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Bee it knowne unto all men by thiese prsents that I John Cutting of Newbury in the County of Essex in New england being through gods mercy in health of body and of perfect memory. Considering seriously mine owne frailty and mortality, endeavouring to leave mine estate to my relations as may continue loue & peace amongst them, I do hereby make my last Will and Testament, first I comend my Soule into the hands of my blessed Redeemer Jesus Christ and my body when I shall decease this life, if I dy in Newbury to be buryed in the burying place in Newbury in hope of a happy resurrection. And for my worldly goods I dispose of as followeth,
first I giue and bequeath unto mary my wife dureing her widdowhood, all my Lands goods and chattels. And so will and appoint her my sole executrix of this my last will and testament. But if my said wife shall change her Condition and marry againe, then I order and appoint that she my said wife shall pay yearely afterwards dureing her naturall life out of my lands fifteene pounds a yeare.
That is to say. To my Daughter Mary, the wife of Nicholas Noyes fiue pounds a yeare, And to my Daughter Sara Browne of Charlestowne, the wife of James Browne, fiue pounds a yeare, and to my Grand child Mary--the wife of Samuell Moody, fiue pounds a yeare, and also out of my stocke to every one of my Grand children and great grand children thirty shillings a peice.
And at the death of the said Mary, my wife I giue & bequeath unto my said Daughter Mary Noyes all that house and land now in the possession of Thomas Bloomfield that lyeth on the east side of the high way conteineing about fifty or fiue and fifty acres bee it more or lesse both vpland pasture land & meadow and after my said Daughter Mary Noyes her decease to remaine and abide to the proper use of her Son Cutting Noyes, his heires & assignes foreuer.
2dly I giue and bequeath vnto my Daughter Sara, the wife of James Browne abousaid & her heires, all the house I now dwell in, with the twelue acres of vpland that the house stands vpon, and three quarters of that twenty acres of Salt Marsh land lately purchased of Mr. Steuen Dummer bee it more or lesse.
3dly I giue and bequeath vnto my Grandchild Mary moody, the wife of Samuel moody abouesaid, all the house and Land that is in the possession of John Dauis with the six akers of meadow in the Birchen meadows and the quarter part of the twenty acres of the salt marsh land bee it more or lesse as is abouespecifyed,further I give vnto her my said Grandchild Mary Moody, all that parcell of arable land lately purchased of the said mr. Dumer, lyeing vpon the southwest of the highway betweene the land of Henry shorte on the southeast and John Knights land on the northwest conteineing about twenty or fiue twenty acres more or lesse. And the first yeare the said Samuell Moody, his heirs &c. shall possesse the abouesaid parsell of Land which shalbe after my wives decease, then the said samuell Moody or his heirs shall pay to my Daughter sara, the wife of James Browne aforesaid the summe of forty pounds. But if my grandchild Mary moody abousaid shall dye without Issue of her owne body, then all the land abouespecifyed that is hereby given vnto her, shall after her decease, Remaine equally to bee diuided vnto my abouesaid two daughters Mary Noyes & sara Browne & their Children for euer. And the forty pound that is here mentioned to be paid by Samuell moody vnto my daughter Sara Browne abouesaid, if paid before, shall be paid backe againe unto the abouesaid Samuell Moody my Debts and funerall rites being discharged by my said executrix.
In witness whereof I the aboue mentioned John Cutting haue sett my hand and seale october the two & twentyeth. In the yeare of our Lord one thousand sixe hundred fifty nine.
John (Seal) Cutting
Witness:
Anthony Somerby
John Browne his marke
Nicholas O Wallington
Sworne in Court held at Ypswich the 27th of march 1660 by Anthony Sumerby to be the last Will and testament of John Cutting.
Robert Lord Clerke
Certified upon oath by John Browne to be sealed and subscribed by John Cutting in Court held at Ypswich the 27 (1) 1660.
Robert Lord Clerke
Source: Transcribed from the original in Salem, Probate files and published in "The Essex Antiquarian" Volume VIII, January 1904, Page 165 "Will of John Cutting".
| Warde, Mary (I7147)
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Daniel A. French, 77, of Willington, and formerly of Enfield, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2019.
He was born in Melrose, son of the late Allen D. and Julia (Gajcowski) French. Dan retired as a machinist from Dexter Corp., and then worked part-time at the Big Y. He was a member of the Enfield, Somers, and Willington Senior Centers. Dan was an avid New York Yankees and UConn women's basketball fan, and enjoyed cars and polka dancing.
He is survived by his loving wife, Shirley French; three daughters, Laura Lata and her husband, Nicholas, Tammy Davis and her husband, Fay, and Cheryl Fraser and her husband, Dan; eight grandchildren, Nicholas, Kelsey, Adam, Nate, Kenneth, Dustin, Bretton, and Alia; and six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son, Daniel A. French Jr.
A graveside service will be held Friday, March 8, at 1 p.m. at St. Bernard Cemetery, Park Street, Enfield.
Memorial donations may be made to the Somers Senior Center, 19 Battle St., Somers, CT 06071.
Introvigne Funeral Home, Inc., Stafford Springs, has care of the arrangements.
For online condolences or directions visit
www.introvignefuneralhome.com | French, Daniel Allen (I31000)
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Eliakim was a United Empire Loyalist. He received a grant of land as appears in Crown Land Records. He was involved in "Duncomb's Rebellion in 1837 and escaped to the United States where he spent two years before being pardoned and returning home. The Village of Scotland was laid out and surveyed by Eliakim. 1st Reeve of Oakland and 1st Warden in 1853-54 for Brant County. "Liak" was a well-known figure and man of affairs in the district and the county for fifty years.
The Rebellion in Ontario (Duncombe's Rebellion) Prior to 1737, the Loyalists were steadily obtaining power in the Provinces, and they were taking control of much of the lands. These
machinations of the Troy government led to a rebellion of the Reformers, or common people, led by William Lyn MacKenzie in Upper Canada and Louis Papineau in the lower Provinces. Dr. Duncombe, Legislature member from Oxford County was to assume leadership of the western part of the province. The different leaders from this area were to gather their men
and equipment at Scotland, Ontario and there make their stand. Duncombe's army numbered no more than 300 men, poorly armed and poorly provisioned. They broke and fled before McNabs force of 1000 men arrived at Scotland. Not a shot was fired. Although this Rebellion was a disaster at the time, it later gave freedom to Upper Canada and laid the foundation for the excellent Constitution they now enjoy. After Duncombe's forces fled, a chest was found buried on Eliakim Malcolm's farm, which held papers belonging to the rebels including a muster roll, list of leaders and many names. This led to many arrests. The next day a reward of 500 lbs. was offered for Duncombe and 250 lbs. each for Eliakim and James Malcolm. They both escaped, and were indicted for high treason. The Rebels were treated brutally, and the government forces used Indians to track down the ones that escaped. Finlay III was arrested, tried and convicted and sentenced to banishment in the convict colony in Van Diemansland, South Australia. The prisoners were sent via England, but while in England they were pardoned, and sent home. Peter was sentenced to be hanged, but
was released after spending the winter in jail. John was also jailed, along with his son Norman. They also spent the winter in jail. Eliakim escaped to the United States, where he stayed for two years before being pardoned and returning home. James had headed for Michigan and was also pardoned after two years. | Malcolm, Eliakim (I1115)
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Eliz'th Johnson you are hence Charged for acting Witchcraft
Q. Come tell how long you have ben a witch
A. I cannot tell butt Since my Daught'r Came heither & Stopt --
Q. w't the Divel Come to You did he not
A. yes --
Q. was it in the Day
A. no in the night when I was asleep & awaked me & S'd he would goe & afflict in my Shape but I never Sett my hand to his book --
Come be thorow in all lickly hood -- you have been long in this Snare the Sundry years She S'd & Pray for me for it is true I have bin long in this Snare but yett would owne but 3 Year or not above 4 --
Q. w't Shape did the Divel appear to you at first
A. a white bird
Q. wel what would he have you to doe
A. Serve & worship him well that time
Q. Then you Signed to his book how did you doe it
A. w'th my finger
Q w't Spott did itt Make a black & what bignes was the book
A. pretty big --
Q. did you promise to Serve & worship him
A. yes --
Q. when & where did the bird appear to You --
A. In the day time in my owne house --
Q. has he not apeared to you like a black man
A. Yes he mostly apears to me like a black man
Q. Was you alone when he appeared to you
A. yes I have been to much alone.
Q. how long has the Child that Is here been a witch
A. a 5 yeares I suppose [for] lived at Goody Carriers that time who came w'th the Divel
Q. when he came to you first did W'm. Bark'r
A. No he has not been oh Soe long it was my Sister Abigail Falkner --
Q. who stands before you now is it not the Sister falkner
A. Yes She Threattens to Tear me in peices if I confses
Q. how long hath She ben one
A. no longer then I
Q. Where did the Divel baptize you
A. at 5 mile pond
Q. who ware baptized when you was
A. My Sister falkner & a great many more -- Jeames How was one
Q. how many times have you been at the witch metting at the Village
A. butt once Unlese I was Their in my Spirit.
Q. how did you goe thither one
A. Horse back as far as I know
but afterwards S'd She was Carried thither upon a pole & that her sister falkner was there & William Barker others She new not for She did not know folk
Q. but did you give the Children to the Divel
A. No I do not know that this Girle is a witch
Q. w't number of witches be there in all.
A. it may be I doe not know
Q. w't did they agre to doe at the metting at the Village
A. to afflict people & make as many witches as they Could [as they Could]
Q. how many have you made witches
A. none
Q. was they to Sett up the divels Kingdome
A. yes
Q. but why doe they afflict now
A. they [doe]they are daly brought out the Divel makes them doe it
Q. how many was their at that Metting at Chandlers
A. 20 or 30 I don't know how many
Q. what did you doe their
A. drink wine,
Q. where did you gett Your wine
A. from Boston I think butt I doe not know how brought it Mr Busse was Their
Q. did you drink
A. yes
Q. how did it tast
A. it has been bitt'r to me I am Sure
Q. butt who were the Company
A. I do not know any but them that are brought out
Q. was Martha Emerson there
A. I know not
Q. Was Dan'll Eames of the Comp'y
A. yes he was
She S'd also Hannah Mary & Susana Posts were baptized when She was & that the Divel dipt there heads in the watt'r & s'd thou art now Soul & body Come you that have been a witch Soe long you doe not Thouroly Conffess you know who you have afflicted She owned She had afflicted Sarah Phelps & 3 of Martins Children & that her Sister & Sarah parker Joyned w'th her in afflicting them
Q. then doe you know Sarah parker to be witch
A. I know She afflicted those or Else I afflicted none She owned She had afflicted Rose Fostter but I know not that I have afflicted Martha Sprauge I know not what my Spirit did
Q. how are you when your Spirit is Gone out of you
A. in A Cold Dampish Mallancolly Condition
she would not own she had afflicted Swan She was askt how she knew She Should be Sent for
A. my Son Told me I should be Sent for yesterday
She owned he had afflicted Martin & Martha Sprauge Yesterd'y & that the actions of-- body that she Used to afflict was the pinching her hands & that the Divel had Made her promis to renounce god & Christ & she did Soe & being ask how long she had ben a witch she said She knew nott, butt She was 30 Years old when She was Married & now She was 51 & when She had had 3 Children the Divel came to her & it might be a 25 years & that the Divel Appeared to her like a bird a black bird & then She did not signe butt @ a year after She Signed & that the Divel came alone when She Signed She S'd her Sister Abig'l had been a witch as long as She, She would not own that She was baptized before the time fornamed nor that she had been baptized by him above ever nor that she had set her Seal to the book but She had Set her hand to the book at Salem Village when the Combination was she owned [she]had Eat & drink at the Mett'g at Chand's butt no where Else She s'd Burroughs & Buss ware at the Village Metting & Buss was at the Mett'g at Chand's & bid them Stand to the faith & truth She s'd the Divel propounded 30 Years to her to Serve him & he had promised her al glory & happines & Joy But as yett performed nothing -- She S'd her familiar was like a Browne puppee & that he also Sucks her breast She also Confess'd She was afrayd her Son Stephen was a witch butt She did not Ceartainly know it but Conffesed his apperance was then before her & that was the young man the afflicted Saw before Her & before She had Conffesed of her Son She could not Shake w'th afflicted but afterward She could.
This is the Substance of Eliz'th Johnsons Sen'rs Conffession & Examination out of my Carrecter
Attest Simon[d] Willard
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Enoch Hutchings's Will
In the Name of god Amen the 7th day of June 1693 and In the 5th year of ye Reign of our Soueraign Lord and Lady King William and Queen Mary Enoch Hutchings Being aged and Weak in Body But of Sound and Perfect Memory Praise be giuen to Almighty God for the same and knowing the uncertainty of this Life on Earth and that all flesh must yeeld to Death When it shall please allmighty god to call thereunto and Being Desierous to settle things in ordr doe make this my Last Will and Testament in maner and form following that is to say first and Principally I comend my soull to almighty god my asuredly Beleuing that I shall Receiue full Pardon and free Remission of all my sins and that I shall be saued By the Pretious Death and merrits of my Blessed Sauiour and Redeemer Christ Jesus and my Body To ye Earth from Whence it was taken to Be buried in Such Decent and Christian maner as to my Executrs hereafter Shall Bee thought meet and conuenient and touching Such Worldly Estate as ye Lord in Mercy hath Lent mee my Will and meaning is that ye same Shall Bee Imployed and Bestoed as hereafter By this my Will is Expressed and first I doe Reuoake Renounce ffrustrate and make voyd all Wills By me formerly made & Declared and and appoint this to Bee my Last Will and Testament.
Item: I giue and Bequeath unto Mary my Beloued Wife all my wholl Estate Whatsoeuer During her Widdowhood as howsing Lands Cattle household Stuff and other Implemts Whatsoeuer to haue and to hold During her naturall Life Prouided she Remaine a Widdow and after her Decease or Mariage with any other man my Will is that all my Whole Estate be Diuided amongst my Children in maner and form following.
Item: I giue and Bequeath unto Enoch my Beloued son my house and thirty acres of Land Joyning to it which Lyeth and is Scituate at ye head or ye Estern Creeck in Spruce creek Being thirty Pole wide or in Bredth By the Water side to have and to hold ye said thirty Acres of Land & house to him and his heirs Lawfully Begotten of his Body foreuer.
Item: I giue and Bequeath unto my son Joseph twenty flue Acres of Land at ye head of ye Eastern Creeck Joyning to his Brother Enochs Land and on ye South side thereof in Bredth twenty fiue pole and ye Rest of ye Remaining Bredth containing fiue acres ye sd Joseph slowing ye same Bredth and Quantity to his brother John for a way to ye water aide or for other Uses next to his Brother Enochs Land To Haue and to hold ye sd Land as it is specified to him and his heirs Lawfully Begotten foreuer Vnless ye sd Joseph shall 80 good to Dispose of ye Primisses to one of his Brothers.
Item: I giue and Bequeath unto my son John Ten acres of Land Lying at ye head of my aboue said Lands Before giuen to my son Enoch and Joseph Being an additionall Grant to ye former and fiue acres out of Josephs for a way and other uses as is Expressed in his Brother Josephs Legacy.
