George Allen1
M
| (Witness) Will | 6 May 1773 | George Allen witnessed the will of Robert Howey on 6 May 1773 at Hardwick Twp., Sussex Co., New Jersey; Will of Robert Howey of Hardwick Twp., Sussex Co., 6 May 1773. Wife, Martha, 1/2 of movable estate, Brother Daniel, 20 shillings, Brother William 10 pounds. Nephew Abraham, 5 pounds. To Joseph, son of my nephew Abraham Howey, 5 pounds. Brother Jonah 5 pounds. To Robert Howey, son of my brother Jonah, 5 pounds. To Robert Howey, son of my brother William, 10 pounds. Also bequeasts to John Lowrey, Matthew Lowrey, Clark Lowrey, Martha Beer (daughter of William and Mary Beer). Wife Martha to have use of the land and after her death the use of the land to go to Jane Beer, daughter of William and Mary Beer and if she die, then to William Beer, son of William and Mary Beer. Executors friends Thomas Vanhorn and Matthew Lowrey. Witnesses George Allan, Andrew McLaney, Richard Shackleton. Proved May 18, 1782.2 |
Citations
- [S159] Unknown author, Will of Robert Howey, Hardwick, Sussex Co., NJ. 6 May, 1773, proved 18 May, 1782., Lib. 25, p.253.
- [S159] Unknown author, Will of Robert Howey, Hardwick, Sussex Co., NJ. 6 May, 1773, proved 18 May, 1782., Lib. 25, p.253, Will of Robert HOWEY (HOUEY) (1782): Sussex Co., NJ
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Will of Robert Howey
Of Sussex 1782
In the Name of God Amen, I Robert Howey in the Township of Hardwick, County of
Sussex and in the West Division of the Province of New Jersey, being weak of
body but of perfect mind and memory Thanks be to Almighty God, And knowing the
uncertainty of this mortal life do make this my Last Will and Testament,
Imprimis, I resign my soul into the hands of my Heavenly Father that gave it me,
as for my body I do order and request my Executors hereafter named to bury it in
a Christian Like manner, and as it Pleased Almighty God to bestow on me some of
the good things of this life, after my just debts and funeral charges be paid---
Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Martha Howey all her apparel
and ________?________horse and side saddle and a cow and furniture for a room,
and one half of the remaining part of my moveable estate, Item I give and
bequeath unto my brother Daniel Howey the sum of twenty shillings, Item I give
and bequeath unto my brother William Howey the sum of ten pounds, Item I give
and bequeath unto my nephew, Abraham Howey the sum of five pounds, Item I give
and bequeath unto Joseph Howey (son of my nephew Abraham Howey) the sum of five
pounds,. Item I give and bequeath unto my brother Jonah Howey the sum of five
pounds and suit of white clothes, Item I give and bequeath unto Robert Howey
(the son of my brother Jonah Howey) the sum of five pounds, Item I give and
bequeath unto Robert Howey (the son of my brother William Howey) the sum of ten
pounds and my brown suit of cloths, Item I give and bequeath unto John Lowrey
the sum of ten pounds, Item I give and bequeath unto Matthew Lowrey the sum of
ten pounds and also four acres of bogg meadow that lays in my plantation in
Hardwick, Item I give and bequeath unto Clark Lowrey the sum of ten pounds, Item
I give and bequeath unto Martha Beer (the daughter of William & Mary Beer) the
sum of five pounds, Item I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife Martha
Howey (the use and benefit of the Plantation we now live on as long as she
lives) and after her decease, I give and bequeath the same benefit of said
Plantation unto Martha Beer (the daughter of William and Mary Beer) as long as
she lives, but if she should have any children the said Plantation is to be for
the use and benefit of said children but if she should die without issue then
William Beer the son of William and Mary Beer shall have the benefit of said
Plantation to him and his heirs forever, Item I do constitute and appoint my
trusty friends Thomas Vanhorn Esq. And Matthew Lowrey my Executors to see this
my last Will and Testament be duly executed, and I do revoke and disannul all
other Wills or former Testaments by me made to be void and of no effect and this
only is my last Will and Testament As witness my hand and seal this sixth day of
May one thousand seven hundred and seventy three…________________1773
Robert Houey (his signature) & Seal
(along the edge is written)
Signed Sealed Pronounced and Declared in the presence of us to be his last Will
and Testament and we each of us set our hands as endorsed and in the presence of
