SOURCE: LDS
Microfilm #0565475, Entry No. 277S, Will of John Barber, Book 1, Page 525,
& Book 18 Page 674, Will 1778, Inv. 1778, Acct. 1779
PAGE 1
WILL &
INVENTORY OF JOHN BARBER, 1778,
ENGROSSED AND
PROBATED
RECORDED IN
BOOK OF WILLS No. 18 Page 674
& COMPT (?)
In
the name of God Amen, I John Barber of Sussex County and Township of Greenwich
and Province of New Jersey (Esq.). Being
low in state but of perfect mind and memory, make this my last will and
testament.
First
I recommend my soul to God that gave it.
And my body to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like manner, to the
discretion of my friends, my estate and effects I bequeath in manner following,
First
I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Margaret one third of my personal estate
during her natural life with the use of one room in my dwelling / house to be
furnished, as she shall requess (request?). Over and above the one third of my personal
estate, and sufficient fuel (?) for the sd. (said) room as long as she shall
continue in it.
Second,
I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Ennis the sum of fifty pounds prech (?), to be paid unto her by my two sons Phineas and Jessey on and before the first day of March next entering
the date here of.
Thirdly,
I give and bequeath unto my beloved two sons Phineas and Jessey,
all my lands and real estate to be equally divided between them, and I do
hereby constitute (?) and appoint my good friends James Davison and Col.
Mathias Shipman my whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament,
as witness my hand and seal this thirteenth day of December in the year of our
lord: One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Seven.
Ludlum
Salmon
his
Joseph
Treat John B Barber
Mathias
Shipman
mark
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Ludlum
Salmon & Mathias Shipman two of the witnesses to the written will, being
duly sworn on the holy Evangelist of almighty God. Did so orally depose that they saw John
Barber, Esq. the testator herein named, sign & seal the same & heard
him publicly pronounce and declare this written instrument to be his last will
& testament & that at the doing thereof the (dec.) testator was of
sound & disposing mind & memory as far these deponents know & as
they verily believe, and that Joseph Treat the other subscribing witness was
present & signed his name as a witness to sd. will together with those
deponents in the presence of the said testator.
Sworn
at
13th
January, 1778
Mathias Shipman
before me
Thomas
Anderson, ___
James
Davison, Esq. & Col. Mathias Shipman, _____Esq. with written testament
named, being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist Of almighty God, did depose that
the written last instrument contains the true last Will and Testament of John
Barber, Esq. the testator therein named so far as they know & they verily
believe and that they will well truly perform the same first paying the debt of
_____sd. decd. & then the legacies in the testament specified so far as the
goods, chattels, & credits of the sd. decd. can hereunto ____ & that
they will make & exibit unto the Prerogative
office a ____ true & perfect inventory of all & singular, the goods,
chattels, & credits of the dec. that have ______ all come to their
knowledge or possession or to the possession of any other person or persons for
their use & rendor & ______ & true accot.
(account) when thereunto carefully required.
13
January 1778 James
Davison
before me Mathias
Shipman
Thomas
Anderson, _____
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A True Inventory of the Estate of the Deceased John Barber, Esq.
1778
David
Hayes, one of the appraisers of the written inventory being duly sworn did
depose that the goods, chattels, & credits in the inventory set down &
specific were by him appraised according to their just and true respective __iates & values according to the best of his judgement
& understanding & that John Hendershot, the other appraiser whose name
is herein to inscribed was present at the same time & consented in all
things and the doings there of & that they appraised all things that were
brought to them in view for appraisement of.
Sworn
at
13th
January 1778
before me
Thomas
Anderson, ____
James Davison, Esq. & Col. Mathias Shipman, Esq. Of the last will and testament of dec.(?) written named John Barber, Esq. dec. (?) being duly sworn and depose that the written writing contains a whole and perfect inventory of all & singular the goods, chattels, & credits of the deceased, as far as have come to their possession or knowledge or to the possession of any other person or persons for their(?) use (?).
Sworn
at
15th
January 1778 Mathias
Shipman
before me
Thomas
Anderson, ____
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On the day of Jan ____ in the year of our lord 1778. A true inventory taken of
all the moveable estate of goods, chattels, & credits of John Barber, Esq.
late deceased of
L P ?