Item: I giue and Bequeath unto my youngest son Jonathan my Garison house Wherein I now Dwell and ye other house By it and all ye Barns end out houses and all ye Land thereto Belonging about Thirty acres more or less fronting the maine Creeck Bounded in Bredth By Rowland Wllliams and Martins Coue end so Back into ye Woods as far as my Land Runs allway Prouided and to be understood that my sons Enoch Joseph and John are enter & possess their Seueral Leagacys imediately after my Decease and that my son John shall haue Liberty to Dispose of his Land to one of his Brothers and to no other p rson this Later Claues to be understood according to True meaning though any thing to ye Contrary abouesd.
Item: I giue and Bequeath unto my two sons Benjamin and Samuel all my stock of Cattle of what kind soeuer to Be deuided Between y m accordine to my wifes Discreation.
Item: I giue and Bequeath unto my two daughters Mary end Sarah all my household stuff as Beding Linin and Woollen Peuter and Brass and Iron and Uessels of Wood.
And Last of all I doe nominate and appoint my three friends vizt the Worshipfull Capt ffrancis Hook and mr Richard Cutt and W m Godsoe To Be Exucuto r s of this my Last Will and Testamt Witness my hand and seall ye year and day aboue written.
Signed Sealed and Deliuered the Sign of
In p rsence of us Enoch E : H Hutchings
Rowland Williams (his Seal)
The Signe of
Henry x Benson Enoch
W m Goodsoe
Recorded 20 October 1698. Inventory sworn to and returned 18 July 1698 b366: 11: 03 by the widow, which states that said Hutchings deceased May ye 9th 1698. Debts from Cap Pickrin: Dauid Hutchins: Rowland Williams: John Williams: Wm Hilton Senr, John Martin: Enoch Hutchings: Bartholow Stevenson. | Hutchings, Enoch (I251)
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ffebruary 11th 1646
The last will and Testament of me John Satchwell of Ipswich though weake in body yet in pfect sence & memory doe comend my soule to god who gave it & my body to the dust whence it was at first till the resurreccon which I doe expect.
And for my estate I give to my sonne Richard all my howses and land wth their apprtenancs except that pt of the 25 acre lott from the vper end of the plowd land & soe downward to the sea, & sixteene acres of pasture beyond muddy river pt of the ox pasture towards Rowley which pcells of land.
I give to Johan my wife during her naturall life an to her Issue if she have any and for want of such yssue then to returne to Richard my sonne his heires & Assignes: further it is hereby pvided & my will is that Johan my wife shall have the vse of my howses barne Cowhowse orchard halfe of my particular during her naturall life or vntill she can conveniently pvid otherwise for her selfe. And my will is that if Richard shall not marry wth Rebecca Tuttle which is now intended then my wife shall have her being in the howse as is before mentioned during her life vnlesse she see good to dispose of herselfe otherwise. But in case my sonne Richard should decease wthout issue lawfully begotten of his body then my will is that all that estate that is not given to his wife by ioynture shall returne to Johan my wife if then living and if both dept this life without issue then my will is that such estate of land as remayne should be equally divided betweene my brother & sisters' children that are here in New England.
I doe hereby give to my brother Theophilus Satchwell my best cloth sute and coate. To my brother Curwin my stuff sute. To my sister webster about seaven yards of stuff to make her a sute and alsoe a yonge heiffer thought to be wth calfe.
ffurther I doe hereby make my wife sole executrix to receive what is due to me & alsoe to pay if I doe owe any thinge to any that is iustly due. In wittnesse of this my last will & Testament I doe hereto sett my hand the daye & yeare first above written. Those words (of land as remaynes) were interlined before the subscripcon hereof.
John Satchwell
Witness:
Jonathan wade
James Howe
Proved Mar 30, 1647, by the witnesses
Source: Printed "Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts;
1635 - 1681," In three volumes,The Essex Institute; Salem, MA; 1916
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First, my will is, that my sonns Peter and John and my dau. Vrsula shall have the ground in the Neck, both vpland and meddow, during the terme I was to enjoy it, vntill it returne into the townes hands againe from whom I had it. Also the Aker in the mill feilds. My will is that my bookes shall be divided amongst all my Children; that my wife shall have and Enjoy all my other Goods, so Longe as shee liveth vnmarried. And if she marry, then my will is yt Josephe, Edward, and my dau. Vrsula should enjoy all my ground in the feild that lyeth in the way to Waymouth ferry, and my house Lott, with all the houses and fruit trees, and all my move ¬ ables, at the death or marriage of my wife; Provided, they and their mother shall pay to my sonne Samuel that w^^^ is due to him for the ground I bought of him, to be payd in Convenient tyme. But in case God should soe deal w**' my wife that shee be constrayned to make vse of something by way of sale, shee may.
Finally, for moveables, my will is, that my sonns Peter and John shall have an equall share with my sonns Joseph and Edward and my dau. Vrsula. [Witnesses] Beniamin Allbe, Richard Brackett. [Endorsed] 8:4:1647. Increase Nowell, sec. (Suffolk County Probate Records, New Series, volume I, page 429.) | Adams, Henry (I19878)
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From "Biographies of American & Colonial Governors" by Meckler
TREAT, Robert, Governor of Connecticut 1683-1687, 1689-1698
Born circa 1622 in Pitminster, Somerset, England, the second son of Richard and Alice (Gaylard) Treat (or Trott). A Congregationalist. Brother of Richard, James, Honor, Joanna, Sarah, Susanna and Catherine. Married circa 1647 to Jane Tapp, by whom he was the father of Samuel, John, Mary, Robert, Sarah, Hannah, Joseph and Abigail; after his first wife's death in 1703, remarried on October 24, 1705 to Elizabeth (Powell) Hollingsworth Bryan; no children by his second wife.
Immigrated with his parents to America, probably late in the 1630's; later became one of the early settlers of the town of Milford in New Haven Colony. Was serving as a Deputy in the New Haven General Court by 1653, representing Milford; also named Lieutenant and Chief Military Officer of Milford in 1654. Selected as a Magistrate of New Haven Colony in 1659, a position which he held until he declined to serve in May 1664. Following the formal merger of New Haven with Connecticut in 1665, acted briefly as a member of the Connecticut General Assembly, but soon moved to Newark in East Jersey; served as a Deputy in the East Jersey Assembly from 1667 to 1672; also held office as Magistrate and Recorder of Newark. Returned to Connecticut early in the 1670's, and became an Assistant of that colony in 1673. From 1675 to 1676 played a major military role during King Philip's War, serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Connecticut forces deployed against the Indians. Elected Deputy Governor of Connecticut in May 1676, a position he retained until he succeeded the deceased Governor William Leete in April 1683.
Except for the period between November 1687 and the spring of 1689, when Sir Edmund Andros governed the colony as part of the Dominion of New England, Treat served as chief executive of Connecticut from 1683 to 1698. A political moderate, Treat agreed to serve as a member of Andros' Council during the eighteen months of Dominion rule, but he also wished to avoid unnecessary encroachment by Crown officials. Consequently, after the demise of Andros, Treat advocated resumption of government under Connecticut's old charter, a charter which had never been legally invalidated. The impressive victory by Treat in the gubernatorial election of May 1689 was a major triumph over both the conservative Gershom Bulkeley, who claimed that the overthrow of Andros had been illegitimate, and the popular James Fitch, who attacked Treat's complicity with the Dominion government.
Following his tenure as chief executive, the aged Treat continued to serve as deputy governor until 1708. He died on July 12, 1710.
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from "Chart George Eldridge's" genealogy:
"Teague Jones, resided in Yarmouth as early as 1653, had served against the Narragansett Indians in 1645, d. between 1691 and 1702. "Not altogeather a desirable citizen," disputatious & fond of strong drink. His wife may have been an Indian." | Jones, Teague (I9176)
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from "Descendants of William Nickerson:"
"Joseph's wife, Ruhamah, apparently was one of the most colorful if not the most admirable of our ancestors! She was a "great beauty", but "of a disagreeable nature" and delighted in harassing others, so that both her Indian and white neighbors tried not to offend her. It is said that, if provoked, she would play havoc with their washing, their choice plants, and the fruits of their harvest. She was ready for an argument or a fight at any time. She was even suspected of complicity when Edward Bangs' barn was burned -- after they had quarrelled. Upon subsequent trial, Ruhamah was said to be ill and unable to attend court. For Joseph, an adverse action regarding security for his wife would cause him to lose his estate and render them destitute for life. This affair was decided favorably after he petitioned for an abatement.
Ruhamah lived to a "great age", and had remained sitting for so many years that, at her death, it was thought best to bury her in "the same crooked position" -- on Burial Hill, south of Ryder's Cove where many early Nickersons were buried." | Jones, Ruhamah (I14024)
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From where does the Robitaille surname come to us? Gerard Lebel answers with the question; "does the Robitaille surname take its construction from Robert and taille? The first part, Robert, gives us Robin, Robineau and Roby. Taille means hamlet or the old stronghold, La Taille, lots of wood. Thus, Robitaille : a person named Robert, inhabitant of the woods. Robitaille, were they the first Robin of French Woods?... ".
Three Robitaille brothers established themselves in New France in the XVIIth century : Philippe, Jean and Pierre. They were the sons of Jean Robitaille and Martine Cormont of Saint-Georges parish, Boulogne, Auchy-les-Hesdin, Aras en Picardie, France.
Of the three brothers, only Pierre perpetuates the name of Robitaille in America. Pierre, 23 years old, signs a marriage contract in Québec, May 5, 1675, before the Duquet court. He commits himself to marrying Suzanne-Marie Maufay, daughter of Pierre and Marie Duval. She was 14 years old at the time. Her parents say to give him 1 young pig, 6 shirts, 6 handkerchiefs, 1 cover, 1 pair of cloths, 6 towels. Unfortunately, the religious act is lost, the marriage had to be celebrated next Monday, May 20, perhaps in Sillery. After the rejoicings, the couple from there will be worked on its farm of Gaudarville, today in Sainte-Foy.
Arriving in the country in 1668 or 1669, Pierre Robitaille was only 18 years old when he obtained a land grant of three acres before Jean-Baptist Peuvret, secretary of the governor Jean de Lauzon, who was a notary and clerk as a chief of the Sovereign Council and lord of Gaudarville. It is in this place that Pierre brings his new wife, they had thirteen children, ten boys and three girls, but few reach adulthood.
Today, it is Romain, of the second generation which we follow. he marries in Sainte-Foy, October 10, 1723, Françoise Lemarié. In the succeeding generations, Robitaille are combined Drolete, Parent, Groulx, Sauvé, to Robert and Saint-Aubin.
It is my grandfather, Armand, of the ninth generation, who arrives at Saint-Eustache to marry, June 12, 1923, Anatalie Maria Kavanagh, my grandmother, then turns over to Pont-Viau (Chomedey de Laval) where four children are born: Angeline, Rene, George and André. Indicator to come the war, it rents a land and made there work his/her children, which save them military service.
The youngest child André, my father, of the tenth generation, wife with Saint Martin's day, July 7, 1956, Carole Chartrand, my mother. She is the minor girl of Arnold Chartrand and Juliette Racette. My parents come to live in Saint-Eustache in 1969, I have at this time 13 years.
After primary studies at the school Notre-Dame of Saint-Eustache and general-purpose the Deux-Montagnes, I finish my Sainte-Thérèse studies. Then, it is my meeting with Saint-Eustache with Marjolaine Cossette, girl of Cossette Premium and Rose-Alba Gagnon, whom I marry in Rouyn-Noranda on December 20, 1980. After some time spent over there, we return to settle in Saint-Eustache where I have worked for ten years for public works of the town of Saint-Eustache. Two girls were born from our union : Karine and Josée.
I knew Pierre Robitaille whereas he carried out work in our research center, that gave him the taste to know some more on his ancestors. Curiously, it is the seventh of its descent to carry the first name of Pierre, which is rather rare.
Source : Pierre Robitaille
Claude Latour
Société de Généalogie de Saint-Eustache
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Gravestone inscription:
Here lies Interr'd the | Body of Mrs. Judith | Wolcott, Relict of Mr. | Samuel Wolcott Dec'd, | and Daughter of the | Worshipfull Samuel | Appleton Esq, of | Ipswich, who Died | Feb'ry 19th 1740/41, about | 88 Years of Age. | Appleton, Judith (I12512)
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Hennery Howland being week of body, yet a good and perfect memory makes and ordains this to be his last will and Testament as followeth:
Imprimis. I give and bequeath all my housing, both dwelling house barne with all my lands both vpland and meddow land now lying and being within the Township of Duxburrow unto my sonne Joseph Howland only during my wife's life she shall have and injoy the new Room to herself for her owne self
2 I give and bequeath to my son John Howland five oxen and two heifers and one horse with all the trappings belonging there to as also a bed with things belonging there to as also my fowling piece.
3 My will is that my son Joseph Howland out of the fore mentioned houses & lands & cattle shall pay or cause to be paid unto my son Zoeth Howland 20 pounds that is to say 5 pounds by the year till the 20 pounds be paid; as alsoe twelve pence apiece to all his brothers and sisters and their children sviving.
4 Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah two heifers and two sheep and one mare now running at Apponogansett; as alsoe one bed and bedding there unto belonging
5 Item I give unto my son John one muskett
6 Item I give unto my Elizabeth one cow
7 Item I give my old mare now running at Apponogansett unto my son Samuel Howland.(*)
8 Item I give unto my son Joseph Howland ten acres of meadow land now lying and being at a place commonly known by the name of the Garnetts Nose Marsh
9 I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary, 10 shillings to be paid out of my estate as yet undisposed of
10 Item I give unto my daughter Abigail 10 shillings to be paid by my son Joseph who is to sell a barrel of syder and to pay it out of that
11 I give unto my two sons John and Samuel both of them a barrel of syder
12 Lastly I give and bequeath unto my loving wife all the rest of my estate both movables and chattels
that this is my last Will and Testament I here unto sett my hand and seale this 28th day of Nov 1670
Signed and sealed in the
presence of SAMUEL NASH HENERY HOWLAND and
JOHN SPRAGUE A [Seal]
| Howland, Henry Jr. (I17154)
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I anthony Morse of Newbury in the name of god amen i being sensible of my own frality and mortality being of parfit memory due make this as my last Will and testament cominding my sole to god that gaue it and my body to the dust in hope of a joyful rasurixtion and as for my wourly goods I dispose of as foloieth,
"I gue and bequeth to my son Joshua Morse making him my lawful eaire all my housing and lands both upland and meddow with my freehould and privilidge in all comon lands both upland and meddow alweais provided that if the toen of Newbury dou divide any part of the comon lands that then the on half part of that land which belongeth to me which cometh by uartu of my freehould shall be the lawful inheritance of my son benieman morse all so I geue to my son Joshua morse all my cattell an horsis and sheep swuine and all my toules for the shumaking trade as allso my carte wheles dung pot plow harrow youkes chains houes forkes shovel spad grin stone yt as allso on father bed which he lieth on with a boulster and pillo and a pair of blinkets and courlitt and tou pair of shetes a bed sted and mat a pot and a brass cetell the best of tou cettles and a belmetell scillet and tou platars and a paringer and a drinking pot and tou spoons and the water pails and barils and tobes all these about named I geue to my son Joshua and his eaires of his own body begoten lawfully than then all aboue geuen to my son Joshua shall Return to the Rest of my children upon the peayment on good peay to my sons widow besides what estates she att any time brought to her husband she the said widdo shall injoy the houl estate on half year before she shall surrender (???) also I geue to my son Robard Morse Eighteen pounds or his children to my son Peter morse or children Å“3. to my son Anthony morse children I geue Å“3 to my son Joseph morses children I geue Å“12 to my son Benieman Morse or children I geue Å“12 to my dafter Thorlo or children Å“12 to my dafter Stickney or children I geue Å“12 to my dafter Newman children I geue Å“12. to my dafter Smith or children I gieu Å“12. to my grand son Richard Thorlo I geue an sheep to my grandson Robard Homes I gieu fieu pounds allso I geue the Remainder of my housall which is not in partikelar geuen to my son Joshua in the former part of this my will to all my children equally to be devided between them and my grand children hous parents are dead, namely anthonys children, Josephs children hanahs children, allso I dou by this my last will allow and geue loberty to my son Joshua morse hou is my Eaire to make sail and dispose of that land by the pine swamp which I had of Benieman lacon of that pece of land by John Akisons hous if he see Resan so to do. allso I du by this will apoynt my son Joshua morse to be my sole executor to peay all debtes and legacies by this will geuen and to Receue all debtes allso I dou apoynt my louing and crisian frinds Cap danil Pears and Tristram Coffin and thomas noyes to be oversers of this my last Will Allso I dou apoynt my Exicutor to peay my son Robard and son peter within on yeare after my death on the other to be peaid within three years the plas of peayment to be newbury my will is that my son benieman shal haue the on half of all comon lands when devided as aboue said in witnes thereof I anthony morse have hearunto set my hand and seall this 28 Aprell, 1680.
