Sarah Jane Smith of Red Bank made her will March 6th, 1897. She ordered that her debts and funeral expenses be paid, and that a tombstone, not to cost less than $50, be erected over her grave. To her daughter Kate, wife of William W. Aumack of Red Bank, she left a feather bed and bedding and the carpet in her room. She ordered that all the rest of her estate be divided between her daughter and her granddaughter, Carrie E. Curtis of Point Pleasant. Henry J. Mount and Frank P. McDermott of Freehold were appointed executors of the will. Joseph C. Thompson and George W. Aumack were the witnesses to the will.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, Jan 15, 1902

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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