TRANSCRIPT
of the Will of my 4th Great Grandfather
William Cool
6 January 1815

     In the name of God, amen.  I William Cool of the Township of Knowlton, county of Sussex, & State of New Jersey, being weak in body yet of perfect(?) sound mind and memory & calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed unto all men once(?) to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament in form and manner following (that is) first it is my will and order that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon as may be convenient after my decease.  Secondly, I give and bequeath unto my three sons William Cool, Adam Cool & Paul Cool, one dollar each.  Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my six daughters, that is, Anna Raub, Mary Linnaburey, Catherine Swayzy, Christiana Cool, Elizabeth Teel & Margaret Frees, one dollar each.  Fourthly I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary Cool the residue of all my personal estate that is not above mentioned of every kind & description whatever in whom lands (are?) found, to her & her use during her natural life, & for her to dispose of it, as she shall see cause or think proper.  Lastly, I nominate & appoint my son Adam Cool & my son-in-law Andrew Teel executors of this my last will & testament, revoking & annulling all other wills by me before made.  In witness whereof I have set my hand & seal this sixth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.

  William Cool (with an X between the first & last names and the words “his mark”)


TRANSCRIPT
of the Will of my 4th Great Grandfather
Andrew Raub
11 January 1806

     In the name of God amen.  I Andrew Raub Sr. of Knowlton, County of Sussex and State of New Jersey, being of perfect and sound mind and memory and calling to mind the mortal of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men (ever?) to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and “form” following (that is) principally and first of all I recommend my soul unto the Land of God that gave it, and as for my body, I recommend it to the earth to be buried in decent manner at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, nothing doubting but at the general (?) to receive the same again and as touching such worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me with I give devise and bequeath in manner and “form” following, (?), I order my executors to sell my personal estate within four weeks after my decease, and out of the sales to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses, and the residue or amount over and above paying my just debts and funeral charges I order to be equally divided among my sons and daughters, share and share alike, my son Michael receiving his share of my personal estate with what he has already had I consider it to be as much as either of my others live sons will have, therefore I give him no more.  I order that my executors deliver to my two sons, Andrew and Jacob, the deeds already executed for them on condition of their paying or securing to be paid the following “sums” of money, (that is) Andres Raub to pay the sum of three hundred and thirty pounds, and Jacob Raub the sum of four hundred and forty pounds, which said sums to be paid as follows (that is) one year after my decease each to pay twenty five pounds and so on yearly and every year each to pay the sum of twenty five pounds until the whole be paid or so long so that sum will hold, and after the remainder for the last payment, and these sums to paid to my daughters as follows (that is) the first payment to my daughters Sara Hartzel and Barbary Shoemaker, the second to my daughters Cecily Freese and Charlotte Wies, and the third payment to my daughters Elizabeth Pullis and Susanna Cool, though it is my will and order that my daughter Susanna Cool shall receive only the interest of her share during her life, and after her death, the principal to be divided equally among her children, the fourth to my daughter Margaret the sum of twenty five pounds, and so on till they receive one hundred pounds each, always beginning at the oldest, and go to the youngest, and then I order that each of “my” daughters have ten pounds as soon as the payment s of Andrew and Jacob will admit of making in all the sum of one hundred (?) pounds to each daughter, and lastly I constitute and appoint my eldest son Michael Raub and my son-in-law Peter Freese (?) and only executors of this my last will and testament, hereby (several words I can’t read) all and every other will and testament by me before this time made, or legacy bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in writing whereas I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eleventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and six.


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