Charles Van Dyke was also known as Carel Van Dyke. He was baptized on 22. Sep. 1648 at Old or New Dutch Reformed Church, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. He married
Lysbeth Ardis Vander Hard on 27. Jun. 1680. Charles Van Dyke left a will on 1. Jan. 1732 at Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
In the name of God Amen. This first day in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Two, I, Charles Van Dyke of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth and Eastern Division of the Province of New Jersey, yeoman being in good health of body and of sound and disposing mind and memory, thanks be given to the Almighty God for the same, do make, ordain, and constitute this to be my Last Will and Testament, that is to say first and principally I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a Christian and decent like manner at the discretion of my executor hereafter named, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall by the Almighty Power of God receive the same again and reaching such worthy estate as it shall please God to bless me with at the time of my decease. I give, devise and bequeath the same in the following manner. Imprimis, my will is that all my debts be paid by my executor hereafter named. Then I give and bequeath unto the three children of my son Aert Van Dyke, late of the Island of Bermuda deceased namely John Van Dyke, Mary Van Dyke and Elizabeth Van Dyke the sum of forty pounds current lawful money of the Eastern division of the province of New Jersey at eight shillings the ounce to be equally divided among them to be paid to the said children by my son Thomas Van Dyke within seven years after my own and my wife's decease.
I give and bequeath to the children of my daughter Gerty Romine the sum of forty pounds money aforesaid and to be equally divided among them and I hereby order and appoint my son Thomas Van Dyke to pay the same to them within seven years as above.
I give and bequeath to the children of my daughter Angliche Van Wey the like sum of forty pounds to be equally divided betwixt them of like money aforesaid and I order and appoint my son Thomas Van Dyke to pay them the same in the above limited time of seven years. I give and bequeath unto the two children of my son John Van Dyke, late of Shrewsbury deceased the sum of forty pounds to be equally divided betwixt them, and I order and appoint my son Thomas to pay the same within in the above limited time of seven years. And lastly I will and bequeath unto my son Thomas Van Dyke all my moveable or personal estate whatsoever to him and his heirs forever. And I do nominate, constitute and appoint my son Thomas Van Dyke and Jacob Danner and Richard Hartshorne Junior Executors of this my Last Will and Testament thereby revoking all former Wills either by word or writing by me made of pronounced in Witness thereof , I the said Charles Van Dyke have herewith set my hand and seal the day and year first written above.
Charles Van Dyke
Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared
By the above Charles Van Dyke to be
His Last Will and Testament in the
Presence of the subscribers:
Daniel Hilton
Richard Murkhome (Hartshorne?) Jr.
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He died c 1734.