Benjamin Mulford

  General Notes:

#360; Benjamin MULFORD and John MORROW, both of Hopewell in the County of Cumberland... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 Dec 1770. ... Benjamin MULFORD... obtained license of marriage for him the said Benjamin MULFORD... and for Hepsebeth WHEATON of the same place... [w] M. EWING, Surrogatehttp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nj/marriage/njmarm08.txt

  Noted events in his life were:

• Will, 16 Aug 1784.
Will of Benjamin Mulford

Will dated August 16, 1784; witnessed by Andrew Hunter, Heath Norbury, Rachel Harris

Inventory taken September 18, 1784 for 182.13.0 pounds by John Jones and John Trenchard

Will proved November 1, 1784

Mulford, Benjamin of Bridgeton, Cumberland Co.
at Lib. 27, p. 30 from Archives of the State of New Jersey, Abstracts of Wills 1781-1785, Series I vol. 35

Wife, Hepsebeth, 1/3 of the moveable estate, and the things she had before marriage; also use of land where I live, on the north side of the main street. Grandson, Benjamin Dare, my wheelwright tools; also the said land; he paying to my other 4 grandchildren, Millicent, Margaret, Mulford and Samuel Dare, 60 pounds. Rest of real estate to be sold, and 1/2 of the money given to my grandsons, Mulford and Samuel Dare, and the other 1/2 to my nephew, Jacob Mulford, in trust, for the benefit of my 2 granddaughters, Millicent and Margaret Dare. Executors - Isaac Wheaton and my wife Hepsebeth.

Benjamin married Hespabeth Wheaton on 20 Dec 1770 in , Cumberland, New Jersey.¹

  Marriage Notes:

Marriage also shown as 21 Dec. 1770 in Cumberland County, New Jersey.
#360; Benjamin MULFORD and John MORROW, both of Hopewell in the County of Cumberland... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 Dec 1770. ... Benjamin MULFORD... obtained license of marriage for him the said Benjamin MULFORD... and for Hepsebeth WHEATON of the same place... [w] M. EWING, Surrogate ²