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" Most humble & obliged Servis
( "WM. CUTLER, " Churchwardens " ABRA. HEULINGS.
" Burlington March 12th 1723."
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DEATH OF THE REV. MR. HORWOOD.
In a letter from Rev. Mr. Holbrook to the Secretary of the Society, dated "Salem, Aug. 19, 1730," are these words: " Mr. Horwood, Missionary at Burlington, died at Burlington the 28th of July last."
REV. MR. WEYMAN, MISSIONARY AT BURLINGTON.
The S. P. G. report, from Feb. 1729 to Feb. 1730, says : " The Rev. Robert Weyman of Oxford, Pa., f acquaints the Society that upon his Desire and that of the People at Burling- ton, he is removed from Oxford to Burlington upon the Death of Mr. Horwood, late Missionary there."
EXTRACT FROM THE SERMONI AT THE FUNERAL OF MRS. TALBOT.
" NUMBERS 23. 10, last part of the verse. Let me die ye death of the righteous, & let my last end be like his." * * *
" And now I have done wth ye Text I shall only add a few words upon this mournful Occasion of our coming together at this time. If it be expected that I shd make any large encomiums in praise of our deceased Sist", I beg leave to tell you yt ye Pulpit is not to be prostituted to flattery a Thing I shall always avoid on these occasions. However I shall only make mention of such things as I am sure all that knew her will Justify & for those yt knew her not I am sure it will be highly uncharitable in them to Con- tradict. Therefore I hope it will not be thought that I have other than a pious end in being Just to this our Sisters memory as far as it is Consistent wth my own knowledge & good Ac- qtance wth her.
" My Information allows me not to speak of the particulars of her birth & Education having no Acqtance wth her form" times yet any one might perceive that her civil deportment & curteous behav" bespoake her a Gentlewoman in all respects.
For the industry, zeal, devotion and success of his eleven previous years, see Buchanan's "Historical Sketch of Trinity Church, Oxford, Phila.," pp. 20-23.
į The MS. has on its last leaf, "Burlington at ye funeral of Mrs. Talbot on Whitsunday June 6th 1731."
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" As for ye, latt" part of her days, them I have known & in ym been an eye Wittness of ye Expression of so much goodness as may Justly render her an Example worthy y" Imitation ; I have great reasons to believe yt she was one who always lived in the fear of God & seem'd to have had nothing more at heart than to please him to Edifie her friends & work out her own Salvation so that by her Xt Life & Sober Conversation she hon- our'd the holy Relig" she professed and gave no occasion to ye enemies of God to Blaspheme.
" She was ever mindful of her mortality & delighting always to be near Gods Altar. She perpetually shew'd her love to God by her Zealous Affection to the Church of England; } by her constant attendance on ye divine ordinances there dispensed ; by her devout & regular behaviour w" in the house of God & her Esteem & respect for ye Clergy. In a word she was endued tvth ye bright graces of faith hope & Charity ; stedfastly believ- ing that God's goodness wd be Sufficient for her & that her good works wª be rewarded & Crown'd wth Immortal glory. She was a good Neighbour She was pitiful Compassionate & mer- ciful to those who were in need, the happy reward of wch I hope she now enjoys ; blessed are ye merciful for they shall obtain mercy. As to her behav" in her last Sickness I can give no Acct of that ; this we are sure of that she has been train'd up in ye school of Afflictions as well as oth's & having lived to a very considerable Age in this world she often thought of an alteration & did not flatter herself as too many do wth ye vain hopes of a distant Exit.
" She has of late gone thro Several sharp diseases in some of wch I have had an opportunity to Visit her. I found that as she made it the business of her life after the direction of the Apostle to work out her Salvation wth fear & trembling, so in ye extreamity of her pains, tho she seem'd sometimes to be cast into doubts & perplexities as to ye state and condition of her Soul, yet did she always wth humble Confidence in ye Merits
¡ At a meeting of the Vestry of the Church at Perth Amboy, September 23d, 1728, resolutions of thanks were passed to the widow of Rev. John Talbot for the present of a silver chalice and ewer, and a silver paten, which are still used in the services of that church. Whitehead's History of Perth Amboy, p. 221.
