"Name on petition, May 1765, to the Governor, etc., from inhabitants of the province seeking more currency to be in circulation. The lack of cash, failure of the last summer and winter crops, the hard..."[11]
Will
"1777, Mar. 5. Merlatt, Abram of Readingtown, Hunterdon Co., yeoman; will of. Sons Gedion, John, Peter and Abram Merlett, to have the liberty of all my real to farm till youngest daughter, Catherine, is 18 years of age, in order to pay for the 108 acres of land bought from John VanSickle, and, when paid for, to be divided between the sons. Daughters, Mary and Catherine, to have the lot and house where I live of 30 acres and the goods their mother brought with her at our marriage. Daughter Nele, wife of Derk ? Merlatt, cows. My mother, Eleanor Randall, to be taken care of. Execcutors -- Harmon Lane and James Emans. Witnesses James Van Horn, Abraham Lane, Sarah Gennings. Prove June 1, 1778.[12]
Sources
↑ U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989
U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989
New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1670-1965
New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1683-1802
New Jersey Colonial Document, p. 34 (document photo posted on Ancestry.com)
Manuscript Collection, 1680s - 1970s, SAH: Oversized [New Jersey State Archives]; Call Number: Box 1-41, Folder 6?; Page Number: 1; Family Number: 45
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abraham by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abraham:
Marlot-3 and Marlatt-40 appear to represent the same person because: Same person, different surname spellings. Their are many variations: Marlot Merlet Merlett Marlett Marlatt. I believe Marlatt is the best option.