Joseph Hadding of Marlboro made his will about five years ago. He left the use of all his estate to his wife, Theresa Hadding, as long as she should live. At her death all the estate is to go to Mr. Hadding’s son William, but he is to pay out of the estate a number of legacies to Mr. Hadding’s other children and grandchildren. These special bequests include the payment of $200 to Mr. Hadding’s son Aaron; $100 to Mr. Hadding’s daughter, Betsy Boxmire, and $50 each to her two children, William and Lena, when they reach the age of 21 years; $100 to Mr. Hadding’s son Henry, and $100 to Henry’s daughter Lula when she reaches the age of 21 years. William Hadding is made the executor of the will in which Mr. Hadding requests his children "to look after their mother and care for her in her old age and make her last days comfortable." The witnesses to Mr. Hadding’s will were Conrad Opperman, Amelia Opperman and William L. Conover.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, Mar 21, 1900

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 - Ancestry.com

• Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 - Ancestry.com

• Interment.net - NJ ~ New Jersey Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

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