In the name of god Amen the thirtieth day of May Eighteen hundred and one I Samuel Mount of the township of Upper Freehold and County of Monmuth and State of New Jersey being in good health and of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto god therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament and I desire it to be received by all as such.
Item: I give to my beloved wife Frances Mount all my household furniture of every kind excepting two beds and bedding for the same during her life.
Item: I then give unto my well beloved son Michel Mount all my personal property of every kind and the two beds and bedding included above...... And I do constitute my aforesaid son Michael Mount the sole executor of this my last will and testament in witness thereof I do henunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
Signed, published & delivered by the above named Samuel Mount .... as his last will and testament in the presence of wittnesses:
Peter Barclay
SIgned by Samuel Mount.
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A true and perfect inventory of all and xxxx the goods and chattles of the personal estate of Samuel Mount late of the Township of Upper Freehold in the County of Moumouth. Made by John Dey and Brent Schonk.
His wearing apperel $ 40.
Principal Debt - $250.00
Note against John Underford for $16.89
Total - $1827.70
For his time, Samuel left a modest estate.
Brent Schork
Joseph XXXX
19 horned cattle $26.
Hay in the barn and in Racks $168
6 sheep one xxxxxxx 9 hogs $20
3 horses $240.
Hay in the Rack and barn and lumber in the barn $40.75
a Waggon Hay xxxx harrows $43.00
Corn in the crib and xxxx hogs - 17 - $81.75
5 hoghead 1 xxxxx one copper kittle $ 8.00
Kittles, pots xxxx tongues and xxxxx$ 20.25
cobard and Chana ware and silver tea spoons and xxxx $15.00
one xxxxxx and other dishes $ 5.00
a negro woman $ 146.
xxxxware grind stone xxxx $ 9.50
17 chairs and cxxxx 2 tables $15.25
looking glass desk & guns & chest, baskets old barrel $16.50
book case and bottles $41.00
4 beds and bedding - $120.
one bond & morgage for one hundred Pounds York Money given to the State of New York on Land in that State the 24th of May, 1775.
Interest - $250.00