To
apparel & purse 16 17 9
To
a writing desk 0 7 6
To
a bed & bedding 5 0 0
To
a low bell 0 7 6
To
one little wheel
To
one dun
To
one %
To
one %
To
one young mare
To
one old %
To
one old loon
To
one P yed %
To
one % brindle
To
one % red cow
To
one % brown white faced cow
To
one % brindle heifer
To
one % red heifer with a star
To
one % red heifer
To
one % black heifer with a star
To
one % heifer pyed
To
one yoak of black stean
To
one black steare with a white face
To
two yearling white calves
To
a young swine
To
one sow with pigs
To
48 sheep
To
a wagon and gears
To
an old waggon
To
one harrow of two ploughs
To
one wind mill
To
one %
To
a cutting box
To
a half bushel measure pitch fork riddle and shovel
To
one cask with 4 bushels thesseed
To
one old sadle & brydle
To
one spade
To
one slay
To
270 feet of boards
To
10 tun of hay
To
25 bushels oats on a stack
To
one barrack wheat 100 bushels
To
green grain in the ground
To
3 hydes
To
200 ___ iron
To
2 howes and a spade
To
a posting ax and 2 pair hopples and a falling ax
To
a bettle and wedges
To
a weavers loom with tackling belonging to pt.
To
tubs barrels and other old vessels
To
one grind stone
To
one churn & butter vessels
To
one ___ two pails and a lag __
To
4 tubs one lash and 2 barrels
To
barrel a twister cash and one lag & several tugs
To
several earthen pots
To
a lefe for holding victuals
To
bale iron
To
one large iron pott
To
a Trarnte 7/0 frying pan 5/ one grid iron 5/
To
an iron ladle 1/6 tron tonges
3/ shovel 2/ iron pott 4/
To
a tea kettle 10/ one tin _____ 5/
To
a pewter Ban__, 3 pewter plates and spoons of dish
To
6 knives and forks
To
a kitchen dresser with other small articles of table
To
a lantern, scales, weights, and bliky
To
a pail
To
a Dyning table
To
one arm chair
To
8 D small chairs
To
one D arm chair
To
a sadle bag
To
a yard wollen cloth @ 5/
To
one bed of bedding belonging to asid bedstand
To
worsted cloth for coat of jacket
To lyning for D
To
150 busheles whear @ 6/
To
one calf shorz
To
___ leather and sole leather
To
60 bushels of corn
To one candleing? scyth
To
an adz agrc, chipels of ax
To
one brideling length
To
2 loves lids
To
cash received for carting to New Windsor
To
cash received for carting to
To
To
Nichol Shipman’s note of
To
Thomas and Joseph Mar’s note of
To
Colonel West’s note of
Errors Excepted
John Hendershot
David
Hayes
SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF
JOHN BARBER,
_____tus
Issued
Entered (Book) No. 16 Folio 323
The settlement of the estate
of John Barber, Esq. Dec. by his E___s
Before
me Thomas Anderson _____ate in the
Sworn
__ 17th February 1779
Before
me James
Davison
Thomas
Anderson, ___ Mathias
Shipman
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____
____ Mathias Shipman, Esq. Col. (?)
of the last will and testament of John Barber, Esq. dec. ____ as well of and
for f____ ____ of the goods, chattels, ____ , & credits of the dec. as have
to their hand & to be administered as of and for their payments and
disbursements out of the ____ & these accounts to charge themselves.
To
the amount of the inventory of the above estate duly exhibited unto the
prerogative office. 659.18.3 (pounds)
For ________ they pray allowance.
No. 1 By cash pd. Thomas
Anderson for probate of will & Test. 3:08:6
No. 2 By do. pd.
Jonathan Willis & do. 0:12:6
No. 3 By do. pd. Phillip Hoffman & do. 2:05:4
No. 4 By do. pd. Wm. Thos. & do.
No. 5 By do. pd. Wm. Thos. & do.
No. 6 By do. pd. John Hendershot
& do.
No. 7 By do. pd. Henry Johnson & do.
No. 8 By do. pd. George Hunter & do.
No. 9 By do. pd. Jacob Winter & do.
No. 10 By do. pd.
No. 11 By do. pd. Abraham Dewitt &
do.
No. 12 By do. pd. John Jones & do.
No. 13 By do. pd. John Jones &
do.
No. 14 By do. pd. Jonathan Manel & do.
No. 15 By do. pd. Henry Solomon &
do.
No. 16 By do. pd. Theophious Shannon & do.
No. 17 By do. pd. Peter Thinney & do.
No. 18 By do. pd. Michael Erayer &
do.
No.
19 By do. pd. Thomas Barber & do. 1:0:0
No. 20 By do. pd. David Hayes &
do.
No. 21 By do. pd. Elijah Phillips &
do.
No. 22 By do. pd. George Lance &
do.
No. 23 By do. pd. George Kezer & do.
No. 24 By do. pd. George Warne &
do.
No. 25 By do. pd. George Warne &
do.
No. 26 By do. pd. George Warne &
do.
No. 27 By do. pd. Lee Howes & do.
No. 28 By do. pd. Settling this acct. & for 04:10:0
Quietus lot
___ 92:74:8
By Commisions on L. 659:18:3 373:18:11
_____ each 46:3:10 285:19:41
By balance
____ in the ------------
Accountants
hand. L.
659:18:3 (pounds)