Baird Family Papers
Will of Jacob Baird
Dated June 3, 1816,
probated September 24, 1818, Morris Co., NJ
In the name of god Amen, I Jacob Baird of the towenship of Roxbury County of Morris and State of New Jersey
being weak in body but of a sound mind memory and understanding, thanks be given to God there for and calling to mind the mortality of my body
knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, I there for do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form
following that is to say.
First, it is my will and I do order that all my just debts and fee moral ------be duly paid and
satisfied out of my personal estate as soon as may convenintly be done after my deaths.
Then I give and bequeath unto my son David Baird and to his heir and ofspring forever all my farm or
plantaiton on which I now live, reserving for the use of my wife Catharine Barid the easterly part of my dwelling house, it being that
part of the house which I occupy for my family use, also I give unto my said wife Catharine the use of one third part of my plantation
so longer she remains my widow.
Thence I give unto my beloved wife Catherine Baird all my household and kithen furniture, two horses,
three cows, six sheept, and two hogs, such of each kind as she may choose out of them. I may have had my deaths. Also my old negro
whoman named Muriba, my negro girl named Effard,, my negro boy named Thises, also my clock and books and hay or fodder, sufficent to
keep his horses, Cattle and sheept on during the ----- ---- this my own hand ---- my son David Baird should provide hays fodder sufficent
to help her ---- ------ ----- -- water or foddering season and take good care of them so long as she remains my widow, what I have herin
given unto my wife Catharine, I give unto her so long as she remains my widow and at her deathe or marriage it is my wil that she should
dispose of it, as she thinks best, between my daughters Margaret Miller and Sarah Seward or their ---- but if she should not make a will
and dispose of it to them, again it unto them my two daughters Margaret and Sarah equally share and share alike, but if either or both of
my daughters should depart this life before my wife, and she not making a will, I give what I have given to my deceased daughter or
daughtes to heir or their heirs excepting my clock and large bible, also croscut saw, which I give unto my son David Baird, what I have
given unto my wife Catharine. I have given her instead of her right of dower and power of thirds.
It is also my will that my son David Baird should pay unto my daughter Margaret three hundred and seventy-five dollars in manner
following. Viz one hundred and twenty five dollars in one year, one hundred and twenty five dollars in two years and one hundred
and twenty five dollars in three years after my deaths.
If my daughter Margart should depart this liefe before my son David has paid her , he is to pay it to her heir. Also that my son David should
pay into the hands of my Exector ----- survivors or survivor of them, three hundred and seventy five dollars in manner following - Viz
one hundred and twenty five dollars, in one year, one hudred twenty five dollars in two years, and one hundred twenty five dollars in three
years after my death, for the use and benefit of my daughter Sarah, and to be paid her at the desrection of my execetor, Excesters, survived
or survior of them, if my daughter Sarah should epart his life before it is paid unto her, it is to be paid unto her here, I give all the
grain of every kind, meal, provisions, and such articles as I may have provided for the support of my family and have on hand at my death
unto my wife Catharine and daughter Margart & Sarah for their support and it is my will and I do order my Exector, survivor or survivors
of these to sell all my personal estate which is not hearin disposed of at their discretion as soon after my death as may be convinente,
and the money arising therefor to be divided between my two daughters Margaret and Sarah equally, share and share alike, but the share of
my daughter Sarah is to be kept in the has of my Executore or the survivor or survivor of them and to be paid unto her for her use and
benfit at their discretion or the discretion of the survivor of them, if within or any of my children should depart this life before I do,
or before they receive what I have herein given them, what is so given I do give unto their hire - I do hearby appoint my wife
Catharine Baird, my son David Barid, and my friend Joseph Headges, Exectore of this my testament and last will -
In writing should
I have ---- ----- my hand and seal this third day of June in the year of our lord one thousand Eighty Hundred and sixteen -
signed sealed, puclished and ----- by the said Jacob Baird to be his testament and last will in the presence of
Wm. Woodhull
Jerimiah Woodhull
Temperance Woodhule
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