"ANTHONY MORSE (seal)
"Sinid selid and onid in the
presense of us
JAMES COFFIN
MARY BROWN
that whereas I anthony morse in this my will abou said
have geuen on half of all comon lands if devided to my
sonn benieman mors; my meaning iss that my sonn
benieman shall haeu the on half of my proportion of lands
when devided, but my sonn Joshua to haeu all my Rights
in the lower comon this is my mind and will as witnes my
seall this 20 of aprell 1680
"ANTHONY MORSE (seal)
"Witness to this part of my Will
JAMES COFFIN
MARY BROWN
"Joshua Morse is allowed Exer to this will."
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I Hatevill Nutter of Dover in New England Aged about seventy one yeares at prsent weake in body but havinge in some good meashure (by gods blessinge) the use of my understandinge and memory, Do make this my last will and testament in maner and forme as followeth, hereby abrogatinge all former and other wills by me made, whatsoever
Com'endinge my soule to my blessed god & saviour, my body to the Dust by christian buriall in hopes of a glorious resurection, I appoint and will my outward estate to be had and held as followeth viz: To my prsent wife Anne I will and bequeath (after my Debts payed and funerall expenses defrayed) the use and improvement of my prsent Dwellinge house barne orchard & land thereunto adjoininge, with all com'ons pastures priviledges and appurtenances thereunto belonginge, as also the use & benefit of that marsh which belonges to me in the great Bay, at Harwoods cove, the other halfe whereof I have formerly given to my son, Anthony, this also descendinge to him at his mothers Decease, To her also I bequeath the use of two other marshes, the one of them lyinge on the easterne, the other on the western side of the back river, which both fall from her to my Daughter mary Winget To her also my said wife I bequeath the use of my houshold stuff cattle Debtes goodes & all other movables whatsover; that is to say the above bequeathed partes of my estate I bequeath to her use Duringe her widdowhood, but if she shall see meet to marry I appoint that at or before her Marriage, halfe the movables or assignes and that then my Daugher Mary receive the marsh on the eastern side of the back river. The other halfe of the movables, and the house & land & other marshes to continue in her handes and use duringe her life, and at her Decease to descend as followeth--
To my sonne Anthony Nutter his heires and assignes I Bequeath (besides what I have formerly made over to him) my mill-grant at Lamprill River with all dues and Demands priviledges and appurtenances thereunto belonginge to be had and held by him or them forever after my Decease. To him also I bequeath one third part of my movables as they fall from his mother at her marriage or Decease as abovesaid. To him I also bequeath my prsent dwelling house barne orchard and land on dover neck with my right in the ox pasture calve pasture sheep pasture on the said neck as also one quarter part of my land graunted to be in the woodes above Cuchecha, with the priviledges and appurtenances belonginge to any and every one of them, to be had and held by him or them his said heires or assignes forever after the Decease of his mother. To my Daughter Abigail Roberts I Bequeath one halfe of my two hundred acres of Land granted to be in the woodes above cuchecha to be had & held by her her heires and assignes for ever after my Decease. Also to her I give one third part of my movables to be received as abovesaid when they fall from her mother at marriage or Decease. To my Daughter Mary Winget her heires or assignes I bequeath the other quarter of the abovesaid Land graunted to be above cuchecha to be had & held by her or them for ever after my Decease To her also I Give my marsh on the eastern side of the back river to be had & held by her her heires or assignes forever after the marriage, or Decease of her mother. To her also I give the other third part of the movables as they fall from her mother by mariage or decease as abovesaid. Lastly I Do by these prsents Constitute and appoint, my wife Anne abovesaid and my said sonne Anthony, joint executor and executrix of this my will, duringe their lives, and the longer liver of them solely after the Decease of either of them.
In wittnes of the prmises I doe hereunto set my hand & seale this 28th day of Decembr Anno. D. 1674.
Hatevill Nutter (seal)
The word (mother) interlines betwene 40th & 41st Line before signing & sealinge
Wittness Jno Reynr John Roberts (Proved June 29, 1675. See Court Records)
Inventory, June 25, 1675; amount 398.7.4 pounds; signed by Henry Langstaff and Peter Coffin.
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I Peter Worden of the Towne of Yarmouth in the Collonie of New Plymouth in New England in America about seaventy one years of age being weak in body yett in perfect memory doe make this my last will and testament.
Firstly. I bequeath my soule to God that gave it and my body to the earth to be decently buryed when Gods time is to remove mee out of this world by death.
Secondly. I make my son Samuell Worden my whole and sole executor to whom I give all my lands upon the neck called Equinett (?) necke with all the priviledges therto belonging to him and his heires and assignes forever with eight acrees of land att the south sea, to the said necke soe likewise.
I give to my son Samuell Worden all my housing and land that I now live upon after his mothers decease both upland and marsh and orchyard and the land I bought to Mr. Allin, with all other lands due to mee from the Towne not yett layed out or from the Country as procured by the late warr with the Indians.
Soe likewise I give to my son Samuell my best bedsteed and my trundle bedsteed.
Thirdly. I give to my daughter Martha the wife of Joseph Severns a peece of marsh about three acrees be it more or lesse lying att the head of the Marsh above John Burgis his ditch, during her naturall life and after I give it to my son Samuell Worden to whom I likewise give all the cattle that hee hath bine possessed of by mee excepting two oxen.
Fourthly. I give to my loveing wife Mary Worden the proffitts and improvements of my housing and lands and orchyards that I now live upon during her naturall life, both upland and marsh with the land I bought of Mr. Allin and all my household goods and cattle for her support during her life and my will is that what of my goods and cattle are left after my wife dies shalbe equally divided betwix my three daughters Mary, Marcye and Martha.
Fifthly. I give to my son Samuell Worden all my estate in old England both land and other estate that came by my wife.
Sixthly. I give to my daughter Mary the wife of John Burgis, the one halfe of my forty acres of upland at the head of the lotts to her, her heires and assigns forever.
Seventhly. I give to my daughter Martha the wife of Joseph Severens all the cattle and goods, shee is alreddy possessed of my mee with one cow more att my decease and after her decease my will is that what of them are left shall fall to her two daughters now living.
Lastly. I give to my son Samuell Worden my Chist and my cloak.
Peter Worden
and a seal
Signed and sealed before us this 9th day of January 1679
John Freeman senior
Silas Sards
This 29th day of July 1680 I Peter Worden yett remaining in perfect memory though weake in body doe add this to my will as a further explanation.
Firstly that my wife have att her owne disposall what ever she can raise of my land and cattle in the improvement of them, during her life, for her support and if there be any overpluss, to dispose of it to my children as shee shall see need.
Whereas I have in my will given to my son Samuell all the cattle that hee hath bin possessed of by mee, excepting two oxen my will is that as my son Samuell hath them principally for to do the worke of family plowing and carting ec. so likewise that hee keepeth three steers more of my cattle, and when he hath brought two of them to work suitable to supply the rome of those above said two oxen. Then I give one of the old oxen to my wife and the other to my son Samuell, and the third steer my son Samuell shall keep to the halves, hee to have one halfe and his Mother the other half.
and my will is that my son Samuell still breake other of my steers during my wifes life to be in Reddynes to doe the worke as above said, and att my wifes decease my will is that the two oxen that be then in Improvement shall Goe to my son Samuell with the house and land that my wife liveth on.
likewise I give to my son Samuell my Gun and all my takleing for plowing and Carting and husbandry after my wifes decease and my son Samuel is to provide his Mother with fier wood dureing her life and likewise to provide hay for my Cattle during his Mothers life that is to say To Gett the hay mowed and made and Stacked and have the oxen and Cart in a Reddynes for that end the stocke of Cattle to pay for the geting of theire hay excepting Cart and oxen for draught. further whereas my son Kanelme Winslow oweth mee forty shillings I Give him twenty shillings of it, and whereas my son John Burge oweth mee thirty shillings I give him twenty shillings of it, and likewise I give my Indian servant to my son Samuell after my wife decease.
as Witness my hand and seale the day and yeer above said
Peter Worden and
a
seale
Memorandum I except one Cow and Calfe that I have in Samuells hand.
Signed and sealed in the presence of us
John Freeman. Assistant
Silas Saers
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I Philip Call of Ipswich in New England in the County of E∫∫ex being sick of body but Injoying my memorye and vnderstanding doe make this my last will and testament, for my outward estate wch God hath Given me I thus di∫po∫e after my debts are di∫charged. I giue unto my wife Mary Call all my land in old England dureing her naturall Life and after her decea∫e my will is that my sonn Phillip Call shall haue and injoy the same to him and to his heires for ever and Al∫oe I doe give vnto my sayd wife Mary Call my Hou∫e and Land about it in Ip∫wich in New england aforesayd for the terme of her naturall Life and after her death my will is my daughter Mary Call shall have and Injoye the same and my will is that if any of my children departe this life before they come to age or the sayd lands come into there po∫∫e∫ion then the surviveing shall haue and Injoy the whole and my will is that my sonn Philip Call shall haue a cow and my daughter mary a calfe to be impued for there v∫e & benifitt and for the rest of my estate I giue vnto my wife for to helpe bring vp my children and after her death what i∫ left my will is shall be devyded amongst my children according to her di∫cre∫∫ion Item I make my wife Sole executrix of this my last will and testament. In wittnes that this is my last will & and testament I haue heervnto ∫ett my hand the sixth day of may 1662 In wittnes that this is my will
This was signed &
published to be the last
will and testament of
Plipp call in the php Calll
presence of Vs
John Caldwell
Richard Smith
Robert Lord
This will proved in court held at Ip∫wich
the 30th of Sept: 1662 by the oath of
John Caldwell Richard Smith & Robert
Lord to be the last will of Philip Call
L me Robert Lord clerk
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I Philip Call of Ipswich in New England in the County of E∫∫ex being sick of body but Injoying my memorye and vnderstanding doe make this my last will and testament, for my outward estate wch God hath Given me I thus di∫po∫e after my debts are di∫charged. I giue unto my wife Mary Call all my land in old England dureing her naturall Life and after her decea∫e my will is that my sonn Phillip Call shall haue and injoy the same to him and to his heires for ever and Al∫oe I doe give vnto my sayd wife Mary Call my Hou∫e and Land about it in Ip∫wich in New england aforesayd for the terme of her naturall Life and after her death my will is my daughter Mary Call shall have and Injoye the same and my will is that if any of my children departe this life before they come to age or the sayd lands come into there po∫∫e∫ion then the surviveing shall haue and Injoy the whole and my will is that my sonn Philip Call shall haue a cow and my daughter mary a calfe to be impued for there v∫e & benifitt and for the rest of my estate I giue vnto my wife for to helpe bring vp my children and after her death what i∫ left my will is shall be devyded amongst my children according to her di∫cre∫∫ion Item I make my wife Sole executrix of this my last will and testament. In wittnes that this is my last will & and testament I haue heervnto ∫ett my hand the sixth day of may 1662 In wittnes that this is my will
This was signed &
published to be the last
will and testament of
Plipp call in the php Calll
presence of Vs
John Caldwell
Richard Smith
Robert Lord
This will proved in court held at Ip∫wich
the 30th of Sept: 1662 by the oath of
John Caldwell Richard Smith & Robert
Lord to be the last will of Philip Call
L me Robert Lord clerk
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I willi: Worcester being || Sick & || weake of body but of sound & pfct memorie doe make & ordeine this my laft wil & Testamt as followeth:
Imp my will is that my beloued wyfe: shall haue that bonde of fiftie pound wch is due vnto me from Thomas clarke of Boston Iron munger: she securing my daughter in Law Rebecka bilie of wt remaynes due to hir out of yt bonde
Also my will is that my myfe shall haue the vFe & benefit of my dwelling house oarchyard & house lott duering the time of hir widohood; & three cowes comonage: duering ye sd term
Also that my wyfe shall haue wt moneys soever as due in England : for rent : for wt lands & houseing belongs vnto her, or anyother wayes due
Itt: I doe giue & bequeath avnto my sonn Samuell worcester my last higledee pigledee lott of Salt marsh lying towards Merimack Rivers mouth: & als a silver wine bole that hath ye letters of his name ingraven vppon it & a thousand of pine board towards the finishing of his house: as also all my wareing Apparrell; myminde is yt my grandchilde willia: worcester * * Samuels childle shall haue ye Sylver wine boule * * named
Itt: I doe giue & bequeath to my daughter Susana s * * my pide mare Colt :
It: I doe giu vnto my grand childe Rebecka stacy five pound in houshold stuff : such as her grandmother shal thinke meet
It: I doe giue & bequeathe to my Sonne william worcester all my vpland wthin ye bounds of the new towne of Salisbury : wth all rights & privilidges thervnto belonging as also my first Higgle pigledee lott of Salt Marsh : & all my lott of Sweepage at the beache : by my land at ye newtown: my meaning is : my twenty acre lott abuttin vpon merimack River & the sevnty acres granted vnto mee by the towne of Salisbury lyng next : to the land of Capt Pike " n esterly:
Itt: I doe give & bequeath vnto my sone Timothie worcester & to my Sonn Moses woster all the remaynder of my lands both vpland Marsh & meadow, lyng & being wthin the bounds of the old towne of Salisbury wth all rights, Comonages & privilidges thervnto belonging (Except before Exepted) to bee equally devided between them: prsently after my decease Also I doe giue vnto my said Sonns Timothe & Moses: my dwelling house, orchyard & house lott: after their mothers death or day of mariage wch first happens : to bee equally divided between them & to haue the barne prsently after my decease wth free egress & regress vnto ye sd barne : to cary hay or corne of ye like" Always pvided that the marsh Lott: wch was formerly my wyfes by hir former husband mr John Hall : remayne to the vse of my Said wyfe hir heirs & assignes for ever.
