Jeremiah Drake of Long Branch, who died January 6th, left $1,000 to his daughter, Emily Drake. All the rest of his estate is to be divided among his children, Emily Drake included, share and share alike. The will was made June 24th, 1898. A son-in-law, John Neuman, was made executor.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, February 1, 1899

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.

• MyCinnamonToast.com ~ Keep up with FREE databases as they come online