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- Anthony Brockholst was a Lieutenant Governor of New York, with Governor Edmond Andross. In 1681 he received a special Commission as Commander in Chief, and as such was Governor of the Province until 1683, until Governor Thomas Dongan arrived. Governor Brockholst owned a very large tract of land at Pompton, New Jersey, his main residence. When in New York he owned a house on the south side of Bridge Street, east of Broadway. Unfortunately, most of his children died in childhood.
Will of Anthony Brockholst, dated June 15, 1710, proved August 29, 1723, Pompton, Bergen County, Province of East New Jersey. I commit my body to the earth to be buried in such decent manner, and form as my executors shall think fit. All debts to be paid. I leave to my dear and loving wife Susannah, during her life or widowhood, all my estate, both real and personal, whatsoever or wheresoever, in New York or New Jersey or elsewhere without being bound to anyone, to give any account or to make an inventory, For her support and the support of my children, who are to be supported till of full age. After hr death all my estate is to be appraised by persons chosen by my children, and an inventory to be duly recorded. I leave to my son Henry Brockholst, 50 pounds as being my first birn son. All the rest to all my children, Mary, Henry, Judith, Susanna and Jannttie, (Johanna) or such as shall then be living. I make my wife executor. Witnessed by Nicholas Bayard, Abraham Post and William Cutler. "Abstracts of Unrecorded Wills to 1790," Vol. XL, published by The New York Historical Society, 1902.
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