Amwell German Reformed Church Deed, Hunterdon County, New Jersey: BEGIN AMWELL GERMAN REFORMED CHURCH DEED, HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY Copyright (c) 2000 by Stewart J.A.Woolever Jr (sjaw@citlink.net). ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submittor has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ AMWELL - GERMAN REFORMED -- 12-1-1749 Deed to church 21 Jan 1749. Land belonged to ATHONY DIERDORF who bought it from NATHAN ALLEN. Deed to WILLIAM KASE, PETER HOFMAN & WILLIAM BELLOWSFELT, trustees for the Calvinistical High Dutch Congregation in twp Amwell. Witnesses: JOHN GARRISON, JOHN CASE, DANIEL LAROE AND JACOB WOOLEVER. ARTICLES OF ORDER AND DISCIPLINE -- 1749 1. No minister was to be allowed to preach in the church unless he belonged to Coetus [i.e. the Synod]. 2. No one was to be a member who was not devoted "with mouth and heart" to the doctrines of the Heidelberg Catechism. 3. No child was to be baptized, except in cases of sickness, unless it be brought into the church, and only the parents could present it, and they only if confirmed. 4. The dead were to be buried with appropriate ceremonies. 5. All members were to contribute to the support of the church. Signed: JACOB WOOLEVER, PITTER HOFFMAN, WILHELM KASE, JOHANN ROCKAFELLOW, PITTER YOUNG, PAUL KUHL, ADAM BOOISFELT, WILHELM HOFFMAN, PHILIP YHOUNG, JOHANNES YOUNG, WILHELM YOUNG, PITTER ROCKAFELLOW, JR., WILHELM BOOLISFELT, PITTER ROCKAFELLOW, GERVANT [HERBERT?] TRIMMER, JOHANN ADAM BOLLISFELT, ADAM DIETZ, HENRICH WINTER, JACOBUS PITTER SNIDER, PHILIP SNIDER, HIERONYMUS MINGUS, PITTER WOLLEVER, WILHELM ROCKAFELLOW. END From Roz Bellis on August 9, 2006: BEGIN Peter's parents were Andreas BELLESFELT and Maria SCHNUCH (SNOOK/SCHNUG) who apparently did not immigrate to America. Peter and his brothers were baptized at the Reformed Church in Selters, Germany. Members of the KUHL family also attended the Selters church and immigrated to Hunterdon Co NJ. Paul KUHL and a few of Peter BELLESFELT's siblings were founders of the Amwell German Reformed Church at Larison's Corner in 1749. END from the research of Leland S Cool BEGIN Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 17:07:20 +0000 From: Lee Leland S Cool pcool5@tampabay.rr.com Source: Lemuel Allison-NJHUNTER-Rootsweb and John W. Cool John Paul Kuhl (son of Leonard Kuhl and Anna Staats) was born circa 1702 in Maxsain, Hessen Nassau, Prussia. He married Eva Maria Kaes, daughter of Johanne Philip Kaes and Anna Elizabetha Jung before 1728. He first appeared in New Jersey records on 8 Jul 1730, when he was naturalized as "Paul Kole". He died 1 May 1783 and proven 20 Apr 1784, in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon County, NJ. In his will Paul names his wife and children. Paul leaves to his wife Eva Mary, the use of the house and its furniture for her natural life, her sons Leonard and Paul caring for her and delivering to her 1/6 of all grain raised on the plantation, and son Christopher, paying her 5 pounds per year and finding and maintaining 4 sheep and delivering their wool yearly to her, Leonard and Paul to winter her 2 cows and son William to pay her 3 pounds yearly. To son Philip he left 53 pounds, and the plantation where he lives in Kingwood. To son William , the plantation in Sussex Counyt, NJ where he lives. Son Christopher, the plantation where he lives in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon County, NJ Son Paul the farm I live on. Son Leonard, of Paul's farm. in Sussex County, NJ 42 acres I bought of Joacam Greggs, formerly belonging to George Reading, joining Herbert Trimmer, daughter, Elizabeth Young 250 pounds. Daughter Frankie Fisher, 250 pounds, Daughter Mary Feit, 250 pounds, The will was proven 20 Apr 1784. On 3 May 1792. There was an account by Christopher Cool, one of the executors. "Paid