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From: "David Tourison" <>
Subject: [NJ] New Jersey Wills, 1670-1750 - FRENCH
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 11:12:09 -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)

FRENCH, beginning page 173:

1711-2 Jan. 31. French, John, of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co.,
bricklayer; will of. Wife Susannah. Children Ann, wife of James Leith,
who is made executor, and Richard. Real and personal estate. Witnesses
Thomas Collyer, Tho: Pike. Proved March 20, 1713. Lib. 1, p. 401

1729 April 13. French, John, senior, of Northampton, Burlington Co.,
yeoman; will of. Children Thomas, Charles, Rechael Fenton, Ann,
daughter-in-law Sarah French, son and daughters-in-law (stepchildren)
Samuel Wickward, Hannah Wickward, Rechael Wickward, all under age. Real and
personal estate. Executors brother Thomas French and James Wills.
Witnesses William Allcott, Jacob Lamb, Joseph Meneer, John Budd. Proved
May 9, 1729.
1729 May 9. Inventory of the personal estate, 167.1.7; made by
Thomas Bishop and Michael Woolston.

1728-9 March 24. French, John, junior, of Northampton, Burlington
Co.; will of. Divides personal estate between brothers Thomas and Charles
French (making the latter executor), sister Rechall Fenton [page 174] and
Ann Frence (? French). Witnesses Abraham Marriott, Jacob Lamb, Thomas
Dawson, John Budd. Proved May 10, 1729.
1729 May 9. Inventory of the personal estate (very confused); made by
Thomas Bishop, Michael Woolston and William Allcott.

----- June 3. French, Thomas; copy of will of, dated May 3, 1699.
Testator about to sail for England, leaves to wife Elizabeth house and
plantation of 420 acres below John Tests, to son Charles 200 a. near John
Hudsons with reversion of the plantation after wifes death, and land at
Neather Heyford, England, to daughters Rachell Allen, Hannah Busby, Sarah
Wood, Mary Busby, Jane Hall, Lydia, Rebecca; sons Thomas, Richard legacies,
payable by son Charles. Witnesses John Paine, Tho: Eves, John
Hollinshead, junior.
1699 April 21. Inventory of the estate (personal 68.5.7, the
plantation of 400 a. 200); made by John Paine, Thomas Harding, John Hudson
and Thomas Eves.
1699 May 3. Bond of Charles French, of Wellingborrow, yeoman, as
exector. Mathew Allen and Henry Gruff fellow bondsmen. Burlington Wills.
1699 May 3. Will proved by and administration granted to his son
Charles French. Burlington Records, p. 29.

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:

FRENCE - (? FRENCH) - Ann
FRENCH - Ann, Cha:, Charles, Elizabeth, John, Lydia, Mary, Mr. Rebecca,
Rich., Richard, Sara, Sarah, Susannah, Sussannah, Thomas, Thos.


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)

FRENCH, beginning page 188:

1747, Sept. 10. Fench, Benjamin, of Bordentown, Burlington Co.,
joyner; will of. Wife, Martha, and son Richard. Real and personal estate.
Executor brother William French. Witnesses Joseph Tillton, Saml
Farnsworth, Jur, Thos. Folkes. Lib. 5, p. 375.
1747, Sept. 19. Inventory, 278; made by Thos. Folkes, Jno. Imlay,
Samll Shourds, Jur. Includes house and lot in Bordentown, and 10 acres
adjoining Wm. French.

1740, June 21. French, Edward, of Evesham, Burlington Co., yeoman.
Int. Administration on estate granted to Thomas French, of same, yeoman.
Lib. 4, p. 243.
1740, June 21. Inventory, 39.7.9 ; made by John Means and Joseph
Heritage.

1745, 24th day, 7th mo. (Sept.). French, Richard, of Mansfield,
Burlington Co.; will of. Wife, Mary. Children Richard, Thomas, Benjamin,
Jonathan, William, Elizabeth (wife of William Schooley), Mary (wife of
Preserved Brown), Rebeckah (wife of Benajmin Shreve), Sarah (wife of William
Marling), and Abigail (wife of Jacob Taylor). Real and personal estate.
Executor son William. Witnesses William Sunderland, Benjamin Shreve,
Saml Harris. Proved Nov. 9, 1745.
Lib. 5, p. 196.
1745, 25th day, 8th mo. (Oct.). Inventory of the personal estate,
542.14.8; made by Samuel Wright, Michael Newbold and Barzillai Newbold.

1747, April 17. French, Richard, of the Borough of Elizabeth, Essex
Co., yeoman; will of. Children Richard, John, Robert, Sarah (wife of Amos
Butler), Elizabeth (wife of Samuel Anderson), and Joanna, [page 189] Phebe
and Ann, last three under age. Sons of son Richard; no names mentioned.
Land on Turkey Road bought of William Broadwell, deceased. Executors
wife, Elizabeth, Charles Hole, schoolmaster, and Joseph Willis, blacksmith.
Witnesses James Hindes, Joshua Marsh, James Potter. Proved July 17, 1747.
1747, July 29. Elizabeth French, the widow, declines to act. Witness
Zerobubel North.
Lib. E, p. 169.
1747, July 25. Inventory of personal estate (120.04.06), includes
bonds of Samuel Robinson, Jacob Wright, the widow Elizabeth French, Richard
French, Junr, Samuel Woodruff, merchant. Made by John Stits and Daniel
Potter.

1732, Aug. 29. French, Thomas, of Northampton, Burlington Co.
Account of Thomas French and James Wills executors, showing payments to
William Collum, Jno. Briggs, Ann Lamb, Daniel Wills, Wm. Murrell, Richd
Smith, Dorothy Large, Wm. Allcott, Wm. Cramer, Joseph Hilliard, Thomas
Bishop, Edward Shippin, Richard Jones, Jonathan Wright, John Briggs, Thos.
Griffith, William Bishop, John Anderson, Samuel Woolston, John Budd, Titan
Leeds, John Brown, Michael Woolston, Joseph Stephen, Jacob Lamb, Isaac
DeCow, Mary Wood, Thomas Bryan, James Wills, Charles French (in full of his
legacy), Enoch Fenton (in full of his wifes legacy), Joshua Woolston (in
full of his wifes legacy), Thomas French (one of the sons, his legacy),
Sarah French, Charles French, Jur. In accomptants hands 12 to be paid
Samuel and Rachel Wickward, two of the legatees at 21 years. Burlington
Wills; (reference not found).

1745, 26th day, 6th mo. (Aug.). French, Thomas, Sr., of Chester,
Burlington Co., yeoman; will of. Wife (not named). Sons Joseph and
Robert. Daughter Marys four sons. Real and personal estate. Executors
sons Robert and Thomas. Witnesses Joshua Bispham, Nathan Middleton, Saml
Atkinson. Proved Nov. 1, 1745, by Thomas French, at which time Robert
French disclaimed. Witnesses Saml Atkinson, Joseph Heritage. Lib. 5, p.
190.
1745, Oct. 17. Inventory of the personal estate, 215.7; made by
Joseph Heritage and Saml Atkinson.

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:

FRENCH - Ann, Benjamin, Charles, David, Elizabeth, Ephraim, Jeremiah,
Joanna, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Martha, Mary, Nanne, Neals, Phebe, Philip,
Richard, Robert, Roger, Sarah, Thomas, William.





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