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From: "David Tourison" <>
Subject: [NJ] New Jersey Wills, 1670-1750 - HEDGE
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 11:15:44 -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)

HEDGE, beginning page 220:

1708-9 Feb. 5. Hedge, Samuel, junior, of Salem; will of. Wife Rebeck
and father Samuel Hedge executors; four sons Samuel Fenwick, William,
Nathan and John. Real and personal estate. Witnesses William Folwell and
Roger Milton. Proved July 15, 1709. Lib. 1, p. 243, and Salem Wills.
1709 June 20. Inventory of the personal estate (232.1.0, incl. bonds
of Joseph Alexander and Samuel Holmes, Thomas Maskall and Tho: [page 221]
Tatham, David Read and Alexr Foreman, John Jones, Hermansky Aldricks and
John Miller); made by Alexr Grant and Beniaman Knapton.

1718 May 8. Hedge, Samuel, a minor of 15 years. Bond of George
Abbott of Elsinboure Township, Salem Co., as guardian of. Witnesses
William Waldin and Lucas Peeterson.

1702 29th d. 6th m. (Aug.). Hedge, William, of Monmouth River, Salem
Co., husbandman. Inventory of the personal estate of, 31.19.3; made by
Joseph Ware and James Bruice.
1702 Sept 1. Administration on the estate granted to Dorcas Smith,
sister of the deceased. Salem Wills, III, p. 143.

1728-9 March 5. Hedge, William, of Salem, weaver; will of. Mother
Rebekah Cox, brother Samuel Hedge executor of real and personal estate.
Witnesses David Smith, David Wiggins, Ann Grant. Proved March 26, 1729.
Lib. 3, p. 19.
1729 March 26. Inventory of the personal estate, 31.18.5, incl. a
servant mans time 9; made by Thomas Waithman and James Dixson.
1738 May 27. Account of the estate by Ann, late widow and executrix
of Samuel Hedge, the executor named in the will of his brother, and now wife
of Nicholas Gibbon of Cohanzie, Salem Co., who has added to the value as
above 123 by the sale of 395 acres of land and 6 by the sale of
proprietary rights to 83 acres, while she has paid for the coffin to Mathew
Keasby 1.16 and debts due to Jon Brick, Phil. Chetwood (for medicine and
attendance), Peter Turner, David Morris, Richard Smith, Roger Huckings,
Joseph Coleman, Nathan Hedge, Clemt Hall, Lewis Morris as executor to Wm.
Ridley, and Andrew Thomson, Thos. Miles, Editha Crow, James Sikes, James
Gibbs, Ann Redmond, Joseph Wade, Benjamin Haines, Jonathan Surridge, David
Loyd and Benjamin Eaton.

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:

HEDGE - Ann, Anna, John, Mary, Nathan, Peter, Rebecah, Rebeck, Saml,
Samuel, Samuel junior, Samuel senior, Tho:, Thomas, William.

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)

HEDGE, beginning page 228:

1733, May 5. Hedge, Nathan, of Salem Town and County, tailor; will
of. Mother, Rebecca Cox, executrix and sole legatee. Real and personal
estate. Witnesses Roger Huckings, Robert Watherbe, Alexdr. Simpson.
Affirmed 15 August, 1733. Lib. 3, p. 373.
1733, June 12. Inventory (45.13.10) includes bonds of Joseph Graves,
John Surge and Francis Doyle. Appraisers Thomas Taylor, Joseph Gest.

1731, May 12. Hedge, Samuel, of Cohansey, Salem Co.; will of. Wife,
Ann, sole executrix, and to have 1000 acres in Mannington in said County,
joining Jacob Attwoods land on Salem Creek, and on Arthurs, Boviers and
Bartlesons land, being part of 15,000 acres surveyed by Benjamin Acton, the
10 da., 4 mo., 1709; also 190 acres at Alloways Creek; also 8-acre lot in
Salem on the lower side of my brother Nathans 24 acres; also 16-acre lot of
woodland, and two-acre lot joining William Followells and Nathan Hedges
lot, where the house stands, in consideration that she discharge a bond
given by my [page 229] father, Samuel Hedge, to William Biles, of Bucks
County, Pa. (that is to say 1/4 due on my account, 1/4 on William Hedge,
decease3d, 1/8 on John Hedge, deceased, for the which sum I gave a bond to
Nathan Hedge to pay. If not paid the land to return equally to my son,
Samuel Hedge, and my daughter, Rebecca Hedge). Personal estate to wife for
paying debts and bringing up the children. Son, Samuel Hedge, 600 acres in
Manninton; also my share on Phoenix Grove, Salem Creek, near Hellgate; also
of a 16-acre lot in Salem, joining Nathan Hedge and William Followells
lots. Daughter Rebecca, the other half of said lot; also 500 acres in
Mannington, joining where William Murfey dwelt. Mother, Rebecca Cox, to
have 50 acres in Mannington. Witnesses Abiel Cearll, Joseph Wheaten,
Thos. Hendy. Proved 2 March, 1731. Lib. 3, p. 182.
1731, Feb. 29. Inventory (189.6.3) of Samuel Hedge of town of
Greenwich, Salem County, gent. Appraisers Leo. Gibbon, Abiel Carll.

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:

HEDGE - Ann, John, Nathan, Rebecca, Samuel, William.

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