Compiler's Notes: The information that follows was obtained from the New Jersey State Archives.  Where this information has been provided in the Appendix of Ben Van Dorn Fisher's 1899 book, The Runkle Family, I have used that printed version rather than my copy for ease of compilation.  Where I have added question marks, the word preceding the mark is uncertain.  The spelling found in the Will and Inventory has been retained here.  I have added punctuation to improve readability.

In the name of God Amen.  I, Adam Runkle, of the Township of Lebanon in the County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey, being in Good health and perfect memory (blessed be God therefor), do this fifth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety one make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner following (that is to say):

First, I recomend my Soul to that great God who gave it to me, and my Body to be buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter named and appointed.

Secondly, I do order all my just and lawful debts together with my funeral expence to be punctualy paid out of my Estate.

Thirdly, I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved Wife, Mary, my Cupboard, and her own Bed, Bedstead, Bed Cloathes, and all the requisites thereunto belonging.  Also the following articles out of my Estate of her own chusing, viz. Three Chairs, one Table, Two Iron Potts, one Tub, Two Pails, a Churn, Six pewter Plates, Two Pewter Dishes and a Cow.  Also I give and bequeath to my said Wife, Mary, during and so long as she remains my Widow and no longer, my Farm, or homestead Plantation, situate and lying in the Township of Lebanon aforesaid, with free and full power to her to farm, use, occupy, and rent the same (with all the apurtances thereunto belonging) to any Person or Persons She shall or may Chuse, and to receive and apply the Proffits or rents thereof to her own proper use so that She (or any other person that She shall or doth Rent the said Farm to) Shall make no uncommon or unreasonable waste or damage thereon, nor suffer dammag or waste to be done thereon by others, and So that this Bequeath of the use Rent and Proffit of my said Farm (together with the other bequeaths to her herein contained shall be, and my meaning and will is that they shall be) in full of all my said Wife Mary's dower, or thirds of all and every part of my Real and personal estate.

Fourthly, It is my will and I do order and impower my Executors herein named and appointed as soon as may reasonably and Conveniently be after my death, to get some Judicious persons of Sufficient Skill and ability to appraize and help them to make an inventory in the usual form of law of all and Singular my Personal or movable estate, and to Sell the same at public Sale (except the articles herein above Bequeathed to my wife Mary), and to divide the monies arising therefrom between my following Seven Children, that is to say my Sons John, William Jacob & Adam, and my daughters Mary, Sarah and Peggy, to each of them Share and Share alike.

Fifthly, It is my will and I do order and impower my said Executors hereinafter appointed, at the Marriage or death of my said wife Mary, to Sell all the residue of my Estate (particularly my Farm lying Situate in Lebanon aforesaid) for the best price they can get, hereby impowering them to execute and make Deeds of Conveyances and to make and do all other Writings, acts and things necessary in the Law for the more sure holding, and Conveying the same to any person or Persons that doth or shall purchase the same, and when so Sold, the moneyes arising from the Sales thereof I do Will and order my said Executors (herein appointed) to divide equally between my following eight Children, that is to say my sons John, William, Abraham, Jacob, and Adam, and my daughters Mary, Sarah, and Peggy, to each of them Share and Share alike.

Sixthly, for the better and more fair and easy executing complying with and fulfilling of this, my last will and testament, if it shall please God to call me hence, at a season when there Shall be a Crop or Crops of any kind of grain or produce on the ground unharvested, in this Case it is my will and meaning, that such Crop or Crops of Grain or produce of what kind soever so standing or being on the Ground unharvested, Shall be considered as part of my personal estate, and shall be sold therewith accordingly and shall not go with my real estate nor be considered as part thereof.  And further, it is my will, and I do order that my Executors hereinafter named and appointed and the residue of my Children herein named, Shall pay and discount out of their respective legacies herein bequeathed to them, all such sums or debts that they shall or may be respectively indebted to me either by Bond, Note, Book Debt, or otherwise.

And Seventhly, I do make Constitute and ordain my four Sons that is to say John Runkle now of Amwell, William Runkle now of Sussex, Jacob Runkle now of Lebanon, and Adam Runkle now of Sussex, to be my Executors of this my last will and testament, ordering and impowering them hereby to do every act and thing requisite and necessary in the Law for the more full better and rightly complying with fulfilling and executing of all and every part of this my last Will and Testament.  And I do hereby disanull and make voide all former wills by me at any time heretofore made:  Declaring this and none other to be my last will and Testament.

In Witness Whereof I the said Adam Runkle have to this my last will and testament Set my hand and Seal the day and year first above written.

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Signed, Sealed, Published, and Declared by the said Testator as and for his last will & Testament, in the presence of us, who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto.

/s/ David Frazer

/s/ Jacob Anderson

/s/ Richard Anderson