1766-06-25 Will (of Samuel Finley): Peg

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01016
Source
Archives of New Jersey, Series 1, Vol. 33 (Calendar of Wills, Vol. 4, 1761-1770)

Honeyman, A. Van Doren, ed. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives of the State of New Jersey, 1st series. Vol. 33. Calendar of Wills, Vol. 4, 1761-1770. Somerville, NJ: Unionist-Gazette Assoc., 1928. Page 141.
Event Description
The following is the abstract of the will of Samuel Finley, president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) as printed in the Calendar of Wills, Vol. 4:

"1766, June 25. Finley, Samuel, of Somerset Co.; will of. President of College of Princeton. Daughter, Rebecca Breese, a negro girl, Peg. Rest of real and personal to be sold, except the annuity that shall arise from the Corporation of the Widows’ Fund; and 1/3 of: that annuity I give to my wife, Ann; and I also give her 1/3 of the rest of my estate. The remaining 2/3 from the Fund and the estate I give to my children, Joseph, Susannah, Samuel, John, Ebenezer and Edward, when they come of age. Executors—my wife, Ann, my son-in-law, Samuel Breese, of Newark, and friend, Richard Stockton, of Princeton. Witnesses—James Thomson, Samuel Blair, Daniel Roberdeau. Proved July 22, 1766. Lib. 12, p. 43"
Event Type
Will
Date
June 25, 1766
Location of Event
President's House (Maclean House at Princeton University)
Primary Participants

Peg
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02408
Role: Person Listed in Will
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Samuel Finley (1715-1766)
- Ann Clarkson Finley (1727-1808)
- Rebecca Finley Breese (1745-1767)
Verbatim description from source:
"negro girl, Peg"
Comment: bequeathed to daughter Rebecca Breese
Additional Participants

Samuel Finley (1715-1766)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02421
Role: Enslaver, Testator

Ann Clarkson Finley (1727-1808)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02697
Role: Enslaver, Heir or Beneficiary
Comment: widow of the testator who inherited 1/3 of his estate

Rebecca Finley Breese (1745-1767)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02536
Role: Enslaver, Heir or Beneficiary
Comment: daughter who inherited Peg

Samuel Breese (1737-1800)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02445
Role: Executor or Administrator
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event