NJ FISH Items -- Wills

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NJ items --wills

from NJ Index of Wills 1705-1804 Vol.I R929.3 N5Zn Vol.1
p.67
Fish, Benjamin       will 16  238
Fish, Casper         will  5  511
Fish, Gasparus       will  I  217
Fish, Hannah         will 25  414
Fish, Isaac          will 33   77
Fish, John           Grd  24  245
Fish, John           will 12   14
Fish, Mary           Admn  5  458
Fish, Michael         Int 10  439
Fish, Michael        will  6   24
Fish, Nathaniel       Int 10  111
Fish, Nathaniel       Int 10  111
Fish, Samuel          Int 14  508
Fish, Sarah          will 30  291
Fish, William         Int 13  498
Fish, William        will  5  513

Vol. II p.50
Fish, Alexander     Glou   will 1813
Fish, Benjamin      Hun    will 1808
Fish, Grace         Glou   will 1804
Fish, Isaac         Glou   will 1824
Fish, John          Bergan will 1811
Fish, Nathan        Morris will 1826
Fish, Nathaniel     Hun    will 1804
Fish, Philip        Bur    Int  1827
Fish, Sarah         Glou   Int  1813
Fish, William       Glou   will 1824
from NJ Index of Wills Vol. I R929.3 N532N 1967 --to be continued - only 3 counties checked-- p.11 Atlantic Co. Fish, Alexander,Sr. 754A will 1882 p.125 Burlington Co. Fish, Elias 14971C Inv 1843 Fish, Hezekiah H 15139C Inv 1846 Fish, John 15208C will 1846 Inv 1846 Fish, Mahlon 15140C will 1845 Inv 1845 Fish, Sarah 16236C Inv 1857 Vol. 2 Monmouth Co. --NO FISH
from FISH FAMILIES VOL II by L.M.P.Logsdon
      NEW JERSEY --- ABSTRACTS OF WILLS, ADMINISTRATIONS
  Calendar of N.J. Wills, Administration --- 1761-1795

Will of: JOHN FISH of Deptford., Gloucester County, farmer
        Will dated:  Sep. 30, 1763
       Will proved:  Aug 1, 1764
              wife: receives best bed and chest
               son: Casper, receives hat
               son: John, receives gun
         Executors: said 2 sons
   witnesses: Moses Cox, Elizabeth Rambo, John Rambo
  5 Oct 1763, Inventory, 52.16.8 pounds: by John Rambo, Benjamin Lodge
 11 Jan 1765, Account made by John Fish, acting executor
             ..........Liber 12, p.14

   Estate of: WILLIAM FISH, of Hunterdon County
             No will: died  Intestate [without will]
      Administration: Feb 7, 1769 [died on this date?]
       Administrator: Issac herin of Hunterdon Co.
      Fellowbondsman: Noah Hunt of Hunterdon Co.
  16 Mar 1769, Inventory, 200.12.8 pounds: by Azariah & Noah Hunt;
    includes "a legacy given in his father's will, 20 pounds.'
             ...........liber 13, p.469


   Estate of: SAMUEL FISH, of Deerfield, Cumberland County
            No Will: died intestate [without will]
   Administration: June 1, 1772 [?died on this death?]
   Administratrix: Hannah Fish, widow, of said place
   Fellowbondsman: George Pierson of Stow Creek, said county, yeoman
      9 May 1772, Inventory, 110.2.0. pounds: made by
                         Samuel Ogden & George Pairson
             ..........Liber 14, p. 508


   Will of BENJAMIN FISH, of Trenton, Hunterdon Co, yeoman
  Will dated: June 23, 1772 [Benjamin of advanced years]
      Proved: Oct 23, 1773
        Wife: Sarah - household goods & use of my house, except the
                      cellar, which "I reserve for my son, Benjamin,
                      to set up a weaver's loom"
         son: Benjamin - rest of real & personal, and he is to provide
                         for his mother
        Sons:   Nathan - 5 shillings
                Joseph - 5 shillings
                  John - 8 pounds
             Nathaniel - 8 pounds
                 To my son Joseph's wife, Sarah, a silver teaspoon
          Executors: sons, Benjamin & John
          Witnesses: Daniel Clark, John Throckmorton, Alexander Guthrie
           .............Liber 16, p.238


Will of: SARAH FISH, of Trenton, Hunterdon County
       Will Dated: Aug 8, 1776 [Sarah of advanced years]
           Proved: April 10, 1790
              Son: Nathan 10 shillings
             Sons: John      }
                   Nathaniel }  together, the rest of the estate
   Granddaughters: Elizabeth Fish - a case of drawers
                   Elizabeth, Johannah, Huldah & Rebeckah - my apparel
        Executors: sons, John & Nathaniel
        Witnesses: Asa Hart, William Sackett Moore, Elizabeth Atchley
            27 March 1790, Inventory, 38.16.2 pounds; made by
                Daniel Clark & James Burroughs
             ...........Liber 30, p.291
      

Will of HANNAH FISH, of Deerfield Twp., Cumberland County
       Will Dated: Nov 6, 1783
           Proved: Nov 29, 1793
         daughter: Joannah - given the best bed
              son: Jonathan Fish - my house & 2 acres of land when he is 21
         daughter: Sarah Fish - various good when 18
    Executors: brother David, & Rinear Dare
   Witnesses: Hosea Snethen, George Peirson, John Fish
             ............Liber 25, p.414

    Will of ISAAC FISH, of Waterford Twp., Glocester Co.
  Will dated: March 18, 1774
      Proved: Feb 8, 1793
        Wife: Grace - a room in house & 1 acre of son Isaac's part
                      for her use while my widow;
        Sons: William - part of plantation bounded by lands of
                       Thomas Hobkins, Peter Clement & Delaware River, when 21
              Shadrack - 10 acres, off William land, when 21
              Isaac - remainder of plantation
    Daughters: Rebecca Fish - 35 pounds when 24
                Esther Fish - 35 pounds when 21
                Elinor Fish - 35 pounds when 21
        Sons: Mashach }
              Jasper  } - each 50 pounds when 21; paid by son Isaac
         Son: Jasper - the land devised to sons William & Shadrach,
                       should either of them die before 21
         Son: Mashach - land devised to son, Isaac, if he dies before 21
  Wife to receive rents and profits of farm until son Isaac is of age;
  when personal property is to be sold and proceeds divided between
  sons, William, Isaac and Shadrach
     Executors: wife, Grace, and son, Isaac
     Witnesses: Benjamin Van Leer, Joseph, John Benner
                .............Liber 33, p.77, File 1850H

Source: Volumes 4,5,6,8 Calendar of New Jersey Wills
Administrations, Etc, publ. 1939

from HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL MISC. by Stillwell
R929.1 Vol. I

to be continued...

NO FISH in these books

FOUNDERs OF NJ R929.102 F771 1985
no index to these 3 volumes...but no sketches of FISH persons in any