Middlesex County

 Inyard, John ~ Will

Submitted by:
Leatha A. Betts
jlabetts@burgoyne.com

John Inyard, Will of Middlesex, Proved May 19th 1763, Enscribed, recorded
in H of wills, page 262 (#3971, Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., New Jersey.)
 
"In the name of God, Amen, the twenty sixth day of December in theyear of
our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and fourty Eight, I John Inyard of
Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex and province of East New Horforbeing
very sick and wak in bocy but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given
unto God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and knowing
that it is appointed for all men once to Dye do make and ordain thismy
last will & testament that is to say principally and first of allI give
and recommend my soul into the Hands of God that gave it and for my Body,I
recommend it to the Eart(h) 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 Powerof
God, and as touching such wordly estate wherewith I hath prayed God to
bless me in this Life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the
following manner and form.
 
First of all my will is that all my just and lawfull debts and funeral
charges be pade out of my movable estate.
 
Item I give to my well beloved son John Inyard the sum of five shillings
to be paid out of my moveable estate.
Itme I give to my well beloved son Silas Inyard, the sum of five shillings
to be paid out of my moveable estate.
Item I give to my well beloved daughter Annay Congar on two year oldMoar
(Mare).
Imprimis I give to my we beloved wife Mary Inyard the vso benefit ofall my
Lands and houses till my two yongest sons come to the age of twenty one
years, if the remains my widow but if she dyes or marieth again the place
shall be rented out for the benefit of the said two sons David and Bejamin
till they come of age and if the remains my widdow after the two sonsDavid
& Benjamin comes of age she shall have the priviledge of liveingwith them
on the place and have the thrid part of the benifit of all my lands solong
as she remains my widdow and a third part of all my moveable estate.
Item I give to my weell beloved daughters Rachal Enyard Nostroak andAlche
Enyard & Else Enyard the remaining part of my moveable estate tobe equally
divided among them three except my horses and plow & plow tacklinand one
gun a gun table and a chest.
Item I give to my wife's daughter Elisabeth Doclin one gun table andone chest.
Item I give to my well beloved sons David & Benjamin Enyard all and
singular the lands and tenennts by them freely to be possessed and enjoyed
by them their Heirs and assigns forever, to be equally divided betweenthem
boath and also all my horses and plows and plow tacklin and one gun tobe
equally divided between them boath.
And I likewise constitute make and ordain my Dearly and well belovedwife
Mary Inyard and my friend William MacDaniel for my only and sole executors
of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow eevoak
& disannul all and every other former testaments wills legacies and
executors, by me in anyway before this line named willed and bequeathed
ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and
testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal theday
month & year above writon.
 
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and Declared by the said John Inyardas
his last will and testament in the presence of us the
subscribers (signed) John Enyard
 
Robert Thornell
John (His Mark) "E and T stacked atop each other" Thornell
James Clarkson , Genm.
 
Memorandum that on the Nineteenth day of May One Thousand Seven hundredand
Sixty three Jean Thornell and James Clarkson, Genm. two of the within
suscribed evidences appeared before me Jonathan Deare duly authorizedJP.
and they being duely sworn on the Hooly Evangelists on their oaths do
declare that they were presant and did see John Enyard the testator within
named sign and seal the within instrument and heard him publish and declare
the same to be his last will and testament, that at doing there of thesaid
testator was of sound mind and memory to the best of their knowledgeand as
they verily believe, and that at the same time Robert Thornell the other
evidence was also present and signed as an evidence as they each didin the
presence of John Enyard. Also that at the same time William MacDanielone
of the executors within named came before me and was duely qualifiedby
taking the oath of an executor as by law appointed --John Deare
 
May the 18th day, 1763
These are to sertify whoms thoase may consarn that J Doclin ---staningis
aer.eo to my husband's will of witnes my hand---witness present ----Mary
Enyart her mark (X)