This informaiton is from Mark Freeman:
WILL OF THOMAS ATCHLEY
Text transcribed by T. Grant Maple from a photocopy provided by the Office of the Secretary of State, New Jersey Archives. This is the entry in the record book made by the surrogate at the time of probate. A photocopy of the original will was also provided, but portions containing witnesses names were unreadable. The recorded copy appears to be a faithful copy of the original, except in enumerating the sons, the word "five" was substituted for the figure 5 of the original.
NJ Recorded Wills - Book L, Page 360
In the Name of God Amen, this thirty first day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy one I Thomas Atchley of the Southward of Brunswick in the County of Middlesex of Province of New Jersey Yeoman being weak in body but of perfect Mind and Memory, calling to Mind the Mortality of my body do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say I Recommend my Soul to God that gave it & my Body to be Buried in a decent manner by my Executors hereafter named, & as touching such Worldly Estate as God has blest me with I Give and Dispose in manner following First that all my just debts & funeral charges be Paid by my Executors. I give and Bequeath to my son Joshua his heirs and assigns the sum of twenty shillings Proclamation Money.
I give unto my Son Nathaniel Atchley his heirs and assigns forever twenty acres of the Plantation I now live on to include the House and Barn and to be Bounded on the land of Henry Davis & Fernant Gulick I give unto my five sons namely Joshua Atchley Benjamin Atchley Jesse Atchley David Atchley & Daniel Atchley all the Remaining part of my Plantation and Lands thst I now hold to enjoy to them their heirs and assigns forever, to be equally divided in Quantity and Quality, they my five sons paying unto my Daughter Ruth the Wife of Anthony Burros of the County of Hunterdon her heirs and assigns the Sum of Forty Pounds proclamation money in one year after my decease, And I hereby appoint my Sons Benjamin Atchley & Nathaniel Atchley Executors to this my Will & Testament hereby Revoking and Disallowing all former Wills and Testaments heretofore made.
his Signed, Sealed, Published, Declared by the sd Thomas X Atchley
Thomas Atchley as and for his last Will & mark
Testament in the presence of us whose names as Witnesses in his presence at his Request in the presence of each other- Fernant Gulick John Skelton David X Maple mark
I Joseph Skelton Esqr and David Maple two of the Witnesses to the within will, the sd. Joseph Skelton being one of the People called Quakers being duly affirmed & the sd. David Maple being duly sworn the sd. Joseph Skelton did declare & the sd. David Maple did depose & say that they saw Thomas Atchley the Testator within named sign & seal the same & heard him Publish Pronounce & declare the within Instrument to be his last Will & Testament & thst at the doing thereof the sd. Testator was of sound and disposing Mind and Memory as far as they the sd. affirmant & Deponant know and as they verily believe & that Fornant Gulick the other subscribing Witness was present & signed his name as a Witness to the sd. Will together with the sd. Affirmant and Deponent in the presence of the sd. Testator Sworn at Princeton this 6th February 1775 before Joseph Skelton
me Jona D Sargeant Surrogate the mark of David X Maple
The foregoing Will being proved probate was granted by his Excellency Governor Franklin unto Benjamin Atchley & Nathaniel Atchley the Executors in the within Will named they being duly sworn truly to perform the same exhibit a true and proper Inventory & Render a just and true account when thereto lawfully Required Given under the Prerogative Seal the day & year abovesaid
Charles P(illegible)
The record ends here.An Inventory of the personal property of Thomas Atchley was made 14 January 1775 by Fernant Gulick and David Maple, and recorded 6 February 1775, the same day as the will was probated.
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Some researchers list these additional children of James and Ruth Maples:
Abraham (?-1839)
Rebecca (1716-1716)
Catherine (1718-?)
Thomas (1718-?)
Genealogical and Personal Memorial
Mercer County New Jersey
Published 1907 A974.965 L477 by Francis Baxley LeeA picture is also include in the printed article [in my notebook]
Samuel Titus Atchley, a descendant of Jesse Atchley, who is supposedly a son of Thomas Atchley.SAMUEL TITUS ATCHLEY of Trenton New Jersey, has descended from the Scotch family bearing that name, on the paternal side and from the Green and Van Deripe families on the maternal side. The Atchleys were early settlers in what is now Hunterdon County, New Jersey, among who was Jesse Atchley, of Cranberry, who had six sons: Edward, Thomas, Levi, Asher, Deniel and Jesse. While the genealogical line is not completely traced to the subject of this notice, it is certain as far back as his great grandfather who was named Jesse. From the reading of a will (book “L”, page 360) in the state house, it would appear that Jesse was the son of Thomas. The will is dated August 31, 1771. It is believed that Thomas was the American ancestor.
Jesse Atchley, of Scotch descent, lived near the old Bear Tavern, Hopewell township, Hunterdon county, New Jersey. These facts are known concerning him: He married Jane Farley, who died prior to his death, which occurred in 1831. Their children were: Hannah, Samuel T., Ann Esther, Charles, Jane, Mary, Caroline, Jesse and Catherine.