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of Xst by earnest repentance & ardent pray" endeav" to make her peace wth God & the world, by purging of those Imperfec- tions & frailities of Nature, weh is almost impossible but ye best of us may Contract in the midst of this Sinful naughty World-& w" she talked wth me as if she thought the time of her departure was very near, it was wth all the Chearfulness of a Xtian who earnestly desired to die ye death of the Righteous & had made it the business of her whole life to make her latter end like his ; heartily lamenting the failings of her past life and as far as I cd discern seemd always full of thoughts & holy affec- tions, full of hearty submissions and resignations to her God ; in wch Excellt posture we do in charity hope she at last expired into Eternity where God Grant yt wth her, together with all those who are departed this life in ye true faith of Xsts holy Name we may all have our perfect Consumation & bliss both in body & Soul thro Jesus Xst our Lord. AMEN."
THE WILL + OF MRS. TALBOT.
"In the Name of GOD Amen I Anne Talbott of the City of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania widow being sick & weak of Body but of Sound Mind & Memory do make this my last Will & Testament in manner following
" Imprimis, I will that my Body be decently buryed by the Body of my late Husband the Reverend M" John Talbott dec'd in the Church of St. James's at Burlington in firm Hope of Pardon of my Sins & a Happy Resurrection through the Meritts of Jesus Christ my Saviour and my Will & mind is that a Decent plain Monument be erected in the sd Church at Burling- ton with a proper inscription to be composed by the Reverend. MT Vaughan of Elizabeth Town & the Reyª M" Skinner of Amboy, or either of them-
"Item, I Give & bequeath to Samuel Hasel & Charles Read of the City of Philadelphia aforesd Merchants the Sum of Twenty pounds Each-
" Item, I Give devise & bequeath unto my Dutyfull & well
+ Copied by me, from the original, (No. 194,) in the Office of the Register of Wills, in Philadelphia. G. M. H.
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beloved Son Thomas Herbert f of the Island of Mevis Planter my Six Negros Viz Sarah and Nanny, Pendall and Betty with her Child these four are all ready in the West Indies & my Negro Phillis & son Jackey who are now with me in Philadelphia also my two feather beds with all their Furniture Curtains Valens Quilts Blanketts Sheets Boulsters & pillows & Pillowbers and my Table Linnen Pewter & brass with all my Estate Goods & Effects whatsoever after the payment of my Funeral Expences Debts & Legacys aforesd unto him my sd son Thomas his Heirs and Assigns forever-
" Item, I nominate & Appoint Charles Read & Samuel Hasel aforesd Executors of this my last Will and Testament giving them full power to call all persons to Account who are by any ways or means whatsoever indebted to me, that they may be enabled to Comply with this my will hereby revoking & making Null all former Will or Wills by me heretofore made
" And acknowleding this to be my last Will & Testament- IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & Seal in Philadelphia this thirtyeth day of July in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Thirty-
" Sign'd Seal'd Published & Declared to be her last Will & Testament
her ANNE a TALBOTT Mark
before Us-
" GEORGE ROTH " EDWARD WARNER " MARY JACOB."
The Testatrix was undoubtedly too sick to do more than make the first letter of her Christian name.
That the Church in Burlington, is, in this instrument, called "St. James's," instead of St. Mary's, may possibly, have had something to do with the cause of the Jacobites. It is more reasonable however, to suppose, that Edward Warner, a Phila- delphian,-the second witness, in whose handwriting the Will
+ In the Parish Register of Christ Church, Philadelphia, is this entry : " Burial-Thomas, son of Thomas Herbert, Sep. 21-1731."
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appears-confounded the name of the Church, with that of St. James', Bristol, Pa., (just opposite Burlington,) which was often served by Mr. Talbot.
The value of this Will, as a historical paper, cannot be over- estimated. Almost every line of it throws light upon some point otherwise unknown; and the interest in it culminates, when the eyes rest upon
THE EPISCOPAL SEAL OF JOHN TALBOT,
with which it is sealed, by his widow. The impression on the wax is as distinct as though it were just made-on an oval ground, a mitre, with a plain cross upon it ; and under it, in large letters intertwining one another, the full name, " J Talbot."