legacy to Philip Cool, 250; Daniel Feit and wife Mary 270; Henry Young and wife Elizabeth, 270 pounds; John Fisher and his wife Frankey 270 pounds" Apr 1826 sale of real estate. A tract of land in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon County, joining Peter Dirts, and John Lacquer, of 196 acres, to William Kuhl, of $5,495.14. Woodland, joining Frederick Still, George Crouse and others, of 42 acres, was sold in 2 lots, one to John E. Trimmer, and other to Paul Kuhl. One other lot sold to Frances Trimmer, one to William H. Case, one to Elijah Carman, one to John Higgins, two to Leonard Kuhl and one to John Crouse. The provision in Paul's will concerning Paul Jr's portion prevented final settlement of the estate until 1826. Paul Jr's children having predeceased him, he left legacies totaling $8000.00 to his sisters and their children. After his death in 1825, Christopher Sr had to sell the entailed real estate the 42 acres of Woodland in small parcels to 8 relatives and neighbors for $1,034.85, and the 196 acres to William Kuhl for $5,495.14. After 42 years he was finally able to settle the estate. The matter had dragged on so long that some of the final papers are confused with those of Paul Jr's estate in the files at Flemington, NJ The following six deeds and quit claims are in the records of the Western Division of the Province of NJ at Trenton. Letters refer to libers, numbers to folior 18 May 1742, William Burge, merchant (by virtue of his wife's being a heir to the Henry Stacy estate) and Elizabeth his wife of Philadelphia, to Paul Cool and Henry Dirts of Amwell Twp, Husbandmen, for ?570, money of Pennslyvania, 500 acres plus the usual allowance for highways, as surveyed to William Burge 6 May 1712, being then in Burlington County, New Jersy, but now in Hunterdon County. Henry Dirts quit-claim to Paul Kuhl 325 acres in the northern part of the above, 20 Feb 1742. Paul Kuhl quit-claims to Henry Dirts 200 acres in southern part of same, same date. On 20 Apr 1743, John Reading to Paul Kuhl and Henry Dirts, for 15 pounds, one hundred-fifty acres in any part of the Western Division of the Province of NJ, where lawfully purchased of the Indian natives and not before legally surveyed - which said 150 acres is part and parcel of a Warrant for 555 acres bearing date 23 May 1722 which he the said John Reading obtained from the Council of Proprietors of the said Division. On 12 Mar 1744, resurvey of the above, 157 acres more were found. Upon which we the said Henry Dirts and Paul Kuhl laid a propriety Right purchased from John Reading of the Twp., of Amwell, by one Indenture dated the 20th day of Apr in the year 1743 as by a Return of the resurvey there of dated the 11th day of May 1743 and entered on record in the Surveyor General's office in Burlington County, NJ in Book A, page 344-5. For as much as it is meet and necessary that the said Paul Kuhl should cultivate enjoy and improve his share and part of the said over plus Henry Dirts did remise, release, and forever Quit-claim to 112 acres to Paul Kuhl. On the same date, Paul Kuhl quit-claimed the other 45 acres of over plus to Henry Dirts. Here and elsewhere the boundaries are specified On 30 May 1745 Samuel Farnworth of Chesterfield, Burlington County, deeded Paul Kuhl 222 acres, plus allowances, in Bethlehem Twp., for 115 pounds, Paul Kuhl being in actual possession. The concluding clause, quaint to us now, was in substances common at the time. He would make any further necessary deeds, etc,. within 7 years., provided the part or parties to whom such request shall be made be not hereby compelled to travel further than 10 miles from the place of his or their usual residence or abroad for the doing thereof That he acquired under property, the deeds for which were apparently not recorded, if evidence by his will. On 19 Jan 1743/4, Paul Kuhl of Amwell