ARCHIVES of the STATE OF NEW JERSEY FIRST SERIES Vol. XXXIII VOL. IV OF CALENDAR OF WILLS COLONIAL HISTORY of the STATE OF NEW JERSEY FIRST SERIES— VOL. XXXIII CALENDAR OF NEW JERSEY WILLS, ADMINISTRATIONS, ETC. VOLUME IV— 1761-1770 EDITED BY A. VAN DOREN HONEYMAN OF COMMITTEE ON COLONIAL DOCUMENTS SOMERVILLE, N. J. The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers 1928 1764, Oct. 27. Bevln, Philip, of Amwell Twsp., Hunterdon Co., yeo- man; will of. Wife, Elizabeth, some personal estate and live stock. Rest of personal estate to be sold, and money put to interest, and interset, with rent of farm and other lots, I give to my wife, and she to maintain our young son, Philip; and he is to have the real when 21. Executors — friends, George Reading, Johantiel Risler, Tunis Kase, and John Shiiner. Witnesses — Daniel Robins, Isaac Robins, Mary Blair, Proved April 22, 1765. 1765, Jan. 28. Inventory, £111.12.6, made by Philip Calvin and Francis Passon. 1769, March 11. Account, by George Reading and Hontel Resler, Executors. Lib. 12, p. 139; Lib. 13, p. 493. 1766, Nov. Koch, Henry, of Amwell Twsp., Hunterdon Co.; will of. Wife, Catherine, £12 every year. To Elizabeth Sneider, £25. To the children of my son, Barnard Koch, deceased, £50, being for their father's birthright. Grandson, Henry Koch, £50. Daughters, Mar- garet, and Maria, moveables. Lands to surviving children and my said son's surviving children; that is to say, my daughter, Margaret, who is espoused to Johan Christian Smith; my daughter, Maria, she is espoused to Jacobus Teats. Executors— John Garrison, Johan Kase and William Young. Witnesses — Henry Graff, William Diatz, Philip Yager. Proved May 10, 1768. 1768, May 9. Inventory, £186.13.3, made by Peter Young and Free- gift Stout, Jr. 1770, May 24. Account by John Case and John Garrison, Executors of "Henry Cock." Lib. 12, p. 507; Lib. 15, p. 67. 1762, July 23. Case, Ichabod, of Roxbury, Morris Co.; will of. My wife to have this house and land while my widow, and afterwards to go to my son William. Of the bond I hold against Justus King and Richard Sweazay, for £50, I give my said son £10, and £10 to my daughter, Abigail, and £10 to my daughter, Hannah, and £10 to my daughter, Kezia, and the other £10 to my grandson, Joseph Case, when he is 21. Executors— wife, Hannah, and Constant King. Wit- nesses— Isaiah Younglove, Barnabus Curtice. Proved Sept. 28, 1762. Lib. H, p. 292. 1761, March 5. Houshell, Jacob, of Amwell, Hunterdon Co.; will of. Son, Mathias Houshell, 1/2 of my plantation, and £10 to be paid him by my son-in-law, Jacob Case. Son, Peter, 1/2 of the plantation I bought of Daniel Carrioll, and he to pay to his sister, Mary, £50, when she is 18. Son, Martin, rest of my plantation where I live, when he is 21. Son-in-law, Jacob Case, the other part of the Car- rioll place. Executors — my brother, Mathias Houshal, and Peter Lefler. Witnesses — Johannes Rake, William Bellosfelt, John Ringo. Proved April 4, 1761. 1761, April 13. Inventory, £795.3.6, made by Peter Prall and Cor- nelius Williamson. Lib. 10, p. 563. 1764, March 28. Kough, Bamet, of Amwell, Hunterdon Co. Int. Adm'x — Cristina Kough, widow of said Barnet. Fellowbondsman Adam Deeds; both of said place. Witness — John Garrison. 1764, March 27. Inventory, £84.13.1, made by John Case and John Garrison, Jr. 1764, May 15. Account by Christeen Kough, Adm'x. Lib. 11, p. 525. 1763, Jane 0. Stoat, Freeglft, of Amwell Twsp., Hunterdon Co., yeoman; will of. Wife, Mary, household goods, etc., and son, Isaac, to pay to her £10 yearly. In the lifetime of my son, Jodiah, I gave him a deed for his portion, which land is in Windsor Twsp., Middle- sex Co., and I give to my granddaughter, Rebecca Stout, the eldest surviving daughter of said Jodiah, the sum of £40 shillings. Son, Freegift Stout, farm in Amwell Twsp., which I bought of James Oliphant; also 76 acres out of my homestead where I live, and also 8 acres of meadow. Son, James, land in Amwell, which he now has, and which I bought of Valentine End. Son, Joshua, tract of land in Hopewell Twsp., which I purchased of Josiah Furman. Son, Obadiah, the tract which I lately bought of Jonathan Stout, being In Rocks- bury Twsp., Morris Co., at a place called Schooleys Mountain. Son, Isaac, the plantation where I live, except the 84 acres laid off to my son Freegift, and 30 acres which I sold to Hannis Case. Names daughter, Mary Chamberlain, wife of Richard Chamberlain. Move- able estate to Sarah Oliphant, wife of Ephralm Oliphant, of King- wood Twsp.; Rebecca Taylor, wife of Edward Taylor, and Rachel Rounsavell, wife of Richard Rounsavell, Jr., both of Amwell Twsp. (Mary Chamberlain having 20 acres of land). Executors — sons. Free- gift and James. Witnesses — Joseph Higgins, John Stout, John Man- ners. 1766, May 18. Codicil. By my last will I gave to my son, Obadiah, a tract of land which I bought of Jonathan Stout, in Rocksburg Twsp., Morris Co., but, instead of the land I give him £150. Grand- daughter, Ann Stout, daughter of my son, Jodiah Stout, 40 shillings, when she is 18. The said land in Rocksbury to be sold, and the money given to my four daughters— Mary, wife of Richard Chamber- lain; Sarah, wife of Ephraim Oliphant; Rebecca, wife of Edward Tay- lor, and Rachel, wife of Richard Rounsavell, Jr. Witnesses — Joseph Higgins, John Stout, John Manners. 1768, July 10. Codicil. My daughter, Sarah, wife of Ephraim Oliphant, is deceased, so her legacy is to be divided between her surviving children, when they come of age. Witnesses — Peter Van- dyck, Peter Vandyck, Jr., Benjamin Stout. Proved Aug. 2, 1769. 1769, Aug. 2. Inventory, £208.19.8, made by Peter Vandicke and Joseph Moore. 1772, Jan. 23. Account by Executors. Lib. 14, p. 64; Lib. 14, p. 68; Lib. 14, p. 420.