THE WILL OF MRS. TALBOT PROVED.
Appended to the Will of Mrs. Talbot, is this evidence of its proof :
"Philada June 23, 1731. Then personally appear'd Edward Warner and Mary Jacob two of the witnesses to the foregoing Will, and upon their solemn affirmation according to Law did declare they saw & heard Ann Talbott the Testatrix above named sign seal publish and declare the same Will to be her Last Will and Testament and That at the doing thereof she was of sound mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge."
" Coram PET EVANS Reg Gen "
MRS. TALBOT'S EFFECTS.
"INVENTORY OF THE GOODS & CHATTELS OF ANNE TALBOT LATE OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA WIDOW DECEASED TAKEN THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE ANNO DOMINI 1731.
Cash $ 15. 16 .. 4
Four Suits of pinners 4 -
Nine Table Cloths
2. 14 -
Seven Cambrick hand- kerchieves
. 14
Nine Towells .. 11 .. 3
Fourteen pillow Cases
..
.. 11 .. 8
2 .. 6
Eight Diaper & five Linen Napkins 10 ..
Four Konting hand- kerchieves 3 -
Eight holland Shifts 2 .. 4
Five Ditto petty Coates
10
Six Linen Waste Coates Six Ditto Aprons
10 ..
9
Two prs Silk two prs 1 Worsted & three prs thread hoss Five silk handkerchieves .. 8 -
Nine Fore head Cloths & seventeen Caps
10
Three prs Gloves
.. 5
Seventeen Sheets
4 .. 5
Three prs Sleeves & Ruffles ..
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Three Black Crape hoods
..
5
Iron potts 4) 2 - -
Four Girdles
..
2 ..
Two Black Fanns
..
3
Two prs Shoes
..
Black Silk Short Cloke
10
Black padisoy Suit
2 ..
Black Velvet hood & Scarf
1 .. 10
Four Silk Aprons
8
Warming pann pr Endirons Dogs .. 9 Shovel & Tongs 13 -
Frying pann & Grid- iron
..
3 ..
6
£37 .. 14 .. 3
Brought Over Blue persian Quilted petty Coate
10
Stripd Sattin Suit
1
10
Two Black Scarfs
..
12
Stripd Sattin petty
Coate
..
5
£80 .. 12 .. 3
Velvet Mask
..
?
-
Black Silk hood
..
2
6
..
4 -
Four Flanel petty Coates & 2 Waste Coates
. 12
Bed Screws Bottles &
Two Sattin & three Stuff Gowns
2 .. 10
Earthen Ware
£ .. 10
Camblet Cloke
.. 12
Thirteen Chairs
1 .. 6
Old Cloth ditto
10
Dutch Table .. 10
Two pails three Wash Tubbs Safe & Bench
.. 10
-
8
Silk Night Ditto
12
Seven Silver Spoons
5 .. ..
-
Two Gold Rings
1 .. 10
Eight Vol of Dr. Bev- eridges Sermons
1 .. -
13 .. 10
Old Large Fol Bible Three Comon pray- ers and eleven other Bookes
1 .. 15 -
Two Cotton hamockers & Window Curtains Eight pewter Dishes Bason & forty seven plates
2 .. 7 .. 6
Five Trunks two Chests & two Cases of Bottles
1 .. -
A Negro woman named phillis
27 .. 10 -
5 .. 17
Two Tin Funels Six patty pans Cullen. der and Dripping pan
.. 5
--
Appraised
Jack and Spitt
1 ..
2
8
Black Sattin Quilted petty Coate
1 .. -
£37 .. 14 .. 3
Looking Glass & Swing ditto
4 .. 10
-
2 .. - -
Three Tables & Stand Four Smoothing or Sadirons ..
7 -
Two Glass Tumblers Cann five Drinking Glasses and two Salts Lanthorn Seive Wood Mortar & pestle
6
-
Green Calamancha Quilted petty Coate Calico Gown
. 10
12
Tea Kettle
Two Silver Thimbles
.. 3
Two Feather beds ) 2 bolsters 5 pillows 2 prs blankets Rug Quilt Counter pane Curtains vailings bazes head and Tester Cloths & bed steads
£122 .. 9 .. 3
JNO CADWALADER EDWARD ROBERTS.