It: I doe giue & bequeath vnto my Sonne william : my pride mare : & a cowe that is cald short & fiue povnd in houshold goods :: all other guifts by any to my said sonne Comprhended in ye abouesd estate giuen || by me || vnto him
It: I doe giue & bequeath vnto my Sonne Timothy my old horse : & a cowe cald : Cherry & fiue pound in houshold goods
It: I doe giue & bequeath vnto my Sonne Moses my young mare between two & three yeare old & also the young heifer & fiue pound in household goods:
It: I doe giue vnto my grandchild willia worcester : my Cow cald the Barbar
It: I do giue vnto my Daughter stacy : yt cowe which is cald the young cowe : & also my two yearling steers
It: I do giue vnto my grand Childe Rebecka stacy : my two yeare old steeres
It: my will is that all the Cattle : before named in this my will be wintered wth the hay pvide for them if ye owners please
I doe giue vnto my Daughter Rebecka : Bylie : my brass Chafendish; & also I giue vnto her a booke of mr anthony Burgases concerning the tryall of grace, as a small tolen of my Specyall loue vnto hir
It: I doe giue vnot my servant mayde Hannah Hendrick : tenn shillings
It: I doe appoint my loueing freinds Capt Robert Pike my brother Edward ffrench : Richard wells & mr Tho : Bradbury to bee overseers of this my will & testamt & for the care & paynes theirin I doe bequeath vnto each of them twenty shillings to bee payd vnto them: out of my library in some good || English || authors, as they shall like off
Lastly my will is that my dearly & welbeeloved wyfe : rebecka worcester to bee my sole Executrix vnto this my last will & testament
It: my will is that after my wyfe hath taken hir owne books out of my library & wt others shal think meet for hir vse; and ye * * ond x ryd in books to my overseers as afore (remainder of page torn to bottom) books shalbe sold
s willia: Timathie portion: It: my will is that all discharged & pay'd the remayne & bee to ye utrix afore named
In wittness wherof hervnto sett my hand wittness
Tho: Bradbury
Robert Pyke
Edward ffrnch
Richard Wells
wheras it is be reaminder of giuen to my Sonns to each an equall p that my books shalbe yte : to disposof a
I haue gaiven to my wittness to this last addicon of the will this 18th day of Octobr
Tho: Bradbury
John Severance
Source: The will of Rev. William Worcester of Salisbury was proved before Samuel Symonds and Daniel Denison Dec. 2, 1662 in the Norfolk county court. The copy was made from the original on file in the probate office at Salem.
"The Essex Antiquarian" Vol. XI, #2, pp. 60-1
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I William Wardell of Boston: being by the dispensation of God it this tyme sick and weake: yet through mercy of Competent understanding and memory doe by this my last will and Testament order and dispose of the Temporall Estate the which the Lord bath bene pleased to Leave unto me as followeth: first that all my Just Debtes and funerall charges being paide, then I doe give and bequeath unto my Deare wife Elizabeth Wardell the one halfe of my now Dwelling bouse in Boston Dureing the naturall life of my sd wife and no longer and of that sayde halfe my sd wife to take her choise whether end to accept: and in any case of difference betwene my sd wife and my Sonn Uzall concerning the sd howae or apurtenances hereafter expressed I refer the same to my overseers hereafter named also I give and bequeath unto my sd wife all my movables in my now Dwelling howae out of which she shall pay unto my Daughter Racbell Wardell twenty and five poundes to be payed in one feather bed and furniture with other nesisaryes at the ordering and disposing of my overseers the which twenty-five poundes I doe give & bequeath unto my sd Daughter as a legacye and to be payde within six monthes after my Decease also I Doe give and bequeath unto my wives Daughter Hannah Gillett the summe of twenty one poundes to be payde by my sd wife out of the howsehold stuff as my Daughter Rachels referred also to my overseeres and to be payde at her Day of mariage or when shee shall attaine to the age of eighteen yeares: my will and Desire also to my wife is that my wives Daughter Debora may have twenty poundes out of the household stuff or goodes before mencioned except her owne nesessity shall require for her nesesary use left also to my overseeres to order ffurther I Doe hereby give and bequeath unto my Eldest Sonn Uzall Wardell the other halfe of my now Dwelling house together with the one halfe of the out howse and howseing to him his heires and assignes forever with halfe the Garden and the use of the yeardes well and oven in common betwene my loving wife and my sayde Sonn after my sd wife hath made choise of her halfe of the Dwelling howse and whenever there may fall out any Difference in the devideinges my overseeres to Determine: also the halfe disposed of to my wife dureing her natural Life my meaning is the halfe of my Dwelling howse so Disposed to her as above written I doe also give and bequeath to my sd Sonn uzall he paying the summe of fourty powndes in Silver or equivalent to my Sonn Elihue wardell or to his Executores administratores or assignes within Six monthes after the decease of my sd wife Elizabeth moreover whereas there is given and bequeathed to Hannah Gillett my wives Daughter the summe of twenty one powndes the same is to be taken notice of to be so given bequeathed or be payde in consideration of and answer of the order of the County Court at Boston concerning the sd, Hannah Gillett: moreover I Doe give to my Daughter Leah wife of william Tower tenn shillings in money: also to my Daughter Meribah wife to ffrancis Litlfeild of welles tenn shillinges also to my Daughter Mary wife to Nathaniell Rust tenn ahillinges in Silver all which last three Legacyes I apoint to be paide by my Sonn Usall wardell to whom I give and bequeath all the rest of my Estate reall and personall whom I make and ordaine my Sole Executor of this my Last will and Testament he upon all ocasiones of Differences or Difficulty betwene himselfe and any relationes or others to take the advise and councell of my Loving friendes James Everill and william Bartbolmew whom I constitute and apoint overseers of this my Last will and Testament a line being omitted above be caused this to be written that after his wives decease be giveth that part of his Dwelling howse outhowsing and garden he do??th give and bequeath the sd halfe of the Dwelling howse out howseing guarden and yeardes to his wife disposed of During her natural life as above written: after her Decease to his Sonn Uzall being Executor of this his Last will & Testament to him his heires and assignes forever also my will is that the sd halfe shall be kept in good repaire Dureing the tyme of my wives surviveing the wordes he paying betwene therty two and the therty therd Line were aded before signing hereof.
the marke of
william W W wardell.
This will of william wardell was reade unto him who attended and gave rational answers to all questiones asked him and two dayes before Declared the same for substance himselfe and subecribed this copie this 18th day of april 1670 before us.
AMBROS DAWES
JOSEPH WHEELER
WILLIAM BARTHOLMEW
JAMES EVERELL
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I, Christopher Husy, being through the mercy of God in health of body and of a sound memory and disposing capacity for wch (which) I bles the Lord and God being strickn in years, not knowing the time of my departure desiring according to rulle to set my house in order before I dy, revoke alll former Wills by me made, to make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in wch I do first resigns my soule unto the hands of the Lord Jesus Christ my blessed Savior and Redeemer and my body to the dust from whence it was taken in hope of a blessed resurrection among the just when my soule and body being again reunited and clothed over with the righteonsness of Christ to remaine with the Lord forever and as for my outward estate that God hath graciously lent me my just debts being payd and funeral charges discharged, I dispose of as followeth.
Imprimis: I give my two sons Steeven Husy and John Husy my farm with all the privileges thereof namely the one hundred and fifty ackers of meadows upland as granted taken also fifty ackers more of marsh which I bought adjacent to it I say I give it by equal parts that is to say one full half to my son Steeven his heirs and assigns forever in fee simple and the other half to my son John in like manner only that paying to my dafter Mary as hereafter in my Will is expressed.
Item: I give to my dafter Mary Husy now wife of Thomas Page my 7 acres of medow lying near Bejamin Shaws and that peec of medow through which the highway lyeth and also 2 shares in the ox common and also too shars of cows common and also I do order that my son John Smith shall pay her thirty pounds and my two sons John and Steeven shall pay her forty pounds apiece in good pay.
Item: I give and bequeath to my dafter Huldah the like manner all the rest of my lands and housing and comon rights in the town of Hampton and all the houshold stuff and goods and stck then remaining that is to say my house with all in it or with it with all the land adjacent and the planting lots and 3 ackers medow lot toward the sprint, 2 shars in the ox coman and 2 shars in the cow coman and do order and appoint that he shall pay to my dafter Mary thirty pounds toward her porsion.
Item: My will is that the legases that I have bequethed to my dafter Mary that part of it wch is in land that shee shall enjoy it imediately after my deasease and the thirty pounds that shee shall have of my son John Smith the husband of my dafter Huldah i do will it to be payd her in two years after my desease that it to say the one half the first year and the other half the second year as good pay of country.
Item: My will is also that the forty pounds apeece that I have willed my two sons Steeven Husy and John Husy to pay her that it be payd her allso within or by the end of two years next after my desease in som good pay of the country.
Item: My will is also that the forty pounds and in case of fayler shee my sd. dafter shall have in low thereof thirty ackers of the farm part whereof shall be the old field lying on the other side of the way on end whearof buts upon my old house and the other end toward the mill River by the bridge the rest to be made up of the farms wch ad. lands shall be ingadged hearby and shall be responsible for the payment of the aforesayd som ten or twelve ackers whearof shall be medow.
Item: My will is that the sd. (said) som being payd my sayd sons Steven and John shall have the farm first bequeathed by evene and equal porsion (portion) only my son John shall not be molested or hindered of what he have built on nor his building ncrompltd(?) in the valving of the farm because they are his owne the land on wch. that stan be rakend or valued.
I do upon further consideration will and declare that it shall be in my sd dafter Mary 's choifc whether shee will bave the land foremensioned in the farme or the 80 pounds of my 2 sons Steeven and John Husy.
Lastly, I make and ordaine my son John Husy and my son John Smith to be joint Executors of this my will and in case they should both dy before as above sd. then I do appoint my dafter Mary and in case shee should also in like manor fayle then I apoint my son Steephen to be my Executor in their stead and my trusty friends Mr. Richard Waldron and Mr. Robert Pike to be overseers of this my will. In witness of all wch I have hearunto sett my hand and seal the day and year aforemensioned.
Christopher Hussey (SEAL) Signed, sealed
and declared to be his last Will and Testament before us:
Moses Pike
Robert Pike
His
Steeven Tong
Mark
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I, Edmund Ingalls of Linne, being of perfect memory comit my soule unto God, my body to the grave and dispose of my Earthly goods in this wise.
Firstly, I make my wife Ann Ingalls, sole executrix: leaving my house and houselot, together with ye Stock of Cattle & Corne, with her, Likewise I leave Katherine Shipper with my wife.
Item. I bequeath to Robert my sonne & heire four pound to be payd in two yeeres time by my wife, either in Cattle, or Corn; likewise I bequeath to him or to his heires, my house & houslot after the decease of my wife.
Likewise I bequeath to Elizabeth my daughter, twenty shillings to be paid by my wife in a heifer Calf in two yeers time after my decease.
Likewise to my daughter faith, wife to Andrew Allin I bequeath two yeerling calves, and injoyn my wife to pay him forty shillings debt in a yeers time after my decease.
Likewise to my Sonne John, I bequeath the house & ground that was Jerimy fitts, lying by the Meeting house, only out of it the sd John is to pay within foure yeers, foure pound to my sonne Samuel, and the ground to be his security: further I leave with sd John, that three Acres of land he hath in England fully to possess & Enjoy.
Likewise I give to Sarah, my daughter, wife to william Bitnar my two Ewes.
Likewise to Henry my sonne I give the House that I bought of Goodman west, & Six acres of ground lying to it, & three Acres of marsh ground lying at Rumly Marsh, and this the sd Henry shall possess in two yeers after my decease, Only out of this the sd Henry shall pay to Samuel my Sonne foure pounds within two yeers after he Enters upon it.
Likewise I bequeath to Samuel my Sonne Eight pound which is to be discharged as above, in the proomisses.
Lastly, I leave with Mary the heifer Calfe that formerly she enjoyed and leave her to my wife for future dowry.
Finally I appoint Francis Ingalls my brother & Francis Dane my sonne in Law overseers of my will, and order that those things that have no particular Exemption in the will mentioned be taken away presently after my decease: I intreat my overseers to be helpfull to my wife for ordering those matters.
witnesses to this will.
william Morton : Edmund Ingalls
Francis Dane. his X marke
francis Ingols
his 6 mark
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I, Edmund Ingalls of Linne, being of perfect memory comit my soule unto God, my body to the grave and dispose of my Earthly goods in this wise.
Firstly, I make my wife Ann Ingalls, sole executrix: leaving my house and houselot, together with ye Stock of Cattle & Corne, with her, Likewise I leave Katherine Shipper with my wife.
Item. I bequeath to Robert my sonne & heire four pound to be payd in two yeeres time by my wife, either in Cattle, or Corn; likewise I bequeath to him or to his heires, my house & houslot after the decease of my wife.
Likewise I bequeath to Elizabeth my daughter, twenty shillings to be paid by my wife in a heifer Calf in two yeers time after my decease.
Likewise to my daughter faith, wife to Andrew Allin I bequeath two yeerling calves, and injoyn my wife to pay him forty shillings debt in a yeers time after my decease.
Likewise to my Sonne John, I bequeath the house & ground that was Jerimy fitts, lying by the Meeting house, only out of it the sd John is to pay within foure yeers, foure pound to my sonne Samuel, and the ground to be his security: further I leave with sd John, that three Acres of land he hath in England fully to possess & Enjoy.
Likewise I give to Sarah, my daughter, wife to william Bitnar my two Ewes.
Likewise to Henry my sonne I give the House that I bought of Goodman west, & Six acres of ground lying to it, & three Acres of marsh ground lying at Rumly Marsh, and this the sd Henry shall possess in two yeers after my decease, Only out of this the sd Henry shall pay to Samuel my Sonne foure pounds within two yeers after he Enters upon it.
Likewise I bequeath to Samuel my Sonne Eight pound which is to be discharged as above, in the proomisses.
Lastly, I leave with Mary the heifer Calfe that formerly she enjoyed and leave her to my wife for future dowry.
Finally I appoint Francis Ingalls my brother & Francis Dane my sonne in Law overseers of my will, and order that those things that have no particular Exemption in the will mentioned be taken away presently after my decease: I intreat my overseers to be helpfull to my wife for ordering those matters.
witnesses to this will.
william Morton : Edmund Ingalls
Francis Dane. his X marke
francis Ingols
his 6 mark
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I, Thomas Hooker, of Hartford, upon Connecticutt in New England, being weake in my body, through the tender visitation of the Lord, but of sound and perfect memory, doe dispose of that outward estate I haue beene betrusted withall by him, in manner following:--
I doe giue vnto my sonne John Hooker, my howsing and lands in Hartford, aforesaid, both that which is on the west, and allso that which is on the east side of the Riuer, to bee inioyed by him and his heires for euer, after the death of my wife, Susanna Hooker, provided hee bee then at the age of one and twenty yeares it being my will that my said deare wife shall inioye and possess my said howsing and land during her naturall life; and if shee dye before my sonne John come to the age of one and twenty yeares, that the same bee improued by the ou'seers of this my will for the maintenance and education of my children not disposed of, according to theire best discretion.
I doe allso giue vnto my sonne John, my library of printed bookes and manuscripts, vnder the limitations and provisoes hereafter expressed. It is my will that my sonne John deliuer to my sonne Samuell, so many of my bookes as shall be valued by the ouerseers of this my will to bee worth fifty pounds sterling, or that hee pay him the some of fifty pounds sterling to buy such bookes as may bee vseful to him in the way of his studdyes, at such time as the ouerseers of this my will shall judge meete; but if my sonne John doe not goe on to the perfecting of his studdyes, or shall not giue vpp himselfe to the seruice of the Lord in the worke of the ministry, my will is that my sonne Samuell inioye and possesse the whole library and manuscripts, to his proper use foreur; onely, it is my will that whateuer manuscripts shall be judged meete to bee printed, the disposall thereof and advantage that may come thereby I leaue wholly to my executrix; and in case shee departe this life before the same bee judged of and settled, then to my ouerseers to bee improued by them in theire best discretion, for the good of myne, according to the trust reposed in them. And howeuer I do not forbid my sonne John from seeking and taking a wife in England, yet I doe forbid him from marrying and tarrying there.
