On 19 July 1777, Jurey Teipel (or George Teeple, as it was written in the codicil) wrote the will transcribed below. On 26 July, he wrote a codicil, increasing his daughter Margaret's share to ten pounds. On 1 August, the will was proved and an inventory was made. The New Jersey Archives has summarized the wills in the Calendar of Wills 1771-1788, First Series, Volume XXXIV, 1931. The Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City, Utah filmed the will, codicil and inventory in 1968 under FHL Film 562,752. The transcription below carries the original spellings.

In the name of God Amen the Nineteenth Day of July in the Year of Lord one Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy seven I Jurey Teipel of Bridgewater Township in the County of Somerset and province of East New Jersey farmer now weak in body but in perfect Mind and Memory tanks be given unto God therefore Calling to Mind the Mortality of My Body and knowing that it is appointed for all Men Once to Die Do Make and Ordain this My Last will & Testament that is to Say - principally and first of all I Give and Recomend My Soul into the hands of God that Give it and for My body I Recomend it the Earth to be Buried in a Christian Like and Decent Manner of the Discretion of My Executors, Nothing Dobting but at the General Resurrection I shall Recive the Same Again by the Mighty power of God and as Touching Such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this Life I Give Devise and Dispose of the Same in the Following Manner and form Imprimis I order that all My Just Debts and all My funeral Expences be well and Truly paid and Discharged out of My Estate, I [ ] My Will is and I do Order and Allow that my well beloved wife Anne shall have the full possession of My Real and Personal Estate During her widowhood, and if She Should Mary Again or Give up the Lott of Land then She is to have all the Effects that she was possessed with at the Time that I Got Maryed to her, and it is also My Will that My Daughter Margret shall Live with her on the Lot, and I Do further Order and it is My will that after the Dicease of my wife Anne or is Got Maryed if there be any overplush after She has taken hers what She brought with her when I Got Maryed to her, Then that overplush is to be for the Use of My Children to them their heirs & Assigns forever in Manner following to My Son John Tiepel five pounds Current Money of New Jersey, To My Son William Tiepel five shillings, to my son Jurey Tiepel five pounds Money as aforsd Money as a forsd, To My Son Matew Tiepel five pounds Money as a forsd, To my Son Peter Tiepel five pounds Money as a forsd, To My Daughter Mary five pounds Money as a foresaid, To My Daughter Morelise five pounds Money as a forsd,To my Daughter Caterin five pounds Money as a forsd, To my Daugher Maregrit five pounds Money as a forsd and Lastly I Do hereby nominate and [ ]and appoint my loveing frind John Brokaw and Loveing frind Hendrick Van Arsdalen x x x x x x x x to be Executors of this My Last Will & Testament hereby Revoking all former wills by Me whereof I have hereunto put My hand and seal this Day and Year first above written

Signed Sealed published and Declared by the said Testator Jury Tiepel as his Last will and Testament In the presence of us who subscribed our Names as witnesses                                          

                                                                                 Jurey Tei (ink blot here)

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Antje Feser (her mark)
Between the Twentyeth & Twenty first lines from a bove the words (To My Son Jurey Tiepel five pounds) and between the Twenty Second & Twenty third Linesfrom a bove the words (To My Daughter Caterin five pounds Money as a forsd), being Interlined before the Insealing