Hello Friends, I saw the recent post to the Sussex County Mailing List regarding Andrew Wilson, his daughter Mary Wilson and her husband, Richard Westbrook.. [my ancestors] The Genealogy Magazine of New Jersey copied inscriptions from the Clove Cemetery in Wantage, Sussex Co., NJ, on 19 Oct, 1929. The records are published in Gen. Mag. of NJ. Vol IV No. 2 Out. 1930, whole No. 22, pg. 47- 50. The following is what was published: Westbrook, Richard, d. March, 1807, aged 82 years, 9 months & 12 days. I would like to correct an error that was made in this publication. I had returned to the Clove Cemetery many times to find Richard Westbrook's tombstone, because I found it highly improbable Andrew Wilson would have named a 78 year old son-in-law as one of the executors of his estate. [Richard would have turned 82 in 1806. (1806 82 = 1724). Andrew Wilson made his will in 1802. (1802 1724 = 78)] Persistence did pay off; and I finally found Richard Westbrook's tombstone. He is interred next to his daughter, Naomi and son in law, Bowdewine Decker. On initial inspection, the inscription on Richard's tombstone appeared to be totally worn away, but with some extensive and very careful removal of the many layers of lichen, the following inscription was revealed: Richard Westbrook Who Departed This Life Died March 1807 62 years 9 months and 12 days. The 6 in his age at death is very clearly a 6 and not an 8. It is very unlikely that an error was made during the initial transcription. Suspect the error was made when the inscriptions were typed for publication. [ I took photographs.] [Personally copied the dates and age of death on Richard Westbrook tombstone -- 5/17/98. ] Harold I. Van Auken ><Will of Andrew dated 29 Mar 1802 Wantage Township bequeathing all land to >son, >Abiah; Abiah to pay my daughter, Martha Titsworth $50; daughters, Mary >Westbrook, Catherine Elston, Hope Decker, Margaret DeWitt, and Martha >Titsworth, the proceeds of household furniture; sons, Joseph, Benjamin, >Andrew, Adda, Neri, Hiram, and Ferguson, the proceeds of sale of remainder > of moveable estate, son Andrew's share to be held in hands of executor. > Executors, sons, Joseph and Abiah and son-in-law, Richard Westbrook. >Inventory filed 10 Nov 1802 and Will proved 17 Nov 1802 (Liber 40:186). > Andrew d. 6 Nov 1802. > > 1. Mary Wilson b. 13 Aug 1751. > 2. Joseph Wilson b. 29 Oct 1752. > 3. Benjamin Wilson b. 24 May 1754. > 4. Andrew Wilson b. 27 Nov 1755. > 5. Catherine Wilson b. 15 Sept 1757. > 6. Hope Wilson b. 1 Jan 1760. > 7. Jacob Wilson b. 23 May 1761. > 8. Margaret Wilson b. 17 July 1763. > 9. Addi Wilson (twin) b. 24 May 1765. > 10. Neri Wilson (twin) b. 24 May 1765. > 11. Martha Wilson b. 14 Feb 1767. > 12. Hiram Wilson b. 4 Mar 1769. > 13. Ferguson Wilson b. 2 May 1771. >14. Abiah Wilson b. 9 Mar 1773. > >1. Mary Wilson b. 13 Aug 1751 m. 20 Apr 1770 (Machackemeck Church) Richard > Westbrook b. 1 June 1743 son of Johannes Dirckse and Sara Tack. Members of > Clove Dutch Reformed Church, Clove Valley, Wantage Township, Sussex >County, New Jersey, Richard an elder. Richard d. 13 Mar 1807 82y 9m 12d >(ts) and > Mary d. 20 Jan 1808 56y 5m 7d (ts) Old Clove Cemetery, Wantage Township, > Sussex County, New Jersey. > >15. Naoma Westbrook b. 14 June 1772 m. Bowdewin Decker. > 16. Mary Westbrook b. 22 Feb 1774 m. Nathaniel VanAuken. [my gggg's] >17. Sarah Westbrook b. c. 1776 m. Stephen Decker. > 18. Permelia Westbrook b. c. 1778/80 m. Solomon Westfall. > 19. Charlotte Westbrook b. 20/30 Nov 1782 m. Obadiah Pellet. > 20. Margery Westbrook b. 1785 m. Peter Hoppaugh. > 21. Frederick Westbrook b. 6 June 1789. > 22. Richard Westbrook b. 16 Dec 1790 m. Mahala Titsworth. > 23. Abiah Westbrook b. 13 June 1796 (Clove Church) Asenath Pellet.> > >