Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25

body but through the great mercy of
God of good and perfect memory and
knowing We certainty of death, and We
uncertainty of life, doth make and or
dain this my last will and testament,
revoking and making void all other
wills and testaments heretofore by me
made, doth given and bequeath all my
estate both real and personal inman-
ner as followeth, viz:
| WHEREAS, /, John Wood, We tes-
tator, am possessed of $50 acres of
/, land, fronting on Delaware River, and
adjoining the South side of Woodbury.
Creek, and the head adjoin to Henry
Tredway's side, and to Thomas Gardi-
ner's line, so acres of which land /
give to my son Henry, (adjoining to
that hundred which he, We sd. Henry
is possessed of, to be separated from
his brother Johns land, hereinafter
mentioned, as his brother John and he
can agree.
Igive to my son Constantine Wood,
/ $50 acres of ye aforesaid land, begin
ming at ye corner of ye aforesaid
creek, net Henry Tredway's land, and
go back to Thomas Gardeners land,
and from ye sd. corner down ye sd
creek as by running parelel line to
Henry Tredway's line shall containe
the sd. one hundred and fifty acres, We
deeds being formerly assigned over to
him, to be his and his heirs and as
signs forever.
| i give and bequeath unto my son,
John Wood, the other $50 acres of
land, where my now dwelling house
and plantation is, being the full re-
naming part of ye aforsd $50 acres
~ always excepting the deed have
conveyed away already for a grave
yard with all we buildings and
improvements upon We same to him
&c. Provided nevertheless, that my
wife Sarah shall have, hold, use and
enjoy the parlour, a closet, and what
room she have ocation for in the seller.
and one third part of the fruit, as ap-
pies, peaches and cherries, which shall
grow upon We 3d. plantation, together
with We field called the Chestnut
Filed" and also liberty to keep two
cows. and to NOW fodder for their
wintering, and also liberty to cut what
| fewel, or. fire wood she shall have oc-
alton for, and all this to be for the
| term of her natural life. And also,
my wife is to have liberty to cutt what
| ifurowing stuff shee shall have ocas-
| sion for furoeing ye aforesaid field
AS to my personal estate, will that
| it is divided into three equal parts by
my executors hereafter named. One
/ third part whereof I give to my wife
! Sarah. Another third part to be di-
i vided into five equal shares, and one
whereof l give to my son, Henry
Wood, another I give to my son Con-
stantine Wood, and another I give to
| my son, John Wood, another T give to
my daughter, Alice Wood, and the 9TH
/ er fifth part / give to my daughter
Sarah's four children which she bore
/ to Joshua Lord, to-wit: Elizabeth,
/ James, Alice and Joshua Lord. And
as for the other third part unbe-
Constantine, and ] give 40 shillings to
my executors, hereinafter named for
| their trouble, besides We rest of prove
/ ing the will. The remaining part of
this third that is ungiven, is to equally
divided into two parts, the one where
of 1 give to my wife, and the other
| give to my daughter Alice"
And I do hereby ordain and appoint
my sons Constantine and John, to be
my executors of this my last will and
testament (note) that my debts and
| funeral charges is to be deducted out
of my personal estate before it is to
be divided. The words (acres of land)
were interlined before this was sign
! ed and sealed. In witness whereof l
have set my hand and seal ye day and
year first above written.
JOHN WOOD.
Signed and sealed in the
presence of
Wilt Warner
Joshua Lord
Philip Paul.
Burlington, the 9th day of April, 1907.
Y Then appeared before me Edward
Vincent Cornbury, Capt General and
Governor in and over the province of
New Jersey, New York, &c. Constan-
tine Wood and John Wood, the ex-
ecutors named in the within will and
take their solemn attestations sew
orally being of the people called
Quakers for the due execution of the
same EORNBURY.
Burlington, the 9th of April, 1907.
Then appeared before me Edward
Vincent Cornbury, Capt. General, &C.,
Philip Paul, one of the witnesses to
the within will and declared (having
first taken his solemn affirmation) be-
ing one of the people called Quakers,
that he did see the testator, John
Wood, signe and seal and heard him
publish and declare the within inssru-
ment to be his last will and testa-
ment, and that at the doeing thereof
he was of sound and perfect judge
ment, and memory, and that he did
also see William Warner and Joshua
Lord sign their names as witnesses
thereto in the presence of the Testa-
tor. CORNBURY.
In the will Of John Wood, the elder,
1T was stipulated that in any future
conveyance of land which was devised
to his son John, there must always
be excepted a piece of land he Con
veyed away already for graveyard
forever. This lot was sone acre in
owl onciorN and twas cot acida hv Han