffin, Elizabeth Griffin. Proved Oct. 9, 1742. Lib. D, p. 8.

1736, Dec. 21. Sharp, Samuel, of Evesham, Burlington Co., yeoman;
will of. Son, Joseph, plantation adjoining Abraham Haines, near the Meeting
House and Thomas Sharps. Son, Samuel, land bought of my brother Thomas
Sharp. Daughter, Elizabeth, brass kettle that was her grandfathers.
Children all under age. Cousin, William Sharp. Executrix, wife, Mary.
Witnesses Joseph Tomlinson, William Sharp, John Tomlinson. Proved March
2, 1736-7. Lib. 4, p. 86.
1736-7, 7th day, 12th mo. (Feb.). Inventory, 201.14; made by Thomas
Wilkins.

1746, May 26. Sharp, Samuel, of Newton, Gloucester Co., yeoman. Int.
Admrs, Henry Siddon and Elizabeth his wife (late Elizabeth Sharp) and
Robert Downs and Anne his wife (late Anne Sharp) of same county. Bondsman
Edward Radolphus Price, Esq., of Burlington. Witness John Trapnell.
Lib. 5, p. 429.

1749, April 23. Sharp, William, of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co.; will
of. Wife, Sarah, 40 and plantation for 10 years. Sons John, Henry,
William, Samuel, Langstaff, Jonathan, last five under age. Daughter, Mary
Sharp, a minor. Real and personal estate. Executors wife, Sarah, friend
and brother Jonathan Dennis, and son John, all of Woodbridge. Witnesses
William Mackdaniel, James Campbell, Senr, Jos. Davis. Proved May 22,
1749. Lib. E, p. 298.
1749, May 10. Inventory (110.07) includes sword, gun and pleasure
slay. Made by Ichabod Smith and Samuel Martin.

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:

SHARP - Anne, Anthony, Daniel, Elizabeth, Henry, Hugh, Isaac, James,
Johannes, Jonathan, Joseph, Langstaff, Margaret, Marion, Mary, Mathew,
Peter, Rachel, Rebecca, Robert, Samuel, Sarah, Silvester, Thomas, William.

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