Twp., advertised in the Pennsylvania Gazette return of a runaway Irish servant, Maurice Wheeler. SOURCE: Rootsweb.com. From: (Lemuel Allison) to NJHUNTER Rootswb and John W. Cool Subject: John Paul Kuhl Family Eva Marie Kaes (daughter of Johanna Philip Kaes and Anna Elizabetha Jung) was born on 27 July 1704 at Westfalen, Anshausen, Germany. She was christened, 27 July 1704 in Anshausen, Germany. She emigrated before 1730. Paul and Mary signed many land deeds in New Jersey. She and the children are mentioned by name in her husband's will which is on file in the Hunterdon County Courthouse. She died circa 1783 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The eight known children of John Paul Kuhl and Eva Marie Kaes were as follows: Philip Kuhl was born on 9 Sept 1728 at Hunterdon County, NJ. He married Catharina Eva Hummer. daughter of Herbert Hommer, and Anna Eva Kolsher Circa 1775 at HunterdonCounty, NJ. In 1779, Philip's name appeared on Indenture List. Catherina was born 17 May 1737 and died 19 April 1818 in Hampshire, VA. They lived in Kingwood Twp, Hunterdon County, NJ until 1790, when he and his family moved to Virginia (now West Virginia). He died 25 Mar 1795. Christopher Kuhl was born circa 1735 in Amwell Twp, Hunterdon County, NJ. In 1779 his name was on the Indenture List. He first married Anna Fisher, daughter of Peter Fisher, circa 1760 in Hunterdon County, NJ. Anna died before 1789. He married , second, widow Phoebe Chamberlin. Phoebe died before October 1836. He died 22 Dec 1827, in Grandin, Hunterdon County. NJ. Frances "Frankie" Kuhl was born circa 1740 in Amwell Twp, Hunterdon County, NJ. She married John Fisher, son of Peter Fisher and Anna Marie Jung circa 1760 in Hunterdon County, NJ Frances(Kuhl) Fisher was named in the will of her brother Paul Kuhl, and as well as her children. She died circa 1830 in Bethel Twp, Bedford County, (now Fulton) Pennslyvania. Wilhelm "William" Kuhl was born at Hunterdon County, NJ. His name appears on the 1779 Indenture List. He married Mary____?__ They lived in Sussex County next to Catherine Trimmer. He died in Nov 1815 in Knowlton Twp, Sussex (now Warren) NJ. They are both buried at Knowlton Frame Cemetary. Leonard Kuhl was born at Hunterdon County, NJ. He appears on the 1779 Indenture List. He first married Margaretha Jung, the daughter of Wilhelm Jung. She was born 26 July 1751, and died 14 Jan 1775. He married, second, Catherine Trimmer, the daughter of George Trimmer, 4 Aug 1777. She died 17 Nov 1812. Leonard died 27 Aug 1793. They are all buried at Larison's Corners Cemetary. Elisabetha Kuhl was born at Hunterdon County, NJ. She married Henry/ Jung/ Young. She died circa 1793 at Hunterdon County, NJ. Maria "Mary" Kuhl was born at Hunterdon County, NJ She married Daniel Feit on 6 Mar 1770, at Hunterdon County, NJ She died circa 1825 at Hunterdon County, NJ. Paul Kuhl was born circa 1742 at Hunterdon County, NJ. He married Ann Dirts. He died 26 Nov 1825, at Hunterdon County, NJ Anna Kuhl was born circa 1768 in Hunterdon County, NJ. She married John Gearhart/Kerhart before 1816. She died circa 1835 in Danville, Pennslyvania. Documentation; 1. Naturalization Acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New Jersey. 2. New Jersey Archives, First Series, Calendar of Wills (1781-1785) pp. 92-93. 3. Hunterdon NJ-Will #1238J. 4. Hunterdon Co., NJ Deed Books 40-41 passim; Hunterdon Co. Orphan Court Book 5., p. 309F. 5. Burlington Co. NJ. Survey book A. p. 75. (GH:80-84) GH:291ff.; GH293 ff; GH 294; GH 249 ff; 289ff. 6. New Jersey Archives, First Series., Vol. 12., p 206. 7. Information obtained 6 Oct 1976, courtesy of John W. Kuhl,, Larry Hill, Dec 1964, Ralph Morton 1984-1986. Henry Z. Jones Jr, more Palatine Families of NY and NJ. P 160-161 8. Hunterdon County. NJ. Surrogate Receipts book 1 p 205-206, 208, 221. 