Isaac Brokaw was born in Jan, 1719 and was baptised Apr 5, 1719 in the Raritan, Somerset County, New Jersey, Dutch Church. He died in Somerset County, New Jersey on Feb 20, 1799 at the age of 80.
His first wife was Maritje Van Nostrand, whom he married May 31, 1742 in Millstone, Somerset County, New Jersey. She died about 1760.
His second wife was Styntje DeFore, whom he married about 1761.
Reynolds states that, "Like his father, he was detailed to watch the Indians, and, having a wife and eight children to add an incentive to his task, he was ever on the alert for the dark skinned foe. The name of an Isaac Broucard appears on the list of a company under Sir Jeffrey Amherst when he was skirmishing with the French. Isaac was a private soldier in the war of the revolution, and, though advanced in age, he gave a good account of himself. He resided most of his adult life at Hillsborough, where he acquired property, and was considered a man of standing in the community." (Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley, Cuyler Reynolds, compiler, Vol 1, New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914, pp 463-464.
One member of the Sons of the American Revolution who claimed Isaac Brokaw as his patriot ancestor was Larry Patrick Cornwell, 138085. Isaac was credited for acting in the capacity of "soldier, New Jersey militia." Another reference of Isaac's Revolutionary service is Official Register of the Officers and Men in the Revolutionary War, New Jersey Adjutant General William S. Stryker, Trenton, NJ, Wm. T. Nicholson and Co., Printers, 1872, page 520, "Brokaw, Isaac. Somerset; also State troops."
At the age of 78, Isaac Brokaw walked with his son David from New Jersey to Seneca County, New York, to look for land for David.
He was killed when he fell from his wagon.
His will, written six years before his death, is recorded as 1096R, Somerset County, New Jersey, on file in the Archives and History Bureau, New Jersey State Library. It stated:
"In the Name of god amen the twenty third Day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & Ninety three I Isaac Brokaw of Hillsbourgh in the county of Somerset & State of New jersey Son of Abrm Deceasd Being at present weak in Body but of Sound mind & memory thanks be given to Almighty god & Calling to mind the uncertainty of this Life & knowing its appointed for all men once to Die
"Do therefore at this time make & ordain this my Last will & testament in the following manner that is to Say principlely & first all I Resign my Soul to god that gave it Relying on his goodness & mercies & my Body I comitt to the Earth to be buried in a Christian Like manner at the Discretion of my executors herein after mentioned & as touching Such worldly Estate wherewith god hath Blesed me with in this Life I give Devise & Bequeath or Disspose of the Same in the following manner & form
"Imprinens it is my will & I Do hereby order that all my just Debts & funeral Charges be first paid and Discharged out of my Estate
"Item I give and Bequeath unto my two Sons namely Caleb & Isaac all my Real & sast (?) Estate
"Likewise all my moveable or personal Estate, to be Equally Divided Between them haveing Respect to quantyty as well as quallity: that is to have and to hold one Equall moiety theirof unto my son Caleb Brokaw to him his Heirs & assigns for Ever and the other Equall Moiety thrirof unto my Son Isaac Brokaw to him his Heirs & Assigns forever not as joint tenents But as tenents in Common, they paying out of the Same the Lagecies & Bequeaths herein after mentioned Equal in value with the other Including the same,
"Item I give to my oldest Son Abraham for Certain Reasons Best know to mySelf the Sum of ten shillings
"Item I give to my two Daughters namly mary & Sarah Each one Hundred pounds Lawfull money to Be paid By my two Sons Caleb & Isaac in two Equal payments yearly the first to Comence one year After my Deceas the next year following to them their Heirs and Asigns forever
"Item I tive to my wife Styntie one Hundred pounds
"Item I give to my Daughter Catherine one Hundred pounds
"Item I give to my Son David three Hundred pounds Lawfull moneys
"But it is my Express will & purpose that the Said three Last Bequeaths
