Unrecorded Original New Jersey Wills, Volume 11, p. 1.
[Recorded Copy, New Jersey Wills, Liber 1, 1705-1715, p. 120].

Know all Men by these presents that I RICHARD STOUT of Middletown in the County of Monmouth in East Jersey being of a sound mind and disposing memory do make and declare this my last will and testament which is as followeth.
I will that all my debts be paid.
I give devise unto my loving wife during her natural life all my orchard and that part or rooms of the house she now lives in with the cellar and all the land I now improve.
I give and bequeath unto my loving wife all my horse kind excepting one mare and colt my son BENJAMIN is to have for wintering my cattle last year.
I give to my sons JOHN, RICHARD, JAMES, JOHNATHAN, DAVID, BENJAMIN one shilling each of them.
I give to my daughters MARY, ALICE, and SARAH each of them one shilling.
I give to my daughter-in-law MARY STOUT and her son JOHN one shilling each of them.
I give and bequeath unto my kinswoman MARY STOUT the daughter formerly of PETER STOUT one cow to be paid within six days after my wife's death.
All the remainder of my personal estate whatsoever I give and bequeath unto my loving wife and of this my last will and testament I make my son JOHN and son JOHNATHAN my executors to see this my will performed in witness here of I have here unto put my hand and seal June the ninth day in the year one thousand seven hundred and three.
Signed, sealed and published in
the presence of us                                                                                                       his mark
RICHARD HARTSHORNE                                                                       RICHARD (+) STOUT
JOHN WEEKHAM
JETER VANDEANDETER


Perth Amboy, 8 ber 23th 1705.
Then appeared before me EDWARD VISCOUNT CORNBURY, Capt. General and Governor of her Majesty's provinces of New Jersey and New York &c. JOHN and JONATHAN STOUT Executors of the within written will who were duly sworn to the performance thereof.
                                                                                                                    Jurat Coram me CORNBURY


Perth Amboy, 23th 8 ber 1705.
Personally appeared before me EDWARD VISCOUNT CORNBURY Capt. General and Governor in Charge in and over her Majesty's province of New Jersey, New York &c. Richard Hartshorne, one of the evidences of the within written will who being duly _____ according to Law did declare that he saw the within named Testator RICHARD STOUT sign, seal, and publish the within written Instrument to be his last will and testament and that at the time of his publication thereof he was of sound and perfect memory to the best of this deponents knowledge and that he saw JOHN WEEKHAM and JETER VANDUNDETERE sign the same as evidences thereunto in the presence of the testator.
                                                                                                                    Jurat Coram me CORNBURY