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- . 1774 Feb 2, Jacob Lawrence, to the House of Representatives from inhabitants & freeholders of Middletown, Monmouth Co. to the House of Representatives from inhabitants & freeholders of Middletown, Monmouth County who are "Owners of Negroes" stating that they are objecting to a propose x…xx.
Ref: NJ State Archives, Leg. Records, 1770-1781. Box I14, Folder 17, P3, Family #17.
. 1795 Feb 23 - Received from his father William's WILL:
- 3 silver table spoons, 3 silver tea spoons & 1 silver tumbler; plus, the HOME PLANTATION, all cattle, farming utensils & remainder of real & personal property.
Elizabeth Hurley discovered that Jacob sold his farm in Colts Neck after his first wife died & moved to Freehold on land later known as the Hulse Farm. It was here he lived with his second wife, Margaret E VanCleve.
. 1820 Jacob Lawrence sold his holdings in Holmdel & moved to a farm near Freehold. This farm, called in recent years the Hulse farm, is situated near the Howell Station, on the line of the Freehold & Farmingdale Railroad, 3 miles from the former & 5 miles from the latter place.
Ref: The Ernest Minister," pub. 1873:
June - July - August 1789 Tax List, Middletown Twp., Monmouth Co., NJ: Jacob Lawrence.
. 1795 Feb 23 - Executor of his father, William Lawrence's WILL:
Jacob Lawrence one of the Executors in the within testament named being duly affirmed [sworn" is crossed out as Quakers will not "swear" to anything] according to law did declare & say that the within implement contains the true last will & testament of William Lawrence the testator therein named so far as he knows & as he verily believes that he will well & truly perform the same by paying first the debts of the said dec'd & then the legacies in the said testament specified so far as the goods, chattels & credits of the said deceased can thereunto optioned(?); & that he will make & publish into the Surrogate office at Burlington a true & perfect Inventory of all said singular the goods, chattels, & credits of the said dec'd that have or shall come to his knowledge or possession, or the possession of any other persons for his use, & - - true account when thereunto lawfully required.
Affirmed the 21st Oct, 1795 before me Jos' Scudder, Surrogate.
. 1795 Jacob defended the administration of his father's
Will. Brother Elisha Lawrence contended the distribution of the contents.
. 1797 Feb 20, Jacob Lawrence, Petition to the Legislative "Counsel", etc., from inhabitants of Freehold & Middletown Townships, Monmouth County recommending that a "Stage road [be] laid from Monmouth Court House. xxx.
Ref: NJ State Archives, Petitions & Other Papers relating to Bridges, Canals, Dams, Ferries & Roads, 1765-1835, Cal #: Box 4, Folder 104. P 2. Family # 42.
. 1797 Feb 28 - Petition, Jacob Lawrence, Summary,
To the "Legislative & General Assembly" from inhabitants of Monmouth Co. regarding a law that requires owners of mills & iron works to build & repair bridges over their works at their expense. The petitioners state that it is a great hardship for Chrineyonce Van Mater* of Middletown to build & repair a bridge at his mill & they ask for a law to make it a county expense. Two documents were attached to the petition.
Note: Chrinyonce Van Mater, Sr. or Jr. returned from Prince William, New Brunswick, Canada, as referenced in the Land Petition with his brother Richard Lawrence. - PJA.
. 1823 Apr 25 - NJ WILL: I JACOB LAWRENCE of Monmouth County in State of New Jersey, being weak in body but of sound & disposing mind & memory reflecting seriously on my approaching dissolution not knowing when that event may happen; do, on this 25 April, 1823, make & ordain this for my last will & testament; for the distribution of my earthly goods.
In the first place I desire that my executors will faithfully pay my funeral expenses & all my just debts, soon after my decease.
To my beloved wife Margaret, I give all my lot of upland & meadow, which lies at the west end of my farm & on the west side of the road which leads to Richmonds Mills, all the furniture which she brought me, together with 8 new blankets, & one half the sheets in my house, my wardrobe, my trunk marked EL, one of my best cows, the necessary timber out of my woods for the frame of her house, garden & nursery out buildings. The land is given to her during her remaining my widow only. In addition to the above I give her $400. in money, one half of which is to be paid at the end of one year, the other half at the end of 2 years from my death. All these bequests to my wife, are expressly in lieu of her right of dower & in full discharge of all her claims whatsoever on my estate.
