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- Town Book of Monmouth, William Lawrence, Clerk:
. John Lawrence, the 4th son, born the 22th day of August, Anno 1696.
FIRST WILL (First wife Rachel Gibbons):
. WILL of John Lawrence of Freehold, Monmouth Co., yeoman, being in good & perfect health. Gives:
to my daughter Elisabeth the sum of £5 to be paid by my executors within one year after my decease;
to my Son John the sum of £5 to be paid by my Executors within one year after my decease;
to my 5 daughters, namely: Constant, Rachel, Hannah, Mary, & Dorcas, the sum of £75, viz. £15 apiece to each of them to be paid by my executors within one year after my decease;
to my son Gibbons Lawrence his heirs 200 acres of land to be taken out of my land as followeth, viz. 50 acres there of lying & joining to the south side of the 120 Acres which i have granted to the said Gibbons by deed of sale, & which was formerly Malcolm Maquary's the said 50 acres to run in length the whole length of the said 120 & in breadth so far southward as for a parallel line with the southern most line of said 120 to include 50 acres & the other 150 acres lying on the north side of the said 120 & if my son Gibbons depart this life not having disposed of the land nor leaving issue of his body. Then the 50 acres be possessed by my son Benjamin & his heirs, & the said 150 acres be possessed & enjoyed by my son John & his heirs; all the remaining part of my real Estate together with my grist mill, saw mill & bolting mills & all utensils to them be wholly possessed by my loving wife Rachel for & during her widowhood, & until my son Benjamin shall attain the age of 21 y., at which age of 21 years my said son Benjamin (if my wife be then living & unmarried) shall be possessed of the one half thereof, & my wife if unmarried then the other half, & when she shall remarry.
Then she shall have one fourth part & my son Benjamin 3/4 parts during her life & after her decease if my son Benjamin shall attain to the age of 20 one years or leave issue then all the said real Estate mills & utensils unto him my son Benjamin Lawrence his heirs if my said son Benjamin shall depart this life before the age of 21 or leave issue of his body, then to my son John Lawrence & his heirs the mills the land overflowed in the mill pond & 2 chains across the low ground from bank to bank below the mill & 50 acres of upland adjoining to the mill & millpond.
Then to my son Gibbons Lawrence & his heirs all the remaining part of the said real Estate. All that I have given to my loving wife Rachel, I give her in lieu of her dower
. To my loving wife Rachel one full & equal fourth part of my personal Estate after just debts are paid out & the use of the remaining three fourth parts for & during her widowhood, & at the time of her decease or remarriage which shall first happen, my will is the said 3/4 parts be divided in 6 equal parts & I give 5 of the 6 equal parts to my 5 daughters, namely Constant, Rachel, Hannah, Mary, & Dorcas & the remaining 6th part to my grand daughter Rachel Okeson [Oakson], to be employed to the befit advantage for my said granddaughter by William Clark & Thomas King, two of my Executors until my said granddaughter does attain to the age of 18 years.
Nominates my loving Executors: Wife Rachel together with my 2 sons-in-law William Clark, Thomas King & the Survivors of them to be Executors.
Signed, John Lawrence.
Witnesses: Zebulon Clayton. Wm Lawrence, John Van Mater [his mark], William Lawrence. Junr. Oath of Executors, Rachell Lawrence, William Clerk & Thomas King; before John Barclay, Proved: Surrogate, on ye day & year above written. Feb. 23, 1719.
Letters of Administration were granted March 18, 1719. J. Barclay, Dept. Sctr.
Ref: New Jersey Calendar of Wills, Lib. A, p. 153.
. 1719-20 Jan. 15. Inventory of the personal Estate (£773.10.9, incl. debts due by Nicholas Hellons, Francis King, Francis Davenport, John Gisberson, Thomas King, Nathaniel Stevenson, 3 bonds of £150 each, a large Bible & other books £3.10, a negro man, woman & child £90, money in the hands of William Lawrence, James Dudin, Robert Lawrence & Nicholas Lake £5.19.1); made by James Ashton, Anthony Woodward, Francis Davenport & John Stevenson.
Proved by dep. of William Lawrence, William Lawrence, Junr, & John Van Matre; before John Barclay, Surrogate, Feb. 23, 1719.
Ref: NJ Calendar of Wills, Lib. A, P 153.
. 1724 May 2. Inventory of the personal Estate £775.8.4, incl. plate £30, a Bible, other books & 40 gamoas £7, 3 negroes £150, 2 white servants £21.3.4); made by Richard Saltar & Zebulon Cleayton. Endorsed: to be left at Ja: Valletes in Allens town. 1724 May 2.
Inventory of the personal Estate £775.8.4, incl. plate £30, a Bible, other books & 40 gamoas £7, 3 negroes £150, 2 white servants £21.3.4); made by Richard Saltar & Zebulon Cleayton. Endorsed: to be left at Ja: Valletes in Allenstown.
. Second WILL (Second Wife Anne Ednsall):
John Lawrence of Middletown, Monmouth Co., Yeoman, Will:
"Being very Sick & Weak of Body." Dated Nov. 9, 1727. Proved by oath of Richard Eckman & Edward Wright, two of the wits., that at the same time, Richard Gibbons, the other wit.,
was present; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Jan. 24, 1727.
Gives: to my Executors full Power to Sell All that parcel of Land which I purchased of Andrew Johnson & Mary Aumack as also the Meadow Land I purchased of them & 10 Acres of Land I purchased of John Johnstone, Esqr. as soon as Conveniently they Can, In order to pay my Debts.
"to my Loving wife Anne The use of the Remaining part of my Estate, after Just Debts & funeral Charges deducted, for & during the Term of her Widowhood, & at the Expiration thereof that the same personal Estate be dually divided, amongst my Children, Namely
William Ruth & Jane"
Witnessess: John Lawrence, Richard Gibbons [his Xmark]. Richard Eckman Edward Wright.
Oath of William Lawrence, the Surviving Executor;
Proved before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Monmouth Co., Jan. 24, 1727.
Ref: NJ Calendar of Wills Lib 2, P. 494.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - [1]
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1696 - 1719 (22 years)