Will of Seth Dey/Dye
Will of Seth Dey : 1781 - 1829
Seth was the son of William and Margaret Perrine Dey and the grandson of Joseph Dey of Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
In the name of God Amen.
I Seth Dye of the township of Dover and County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey do make and proclaim this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following.
I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Abigail Dye during her natural life all my estate both real and personal of whatsoever kind and after her decease I then leave it to her disposal.
Lastly I hereby constitute and appoint Abigail Dye, Executrix and Randolph Dye and James Dye [Seth's sons] Executors to htims my last will and testament. In witness whereof I set my hand and affixed my seal this 17th day of February in the year of our Lord 1829
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of :
William Parkam
John L. Willer?
A True and Perfect Inventory - Seth Dye's Estate
A true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattles rights and credits of Seth Dye late of the townshop of Dover in the county of Monmouth deceased. Made by us whose names are hereunto "affixed" on the 9th day of March in the year of our Lord 1829.
Wearing apparel $10.
Note of hand against William Dye $30.
1 red bed & bedding $25.
another bed $25.
another bed $10.
another bed $8.
another bed $7.
smal lot corn $2.
lot of wood $5.
1 arm chair $0.5
lot of yearn $2.
2 old chests $ 0.50
1 tea table $ 1.00
1 spinning wheel $1.50
1 lot empty barrels $0.25
2 corn baskets $0.24
1 small lot of wool $ 0.25
1 small lot of feathers $ 0.50
1 dozen Winsor chairs $2.0
5 chairs $ 0.75
Total $132.00
2 split bottom chairs $0.50
1 table $2.00
breakfast table $3.00
1 dining table $ 5.00
1 stand $ 0.50
1 table $1.00
1 old table $ 0.25
1 clothes cupboard $10.0
1 xxx and irons $ 2.00
1 large looking glass $4.0
1 desk $ 3.00
small glasses $ 0.75
1 wooden clock $ 4.00
1 cupboard and crockeryware $ 10.
1 cradel $ 1.
pair andirons $ 2.
1 lot of books $ 3.
2 handbrushes $ 0.25
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1 carpet $ 3.
kitchen cupboard and lot of dishes $ 3.0
1 demijohn $ 0.5
shovel tongs and andirons $ 1.
Total $ 192.
1 lot of candlesticks, smoothing irons bottles $0.50
2 axes $1.00
1 handsaw and drawing knife and square $ 1.00
1 wheel $ 1.
2 mowing sythes$ 2.
a lot of kitchen furniture $ 6
small firkin of lard $3.0
200 wt of pork $10.
1 grindstone $ 1.
2 pork barrels $ 1.
2 small ox chains $ 1.
1 churn $ 0.5
4 tubs $ 1.
1 lye tub $ 1.50
1 waggon $ 10.
12 sheep $12.
2 shoats $ 4.
1 small yoak of oxen and xxxx $ 20.
2 male stears $ 10.
1 red cow $ 9.
1 heifer $ 5.
1 brindle cow $ 8.
Total $300.25
1 red cow $ 10.
1 black stear $ 5.
1 red heifer $ 5
3 male yearlings $ 9.
1 little heifer $ 0.5
6 stacks hay $ 16.
3 iron forks $ 1.50
lot of fowls $ 1.50
3 geese $ 1.50
1 lot of planks $ 2.
Total $360.50
Appraised by us this 9th day of March 1829
John Williams
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