Person:John Vining (11)

Estate Records

From "Extracts from American Newspapers", William Nelson:

To be sold by Public Vendue, | On Saturday the sixth Day of March next, at six o'clock | in the evening, at the London Coffee-house (if not | sold before by private sale)

The following tracts of land, belonging to the estate of John Vining, deceased:

A Tract of Land situate in Salem county, in the province of West New-Jersey, adjoining the town of Salem, and extending two miles on a navigable creek, which ebbs and flows near six feet : This tract is accommodated with several good landings on said creek, distant about thirty miles from Philadelphia, and four from a Glass-house, where several German families are settled. The whole tract contains 1,722 acres, whereof 170 are banked and meadow, producing fine grass; 176 are marsh, which may at a small expence be banked and converted into excellent meadow for grass or hemp; 1081 acres are upland, remarkably well timbered; 81 acres are white oak swamp, of a most luxuriant soil; and the remaining 295 acres are cleared : On which are erected a large two story brick messuage, two brick kitchens, and a large frame barn, besides several other out houses. The whole of this land is perhaps equal to any in East or West Jersey, as well in the fertility of the soil, as the value of the timber; and may be conveniently divided into several excellent farms, both for cultivation and grazing, with a sufficient quantity of meadow arable, and woodland to each farm.

Also a tract, containing about 500 acres of woodland, contiguous to the above-described tract. The titles are indisputable, and the lands clear of quitrent. Any person inclining to purchase the whole, or any part of the above-described lands, before the day of sale above-mentioned, may know the terms by applying to the subscribers, executors of the testament and last will of John Vining aforesaid.

Benjamin Chew,

Charles Ridgely or

Benjamin Wynkoop.

[Source: The Pennsylvania Packet, No. 69, February 15, 1773].

Notes

John Vining named executor in the will of his sister-in-law, Ruth (Ridgely) Gorrell:

Ruth Ridgely Gorrell Will. Widow. Will. Made Dec 6, 1753.

Heirs: dau. Sarah; niece Ann Warfield; nephews Elisha Warfield, Benjamin & Nicholas Vining; son-in-law of James Gorrell; father Nicholas Ridgely, Esq.; brother Charles Greenberry Ridgely; sisters Sarah & Elizabeth Ridgely.

Exec , father & bro. John Vining.

Guardian Benjamin Chew. Wits. Richard.. (need next page. (p. 155, Calendar of Kent Co Delaware Probate Records 1680-1800 compiled by Leon deValinger, Jr. State Archivist--Md Historical Soc)

From Rootsweb Message Board:

From: JVMcGovern Subject: Re: [Vining] JOHN VINING OF DELAWARE Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 15:27:35 -0500 (GMT-05:00)

Hi Cyndi and all Vinings,

John Vining of Delaware b. abt 1720 m. Rachel Ridgley and @) Phebe Wyncoop John was the son of Benjamin Vining and Mary Middleton Rachel was the daughter of Nickolas Ridgley and Sarah Worthington. Source: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/VINING/2008-02/1202070455

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see Life & Correspondence of Gov. Read