Joseph Bird (1725 - 1788)

Born 1725 in Elizabeth, Essex Co., New Jersey

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Died 5 May 1788 at about age 63 in Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Joseph Bird

Birth

Birth Date: 1706

Place: Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey

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Record ID Number: MH:IF3064

Will

1788, Jan. 19. Bird, Joseph, of Elizabeth Borough, Essex Co. Wife, Ursula, the goods she had when we were married and £100. Son-in-law, Samuel Force, £20. Son, Jeremiah, the use of 10 acres of my plantation, with the house where he now lives, which Is to bind the land of Joseph Lee, William Mills, John Craig, Hambleton Robin-

son and the highway; and, after the death of Jeremiah, the 10 acres are to be sold, and, of the money, I give 1/5 part to my daughter, Sarah, the wife of Samuel Force, Jr.; 1/5 to my grandson, Joseph, son of my son, Joseph, deceased, and the other 1/5 to 3 of my grandchildren, children of my son, Jeremiah, namely: Abigail, Charles and Samuel Bird. If Elizabeth, the wife of my son, Jeremiah, should outlive him, then I give to her the use of the 10 acres, while she is the widow of Jeremiah. Rest of real estate to be sold, or rented out till my youngest grandson, Joseph, is 21, and of the money I give Vs to my daughter, Sarah, wife of Samuel Force, Jr.; 1/5th to my grandson, Joseph Bird, and the other 1/5th to my grandchildren, Abigail, Charles and Samuel, the children of my son, Jeremiah. Executors — friends, Amos Morss and Anthony Morss. Wits.: William Fletcher, Joseph Hatfield, David Jones. Proved Dec. 16, 1788.

29 Nov 1788 Inventory by Timothy Craig and Jeremiah Clark. ^[1]

Death

Death Date: 16 DEC 1788

Age: 81-82

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Record ID Number

Record ID Number: MH:I1090

Sources

1. ↑ Calendar of New Jersey Wills: 1791-1795, p 37. Library Archives of the State of New Jersey First Series XXXVI CALENDAR OF WILLS 1786-1790 23 Lib. 29, p. 341. Page 23 of https://archive.org/details/documentsrelatin36newj/page/22/mode/2up

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