MySource:Quolla6/Stillwell, 1903:Vol 3

James Grover's Will From Source:Stillwell, 1903; Some sources cite "Liber I, p. 68, East Jersey Deeds", which is presumably Stillwell's source

In the Name of God Amen, I Person:James Grover (1) , Senr., of Middletowne , in the County of Monmouth , in New East Jarsey , being Sencible of my Mortallity and at present of perfect and sound mind and memory, thankes be to Allmighty God, Doe make, Constitute, Ordaine and declare this my last Will and Testament in Manner & forme following, Revoakeing and Annulling, by these presents, all and every Testament and Testaments, Will and Wills heretofore by me made and declared, Either by word or writeing, and this to be taken only for my last Will and Testament, and none other.

Item. I Bequeath my Soule to Allmighty God that gave it, and my body to the Earth, to be buried in Decent Manner and in such place as my Executrs hereafter named shall appoint.--And as for such Temporall Estate as it hath pleased God to bestow uppon me, I doe Give, Order and dispose of the Same in manner and forme following, (that is to Say)--ffirst I Will that all those debts and Duties as I owe in Right or Conscience to any man whatsoever, shall be well and truely contented and paid, in convenient time after my Decease, by my Executrs. hereafter Named.--.

Item I Give and Bequeath and my Will is that my Mansion house, my Mill with all that belongs thereto, and all my land lying on the N. E. Side of the Mill Creek , togather with all my Meadow land adjoyning or Elce where, shall be divided into three Equall parts, One third I give to my Son, James Grover , One third to my Son-in-law, Benjamin Borden , for the Sake of his Wife, my Daughter Abigall , and the other third part I giue to my Son-in-Law, Richard Gardiner , for the Sake of my Daughter, Hannah his Wife, with all the privelidges & appurtenances thereunto belonging, to them and to theire Heires, Executrs. Administratrs, or Assignes.

Item All the rest of my Estate, Moueable and immoueable, both household stuffe, tooles, Implements--Cattle, horses, Swine, and everything elce that is mine, my will is that after the decease of me and my Wife, it shall be Equally devided between my fiue Children, James , Joseph , Safety , Abigall and Hannah--. Item My Will is that after my Decease, all my Estate, both Reall & personall, shall be & Remaine in the possession of my Deare Wife, Rebecca , for her Support & Maintenance, so long as she shall liue or remaine a Widdow, and afterwards to be disposed of as aboue Specified. Lastly--I doe Ordaine and Appoint my Son, James Grover , and my Son-in-Law, Richard Gardiner , to be my Executrs. and none other, after my decease, to see this my Will & Testament performed.

In Wittnesse whereof I haue hereunto Set my hand & fixed my Seale, this ffirst day of December, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Six hundred Eighty & five. James Grover , Sen. [Seal].

Signed & Sealed and declared to be the last Will & Testament of James Grover , in presence of us Richard Hartshorne Tho. Webley.

The will was proved Jan. 28, 1685, by the witnesses, Richard Hartshorne and Tho. Webley , before John Throckmorton .

1685/6 December An accompt of what debts haue been paid, and Charges Expended, of the estate of of James Grover , Senyr, late of Middletowne , deceased, by James Grover , Junyr, and Richard Gardiner , Executors of the Last Will and Testament of the sd: deceased as followeth:. £. s. d.

28-Dec. To funerall Charges and fencing the grave, 06. 10. 0.

Jenewry 5. To giting the Estate Inventared, 01. 0. 0.

ffebr. 1. To a day spent in giting ye will atested & paying witneses 00. 10. 0.

Allowed 3 £. 5. To two men four daies and expences, going to Elizabethtowne and fees to the Secretary for Recording the will and leter of Administration and probate bond &c. £ s. d. 4. 10. 0

To Recording the inventary, 00. 5. 0.

To a debt paid to David Browne , 05. 16. 0.

To a debt paid to John Perce , 00. 8. 0.

To a debt paid to James Robinson , 00. 6. 0.

1686

3-Jun. To a debt paid to John Stout , 00. 6. 0.

To a debt paid to ye widow Abigell Lippincot , 00. 15. 3.

To a debt paid to Joseph Grover for shingling ye hous, 01. 12. 0.

Ditto for eighteen days work about the mill, 02. 14. 0.

To a debt paid to James Grover junyr. for framing the house, 05. 0. 0.

Ditto for sixteen days other work about the house and giting timber for the Mill, 03. 17. 0.

3-Oct. To Quitrents paid to Governor Lowry , 20. 4. 0.

To a debt paid to John Wilson junyr, 00. 5. 0.

To a debt paid to Jobe Throckmorton , 00. 7. 6.

To a debt paid to Robert Hammillton , 00. 17. 6.

To a debt paid to Benjamine Borden , 01. 6. 0.

