EIGHTH GENERATION

210. Daniel Cheney Jr. (4220) (4221)(4222) (4223) was born on 31 Dec 1670 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. (4224)(4225) (4226) (4227)(4228) He signed a will on 2 Mar 1754.(4229)

THE WILL OF DANIEL CHENEY.
In the Name of God Amen. The Second Day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred and fifty four. in the twenty Seventh year of his Majesties Reign--George the Second, King of great Britain &c. I, Daniel Cheney of Newbury in the County of Essex. in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Husbandman, being weak in Body. but of a Sound Mind and Memory. thanks be given to God. therefore. Calling to mind the mortality of my Body and not knowing the Day of my Death: Do make and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament: that is to say Principally and first of all I give and Humbly Reccommend my Soul into the hands of God who gave it. And my Body to the Earth to be buried in Decent, Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executor Hereafter named. Doubting not but I shall receive the same again at the general Resurrection by the mighty Power of God. and as touching such Worldy Estate as it hath pleased God to Bless me with in this life. I give and Dispose of in the following manner and form.

Imprimis I give to my Beloved Wife Hannah the Use and Improvement of all the East Half of my Dwelling House And the Cellar under said East Half. Excepting the garret. a piece of Land for a garden where she shall choose to have it well fenced. I give to my said wife the use of, also to be fenced by my Executor. During all the time she remains living my Widow.

I do also give to my said Wife Thirty bushels of Indian Corn and Two Bushels of Wheat and Three Bushels and a Half of Rye. and Two Bushels and a half of Malt and two Barels of Cyder and Five pounds of Sheeps Wool and Eight pounds of flax from swingle and fifty pounds of Beef and as many apples as shall be needful for her. and Needful firewood brought to the Door Cut fit for the fire all which my said wife shall have yearly During the time She remains my Widow to be paid to her by my Executor. And my Executor Shall Provide and Keep a good Cow Winter and Summer for my said Wife so long as she Remains my Widow. And I Do give to my said Wife all my pork that I shall leave at my Decease and also all the money Due to me by Bonds and Notes. and all my swine that I shall leave at my Decease. and all my House Hold Goods Excepting my Andirons my Gun my Loom and my wearing apparel for her to have and Dispose of as she shall think fit. And my Executor shall provide and find a horse for my said Wife to ride as she shall have Ocation so Long as she shall remain my widow. And my said Executor shall repair that part of the House which my Wife is to have so that it may be comfortable for my Wife so long as she shall remain my Widow.

Item. I Do give to my Son Daniel Cheney Thirteen Pounds and Six shillings and Eight pence Lawful money of the above said province over and above what he hath hitherto had of me already to be paid by my Executor within Three years after my Decease. and I also give to my said son Danul one third part of my wearing Apparrel. And My sd. Son Daniel shall Have my Andirons at my Wife's Decease.

Item I give to my Son Thomas Cheney One third part of my wearing apparel. and not anything else. I having given him before what I thought proper for him.

Item--I give to my Daughter Hannah Coffin One pound and six shillings and Eight pence Lawful money of the afore said province Over and Above what she hath already had of me to be paid by my Executor within two years after my Decease.

Item, I give to my Grandchildren Joanna, Daniel and Sarah, children of my Deceased son John Cheney Fifteen Shillings Lawful Money of the Province aforesaid Beside what their father had of me in his lifetime to be divided equally Among them. to be paid by my Executor within one year after my Decease.

Item. I give to ny grand children John Calfe and Hannah Easman--Children of my Deceased Daughter Sarah Ten Shillings Lawful money of the Province aforesaid to be divided Equally between them. to be paid by my Executor within four years after my Decease.

Item. I give to my Granddaughter Abigail Homans one Pound Six shillings and Eight pence Lawful money of the Province aforesaid to be paid by my Executor when she arrives at the age of Eighteen years.

Item. I give to my Grand son Joseph Homans One Pound six shillings and Eight pence Lawful money of the Province to be paid by my Executor when he comes to the age of twenty one years. it is my will if Abigail Homans should Die before she comes to the age of Eighteen years Joseph Homans shall have what I have willed to Abigail. and if Joseph Homans should die before he comes to the age of twenty one years then Abigail shall have what I have willed to Joseph.

Item. I give to my Grandson John Cheney son of my Executor my gun.

Lastly I give to my Son Nathanael Cheney all my Estate both Real and Personal of every Name whatsoever which I have not Disposed of before in this my last Will and Testament and he shall pay my Debts and Legacies I have ordered. And if my above said wife shall Die while she remains my widow he shall pay the charges for a Decent Christian Burial for her.

And I do constitute & appoint my said Son Nathanael sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby Disallow and make Void All and Every other former Testaments, Wills and Executors by me in Any ways before Named Ratifying this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament.

Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Daniel Cheney as his Last will and testament in presence of us. the subscribers.

Moses Morss
Ebenezer Huse
John Calfe his
Daniel X Cheney (seal)
mark.
Testified by John Calf and Moses Morss
Nov. 3, 1755.




He died on 3 Nov 1755.(4230) He was a farmer.(4231) He was married to Hannah Duston about 1698.(4232) (4233) (4234)(4235)

211. Hannah Duston (4236)(4237) (4238)(4239) was born on 22 Aug 1678 in Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts. (4240)(4241) (4242) She died on 4 Jan 1745/46. unverified. Children were:

child i. Daniel Cheney(4243) was born on 16 Jul 1699 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. (4244)(4245)
child ii. John Cheney(4246) was born on 10 Mar 1702 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. (4247)(4248)
child iii. Thomas Cheney(4249) was born on 25 Feb 1703/4 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. (4250)(4251)
child iv. Hannah Cheney(4252) was born on 25 Sep 1706 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. (4253)(4254)
child v. Sarah Cheney(4255) was born on 25 Jan 1708 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. (4256)(4257)
child vi. Nathaniel Cheney(4258) was born on 25 Nov 1711 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. (4259)(4260)
child105 vii. Mary Cheney.
child viii. Abigail Cheney(4261) was born on 1 Nov 1719 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. (4262)(4263) She died on 3 Mar 1736 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. (4264)