John Havens
M, b. circa 1640, d. before 9 September 1687
| Father | William Havens b. c 1616, d. b 25 Sep 1683 |
| Mother | Dionise Allen b. b 23 Jun 1623, d. 1692 |
John was born circa 1640 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. By 1 January 1665, he was noted as one of the first settlers of Monmouth County settling in Nevesink where he took the oath of Allegiance on 27 February 1668 and thereby received a grant of 120 acres.1 John made his will on 14 March 1687 at Monmouth County, New Jersey.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I, John Havens in the county of Monmouth in Shrewsbury doe revock all will formerly made by me & doe ordaine & appoint this to be my last will and Testament first I give and bequeath my soule to God who gave it & my body to the earth from whence it was taken, and as touching such worldly goods as God hath indued me withal I shall dispose of them as is hereafter named. Imprimis, I give & bequeath unto my eldest son William Havens fifty acres of land lying & being at the place commonly known and called by the Indian name sessotoneta to him and his heirs forever. And also one orchyeard lying at the place called little silver with all priviledges there unto belonging and also one plough & one ads. Secondly I give to to my sone John Havens one quarter part of my upland and meadow, now this quarter part of land to be taken from the east side of my land; to him the sd. John Havens & his heires for ever he is to enjoy the land when he comes to age. Thirdly I give my son Nicholas Havens one quarter part of land & meadow, to him & his heires forever & and he is to enjoy the land when he comes to age. Fourthly I give to my son in law George Axtone one piece of land beginning at a corner stake betwixt me & Edmund Laffetra & so following the line to a swamp called the round swamp with a quarter part of fresh meadow within the line, to him and his mail heires of the Havens & there to remaine. Fifthly, I give to my wife Ann Havens one quarter part of upland and a quarter part of meadow, the sd land adjoining to the heires & with the house and all household goods therein, with all my stock, cattell & horses, the sd house & land I give to my wife during her life, and at her death to return unto my sone Daniell Havens to him and his heires for ever. Sixthly if any of these my sons above named should dye befor they come to age or should dye without heires, That the sd land of the dead to go equally divided amongst the living. Seventhly, I give to my sones John Havens & Nicholas Havens & Daniel Havens either of them & each of them a gunn. Eightly, the land above named that I give to my son in law George Axtone, I give it to the longest liver, him or his wife, and at their death to return to the eldest sone John Axtone; and if he dyes without heires, then to return to the next heires of the Havens & so to remaine to that name. Nynthly, I give unto my sones in general one grinstone for their use but the sd grindstone not to be removed from sd house where it now standeth but there to remaine for their use in general. Tenthly, I give unto my sones John Havens, Nicholas Havens & Daniell Havens all my edge towels to be divided amongst these three my sones above named. Ealeaventhly, I doe appoint & ordaine my son William Havens and my son in law Thomas Wainwright to be my executors after my decease & to be a guide to their younger brethren. This is signed with my hand & sealed with my seal & dated this fourteenth day of March in the year of God one thowsand six hundred eighty-six or seven.
John departed this life in Monmouth County, New Jersey.1 His will was probated on 9 September 1687. The inventory of John's estate was taken on Wednesday, 10 December 1687 by william Scott and Rememberance Lippincot. The value of the estate was £50.15.0.2
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I, John Havens in the county of Monmouth in Shrewsbury doe revock all will formerly made by me & doe ordaine & appoint this to be my last will and Testament first I give and bequeath my soule to God who gave it & my body to the earth from whence it was taken, and as touching such worldly goods as God hath indued me withal I shall dispose of them as is hereafter named. Imprimis, I give & bequeath unto my eldest son William Havens fifty acres of land lying & being at the place commonly known and called by the Indian name sessotoneta to him and his heirs forever. And also one orchyeard lying at the place called little silver with all priviledges there unto belonging and also one plough & one ads. Secondly I give to to my sone John Havens one quarter part of my upland and meadow, now this quarter part of land to be taken from the east side of my land; to him the sd. John Havens & his heires for ever he is to enjoy the land when he comes to age. Thirdly I give my son Nicholas Havens one quarter part of land & meadow, to him & his heires forever & and he is to enjoy the land when he comes to age. Fourthly I give to my son in law George Axtone one piece of land beginning at a corner stake betwixt me & Edmund Laffetra & so following the line to a swamp called the round swamp with a quarter part of fresh meadow within the line, to him and his mail heires of the Havens & there to remaine. Fifthly, I give to my wife Ann Havens one quarter part of upland and a quarter part of meadow, the sd land adjoining to the heires & with the house and all household goods therein, with all my stock, cattell & horses, the sd house & land I give to my wife during her life, and at her death to return unto my sone Daniell Havens to him and his heires for ever. Sixthly if any of these my sons above named should dye befor they come to age or should dye without heires, That the sd land of the dead to go equally divided amongst the living. Seventhly, I give to my sones John Havens & Nicholas Havens & Daniel Havens either of them & each of them a gunn. Eightly, the land above named that I give to my son in law George Axtone, I give it to the longest liver, him or his wife, and at their death to return to the eldest sone John Axtone; and if he dyes without heires, then to return to the next heires of the Havens & so to remaine to that name. Nynthly, I give unto my sones in general one grinstone for their use but the sd grindstone not to be removed from sd house where it now standeth but there to remaine for their use in general. Tenthly, I give unto my sones John Havens, Nicholas Havens & Daniell Havens all my edge towels to be divided amongst these three my sones above named. Ealeaventhly, I doe appoint & ordaine my son William Havens and my son in law Thomas Wainwright to be my executors after my decease & to be a guide to their younger brethren. This is signed with my hand & sealed with my seal & dated this fourteenth day of March in the year of God one thowsand six hundred eighty-six or seven.
John departed this life in Monmouth County, New Jersey.1 His will was probated on 9 September 1687. The inventory of John's estate was taken on Wednesday, 10 December 1687 by william Scott and Rememberance Lippincot. The value of the estate was £50.15.0.2