9. NJ Archives, First Series, Calendar of Wills (1781-1785), p 92-93. END The following is from "Supplement to the Hess Family in America" in 1984 by Barbara Allison: BEGIN John Paul Kuhl (Leonard, #12) was born circa 1702 in Maxsain, Hessen Nassau, Prussia. He married Eva Maria Kaes, daughter of Johanna Philip Kaes and Anna Elizabetha Jung before 1728. He first appearance in New Jersey records on 8 July 1730 when he was naturalized as "Paul Kole" (Acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New Jersey). He died 1 May 1783 and proven 20 April 1784, in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.(36), (37) In Paul's will he names his wife and children.(38) Paul leaves to his wife Eva Mary the use of the house and its furniture for her natural life, her sons Leonard and Paul caring for her and delivering to her 1/6 of all grain raised on the plantation and son Christopher paying her 5 per year and finding and maintaining 4 sheep and delivering their wool yearly to her, Leonard and Paul to winter her 2 cows and son William to pay her 3 yearly. To son, Phillip he left 53, and the plantation where he lives, in Kingwood. To son, William, the plantation in Sussex County, New Jersey where he lives. Son, Christopher, the plantation where he lives in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Son, Paul, the farm I live on. Son Leonard, 1/2 of Paul's farm, 42 acres I bought of Joacam Greggs, formerly belonging to George Reading, joining Herbert Trimmer. Daughter, Elizabeth Young 250. Daughter, Frankey Fisher, 250. Daughter, Mary Fite, 250. The will was proven 20 April 1784. On 3 May 1792, there was an account by Christopher Cool, one of the executors. "Paid legacy to Phillip Cool, 50; Daniel Feit and wife, Mary, 270; Henry Young and wife, Elizabeth, 270; John Fisher and wife, Frankey, 270".....20 April 1826 sale of real estate. A tract of land in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon County, joining Peter Dirts, and John Lacquer, of 196 acres, to William Kuhl, of $5,495.14. Woodland, joining Frederick Still, George Crouse and others, of 42 acres, was sold in 2 lots; one to John E. Trimmer, and other to Paul Kuhl. One other lot sold to Francis Trimmer, one to William H. Case, one to Elijah Carman, one to John Higgins, two to Leonard Kuhl and one to John Crouse. The provision in Paul's will concerning Paul Jr.'s portion prevented final settlement of the estate until; 1826. Paul Jr.'s children having predeceased him, he left legacies totaling $8,000.00 to his sisters and their children. After his death in 1825, Christopher Sr., had to sell the entailed real estate the 42 acres of Woodland in small parcels to 8 relatives and neighbors for $1,034.85, and the 196 acres to William Kuhl for $5,495.14. After 42 years he was finally able to settle the estate.(39) The matter had dragged on so long that some of the final papers are confused with those of Paul Jr.'s estate in the files at Flemington. The following six deeds and quit-claims are in the records of the Western Division of the Province of New Jersey at Trenton. Letters refer to libers, numbers to folior 18 May 1742, William Burge, merchant (by virtue of his wife's being an heir to the Henry Stacy estate) and Elizabeth his wife of Philadelphia, to Paul Cool and Henry Dirts of Amwell Twp., Husbandmen, for 570, money of Pennsylvania, 500 acres plus the usual allowances for highways, as surveyed to William Burge 6 May 1712, being then in Burlington County, New Jersey, but now in Hunterdon County.(40) Henry Dirts quit-claims to Paul Kuhl 325 acres in the northern part of the above, 20 February 1742.(41) Paul Kuhl quit-claims to Henry Dirts 200 acres in southern part of same, same date.