"to my wife Styntie to my Daughter Catherine & my Son David are after this Express condition that my wife Styntie Shall if then Liveing after my Deceas acknowledge this my Last will & testament & theirwith be Satisfied K& Receive the above bequeaths in Leiw of Dower or thirds which the By Lay might Claim on my Estate & on Such Condition I order that the above Mentioned Sums Shall Be paid in two Equal payments to my above named wife Styntie to her, her heirs & assigns forever,
"to be paid By my two Sons Caleb and Isaac the first payment to Commence one year After my Deceases the Remainder the year following
"But in Case my sd wife Shall not Receive the Legacies above Bequeaathed in Leiw of Dower then the Said three Lagecies to my Said wife to my Daughter Catherine and my Son David to Cease & Be utterly null & void
"Item I give all the rest & Residue of my Estate both Real & personal wither in action or Contriver (?) Remainders or Revortion (?) both in Law & Equity wheresoEver or howsoEver Situate I give & Bequeath unto my Said Sons Isaac & Caleb their Heirs & assigns for Ever
"Lastly I apoint my son Caleb & my Son Isaac to be Executors of this my Last will & testament giving to them & their Survivors full power and athority to act and Do as Herein Directed acording to the true meaning Hereof thereby Revoaking all former wills By me hertofore made & Ratifying & Confirming this may Last will & testament in wittness whereof I have herunto Set Signed Sealed the Day and year first above written
"Signed Sealed published & Declared by the sd Isaac Brokaw as and for him his Last will & testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names as wittnesses hereunto in the presence of said testator as will as in the presence of Each other." Isaac Brokaw signed his name. Witnesses who signed were Isaac Davis and Lawrence van Deveer. Sarah Smith signed with an X.
The inventory of Isaac Brokaw's goods was made on Jan 12, 1799. Listed was a plantation and other land valued at £2002; horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs valued at £114, 10 shillings; farming and household utensils valued at £104, 5 shillings, and 10 pence; and "Waring apparel, cash, a Negro man, valued at £147, 11 shillings, 6 pence; and an eight-day clock."
The names of most children of Isaac Brokaw and Maritje Van Nostrand were recorded in a large Dutch Bible, dated 1725, currently on display by the Somerset County Historical Society at the Van Veghten Home on Van Veghten Drive in Bridgewater. Their children were:
i Abraham, bap. May 1, 1743, m. 1st, Catherine Van Alst (his second cousin) on Sep 30, 1766; 2nd, --, d. late 1821-early 1822. No children
ii Caleb, b. Jul 12, 1746, m. Jane Van Nostrand Brokaw (his second cousin) ca. 1768, d. May 8, 1814
iii Margrity, b. Dec 7, 1748, d. bef. 1793
iv Marya, b. Feb 23, 1750, rn. John Van Nostrand ca.1770, d. after 1785. 10 children
v Saerta (Sarah), b. Mar 13, 1752, m. Peter Smith. 7 children
vi Eysack (Isaac) C., b. Apr 12, 1759, m. Maria Van Nortwick (granddaughter of Simon Van Nortwick) on Mar 7, 1782, d. Jul 29, 1838. 10 children
The children of Isaac Brokaw and Styntie DeFore were:
vii David, b. Feb 10, 1763, m. Annache --, d. Dec 1, 1845. 4 children
viii Catherine, b. Mar 2, 1765, m. Casparas Brokaw (her second cousin) on Jun 13, 1786. 5 children
ix Christophel, b. Jan 29, 1767, d. young
His first wife was Maritje Van Nostrand, whom he married May 31, 1742 in Millstone, Somerset County, New Jersey. She died about 1760.
His second wife was Styntje DeFore, whom he married about 1761.
Reynolds states that, "Like his father, he was detailed to watch the Indians, and, having a wife and eight children to add an incentive to his task, he was ever on the alert for the dark skinned foe. The name of an Isaac Broucard appears on the list of a company under Sir Jeffrey Amherst when he was skirmishing with the French. Isaac was a private soldier in the war of the revolution, and, though advanced in age, he gave a good account of himself. He resided most of his adult life at Hillsborough, where he acquired property, and was considered a man of standing in the community." (Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley, Cuyler Reynolds, compiler, Vol 1, New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914, pp 463-464.
