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 1769, Feb. 3. Peck, Joseph, of Dearfield, Cumberland Co.; will of. Wife, Elizabeth, 1/3 of personal, and use of plantation while my widow. Daughter, Elizabeth Leek, £5. Daughters, Abigail Peck and Rachel Peck, rest of personal. Son, Constant, 1/2 of my cleared lands in three fields that join the plantation of son, Constant; also 1/2 of my lO-acre meadow, and 10 acres that join Samuel Leek and Daniel Clark; also 1/2 of my cedar swamp in Salem Co. Son, Joseph, rest of lands, when 21. Daughters, Rachel and Abigail, £20 each. Son, John, to have a good education, and son, Joseph, to pay for it; he is to be sent to college. Rev. Enoch Green to be Guardian of my son, John. Executors - sons. Constant and Joseph. Witnesses - John Leake, Daniel Clark, Azariah Moore. Proved March 13, 1769. 1769, March 10. Inventory, £388.11.7, made by Azariah Moore and John Moore. Lib. 14, p. 1. 1759, July 4. Bancraft, Samuel, of Cape May Co.; will of. Wife, Margrate, use of 1/3 my land while my widow. Son, David, the land that is on the east side of the Kings road. Sons, David and Ephraim, the rest of lands. Daughter, Sarah Buck, 5 shillings. Daughter, Phebe Bancraft, 5 shillings. Daughter, Elizabeth Reeves, £10. Daughter, Johannah Bancraft, £10. Grandson, John Newton, 5 shillings. Executors- my wife and son Ephraim. Witnesses - Benjamin Laughton, Elizabeth Stillwell, John Leek. Proved June 25, 1761. 1760, Nov. 9. Inventory, £55.10.0, made by Isaac Newton and John Eldredge. Lib. 11, p. 69. 1755, July 2. Clark, Charles, of Deerfleld, Cumberland Co., yeoman; will of. Wife, Mary, benefit of my plantation, while my widow. Son, Samuel, my lands, but, if he die under age, then to my two brothers, Daniel Clark and Benjamin Clark. Executors - my wife, and my son, Daniel. Witnesses - Benjamin Garrison, Samuel Hannah, Robert Dair, Jr. Proved Dec. 1, 1761. 1761, Dec. 1. Inventory, £320.6.8, made by Samuel Hannah and Na- than Leek. Lib. 11, p. 164. 1766, June 7. Cramer, Jacob, of Little Egg Harbor Twsp., Bur- lington Co., yeoman; will of. Wife; Phebe, 2/3 of moveables and profits of lands, and to bring up my children, Ann, Phoebe and Sarah Cramer, and the one yet to be born. Executors - John Gaunt and Seymour Cramer. Witnesses- Lewis Darnel, Andrew Boazorth, John Leek. Proved July 28, 1766. Lib. 13, p. 12. 1766, July 21. Inventory, £103.2.10, made by Jonathan Pettit and Lewis Darnel. 1758, Jan. 3. Davis, Daniel, of Deerfield, Cumberland Co., yeo- man; will of. Wife, Deborah, part of the moveables and use of some land. Sons, Bradway and Uriah, all my lands. Daughter, Mary Brooks, 5 shillings. Daughter, Patience Miller, also 5. Son, Amon, £5. Daughter, Hannah, a bed. Rest of my moveable estate to my three youngest children, and the three youngest children of my wife, namely, Joseph Davis, Hannah Davis and Arthur Davis, and unto David Lummis, Henry Lummis and Edward Lummis, as they come of age. My daughter, Hannah, is to live with my wife till she is 15. Son, Amon, is to learn trade of carpenter with Jeremiah Miller till he is 15. Executors - my wife and my son, Bradway. Witnesses - Nathan Leek, Henry Seely, Samuel Hannah, John Keen. Proved Feb. 14, 1763. 1763, Feb. 8. Inventory, £190.11.1, made by Jeremiah Foster and Samuel Leek. 1764, March 2. Account by both Executors. Lib. 11, p. 306. 1761, May 5. Johnson, Thomas, of Great Egg harbor, Gloucester Co. Int. Adm'r- Joseph Johnson, of said place. Fellowbondsman - John Leek, of Little Egg Harbor, Burlington Co. 1761, March 3. Inventory, £474.6, made by William Read and Nehemiah Leeds. 1770, June 26. Account by Sarah Johnson, Executrix of Joseph Johnson, who was Adm'r of Thomas Johnson. Lib. 10, p. 294; Lib. 15, p. 17. 1766, Dec. 26. McQuean, William, of Deptford Twsp., Gloucester Co., yeoman. Int. Adm'rs - John Dilkes and Elizabeth McQuean, widow. Fellowbondsman - Aaron Dilkes; all of said place. Witness -Hannah Ladd. 1766, Feb. 24. Inventory, £237.10.6, made by Thomas Nightingale and John Hillman. 1769, April 13. Samuel Allison writes, that William McQuean died intestate, leaving a wife and 2 children; that the widow and John Wilkes did administer, since which time the widow has mar- ried Samuel Leek. The children have both lived with the mother about 3 years, till her marriage; the son, John, has since then lived with John Dilks. The eldest was 8 years old, and the youngest about 6, at the father's death. 1770, May 14. Account by John Dilkes, as Adm'r. Lib. 12, p. 380; Lib. 15, p. 16. 1763, May 2. Shourda, Joseph, of Little Egg Harbor, Burlington Co. Int. Adm'rs - Daniel Shourds and Kezia Shourds. Fellowbonds- man - Job Mathis; all of said place. Witness - Robert Norris. Lib. 11, p. 305. 1763, April 8. Inventory, £487.5.8, made by James Bellanger and John Leek. 1764, June 20. Account by Adm'rs.