1760-1769
1760, Apr 3 -- Inventory, £139.11.7, incl. an old negro wench, £15; a young
negro, £30; an English Bible, £1; made by Thomas Robinson, Samuel Willson and
Peter Schmuck.
1760, May 5 -- Nathan Armstrong, one of the Executors named, refuses to act.
1760, Dec 18 -- Codicil. Youngest son, Joseph, £100 more. Daughters, Sarah and
Mary to have £16 less. Witnesses-Same as in will. Proved Feb 14, 1761.
1761, Feb 13 -- Inventory, £419.14.5, [not totally legible] made
by Andrew Sinnickson and Francis Miles. Lib. 10, p. 492.
1761, May 12 -- Inventory, £23.17.0, made by Thomas Shreve and
Gilbert Smith. Lib. 10, p. 176.
1761, May 22 -- Wright, Thomas, of Burlington Co. Int. Adm'r- Henry Delatush.
Fellowbondsman-Gilbert Smith; both of said Co. Witnesses-S. Blackwood, Gabriel Blond,
Samuel Allinson.
1761, Oct 5 -- Wright, Mary, of Sussex Co. Ward. aged 14 years, and daughter of John
Wright, of said place. Guardian-Richard Wright, of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co. Fellowbondsman
David Wright, of Middlesex
Co. Lib H, p.35
1762, Feb 24 -- Wright, Thomas, {11194} of New Hanover, Burlington Co., yeoman; will
of.
Son, Ezekiel, a part of my plantation, and he is to pay to his 4 sisters, Sarah Norris, Margaret
Bullock, Elizabeth Bullock and Jemima Thorn, £20 each. Son, Amos, the rest of my
lands, and he is to pay to his sister, Lydia French, £20, and to his sister, Deborah Foxe's
children, William, Jonathan, George, Elemuel and Sarah Fox, £4 each when
21. Daughter, Sarah Fox, my spice box. Residue to daughters, Sarah Norris, Lydia French,
Margaret Bullock, Elizabeth Bullock, Jemima Thorn, and the 5 children of my daughter, Deborah
Fox, viz., William, Jonathan, George, Elemuel and Sarah Fox. Executors-sons, Amos and
Ezekiel, and my son-in-law, John Bullock. Witnesses-Alexander Kimmings, Joseph Kirby, William
Harris, Jr. Proved April 15, 1769.
1762, Aug 20 -- Wright, John, of Alloways Creek, Salem Co., yeoman; will of.
Wife, Elizabeth, all my estate, for her support and to bring up my children, after the legacies
hereafter mentioned are paid. Eldest son, John, 5 shillings. Second son, Jonathan, 5 shillings.
Third son, Joseph, 5 shillings. Fourth son, Nathan, 5 shilings. Fifth son, Thomas, 5 shillings. Sixth
son, Job, £10, when of age. Executrix-wife, Elizabeth. Witnesses-Jonathan Wright, David
Long. Proved Jan 9, 1771. Lib. 15, p. 237.
1762, Nov 28 -- Wright, Samuel, {11196} of New Hanover Twsp., Burlington Co., tanner;
will of.
My wife, Rebeckah, £250, and the goods she brought, and 1/2 the profits of plantation
where I dwell, and of the plantation that is rented to Jonathan Brown. My grandson, Samuel
Wright Hartshorn, plantation which was given me by my father. Joshua Wright, and also that land
which I bought of William Kirby and Ann Kirby, which remains unsold; also the plantation I
bought of David Starkey. To daughter, Rachel Scholly, during her widowhood, the above 2 tracts
of land; also £50 and 1/2 the profits of plantation where Jonathan Brown lives.
Granddaughter, Frances Schooley, £50. Granddaughter, Pheby Hartshorn, £50,
and also the land I bought of Abraham Brown, on Crosswicks Creek where Abraham Estwood
now dwells. To my granddaughters, Eleanor Hartshorn, Mary Tantum, Francis Schooley and
Sarah Emley, the 2 tracts in the mountain which I bought of Joseph Biddle and the Curtises, being
called 1,200 acres. Residue to my wife Rebecca, my daughter, Rachel Schooley, and my
grandchildren, Eleanor Hartshorn, Mary Tantum, Samuel Wright Hartshorn, Phebe Hartshorn and
Sarah Emley. To Anne Lovett, £5, and to Elizabeth Cleavinger 40 shillings.
Executors-wife, Rebecca, my daughter, Rachel Schooley, and my grandson, Samuel Wright
Hartshorn. Witnesses-Amos Wright, Thomas Folkes, Michael Burrows. Proved Jan 4, 1763.
1762, Dec 28 -- Inventory, £2,195.1.1, made by Samuel Emley and Amos Wright.
Lib 11, p.245
1763, July 20 -- Account, by Edmund Woolley and wife, Sarah, formerly Sarah Wright, the
Executrix, who reports on hand for distribution, 29 sh.
1763, Oct 29 -- Inventory, £45.15.0, made by John Todd and Robert Breden.
1763, Nov 8 -- Wright, William, of Roxbury, Morris Co., yeoman. Int. Adm'r-Robert Wright,
of said Co., yeoman. Fellowbondsman- Robert Braden, of Hardwick, Sussex Co., yeoman.
Witness-John Todd.
1766, July 29 -- Account by Adm'r. Lib. 11, p. 538.
1769, Jan 25 -- Wright, Hannah, of Trenton, Hunterdon Co.; will of.
To my 3 children, Nathan Watson Wright, Rebecca Wright and Catherine Wright, real and
personal estate to be divided between them or the survivors, if either of them should die before of
age. Executors-said 3 children. Witnesses-Stacy Potts, Esther Potts, Robert Singer. Proved Sept
14, 1805. Sworn to by Catherine N. Newton, as one of the executors.
1769, April 12 -- Inventory, £242.9.9, made by Alexander Kimmings and Joseph
Kirby. Lib. 14, p. 46.
To submit your bit of HISTORY you may use the mailbox below.
Please place in the Subject Line:
WEBPAGE-HISTORY
|
To return to previous page use the "Back Button" on your browser
|