(42) On 20 April 1743, John Reading to Paul Kuhl and Henry Dirts, for 15, one hundred-fifty acres "in any part of the Western Division of the Province of New Jersey, where lawfully purchased of the Indian Natives and not before legally Surveyed"...which said 150 acres is part and parcel of a Warrant for 555 acres bearing date 23 May 1722 which he the said John Reading obtained from the Council of Proprietors of the said Division.(43) On 12 March 1744, resurvey of the above, 157 1/2 acres more were found, "upon which we the said Henry Dirts and Paul Kuhl laid a propriety Right purchased from John Reading of the Twp., of Amwell by one Indenture Dated the 20th day of April in the year 1743 as by a Return of the resurvey there of dated the 11th day of May 1743 and Entered on Record in the surveyor Generals Office in Burlington County, New Jersey in Book A, p. 344-5..."For as much as it is meet and Necessary that the said Paul Kuhl should Cultivate Enjoy and Improve his share and part of the said over plus"...Henry Dirts did "remise, release and forever Quit-Claim: to 112 1/2 acres to Paul Kuhl. On the same date, Paul Kuhl quit-claimed the other 45 acres of over plus to Henry Dirts.(44) (Here and elsewhere the boundaries are specified). On 30 May 1745 Samuel Farnworth of Chesterfield, Burlington County, deeded Paul Kuhl 222 acres, plus allowances, in Bethlehem Twp., for 115, Paul Kuhl being in actual possession. The concluding clause, quaint to us now, was in substances common at the time: he would make any farther necessary deeds, etc., within 7 years, "provided the part or parties to whom such request shall be made be not hereby compelled to travel further than ten miles from the place or his or their usual residence or aboard (sis) for the doing thereof". That he acquired under property, the deeds for which were apparently not recorded, if evidenced by his will. On 19 January 1743/4, Paul Kuhl of Amwell Twp., advertised in the Pennsylvania Gazette return of a runaway Irish servant, Maurice Wheeler.(45) (36) New Jersey Archives, First Series, Calendar of Wills (1781-1785) Vol. 35, pp. 92-93. (37) Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Will #1238J. (38) Ibid. (39) Hunterdon County, New Jersey Deed Books 40 and 41 passim; Hunterdon County Orphan Court Book 5, p. 309F. (40) Burlington County, New Jersey. Survey Book A, p. 75. (GH:80-84). (41) GH:291 ff. (42) GH:293 ff. (43) GH:294. (44) GH:249 ff, 289 ff. (45) New Jersey Archives, First Series, Vol. 12, p. 206. END From "More Palatine Families" by Henry Z. Jones, Jr in 1991: BEGIN Johann Paul Kuhl Johann Christian Kuhl (Cool) This prominent Hunterdon Co., N.J. family originated at 5419 Maxsain (21 km. n.w. of Hadamar; Chbks. begin 1667, Ref., but gaps). The grandfather of the emigrants was Johannes Kuhl, Sendschoffe at Zurbach. A 1694 inhabitant list at Zurbach records Johannes Kuhl the Sendschoffe, his wife Veronica Lentz (who had d.), had 2 sons and 2 daughters: + Leonhard. Johann Jacob, conf. in 1695, aged 16 yrs. and md. 30 Nov 1701 Maria Eva, d/o Peter Zeitz - parish-leader and inhab. at Zurach. Anna Maria, conf. in 1699, aged 16 yrs. "A Daughter" (1694 Inhabitant List). Leonard, s/o Johannes Kuhl the Sendschffen at Zurbach, md. 14 Oct 1696 Anna Veronica, single d/o the late Adam Staats - formerly inhabitant at Maxsain. Leonhard Kuhl at Zurbach d. 6 Feb 1721, aged 56 yrs.; Anna Veronica, wid/o Leonhard Kuhl at Zurbach, d. 12 Dec 1734, aged 58 yrs., after an accident the day before in the Kautenmill. They had issue: Veronica Christina, md. 28 April 1727 Johannes Dorner 'aus dem Bergischen.' + Johann Paul, b. 24 March 1700. He was conf. in 1717 at Maxsain. Johann Peter, conf. in 1722. + Johann Christian, conf. in 1731 (father dead). Maria, conf. in 1735 (father dead). (Johann) Paul Kuhl first made his appearance in N.J. records 8 July 1730 when he was nat. as "Paul Kole" (Acts of the General Assembly of the Province of N.J.). A series of deeds concerning him may be found at Trenton: William Burge to Paul Cool and Henry