Nicholas Hellings Genealogy
Record modified: 2025-06-20
This is my ancestor 11 generations back.
Born: 1685-00-00 New Jersey USA
Died: 1745-07-00 Bucks Co, Pennsylvania USA
Marriages:
1. 1705-00-00 Ruth (unknown)
Children of Nicholas Hellings and Ruth (unknown):
Notes:
other children:
John + Elizabeth Dungan
Simon + Sarah Taylor
Richard
Robert
Elizabeth
Sarah + John Shaw
Patience + Bernard Van Horn
Martha + Edward Doyle
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A web site whose address I forgot to copy says a book "Quackenbush and Related Families" gives his father as Samuel Helling bp 1665,
and that Samuel's parents were Hendrick Tunisz Helling + Grietje Samuels Barents.
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His second wife was Elizabeth Hough, who was previously married to John Walley.
On 1734-12-09 in Bucks Co PA he produced an account of the estate of John Walley on behalf of his wife Elizabeth.
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Monmouth Co NJ Deeds 1697-1745
p52-53
1715-03-31 Andrew Hampton of Freehold to Nicholas Hellings of Freehold weaver; 96 1/2 acres and 3 rods on plus 3 1/2 acres of meadow; L150
p54
1715-06-22 Nicholas Hellins of Freehold weaver and wife Ruth to Charles Hubbs of Freehold; (same land); L150
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Bucks Co PA Will Book 2 p54
I Nicholas Hellens of Newtown in the County of Bucks in the
Province of Pensilvania, Yeoman, being of sound mind memory & understanding
do make my last Will & Testament in manner following that is to say
first I will that all my Just Debts & funeral Expences be truly paid & discharged
I give to my son Simon Hellens twenty shillings Lawful Money of Pensilvania
to be paid by my Executor hereafter named at the end of twelve months after my
Decease.
I give to my son John Hellens twenty shillings like Money to be paid
as afsd.
I give to my Daughter Elizabeth Griffith a feather Bed Bedding and
furniture & thirty shillings like Money to be paid as aforesaid.
I give to my Son Richard Hellens my best suit of apparel and twenty shillings like money
to be paid as aforesaid.
I give to my Daughter Mary Dungan twenty shillings like money to be paid as aforesaid.
I give to my Daughter Sarah Shaw one shilling like Money to be paid as aforesaid.
I give to my Daughter Martha Doyle twenty shillings like money to be paid as afsd.
I give to my Daughter Patience Vanhorne twenty shillings like Money to be paid as aforesaid.
I give to my beloved wife Elizabeth Hellens the feather Bed which she had
when I marryed her with the Bedding & furniture and also one Red Coco-
called Heifer one Iron Pott one Iron Kettle one small pine table two Chairs
one Large Spinning Wheele & one small spinning Wheele.
All the rest of my Estate both real & personal I give and bequeath to my son Robert Hellens
& to his Heirs for ever and I do hereby appoint said son Robert Hellens
Executor of this my last Will & Testament.
In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my Hand & Seal this nineteenth Day of July in the Year of our
lord one thousand seven hundred and forty five.
witness:
Joseph Thornton
Wm Ashburn
Robert Heaton
[proved 1745-08-06]
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 27371
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