One member of the Sons of the American Revolution who claimed Isaac Brokaw as his patriot ancestor was Larry Patrick Cornwell, 138085. Isaac was credited for acting in the capacity of "soldier, New Jersey militia." Another reference of Isaac's Revolutionary service is Official Register of the Officers and Men in the Revolutionary War, New Jersey Adjutant General William S. Stryker, Trenton, NJ, Wm. T. Nicholson and Co., Printers, 1872, page 520, "Brokaw, Isaac. Somerset; also State troops."
At the age of 78, Isaac Brokaw walked with his son David from New Jersey to Seneca County, New York, to look for land for David.
He was killed when he fell from his wagon.
His will, written six years before his death, is recorded as 1096R, Somerset County, New Jersey, on file in the Archives and History Bureau, New Jersey State Library. It stated:
"In the Name of god amen the twenty third Day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & Ninety three I Isaac Brokaw of Hillsbourgh in the county of Somerset & State of New jersey Son of Abrm Deceasd Being at present weak in Body but of Sound mind & memory thanks be given to Almighty god & Calling to mind the uncertainty of this Life & knowing its appointed for all men once to Die
"Do therefore at this time make & ordain this my Last will & testament in the following manner that is to Say principlely & first all I Resign my Soul to god that gave it Relying on his goodness & mercies & my Body I comitt to the Earth to be buried in a Christian Like manner at the Discretion of my executors herein after mentioned & as touching Such worldly Estate wherewith god hath Blesed me with in this Life I give Devise & Bequeath or Disspose of the Same in the following manner & form
"Imprinens it is my will & I Do hereby order that all my just Debts & funeral Charges be first paid and Discharged out of my Estate
"Item I give and Bequeath unto my two Sons namely Caleb & Isaac all my Real & sast (?) Estate
"Likewise all my moveable or personal Estate, to be Equally Divided Between them haveing Respect to quantyty as well as quallity: that is to have and to hold one Equall moiety theirof unto my son Caleb Brokaw to him his Heirs & assigns for Ever and the other Equall Moiety thrirof unto my Son Isaac Brokaw to him his Heirs & Assigns forever not as joint tenents But as tenents in Common, they paying out of the Same the Lagecies & Bequeaths herein after mentioned Equal in value with the other Including the same,
"Item I give to my oldest Son Abraham for Certain Reasons Best know to mySelf the Sum of ten shillings
"Item I give to my two Daughters namly mary & Sarah Each one Hundred pounds Lawfull money to Be paid By my two Sons Caleb & Isaac in two Equal payments yearly the first to Comence one year After my Deceas the next year following to them their Heirs and Asigns forever
"Item I tive to my wife Styntie one Hundred pounds
"Item I give to my Daughter Catherine one Hundred pounds
"Item I give to my Son David three Hundred pounds Lawfull moneys
"But it is my Express will & purpose that the Said three Last Bequeaths
"to my wife Styntie to my Daughter Catherine & my Son David are after this Express condition that my wife Styntie Shall if then Liveing after my Deceas acknowledge this my Last will & testament & theirwith be Satisfied K& Receive the above bequeaths in Leiw of Dower or thirds which the By Lay might Claim on my Estate & on Such Condition I order that the above Mentioned Sums Shall Be paid in two Equal payments to my above named wife Styntie to her, her heirs & assigns forever,
"to be paid By my two Sons Caleb and Isaac the first payment to Commence one year After my Deceases the Remainder the year following
"But in Case my sd wife Shall not Receive the Legacies above Bequeaathed in Leiw of Dower then the Said three Lagecies to my Said wife to my Daughter Catherine and my Son David to Cease & Be utterly null & void
"Item I give all the rest & Residue of my Estate both Real & personal wither in action or Contriver (?) Remainders or Revortion (?) both in Law & Equity wheresoEver or howsoEver Situate I give & Bequeath unto my Said Sons Isaac & Caleb their Heirs & assigns for Ever
"Lastly I apoint my son Caleb & my Son Isaac to be Executors of this my Last will & testament giving to them & their Survivors full power and athority to act and Do as Herein Directed acording to the true meaning Hereof thereby Revoaking all former wills By me hertofore made & Ratifying & Confirming this may Last will & testament in wittness whereof I have herunto Set Signed Sealed the Day and year first above written
"Signed Sealed published & Declared by the sd Isaac Brokaw as and for him his Last will & testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names as wittnesses hereunto in the presence of said testator as will as in the presence of Each other." Isaac Brokaw signed his name. Witnesses who signed were Isaac Davis and Lawrence van Deveer. Sarah Smith signed with an X.