I doe giue vnto my sonne Samuell, in case the whole library come not to him, as is before expressed, the sum of seuenty pounds, to bee paid vnto him by my executrix at such time, and in such manner, as shall be judged meetest by the ouerseers of my will.
I doe allso giue vnto my daughter Sarah Hooker, the sum of one hundred pounds sterling, to bee paid vnto her by my executrix when she shall marry or come to the age of one and twenty years, which shall first happen; the disposall and further education of her and the rest, I leaue my wife, advising them to attend her councell in the feare of the Lord.
I doe giue vnto the two children of my daughter Joannah Shephard deceased, and the childe of my daughter Mary Newton, to each of them the sum of ten pounds, to bee paid vnto them by my son John, within one yeare after hee shall come to the possession and inioyment of my howsings and lands in Hartford, or my sonne Samuell, if by the decease of John, hee come to inioye the same.
I doe make my beloued wife Susannah Hooker, executrix of this my last Will and Testament, and (my just debts being paid), do giue and bequeath vnto her all my estate and goods, moueable and imoueable, not formerly bequeathed by this my will. And I desire my beloued frends Mr. Edward Hopkins and Mr. William Goodwyn, to affoard their best assistance to my wife, and doe constitute and appoint them the ouerseers of this my will. And it hauing pleased the Lord now to visitt my wife with a sickness, and not knowing how it may please his Matie to dispose of her, my minde and will is, that in case shee departe this life before shee dispose the estate bequeathed her, my aforesaid beloued frends, Mr. Edward Hopkins and Mr. William Goodwyn, shall take care both of the education and dispose of my children (to whose loue and faithfulness I commend them, and of the estate left and bequeathed to my wife, and doe committ it to theire best judgment and discretion to manage the said estate for the best good of mine, and to bestow it vpon any or all of them in such a proportion as shall bee most sutable to theire owne aprhensions; being willing onely to intimate my desire that they which deserne best may haue most; but not to limitt them, but leaue them to the full scope and bredth of their owne judgments; in the dispose whereof, they may haue respect to the forementioned children of my two daughters, if they see meeet. It being my full will that what trust I haue committed to my wife, either in matter of estate, or such manuscripts as shall bee judged fitt to bee printed, in case shee liue not to order the same herselfe, bee wholly trasmitted and passed ouer from her to them, for the ends before specified. And for mortality sake, I doe put power into the hands of the forementioned beloued freinds, to constitute and appoint such other faithfull men as they shall judge meete, (in case they bee deprived of life or liberty to attend the same, in theire owne persons,) to manage, dispose and performe the estate and trust committed to them, in as full manner as I haue committed it to them for the same end.
THOMAS HOOKER.
This was declared to bee the last Will and
Testament of Mr. Thomas Hooker, the
seuenth day of July, 1647.
In the presence of
HENRY SMITH
SAMUELL STONE
JOHN WHITE
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I, William Burnell, doe giue vnto my sonne, John Burnell, my house & ground in Boston, when at age of 21 yeares, provided he is not Corrupted with that opinion Commonly Called ye Quakers, but, in Case he should be ledd aside by yt opinion of Quakers, & remaine so, then my minde is yt he shall haue but £50; & thus to be payd vnto him, £5. when he is at the age of 21 yeares, and so £5. a yeare vntil ye some of £50 be payd him. In case he dye before he come to ye age of 21 yeares, then, ye house to remaine my wifes as long as she liueth, and after her death to be my sonne Samuells. My Will is, yt my dau. Sarah, haue £40, as her portion, when 25 yeares old; and thus to be payd, my move-able goods to be valued, and she to receiue ym, or ye sume as they are valued vnto, & what is wanting of ye goods to pay ye sume, [to] be payd out of my farme in Pulling Pointe. I giue vnto my sonne Samuell, my farme in Pulling Pointe, but ye said Samuell is not to possesse, nor enter on it untill the full some of £40 be payd vnto my dau. Sarah. My wife to be my Executrix. James Bell, of Pulling Point, and John Doulittle, of Rumney Marsh, to see this my Will fullfilled. 16:2:1660.
In prnce of William X Burnell
Thomas Laughton, Deane Winthrop.
Mr Deane Winthrop, deposed 12 July 1660.
Inventory of the Estate:- House and Land at Pullin Poynt, vallued at £100. by Mr Winthrop & John Grover ; house & land in Boston, vallewed at £30., & Henry Boyen & Richard Barnard ; ye Cattle and other goods, at Pullin Poynt, Vallued at £27, by James Hill & John Southwicke. Sarah Burnell, widow of William, deposed, 17 May 1661. | Burnell, William (I12732)
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In the name and fear of God Amen
I Rober Page of Hampton in the County of Norfolke in New England being aged and weak of Body butt sound of understanding and of a Disposeing mind doe make this my last will as followeth Haveing Comitted my selfe unto the almighty and shortly to lay of this Earthly tabernacle do Comitt my fraile body to the Earth to bee buried in Hampton burieing place in a Cristian and Decentt manner as my Children shall order & Appoynt And for whatt Estate God Hath bestowed upon mee in this world my will is thatt all my Just Debts bee first satiesfied and payd and my Estate to bee Disposed of as followeth
Ist I Give unto ffrancis page my Eldest son all my pastuer & upland which I bought of Lieut will Howard Containing Sixty Acres more or less besides a Certaine tracte which I Reserve for my Grand Child Robertt page the which is bounded with the land of Abr Drake and natt Boulter to a payer of barres Goeing into the Commons and from thence aboutt ten Rod in bredth to a bridg Goeing over the Swamp next Ed Colcords medow with two Acres Adjoining to boulters which parte of land so bounded I doe Reserve to Robertt page and all the Rest I Doe Give and Conferme to my son ffrancis page being aboutt sixty Rod more or lesse
2ly I Doe Give unto my sone ffrancis page one share of the Cowes Comon According to the vallue thereof
3ly I Doe Give unto mr Seaborn Cotton our Reverend pastor the some of five pound to be payd to him in Good merchentable pay as itt Comanly Goeth att Strabrey Bank within Halfe a year after my Decease if he Continow an officer in this Church till then
4ly I Doe Give unto my Daughter mary fogs two yongest Children the some of ten pound vizd to James fog five pound and to Hannah ffog five pound to bee payd to them by my son ffrancis page when they shall Attaine to the Age of Sixteen years
5ly I Doe Give unto my Daughter Margritt Samborn and to Her Seaven Children the some of fortie pounds to Bee payd by my son Thomas page viz to my Daughter margritt five pound to Josuph Moulton five pound to Benjmin moulton five pound to Hannah moulton five pound to bee payd within a year after my Decease and to the Rest viz to Sarah moulton now Sarah Haines the some of five pound to Ruth moulton now Ruth Samborn the sume of five pound to william moulton five pound, and to Jonathan Samborn five pound which is also to bee payd by my son Thomas page the fist year after my Decease & to william moulton my best weaning Calfe of this year
6ly I Doe Give unto the Children of my Daughter Rebecah and of my son in law william marston the some of fortie pound whereof ten pound is already payd the Rest to bee payd as followeth, five pound to Rebecah now the wife of John Smith and five pound to Hannah now the wife of Samuell foge, and five pound to Samuell Marston to bee payd by my Son Thomas page within two years after my Decease
Itt I Doe Give to my Grand Daughter Lucie marston the some of ten pound to bee payd to Her by my son ffrancis page within six years after my Decease: and five pounds to Meriah Marston the same year to bee payd by my son Thomas
7ly I Doe Give and bequeth unto my Daughter Hannah the wife of Henry Dow and to Her three Children the some of fortie pound viz to my Daughter Hannah the some of twentie five pound to bee payd to Her by my son Thomas page within three years after my Decease
Ittem I Doe Give unto Joseph Dow my Daughter Hannahs Eldest son the some of five pound
Itt to Symon Dow Her third son the some of five pound
Itt to Jabez Dow fourth son the some of five pound to bee payd to them by my son Thomas page the fourth year after my Decease
8ly: I Doe Give unto Samuell Dow my Daughter Hannahs second son my planting lott in the north plaine Containing thirteen Acres according as it is Granted and layd outt
9ly I Doe Give unto my Daughter mary ffog: the Houses which I have built upon my House lott where she now Dwelleth Sixty Rod of Ground Adjacentt as itt is now layd outt mor or lesse Duering the terme of her naturall life
Itt I Doe Give unto my Daughter mary fog five Acres of planting land more or less Adjoy[n]ing to the land of mr Samll Dalton towards the north west & the land of william Marston towards the south East, & two Swine & 3 of ye biggest shots & that wch is up a fatting
Itt I Doe Give unto my Daughter mary fog three Acres and halfe of pastur land which I bought of Nathaniel Bachelder Adjoyning to william fullers Swamp: and one share of the ox Common, and thatt Iland of Salt marsh by the landing place all Dureing Her naturall life and then to bee and Remaine to Her Eldest son Seath ffog after his mother Decease and my Daughters boyes to Helpe to Carrie the Dung outt this year & to have 12 load to lay on yt 5 acres bought of John Smith
10ly: I Doe Give and Bequeath unto my Grand Child Robertt moulton one share of the Cowes Comon and three Acres and Halfe more or less of Salt marsh which I bought of James philbrick which is bounded with marsh of William Samborn on the one side and the marsh of Robertt Smith on the other side
Itt I Doe Give unto the sd Robertt moulton my Iland of fresh medow that lieth above my planting land or pa[s]tuer by taylors River being by Estimation one Acre more or less as itt is with free Egres and Regres through my land to the same, and in Case the sd Robertt moulton Die without Issue then the sd lands and Commonage to bee and Remaine to his Brother Benjamin moulton
11 Itt i Doe Give unto my Son ffrancis page the one Halfe of all my fresh medow which I bought of Leiut Howard the whole being by Estimation Sixteen Acres Adjoy[n]ing to my Greatt lott, the which Sixteen Acres is to be Equally Devided betwixt my two sons my son ffrancis to Devide and my son Thomas to Choose after Devision the Stock yard to bee for both their use and thatt both of them their Heires and Assignes shall have free Egres and Regres to the sd stok yard and to their land According to their Devision from time to time for Ever
12ly: I Doe Give and Bequeth unto my Grand Child Robertt page my Son Thomas Eldest sone thatt tractt of land Reserved from my son frances his land Adjoyni[n]g to the land of Abra Drake and nath boulter and so to the Barrs thatt Goeth into the Comons towards John Garlands land with the two Acres Adjoin[in]g to Boulters fence and ten Rod more in bredth tot he Bridg thatt Goeth over the Swamp by Ed Colcords medow
Itt I Doe Give unto my Grand son Robertt page Eightt Acres of fresh medow by my son francies his medow the which he is to Enter upon and posesse att he Age of twenti fower years and his father to posesse and Injoy the same in the mean time
13 I Doe Give and Bequeth unto my two Grand Children Robertt page and Samuell page twentie Acres of upland att the Saw mill the which is to bee Equally Devided betwixt them, and they are to Enter upon itt att their fathers Decease and their fathers to Have the use of itt Duering the terme of their lives
14ly: I Doe Give unto my Grand Child John page one Hundred Acres of land Granted to mee in the west partt of Hampton bound, Called the new plantation
15 I Doe Give unto my two sones ffrancis page & Thomas page my Quarter partt of the old Saw mill built upon taylors River, with all the priveledge and appertinances thereunto belonging : and my son ffrancis page is to pay unto my Grand Child mary page the some of five pound : and to mr Samuell Dalton the some of twentie shillings as a Gratuity for his paines which is to bee payd by my sone francis page
16ly: I Doe Give unto my Grand Child Lucie page the Daughter of my son ffrancis page the some of ten pound to bee payd by my son Thomas page within seaven years after my Decease
17 I Doe Give unto my Grand Son Benjamin Moulton After my Decease one young Bull of two year old and upwards
18 I Doe Give unto my Daughter mary fog one fether bed with all the beden bedstead and furnituer thereunto belonging and also my Greatt Brass Kittle and my Daughter mary fog is to Have all the Crop of yt Ground Given to her both English and Indian Exept Halfe the oats, and to Have barne Rome for Corne and Hay Duering her life if she Remaine a widow and for such Cattle as are Robertt moultons and my Daughter fogs Childrens they are to Have a meett [pro]portion of the Hay thatt is made for the year following untill winter be over and my Daughter fog to Have Comonag to keep two Cows Duering the terme of her life and my Cloaths I Give to Her Children and one steer of a yer & vantag
19: I Doe Give unto my Grandson Robertt moulton one fether bed with the bolster Covelett and Appertinances thereunto belonging and my Sarg Coatt
20 I Doe Give unto my Grand Daughter mary page my son Thomas Daughter five pound as is mentioned in ye 15 Article and to my Daughter fog thatt bed which her Children lies upon
21: I Doe Give to my Gran son Robertt page that Chest which I brought outt of old England and my Copper Kittle
22: ffinally I Give and Bequeath unto my son Thomas page my Dwelling House barnes Stables and all other buildings being and standing upon my land not otherwayes Disposed of with all my land marsh and medow Comonage and all Rights priveledges and Appertinances to mee belonging in the towne of Hampton with all my tooles and Implements of Husbandry my stock of Cattle and all moveables both within Dores and withoutt that are nott other wayes Disposed of by this my last will
And I Doe make Constitute and Appointt my Son Thomas page to bee my sole Exectuer to this my last will and testementt and my son in law Henry Dow to bee my overseer to see thatt the same bee performed in Evry part thereof as itt is Declared and if my Exectuer faile in the [per]formance of any parte thereof itt shall bee in the power of my over seers to pay any part of Legacy outt of the stock or other Estate and I Doe by these prsents Nullifie and make voyd all former wills made by mee and for the Confermation of this my last will and testament I have Hereunto sett my Hand and Seale the Ninth Day on September in the year of our Lord one thousand Six hundred and Seaventy nine Enterlined in the fifteenth Article and one line Rased in the 17th and one in the twentieth before the Sealing Herof
his
Rober X [eal]
pag mark & Seale
Deacon page Signed Sealed and
Declared this to bee His last will in
the prsents of us
Samuell Dalton
John Smborne
Jonathan Wedgwood | Page, Deacon Robert (I6931)
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In the Name of Amen: the fifth of May, in the year of our lord one thousand six hundred and sixty three; I Robert Drake in the town of Hampton in New England in Norfolk,(*) searge maker, being of good and perfect memory, do ordaine, and make my last Will & Testament, being in manner and form as followeth: First, I do bequeath my soul into ye hands of allmighty god, trusting assuredly to be saved only by ye merrits of Jesus Christ, my alone saviour and redeemer, and my body to ye earth: Item: my goods I give and bequeath as followeth: To my son Nathaniell Drake I will and bequeath six pounds; and to my son Abraham Drake's oldest son Abraham Drake, I give twelve pounds; to my daughter Susanna Drake, twelve pounds; to my grand-children, Rachell Drake twelve pounds; to Jean Drake twelve pounds, ye which are my son Nathanel's two daughters; to my grand-children, Susannah Drake, Mary Drake, Elizabeth and Hannah, to each of them twelve pounds, being the children of my son Abraham Drake; and-to my son Abraham Drake, I will and bequeath the remainder of my estate, being my house and house lot with my medows, salt marsh and fresh, with six shares, fower of cow commons and two of ox commons with all rights privileges and appertenances thereunto belonging, my up lands and whatsoever lands; as also my cattell; three steres, two of sevean years of age, and one of fower; two cows, one yearling: Item: my household stuff, bed and bedding, brasse puter, iron and led whatsoever; all which mentioned estate I will and bequeath to my son Abraham Drake: my sayd son to pay ye aforespesified legacies to the severall parties, as before given, at one and twenty years of age; none to make any demand till a year after my decease: Item: if any of my grand-children dye before they be of age, there portion to be devided equally amongst my grand-children yet living: Item: I will and give to my son Abraham Drake all debts due, bills, bonds, whatsoever belonging to me: Item: I ordain and constitute my son Abram Drake my sole executor to this my last will and testament, revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have bereunto set my hand and seal the eighteenth of May, one thousand six hundred and sixty three.