Dilts in 1742; John Reading to Paul Kool and Henry Dilts 20 April 1743; Paul Coul to Henry Dilts 21 Jan 1745 (West Jersey Deed Book G-H, pp. 80+, 289+, 293+, etc.). The Emley Papers HCHS once contained an old deed dated 25 Jan 1759 whereis William Kase, Henry Winter and Frona Cathrina, his wife, Philip Dilts and Henry Dilts Junior, the ch. of Anne Dilts - late w/o Henry Dilts, Peter Aller and wife Elizabeth, all of Amwell Twp to Paul Coul and his wife Eva Marie (Kaes). In an indenture dated 14 Jan 1779 Paul Cool gave this same 29 acres to his 4 sons Philip, William, Christopher, and Leonard. The will of Paul Kuhl was dated 4 May 1783 and proved 20 April 1784 (Hunterdon Co. Will #1238J). John W. Kuhl of Pittstown, N.J., a researcher on his family for over 30 yrs., has greatly assisted me in gathering data on the ch. of (Johann) Paul Kuhl and his wife Eva Maria, who were: 1. Philip (1779 Indenture), with dated of 19 Sept 1728 - 25 March 1795. Mrs Edith Culp Cool of Youngstown, Ohio shared the Philip Kuhl Family Bible material with John W. Kuhl. Philip md. April 1755 Catharina, d/o Herbert Hummer; her dates were 17 May 1737 - 19 April 1812. They lived in Kingwood Twp., Hunterdon Co., until 1790, when he and his family moved to Va. (now West Va.). 2. Wilhelm (1779 Indenture), d. Nov 1815 in Knowlton Twp, Sussex (Warren) Co., N.J. He md. Maria, who d. 7 July 1825, aged 87 yrs. (both Knowlton Frame Cem.). 3. Christopher (1779 Indenture), d. 22 Dec 1827, aged 92 yrs. (John W. Kuhl). He was a farmer at Amwell, Hunterdon Co. Christopher md. (1st) Anna, d/o Peter Fischer, she d. before Oct 1836. 4. Leonard (1779 Indenture), d. 27 Aug 1793 (Kuhl Burial Ground, Larison's Corner). Bible Record #2128 of the Genealogical Society of N.J. at Rutgers University details this family. Leonhard md. (1st) Margaretha, d/o Wilhelm Jung (26 July 1751 - 14 Jan 1775), and then md. (2nd) 4 Aug 1777 Catharina, d/o Georg Trimmer (d. 17 Nov 1812) (dates from Kuhl Burial Ground at Larison's Corner). 5. Paul (Will of Johann Christian Kuhl), d. 26 Nov 1825, aged 83 (Larison's Corner Cem.). He md. Anna Dilts, who d. 2 June 1815, aged 65 yrs. (Larison's Corner Cem.). 6. Elisabetha (John W. Kuhl), md. Henrich Jung/Young (John W. Kuhl). 7. Frances (John W. Kuhl), md. John Fischer (John W. Kuhl). She was bur. in 1830 (Bethel Cem, Fulton, Pa.). 8. Maria (John W. Kuhl), md. 6 March 1770 Daniel Feit (John W. Kuhl). END from https://state.nj.us BEGIN Cool, Paul (Grantee) TO: Paul Cool FROM: Henry Dilts CONVEYANCE. Amwell, Hunterdon County. OTHERS NAMED: LOCATIONS: West Jersey; Hunterdon; Amwell (Amwell Township, Hunterdon) 20 Feb 1742 G-H : Folio 251 (SSTSE023) Cool, Paul (Grantor) TO: Henry Dilts FROM: Paul Cool CONVEYANCE. Amwell, Hunterdon County. OTHERS NAMED: LOCATIONS: West Jersey; Hunterdon; Amwell (Amwell Township, Hunterdon) 20 Feb 1742 G-H : Folio 293 (SSTSE023) Cool, Paul (Grantee) TO: Paul Cool; Henry Dilts FROM: William Burge (ux) CONVEYANCE. Amwell, Hunterdon County. OTHERS NAMED: LOCATIONS: West Jersey; Hunterdon; Amwell (Amwell Township, Hunterdon) 18 May 1742 G-H : Folio 80 (SSTSE023) Cool, Paul (Grantee) TO: Paul Cool; Henry Dilts FROM: John Reading CONVEYANCE. [Unrecorded. West Jersey]. OTHERS NAMED: LOCATIONS: West Jersey 20 Apr 1743 G-H : Folio 294 (SSTSE023) Cool, Paul (Grantee) TO: Paul Cool FROM: Henry Dilts CONVEYANCE. Amwell, Hunterdon County. OTHERS NAMED: LOCATIONS: West Jersey; Hunterdon; Amwell (Amwell Township, Hunterdon) 12 Mar 1744 G-H : Folio 249 (SSTSE023) Cool, Paul (Grantor) TO: Henry Dilts FROM: Paul Cool CONVEYANCE. Amwell, Hunterdon County. OTHERS NAMED: LOCATIONS: West Jersey; Hunterdon; Amwell (Amwell Township, Hunterdon) 20 Mar 1744 G-H : Folio 289 (SSTSE023) Cool, Paul (Grantee) TO: Paul Cool FROM: Samuel Farnsworth CONVEYANCE. Bethlehem, Hunterdon County. OTHERS NAMED: LOCATIONS: West Jersey; Hunterdon; Bethlehem (Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon) May 1745 G-H : Folio 437 (SSTSE023) END from https://wwwnet-dos.state.nj.us/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal/NJProprietors.aspx BEGIN Name Descriptions and Location Date Reference List TO: Paul Cool; Henery Dilts FROM: RESURVEY. 