Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey, Volume 2Lewis Publishing Company, 1907 - Mercer County (N.J.) |
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acres Anna Applegate became Benjamin born April born August born December born February born January born July born June born March born November born October born September Bucks county Burlington county Catherine Charles chil child College Company Cubberley daugh daughter of John David death deceased December 20 descendant dren Dutch Neck Edward eldest Eliza Emma engaged England Ewing township farm farmer father February 15 George graduated Hamilton Square Hamilton township Hannah Hendrickson Henry Hightstown homestead hundred Hutchinson Isaac Jacob James Jane Jersey Joseph land Lawrence township Margaret married Elizabeth married Mary married Sarah married second married William Mercer county Monmouth county native parents Pennsylvania Peter Philadelphia political Presbyterian church Princeton Princeton township public schools Rebecca resided Richard ried Robert Samuel Schenck Scudder Stockton Thomas three children Tindall tion town Trenton unmarried West Windsor township wife York
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Page 697 - Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my Body I Recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a Christian Like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall Receive the same again by the Mighty Power of God...
Page 697 - Therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament.
Page 697 - Executor, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God And as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this Life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form...
Page 810 - You know the rest. In the books you have read, How the British Regulars fired and fled, — How the farmers gave them ball for ball, From behind each fence and farm-yard wall, Chasing the red-coats down the lane, Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road, And only pausing to fire and load.
Page 697 - Mind the Mortality of my Body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament...
Page 443 - He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and of the American Philosophical Society...
Page 802 - Testament, in witness whereof I, the said Maurice Baum Senr, have to this my last Will and Testament Set my hand and Seal the Day and Year above written.
Page 802 - Deponent in the presence of each other and in the presence of the Testator.
Page 808 - She could read any English book without much spelling; but for pickling, preserving, and cookery none could excel her. She prided herself also upon being an excellent contriver in housekeeping; though I could never find that we grew richer with all her contrivances.