The Will of John West, husband of Jane Wing

WILL of JOHN WEST, of the Town of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., "Being weak in Body." Dated Mch. 4, 1728. Proved by attest. and oath of Preserve Lipencot and George Thornborough, subscribing Evidences; before Lawrence Smyth, Surrogate, Mon. Co., Feb. 9, 1728. Gives: "unto my Loving Brother William West, my Eldest Son Bartholemew and unto my Good friend George Williams "of the Said Town County and Province .... Yeomen or any two of them their heires .... in Trust "All that plantation whereon I now Liveth and all other my Lands and Plantations Scituate .... in the Said "Town of Shrewsbury and County of Monmouth .... and also all my Lotts of Land Scituate .... in the "Citty of Perth Amboy To the intent that they William West, Bartholemew West and George Williams or any two of them "their heires .... shall have full power .... to Dispose of .... All the said plan[ta]tions and Lotts "of Land as their Councel Learned in the Law they or any two of them their Heirs .... shall be Advised to and "for the .... payment of all my .... Debts and for the .... payment of .... "Legacys ...."; "unto my said Eldest son Bartholemew West the Sum of One Hundred pounds To be "paid by said Trustees and Executors .... within three Years next after my Decease ...."; "unto my "Second Son Joseph West the like Sum of one Hundred pounds to be paid unto my said Son by said Trustees and "Executors .... within three years next after my Decease ...." "I .... Bequeath third Son "John West the Like Sum of one hundred pounds to be paid by my Said Trustees and Executors .... within three "years after my Decease ...."; "unto fourth Son Stephen West the like Sum of one hundred pounds to be paid "by my Trustees and Executors .... within three years after my Deceafe ...."; "unto my Youngest "Mathew West the Like Sum of one Hundred pounds to be paid by my Said Trustees and Executors .... within "three Years next after my Deceafe ...."; "unto my Eldest Daughter Jerusha Wife of William Curlifs the Sum of "Twenty pounds to be paid by my Said Trustees and Executors .... within three Years next after my Decease "...."; "unto my Second Daughter Catherin West the Sum of fifty pounds to be Laid out ... to Intrest "into good able and Sufficient Hands ... for use .. and mainteynance of my said Daughter by my said Trustees "in one Years time next after my Deceafe and .... that when my said Daughter Catherin shall Dye then the said "fifty pound principal money shall be Equally Divided amongst my Children then Living att the time of her Deceafe "...."; "unto my third Daughter Judidah the Like Sum of fifty pounds to be paid by my said trustees and Executors ".... within three years next after my Deceafe and also one bedd and furniture belonging and also one Cow ..."; "unto my fourth Daughter Audrey the Like Sum of fifty pounds to be paid by my Said Trustees and feather bedd and "furniture belonging ??ereto and also one Cow ...."; "unto my fifth Daughter Lavina the Like Sum of fifty Pounds "to be paid by my said Trustees att or upon her Day of Marriage with one feather bedd and furniture .... and one "Cow ...."; "unto my Youngest Daughter Jane the Like Sum of fifty pounds to be laid out .... to Intrest "by my Said Trustees .... for the whole use .... of my said Daughter untill she shall be married and then "the said principal and Intrest to be paid by my said Trustees ...."; "unto all my Grand Children the Sum of three "pounds a peece within four years next after my Deceafe ...."; "if .... there shall be any Over plus over "and above remaining out of my real and personal estate when my Just Debts are paid and my Legacys .... that "then the Over plus Shall be Divided amongst all my Children each According to their Legacy allready given (that is) all "my Sons shall have twice as much as any of my Daughters ...." Constitutes "my Brother William West, Bartholemew West and George Williams my Executors in trust ...." Wits.: JOHN WESTT Preferue Lippincott Daniel Lippincott Geo. Thornborough "Memoranduum March ye 9th, 1728." "That Since the .... fealing .... of the above .... will My will is .... I give .... "unto my Daughter Judidah one Chest of Drawers lying in the New House Chamber ...."; "unto my Daughter "Audrey one Cupboard in the faid New House Chamber ...."; "unto my Daughter Lavina one Chest of Drawers "next to the bedd whereon I am use to Lye and .... that my said Daughter shall be put to School for one twelve "months And then I impower my said trustees to put and bind her to the trade of a Taylor ...."; "unto my Daughter "Jane one great bible and one box of Drawers and that my said Daughter shall be kept to School by said trustees and "then to be put to a trade the Taylors ...." Wits.: JOHN WEST [his mark] Preferue Lippincott Daniel Lippincott Geo. Thornborough Oath of Executor, Bartholomew West; before Lawrence Smyth, "on the Day abovementioned." [Feb. 9, 1728.] "Recorded in the book of Wills, Liber B., folio 251 to 253." ------------------------ INVENTORY of JOHN WEST, of Shrewsbury, Mon. Co., Yeoman, by John Scott and Adam Brewer. Dated Mch. 22, 1729. Items of Interest: œ s d "Wearing Apparel 05--10--00 "Pewter Quarts and Gills Cupps 00--15--00 "Old Pewter 03--00--00 "One Old Loom .... 01--12--00 "Seven weavers Slays .... 01--08--00 "Carpenter, Joyners and Turners Tools 04--17--00 "ffour Thousand Bricks 03--04--00 "Pine boards 00--16--00