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Havens Family in America (ca. 1638)
- By FHS Editor
- Published 12/13/2001
- Imlay Family
In the Name of God, Amen, the twenteth first day of January, One thousand seven hundred and thirty nine I Daniel Havince of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth and Province of New Jersey Yeoman being sick and week of Body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God therefore—calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die Do make & ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I Give and Recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it and for my body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing Douting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God and as touching such Earthly Estate whearewith it has plesed God to bless me with in this life I Give Devise and Dispose of the same in the following manner and form Imprimis I give and bequeth to Christian my dearly beloved Wife all my moveable Estate after my lafull Depts and funerall charges are paid and also all my Lands and Tenements so long as she lives my Widow but if she ceseth to live my Widow either by Marage or Death then I give and Bequeth all my Lands and Tennements to my son George to him his Heirs or assigns for ever but if it shall plese God that my Son George dye before he poseseth my Lands and Tennements or not having lawfull Issue then my will and intent is that my Lands and Tennements Shall be Sold and the money to be equally Divided amongst all the rest of my Children eaquelly alike Item I give to my Daughter Anna five Shillings Item I give to my Son Daneel five shillings Item I give to my son John five shillings Item I give to my Daughter Mary five shillings Item I give to my Daughter Margrett five shillings Item I give to my Daughter Christian five shillings Item I give to my Daughter Ann five shillings all which Legecies so bequethed to be made out of my moveable Estate. My Desire is that my Daughter Ann may live with her mother or Brother George tell She is of Age I likewise Constitute make and Ordain my only and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testement and singular my Lands Measuages and Tennements my well beloved Wife and my Dutiful Son George retifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testement in Witness Whereof I have hearunto Set my Hand and Seal the day and year above written
| Signed Sealed published pronounced & Declared by the said Daniel Havince as his last Will & Testament in the presence of us the Subscribers Jo ” Herring Pr. Traverrie William Matters Wm. Cosgrave |
his Daniel D Havince mark |
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Lewis Morris | |
| Be it also Remembered etc., etc., (oaths of executrix and executor) | |
| Lewis Morris | |
| Lewis Morris, Esq., Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over his Majesty’s Province of New Jersey and the Territories thereon depending in America and Vice Admiral in the same To All to whom these Presents etc., etc., (Record of Proving of Will, March 25, 1740)
Thomas Bartow, Reg’r | |