The inventory of Isaac Brokaw's goods was made on Jan 12, 1799. Listed was a plantation and other land valued at £2002; horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs valued at £114, 10 shillings; farming and household utensils valued at £104, 5 shillings, and 10 pence; and "Waring apparel, cash, a Negro man, valued at £147, 11 shillings, 6 pence; and an eight-day clock."
The names of most children of Isaac Brokaw and Maritje Van Nostrand were recorded in a large Dutch Bible, dated 1725, currently on display by the Somerset County Historical Society at the Van Veghten Home on Van Veghten Drive in Bridgewater. Their children were:
i Abraham, bap. May 1, 1743, m. 1st, Catherine Van Alst (his second cousin) on Sep 30, 1766; 2nd, --, d. late 1821-early 1822. No children
ii Caleb, b. Jul 12, 1746, m. Jane Van Nostrand Brokaw (his second cousin) ca. 1768, d. May 8, 1814
iii Margrity, b. Dec 7, 1748, d. bef. 1793
iv Marya, b. Feb 23, 1750, rn. John Van Nostrand ca.1770, d. after 1785. 10 children
v Saerta (Sarah), b. Mar 13, 1752, m. Peter Smith. 7 children
vi Eysack (Isaac) C., b. Apr 12, 1759, m. Maria Van Nortwick (granddaughter of Simon Van Nortwick) on Mar 7, 1782, d. Jul 29, 1838. 10 children
The children of Isaac Brokaw and Styntie DeFore were:
vii David, b. Feb 10, 1763, m. Annache --, d. Dec 1, 1845. 4 children
viii Catherine, b. Mar 2, 1765, m. Casparas Brokaw (her second cousin) on Jun 13, 1786. 5 children
ix Christophel, b. Jan 29, 1767, d. young
Isaac Brokaw was born in Jan, 1719 and was baptised Apr 5, 1719 in the Raritan, Somerset County, New Jersey, Dutch Church. He died in Somerset County, New Jersey on Feb 20, 1799 at the age of 80.
His first wife was Maritje Van Nostrand, whom he married May 31, 1742 in Millstone, Somerset County, New Jersey. She died about 1760.
His second wife was Styntje DeFore, whom he married about 1761.
Reynolds states that, "Like his father, he was detailed to watch the Indians, and, having a wife and eight children to add an incentive to his task, he was ever on the alert for the dark skinned foe. The name of an Isaac Broucard appears on the list of a company under Sir Jeffrey Amherst when he was skirmishing with the French. Isaac was a private soldier in the war of the revolution, and, though advanced in age, he gave a good account of himself. He resided most of his adult life at Hillsborough, where he acquired property, and was considered a man of standing in the community." (Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley, Cuyler Reynolds, compiler, Vol 1, New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914, pp 463-464.
One member of the Sons of the American Revolution who claimed Isaac Brokaw as his patriot ancestor was Larry Patrick Cornwell, 138085. Isaac was credited for acting in the capacity of "soldier, New Jersey militia." Another reference of Isaac's Revolutionary service is Official Register of the Officers and Men in the Revolutionary War, New Jersey Adjutant General William S. Stryker, Trenton, NJ, Wm. T. Nicholson and Co., Printers, 1872, page 520, "Brokaw, Isaac. Somerset; also State troops."
At the age of 78, Isaac Brokaw walked with his son David from New Jersey to Seneca County, New York, to look for land for David.
He was killed when he fell from his wagon.