650 acres. Amwell Township; Hunterdon County. OTHERS NAMED: LOCATIONS: West Jersey; Hunterdon; Amwell Township 11 May 1743 Book A (WJ Surveys): Folio 290 (PWESJ004) TO: Paul Cool; Henry Dilts FROM: SURVEY. 650 acres. Amwell Township; Hunterdon County. [Margin note says see 291 the same]. OTHERS NAMED: LOCATIONS: West Jersey; Hunterdon; Amwell Township 11 May 1743 Book A (WJ Surveys): Folio 344 (PWESJ004) TO: Paul Coole FROM: Samuel Farnsworth RESURVEY AND MAP. 42 acres. Kingswood; Hunterdon County. [Warrant Date: 10 Aug 1754]. OTHERS NAMED: William Allin (Adjoining land; [on map]); Joseph Latham (Owner of adjoining land); Francis Rawls (Owner of adjoining land) LOCATIONS: West Jersey; Hunterdon; Kingwood Township 26 Sept 1754 WJ Loose Records: 1754 - Coole, Paul (OV-A) (39523) (PWESJ004) END wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com ... BEGIN Name: Johann Paul Kuhl Sex: M Birth: ABT 1702 in Maxsain, Hessen Nassau, Prussia. Death: 1 MAY 1783 in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey Christening: West Germany Note: from Barbara Allison 6/2007 He first appearance in New Jersey records on 8 July 1730 when he was naturalized as "Paul Kole" (Acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New Jersey). He died 1 May 1783 and proven 20 April 1784, in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey., In Paul's will he names his wife and children. Paul leaves to his wife Eva Mary the use of the house and its furniture for her natural life, her sons Leonard and Paul caring for her and delivering to her 1/6 of all grain raised on the plantation and son Christopher paying her 5 per year and finding and maintaining 4 sheep and delivering their wool yearly to her, Leonard and Paul to winter her 2 cows and son William to pay her 3 yearly. To son, Phillip he left L53, and the plantation where he lives, in Kingwood. To son, William, the plantation in Sussex Co., New Jersey where he lives. Son, Christopher, the plantation where he lives in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey. Son, Paul, the farm I live on. Son Leonard, ½ of Paul's farm, 42 acres I bought of Joacam Greggs, formerly belonging to George Reading, joining Herbert Trimmer. Daughter, Elizabeth Young L250. Daughter, Frankey Fisher, L250. Daughter, Mary Fite, L250. The will was proven 20 April 1784. On 3 May 1792, there was an account by Christopher Cool, one of the executors. "Paid legacy to Phillip Cool, L50; Daniel Feit and wife, Mary, L270; Henry Young and wife, Elizabeth, L270; John Fisher and wife, Frankey, L270".....20 April 1826 sale of real estate. A tract of land in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co., joining Peter Dirts, and John Lacquer, of 196 acres, to William Kuhl, of $5,495.14. Woodland, joining Frederick Still, George Crouse and others, of 42 acres, was sold in 2 lots; one to John E. Trimmer, and other to Paul Kuhl. One other lot sold to Francis Trimmer, one to William H. Case, one to Elijah Carman, one to John Higgins, two to Leonard Kuhl and one to John Crouse. The provision in Paul's will concerning Paul Jr.'s portion prevented final settlement of the estate until; 1826. Paul Jr.'s children having predeceased him, he left legacies totaling $8,000.00 to his sisters and their children. After his death in 1825, Christopher Sr., had to sell the entailed real estate the 42 acres of Woodland in small parcels to 8 relatives and neighbors for $1, 034.85, and the 196 acres to William Kuhl for $5,495.14. After 42 years he was finally able to settle the estate. The