“Richard Ware, hereto fore of the province of New Jersey, in North America, and late of Hull, but now of Whitby, sail-maker, 7 April, 1792. [do.313.] Am possessed of a tract of land formerly of Burlington in New Jersey, yeoman, decd., and afterwards of his surviving devisee Ann Dickinson, and afterwards of her daus. and co-heiresses, and their husbands, of whom I and one, John Clarkson, formerly of Burlington in New Jersey, but now or late of Whitby aforesaid, grocer, purchased the same as tenants in common, and it was by deed of 15 September, 1775 (duly registered in the proper Secretary’s Office at Burlington, Book A. T., fol.201), released by said Clarkson to me, by the description of a tract of land in Roxbury, co. Morris, New Jersey province, beginning at Museconetung River, at an Ash Tree for a corner, &c., containing 479 acres, which lands are now or were formerly in occupation of Robt. Glass and Christr. Hoffman, and of the value of L1,900 New Jersey currency. Am also possessed of another tract of land 422 3/4 acres, value L1,200 New Jersey currency; and another tract 371 acres, value L1,200; and another tract 206 acres, and 740 acres of unlocated land value L112 (all minutely described). I give same tracts of land to my friend Joseph Turner, of Southwark, within the liberties of the City of Philadelphia, gent., and Martin Ryerson, of Amwell, co. Hunterdon, surveyor, as Trustees of my lands in North America, for my children Thos. Ware, Geor. Brown Ware, and Anne Guy, ux. John G., junr., of Hull, painter. My lands in Whitby and Scarbro’ to my friends John Peacock, of Whitby, mariner, and Benjamin Gowland, of same gent., upon trust to pay my father Christopher Ware L12 a year for life; to my said dau. Ann Guy L30 a year; my son Thos. Ware L20 a year; and my son George Brown Ware L25 a year, till said son George attains 22. Said Peacock and Gowland to be exors. Witnesses, Thomas Lawson, of Great Driffield, surgeon apothecary; Joseph Clement, of Great Driffield, and Thomas Cater of Great Driffield, attorney-at-law, Proved at York, Nov., 1795.”
Richard Ware (1792)
