Samuel Swackhammer Will - Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
I have the actual copy if someone needs it, but here is what it looked like to me....
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I Samuel Swackhammer, of the Township Lebanon, in the County of Hunterdo in West New Jersey, being weak in body, of a sound disposing mind & memory, thanks be given to Almighty God. First and (?)ally I recommend my Soul to God and my Body to the Earh to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned and as to touching all such Temporal Estate as it hath Blessed God.
(?) God to bestow on me I dispose of it in manner (?) Item - I give & bequeath unto my eldest son Conrad Swackhammer the sum of twenty shillings proclamation money Item - I give and bequeath unto my son John Swackhammer the sum of five shillings proclamation money Item - I give & bequeath unto my daughter Caldene(?) Carns the sum of five shillings proclamation money Item - I give & bequeath unto my daughter Eve Shilos the sum of five shillings proclamation money Item - I give & bequeath unto my daughter Ann Luke (Leeke?) the sum of five shillings five shilling [repeated in Will] proclamation money Item - I give & bequeath unto my daughter Dolley Teruberry(?) the sum of five shillings proclamation money Item - I give & bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Tufford the sum of five shillings proclamation money. Item - I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth & to her assigns forever, one third of all my moveable estate Item - I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Caterine the two remaining thirds of my moveable estate and the profits of the farm whereon I now live during her natual life & after her decease it is my Will that my Executors sell all my lands for the best price that is to be had and the money arising from such sale of the moveables of lands it is my Will the f(?) be divided divided [repeated in will] in manner following amongst my children equally, Barbery, Elizabeth, Hellena, Bollus, Samuel, Andrew, Jacob & Daniel, and to there heirs and assigns forever and I do hereby make certain(?) constitute of appoint my son-in-law Daniel Sames(?) & brother-in-law Frederick Miller Executors of this my Last Will & Testament hereby (?) & making null and void all other former Wills by me heretofore made or expressed to be made and I do give unto my Executors full Power and absolute authority to sell all my real estate & personal estate & to make good & lawful titles & conveyances as the case may requireas if I was (?) here personally present to the puchaser or purchasers thereof and to there heirs and assigns forever in witness where I have here unto set my hand & seal this first day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty. NB The words of Daniel being (?) interlined betwen the twenty fourth & twenty fifth line and furthermore its my will that my daughter Hellena have two cows after my decease out of my stock of cattle. Sam Swackhammer Signed, Sealed & Published by the Testator to be his Last Will & Testament in the presence of Joseph Snider, Charles Huldebrand, Sarah Clymer
Joseph Snider & Charles Huldebrand tow of the Witnesses to the within Will being duly sworn, did say that they saw Sanl Swackhammer the Testator herein named sign & seal the same and heard him publish pronounce and declare the above & within (?) to be his Last Will and Testament of that at the doing hereof the said Testator was of sound and disposing mind & memeroy as far as these deponents know and as they verily believe; and that Sarah Clymer the other subscribing evid(?) was present at the same time and signed her name as witness to the said Will, together withe these deponents in the presence of the said Testator sworn the 8th March 1782 before W. Furman Sw(?) Charles Huldebrand, Joseph Mider The foregoing Will being proved probate was granted by his Excellancy William Livingston Esq. unto Daniel Simm(?) & Frederick Miller executor to the within Will named having first sworn well & truly to perform the same Eshibet(?) a true inventory & render a just & true account when thereto lawfully required. Given under the Surrogate Seal the day & year afore. Bowes Read (?)
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Re: Samuel Swackhammer Will - Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Thank you so much for posting this! Bolus is, I think, my Baltus Swackhamer, (or Baltis, Balthus etc.) 1754-1847. I had seen a reference to the will, but had not actually read it before.
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Re: Samuel Swackhammer Will - Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
If you want a copy, I can scan it and email it to you. Just let me know.
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Re: Samuel Swackhammer Will - Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Thank you very much. Yes, I would like to have a copy sent if you can do that.
Beverly
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Re: Samuel Swackhammer Will - Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
What is the date of this will?I have a Samuel Oscar born July 25, 1837, dod Oct. 10, 1915. His father was Conrad born about 1805 in New Jersey. Do you know anything about Chester Ray Swackhamer, who married Daisy Lucille Nichols?
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Re: Samuel Swackhammer Will - Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Will is dated 1780. I don't have any other info on the Swackhammer family as of right now.
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Re: Samuel Swackhammer Will - Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Okay. I have to scan it tonight and will email it to you tomorrow.
Jeff
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Re: Samuel Swackhammer Will - Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
I have some info on the Swackhamer / Swackhammer family dating back to 1538 Jakub Schwehheimer in Germany... son Johannes Schwechheimer son Amundus Schwechheimer son Christopher Schwechheimer son Daniel Schwechheimer son Samuel Frederich... this is the one that settled in Morris Co., NJ married 3 times and had 25 children.... of which I have names of 17.... see article below also on his death...
Obituary - Swachhammer, Feb. 3, 1782. The Lord of our life made a hopeful blessed end to the long life and 6 weeks illness of our oldest member and father Samuel Swachhammer. He came in the year 1731 to this American wilderness, and in his life has experienced the truth of the words "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground" (Genesis III:19) for the Lord had blessed him quite specially with a very numerous family. He thrice entered the state of Holy Matrimony, (and) begat 25 children. From these, before his end, 73 grandchildren were born, and from these in turn, 25 great-grandchildren, all of whom he looked after. The entire number of those produced from his blood was therefore 123 , of whom 18 preceded him into Eternity, and accordingly at his departure there were still 105 living. In the 82nd year of his useful life he surrendered his soul into the hands of his Heavenly Father, who must have made it in His mercy, for Jesus Christ's sake. The preacher preached at his house in the Valley before a large gathering, and his body, accompanied by a numerous company, was afterward borne to New Germantown (Oldwick) and was buried in our churchyard at Zions Church.
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Re: Samuel Swackhammer Will - Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Thanks so much for the great info. I've had most of it, but the Obituary is brand new, and provides much more! You mentioned that you had 17 of the 25 names, if you could send those along to me I would greatly appreciate it..
Thanks
Dan
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Re: Samuel Swackhammer Will - Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hello Dan,
I believe you are my cousin. I'm George and Nora's youngest daughter, Tina. If this is the Dan I think it is, I just wanted to say "Hi". I've been doing the family tree here, both online, and with a family tree program. It's nice to be able to get so much infor off the internet now. I sent you a message through rootsweb, but never heard anything back from you, so maybe I have the wrong Dan. Would love to hear from you either way.
Tina
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