Born: 1686 Union City, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Died: 1747 Essex Co., New Jersey
Buried: 1747 Elizabeth, Essex Co., New Jersey
Married: 1) Jacob Winans ca. 1706
2) Jonas Wood ca. 1725
Records:
1726/27 - March 16 - Elizabeth, Essex Co., New Jersey - Mary & her husband Jonas Wood are listed in her father Joseph Morse's will. Their children Ann, Phebe, Samuel & Jeremiah are also listed.
1746/47 - Feb. 21 - Elizabeth, Essex Co., New Jersey - a Mary Wood wrote her will:
In the name of God Amen the twenty first day of February in the twentieth year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the Second King over Great Britain &c. Ano Do. One thousand seven hundred and forty six - seven, I Mary Wood Widdow of Jonas Wood late of the Burrough of Elizabeth in the County of Essex and Province of East New Jersey being weak in Body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to Almighty God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all once to Die. Do
make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say Principally and first of all I Give and recommend my Soul and Spirit unto Almighty God that gave it and my Body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors herein after mentioned and as touching my Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life. I Give Devise and Dispose of the Same in the way manor and form following
First I do order that my just Debts and Funeral Expences be well and truly paid out of my movable Estate.
Imprimus I Give and bequeath unto my son Benjamin Winans his Heirs and assigns the sum of five pounds current money of New Jersey.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Susannah Meeker (the wife of Daniel Meeker) five pounds current money of New Jersey together with my mare and side Saddle and one gound (gown) of her own choice.
Item I give and bequeath unto Jacob Winans (sone of Benjamin Winans) three pounds current money of New Jersey.
Item I give and bequeath unto my granddater Mary Bond three cows with the half of their increase arrising/arriving (?) when she arrive at the age of Eighteen years togather with all my wareing apparell not heretofore given (the old Cloathes to be made up for her before she arrive at the age of Eighteen years at the discretion of my Exe'rs. The others to be kept for her till she come of age) and also the Goods that is markt M.B. to the Said Mary Bond and to be apprized by my Exe'rs.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Jacob Bond and my said grandaughter Mary Bond all the remainder part of my Estate not heretofore given to be equally divided part and part alike between them my said Grand Childred Jacob Bond and Mary Bond only what the Goods markt M.B. before given to the said Mary Bond shall be apprized at by my Exe'rs. shall be Deducted out of the said Mary's half.
Item I Do order and my will is that if either of my said Gran Children Jacob Bond or Mary Bond should died under age or without Issue (that is if Jacob Bond dies before he arrive at the age of twenty one years or Mary Bond before she arrive at the age of Eighteen years) that then all heroing [herein?] given to both my said Grand Children Jacob and Mary Bond to go to the Survivor or if both should happen to Die under age or without Issue as afors'd that then it go two thirds to my said Daughter Susannah Meeker and one third to my Son Benja:
And I do ordain and appoint Thomas Clark to be my Sole Executor in this my last Will and Testament and I do order that he take reasonable Sattisfaction for his time and Expen. And I do hereby Revoke and make void all former Wills and Testaments by me in any wise made Rattifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seall the day and yoar first herein above-written. Signed Sealed Published pronounced and Declared by the sd Mary Wood to be her last will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers.
Mary her M mark Wood {Seal}
John Winans: Abraham Clark Jun'r. Joseph Conkling1746/7 - March 6 - Elizabeth, Essex Co., New Jersey - Inventory of Mary Wood's estate:
A True Inventory of all and Singular the Goods Chattles and Credits of Mary Wood, late of the Borough of Eliza' in the county of Essex Deces'd taken this 6th day of march Anno. Do. 1746/7.
- To a Bedstead and bed £0.7.0
- To a feather Bed two bolsters & 2 pillows is 51 lb. @ 1/2 2.19.6
- To 3 bags of feathers weighing 17 lb. 1.9.9
- To 47 lb dried Meat 6/9 To 4 blankets 35/ 2.1.9
- To 5 Coverlids [coverlets] 28/ To a Set of Curtains and Vallants 14/ 2.2.0
- To a bed bottom 7/ To a old bed bottom 2/6 - 0.9.6
- To 2 pieces of striped Cloath 20/ To 4 yds worsted Cloath 14/ 1.14.0
- To 3 1/2 yds flanel Cloath 10/ To one Cotton Sheet 8/ 0.18.0
- To 3 sheets 20/ To a pr of Cards 4/ 1.4.0
- To 11 lb of Linen yarn @ 2/6 1.7.6
- To a pillow Case & yearn 0.10.6
- To 6 1/2 bushels of Indian Corn in ears @ 1/3 0.8.1--
- To 2 barrells with some beef and pork 0.16.0
