Peter Mattson will, dated 3 Oct 1699, Gloucester Co., NJ

Peter Mattson left a nuncupative will, taken in writing (in Swedish) by Andrew Rudman, minister of Wicaco in the presence of Andrew Bankson and Wola (Olla) Dalbow:
Before it could be probated, it had to be translated into English.

The will of Peter Mattson was dated 3 Oct 1699, proved in Gloucester Co., NJ on 1 Mar 1700/01, translated & recorded in Gloucester Co. Deeds Book 2: page 177,
abstracted in NJ Archives 21:662 & 23:312, and transcribed as follows:
"The last will and Testament of Peter Matson alias Dalbo made ye third day of october in year 1699 being then taken into writeing by Andrew Rudman as it was spoken by ye sd Peter
before Andrew Bankson and Wolla Dalbo viz
Inprimis I Give unto my three sons Peter Matthias and Jacob my four hundred and Fifty  acres of Land be the same more or less being on or near little Mantua Crek to be Equally divided,
     amongst them after their mothers Decease,
ITEM I give unto my said Son Peter all my houses and Buildings that be upon ye sd Land and that he shall have his Equall Share of ye said land to be adjacent to ye Building.
ITEM I give unto my said three Sons my Tenn acres of Meaddow lying uppon ye upper side of Trumpeters Creek to be equally Divided amongst them after thier mothers Decease
ITEM I give unto my son John my Island lying on ye Schuylkill Called Samenceing  Island after my wifes Decease
ITEM I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth Eighty acres of that my two hundred and Seventy acres of Land lying on ye Schuylkill to be Regularly set out in any part of ye said land (Excepting
     ye Henry Cott(Cock?) to be forthwith her own propertie & posession
ITEM I give unto my three Daughters Kathrine Mary and margrett ye remaing part of my said Tract of Land being one hundred and ninety acres to be Equally & Regularly Divided amongst them
     after my wifes Decease or time of marraige But in case any one of ye sd three Daughters should dye before marriage then his said Share shall come to my Daughter Bridgett 
ITEM the years rent which will be due from Benjamin Chambers ye twentyeth day of this month being five pounds I Give toward ye building of the Church at Wickaco according to my promise
ITEM my moveable Goods I give to all my Children after my wifes Decease both Sons and Daughters to be Equally Divided amongst them but in case any of my unmarryed Daughters shall happen
     to marry before my wifes Decease then I ____ to my said wife to give of my said goods according to her Discretion And further more we who where present as wittnesses to ye Testament
     above written do hereby Certify that it was ye mind of ye Testator that his sd wife should have ye posession and use of all his Estate both reall and personall (except what is before
     excepted) dureing ye time of her naturall life

In wittness whereof we have hereunto set our hands Andress bangston, Wolla Dalbo (his mark),. 
And: Rudman Minst: at Wicaco Glocester ye 1st of march 1700 
At a court then and there held this will was produced, proved approved and allowed and administration of all ye Estate Goods Chattells Rights and Credditts of belonging to or Concerning
ye sd Defunct and his Testament being and Remaing in ye province of West Jersey by ye Justices sitting ___ sd Court __ Committed to Kathrine Mattson Relict of ye sd Defunct and Executix
in ye sd will appointed  Test John Readins Registr Com: Gloc, Recorded ye ordr of Court ye 6th of 7br 1701"