(seal) Robert X Drake
Testes.
John Barsham his mark
Giles Fuller
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In the Name of Amen: the fifth of May, in the year of our lord one thousand six hundred and sixty three; I Robert Drake in the town of Hampton in New England in Norfolk,(*) searge maker, being of good and perfect memory, do ordaine, and make my last Will & Testament, being in manner and form as followeth: First, I do bequeath my soul into ye hands of allmighty god, trusting assuredly to be saved only by ye merrits of Jesus Christ, my alone saviour and redeemer, and my body to ye earth: Item: my goods I give and bequeath as followeth: To my son Nathaniell Drake I will and bequeath six pounds; and to my son Abraham Drake's oldest son Abraham Drake, I give twelve pounds; to my daughter Susanna Drake, twelve pounds; to my grand-children, Rachell Drake twelve pounds; to Jean Drake twelve pounds, ye which are my son Nathanel's two daughters; to my grand-children, Susannah Drake, Mary Drake, Elizabeth and Hannah, to each of them twelve pounds, being the children of my son Abraham Drake; and-to my son Abraham Drake, I will and bequeath the remainder of my estate, being my house and house lot with my medows, salt marsh and fresh, with six shares, fower of cow commons and two of ox commons with all rights privileges and appertenances thereunto belonging, my up lands and whatsoever lands; as also my cattell; three steres, two of sevean years of age, and one of fower; two cows, one yearling: Item: my household stuff, bed and bedding, brasse puter, iron and led whatsoever; all which mentioned estate I will and bequeath to my son Abraham Drake: my sayd son to pay ye aforespesified legacies to the severall parties, as before given, at one and twenty years of age; none to make any demand till a year after my decease: Item: if any of my grand-children dye before they be of age, there portion to be devided equally amongst my grand-children yet living: Item: I will and give to my son Abraham Drake all debts due, bills, bonds, whatsoever belonging to me: Item: I ordain and constitute my son Abram Drake my sole executor to this my last will and testament, revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have bereunto set my hand and seal the eighteenth of May, one thousand six hundred and sixty three.
(seal) Robert X Drake
Testes.
John Barsham his mark
Giles Fuller
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In the Name of God Amen I Iohn Banks, York in the County of York in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England being Sick in Body but of Sound mind and memory Do make this my Last Will and Testament this 22 d Day of December 1724.
First & Above all I Commit my Immortall Spirit into the hands of God as A mercifull Creator & Father in Iesus Christ my Dear and Only Redeemer, & my Body I Comit to the Dust Decently to be Buried in hopes of a Glorious Resurrection And then as to the worldly Estate that the Lord has mercifully Given me, after my Iust Debts & funerall Charges are Paid I Dispose of it in manner following
Imprimis. I Give unto my wife my Dwelling house and house hold Goods to be wholly at her Dispose.
Item I Give unto my two Sons Moses & Aaron Banks all my Lands Homestead & out Lands together with my whole Stock to be Equally Divided betwixt them they Paying to their Sisters as expressed in the next Article.
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my three Daughters Elisabeth Mary & Hannah thirty Pounds that is to say Ten Pounds to Each one of the three to be paid by my two sons out of the Estate hereby Bequeathed unto them the time of Payment to be on Demand.
Finally I make and Constitute my two Sons before named the Sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.
Signed Sealed Published John Banks (seal)
Pronounced & Declared to be
the Last Will and Testament
of the abovesd Iohn Banks
by himself in Presence of
Samuel Moodey
Joseph Preble
â‚•t¢â‚›
Stephen X Preble
mtƒrt
| Banks, John (I1187)
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In the Name of God Amen I Iohn Banks, York in the County of York in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England being Sick in Body but of Sound mind and memory Do make this my Last Will and Testament this 22 d Day of December 1724.
First & Above all I Commit my Immortall Spirit into the hands of God as A mercifull Creator & Father in Iesus Christ my Dear and Only Redeemer, & my Body I Comit to the Dust Decently to be Buried in hopes of a Glorious Resurrection And then as to the worldly Estate that the Lord has mercifully Given me, after my Iust Debts & funerall Charges are Paid I Dispose of it in manner following
Imprimis. I Give unto my wife my Dwelling house and house hold Goods to be wholly at her Dispose.
Item I Give unto my two Sons Moses & Aaron Banks all my Lands Homestead & out Lands together with my whole Stock to be Equally Divided betwixt them they Paying to their Sisters as expressed in the next Article.
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my three Daughters Elisabeth Mary & Hannah thirty Pounds that is to say Ten Pounds to Each one of the three to be paid by my two sons out of the Estate hereby Bequeathed unto them the time of Payment to be on Demand.
Finally I make and Constitute my two Sons before named the Sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.
Signed Sealed Published John Banks (seal)
Pronounced & Declared to be
the Last Will and Testament
of the abovesd Iohn Banks
by himself in Presence of
Samuel Moodey
Joseph Preble
â‚•t¢â‚›
Stephen X Preble
mtƒrt
| Banks, Aaron (I2206)
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In the Name of God Amen I Iohn Banks, York in the County of York in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England being Sick in Body but of Sound mind and memory Do make this my Last Will and Testament this 22 d Day of December 1724.
First & Above all I Commit my Immortall Spirit into the hands of God as A mercifull Creator & Father in Iesus Christ my Dear and Only Redeemer, & my Body I Comit to the Dust Decently to be Buried in hopes of a Glorious Resurrection And then as to the worldly Estate that the Lord has mercifully Given me, after my Iust Debts & funerall Charges are Paid I Dispose of it in manner following
Imprimis. I Give unto my wife my Dwelling house and house hold Goods to be wholly at her Dispose.
Item I Give unto my two Sons Moses & Aaron Banks all my Lands Homestead & out Lands together with my whole Stock to be Equally Divided betwixt them they Paying to their Sisters as expressed in the next Article.
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my three Daughters Elisabeth Mary & Hannah thirty Pounds that is to say Ten Pounds to Each one of the three to be paid by my two sons out of the Estate hereby Bequeathed unto them the time of Payment to be on Demand.
Finally I make and Constitute my two Sons before named the Sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.
Signed Sealed Published John Banks (seal)
Pronounced & Declared to be
the Last Will and Testament
of the abovesd Iohn Banks
by himself in Presence of
Samuel Moodey
Joseph Preble
â‚•t¢â‚›
Stephen X Preble
mtƒrt
| Banks, Lt. Moses (I1783)
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In the Name of God Amen The nineteenth Day of Novembr Anno Domini one Thousand seven hundred forty & one I Joseph Weeks of Kittery in the County of York in the Province of ye Massachusets Bay in New-England Husbandman being very sick & weak in Body but of perfect Mind & memory Thanks be given to God. Therefore calling unto mind ye Mortality of my Body do make & Ordain this my Last Will & Testament. Principally & first of all I give & Recomend my Soul into ye Hands of God that gave it and my Body I recomend to ye Earth to be buried in Decent Christian Manner at ye Discretion of my Executrix: And as Touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life I give Demise and dispose of ye same in ye following manner & form.
Imprimis, I give & bequeath unto Mary my dearly beloved Wife her Heirs & assigns for ever that four Acres of Land that I have at my Brother Nicholas Week's his Land and dureing her Natural Life the Use Improvement & Incom of ye Western part of my Land whereon I now dwell to begin at ye Water side & to run from thence to an apple Tree a little distance from a certain Thorn bush & from the said Apple Tree on a strait Course to a Certain Rock near ye Stone wall & from ye sd Rock to ye Bounds between my Son in Law Daniel Jones's Land & mine; and also ye Western end of my dwelling House & all my Personal Estate & moveable Effects both in the House & in every other place for her comfortable maintainance & ye abovesd Land & house to Her disposal at her Decease to any of my Children.
2ly I give to my well beloved Son Nicholas Weeks his Heirs & assigns for ever that Tract or parcel of Land whereon he now dwells & possesseth Containing about thirty two Acres be it more or Less; & also one third part of my Common Rights.
3ly I give to my well-beloved Son Benjamin Weeks his Heirs & assigns for ever my Land from ye water side to an apple Tree called a Lamb Stone apple Tree & from thence back towards my Barn to an Apple Tree standing on a Rock & from thence to ye begining of the Lain by ye Barn & from thence to his Stone wall at the further end of the Lain & from thence on a straight Course to a Spring of Water, and from thence to ye Barrs by the Country Road, and the privilidge of half ye Barn the Abovesaid Land is bounded on one side by Mr Parkers Land; I also give to him his Heirs & assigns for ever three Acres of Land which I have in ye woods joining to & bounded as by his Land & also one third part of my Comon Right: & the Housing that is upon ye Land that I have in these presents given him.
4ly I give to my wellbeloved Son Abraham Weeks his Heirs & Assigns for ever all my Land which I have lying between ye Lands that I have given in these ṕsents to my Wife Mary & his Brother my Son Benjamin Weeks to Daniel Jons's Land & ye Country Road & also one third part of my Common Right & ye Eastern End of my dwelling house & half my Barn Excepting & reserveing so much of ye Barn as my Wife Mary shall see fit to make Use of dureing her Natural Life.
5ly I give to my well beloved Daughters Judith Hutchins & Martha Jones.& my Grand Son Benjamin Morgeridge all my Personal Estate & moveable Effects that shall remain & be found left after ye Decease of my dearly beloved Wife Mary to be divided between them in equall Shares or parts.
6ly I Constitute make & Ordain my dearly beloved Wife Mary Weeks my Sole Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament And I Do hereby utterly disallow revoak & Disannull all & every other former Testaments Wills Bequests & Executors by me in any ways named Willed & bequeathed Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament, In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal ye Day & year abovewritten.
Signed sealed published pro- memorandum that what is
nounced & Declared by ye sd blotted out in ye thir-
Joseph Weeks as his Last teenth line on ye other
Will & Testament in ye ṕsence side and the words to her
of Us the Subscribers. disposal at her Decease
Joseph Weeks to any of my children &
â‚•t¢â‚› the word Heirs & the
Henry X Beals words to Daniel Jones's
mtƒrt Land & the Country Road
Deborah Williams. were interlined before
signing.
Joseph Weeks (seal)
| Weeks, Joseph (I255)
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In the Name of God Amen The nineteenth Day of Novembr Anno Domini one Thousand seven hundred forty & one I Joseph Weeks of Kittery in the County of York in the Province of ye Massachusets Bay in New-England Husbandman being very sick & weak in Body but of perfect Mind & memory Thanks be given to God. Therefore calling unto mind ye Mortality of my Body do make & Ordain this my Last Will & Testament. Principally & first of all I give & Recomend my Soul into ye Hands of God that gave it and my Body I recomend to ye Earth to be buried in Decent Christian Manner at ye Discretion of my Executrix: And as Touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life I give Demise and dispose of ye same in ye following manner & form.
Imprimis, I give & bequeath unto Mary my dearly beloved Wife her Heirs & assigns for ever that four Acres of Land that I have at my Brother Nicholas Week's his Land and dureing her Natural Life the Use Improvement & Incom of ye Western part of my Land whereon I now dwell to begin at ye Water side & to run from thence to an apple Tree a little distance from a certain Thorn bush & from the said Apple Tree on a strait Course to a Certain Rock near ye Stone wall & from ye sd Rock to ye Bounds between my Son in Law Daniel Jones's Land & mine; and also ye Western end of my dwelling House & all my Personal Estate & moveable Effects both in the House & in every other place for her comfortable maintainance & ye abovesd Land & house to Her disposal at her Decease to any of my Children.
2ly I give to my well beloved Son Nicholas Weeks his Heirs & assigns for ever that Tract or parcel of Land whereon he now dwells & possesseth Containing about thirty two Acres be it more or Less; & also one third part of my Common Rights.
3ly I give to my well-beloved Son Benjamin Weeks his Heirs & assigns for ever my Land from ye water side to an apple Tree called a Lamb Stone apple Tree & from thence back towards my Barn to an Apple Tree standing on a Rock & from thence to ye begining of the Lain by ye Barn & from thence to his Stone wall at the further end of the Lain & from thence on a straight Course to a Spring of Water, and from thence to ye Barrs by the Country Road, and the privilidge of half ye Barn the Abovesaid Land is bounded on one side by Mr Parkers Land; I also give to him his Heirs & assigns for ever three Acres of Land which I have in ye woods joining to & bounded as by his Land & also one third part of my Comon Right: & the Housing that is upon ye Land that I have in these presents given him.
4ly I give to my wellbeloved Son Abraham Weeks his Heirs & Assigns for ever all my Land which I have lying between ye Lands that I have given in these ṕsents to my Wife Mary & his Brother my Son Benjamin Weeks to Daniel Jons's Land & ye Country Road & also one third part of my Common Right & ye Eastern End of my dwelling house & half my Barn Excepting & reserveing so much of ye Barn as my Wife Mary shall see fit to make Use of dureing her Natural Life.
5ly I give to my well beloved Daughters Judith Hutchins & Martha Jones.& my Grand Son Benjamin Morgeridge all my Personal Estate & moveable Effects that shall remain & be found left after ye Decease of my dearly beloved Wife Mary to be divided between them in equall Shares or parts.
6ly I Constitute make & Ordain my dearly beloved Wife Mary Weeks my Sole Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament And I Do hereby utterly disallow revoak & Disannull all & every other former Testaments Wills Bequests & Executors by me in any ways named Willed & bequeathed Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament, In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal ye Day & year abovewritten.
Signed sealed published pro- memorandum that what is
nounced & Declared by ye sd blotted out in ye thir-
Joseph Weeks as his Last teenth line on ye other
Will & Testament in ye ṕsence side and the words to her
of Us the Subscribers. disposal at her Decease
Joseph Weeks to any of my children &
â‚•t¢â‚› the word Heirs & the
Henry X Beals words to Daniel Jones's
mtƒrt Land & the Country Road
Deborah Williams. were interlined before
signing.
Joseph Weeks (seal)
| Gunnison, Mary (I2869)
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In the name of god Amen The Thirteth day of July Annon dni 1601. I Jonas
Bonde of Bury St Edmunde in the County of Suff and Diocese of Norwch being
weake & sicke in body yet good and perfect of remembberance (Thanked by god)
make this my present Testament and last will in maner and forme followang
ffirst I give & bequeath my soule into the hands of Almighty God trusting
thorough the meryts of Christ my saviour to have mercy wth him to live forever
and my body I will to be buried in xpian manner when yt shall please god to
call me out of this life.
