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Notes for Amos Rogers and Abigail Freeman

1761 Amos Rogers was overseer for roads.

1765 Amos Rogers and his brother Abraham Rogers received 256 acres.

1776 The property of John Rogers and Robert Rogers was adjacent to the plantation of Jonathan Hutchinson of Windsor Twp, Middlesex County, when Jonathan Hutchinson wrote his will. Witnesses included Amos and Abigail Rogers. [1]

1793 Amos Rogers was executor for the will of his brother John Rogers, proved November 27. [2] [3]

1793 Abigail Rogers, spouse of Amos Rogers, received 50 pounds in the will of her father, James Freeman of Middlesex County. [4] [5] She received a dutch cupboard in her mother's will. [6]

1807 Amos Rogers died in Nottingham Twp, Burlington County. His estate was inventoried on August 21. Inventory $942.48 made by David Cubberly and Benjamin Hayden. Administered by Thomas Combs, David Wright, and Isaac Combs. [7] [8] [9]

1808 Thomas Combes and Isaac Combes and David Wright, administrators, gave their account of the estate of Amos Rogers. [10]

1808 Thomas Combes and wife Hannah sold land to Isaac Combes and wife Euphanah. Hannah and Euphana were both daughters of Amos Rogers, late of Nottingham, deceased. The tract sold was in East Windsor, Middlesex County and had descended to Hannah and Euphana by the death of their father Amos who died intestate. [11]


Footnotes:

[1] A. Van Doren Honeyman, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 34. (Wills and Administrations 5, 1771-1780) (1931), 265, [InternetArchive].

[2] Elmer T. Hutchinson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 37. (Wills and Administrations 8, 1791-1795) (1942), 300, [InternetArchive].

[3] New Jersey. History Records, Reference Materials, image 219, [FamilySearchImage].

[4] Elmer T. Hutchinson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 38. (Wills and Administrations 9, 1796-1800) (1944), 30, [GoogleBooks], [FHLBook].

[5] New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, Vol.36, [AncestryRecord].

[6] New Jersey. History Records, Reference Materials, image 133, [FamilySearchImage].

[7] Elmer T. Hutchinson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 40. (Wills and Administrations 11, 1806-1809) (1947), 285, [FHLBook], [GoogleBooks].

[8] New Jersey, Wills and Probate Records, 1656-1999, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[9] New Jersey. County Court (Burlington County), Burlington. Miscellaneous Records 1786–1814, image 623, [FamilySearchImage].

[10] New Jersey. County Court (Burlington County), Burlington. Miscellaneous Records 1786–1814, image 630, [FamilySearchImage].

[11] Middlesex County, New Jersey. Deed 16-333, image 190, [FamilySearchImage].