1696/7. Will of Richard Gardner. Charlestown, MA
My 9th great-grandfather, Richard Gardner was born on 13 JUN 1628, in Surrey, England. He died 29 MAY 1698, in Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony. This is his will.
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1625. Will of John Rolfe. Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
My 11th great-grandfather, John Rolfe, was born around 1550 and died around 1625 in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England. His will is helpful in learning about two of his sons who emigrated to Massachusetts Bay colony.
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1633-1679. Records in Boston, Portsmouth, Newbury, Taunton. Samuel Wilbore Sr. & Samuel Wilbore Jr.
Samuel Wilbore Sr. and Anne Smith were my 10th great-grandparents. Their son, Samuel Wilbur, Jr. was my 9th great grandfather. They moved to Boston (MA Bay colony) in 1633, were banished, settled Portsmouth (Rhode Island colony) had property in Taunton (Plymouth colony) and later property in Boston (MA Bay colony). Samuel jr. was party to…
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1741. Will of Aaron Forman. Freehold, NJ
Aaron Forman was my 7th great-grandfather. He died at the age of 52, leaving 7 children behind. The tone of his Last Will & Testament suggests he knew he was dying and had some time to prepare for it.
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1872-1939. Honora Brown & Eleanor Costello of Newark
My great-grandmother, Honora Brown, was baptized ‘Honora’ in Newark, NJ in 1872. She was called ‘Lenora’, then ‘Eleanora’, and finally ‘Eleanor’. Her granddaughter and 2nd great-granddaughter are both named Eleanor.
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1841-1919. The Costellos of Newark
My great-grandfather, John J. Costello, was a blacksmith born in Connecticut probably in June of 1871. He moved to Newark, NJ sometime in early childhood and lived there until he died at the age of 35 from kidney failure.