Item I give and bequeath unto Oliver Bonde my eldest sonne my howse at
Hawley, wth appurtencs to have & to hold for him and his heyres for ever also
I give him ten pounds of lawfull English money to be paid to him by my
Executrix at the full age of one and twenty yeares.
Item I give unto John Bonde the elder, John ye yonger, Bartholomewe & Wm
my fowre middle sonnes fiftene pounts a piece of good & lawfull English money
to be paid to them & every of them when they attayne to their several ages of
one & twenty yeares.
Item I give & bequeath unto Thomas Bonde my yonger sonne my howse at
Woolpitte with all the land & ground both free & copy thereunto belonging to
have & to hold to him & his Heyres forever paying that money that is to be
paide out of the same specified in the deeds made unto me. Alsoe I give unto
Thomas my sonne ten pounds of lawfull English money to be paid him at his full
age of one & twenty yeeres. Alsoe I give unto Hester Woode my wives sister
three pounts to be paid at her day of maryage.
Item I give unto Elizabeth & Margaret my daughters Ten pounds apiece of
good & lawfull money of England to be paid to them at the age of one & twenty
and if the one Dy I will the other daughter to have the whole xxlb All my
goods Chattals debts Implements and housholdstuffe whatsoever moveable &
Imoveable I give and bequeath unto Rose my wyfe whom I make & ordeyne sole
executrix of this my present Testament & last will, she to pay my legacies &
debts as my Trust is in her. I witnesse that this is my last will I have
sette my hand & seale The day and yeare abovesaid.
[Jonas Bond]
Henry Warren
Wm Shippe
George Lawson
Augustin Gooch
James Randall
John By
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In the name of god amen the Thirtieth day of April in the yere of our Lord one Thousand Six hundred and seventeen and in the fifteenth yere of the reigne of our Soveringne Lord James by the grace of god now king of England I Edward Moore of the parish of All Saints in maldon in the county of Essex shoomaker being weeke in body yet of sound and perfect memory (thanks be god) knowing that all men are subject to mortality do therefore make publize and declare this my last will and testament in writing in manner and form folowing
First and principally I commend my Soule into the hands of almighty god (that blessed trinity) the father the sonne and the holy ghost assuredly believing by faith in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ of god's great mercy in him that all my synnes are freely forgiven and that eternal life in the heavens is reserved for me after the end of this mortall life. And my body I comytt to christian Buryall at the discretion and appointment of Elizabeth my well beloved wife and of the executor of this my last will and testament hereinafter named.
And as touching my Lands and possessions and other things of this life my minde and will is there of as followeth:
First I give unto the sayd Elizabeth my wife all the movable goods household stuff and Implements of household and bedding which she had before my intermarraige with her. (Excepting the linen brass and pewter which I had with her)
Item I give to the sayd Elizabeth my wife all the wearing apparell linen and rayment and also a featherbed a feather bowlster a great joined chest...with a drawer which now standeth in the chamber over the Buttery
And I give unto the said Elizabeth one half of all the linen brass and pewter whatsoever whereof I am now possessed Excepting only the brass pannies now used for my trade for stuffing [?] or currying of Leather to be indifferently divided and set out unto her by my brother Thomas Moore and my Brother-in-law John Hewster or the survivor of them with all convenient speede next after my death and also I give unto the said Elizabeth 5£ of lawful money of England to be payd unto her by my said Executor within one month next after my death
Item I give unto the said Elizabeth one of my two drawing tables (to be taken at her choice) my settall in the hall and two reasonable loads of wood
Item my minde and will is that the said Elizabeth my wife shall have and enjoy for and during the time of her naturall life if she so longe for time to life solo and unmarryed and not other wife the use and occupation of the great chamber over the shopp of my now dwelling house with convenient room and place in my yarde or backside for laying and bestowing of her wood and also a piece of my garden (of twenty feet square) and also the joint or common use and benefitt (with the tenent or dweller in my dwelling house for the time being) of one chamber therein called the storyers chamber hanging and drying of the linen with free accesse ingresse egresse and regresse by and through my said dwelling house unto and from the said chamber's yard and garden and any of them at all times and from time to time without any lett or molestation whatsoever.
Item I give and will to be payd unto the sayd Elizabeth by my said executor or his assignes after my death yearly every year during the time of her natural life (at the messauge in which I dwell one early sume of 5£ of lawful money of England at the four usual feasts and times of payment in the year by equal portyons for and in full compensation and satisfaction of the estate jointure dower or things which to her shall or may arrive or grow after my death of in and to or out of my lands and tenaments whatsoever either freeholds or copyholds which I am now seized or shall be seized at my death or an estate of inheritance (the first payment thereof to begin and to be made at first one of the said feasts which shall first happen and come next after my death)
Item I will and do devise and give unto my Brother Nicholas Moore his heirs and assigns forever those two tenements (customary or copyhold to the manor of Bradwell juxta [?] Mare in the said county of Essex) whereof one is called Reeves containing by estimation ten acres of land and that which is called feldmans containing by estimation eight acres of land with their appertances and all my estate reversion [?] and remaynder of and in the said tenements and lands after the death of the said Elizabeth my wife
Item I devise will and give unto my sayd Brother Nicholas Moore his heir and assignes forever the said messauge (in which I dwell) situated and being in the said parish of All Saints in maldon aforesaid with the edifice [?] buildings yards backsides gardens and orchards ways and easments to the sayd messauge belonging or now used and other appertances.
Item I will and do give unto the said Nicholas Moore my Brother one meassauge and six acres of land with the appertances called Myllers late in the tenure and occupation of Robert Sooke in the said county of Essex to have and to hold to the sayd Nicholas Moore his heirs and assignes forever according to the custom of the said manor
Item I give and bequeath unto Francis Moore the sonne of my Brother Enoche Moore 10£ of lawful english money to be payed to him by my sayd Executor within one yere next after my decease (over and besides the 10£ which I am to pay him for and out of the rent and profitts of a certain shop situated in the sayd parish of all Saints near unto the fish stalls)
Item I give unto Nicholas Moore and Phillip Moore the sonne and daughter of my Brother Thomas Moore to either of them 10£ a piece of like money to be payd within one year next after my decease by my said Executor
And I give unto my said Brothers Enoch and Thomas Moore to either of them 10s. a piece and to my Sister Phillip 5s. of lawful english money as a small remembrance of my Love and goodwill to them
Item I give to the poor of All Saints parish in maldon aforsaid 6s.8d. to be payd to the overseers of the said poore within three months next after my death
All the rest of my goods chattles movables household stuff and implements of household wares shop stuff ready money and debts and whatsoever ellse I have or may dispose that is testamentary I do give fully and wholly unto the said Nicholas Moore my brother which said Nicholas I do make and constitute sole and only Executor of this my last will and testament and I require and charge him duly and truly to pay my funerall charges and debts and the legacies and portions of money by this testament bequeathed provided always and nevertheless my minde and full meaning and will is that if at the time of my decease there shall be a surrender in force to the use of my will of and concerning my said coppyhold lands and tenements holden of the manor of Walton aforsaid that then the said Nicholas Moore my Brother after my decease and before probate of this my testament shall become bounden by Deede obligatory sufficient in the...unto the said Elizabeth my wife in the Some of 30£ of lawful money of England with condition theron for the sure payment of the said yearly Some of 5£ by the year to the said Elizabeth yearly during her life in the manner and order and according to the effect and purpose afore declared in this my will; But if no sure Surrender shall from time to be at my death of the said copyhold lands and tenements last mentioned for the use of my will that then the said gift of 5£ a year to my wife yearly during her life shall be voided and of no effect (any thinge afore in this my will confirmed to the contrary in any wise not withstanding).
In witness whereof I the said Edward Moore to this my last will and testament have put my seale and subscribed my name the day and year first above written in the presence of the persons herein-under named Joseph Walker John Dandy and Thomas Chese [? Chase, one of Enoch's daughters married the apothecary Thomas Chese of Boston] Edward Moore
Source: New England Historical Genealogical Register in the article "Sara, First Wife of Edmund Greenleaf (1588-1663)" by Dorothy Greenleaf Boynton [NEHGR 122:28-36]
Note: This will of Edward Moore was executed 30 Apr 1617 and was proved approximately a month after he was buried on 10 Dec 1619.
| More, Edward (I10867)
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN the thirty first day of January anno Dom1 One Thousand six hundred Eighty and Two 1682/3 Annoqo Regni Regis Caroli Secundi Tricessimo-Quinto I Andrew Newcombe of Boston in the County of Suffolk in the Massachu∫etts Colonie in New England marriner being in competent Bodily health and of Sound and perfect memory praised be Almighty god for the same Knowing the uncertainty of this Present life and being de∫irous to settle that outward Estate the Lord hath Lent me Doe make and Ordaine this my last will & Testament in manner and forme following (That is to say) First and principally I commend my Soule into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hopeing to Receive ffull pardon and Remi∫sion of all my Sins and Salvation through the Alone meritts of Jesus Christ my Redeemer And my Body to ye Earth to be buried in such Decent manner as to my Executor hereafter named shall be thought meet and convenient and as touching Such worldly Estate the Lord hath Lent me my will and meaneing is the Same Shall be Imployed and bestowed as hereafter in and by this my will is —Exprest IMPr I doe hereby revoake and renounce and make void all wills by me formerly made and declare and appoint this to be my last will and Testament. ITEM I will that all the debts I Justly owe to any manner of person or persons whatsoever Shall be well and truely paid or Ordained to be paid in convenient Time after my decea∫e by my Executor hereafter named ITEM After all my Just debts are paid and funerall charges Satished I give and bequeath unto my Grand child Newcomb Blake all that wch is oweing to me from his ffathers Estate Either for his maintenance or otherwise and al∫o what Ever I shall disburst on him in my life Time for his maintainance and Education. Al∫o I give unto ye said Newcombe Blake Thirty pounds in money. ITEM I give unto my wife Grace Newcomb the use benefitt and Improvemt of my house and Land that is Scittuate In Boston afforesd Betweene ye house and Land of Gaudey James and the house and Land of John Jackson neare ye Mill Bridge with the priviledges and appurtenances thereunto belonging Dureing the tearme of her naturall life. ITEM I give and Bequeath the afforesaid house and Land unto my Daughter Grace Buttler and to the heires of her Body Lawfully begotten or to be begotten and to their heires and a∫signes for ever, And my will is that She Shall have and Enjoy the same Immediately after my Said wifes decease. ITEM My will is that in ca∫e She dye without Such Issue that then the sd House and Land shall be and remaine unto ye only proper use and behoofe of the sd Newcomb Blake & his heires & a∫signes for ever. ITEM I give and bequeath unto Each of my wifes Grand children ffive shillings a peice in money. ITEM I give & bequeath unto Samuell Marshall of Boston afforesaid Cooper in consideration of his care and Trouble in and About the management of my Estate Three pounds in money ITEM I give and bequeath the ffull Remainder of my Reall and personall Estate whatsoever it is or wheresoever it may be found whether in possession or in Reversion unto my sd Daughter Grace Butler & to ye heirs of her Body lawfully begotten but If shee dye without Issue my will is that the said Remainder of my Estate Shall be and Remaine unto ye only proper use and behoofe of the said Newcomb Blake and his heires & a∫signes for ever. ITEM I do hereby nominate constitute & appoint my sd Grand Child Newcomb Blake the Executor of this my last will and Testamt: ITEM In Regard the sd Newcomb Blake is in his nonage I doe hereby appoint and authorize ye said Samuell Marshall my Executor in Trust of this my sd Last will and Testamt untill the sd Newcombe Attaine ye age of Twenty one yeares. In Testimony whereof I the said Andrew Newcombe have hereunto Sett my hand and Seale ye day and yeare first within written.
SSigned Sealed & what is
contained in these two pages was
published by the abovesaid Andrew
Newcombe as his Last Will & Testamt andrew newcombe
in the presence of us--
John Hayward Scr
Eliezer Moodey Scry
8 Decembr 1686 This will being exhibited by the Executor the two wittnesses Mr Jno Hayward & Mr Eliezer Moodey made oath that they were present & Saw Andrew Newcombe Signe Seal & Publish this Instrumt as his last will & Testamt & that when he so Did he was of Sound mind & memory to their best understanding.
Jurat Eoram preside Attest
Tho, Dudley Clet
Enterd 9 Dect 1686
| Newcomb, Capt. Andrew (I18615)
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN the thirty first day of January anno Dom1 One Thousand six hundred Eighty and Two 1682/3 Annoqo Regni Regis Caroli Secundi Tricessimo-Quinto I Andrew Newcombe of Boston in the County of Suffolk in the Massachu∫etts Colonie in New England marriner being in competent Bodily health and of Sound and perfect memory praised be Almighty god for the same Knowing the uncertainty of this Present life and being de∫irous to settle that outward Estate the Lord hath Lent me Doe make and Ordaine this my last will & Testament in manner and forme following (That is to say) First and principally I commend my Soule into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hopeing to Receive ffull pardon and Remi∫sion of all my Sins and Salvation through the Alone meritts of Jesus Christ my Redeemer And my Body to ye Earth to be buried in such Decent manner as to my Executor hereafter named shall be thought meet and convenient and as touching Such worldly Estate the Lord hath Lent me my will and meaneing is the Same Shall be Imployed and bestowed as hereafter in and by this my will is —Exprest IMPr I doe hereby revoake and renounce and make void all wills by me formerly made and declare and appoint this to be my last will and Testament. ITEM I will that all the debts I Justly owe to any manner of person or persons whatsoever Shall be well and truely paid or Ordained to be paid in convenient Time after my decea∫e by my Executor hereafter named ITEM After all my Just debts are paid and funerall charges Satished I give and bequeath unto my Grand child Newcomb Blake all that wch is oweing to me from his ffathers Estate Either for his maintenance or otherwise and al∫o what Ever I shall disburst on him in my life Time for his maintainance and Education. Al∫o I give unto ye said Newcombe Blake Thirty pounds in money. ITEM I give unto my wife Grace Newcomb the use benefitt and Improvemt of my house and Land that is Scittuate In Boston afforesd Betweene ye house and Land of Gaudey James and the house and Land of John Jackson neare ye Mill Bridge with the priviledges and appurtenances thereunto belonging Dureing the tearme of her naturall life. ITEM I give and Bequeath the afforesaid house and Land unto my Daughter Grace Buttler and to the heires of her Body Lawfully begotten or to be begotten and to their heires and a∫signes for ever, And my will is that She Shall have and Enjoy the same Immediately after my Said wifes decease. ITEM My will is that in ca∫e She dye without Such Issue that then the sd House and Land shall be and remaine unto ye only proper use and behoofe of the sd Newcomb Blake & his heires & a∫signes for ever. ITEM I give and bequeath unto Each of my wifes Grand children ffive shillings a peice in money. ITEM I give & bequeath unto Samuell Marshall of Boston afforesaid Cooper in consideration of his care and Trouble in and About the management of my Estate Three pounds in money ITEM I give and bequeath the ffull Remainder of my Reall and personall Estate whatsoever it is or wheresoever it may be found whether in possession or in Reversion unto my sd Daughter Grace Butler & to ye heirs of her Body lawfully begotten but If shee dye without Issue my will is that the said Remainder of my Estate Shall be and Remaine unto ye only proper use and behoofe of the said Newcomb Blake and his heires & a∫signes for ever. ITEM I do hereby nominate constitute & appoint my sd Grand Child Newcomb Blake the Executor of this my last will and Testamt: ITEM In Regard the sd Newcomb Blake is in his nonage I doe hereby appoint and authorize ye said Samuell Marshall my Executor in Trust of this my sd Last will and Testamt untill the sd Newcombe Attaine ye age of Twenty one yeares. In Testimony whereof I the said Andrew Newcombe have hereunto Sett my hand and Seale ye day and yeare first within written.