To a debt paid to Richard Gardiner , 00. 10. 0.

disallowed 28. To Charges expended in defending a case at law commenced by Conall Lewis Morris , 01. 19. 0.

allowed 10 s. To time and expences going to Amboy to Record the accompt, 02. 0. 0.

To the Secretary, his fees. 0. 5. 0.

To the sherife for two baile bonds, 00. 4. 0.

must advise. To maintaining the widdow dureing her life, 15. 0. 0.

allowed 30 s. To Charges expended in vindication of ye estate, 09. 12. 0.

allowed 30 s. To time and expences in going three times to Amboy , 03. 0. 0.

To expence at the funerall of the widow, 05. 0. 0.

To the Sherife for a baile bond, 00. 2. 0.

allowed 10 s. timeinde. 40s. To time and Charges Expended in going four times to Amboy 04. 0. 0.

1685 february, What losses hapened to the estate while it Remained in the possosion of the widow. £. s. d.

To a mare and Colt dying apprised at 04. 10. 0.

August.

To an ox dying apprised at, 05. 0. 0.

1686

To six swine dying apprised at, 02. 10. 0.

I must advise as to the 3 articles above. To three Cows dying of ye destemper apprised at, 10. 0. 0.

An Inventary of the Estate of James Grover , Senr., of Middletown , in the Countey of Monmouth , in New East Jersey , (late Deceased), taken and appraised by John Throckmorton , John Willson , Senr., & William Layton , the 5th day of January, 1685/6, as followeth, Vizt:.

£. s. d.

Imps. The house and land, with the Mill and all things thereto belonging 120. 0. 0.

Two Oxen, 10. 0. 0.

Three Cowes, 10. 0. 0.

Two three year & vantage Steers, 08. 0. 0.

One two and Vantage Steer, 02. 10. 0.

One bull of the same Age 01. 10. 0.

Three yearling heifers & one steer, 07. 0. 0.

Three Calves, 03. 0. 0.

One horse 02. 10. 0.

One Mare and Colt 04. 10. 0.

Six barrowes and three Sowes, 10. 0. 0.

£. s. d.

Seaventeen Small Shoutes at 6s., 05. 2. 0.

Three ffeather bedds & bedding, 19. 0. 0.

A parcell of Indian Corne, 05. 0. 0.

A parcell of tobacco, 01. 0. 0.

A Stacke of wheat 04. 0. 0.

A Corne ffann, 00. 9. 0.

About 8lb??. powder, 00. 12. 0.

A pigg of Lead, 01. 6. 0.

A Cow hide, 00. 8. 0.

A bridle & Saddle, 01. 5. 0.

A toole chest & some Old tooles, 01. 0. 0.

Two other chests, 01. 2. 0.

A Grindstone, 00. 16. 0.

Two beetle rings & 3 wedges, 00. 6. 0.

One great brasse Kettle, 03. 0. 0.

One brasse stew pan, 01. 0. 0.

Three Iron potts & 2 Iron kettles, 01. 12. 0.

A parcell of pewter dishes & potts, 02. 0. 0.

A Small Iron Crow & some other lumbr. Vallued alltogather at, 00. 15. 0.

Sum. 228. 13. 0.

The aboue Inventary was taken and appraised as a true Inventary the day & year abovesd by us.

John Throckmorton .

John Willson .

William Layton .

Perth Amboy: 8th June--1697.

The Executors of James Grover is Dr.

To the Inventory of James deceased.

is. .Dr.

viz. .£108.13.

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By severall payments as pr. Reciepts produced & some small things swore to £66. 10. 3.

After deduction made out of Articles overcharged, and the Article of £15. for the widowes maintainance & the Stock of Cattle which dyed In the Widdowes possession which I must bee Resolved In by Law before I can allow them Remaines therefore Assets In theire hands £42. 2. 9.

If the Law allow the Article of the Widdowes maintainance & the Loss of the Cattle then the Assets will be only £5. 2. 9.

Estate of James Grover , Senr., late of Middletown , Deceased, to James Grover , Junr., and Richard Gardiner , Executrs of the last will & Testament of the said Deceased is @ Dr.

1685/6. £. s. d.

Decem. 28th To so much Expended for ffunerall charges, 05. 10. 0.

Janr. 5. To Expence in getting the Estate Inventaried, 01. 0. 0.

ffeb. 1. To one day Expended in getting the Will attested and for 2 Witnesses, 00. 10. 0.

To 4 daies of two men Expended in goeing to Eliz. Towne , & for Expence & charges to the Secretary for Recording the Will, Lettr. of Administracon &c. 4. 10. 0.

To so much paid for Recording the Inventary, 00. 5. 0.

To so much paid David Browne , 05. 16. 0.

