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Note: Abstract of addministration of estate from 33 NJA 1st 17: 1783, June 25. Andrews, Peter, of Little Egg Harbor, Burlington Co., Int. Adm'x-Hannah Andrews, of said place. Bondsman-Joseph Mapes, of Great Egg Harbor, in Gloucester Co. Witness-Samuel Allinson. Lib. 11, p. 413. 1763, Feb. 22. Inventory, L141.10.6, made by Joseph Parker and Annaniah Gaunt. 1766, May 21. Account by Hannah Andrews, Adm'x. Samuel Andrews will dated March 7, 1763 names his grandchildren Jesse Andrews, Mary Andrews and Sarah Andrews "the children of my son Peter, deceased". 33 NJA1st 18. Gerald W. Ueckermann, Jr. 2002 What follows is quoted from the outstanding ANDREWS Genealogy by John P. Dornan, which appeared in the Genealogical Dictionary of New Jersey, beginning at Vol 24, p. 51, (1949). PETER ANDREWS (Samuel'), 6. 8 Mo. 28, 1732, at L.E.H., md. Hannah Somers, b. 11 Mo. 2, 1733/4 (dau. of Edmund and Mary [Steelman ] Somers of Great Egg Harbor, Gloucester Co.), and has often been. confused with his first cousin Peter Andrews (47) who md. Hannah Somers, 6. 12 Mo. 22, 173.5/6 (dau. of Richard and Judith [Letart ] Somers}. These two Hannahs were also first cousins. On Feb. 13, 1755, Peter requested of the L.E.H. Mtg. a certificate of clearness in order to marry a Friend belonging to Great Egg Harbor and Cape May Monthly Meeting and appearing at the mtg. house near the present Somers Point, Gloucester Co. on March 3rd declared his intentions of marriage with Hannah Somers. The certiiicate was granted to him on March 13th and on April 7th they declared their intentions for the second time. The marriage is not entered in the book of marriages but a minute of May 5th stated that it had been accomplished "orderly." Joseph Mapes married Edmund Somers' widow and on June 20, 1757, Peter and Hannah gave him a receipt "for L 33:7:9, in full of My wife's Legacy." The receipt was witnessed by John Falkenburg who had married Hannah's sister Mary Somers, and on June 1, 1763, he testified that he was present and saw Hannah Andrews, relict of Peter Andrews, sign and deliver "the within receipt" (NJD S:369). Peter Andrews died intestate on Dec. 23, 1762. The inventory of his personal estate, amounting to L 141:10:6, was made on Feb. 22, 1763, and administration was granted to his widow Hannah on the 25th. She filed her account on May 21, 1765 (NJW 11:413; NJA 33:17). Peter had purchased, 15 June 1761, a dwelling house and various tracts of land in L.E.H. Twp. from James and Susannah Wainwright (NJD Y:399) and, as his personal. estate was found insufficient to pay his debts, the estate was sued in May term 1762 (BuCt) by Eber DeCou of Mansfield, Jeremiah and John Ridgway of L.E.H., for (their) combined debt of L 500:10:00 with costs of L 10: 19:5, and recovered judgment against the administratrix. Daniel Ellis, high sheriff of Bur. Co., levied on Peter's real estate and sold it off to Jeremiah Ridgway, the highest bidder, on Sept. 2nd and gave him a deed on the 8th (NJD T:34). The will of Peter's father, Samuel Andrews (15), dated March 7, 1763, ordered his plantation sold and bequeathed one-quarter of the proceeds "to toy grandchildren Jesse mary and Sarah, children of rny son Peter Andrews, decease."
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