The lands above given to my wife are, at her death or marriage to be equally divided between my 2 sons Jacob & Richard, or the survivor of them their heirs & assigns forever.
To my son John, I give his choice of one of the best beds, bedding & bedstead, 9 new blankets, & the remaining half of the sheets in the house.
To my son Stephen, I give one hundred & $50, a specific legacy, to be paid in one year after my death.
To my son Daniel, I give $100, in full of all his claims whatsoever on my estate, to be paid within 2 years after my death.
All the residue of my property both real & personal not heretofore disposed of I desire may be sold by my executors as soon after my decease as it can be done for its value & they are hereby empowered to make good & sufficient titles therefore. But of the proceeds of those sales, I desire that my executors shall pay my son John $1,000, within 2 years after the payments have become due; It is also my will that they do pay four hundred dollars to each of my sons Jacob & Richard within 2 years from the sale of the farm becoming due. It is further my will that all the residue of my property or the avails thereof be equally divided, between William, Margaret, Elizabeth, Hartshorn & Stephen.
Lastly I hereby constitute my 2 friends Wikoff Conover & Dr. David Forman, Jr. my executors to carry this will into execution.
In addition to the above bequests, to my SON JOHN I give him the five year old bay horse, the harness & old waggon.
Jacob Lawrence.
Signed, Sealed, Published & Pronounced to be his last will & testament in presence of Tunis Forman one of the witnesses to the foregoing will being duly sworn according to law did depose & say that he saw Jacob Lawrence the testator therein named sign & seal the same & he he saw him publish pronounce & declare the forgoing to be his last will & testament & that at the doing thereof the testator was of sound & disposing mind & memory so far as he knows & as he verily believes. That Samuel Forman & John Forman the other subscribing evidences were present at the same time & signed their names as witnesses to the said testate. Tunis Forman,
Sworn & Subscribed at Freehold July 29, 1823 before me, D C Vanderhoof, Surrogate.
WILL: July 29, 1823. Inventory 1824, Ref: 9504M.
. Wikoff Conover & Dr. David Forman, Jun'r. the Executors in the within testament named being duly sworn according to law did severally declare & say that the within truly the last will & testament of Jacob Lawrence the testator herein named so far as he knows & as he verily believes that they will & truly perform the same by paying first the debts of the said deceased, then the legacies in the said testament specified so far as the goods chattels & credits of the said deceased. That they will make & exhibit into the surrogate office of the County of Monmouth with a true & perfect accounting of all & singular the goods, chattel, credits of the said deceased that have or shall come to their knowledge or to the of any other person or persons for their use a just & true account lawfully require.
Wicoff Conover, David Forman,
Sworn & Published in Freehold, July 29, A.D. 1823 before me, D.C. Vanderhoof, Surrogate.
Recorded in the Surrogate Office of the County of Monmouth at Freehold in Book B of folios P. 350 V, D. C. Vanderhoof, Surrogate.
. NJ, Monmouth Co. Court Records: Minutes 1785 - 1816; Book F - H;
Minutes of the Orphans Court; Book G, 1823 - 1827:
1823, p 23 - Rules to bar & limit creditors.
1824, p 41 - same as above.
1824, p 92 - same as above.
1826, p 249 - settlement of account.
1826, p 277 - same as above.
1827, p 362 - second account of estate; Wikoff Conover Executor; Act. Balance $173.76.
. 1825 Dec 29th, Freehold. Far for Sale. Will be sold at Public Vendue, on Thursday, 26th January next, at 12 o'clock, on the premises the FARM of the late Jacob Lawrence. It is pleasantly situated, about 2 miles from Monmouth Court House, on the public road leading from Richmond's Mill to Middletown Point, containing 130 acres, one half of which is arable, the remainder Meadow & Timer Land of wood quality. There are on aid From, a good dwelling house, barn & wagon house; also a valuable apple orchard, of grafted fruit.
It is deem unnecessary to say anything further on the subject as it is presumed that persons wishing to purchase, will first view the premises,
Signed, Wicoff Conover, David Forman, Executors.
Ref: Emporium & True American Newspaper, Trenton, NJ.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - [1, 2]
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1767 - 1823 (56 years)