..
Tin Grater pudding pan & pepper box 2 .. 6 ..
..
Brass Kettle two
6 Six Case knives & Six Forks 4 -
8
Three brass Candle- sticks Snuffers & 2 Iron Candlesticks
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"ABUNDANCE OF COUNTRY PEOPLE COME TO DIVINE SER- VICE."
In 1732, Mr. Weyman acquaints the Society, "That his parish hath been lately very much afflicted with the small-pox, which hindred numbers of people from assembling together at divine service ; but that now the contagion is abated, the Church begins to be full, and abundance of country people come fre- quently to divine service ; that the number of his communicants increases ; that within the compass of the last year, he hath baptized ninety children and six adults, at Burlington and else- where. That finding the Church at Bristol was destitute of a minister, he hath, upon the very earnest solicitation of the people, undertaken to serve them the first Sunday in every month, and hopes to do it without great difficulty, on account of the nearness of that town to Burlington."
POST OFFICES AND THE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION.
" For some time the only Post offices in New Jersey were at Perth Amboy and Burlington ; being on the direct route from New York to Philadelphia, they probably partook of the benefits of the first arrangements. Letters for large districts of country were sent to those places for distribution.
"The first advertisement noticed relating to the transporta- tion by this route is in Bradford's Philadelphia Mercury of March 1732-3, as follows :
""'This is to give Notice unto Gentlemen, Merchants, Trades- men, Travellers and others, that Solomon Smith and James Moore, of Burlington : keepeth two stage wagons intending to go from Burlington to Amboy and back from Amboy to Bur- lington again, once every week or offt'er if that business pre- sents: They have also a very good store house, very commodious for the storing of any sort of Merchants Goods free from any charges, where good care will be taken of all sorts of goods.'
" In April, 1734, Arthur Brown gives notice that he plies in a boat between New York and South River in New Jersey, and that he will carry goods to Allen's Town, Burlington or Philadelphia as cheap as other lines via Amboy or New Bruns- wick."- Whitehead's History of Perth Amboy.
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THE CONGREGATION NEVER USED TO PAYING MR. TALBOT.
Mr. Weyman to the Secretary. Extract. " Burlington March 10th 1734. " REVD SIR:
" The Congregation at Burlington remain in the same state and disposition of mind as I found them, they constantly and duly attend the worship of God but do not care to do any thing toward the support and maintenance of the Ministry because they were never used to it by my predecessor Mr Talbot who as a single persont did & could subsist upon the Honble Society's bounty without their help but my circumstances are quite dif- ferent having a numerous family. I am content and thankful for the present allowance I have from the Honble Society and should take it as a particular mark of their favor & kindness to me if they would but only be pleased to send a letter to the people of Burlington and Bristol to incite them to their duty in that particular manner and to declare to them their expectation of their conformity thereto according to their instructions to all churches abroad that expect ministers to be settled and estab- lished amongst them. The congregation I have at Bristol is increased above expectation and I find there's a great disposition in the minds of the people in general to a conformity to the Church of England as by law established and to her modes and rights of worship but as they have been at first educated amongst Dissenters they cannot possibly join with knowledge decency or order with us for want of prayer Books for which cause I entreat the Honorable Society will please to furnish me with some dozens of them and of the whole duty of man or any other practical authors that they shall think fit to be distributed among them. I have baptized since my last account 23 infants, 3 adults and am preparing two more for Baptism at Easter.
" I am Revª Sir " Your most obedt " Humble servant
" ROBT WEYMAN."
+ Mr. Talbot did not marry-it seems-until about the time of his inhibition.
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PROCLAMATIONS RESPECTING THE FAIR.
" 10 May 1735, the Fair was Proclaimed by the Court House Edwª Peirce May" Isaac Decou Recorder with the Aldermen and Comon Council men Present-
" The Cryer making 3 Proclamation. The Clerk dictated to ye Cryer as followeth (To wit)
"O yes. O yes. O yes.
