Wills: Colonial Wills 1715-1724: Monmouth Co, NJ

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NOTE: The wills are in chronological order (Old Style).  That is, New Year's
is Lady's Day, the 25th of March.

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COX, THOMAS of the Township of Freehold, Mon. Co., "Yeoman, Being Very Sick
and Weak in Body." Dated Feb. 16, 1723. Proved by dep. of Thomas Taylor,
James Cox and Robt Lawrence, before Michl Kearny, Surrogate, "allins town,
25th March, 1723."

Gives: "to my three Chilldren Thomas Cox, my fon and heir, Mary Lawrence
and Lydy Cox fifty pounds apeice. My "sons fifty to be paid as soon as
Conveniently it Can. My Daughter Mary's fifty pounds to be paid a Year after
my Deceafe, "and my Daughter Lydys fifty pounds to be paid two Years after my
deceafe"; "to my Daughter Cathrine's Husband "Cornelius Vanhorne Thirty pounds
And if it shall pleafe God that my Daughter Cathrine's son Thomas Vanhorne
shall live "till he comes to the age of Twenty and one years Then I do Give
him Thirty pounds." "If John Eftill do live with my "Wife till he comes
to the age of Twenty one years Then I do Give him a Cow and a Mare." "The
Remaining ....  "moveable Eftate .... to my Loveing wife Mary Cox Dureing
her life, and at her Deceafe to be Difpofed of as she "shall think fitt ....
likewife ... to my Loveing wife, with the remaining part of my moveable Eftate
".... in Leiue of her Dower, My Dwelling houfe and barn with the half of my
Improved land Meadow and Wood Land "as long as she shall remain my Widow,
To be Divided from the other half of my Orchard Improved land meadow and
Wood "land By Thomas Taylor and John Ashton both of freehold .... Who I
.... Impower to Divide my "land ...." "Allso Give an Acre Square of Land
where my Chilldren lyes buryed on ye hill above my Orchard "Containing the
present Burying Yard in the Middle of it, for a burying place forever for
 me my Wife and Chilldren and for a "burying place for my Brother John Cox
 and for his familye forever And .... the said Acre of Ground shall not be
 "sold Granted nor Given Nor .... Conveyed from the Two Familyes abovesaid,
 But by them to be Kept without ".... Molestation For a burying place for
 them and their children forever"; "to my Cousins Sarah Robins and Meribah
 Robins the Dauthers of Nathaniell Robins Deceafed Ten pounds apeice to be
 paid them when my wife sees fit."

Appoints "my Loveing wife Mary Cox to be Sole Executrix ... And if ....
she shall Dye before the "Legacys herein .... shall be paid and my will
performed Then I ... appoint my son Thomas Cox, Executor ...."

Wits.:                                          thomas cox
Elias Holman
Thomas taylor
James cox
Robt Lawrence

Deposition of Mary Cox, Executrix, before Michl Kearny, Surro., "att allens
town, ye 25th day of march, 1723."

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