Will of Enoch Sanford:
In the Name of God amen, I Enoch Sandford of New Barbadoes Neck in the County of Bergen and State of new Jersey, being broken and afflicted in Body, but of sound and disposing Mind and Memory, (blessed be God) do this Day being the Twenty and sixth day of January Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety eight make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in the Manner and Form following, that is to say, In the first place I give devise and bequeath to my Brother Elijah and sister Elizabeth that certain part of portion of my Lot of Land adjoining the Lands of Peter Sandford as is herein after described lying and being in the Precinct of New Barbadoes aforesaid, viz. the same to Begin at the ______________ River Passaic and from there the whole Breadth of my said Lot as far up as to my Orchard the same lying bounded westerly by said River, Northerly by the Land of said Peter Sanford, easterly by my said orchard and southerly by the Land of Abraham Sanford to have and to hold to my said Brother Elijah and Sister Elizabeth their heirs and assigns forever, secondly I give devise and bequeath to my Brother Benjamin, Three Acres of my said abovementioned lot of Land, the same to Begin at the Easternmost Line of the Portion of Land as above bequeathed to my Brother Elijah and sister Elizabeth, and to extend Easterly, the whole Breadth of my Lot, so far as to include Three Acres to have and to hold said last described. Three Acres of Land to my said Brother Benjamin his heirs and assigns forever, thirdly all the residue and remainder of my said Lot of Land that lies bounded Easterly by the Lands of Frances Tuers, Southerly by the Lands of Abraham Sandford, Northerly by the Land of Peter Sanford and Westernly by the Easternmost line of the Land as above bequeathed to my Brother Benjamin, I give devise and bequeath to my said Brother Benjamin during his Natural Life, after the decease of my said Brother Benjamin, I give devise and bequeath the same to Enoch Sanford the son of my said Brother Benjamin and to his heirs and assigns forever, in case said Enoch shall die under age and without issue lawfully begotten, in such case I devise and bequeath the same to Elijah the son of my Brother Benj In Fee Simple, in case said Elijah shall die under age and without issue lawfully begotten, I then bequeath the last mentioned Portion of Land to Ebenezer the son of my Brother Benjamin his heirs and assigns forever. Fourthly I give devise and bequeath to my brother Elijah my youngest Calf, to hold to him his heirs and assigns, Fifthly, I give devise and bequeath to my sister Elizabeth, her heirs and assigns my calf that is ____ Years old, Sixthly the Residue of my Cattle all my sheep and all my Residue of Personal Estate wheresoever the same may be found I give devise and bequeath to my Brother Benjamin and to his heirs and assigns forever, lastly I do nominate, constitute and appoint my beloved brother Benjamin and Elijah executors of this my last Will and Testament. |