William Mickle1

M, #1341, b. 21 January 1705/6, d. between 7 February 1774 and 26 August 1777
  • Birth*: 21 January 1705/6; <21st day 11st mo 1705/06>2
  • Marriage*: 19 October 1732; Haddonfield, Gloucester Co. (old), New Jersey; <19 day 8th mo 1732>
    Among the witnesses is Phebe Hinchman, presumably the bride's maternal aunt, Phebe (Champion) Hinchman.; Spouse: Sarah Wright3
  • Death*: between 7 February 1774 and 26 August 1777; Will written & inventory
Last Edited: 18 Feb 2011

Parents:

Father: John Mickle1,2 b. 31 Jan 1673, d. Nov 1744
Mother: Hannah Cooper1,2 b. 7 Aug 1686, d. Mar 1737

Family:

Sarah Wright d. a Feb 1774

Children:

Hannah Mickle2 b. 21 Aug 1733
John Mickle+ 5,2 b. 28 May 1738, d. c May 1774
William Mickle5 b. 18 Apr 1741, d. 26 May 1789
Sarah Mickle5,2 b. 13 Mar 1744
James Mickle6,2 b. 26 Oct 1747, d. 26 Oct 1815
Samuel Mickle5,2 b. 24 Aug 1752

Notes

  • Note*: "1774, Feb. 7. Mickle, William, of Greenwich, Gloucester Co., yeoman; will of. Wife £25 yearly, to be paid by my son, William, and 1/3 the household goods, and William is to find his mother firewood. Son, John, a tract of land joining George Avise's and Thomas Denny's lands, being 35 or 40 acres. Son, William, the part of my plantation on which the house stands, as divided by Thomas Denny, of about 240 acres. Son, James, my house and lot in Woodbury, which I bought of John Sparks, surveyed for 94 perches. Daughter, Sarah Hopkins, £100. Son, Samuel, the other part of my plantaton, and 92 acres I bought of Thomas Bright, and 40 acres and the landing at Great Mantua Creek I bought of Benjamin Braman, containing in the whole about 350 acres. Rest of my real and personal to my sons, John, William, James and Samuel, and my daughter, Sarah Hopkins. Executors - my wife, my sons, John, William, James and Samuel, and my son-in-law, John Estaugh Hopkins. Witnesses - Benjamin Braman, William Bates, Jr. Benjamin Lodge, Jr. Proved Jan. 18, 1779.
    "1777, Aug. 26. Inventory, £380.0.3, made by Thomas Clark and David Eldridge."

    [1281H: Wife is not named in other probate documents. Provision made for Samuel being without heirs.]4

Citations

  1. [S132] Documents relating to the colonial, revolutionary and post-revolutionary history of the state of New Jersey. aka New Jersey Archives. Will of John Mickle, 30:333-4.
  2. [S360] Plankenhorn, Louise, transcriber, Records From Family Bibles in the Gloucester County Historical Society (Glouc. Co. Hist. Soc., 2001), 'Mickle' bible, p. 135.   Plankenhorn--Bibles.pdf
  3. [S436] Society of Friends, Haddonfield Monthly Meeting, N.J. , filmed at Dept of Friends Records, 302 Arch St, Phila. FHL microfilm 20,463. Original records. Marr. cert. of William Mickle & Sara Wright, III Marriage Certificates 1681-1741, p. 75.
  4. [S132] New Jersey Archives, NJA 34:345.
  5. [S132] New Jersey Archives, William Mickle's will, 34:345.
  6. [S287] Meldrum, Charlotte D. and John Pitts Launey, Early Church Records of Gloucester County, New Jersey (Westminster, Maryland: Willow Bend Books, 2002), Children of James & Lettitia (Wood) Mickle; Woodbury Monthly Meeting, p. 161.