- To a Chest with a Drawer 18/ To a pail & Soap fat 2/ 1.0.0
- To a Tub and fat 4/ To 2 Jugs & Earthen pot 2/6 0.6.6
- To a bag with hops 1/8 To 4 pillow cases & 2 towels 8/ 0.9.8
- To 9 1/2 lb of To- Yarn & bag 10/ To a Square Table 6/6 0.16.6
- To Soap fat 1/3 Goose wings 4 a -- 9d (?) 0.2.4
- To 12 bushels of wheat 2.2.4
- To a bag ---- tow (?) Cloath 7/ Old Chest & ---- ----- 0.1.0
- To a Spool wheel 3/6 one pidd (?) Cow £2.15.0 2.18.6
- To a great Wheel 4/6 a tub ---- & tray 2/ 0.6.6
- To a Churn 4/ a Wheel 17/6 a Ca-- & Six bottles 6/6 1.8.0
- To a Lading dish & 6 cans 1/ two tubs & box of ashes 1/6 0.2.6
- To a grid Iron & pan 6/ to 2 tools, tray, boles & Chamber pot 4/3 0.10.3
- To a bucket and pale 1/6 To a pr of Tongues marked MB 6/ 0.7.6
- To one platter and a pewter founel (?) marked MB 0.7.0
- To a box Iron and 2 heeters (?) 2/6 0.2.6
- To 9 lb of Tobbaca @6d/ ---- 4/6 To 13 lb of good pewter 20/7 1.5.1
- To 10 1/2 lb old pewter @ 1/4 p. lb 0.13.8
- To 12 spools ---- yarn and worsted yarn 0.5.0
- To a Small tray and malt and mug 0.0.9
- To one bibb and one other book 15/ To Seales & w 1/4 0.16.4
- To a piggin can [a pail usually with a handle] and Sugar box 0.1.11
- To 3 Chairs and a Little Chair 2/6 a old pail 6d 0.3.0
- To a bag of Musterd Seed 11? To a small Iron pot 2/6 0.3.5
- To an Iron pot ? 22 lb 8/ To a large pot ? 48 lb 14/ 1.2.0
- To a Trunck 4/ pewter cup 8d An Iron peal [peel - thin flat round or oblong handled cooking utensil used to move bread, etc. about, to and from a hot oven] 2/ 0.6.8
- To an old Churn & Soap & old pail 2/6 To a Bread box 1/3 0.3.9
- To one pillow Case & flax 4/ Seales & box 4/ Ladle & vial 7? 0.4.11
- To a Candle Stick 9 A Syder barrill 2/ One ---- 6? 0.3.3
- To old Iron 4d to a pr Sheere [shears] 1/ one pillow & case 2/6 0.3.10
- To an old bedstead 1/9 one plate 1/3 0.3.0
- To Cash 1.16.8
Carried Over 36.10.11 1/2
Brought Over £36.10.11 1/2
- To a Debt due from Lewis Mutford (?) bills & Interest 1.18.1
- To D'o [Ditto] due from Richard Nicholls 2.8.6
- To D'o John Jewell 9.12.0
- To D'o William Lawrence 3.7.0
- To D'o Bosley Ramsden (?) 2.17.0
- To D'o Josiah Crane 9.10.0
- To D'o Mathias Hetfield pr Court 70.17.0
- To D'o Isaac Jewell 4.0.0
- To D'o David Thompson 1.13.4
- To D'o Mathias Hetfields 11.15.5
- To a heifer 0.18.0
- To 5 barrells 9/ A pair of Iron hopples (?) 4/ 0.13.0
- To a Red Steer 1.5.0
- To a Debt on Benjamin Clark 11.0.0
- To a Red Cow at Bishops 2.15.0
[Total] £171.0.3 1/2
Appraised the day & year first above written by us Moses Craig (?) appraiser for Thomas Clark Exe'r1747 - May 13 - Elizabeth, Essex Co., New Jersey - Mary's will was probated, Lib. E, p. 44
Be it Remembered that on ye thirteenth day of May One thousand seven hundred and forty seven John Winans and Abraham Clark Jun'r two of the within witnesses personally came before me Thomas Bartow duly authorized to prove will and qualify Executors in New Jersey and they being sworn on the holy Evangelist do Depose that they were present and saw Mary Wood within (admiting they were ----- wrote and ----- to ----- before signing) named sign and seal the within written instrument and heard her publish, pronounce and Declare the same to be her last will and Testament and at the doing thereof the said Testator was of Sound mind and memory to the best of their knowledge and as they believe and that Joseph Conkling was then present and signed as a witness together with the Deponents in the Testators presence. And the said Abraham Clark further saith that he Drew the within Will and the words wrote on the Rasures [erasures?] were done before signing and sealing thereof.
Thos: Bartow
Be it also Remebred that at the Same time Thomas Clark the Executor within named personally came before us and was sworn to the due Execution and performance of the within will and Testament according to Law.
Thos: Bartow
Probate was Granted to Thomas Clark in the usual form the same day.
Note the words dater Mary and the words Two thirds to my said Daughter Susannah Meeker and one third to my son Benja: are wrote on Rasures in the original Exam'd. by Thos: Bartow [underlined section above]Children:
John Winans b. 1707 d. ca. 1733 md. 1732 Bethia (Lyon) Grumman
- Bethia Winans b. ca. 1733, d. ca. 1746
- Jacob Winans b. ca. 1733
Elizabeth Winans b. 1712 md. (-?-) Bond
- Mary Bond b. after 1729
- Jacob Bond b. after 1726
Jacob Winans b. ca. 1720, d. before 1732
Benjamin Winans b. 1722, d. 1793 md. 1742 Jane Wood
- Jacob Winans b. ?, d. 1799
- Joshua Winans b. 1743
- Benjamin Winans b. 1746, d. 1819
- John Winans b. ca. 1750, d. 1802 md. 1772 Hannah Clawson, children: Benjamin, Elizabeth, Benjamin (2), Job, Aaron, Hannah
- Mary Winans b. 1755
- Susanna Winans d. 1821, md. Aaron Clark, child Josiah
- Sarah Winans b. 1761, d. 1826 md. 1781 Benjamin Haviland, child: Aaron
- Job Winans b. 1763, d. 1803
Anne Wood
Phebe Wood
Margaret Wood
Sarah Wood
Jeremiah Wood
Revised 1/20/2024
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