"The Mayor Recorder Aldermen & Comon Council men of this City of Burlington Do Strictly Charge & Comand and on the behalfe of our Sovereigne Lord the King That all manner of Persons of what soever Estate Degree or Condition they be Having recourse to this Fair Keep the peace of the said Lord the King :
" That no manner of Persons make any Gatherings or affrays by which the same Peace may be broken or disturb'd upon Pain of Imprisonment.
" That no manner of Person or Persons Do Presume to sell in any Booth or Stall within this Fair any Beer Ale Rum Cider or any other Strong Liquor but he she or they who is or are poor Housholders within this City upon Pain that will fall thereon.
"That the said Housholders are hereby Strictly Charg'd & Comanded not to Sell or Expose for Sale any such Strong Liquors after the Hour of Seven in the Evening during this Fair upon Pain that fall thereon.
" That no manner of person or Persons buy nor sell but with true Weights & Measures upon Pain and Penalties which will be duly inflicted upon such Offender according to Law.
" That if any person or persons within this City shall gallop his or their Horse Mare or Gelding in the Streets thereof or imoderately pace or trot the same at any time therein (Except from the Cross Street near Joseph White's House to the Point House) shall forfeit the sume of Six Shillings according to an Act of Comon Councill of this City in such cases made and provided.
" That no person or persons whatsoever within the Limitts & Bounds of this Fair shall Presume to break the Lords day in Selling Shewing or Offering for Sale or in buying or offering to buy any Comodities whatsoever (Except Fresh Meat) or in Sit- ting Tipling or Drinking in any Tavern Inn Ale house or Tip-
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ling House or in doing any other thing that may tend to the Breach thereof upon the Pain and Penaltie's contained in several Acts of Parliament and the Laws of this Province which will be severely inflicted on the Breakers thereof.
" GOD SAVE THE KING." -- MS. Docket of the " Court of Conscience."
BURLINGTON HAS PARTICULAR ADVANTAGES.
M" Lindsay to the Secretary. Extracts.
" Bristol upon Delaware Pensilvania March 9th 1736. " HONBLE WORTHY GENTLEMEN,
* " Let me beg leave to inform you of my encour- agement here and to inform The Honorable Society I have very little for all my services, the people of Bristol (a place very poor) have subscribed a very trifling thing but none else, they all generally say, as I do not reside among them they cant think of any thing, But if I did they would allow me something of their Country Produce.
"The Mission of Burlington that has some par- ticular advantages such as the Societies large house some lands &c yet has a greater Salary than I who has vastly and by great odds much fatigue."
THE WHIPPING POST IN USE. "17 May 1737. Convicted before my Selfe the Recorder Rob Smith & John Allen Esquire for Stealing 1
" The Lord the King a
" Jack ye Negro of the
" Wido Satterthwaite a Cock of the value of 6ª of Elizabeth Thomson on the Oaths of ye said Thomson, Gil- bert Parker & other Proofes, Thereupon it was ordered that he be whipped at ye Whipping Post with 30 Lashes on his bare Back and that his Mistress pay the Charges thereof which was done accordingly."-MS. Docket of the " Court of Conscience."
DEATH OF THE REV. ROBERT WEYMAN.
October 5th, 1737, Mr. Weyman writes, " that he himself was then in all probability going out of life, through an atrophy,.
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consumption, and dropsy, and he therefore begged leave to take his last farewell of the venerable Society, with his sincere thanks for all their favours and good offices, and with his most hearty prayers to God Almighty to pour His blessing upon them, and to recompense all their works of mercy and charity at the resur- rection of the just."
The Rev. Mr. Vaughan, minister of Elizabethtown, writes, November 29th, 1737, " that he embraced an opportunity then just offered of paying his duty to the Society, acquainting them that Mr. Weyman, the Society's missionary at Burlington, had exchanged this life for a better the day before, and had left a wife and six children in very low circumstances through the poor pittance of his fortunes ;- that he had left the world with an universal good character, and was a true and faithful labourer in God's vineyard."