His will, written six years before his death, is recorded as 1096R, Somerset County, New Jersey, on file in the Archives and History Bureau, New Jersey State Library. It stated:
"In the Name of god amen the twenty third Day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & Ninety three I Isaac Brokaw of Hillsbourgh in the county of Somerset & State of New jersey Son of Abrm Deceasd Being at present weak in Body but of Sound mind & memory thanks be given to Almighty god & Calling to mind the uncertainty of this Life & knowing its appointed for all men once to Die
"Do therefore at this time make & ordain this my Last will & testament in the following manner that is to Say principlely & first all I Resign my Soul to god that gave it Relying on his goodness & mercies & my Body I comitt to the Earth to be buried in a Christian Like manner at the Discretion of my executors herein after mentioned & as touching Such worldly Estate wherewith god hath Blesed me with in this Life I give Devise & Bequeath or Disspose of the Same in the following manner & form
"Imprinens it is my will & I Do hereby order that all my just Debts & funeral Charges be first paid and Discharged out of my Estate
"Item I give and Bequeath unto my two Sons namely Caleb & Isaac all my Real & sast (?) Estate
"Likewise all my moveable or personal Estate, to be Equally Divided Between them haveing Respect to quantyty as well as quallity: that is to have and to hold one Equall moiety theirof unto my son Caleb Brokaw to him his Heirs & assigns for Ever and the other Equall Moiety thrirof unto my Son Isaac Brokaw to him his Heirs & Assigns forever not as joint tenents But as tenents in Common, they paying out of the Same the Lagecies & Bequeaths herein after mentioned Equal in value with the other Including the same,
"Item I give to my oldest Son Abraham for Certain Reasons Best know to mySelf the Sum of ten shillings
"Item I give to my two Daughters namly mary & Sarah Each one Hundred pounds Lawfull money to Be paid By my two Sons Caleb & Isaac in two Equal payments yearly the first to Comence one year After my Deceas the next year following to them their Heirs and Asigns forever
"Item I tive to my wife Styntie one Hundred pounds
"Item I give to my Daughter Catherine one Hundred pounds
"Item I give to my Son David three Hundred pounds Lawfull moneys
"But it is my Express will & purpose that the Said three Last Bequeaths
"to my wife Styntie to my Daughter Catherine & my Son David are after this Express condition that my wife Styntie Shall if then Liveing after my Deceas acknowledge this my Last will & testament & theirwith be Satisfied K& Receive the above bequeaths in Leiw of Dower or thirds which the By Lay might Claim on my Estate & on Such Condition I order that the above Mentioned Sums Shall Be paid in two Equal payments to my above named wife Styntie to her, her heirs & assigns forever,
"to be paid By my two Sons Caleb and Isaac the first payment to Commence one year After my Deceases the Remainder the year following
"But in Case my sd wife Shall not Receive the Legacies above Bequeaathed in Leiw of Dower then the Said three Lagecies to my Said wife to my Daughter Catherine and my Son David to Cease & Be utterly null & void
"Item I give all the rest & Residue of my Estate both Real & personal wither in action or Contriver (?) Remainders or Revortion (?) both in Law & Equity wheresoEver or howsoEver Situate I give & Bequeath unto my Said Sons Isaac & Caleb their Heirs & assigns for Ever
"Lastly I apoint my son Caleb & my Son Isaac to be Executors of this my Last will & testament giving to them & their Survivors full power and athority to act and Do as Herein Directed acording to the true meaning Hereof thereby Revoaking all former wills By me hertofore made & Ratifying & Confirming this may Last will & testament in wittness whereof I have herunto Set Signed Sealed the Day and year first above written
"Signed Sealed published & Declared by the sd Isaac Brokaw as and for him his Last will & testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names as wittnesses hereunto in the presence of said testator as will as in the presence of Each other." Isaac Brokaw signed his name. Witnesses who signed were Isaac Davis and Lawrence van Deveer. Sarah Smith signed with an X.
The inventory of Isaac Brokaw's goods was made on Jan 12, 1799. Listed was a plantation and other land valued at £2002; horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs valued at £114, 10 shillings; farming and household utensils valued at £104, 5 shillings, and 10 pence; and "Waring apparel, cash, a Negro man, valued at £147, 11 shillings, 6 pence; and an eight-day clock."
