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Subject: NJ Wills - Vol. 1 - pp. 245-247
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:23:25 -0600


New Jersey Will Abstracts Transcriptions
David Tourison, Sheridan Wyoming

[Note: "The books cited as Libers 1, 2, 3, etc., are of West Jersey
Wills. Those cited as Libers A, B, etc., are of East Jersey Wills. Where
there is no reference, the wills or other papers, of which abstracts are
given, are among the unrecorded wills of the county to which they pertain..."
"Besides the regular series of West Jersey Wills, there are three of
Salem Wills, and many are to be found in the Burlington Records. In some
cases where the county is not designated in the papers, the reference has been
added, as "Middlesex Wills," meaning that the papers are not recorded, but may
be found in the box or boxes containing Middlesex Wills, etc."]

Extracted from "Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State
of New Jersey, Volume XXIII, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1 - 1670-
1730"; Edited by William Nelson; Paterson New Jersey, 1901.

[beginning first will page 245]

[page 245]

1694 Nov. 16. Huestis, Moses, of Amwellbury, Salem Co., carpen-
ter; nuncupative will of. Divides personal estate between father Robert
Huestis of Westchester, N. Y., the five brothers, four sisters (each a piece
of Arabian gold at 12s.6p. each), and Lettisha Smith. Witnesses--Mary
Smith and John Kyllett. Recorded December 26, 1694.
1694 15th d. 9th m. (Nov.). Inventory of the personal estate £34.-
15.2, incl. 3 pr. of silver buttons and 3 buckles 8s., a razor and testatment
6s.; made by John Paine and Jno. Walker.
1694 -------. Administration on the estate granted to widow Mary
Smith of Amwelbury. Salem Wills, A, p. 132

1706 Dec. 20. Hugg, John, of Gloucester Co.; will of. Wife Cat-
trine. Sons--John and Elias, children of son John vizt.: Joseph, Ann,
Cattrine, Mayrie; children of Elias vizt.: Sarah and Mary. Plantation
on the Maine Kreek. Personal property includes 7 negro girls. Son
John sole executor. Witnesses--Joseph Collins, Sarah Harrison and
Kathrine Hollingam. Proved January 27, 1706-7. Lib. 1, p. 166
1707 April 23. Inventory of the personal estate of (£475.10.0), incl. 6
doz. of plate buttons £4 and 9 negroes £270); made by Mat. Medcalfe
and Thomas Sharp.

1714-5 Jan. 21. Hughes, Jedidiah, of Cape May Co.; will of.
Brothers--Humphrey, Constant, John, Hughes, cousin Martha Hughes.
Personal estate. Brother John executor. Witnesses--John Hand, Ben-
jamin Crafford and Sarah Hand. Proved February 18, 1714-5.
Lib. 1, p. 504
1714-5 Jan. 31. Inventory of the estate (£131.7.2 1/2); made by Samuel
Fostar and John Hand.

1723 Sept. 4. Hughes, Huse, Thomas, of Gloucester Co., inn-
keeper; nuncupative will of. Proved by the testimony of Mary Hoog-
kins, Richard Rodgers, John Jones and Elizabeth Dolbo (Dalbo); makes
his wife sole heiress with a legacy to "cinsman" George Barber. Proved
November 27, 1723. Lib. 2, p. 255
1723 Oct. 19. Inventory of the personal estate, £148.8; made by
Abraham Liddon (Leeddon) and David Venaman.
1723 Nov. 26. Draft of letters of administration for Elizabeth, the
widow of Thomas Hughes.

1712 May 19. Huit, Hewett, Faith, of Shrowsbery. Inventory of
the personal estate of (£79.10.0, incl. a whale craft £3 and one neiger
garel £12); made by George Allin and Nicholas Brown. Monmouth Wills

1714 Dec. 10. Huitt, Joseph, of Cape May Co. Inventory of the

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personal estate of (£109.4.6); made by Richard Downes and Nathaniel
Jenkins.
1714-5 Feb. 13. Petition of Esher, widow of Joseph Huitt, stating
that as she is left with 5 children, one born after her husband's death, she
is unable to travel; she asks Jeremiah Basse to grant her letters of admin-
instration and send it by Richard Downes.

1704-5 Jan. 24. Huitt, Capt. Thomas, of Shrewsbury, Monmouth
Co., gent.; will of. Wife Faith. Daughter Sarah Lippincott; Mary
Davis, who has children--Joseph Huitt, Patience, Mercy and Deborah.
Home farm; land in Shrewsbury between Francis Jackson and the high-
way, meadows. Personal property (three negro slaves) three white ser-
vants to with Robert Edmonds, Oliver and wife Bess, whose children are
given to Joseph Huitt. Executors--Mr. Lewis Morris, Mr. John Leonard,
and Samuel Dennis. Witnesses--Samuel Child, John Hance junior, Sam-
uel Dennis. Proved December 19, 1710. Lib. A, p. 290
1710-1 Jan. 15. Inventory of the personal estate of (£479.1.3, incl.
6 pictures, three of them ships, 8 slaves £210, a whale craft 12s.); made
by William West, Joseph Haviland and Joseph Wardell.

1698 Aug. 28. Hulbert, Burlbert, Edward, of Salem Co., tailor;
will of. Wife Rebeckah, sole executrix. Son-in-law (? stepson) Joseph
Hill receives all goods &c. "yt I had with his mother Agnis Hill and now
at the house of Thomas Bright in Pensilvania." Real and personal
estate. Witnesses--Isaac Pearson, Jo'n Nichols, Jona. Beere. Recorded
September 28, 1698.
1698 Sept. 12. Inventory of the estate: 2 lots at Chohansey £10;
personal £222.10.4, incl. books 18s.; bills, bonds and book debts £136.-
13.10; made by Jona. Beere and Samuel Hedge. Salem Wills, III, p. 25

1730 May 31. Hulit, Hulett, William, of Shrewsbury, Mon-
mouth Co., yeoman; will of. Wife Lydia. Children--Joseph, Elizabeth
and Mary. Real and personal estate. Executors--the wife, brother John
Hulett and Jacob Dennis. Witnesses--John Redford, Joseph Parker,
Pontius Stelle, Jacob Dennis. Proved October 27, 1730. Lib. B, p. 212

1727 ? 1728 April 19. Hull, Gershom, of Amwell, Hunterdon
Co., cordwainer. Inventory of the personal estate of, £18.8; made
by Richard Merill and Benjamin Stout, who swear to it April 18, 1728.
1728 April 18. Bond of Mercy Hull as administratrix of the estate.
Richard Merrill fellow bondsman.
1728 May 13. Account of the estate by the administrator, John Ander-
son, who has paid debts due to John Dagworthy, Widow Harvey, William
Markee, Robert Major, Widow Reed, and deducts from the valuation of -

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the real estate £50 for "house and lot in Trenton or any moneys
arising from the same never came to this accompts use."
1729 Oct. 29. Account of the estate by the administratrix, who has
spent £26.o.6 in paying debts due to John Kinsey junior, Cornelius Egg-
man and James Chambers.

[personal note: I find it difficult to believe that the administrator
mentioned above in the accounting of May 13, 1728 is the administrator of this
will, and feel it must belong to another, and merely is set incorrectly. dwt]





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