one the other… A Shackleton
George Allen )
Andrew W Laney) their signatures
On this 18 day of May AD 1782 Richard Shackleton one of the Witnesses to the
within Will being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God did depose
and say that he saw Robert Houey the Testator therein named sign and seal the
same and hear him publish pronounce and declare this within writing to be his
last Will and Testament, and that at the hour thereof the said Testator of sound
and deposing mind and memory as far as this deponent knows and as he truly
believes and that George Allen and Andrew Laney the other subscribing ____?___
were present at the same time and signed their names as witnesses to the said
Will together with the Deponent in the presence of the said Testator
A Shackleton
Taken before me
The date above at Greenwich Forge
H W Hughes Surrogate
Matthew Lowery surviving Executor in the written Testament named being truly
sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God did depose and say that the Will
and Testament contains the true last Will and Testament of Robert Houey the
Testator therein named so far as he knows and as he verily believes, that he
will well and truly perform the same by paying for the debts of the said
deceased and then the legacies in the said Testament specified so far as the
goods chattels and credits of the said deceased can thereunto extend, and that
he will make and ___?___ into the Prerogative Office at Burlington a true and
perfect Inventory of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said
deceased that have or shall come to his knowledge or ___?___ or into the ___?___
of any other person or persons for his use and render a just and true account
when thereunto lawfully required… Mathew Lowery
Sworn at Greenwich Forge
The 18th May 1782
Before me
H W Hughes Surrogate.
Isaac Allen1
M
| Birth* | | Isaac Allen was born at of MA.1 |
| Marriage* | 30 May 1673 | He married Mary Bowen, daughter of Obadiah Bowen and Mary Clifton, on 30 May 1673 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts.1 |
| Note* | | REF: WFT Vol 7, #143.1 |
Family
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Mary Bowen b. 18 January 1652/53, d. 20 August 1678 |
James Allen1
M
Citations
- [S156] Unknown author, NJ Archives Calendar of Wills, Name: Zachariah Prickett
Date: 22 Jan 1753
Location: Northampton, Burlington Co.
Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. III 1751-1760
Calendar of New Jersey Wills
will of. Son, Richard, to have house and lot in Mount Holly, known by the name of Robert Stevens' place; also the house and 7 acres where I live. Daughters, Patience Smith, Sarah Simons, Mary Paullis Miers, each 5 shillings. Daughter, Hannah Prickett, £60 when 18. Daughter, Hope, £100 when 18. Son, Zachariah, plantation where he lives, except what I give to my son Richard as above. Executor--brother, Jacob Prickett. Witnesses--William Foster. John Goldy, James Allen. Proved Jan. 30, 1753.
Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. III 1751-1760
Calendar of New Jersey Wills
1753, Jan. 28. Inventory, £443.10.5, by George Briggs and Thomas Budd.
Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. III 1751-1760
Calendar of New Jersey Wills
1755, Oct. 17. Account of Executor.
Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. III 1751-1760
Calendar of New Jersey Wills
Burl. Wills, 5221 C; 5637 C.
Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. III 1751-1760
Calendar of New Jersey Wills.
Jean Cavileer Allen1,2
F
Citations
- [S230] Unknown author, Cumberland Co. Families, p. B-30, B-32.
- [S251] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Ancestry.com. Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Name: Romaine Howey Jr
County of Marriage: Palm Beach
Gender: Male
Race: White
Volume: 3235
Certificate: 044376
Source: Florida Department of Health.
John Allen1
M
Citations
- [S146] Unknown author, Salem Co. Historical Society Records (supplied to me by mail without citation), Salem County Historical Society Unrecorded Deed D-380
Grantor: William Foster Esq. and wife Hannah Foster or Evesham, Burlington Co., Western Province of New Jersey
Grantee: Robert Howe of Northhampton, Burlington Co., Western Province of New Jersey
Date: 11 Nov 1773
Location: 470+ acres along Oldman's Creek in Woolwich Twp., Gloucester Co., Western Province of New Jersey
Witnesses: John Allen, William Foster Junr, Josiah Foster
Signed and Sealed: William Foster, Hannah Foster.
