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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. I, John Heavens of Shrewsbury in the County of Munmuth and State of New Jersey being Week in Body but of sound memory, do this twentit fist daay of July in the Year of our Lord 1788 make this and publish this my last will and Testament in manner following that is to say, Furst of all I recommend my soul into the hand of God that Gave it and my Body to the Earth to be buried in a deasont manor. I alsow will and bequeath all my Lands and Intrust in Lands to my sons John Heavens and Jacob Heavens to beneen equilly divided between them. I alsow Give my son Danniel Ten pound, and to my sone Moses Heavens I Twenty pound if he comes after it in ten year, if not to be Eaquilly devided Amongst the Living. And I Give to my sone Jesse Heavens Five pounds if he Comes home in fore Year, if not to be put to use till his daftor Anna comes of Age then to be given hur. I give to my daftor Eavis Ten pounds, I give to daftor Elizabeth Ten pounds. I Give to my Grand son Jesse Heavens Fifty pounds when he comes of Age And to be put to Intrust till he comes of age. I Give to my grandsons John Davis and Jesse Heavens one Bed and Bedding to bee Cept in hands of my sone John Heavens, hoom I appoint his Gardeen. I alsow ordain my sone Daniel eight pound out of the Remaindors of my Estate the rest to be davoided Acording to Law Between Moses, Eavis, John & Jacob Heavens and Elizabeth Davis. N.B. John is to have the priveleg of the Gras this Year. I likewise Constitute and ordain to my sole Executors, that is to say my sone John Heavens and my sone in law William Davis, of this my last will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have here unt set my hand and seal the day and date above ritten.
(Signed) John Heavens His X mark
L.S. Witnesses Jonathan Curtis, Walter Curtis, Margaret Price.
Affirmed Monmouth 30th day of October, 1778.