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- . Philip Kearny was a member of Assembly. First wife was Miss Ravaud, Lady Barney Dexter. They had 4 Kearny children: Philip, Elizabeth, Susannah & Ravaud Kearney.
. 1742-74 -St. Peter's Church, Perth Amboy, Vesteryman.
. 1862 Aug 9 - Promotion of Gen. Kearney. Gen. Philiip Kearney of this State has been appointed a Major General of volunteers, his commission dating from July 4th. This is an act of justice to a brave man. The many friends & admirers of this brave Jerseyman will be gratified at the a cation of the authorities in recognizing gallantry & merit.
Ref: Newark Daily Advertiser Newspaper, NJ.
. Monday, the 31st ult., died in an advanced age, at his seat at Amboy, Philip Kearney, Esq., many years an eminent lawyer at that place. His death is universally lamented.
Ref: Rivington's New York Gazetteer, No. 121, Aug. 10, 1775.
. Notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to the estate of Philip Kearney, Esq., deceased, late of Perth Amboy, by bond, bill or otherwise, to pay off the interest due on the same; & all persons who have any demands against the said estate are requested to "bring in their accounts that the same may be settled & paid.
To be sold, for want of employ, two likely negro men, one of them about 26 years of age, a complete groom & coachman & used also to house-work. The other about 30 years of age, a valuable house-servant, who understands gardening, & all other country work. ISABELLA KEARNEY, Executrix.
Ref: New York Gazette, No. 1250, Sept. 25, 1775.
. 1770, April 25. WILL of Kearny, Philip, of Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co.;
Wife, Isabella, all the land which was formerly her father's, & land joining thereto, which I bought since our marriage, & both being in Perth Amboy, on west side of High Street; also the land on the north side of Courtland Skinner's farm. If she dispose of none of the lots, then I give the same to my son, Michael; & I give the house & lots where I live, & the pasture lot opposite the Barracks, which I bought of John Stevens the 1st of May, 1762; also the farm where Samuel Nevil lately lived, formerly belonging to Peter Sonmans, which I lately bought at Sheriff's sale, which bounds the north side of Rariton River; also the farm & salt meadow, which bounds the south side of said river, where William Pricket now lives; also 2 lots which I lately bought of Resia Runyon, near the same, to my said wife, while my widow. I also give her £500, & the use of household goods, but, if she marry, then I give her % of the goods & the rest to my daughters, Sarah, Isabella & Joanna, when they are 21. I also give my wife a wench that I lately bought of Widow Bidden. Son, Phillip, the ground rent of £9, arising out of the house & lot in Philadelphia, near the old church, now or lately belonging to John Lawrence, which was given to me by my grandmother, Elizabeth Brittain;
also the ground rent of the wharf, & brick house which I lately gave to him, which he sold to Joseph Donnalson, was also given to me by my grandmother: also the lot of ground I bought of John Martin, & his wife, Mary, lately belonging to the estate of my father, for which I have a deed dated 10th of Aug., 1764, lying in Perth Amboy, on the north side of Smith Street, & bounded on the east by David Gosling & on west by Alexander Cams; also the stone house & water lot I lately bought of Doctor Peter Sonmans, lately belonging to the estate of George Frazer, deceased; also the land I bought of Samuel Nevill, by deed the 16th of Nov., 1762, lying on Piscataway road, & which said Samuel bought of John Dadsworth; also the land I bought of David Demarest, 6th of Aug., 1763, & bounded on south by Rariton River, formerly Peter Sonman's. Whereas I purchased of Timothy Hay, & Mary, his wife, formerly Mary Robertson, by deed the 10 of Sept., 1734, % part of Vs part of 1/24 part of a Propriety in East Jersey, I give the same to my son, Phillip; also the sum of £1,000.