Kent Allen1
M, b. circa 1776
| Birth* | circa 1776 | Kent Allen was born circa 1776 at Pilesgrove Twp., Salem, New Jersey.1 |
| Marriage* | 29 July 1806 | He married Delilah Elwell, daughter of Jacob Elwell and Martha Cook, on 29 July 1806 at Cumberland Co., New Jersey.1 |
| Note | | REF: Mulford gedcom.1 |
| Note | | REF: Elwell Family by E. G. VanName.1 |
| Note* | | REF: Cumberland Co. Marriages by H. Stanley Craig.1 |
Mary Allen1
F, b. circa 1735, d. 5 January 1773
| Birth* | circa 1735 | Mary Allen was born circa 1735.1 |
| Marriage | 17 December 1757 | She married Edward Hancock, son of Edward Hancock and Hannah (?), on 17 December 1757 at Salem, New Jersey.2 |
| Death* | 5 January 1773 | Mary Allen died on 5 January 1773 at Salem Co., New Jersey.3 |
| Marriage* | 31 October 1775 | She married Edward Hancock, son of Edward Hancock and Hannah (?), on 31 October 1775 at Salem Co., New Jersey; date of marriage to Mary Allen calls into questions whether these are the right parents for John Hancock or whether Mary Allen is John's mother she would be Edward's second wife).1,4 |
| Married Name | 31 October 1775 | As of 31 October 1775,her married name was Hancock.1,4 |
Citations
- [S124] James N. Acton, Descendants of Benjamin Acton.
- [S251] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1895. Name: EDWARD HANCOCK Spouse: MARY ALLEN Marriage Date: 17 Dec 1757 County: Salem State: NJ.
- [S269] Unknown author, NJ Bible Records Vol. 2, Hancock Bible. Isaac Collins 1791. p. 121.
- [S152] Compiler H. Stanley Craig, Salem Co. Gen. Data, Vol. I, from New Jersey marriage licenses as primary source. Date from this source.
Nancy Allen1
F, b. 14 May 1796, d. 20 December 1852
| Birth* | 14 May 1796 | Nancy Allen was born on 14 May 1796 at New Jersey.1 |
| Marriage* | 11 October 1815 | She married Lewis Radford, son of John Radford and Sarah Forsyth, on 11 October 1815 at New Jersey.1 |
| Death* | 20 December 1852 | Nancy Allen died on 20 December 1852 at Mercer Co., New Jersey, at age 56.1 |
| Married Name | 11 October 1815 | As of 11 October 1815,her married name was Radford.1 |
Citations
- [S368] Bible and Family Records (Gen. Soc of NJ), Bible 5588 Samuel Radford and wife, Elizabeth (married 1730).
- [S41] 1850 US Federal Census Record, Lewis Radford household, 1850 US Census, population schedule, New Jersey, Mercer Co., Hamilton Twp., p. 281, dwelling 450, family 475. Lewis Radford, 56, M, farmer, real estate value 8000, Nancy, 52, F, Maria R. Ford (Radford?), 32, F, Horace R., 8, M, John H., 32, M, farm hand, Catherine Clary, 33, F, born Ireland, William Worthley, 16, M, farm hand. All born NJ except Catherine Clary.
Prudence Allen1
F, b. circa 1790
| Birth* | circa 1790 | Prudence Allen was born circa 1790.1 |
| Marriage* | 2 December 1810 | She married Lewis Venable on 2 December 1810 at Gloucester Co., New Jersey.1 |
| Married Name | 2 December 1810 | As of 2 December 1810,her married name was Venable.1 |
Citations
- [S128] Unknown author, CD#240: NJ Marriages, Gloucester Co. Court records, microfilm number: 0850324.
Robert Allen1
M, b. circa 1772
| Birth* | circa 1772 | Robert Allen was born circa 1772 at New Jersey.1 |
| Marriage* | 5 January 1797 | He married Elizabeth Howey on 5 January 1797 at Monmouth Co., New Jersey.1 |
Citations
- [S399] Marriages of Monmouth County, New Jersey, 1795-1843, Robert Allen and Elizabeth Howey 1-05-1797.