Will of John Robins 14 July 1789
Alexandria Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

In the Name of God Amen. The Fourteenth Day of July 1789. I John Robins of 
the Township of Alexandria County of Hunterdon and Western Division of the 
State of New Jersey Yoeman, being very Sick and weak in Body, but of perfect 
Mind and Memory, Thanks be to God for it; Therefore calling to mind the 
Mortallity 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; That is to say, 
principally and first of all, I give and recommend my Soul into the Hands of 
Almighty God that gave it, And my Body I recommend to the Earth, to be 
buried in decent Christian Burial, at the Descretion of my Executors 
hereafter named; nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall 
receive the same again, by the mighty Power of God. And as touching such 
Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life, I 
give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form, First 
I Will that all my Debts and Funeral Charges be paid and discharged by my 
Executors herein after named. And it is also my will that my whole Estate 
Shall be turned into Cash as soon as Conveniently can be done, by my 
Executors hereafter named and it is also my Will, and I give and Bequeath 
unto my well beloved Wife Elizabeth Robins the one third part of my whole 
Estate to be paid to her by my Executor as Soon as conveniently can be 
raised, And it is also my will that that the other two thirds of my Estate 
Shall be Devided between my Six Children, Jonathan Robins, Robert Robins, 
Mary Robins, Lydia Robins, Rachel Robins, and John Robins to be Divided in 
Such manner that each Son Shall have Six Pounds more to his share than a 
Daughter my Three Sons to have Share and Share alike, and my three Daughters 
to have Share and Share alike in manner as above Said which shares shall be 
paid to each Son as soon as he shall arive [sic] to the age of twenty one 
years, and to each Daughter as soon as She shall arive [sic] to the age of 
Eighteen Years to be paid by my Executors, And it is also my will that the 
last mentioned two thirds of my Estate shall be put out to Interest, if my 
Executors find it convenient, which Interest Shall be applied towards 
bringing up my younger Children, And it is also my will that my Son Jonathan 
shall be put to a Trade if he Chuses, and also that my Son Robert Shall be 
put out to his Grandfather Robins to. learn the Weavers Trade, And it is 
also my Will that my other four Children Shall stay with their Mother if She 
Chuses to keep them but if not, then to be put out at the Discretion of my 
Executors. And I do hereby make Ordain Constitute and Appoint my trusty 
Friends Daniel More and my Brother Jonathan Robins Executors of this my last 
will and Testament; And  I do hereby utterly disallow revoke, and disannul 
all and every other former Testaments Wills Legacies, Bequests and Executors 
by me in any ways before named Willed and Bequeathed ratified and confirmed, 
this and no other to be my last Will and Testament, In Witness whereof I 
have here unto Set my hand and Seal, this Fourteenth Day of July in the Year 
of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty Nine

Signed Sealed Published Pronounced
And Delivered by the Testator to be
His Last Will and Testament	John Robins
In the presence of us

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