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Lands of Fortune Jackson sold, 1820

 New Jersey Mirror 29 Mar 1820 Public sale to be held on Tuesday April 25, 1820, on the premises in Bellowstown, pursuant to a decree of the Orphans' Court, Burlington County, a house and lot in Bellowstown, New Hanover Township, Burlington County, adjoining lands of Joseph Lamb and Isaac Fox, containing 1 acre of land. Being property whereof Fortune Jackson ( colored  man) died seized and directed to be sold by order of the Court to pay his debts. John Earl, Administrator.

Sarah Toy obituary, 1820

from the New Jersey Mirror 19 Apr 1820 Died on Wednesday April 5, 1820 at her daughter's house in Mount Holly, Sarah Toy, widow, at the advanced age of 88 years. The deceased was a sister to the late Joseph Bennet, Esq. and one of the oldest inhabitants of the place. She had till within a few months of her death, enjoyed almost uninterrupted good health.