9. FRANCIS SHINN (2).--JOHN (1). The following will contains all that is known of Francis Shinn.
WILL OF FRANCIS SHINN, SON OF JOHN SHINN, SR. March ye 11th 1704.
Whereas Francis Shinn of Springfield in the County of Burlington in the Province of West New Jersey being very ill and weake of Body but in
perfick Strength in mind and memory doth make this his last will and Testament that is first I doe Bequeath my Soul into ye Lord my maker to him that gave it.
Secondly my body into the earth from whence it
came and theare to be decently buryed next my Will and Pleasure is that all my Just debts and funerall charges be payd and as to the hue performing of the same I doe apoint and authorize my well beloved brother James
Shinn to be my whole and sole Exe'ter and as for the disposal of my worldly goods and Temporall estate it is as foloweth that is.
Item--I give unto my brother James Shinn all my land being one hundred and
twenty acres of land and meadow with all the building, fensing and improvements on the same It is bounding on John Bouchers line, John Antrom's line, John Dayes line, Eleazar Fentons line and John Shinn line.
Item--I give unto my brother James all my personall estate that is all my cattle and horses all my swine all my emplyments of husbandry and all my wearing apparell and all things whatsoever that is mine and I doe
order and apoint my brother James to pay all my just debts to the performing Wheareof I doe order him to sell and dispose o??my estate both reale and personall as he shall see convenient and the remainder to be and
remaine to his own proper use.
Sineed and Sealed in the presence of us.
Jasper
Moon
And in Witness whearof I have hearunto subscribed
John
Tonker.
my name Sealled with my Seale.
his
Francis Shinn (L. S.)
mark
Burlington ye 24th January 1705-6
Personaly appeared before me Thomas Reavell Esqr'e Surrogate in & for the province of New Jersey James Shinn & tooke the Legal attestahen
as Executor to the within written will.
Attested before
me.
Thos. Revell Surr.
Burlington the 24th Jan 1705-6
Personaly appeared before me Thomas Reavell Esqr'e Surrogate Jasper Moore one of the evidences to the within written will who
being duly attested according to law did declare that he was present att the signing & delivery of the within will & that at the same time the within named Francis Shinn was of sound & disposing mind and
memory according to the best of the deponents knowledge as also that he saw John Tonkin signe the same as evidence thereinto.
Attested before
me.
Thos. Revell, Surr. |