The names of most children of Isaac Brokaw and Maritje Van Nostrand were recorded in a large Dutch Bible, dated 1725, currently on display by the Somerset County Historical Society at the Van Veghten Home on Van Veghten Drive in Bridgewater. Their children were:
i Abraham, bap. May 1, 1743, m. 1st, Catherine Van Alst (his second cousin) on Sep 30, 1766; 2nd, --, d. late 1821-early 1822. No children
ii Caleb, b. Jul 12, 1746, m. Jane Van Nostrand Brokaw (his second cousin) ca. 1768, d. May 8, 1814
iii Margrity, b. Dec 7, 1748, d. bef. 1793
iv Marya, b. Feb 23, 1750, rn. John Van Nostrand ca.1770, d. after 1785. 10 children
v Saerta (Sarah), b. Mar 13, 1752, m. Peter Smith. 7 children
vi Eysack (Isaac) C., b. Apr 12, 1759, m. Maria Van Nortwick (granddaughter of Simon Van Nortwick) on Mar 7, 1782, d. Jul 29, 1838. 10 children
The children of Isaac Brokaw and Styntie DeFore were:
vii David, b. Feb 10, 1763, m. Annache --, d. Dec 1, 1845. 4 children
viii Catherine, b. Mar 2, 1765, m. Casparas Brokaw (her second cousin) on Jun 13, 1786. 5 children
ix Christophel, b. Jan 29, 1767, d. young
His first wife was Maritje Van Nostrand, whom he married May 31, 1742 in Millstone, Somerset County, New Jersey. She died about 1760.
His second wife was Styntje DeFore, whom he married about 1761.
Reynolds states that, "Like his father, he was detailed to watch the Indians, and, having a wife and eight children to add an incentive to his task, he was ever on the alert for the dark skinned foe. The name of an Isaac Broucard appears on the list of a company under Sir Jeffrey Amherst when he was skirmishing with the French. Isaac was a private soldier in the war of the revolution, and, though advanced in age, he gave a good account of himself. He resided most of his adult life at Hillsborough, where he acquired property, and was considered a man of standing in the community." (Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley, Cuyler Reynolds, compiler, Vol 1, New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914, pp 463-464.
One member of the Sons of the American Revolution who claimed Isaac Brokaw as his patriot ancestor was Larry Patrick Cornwell, 138085. Isaac was credited for acting in the capacity of "soldier, New Jersey militia." Another reference of Isaac's Revolutionary service is Official Register of the Officers and Men in the Revolutionary War, New Jersey Adjutant General William S. Stryker, Trenton, NJ, Wm. T. Nicholson and Co., Printers, 1872, page 520, "Brokaw, Isaac. Somerset; also State troops."
At the age of 78, Isaac Brokaw walked with his son David from New Jersey to Seneca County, New York, to look for land for David.
He was killed when he fell from his wagon.
His will, written six years before his death, is recorded as 1096R, Somerset County, New Jersey, on file in the Archives and History Bureau, New Jersey State Library. It stated:
"In the Name of god amen the twenty third Day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & Ninety three I Isaac Brokaw of Hillsbourgh in the county of Somerset & State of New jersey Son of Abrm Deceasd Being at present weak in Body but of Sound mind & memory thanks be given to Almighty god & Calling to mind the uncertainty of this Life & knowing its appointed for all men once to Die
"Do therefore at this time make & ordain this my Last will & testament in the following manner that is to Say principlely & first all I Resign my Soul to god that gave it Relying on his goodness & mercies & my Body I comitt to the Earth to be buried in a Christian Like manner at the Discretion of my executors herein after mentioned & as touching Such worldly Estate wherewith god hath Blesed me with in this Life I give Devise & Bequeath or Disspose of the Same in the following manner & form
"Imprinens it is my will & I Do hereby order that all my just Debts & funeral Charges be first paid and Discharged out of my Estate
"Item I give and Bequeath unto my two Sons namely Caleb & Isaac all my Real & sast (?) Estate
"Likewise all my moveable or personal Estate, to be Equally Divided Between them haveing Respect to quantyty as well as quallity: that is to have and to hold one Equall moiety theirof unto my son Caleb Brokaw to him his Heirs & assigns for Ever and the other Equall Moiety thrirof unto my Son Isaac Brokaw to him his Heirs & Assigns forever not as joint tenents But as tenents in Common, they paying out of the Same the Lagecies & Bequeaths herein after mentioned Equal in value with the other Including the same,
