LaFetra Resources
Genealogical and Memorial History of the state of New Jersey, by Francis Bazley Lee
Historical and Genealogical Miscellany: Data Relating to the Settlement and Settlers of New York and New Jersey by John E. Stillwell, at Ancestry.com
Perley Family by M. V. B. Perley, 1906
The Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy 1750-1930, FTM CD #192 by Hinshaw
The Register, NEHGS, Boston
Genealogy Magazine of New Jersey
Early New Jersey Marriage Extracts, Obits and Cemetery listings courtesy of U.S. Genweb Archives
A Listing of those buried in the cemetery at the Friends Meeting House in Plainfield, NJ.
Will of Elizabeth Ruth Lafetra 1895
Will of Edmond Lafetra from http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nj/monmouth/wills/colwills01.txt
LAFETRA, EDMOND "of ye town of Shrousbury,"
Co. of Mon., "being fick of body." Dated
Sept. 4, 1687. Proved 22nd of 9 mo., 1687, by acknowledgment of nicolas Browne,
wit., to signature of Eadmond Leafeatra, before John Hance, Afeafteant,
and Peter Tilton.
Gives: "to my deare & loving Wife the Settlement & houfe I Now live
upon dureing her life and after her deceafe "to fall into ye hands of my Son
Edmond." "Also .. unto my Son Edmond Liberty & property to fetle & build "on
aney part of ye affore faid tract of land, at ye age of twenty one years
provided his fettlement may be no detrement "or damage to his
Mother ... "; "unto my fon in law John West All ye feverall tracts of land at
Manafquan that "doth properly belong unto me ye Said Lafetra unto him ye faid
John West dureing his life & to his heirs ... and "for want of fuch heires to
fall to my daughter farah Lafetra, to her & her heires ... "; "unto
my daughters Elizabeth West & Sarah Lafetra to each one yeare ould &
advantage heiffer to be delivered unto ym at my deceace"; "unto my "son Joseph
West twenty Shillings to be paid unto him by my wife ... "; "unto my wife all
my goods & Chattels "dureing her life and at her death to be at her
disposeing, only Carts & plough tacling ... to be Excepted and yn that "to
fall unto my fon Edmond Lafetra ... "; "unto my Children Robert West ffrances
Stout Mary Cammock & "Ann Chamberlin Each of them five fhillings to be paid at
my deceafe unto ym out of my Estate by my Wife ... "
Appoints "my affectionate wife to be my fole & absolute Executer."
Wits.: EDMOND LAFETRA [his mark]
Nicholas Brown [his mark]
Judah Allen
Tho. Webley
Entered upon the Publick Records, of Province of East New Jersey,
in Lib. B., fol. 215, Dec. 8, 1687. Jas. Emott.
MISS
LAFETRA'S WILL., from
http://www.distantcousin.com/obits/nj/1800/1895/Oct/16.html
Robinson Pound Wins in the Supreme Court.
The Elizabeth R. Lafetra will case came up in court on Monday. The will had been
made in 1887, and three codicils had been added since that time. In the will
Miss Lafetra gave the farm on the road between Shrewsbury and Eatontown to
Robinson Pound, whom she had brought up and who had lived with her for many
years. This farm was substantially all of Miss Lafetra's property. Mr. Pound's
father had married Miss Lafetra's niece as his second wife previous to 1887, and
it was said that an agreement had been made between the elder Pound and Miss
Lafetra whereby Mr. Pound's second wife was to get all his property at his
death, and Miss Lafetra was to bequeath her property to Robinson Pound. Miss
Lafetra's will stated that she left her property to Robinson Pound for love and
affection, and as an equivalent for the property he would have received had his
father not married the second time. When Mr. Pound died he did not leave all his
property to his wife, but some of it went to his son, and this was relied on by
those who wished to break the will as the chief point in their favor.
The case came up before Judge Beasley and a jury. James Steen of Eatontown and
Wm. T. Hoffman represented those who wished to break the will, and who were Miss
Lafetra's relatives living at New York, Newark, Plainfield and other places.
Nevius & Wilson of Red Bank represented the other side. Mr. Steen claimed that
the will was not valid because of fraud, because of undue influence, and because
Miss Lafetra was not capable of making a will; and also because of that
agreement which had not been carried out. Judge Beasley stated that if they
wanted to attack the will on the ground of fraud, or of undue influence, or of
lack of capacity, he would hear the evidence they had to offer, but that if they
wanted to attack the will on the ground of that agreement they would have to go
to the court of chancery.
The people who wanted the will broken held a consultation with their lawyers and
concluded to abandon the case in this court and take it to the court of
chancery.
Source: Red Bank Register, October 16, 1895
New Jersey Obituaries
www.distantcousin.com/obits/nj/1800/1895/Oct/16.html