Estate of James Larowe
Know all men by these presents, that we Abraham La Rowe of Amwell and Isaac La Rowe of Hopewell Township and County of Hunterdon are held and firmly bound unto His Excellency William Franklin Esq. in the sum of two hundred and ninety six pounds, proclamation money, to be paid to the said Excellency William Franklin Esq. his successors or assigns; to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind us, our heirs, executors and administrators jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated the twenty seventh day of April Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy One - 1771.The condition of the above obligation is such, that if the above bound Abraham La Rowe Administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of James La Rowe late of Hopewell deceased, do make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased, which have or shall ocme to the hands, possession or knowledge of the said Abraham La Rowe or into the hands of any other person or persons for his use, and the same so made, exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the Registry of the Prerogative Court, in the Secretary's Office at Burlington on or before the first day of September next ensuing; and the same goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased, at the time of his death, or which at any time after, shall come to the hands or possession of the said Abraham La Rowe or unto the hands or possession of any other person or persons, for his use, do well and truly administer according to law; and farther do make or cause to be made, a just and true account of his administration, on or before the twenty seventh day of April now next ensuing the date hereof; and all the rest and residue of the said goods, chattels, and credits, which shall be found remaining upon the account of the said administrator the same being first examined and allowed of, by the Judge for the time being, of the said Prerogative Court, shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively, as the said Judge for the time being, of the said Court, by his decree or sentence, pursuant to the true intent and meaning of an Act of Parliament, made in the 22d and 23d years of the Reign of King Charles II entitled, An Act for settling Intestate Estates, shall limit and appoint. And if it shall hereafter appear, that any last will and testament was made by the said deceased, adn the executor or executors therein named, do exhibit the same into the said Prerogative Court, making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly: if the said Abraham La Rowe being thereunto required, do render and deliver up the said Letters of Administration, approbation of such testament being first had and made in the said courts; then the above obligation to be void, or else it shall stand in full force and virtue.
Signed: Abraham Laroe and Isaac Larowe
Sealed and delivered in the presence of William Frazer
Abraham La Rowe the administrator within named, being duly sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God, did depose that James LaRowe died without a will as far as he knos and verily believes, and that he will well and truly administer all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of the said deed. which have or shall come into his hands or possession, or to the hands and possession of any other person for his use, and that he will make a true and perfect inventory of the said goods and chattels rights and credits and exhibit the same into the Prerogative Office at Burlington and render a just and tru account of his administration.
Signed: Abraham Laroe
Sworn at Amwell this 27th April 1771 before me William Frazer, Surr.
| Pounds | Shillings | Pence | |
| Hit purse and apparel 1 bond etc. | 56 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 sheep old and young | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| Three horse kind | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| Twelve horned cattle | 28 | 15 | 0 |
| 15 acres of green grain at 12s per acre and 7 swine at 10s | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| A wagon and 1 wheat van | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Flax in the sheaf and 2 pitchforks, 2 shovels | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1 plow 1 harrow, gears and tackling | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Axes, hoes, and carpenters tools | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 woolen and 2 linen wheels | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 iron pots 1 brass kettle, 2 trammels, 1 tongs, 1 pan | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| 2 pails, 1 doughtray, 1 table, 1 cockle sieve | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 platters, 12 plates, 3 basins 1 quart, 7 spoons | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| Knives and forks, looking glass etc. | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| Flax hatchel, pair steelyard, sheep shears, etc. | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2 beds and their furnature, 2 chests, 1 case bottles | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 bilsted (sweet gum) cupboard and 1 case drawers | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 table, grain, salt, and lumber in chamber | 1 | 14 | 10 |
| Cider mill and lumber in cellar | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 small books, grass sythe, beetle and wedge, grindstone | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | 148 | 6 | 11 |
Signed Timothy Titus and Tim Smith
Abraham La Rowe the administrator of the goods, chattels, rights and credits of the within named James La Rowe deceased, being duly sworn, did depose, that the within writing contains a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased so far as hath come to his knowledge possession or view, or to the possession or any other person or persons for his use.
Signed Abraham Laroe
Sworn at Amwell this 27th April 1771 before me William Frazer Surr.
Timothy Smith one of the appraisers of the within inventory being duly sworn did depose that the goods, chattels, rights, and credits in the within inventory set down, were by him appraised according to their true respective rates and values after the best of his judgement and understanding and that Timothy Titus the other appraiser and whose name is within subscribed was present at the same time and consented in all tihngs to the doing thereof, and they appraised all things that were brought to their view for appraisement.
Signed Timy Smith
Sworn at Amwell this 27th April 1771 before me William Frazer, Surr.
The acct. of Abraham Larowe administrator of the estate of James Larowe late of the County of Hunterdon farmer decd. as well adn for such and so much of the goods, chattels and for his payments and disbursements out of the same.
| April 27th, 1771 | Pounds | Shilings | Pence | |
| This accomptant chargeth himself DR. | To the amt. of the inventory of the said personal estate this day exhibited: | 140 | 6 | 11 |
| and contra he prays allowance CR. | Rect. no: | |||
| 1. To cash paid at the officer for letters of adm. | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2. ditto paid Peter Larowe on bond | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3. ditto paid James Foster | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4. ditto paid James Moore | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5. ditto paid Timothy Smith | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 6. ditto paid Adam Eager | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 7. ditto paid John Moorellis | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 8. ditto paid John Harbourt | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 9. ditto paid Edward Burrowes | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 10. ditto paid Timothy Smith | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| 11. ditto paid Anthony Burrowes | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| 12. ditto paid Patt Flannagan | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 13. Commissions | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14. ditto paid at the office for settling the acct. etc | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| total | 149 | 15 | 9 |
Abraham Larou administrator of the estate of James Larowe late of Hunterdon decd. being duly sworn according to law, did depose and say that the above is a true acct. of such adn so much of the goods, chattels and personal estate of the said decd. as have come to his hands to be administered as of and for his payments and disbursements out of the same.
Signed, Abraham Larowe
Sworn at Amwell this 1st day of July 1772 before me Wm. Frazer Surr.