"Item I give to my oldest Son Abraham for Certain Reasons Best know to mySelf the Sum of ten shillings
"Item I give to my two Daughters namly mary & Sarah Each one Hundred pounds Lawfull money to Be paid By my two Sons Caleb & Isaac in two Equal payments yearly the first to Comence one year After my Deceas the next year following to them their Heirs and Asigns forever
"Item I tive to my wife Styntie one Hundred pounds
"Item I give to my Daughter Catherine one Hundred pounds
"Item I give to my Son David three Hundred pounds Lawfull moneys
"But it is my Express will & purpose that the Said three Last Bequeaths
"to my wife Styntie to my Daughter Catherine & my Son David are after this Express condition that my wife Styntie Shall if then Liveing after my Deceas acknowledge this my Last will & testament & theirwith be Satisfied K& Receive the above bequeaths in Leiw of Dower or thirds which the By Lay might Claim on my Estate & on Such Condition I order that the above Mentioned Sums Shall Be paid in two Equal payments to my above named wife Styntie to her, her heirs & assigns forever,
"to be paid By my two Sons Caleb and Isaac the first payment to Commence one year After my Deceases the Remainder the year following
"But in Case my sd wife Shall not Receive the Legacies above Bequeaathed in Leiw of Dower then the Said three Lagecies to my Said wife to my Daughter Catherine and my Son David to Cease & Be utterly null & void
"Item I give all the rest & Residue of my Estate both Real & personal wither in action or Contriver (?) Remainders or Revortion (?) both in Law & Equity wheresoEver or howsoEver Situate I give & Bequeath unto my Said Sons Isaac & Caleb their Heirs & assigns for Ever
"Lastly I apoint my son Caleb & my Son Isaac to be Executors of this my Last will & testament giving to them & their Survivors full power and athority to act and Do as Herein Directed acording to the true meaning Hereof thereby Revoaking all former wills By me hertofore made & Ratifying & Confirming this may Last will & testament in wittness whereof I have herunto Set Signed Sealed the Day and year first above written
"Signed Sealed published & Declared by the sd Isaac Brokaw as and for him his Last will & testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names as wittnesses hereunto in the presence of said testator as will as in the presence of Each other." Isaac Brokaw signed his name. Witnesses who signed were Isaac Davis and Lawrence van Deveer. Sarah Smith signed with an X.
The inventory of Isaac Brokaw's goods was made on Jan 12, 1799. Listed was a plantation and other land valued at £2002; horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs valued at £114, 10 shillings; farming and household utensils valued at £104, 5 shillings, and 10 pence; and "Waring apparel, cash, a Negro man, valued at £147, 11 shillings, 6 pence; and an eight-day clock."
The names of most children of Isaac Brokaw and Maritje Van Nostrand were recorded in a large Dutch Bible, dated 1725, currently on display by the Somerset County Historical Society at the Van Veghten Home on Van Veghten Drive in Bridgewater. Their children were:
i Abraham, bap. May 1, 1743, m. 1st, Catherine Van Alst (his second cousin) on Sep 30, 1766; 2nd, --, d. late 1821-early 1822. No children
ii Caleb, b. Jul 12, 1746, m. Jane Van Nostrand Brokaw (his second cousin) ca. 1768, d. May 8, 1814
iii Margrity, b. Dec 7, 1748, d. bef. 1793
iv Marya, b. Feb 23, 1750, rn. John Van Nostrand ca.1770, d. after 1785. 10 children
v Saerta (Sarah), b. Mar 13, 1752, m. Peter Smith. 7 children
vi Eysack (Isaac) C., b. Apr 12, 1759, m. Maria Van Nortwick (granddaughter of Simon Van Nortwick) on Mar 7, 1782, d. Jul 29, 1838. 10 children
The children of Isaac Brokaw and Styntie DeFore were:
vii David, b. Feb 10, 1763, m. Annache --, d. Dec 1, 1845. 4 children
viii Catherine, b. Mar 2, 1765, m. Casparas Brokaw (her second cousin) on Jun 13, 1786. 5 children
ix Christophel, b. Jan 29, 1767, d. young
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