Named in husband’s will.
Peter, early in life, became a resident of Morristown, N. J., where he acquired property, and where some, if not all, of his children were born. At the formation of the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown, in 1741, he and his wife were among its first communicants, and continued to be steadfast supporters of the organization until their death. Some of the descendants of Peter filled honorable places in the early political history of the country, while others attained to positions of eminence in the professions.
His will, on file in Trenton, N. J., is dated February 1, 1767, and was proved August 25, 1768. It names his wife, Phebe, and his children, Joseph, Nathaniel, Ebenezer, Silas and Peter. The executors named were his wife, and sons Joseph and Silas. The witnesses were Benoni Hathaway, Jedediah Mills and Thaddeus Dodd. Very nearly all the members of this branch of the family have left their ancestral homes in Morris County and have settled in the West and South.
The descendants of Peter originally spelled their name "Condict," and it is so recorded in the Morristown records.
8Will Extract:
1767, Feb. 1; Condict, Peter, of Morristown, Morris Co., yeoman; will of. Wife, Phebe, my personal estate, of which she may give portions to my eight children as wisdom may direct. Son, Ebenezer, my land on the southeast side of the mountain, called the Mine Mountain, and he to pay to my sons, Joseph and Nathaniel, each £10. Son, Peter, my other lands, and he to pay to my son, Silas, £10, and to find provisions for my wife. Executors—my wife, Phebe, and my sons, Joseph and Silas. Witnesses—Benoni Hathaway, Jedediah Mills, Thaddeus Dodd.
Proved Aug. 25, 1768. Lib. I, p. 334.
852On the list of Freeholders, Morris Township, Morris County on 31 Aug 1752.
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