WILL OF DANIEL MULFORD

Made 7 December 1771

Proved 23 March 1772

Filed in Essex County, New Jersey

Lib. K, page 435-436

In the Names of God, Amen. The Seventh Day of December in the Year of our Lord Christ Anno Dom. One thousand seven hundred seventy one 1771. I Daniel Mulford of the County of Essex and Province of East Jersey Carpenter being very sick and weak of Body but of Perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God, therefore calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do therefore make this my Last Will & Testament in manner and form following That is to say

Principally and first of all I surrender and Commit my Soul in the hands of God that gave it and as touching my Body I recommend it to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian-like decent manner at the discretion of Executors hereafter Named Nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall Receive the same again by the almighty Power of God and as for such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God of his goodness to Bless me in this life, I give, devise and Bequeath as followeth

First: My Will is and is hereby declared to be that all my Just and Lawful debts be paid out of my Estate. Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Doritey for her Right of Dower all and singular those Goods and Chattels which her honoured father has gave to her or me and my Will is that my said wife shall have the use or Interest of the remaining Part of my Estate twelve years in Consideration of her Bringing up my Child that she now is Big with with the Condition that she remain my Widow so long But if she should Marry any time before the twelve years be Expired that then and in that case she shall not have any demand to the use nor Interest of my Estate any longer then the time of her marrying. Item - my Will is that my Executors shall make Sale of all my Estate both Real land Personal excepting that which is gave to my wife that came from her father And I do hereby appoint and Constitute my Executors Guardians for my child above said which is not Born both for its Person and Estate, and my Will is that if my said child should die before it should arrive to full age - that then and in that case all my Estate so bequeathed to that Child shall be Equally divided amongst all my brothers and sisters And I do hereby make and Constitute my honored father Jeremiah Mulford and my honored father in Law Thomas Denman Executors of this my Last Will and Testament Revoking and disannulling all former or other Wills, Testaments, and Legacies heretofore by me made or done. Rattifying allowing this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament - In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day above written.

Signed, Sealed, Declared Published Daniel Mulford (Signed by Mark)

And Pronounced to be the Last Will

And Testament of him the Testator
In Presents of us. (Signed)

James Black, Joseph Budd, John Stites

Joseph Budd and James Black two of the Witnesses to the within Will being duly Sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God did severally depose that they saw Daniel Mulford the Testator within named sign and seal this same and heard him publish pronounce and declare the within Instrument to be his Last Will and Testament and that at the doing thereof the said Testator was of sound & disposing mind and memory as far as these deponents knew and as they verily Believe and John Stites Esq. The other Subscribing Witness was Present and is agreed his name as a Witness to the said Will together with these deponents in the Presence of the said Testator

(signed) Joseph Budd

(signed) James Black

Sworn at the Borough of Elizabeth

the twenty third day of March 1772 before me.

Robert Ogden Jun.

Also at the same time Jeremiah Mulford and Thomas Denman the Executors within named came before me and were duly qualified by taking the Oath of Executors as appointed by Law

(Signed) Robert Ogden (Signed) Jeremiah Mulford

Thomas Denman (by Mark)

Probate Granted by Governor Franklin (in the usual form) Dated the same twenty third day of March 1772. Pettit Reg. Examined and agrees with the Original