Edward Fox

Notes:

NJ Archives, XLII wills 1814-1817 p 163 2737 J dad's will

Notes:

NJ Archives, XLII wills 1814-1817 p 163 2737 J written 17 Apr 1815
Extracts of Wills, New Jersey Archives, XXXII 1751-1760 p 120 lib 10:5787 dad's will
Not In Militia 1792, Kingwood Exempt, GMNJ 9:107
"An Ancestral Chart and Handbook" by Olive Rowland 1935 p. 129

George married Elizabeth Sherman about 1774. Elizabeth (daughter of Edward (Shearman) Sherman) was born in 1756 in Kingwood, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey; died on 21 Jun 1857 in Kingwood Twp, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey; was buried in Rosemont, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rootsweb: Frederic nathrop@patmedia.net
NJ Archives, XLII wills 1814-1817 p 163 2737 J husband's will
"An Ancestral Chart and Handbook" by Olive Rowland 1935 p. 129

George married Rachel Heckathorn about 1752 in Kingwood, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey. Rachel was born in 1821; died after 1760 in of, Kingswood, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Extracts of Wills, New Jersey Archives, XXXII 1751-1760 p 120 lib 10:578 dad's will dad's will EXECUTRIX

Notes:

"Sherman Directory" by Sherman 1991 p. 602
NJ Archives 40 wills 1806-1809 p. 299 2379 J his will
"The Sherman Family of Hunterdon County, New Jersey" 1995 by Larry Rush section 4
From: KaySFO@aol.com
Subject: [NJHUNTER] Migrations
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 06:35:17 EST


In 1836, Elizabeth Hoppock Sherman (widow of Thomas Sherman), married Elijah Rittenhouse and they along with her two Sherman offspring, Cornelius and Rachel Sherman migrated to Columbia Township (corrected to Congress Twp), Lorain Co., Ohio. The last I know of Rachel is that at the age of 34 she was still living in the household of her mother, step-father and a half-sister. Cornelius married a native of Ohio Ruth [---?--] and fathered at least eleven children.

Kay Larsen
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Kay: I haven't seen your postings for quite awhile. I was hoping you weren't sick or had given up on the Shermans, or some other terrible thing!!

Did you ever find any earlier ancestors to Edward (b.1719). I have a tentative note that his father may have been Edward, married to Sara Alcock.

I'm still not back into the Shermans, just curious.

Best wishes...............Larry
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From: KaySFO@aol.com
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Migrations
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 11:22:31 EST

Dear Larry,
I am still very much into the Shermans.
I, too, have that that note that Edward Sherman(Shearman) was married to Sarah Alcock. That would be the father of the Edward Shearman that migrated from Philadelphia (Byberry Township) to Bucks County and then to Hunterdon County.
But lately, I have been working on filling in the descendants of Thomas Shearman (son of the younger Edward) and his wives (2, both named Mary) and children and grandchildren.
It is amazing how very interelated these Hunterdon County families are. I am discovering family connections to people that I have known all my life and never realized that I was at least distantly related to.
It is also somewhat of a shock to find that I know more about people who lived in the early to mid 1800's than I do about people in the family who lived in the early 1900's. So I am working on later Sherman's right now. Later on, I will pursue The Edward--Sarah connection.
It is good to hear from you---I do wish you were back into the Sherman's, but I think the bug will bite again one of these days.
Happy New Year, Larry. Hope that all is well with you and yours.
Kay

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 27 Apr 1754, Kingwood, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey; written

Notes:

Will witnessed by Malachai Bonham

Extracts of Wills, New Jersey Archives, XXXII 1751-1760 p 120 lib 7:515 dad's will
"An Ancestral Chart and Handbook" by Olive Rowland 1935 p. 126

"Bonham, A Family Genealogy" by Howard E Bonham 1996 p: 213 came from England 1729; p. 209
The First Century of Hunterdon County b y Mott 1878 p.7 bought 284 acres from George Fox and sold 1729 to Thomas Canby

Will:
In the Name of God Amen the twenty-seventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty-four I George Fox ofKingwood in the County of Hunterdon and western Division of the province of New Jersey.