Samuel Atchley, son of Jesse and Jane (Farley) Atchley, was born November 20, 1806, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and died August 25, 1880. He married December 16, 1830, Martha Green, born February 15, 1809 died December 24, 1889. Their children were: Richard G., Jane, Charles, Sarah and David. By occupation Samuel Atchley was a farmer, and of the Presbyterian faith. Richard Green, father of Martha (Green) Atchley, was the son of Joseph Green, who descended from William Green, the American ancestor of this Green family. Richard married Jane Quick, daughter of Jacob Quick, of Amwell and he died aged eighty-one years, in 1852. The date of his marriage was 1806. The issue of this union was one child, Martha, who became the grandmother of Samuel T. Atchley.
Richard Green Atchley, son of Samuel T and Martha (Green) Atchley, was born at the old homestead where his mother was born, in Ewing township, Mercer county, New Jersey, September 15, 1831. At that date it was within Hunterdon County. He died March 31, 1895. He followed agricultural pursuits and paid special attention to fruit culture. He received a common school education, and in politics was a Republican, but never cared to hold office. In church connection he was of the Presbyterian creed.
He married Catherine Van Deripe, born January 11, 1841, in the same county, died Agusut 15, 1873, and both are buried by the side of his parents at the old Ewing church cemetery. Catherine Van Deripe was the daughter of John D Low Van Deripe, and wife, whose maiden name was Conover, both natives of Trenton, New Jersey. Catherine Van Deripe’s grandfather was John Van Deripe, born January 27, 1784, died May 11, 1863. He was in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Comopany for many years, and finally, when too old to serve as flagman, was pensioned by this company, as a favored and worthy employee. He married Stenche Hoagland, born December 5, 1785, died February 8, 1851. Their children were: John D Lowe, Hellen, Uriah, Arietta, Mary, Catherine, Christian and Lucas Van Deripe. John D Lowe Van Deripie, eldest of the children just named, was born June 12, 1808, and married Lumaty Conover, daughter of John R. and Ann (Fisher) Conover, the former born February 14, 1783, died in August 1864. The latter was born November 13, 1787, and died in July, 1807. The children born to John D. Lowe Van Deripe and wife were: Elizabeth, John J., David, Catherine, John, Cornelius, Mary Hellen and Ann.
The children born to Richard G and Catherine (Van Deripe) Atchley were: Samuel T., born June 8, 1862. Charles, born August 13, 1864, died March 27, 1871. Mattie Van Deripe, born December 2, 1866, died August 12, 1888. Lizzie, born January 6, 1869, died August 12, 1886. John Van Deripe, born July 19, 1871, married Lydia Smith, daughter of Theodore Smith and wife. Richard G. Atchley married (second) Eliza Bunting Eliza bunting, in 1875, and by that marriage two children were born: Rachel Jane, February 25, 1877, and Joseph Bunting, August 8, 1878.
Samuel T. Atchley, eldest son of Richard G. and Catherine (Van Deripe) Atchley, was born in Ewing township, Mercer county, New Jersey, June 8, 1862. He was educated at the public schools of Ewingsville, and at the old Trenton Academy. He followed active farm pursuits until elected sheriff of Mercer County, in 1899 and still owns and operates his farm. In 1902 in company with D. Clinton Cook, he formed the Consumers’ Ice and Coal Company, he being the treasurer and Mr. Cook, the business manager. This company manufactures artificial ice which they wholesale and retail. They also handle large quantities of coal at their yards at Nos. 607 and 609 Cass Street, Trenton. Besides his interest in this prosperous business, Mr. Atchley is a director in the Interstate Fair Association, and the E. C. Hutchinson Milling Company of Trenton.
Politically he is a stanch supporter of the Republican party, and was elected judge of elections, then member of the Ewing township committee, in which capacity he served for seven years, in 1896, was appointed sergeant at-arms for the state senate, serving as such three years; at the November election of 1899 was elected sheriff of Mercer county by a majority of four thousand three hundred, and held this important position for three years. He affiliates with the Presbyterian church, as have all of his forefathers. In civil society relations he is numbered among the members of the Masonic fraternity, having been advanced to the thirty-second degree.
Mr. Atchley married April 7, 1880, Elvina Green, born February 20, 1864, daughter of Armitage and Jane (Green) Green. Mrs. Atchley was the only child by this union. Her parents were farmers of Ewing township, Mercer county, New Jersey, and she received her education in the public schools of that locality. Her grandfather (paternal) was Samuel B. Green, and he was the son of William B. Green, whose father was Benjamin, the son of Benjamin Green, which traces her line five generations to her great-great-great grandfather, Benjamin Green. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel T. Atchley are the parents of the following children: Florence May, born May 8, 1881, now the wife of Frederick Green, and they have one daughter, Mildred. Austin Furman, born April 8, 1886, now associated in business with his father. Russell Lorane, born January 7, 1888, residing on his father’s farm. Catherine Green, born November 8, 1895. Frances, born March 23, 1900.