Mrs. Mary A. Roberts of Red Bank, wife of E. E. Roberts, who died may 16th, left a will which was probated last week. Besides her husband Mrs. Roberts left two children, Caroline Maud Lee, a daughter by a former husband and E. Gerry Roberts. To her son Mrs. Roberts left a mahogany stand and shaving glass that had belonged to her father and she also left him two diamond rings, a number of trinkets, and a sum of money which she had deposited in a Brooklyn savings bank for him. Miss Lee got some mahogany furniture which had belonged to Mrs. Roberts' mother, all her mother's clothing, all her diamonds and other jewelry except those bequeathed to Gerry Roberts, some silverware, and all the money that was on deposit in another Brooklyn bank. A certain tin box and contents were also bequeathed to Miss Lee. A house and lot at No. 118 Hoyt street, Brooklyn, was bequeathed to Miss Lee, and the house and lot on Union street, Red Bank, was bequeathed to Miss Lee and Gerry Roberts as joint owners. A gold watch and pin and a bookcase was given to Mrs. Roberts' sister, Julia V. Stevens, and all the rest of her property was ordered divided equally between the two children. The two children were also named as executors of the will. Mrs. Roberts made the will November 3d of last year. The witnesses were Sarah T. Allen and Edmund Wilson.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, June 12, 1901

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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