John Benjamin Garrison

GEDCOM Note

Benjamin's Will
Dated 28 July 1767

Proved 13 Dec 1782

Witnessed by Samuel Hannah, Robert Dare, Daniel Clark; all three witnesses died before he did. Sons David and Jonathan were executors, but only the latter qualified as such.

Benjamin is buried at Deerfield Presbyterian Cemetery. No tombstone. He lived and died in upper part of Deerfield Townships, east of Sneathen's or Harris's Mill. His property where he died was purchased by him from the West Jersey Society on 19 March 1753 and comprised 156 acres.

Inventory made 11 Dec. 1782 by Nathan Leek and Daniel Ogden. The estate amounted to 148 lbs.7s.11d.

He deivsed to his "son David fifty acres adjoining Joseph Peck, Esq., to son Annias 10 acres, to son Matthias 5 acres, to son Jonathan remained of my land when he is twenty-one years old. If he die before then, then to my two youngest sons Annias and Mattias. To Annias and Mattias each a lot of cedar swamp. Son Jonathan to pay those two twenty five acres as they become of age. To my daughter Miriam 10 acres. To my son David 5 acres. To my daughter Abigail 25 acres. To my daughter Susannah 20 acres when she is 18 years of age. The remainder of my personal estate to my three daughters, Miriam, Abigal, and Susannah."

Account of Jonathan Garrison, sole Executor, swon to 3 May 18784. Among the items paid for 20 Dec. 1782: Lewis James, without doubt the sexton of the Deerfield Presbyterian Church, 5 s for digging grave. To Obadiah Caruthers for covvin 3 lbs.,10s,9d.

Five of Benjamin's children (Miriam, Rachel, Phebe, Jonathan, Abigal) were baptised in the Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church.

Jonathan was buried in the Deerifled Presbyterian Church, with tombstone. Matthias died in Deerfield in Dec. 1823 at advanced age.