To son, Ravaud, the house which I bought of John Hull, where he now lives, which joins the house where Thomas Skinner lives; also the pasture lot which I bought of Elizabeth Leslie & George Willocks Leslie, & lies on the Piscataway road; also the land on the west side, which I bought of Andrew Johnson, deceased; which 2 lots are a part of a lot patented to Robert Barcley; also the lot I bought of Samuel Fleming; also the farm on the south side of Rariton River, which I bought of John Mott the 4th of March 1752; also the salt meadow joining thereon, & as far north as Stephen Skinner's ditch; also that land in Sussex Co., taken up by me in right of John Harrison, deceased, & joining land belonging to Martin Ryerson; also land I bought at Sheriff's sale in Sussex Co., 21st Dec. last, & lying on the Delaware River.
To daughter, Elizabeth Skinner, the wife of Courtland Skinner, £200, which is in the joint stock of Old South Sea Annuity, now in the name of John Anthony, mill merchant in London. I have an Exchequer Annuity in London of £42 per annum, now in trust for Ferdinand Ravaud, & I give the same to my kinsman, James Kinsey, of Burlington, attorney-at-law, in trust, for the use of my daughter, Susanna Stevens, the wife of Richard Stevens. Whereas John Parr, late Sheriff of Philadelphia, by deedpoll, 8th of May, 1767, for £405, sold to me 2 negro boys & some goods, I give same to James Kinsey, in trust, for the use of my daughter, Susanna Stevens. Whereas I have lands at Barnagate, in Monmouth Co., which I hold In partnership with William Burnet, & also land near Six Mile Run, in Middlesex Co., & other lands which I hold in partnership with Doctor Lewis Johnston,
I give V4, part of said lands to my son, Philip, & 14 part to my son, Ravaud,
& V4, part to my daughter, Elizabeth Skinner,
& 14 part to kinsman, James Kinsey, in trust, for my daughter, Susanna Stevens, but, if she be dead, then to my grandson, Philip Kearny Skinner.
Whereas I have 1/6 part of land in Wall Pack Township, in Sussex Co., by virtue of a deed from Samuel Nevill, dated 10th of Feb., 1755, whereon there is supposed to be a copper mine, I give the same to my sons, Philip Kearny, Ravaud Kearny, Michael Kearny & Francis Kearny. Whereas, I have several freehold rights, & parts of rights to lands in Woodbridge Township, I give same to my son, Ravaud Kearny.
Sons, Michael & Francis, each £500, when 21.
Daughters, Sarah Kearny, Isabella Kearny & Joanna Kearny, each £1,000, when they are 21. Kinsman, James Kinsey, land in Sussex Co., joining to his land, taken up by me in the right of John Harrison, deceased, of 133 acres. Grandson, Philip Kearny Skinner, all that lot in Perth Amboy, near Coles Point, facing the Bay, which I bought of the Executors of William Plumsted, & also that lot on the north side of Smith Street, which I bought at Sheriff's sale, lately belonging to the estate of Joseph Leigh, deceased, by deed dated 15th of Aug., 1764; also 100 acres in Woodbridge, which I bought by Sheriff's sale, late the property of Samuel Moore, deceased, by deed 7th of July, 1760. The rest of my lands I give to my wife during her life, & then to my sons, Michael and Francis.
Executors: wife, Isabella, & Andrew Elliot, of New York City.
Witnesses: Jaines Stevenson, John Johnston, Alexander Watson.
. 1775 Aug. 2. Codicil. I have lately bought lands, which I give to my children. Witnesses: Gertrude Barberie, Thomas Bartow, John Johnston. Proved Aug. 11, 1775. Lib. L, p. 256.
. 1780 July 26. Kearney, Philip, of Amboy. Int. Adm'r: Col. Wm Bond. Fellow bondsman: Thomas Peterson; both of Sussex Co." Witness: John Phillips. Lib. M, p. 88.
Philip's father Michael Kearny, surrogate of New Jersey, Oct. 24, 1720. - - - [1, 2]
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Est 1718 - 1770 (52 years)