matter had dragged on so long that some of the final papers are confused with those of Paul Jr.'s estate in the files at Flemington. The following six deeds and quit-claims are in the records of the Western Division of the Province of New Jersey at Trenton. Letters refer to libers, numbers to folior 18 May 1742, William Burge, merchant (by virtue of his wife's being an heir to the Henry Stacy estate) and Elizabeth his wife of Philadelphia, to Paul Cool and Henry Dirts of Amwell Twp., Husbandmen, for L570, money of Pennsylvania, 500 acres plus the usual allowances for highways, as surveyed to William Burge 6 May 1712, being then in Burlington Co., New Jersey, but now in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey Henry Dirts quit-claims to Paul Kuhl 325 acres in the northern part of the above, 20 February 1742. Paul Kuhl quit-claims to Henry Dirts 200 acres in southern part of same, same date. On 20 April 1743, John Reading to Paul Kuhl and Henry Dirts, for L15, one hundred-fifty acres "in any part of the Western Division of the Province of New Jersey, where lawfully purchased of the Indian Natives and not before legally Surveyed"...which said 150 acres is part and parcel of a Warrant for 555 acres bearing date 23 May 1722 which he the said John Reading obtained from the Council of Proprietors of the said Division. On 12 March 1744, resurvey of the above, 157 ½ acres more were found, "upon which we the said Henry Dirts and Paul Kuhl laid a propriety Right purchased from John Reading of the Twp., of Amwell by one Indenture Dated the 20th day of April in the year 1743 as by a Return of the resurvey there of dated the 11th day of May 1743 and Entered on Record in the surveyor Generals Office in Burlington Co., New Jersey in Book A, p. 344-5..."For as much as it is meet and Necessary that the said Paul Kuhl should Cultivate Enjoy and Improve his share and part of the said over plus"...Henry Dirts did "remise, release and forever Quit-Claim: to 112 ½ acres to Paul Kuhl. On the same date, Paul Kuhl quit-claimed the other 45 acres of over plus to henry Dirts. (Here and elsewhere the boundaries are specified). On 30 May 1745 Samuel Farnworth of Chesterfield, Burlington Co., deeded Paul Kuhl 222 acres, plus allowances, in Bethlehem Twp., for L115, Paul Kuhl being in actual possession. The concluding clause, quaint to us now, was in substances common at the time: he would make any farther necessary deeds, etc., within 7 years, "provided the part or parties to whom such request shall be made be not hereby compelled to travel further than ten miles from the place or his or their usual residence or aboard (sis) for the doing thereof". That he acquired under property, the deeds for which were apparently not recorded, if evidenced by his will. On 19 January 1743/4, Paul Kuhl of Amwell Twp., advertised in the Pennsylvania Gazette return of a runaway Irish servant, Maurice Wheeler. Father: Leonhard Kuhl b: ABT 1665 in Hessen Nassau, Zürback, Germany Mother: Anna Veronica Staats b: ABT 1676 in Maxsain, Germany Marriage 1 Eva Maria Kaes b: 27 JUL 1704 in Westfalen, Anhausen, Germany Married: BEF 1728 in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey Children Wilhelm "William" Kuhl b: in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey Leonard Kuhl b: in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey. Elisabetha Kuhl b: in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey Maria "Mary" Kuhl b: in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey Philip Kuhl b: 19 SEP 1729 in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey Christopher Kuhl b: ABT 1735 in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey Mary Frances Kuhl b: ABT 1740 in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey Paul Kuhl b: ABT 1742 in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey END