Genealogy of the Warne family in America, by Rev George Warne Labaw, New York, Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, 1911 p323 Richard Franses Jr, (1740-11/8/1796, aged 56 years. "Stone has fallen" Stillwell. Maybe Catherine was Richard Franses's daughter and not Thomas's. More probably, however, from his will, Richard never married, or if he did, he had no children. At any rate, he appears to have had neither wife nor children when he wrote his will. He lies in Topanemus. Richard Franses will, somewhat abbreviated.... Inventory (pound sign) 85, 2, 0. In the name of God, Amen. I Richard Franses of Middletown in the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey...do this thirtieth day of October, 1796...make, ordain and constitute this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following: First, I recommend my soul in the hand of Almight God...and my Body I order to be buried in the earth by my executors hereinafter named. And as to such worldly estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me with, I give, will, and devise in manner and form following: Imprimis. First. I do order that all my just and Lawfull Debts be paid out of my moveable estate, ordering my executors as soon as may be convenient after my Decease to sell as much of my said moveable estate as will be sufficient to pay my said Debts and funeral charges. Item. I give and bequeath to my nephew Richard Denise my Musquet with the Bayonet, strap and all other apparatus to the same belonging, they being the sons of my sister Margaret. Item. I give and bequeath to my good friend Margaret Denise, daughter of Denise Denise Esq, one gold ring of the price of twenty shillings with the letters R F engraven on the same. (Note by author, This Margaret Denise must have been a daughter of Denise Denise Senior, if there was such a person, and a sister of the testator's brother-in-law.) Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved niece Sarah Shumway my old Bible. Item. I give and bequeath to my beloved nephew John Tice my blue coat and sword. Item. I give and bequeath to my beloved niece Anne Tice the three Vollums of teh Etherian Orachalls. Item. I give and bequeath to my beloved niece Uphame Tice my Feather Bed, bedding, bed std, with all other things to the same belonging. And if said Uphame should not live to receive the same that then and in such case the sd bed &c to descend to the afsd Anne Tice, the afsd being the children of my sister Uphame. Item. I give and bequeath to my beloved niece Catherine Wikoff, also daughter of my sd sister Uphame my Book Titled the Works of Thomas a Kempis. Item. I give and bequeath to my beloved nephew Samuel Throckmorton, son of my sister Catherine, the four Vollums of Josephus. Item. I give and bequeath to my beloved nephew James Brown the History of Anson's Voige with the book containing the cuts that belong to the same. Item. I give and bequeath to my beloved niece Catherine Taylor, daughter of my sister Leticia, the three Vollums of the Old and New Testament. Item. I give and bequeath to my two sisters, Catherine and Letitia, the explanation of the New Testament by Burkett during their natural lives and at their death to descend to my beloved nephew Richard Throckmorton, son of my said sister Catherine. Item. I give and bequeath to my loving sister Letitia Taylor that legacy left to me by my father Richard Franses by his last will which was for a compensation for the care I had of my sister Rachel in her illness (close stool &c). And also I give and bequeath to my said sister Letitia my negro Boy Ollever to be hurs during her natural life. And then the said Ollever to be free from slavery provided he behaves himself and is obedient to my sd sister; but if the said Oliver should behave himself unruly to his then mistress, In such case I do empower my said sister Letitia to sell him sd Ollever and to convert the money arising from such sale to her own use and disposell. Item. I do give and so order to be done that there be decent heed and feet stones well Lettered put to the graves of my Father Richard Franses, my mother Sarah (Warne) Franses, my sister Catherine Throckmorton, my sister Rachel Franses, my sister Letitia Taylor and also my own grave, which I do order that my executors see done and the expence to be paid for out of my estate. Item. I do will and devise that my two sisters, Catherine Throckmorton and Letitia Taylor to have, hold, keep and enjoy full possession of all the Remainder of my estate both Real and personal not before hereby bequeathed wit the full rents, issues and profits of the same during their natural lives for the better support of them or either of them so that they or either of them Don't commit waste of the same, nor suffer waste to be committed there on by others. And also that Catherine Taylor, daughter of Letitia, to live with and be supported with her mother in the premises aforesaid as long as the sd Catherine Taylor shall remain a single woman and to live with my two sd sisters. And if the rents, issues and profits of my sd estate shall not be sufficient to support my two sd sisters and sd Catherine Taylor, that then and in such case, I do authorize and empower my sd two sisters or the survivor of them to sell and dispose of that Loott of which my father bought of John Williams adjoing the land of Dr Thomas Bullier's (?) Land and the meeting house Lott for its value. And that they the sd Catherine Throckmorton and Letitia Taylor or the survivor of them to make and executo to the purchaser of sd Lott a good and sufficient title in fee simple which title to be as well valued as though I had made it in my life time. And that my said sisters for and in addition of their and Catherine Taylor's support of either of them shall have full right to make use of so mutch of the neat proceeds of the sales of the land aforesaid as may be necessary for their reasonable support in addition to the other part of my estate and that at the Decease of my sd two sisters Catherine and Letitia that whatever may be remaining of the sale of the Lott afsd to go to my executors and to be considered as part of my estate. Item. I do order and it is my will that all my estate that shall remain at the deaths of sd two sisters both Real and Personal shall be sold by my executors to the best advantage they can. And I do empower my executors to make as good title or titles for sutch lands as they shall sell by virtue of these Presents as I myself might or could have done in my life time. And that the neat proceeds of my whole estate not before bequeathed after taking out the necessary expenses be equally divided between the living children of my sisters Catherine and Letitia, Sarah, Margaret, Uphame. Shear and shear alike...And I do hereby order, constitute, and appoint my trusty and well beloved nephews Tunas Denise and William Brown, and my trusty and well beloved friend Mathias Vanbrakel to be the executors of this my last will and testament &c. In witness whereof &c. Signed Richard Franses Book 35 of Wills, p 516, Trenton, New Jersey Probated, Freehold, New Jersey, November 30, 1796. Witnesses: Denise Forman, Thomas Geraw, Peter Schenck On Sun, 18 Jun 2000 07:50:00 -0400 " James M. Thorne" <james.thorne@pei.sympatico.ca> writes: >I noticed the name Gisebert Van brokle in the posting below. I am >wondering >if this Van brocle is related to my great-grandfather, James Mathias >Vzn >Brakle who lived just just south of Matawan, New Jersey. The Van >Brakle/Brown/Lefferts line in my family is the only one that is >incomplete. > >Thanks for any help. > >Jim > >Rev. 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