30-Mar. To John Peirce , 00. 5. 0.

£. s. d.

To James Robinson , 00. 6. 0.

To John Stout , 00. 6. 0.

3-Jun. To Abigall Lippincott , 00. 16. 0.

17 To Joseph Grover for 8 daies worke about shingling the house, 01. 12. 0.

To ditto for Six daies of 3 men about the Mill, 02. 14. 0.

To James Grover Junr. for frameing the house, 05. 0. 0.

To ditto for 16 daies worke about the house & getting Timber for the Mill, 03. 17. 0.

Octo. 3. To Governr. Laurie , 20. 4. 0.

To so much paid for threshing fanning & Carting wheat to Middletowne 01. 4. 0.

9br. 5. To so much paid John Willson , 00. 5. 0.

To Robert Hamilton , 01. 2. 0.

To Job Throckmorton , 00. 5. 0.

To a Mare & Colt dyed appraised at, 04. 10. 0.

To an Oxe dyed appraised at, 05. 0. 0.

To charges about said Oxe to ye. farrier &c. 0. 7. 6.

To Six Swine dyed appraised at, 02. 10. 0.

To Indian Corne given the Cattle & Swine, 05. 0. 0.

To so much Expended in defending a Case at Law by Collo. Morris at Monmouth Court xbr. 28th., 1686. 1. 19. 0.

To Expence in goeing to Amboy to Record the Accott. 3 daies of 3 men. 2. 16. 0.

To the Secretary for his ffees, 00. 5. 0.

To the Sherriffe for 2 baile Bonds, 00. 4. 0.

To 15 daies Expended by James Grover and Richd. Gardiner in goeing to the ffarme to looke after the Estates. 6. 0. 0.

To so much Expended in maintaineing the Widdow, 15. 0. 0.

£98. 18. 0.

Janr. 14th, 1686.

This is a true Accott. as Wittnesse our hands.

James Grover .

Richd Gardiner .

Perth Amboy: 8th. June--1697.

the Executors of James Grover is Dr.

to the Inventory of James deceased.

is. .Dr.

viz. .£108-13-0.

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By severall payments as pr: Receipts produced & some small things swore to After deduction made out of Articles overcharged, and the article of £15. for the widows maintainance & the stock of Cattle which died in the widows possession which I must be resolved in by law before I can allow them. £66-10-3.

Remains therefore Assets in their hands £42-2-9.

If the Law the Article of the Widdows maintainance & the Loss of the Cattle then the assets will be only £5-2-9.

Issue.

Stillwells genealogical notes:

Joseph Grover ; died 1689.

James Grover ; died 1715.

Safety Grover , born 1658.

Abigail Grover.

Hannah Grover.

JOSEPH GROVER , "second son" of James Grover , 1, married Hannah , daughter of William Lawrence , of Middletown , who, upon his demise, married, second, Nathaniel Leonard , of Middletown , Jan. 9, 1694-5.

1714, Aug. 26. James Grover , of Middletown , wheelwright, sold to William Winter , cordwainer, of the same place, all his interest in a tract of land, lying on the North West side of Middle run, and on the North East side of the Mill Creek , devised by his father, James Grover , to his son, James Grover , and his son-in-law, Benjamin Borden , for the sake of his daughter, Abigail Borden , and son-in-law, Richard Gardiner , for the sake of his daughter, Hannah ; also land, at Shoal Harbor ; also "the Housings, Mill stones and all the Iron work, with all the utensils belonging to the old mill, with all the Premises, Liberties, Priviledges, and Appurtenances, belonging to the said Land, on the north west side of the middle run," etc.

1714, Mch. 7. The surviving Commissioners, viz.: John Reid , Obadiah Bowne , Elisha Lawrence , John Hepburn , John Woolley , appointed by Act of the General Assembly, for laying out of highways, in the County of Monmouth , "do appoint Capt. Richd Stout and Stoffel Longstreet in place of Benjamin Borden , who is removed out of the sd county above a year, and Capt. John Lawrence deceased above a year.".

In 1672, George Mount 's name was coupled together with Benjamin Borden in the purchase of lands from the Indians at Middletown , and again, in 1676, the same individuals, George Mount and Benjamin Borden , received patents for lands adjacent to each other in Cohansey, West Jersey . This intimate association raised a hope in the minds of some that the maiden name of the wife, or the mother of George Mount , was perhaps Borden , but a study of the wills of Matthew Borden , of Hedcorn, England , and his two emigrating sons, Richard and John , eliminates any such conclusion, and we are forced to decide that the intimate relations of Mount and Borden were based upon friendship and not kinship. Further it might be well here to eliminate another suggestion, that George Mount married a sister of Abigail Grover , wife of Benjamin Borden , but this, too, falls to the ground when an analysis of the known Grover history is made.