Will of Oliver Hart, Hopewell, NJ

Will of Oliver Hart, Hopewell, NJ
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Identifier
NJS-SRC-01478
Source Type
Will and Testament
Author
Oliver Hart Sr. (1723-1795)
Location Created
Hopewell (Mercer County)
Date
December 16, 1791
Description
A copy of the original will is in probate file 1753J. It is also recorded in Volume 36, pages 279-282.
Transcript
[passages from the original will signed December 16, 1791]

"Item. My Will is that Sarah, the Widow of my late Son, Doctr Oliver Hart, shall keep and have the use of one Negro Woman now with her named Dinah during the widowhood of her, the said Sarah; but in case she should marry, then the said wench should be sold and the money arising therefrom be divided of as follows, that is to say, it shall be put out on interest and the interest arising therefrom shall go towards the maintenance of the children which my son has left, until the youngest of them shall arrive at the age of eighteen years, when the Principal shall be divided between them, share and share alike.”

“Item I give and bequeath unto my son John hart one Negro Man named Friday; also my watch with the chain and seal, likewise silver soup spoon and a silver pepper box, together with a seal set in gold, on which our Family coat of Arms is engraven; to him and his heirs forever.”

[passage from the codicil signed January 15, 1793]

“Whereas, by the abovesaid Will I have given and bequeathed my Negro Man Friday to my son John Hart, I do hereby revoke that Bequest, and my Will now is that the said Negro Man Friday shall be fully and absolutely free at the expiration of seven years after my Decease. During which Term of severn years, said Friday shall be under the care and controul of my dear Wife Anne Hart, to dispose of his Time or Labor or any Profits arising therefrom, as she may think proper.”
Language
English
Archive
New Jersey State Archives, Department of State
Archival Collection
Secretary of State Wills and Inventories, ca. 1670-1900
Archival Location
Probate file 1743J
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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