Yeo: Being very Sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God. Therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing 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 God that Give it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a christian like and Decent manner at the Discretion of my executors and as touching such wordily Estate where with it hath pleased God to Bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form imprimis.

I give and bequeath to mary my Dear wife all my moveable Estateonly she shall allow my sons the Use of the team to Carry on the farm and affairs of the mills they allowing her a comfortable maintenance while She remains my widow and if She dies my widow my will is that She Divide the said moveables as she Sees proper among my daughters But if she marrys again then all the horses Except one which she shall Chuse shall be left to the Discretion of my Executors to be Equally Divided in quantity and quality..

I will that if my Executors shall see it necessary to sell part of my lands to Pay my Debts and Carry on the affairs of the mills let it be sold off next to Joshua Waterhouse or else off of the land I lately took up which they shall think proper..

I will that mary my wife shall have the use of my lands and Dwelling house and other Buildings till My Sons come to the age of Twenty one Years if She continues my widow during which time she shall have the Benefit of their Lodging and apperell during the whole term Except She shall think Proper to bind them to trades that is Left to her discretion..

I will that my Sons be put in possession of their respective portions in the following order and manner. Item.

I give and bequeath to my beloved Son George Fox five acres of Land to be Surveyed off the upper end of my land joyning his plantation on which he now liveth in one year after my Decease in his actual possession.

I give and bequeath to my Dearly beloved son Ambros Fox one half part of my lands according to quantity and quality except ten acres of Land which is to Go with my half the mills Except my Executors See proper to Sell part for the use as above said then he to it. Ambros Shall have half the remainder as above said in his actual possession in two Years after he is twenty one years of age..

I give and bequeath to my Dear Son Absa lom Fox all my rights and interest to the Saw mill and Grist mill that is to Say one half of Each with ten acres of Land the most convenient to Said mills to be in his actual possession at twenty one years of age..

I give and bequeath to my Dear Son Amos Fox the one half part of my Lands according to the aforementioned Division Equal with my Son Ambros to be in his actual possessin at the age of twenty one years.

I give and bequeath my lands and mills to my sons as aforesid and to the Heirs and assigns forever I will also that my wife have her living with my son amos and out of his Share if she remains my widow but if She married She is debared of that priviledge tho at the same time hols her Property in the movables I will that the Use of the Land and Benefit of the mills be for maintaining the family and paying my Debts till.

Each son shall come into possession of their respective Estates as above mentioned and further.

I give to my Dear son Gabrie l Fox 5 pounds.

And lastly I constitute make and ordain my beloved Sons George Fox and Gabriel Fox my only and Sol Executors of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly Disallow revoke and Disannull all and Every other and former Testaments wills Legacys and Executors by me in any ways before this time Named willed and bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and only this and no other to be my Last will and testament in witness where of I have hereunto Set my hand and seal the day and year first above written
Signed Seald Published Pronounced and declared by the said George Fox as his Last will and testament in the presence of us the Subscribers.

Note before Executing these presents is added that if it can be made appear the the mills and ten acres of Land is of more value than Ambrosses and amos share absalom shall pau out to ambros and amos to make them Equal with himself. and if on the contrary it can be made appear that ambros and amos has the valuablest prtion they shall pay to absolem to make him equal with themselves.

Evidence below all
Malakiah Bonham
Nehemiah Bonham
William Lock
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/25425130/person/1652478167/storyx/9e01dbb7-b939-4c8f-ad6b-7eaf03327f64?src=search

George married Mary Maybury in 1727 in Kingwood Mm, Hunterdon, New Jersey. Mary was born in 1707 in Surry, Surry Co, Virginia; died in 1769 in Hunterdon Co, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Susannah (..) Sherman about 1720. Susannah was born about 1700; died after 1725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]