The Society, out of an especial regard to Mr. Weyman's good and faithful long services, gave his widow and children,t upon their humble petition, a gratuity of 607.
REV. COLIN CAMPBELL, MINISTER AT BURLINGTON.
The report of the S. P. G., for 1738, says: " The Rev. Mr. Colin Campbell,¿ petitioning the Society to succeed Mr. Wey- man in his mission, the Society after a proper Examination of his Testimonials and Letters of Orders, and after his reading Prayers and preaching with approbation, hath appointed him Minister at Burlington."
From "Burlington, June 2d, 1738," Mr. Campbell writes, " that he arrived there on the 10th of May, and was well
¡ A son of Mr. Weyman became distinguished as a Printer. Vide "Thomas' History of Printing," Vol. II, p. 104.
¿ He was the tenth child of his father, (whose name he bore, and who had fourteen children, five daughters and nine sons,) and was born at Earnhill, Scotland, Nov. 15th, 1707. While a boy he attended school at Aberdeen and Inverness, and in the latter place, lived with his aunt, Lady Drummuire. His father was born at Delmis, A. D. 1664, married Mary Duff, of Drummuire, April 30th, 1691, and died in Nov., 1725. Rev. Mr. Campbell's grandfather was William Campbell, of Delmis, hereditary High Sheriff of Nairn, and as this office implies was of noble descent. A son of the Rev. Mr. Campbell, who made an excursion to Scotland in 1784, speaks in his journal of Lady Drummuire, as his great-aunt, and mentions seeing at Delmis, the old Castle Campbell, where his ancestors had lived for two hundred years.
THE REV. COLIN CAMPBELL.
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received by his Congregation, who seemed very much pleased that the Society had so soon taken care to fill the Place of their late worthy Pastor, whose methods and example he would dili- gently follow in the care of his Flock."
PROFANE SWEARING PUNISHED.
"20-1mº 1739 granted a Warrant against Jane Freeland for Swearing a Prophane Oath in my Presence fine 3 | or to Sitt in ye Stocks 2 hours.
" 18: 2 1740 Comitted a fellow to Stocks for Swearing.' -MS. Docket of the " Court of Conscience."
DEATH OF THE HON. DANIEL COXE.
Daniel Coxe, whose name has appeared so often in these pages, was Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, from 1734 until the time of his death, which occurred at his residence, in Trenton, N. J.
His remains were buried in the grave of his wife, in front of the chancel, in St. Mary's Church, Burlington, where a large stone, in the floor, bears this incription : " DANIEL COXE, died April 25th 1739 ; Etat 65. SARAH COXE, died June the 25th 1725 ; ÆEtat 35."
His voluminons Will, "containing Twenty four Sheets of paper & a part of a sheet," executed " the Twenty first day of March in the Eleaventh Year of George the Second King of Great Britain &c & in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Thirty seven " contains these paragraphs which appertain to Burlington :
" Item my Lot of Land in the town of Burlington cont& 4 Acres & 60 perches (be it more or less) on the east side of James Verree's Lot & frontg on Delaware River in Burl" afsd of 500 foot (more or less) adjoyning to Hutchinson's or Tatham's Lot now the Society's for propogation of the Gospell the street dividing it from the orchard late Jeremiah Basse's & the orchard belonging to the point house now in the possession of Mrs Wey- man & also All that my one acre Lot in Burl" afsd at or near the Point commonly called Tatham's Point all that & those two Lots of Land last mentioned cont'g as afsd (more or less) I give & devise unto my Son Daniel Coxe his Heirs &c afsd for ever sub-
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ject nevertheless to & upon the conditions hereinafter mentioned & declared, Item my Lot of land of two acres & three quarters (be it more or less) to the westward of James Verrees Lots & Houses in Burl" afsd & near to the place or Settlemt late John Wetheril's since Joseph Welshe's & now John Eaton's & front- ing also on Delaware River I give & devise unto my Son WI'm Coxe & to his Heirs &c afsd for ever, Item the Residue of my Lots of Land in Burl" if any more to me of right belonging either in law or in Equity I give and devise the same unto my Daughter Rebecca Coxe her Heirs &c afsd for ever."
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