SSigned Sealed & what is
contained in these two pages was
published by the abovesaid Andrew
Newcombe as his Last Will & Testamt andrew newcombe
in the presence of us--
John Hayward Scr
Eliezer Moodey Scry
8 Decembr 1686 This will being exhibited by the Executor the two wittnesses Mr Jno Hayward & Mr Eliezer Moodey made oath that they were present & Saw Andrew Newcombe Signe Seal & Publish this Instrumt as his last will & Testamt & that when he so Did he was of Sound mind & memory to their best understanding.
Jurat Eoram preside Attest
Tho, Dudley Clet
Enterd 9 Dect 1686
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In the name of God Amen the twentieth day of August 1616 and in the yeares of the Reigne of our sovereigne Lord James by the grace of God of England, Scotland, Fraunce and Ireland, King defender of the faith etc. viz of England, Fraunce and Ireland fourteenth and of Scotland the fyfteth; I William Eddye Minister and Pastor of the parrish Church of Cranebrooke in the County of Kent being at this present afflicted wth great bodely infirmities and weakenes whereby I doe assuredlie conceive that the tyme of my dissolution out of this mortal life draweth neere and is at hande have therefore determined to make and ordeine this my present last will and testament in manner and fourme followinge viz:
Inprimis, I comend my soule into the hands of almighty God my heavenlie father in Jesus Christ by the merritts of whose death and passion only my sinnes (wch I confesse to be many and great) being wholly remitted and forgotten I am fully persuaded in heart this mortal life ended to enjoy everlastinge life.
Item, I give and bequeath unto forty poore householders of this parishe that are apparentlie knowen to resort diligentlie to ye church upon the lordes day and doe live peaceablie and godlie the sume of forty shillinges of lawful money of England to be paid unto them wthin halfe a yere next after my decease.
Item, I give and bequeath unto John Eddie, my sonne the some of sixescore poundes of lawful money of England to be payd unto him by my executor in manner and fourme followinge viz threescore poundes thereof when he shall accomplish his full age of one and twentie yeares and other threescore poundes residew of his said portion wthin one whole yeare next after his said age.
Item, I give and bequeath unto Samuell Eddie and Zacharias Eddie, my sonnes to either of them one hundred pounds a peece of lawfull money of England to be paid unto them and either of them when they and either of them shall severally accomplish their severall ages of two and twentie yeares. And if it shall fortune that either of my said sonnes, Samuell and Zacharias to departe this life to Gods merie before the tyme that his or their said Legacie or Legacies shalbe due & my said son John then being livinge, then I will that he shall have Twentie poundes of his or their legacie or legacies so deceasinge to be paid unto him at his age of twentie and two years if either of his said bretheren depart this life before he shalbe of the said age. And if after the said age then to be paid him wthin one whole yeare next after the death of his brother so disceasinge. And the residew to be equally devided betweene the urvivor and my executor.
Item, I give and bequeath unto Abigail Eddie, Anne Eddie and Elizabeth Eddie, my daughters to either of them the some of one hundred poundes of lawfull money of England to be paid unto them and either of them at their severall ages of XXtie [20] years or at their severall dayes of marriage wch shall first happen. And if any of my said daughters shall heppen to departe this life to Gods mercie before the tyme aforesaid that her or their legacie or legacies shallbe due then I will that my Executor shall pay unto Priscilla, my duaghter twentie markes thereof at her age of twentie yeares or day of marriage wch shall first happen (if she shall live untill her said age or day of marriage). Also allso unto my sayd sonne, John Eddie twentie poundes thereof if he be then livinge and neither of his younger bretheren deceased to be paid unto him as the twentie poundes abovesaid lymitted out of his younger brothers portion Provided allwayes if he have Twentie poundes by the death of either of his younger bretheren he shall not have anythinge out of any of his sisters legacies aforesaid. And if either of his Sisters die first, then to have nothing out of either of his said Brothers portions. And the residew of the said legacie or legacies of my said daughters soe departinge this life I will shall remaine to my executor.
Item, whereas Sara my now wife in love and kindness to me and my other children hath promised to make up a portion for Priscilla, my daughter my great new silver salt, two silver beare cupps, two new silver wine cuppes and one greene ragge coverlett all wch I will shall be delivered unto the said Sara, my wife ymediatlie after my decease for the use of my said daughter, Priscilla to be given to the said Priscilla at such convenient tymes as she in her discretion shall thynke fitt.
Item, I further give and bequeath unto the said Priscilla, my daughter my best needle worke Cushions belonginge thereto to be delivered to the said Priscilla by my Executour at her age of twenty yeares or day of marriage wch shall first happen.
Item, I give and bequeath more unto the aforesaid John Eddie, my sonne one other suite of my needle worke Cushions viz one large and two short that were wont to lye in the chamber window over the Parlor and my greane Cupboard Cloth for the Parlor that is wrought with needle worke together allso wth my Cipres table wth boxes in it wherein I doe use to lay the evidences of his house and one faire pewter Candlesticke set forth wth a man.
Item, I give and bequeath more unto Samuell Eddie, my sonne one little sylver salt called a trencher salt to be delivered unto him at his age of one and twentie yeares.
Item, I give and bequeath more unto Zacharias, my Sonne one payer of my greatest brasse Candlestickes to be delivered unto him at his age of one and twentie yeares. Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Marie, the wife of Simeon Evernden one needle worke Cushion that is wont to stand upont he Cupboard in the Parlor to be delivered unto her ymediately after my decease.
Item, I give and bequeath more unto Abigall Eddie, Anne Eddie, and Elizabeth Eddie, my daughters three needle worke Cushions viz to each of them one wch were wont to stand in the large wyndow in my parlor to be delivered unto them ymediatelie after my decease and to be reserved in their trunkes for them wch longe since I gave them.
Item, I give and bequeath unto Simeon Evernden aforesaid, my sonne in law and to my said daughter, Marie his wife twentie poundes of lawfull money in England to be paid unto them or either of them by my executor wthin fower yeares next after my decease and to their three children viz, Simeon, Katherine and Robert each of them ten shillings to be put into or bestowed upon silver spoones for each of them one to be delivered unto them within two yeares next after my decease.
Item, I give and bequeath unto Richard Taylor, Robert Taylor, Thomas Taylor, Elizabeth and Sara Taylor, the sonnes and daughters of Sara my now wife ten shillings a peece to be bestowed uppon Silver Spoones for everie of them one and to be given or delivered unto them wthin three yeares next after my decease.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my two maid servauntes viz, Marie Greene and Anne Goodman to either of them five shillinges to be paid unto them and either of them wthin one month next after my decease. The residew of all and singular my moveable goods and chattells, Bookes, Corne, Cattell and household stuffe whatsoever before herein not willed given nor bequeathed my Debts Legacies and funerall expences discharged and paid I give and bequeath unto Phinees Eddie, my Sonne whom I make and ordeine full whole and sole Executor of this my present last will and Testament.
This is the last Will and testament of me the aforesaid William Eddie made and declared the day and yeare aforewritten as touchinge the disposition of all and singular my lands Tentes and hereditaments whatsoever viz I give and bequeath unto the aforesaid Phinees Eddie, my sonne (for and towardes the better performance of my will and for the full and more absolute payment of my debts and legacies) all my messaages or Tentes, Edifices, buildings, Orchardes, gardens, rentes, annuities, landes and hereditaments whatsoever, wth all and singuler their appurtnces situate lying and being in the parish of Cranebrook aforesaid or elsewhere in ye Realme of England to have and to hold the same unto the said Phinees my sonne his heires and assignes for ever Provided alwayes and my verie will and meaning is that if the aforesaid Phineas, my sonne his heires and assignes shall make default in payment of any of the foresaid legacies before given to my sonnes and daughters, That then ymediatelye from and after any such default of payment so made contrarie to this my will it shall and may be lawfull to and for such of my sonnes and daughters as shalbe so unpaid to enter in and upon all and singuler my foresaid lands and Tentes whatsoever wth their appurtenances before given unto my sonne, Phinees, And the same to have hold and occupye and enjoy viz my Sonne, John for the full terme and space of fower whole yeares in recompence of his foresaid legacies of sixe score poundes, And my other sones and daughters everie one of them that shalbe so unpaid to enter in and upon all my said landes and Tentes wth their appurtences and the same to have hold occupie and enjoy everie one of them for the full terme and space of three whole yeares in full recompence of his her or their foresaid legacie or legacies of one hundred poundes, And this everie one of them to doe successivelie one after another as often as any of them shalbe unpaid.
Item, my will and my minde is that whereas I have an Annuitie of five poundes a yeare granted unto me and Mary, my late wife now deceased and to the heires of our bodies lawfully begotten wch said Annuitie after my decease by law will descend unto all my sonnes equally yet I by this my will have given the same unto the foresaid Phinees, my sonne now my will and true meaning is that my foresaid sonnes John Eddie, Samuell Eddie, and Zacharias Eddie and everie of them in respect of their foresaid legacies to them by me given shall at all tyme and tymes after they and everie one of them shall severally accomplish their severall ages of one and twenty yeares upon reasonable request to them and everie of them to be made by the said Phinees, my sonne his heires or assignes and at the costs and charges of the said Phinees his heires or assignes make convey and assure unto the said Phinees his heirs and assignes such assurances and conveyances for the discharging of their severall rightes, tytles and demandes of in and to the foresaid Annuities as the said Phinees Eddie his heires or assignes or his or their Councell learned shall devise, And if any of my said sonnes, John, Samuell and Zacharias shall refuse so to doe upon request made as aforesaid that then he or they wch shall so refuse shall loose the benefit of all his or their foresaid legacies before to them by me given.
Item, I will and my mind is that the aforesaid Phinees Eddie, my sonne his heires or assignes shall well and vertuouslie bringe upp the foresaid Samuell Eddie, Zacharias Eddie, Abigall Eddie, Anne Eddie and Elizabeth Eddie, my sonnes and daughters in good and vertuous education and maintaine and keepe them wth meete and suffitient meat drinke and apparell viz my sonnes untill they accomplish their severall ages of eighteene yeares except before that tyme he can place them forth in good services fytting for their degree and my daughters untill they shall severally accomplish their severall ages of eighteene yeares.
In witness whereof, I the foresayd William Eddie to everie sheet of paper of this my will conteininge sixe sheetes have set my hand and to this last sheete have also sett my seale. Dated the day and yeare first above written. William Eddie."
Sealed and published in the presence of John Elmestone and George Martin, scriptor. Probate was made of the will of Wm. Eddie clerk late Vicar of Cranebrooke Archdeaconry Court deceased 4th day of the month of December A.D. 1616 by the oath of Phinees Eddie the Executor. Afterwards namely the 8th day of the month of October 1617 by the Oaths of John Elmestone, George Martin, John Weller and Dence Weller the Probate was confirmed. Parties to the Sentence: Phinees the Son, sara Eddie the widow, John, Samuell & Zacharias the Sons, Marie Eddie als Evernden wife of Simon Evernden, Abigal, Anne, Elizabeth & Priscilla Eddie the daughters. | Eddy, Rev. William (I22053)
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In the name of god Amen The xxv daye of October in the yere of our Lorde god A
thousande fyve hundreth fourtie and nyin I John Chenerye of Kennett in ye Countie of
Cambridge unto Emme Chenery my wyfe All my house landes in the Townes of Moulton Gaysley Kentford Nedham Dalham Silverly and Snayelwell within the Counties of Suff and Cambridgeshire for the term of her lyfe naturall And after the deceas of the said Em I give and bequeathe all the said landes unto John Chenery my sonne unto Richard Chenerye my sonne all my howse londe within the Towne of Cokfeld in the Countie of Suff unto William Chenerye my sonne all my Copylandes in lakford in the Countie of Suff also my Tenement in Borow Maryon Heyward my doughter Elizabet Parkynne my doughter Elizabeth [other wills show that this should be Katharine) Gylbert my doughter Sym Heywarde at the daye of her mariage Richard my godsonne Marion Parkyne my goddoughter at the age of xiiii yeres Em Parkyne at xiiii yeres every child of John Heyward that ys Philipp John Elsabeth and Em when they come to the age of xii yeres Bosse Ward at the day of her mariage I do make my Executors and Attorneys Em my wyfe Richard my sonne John and William my sonnes Witnesses Henry Tyllott, Marmeduke Belaby and Thomas P(ar)kyne. Signed: John Chanery
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In the name of god amen the year of our Lord god a thousand five hundred fifty and eight
the xii day of November I Emma Chynerey of Moulton within the County of Suffolk
[bequeath to] Elizabeth Perkins my daughter; Willm Chynerey my son; Richard
Chynerey my son; fyne Hewards my daughter,s daughter; Audre Hewarde; Richard
Hewarde; Phillipp; fyen heywarde; Emma heiwarde; Katherin Gylbard my daughter; fyne
heywarde; Elazabethe Parkins; Emma Parkins; John Chynerey; the residue to be
devided equally amongest my iii sons Richard Cheverey John Cheverey and Willm
Cheverey, which my three sons I do ordain and make my executors. Witnesses: Thomas
Mode parson of Moulton, Willm oldefelde, George Oldefielde with divers others.
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In the Name of God Amen, I John Sayward of York in the County of York Gent being at this time under weakness of Body but of perfect mind memory & understanding for which praised be almighty God and considering the certainty of Death & ye uncertainty of the time of the time when Do in the fear of God whose I am & whom I endeavour to serve make this my Last Will & Testament. And principally & first of all I resign my Soul unto my Redeemer the Lord Jesus Christ who I trust has redeemed it by his Blood & in & through whom alone & his glorious merit & Redemption I humbly hope for Eternal happiness & Salvation. And my Bod I Comitt to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like Grave & Decent manner at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter Named nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God & in hope of a joyfull Resurrection to everlasting felicity & happiness. and as for such Worldly Estate as God in his infinite mercy has bestowed upon me in this Life I give bequeathe & dispose of the same in the following manner.
Imprimis, I Do Will that all my Debts & Funeral Expences shall be Justly paid.
Item, I Do give and bequeath to Mary my Dearly beloved Wife the Use and improvement of the one half of my Homestead includeing Buildings Tillage Orchard mowing Salt & fresh with the fenceing now upon it and the one half of ye Liveing Stock of Cattle & Sheep, the one half also of a piece of Pasturing Land adjoyning on the South Westerly upon upon Land belonging to Joseph Plaisted Esqr on ye North West on Capt Cames Land on ye North East on Abel Moultons Land & on ye South East on a Road leading into ye Woods. also a third part of a Wood Lott for Cutting of ye wood or for feeding bounded as follows begining about three Rods North East from Joseph Moultons at an Oak stump and runing West north West according to the return about one hundred & thirty Poles containing about twenty Acres as may appear by ye Original Grant. also about one third part of a Tract of Pasture Land adjoyning partly on John Banes Land & partly on the Widow Prebles Land on the South West side begining at the Southern Corner a few Rods from Ellwife Brook so called & runing about fourteen Rods as ye Road goes, from thence on a straight Course about half a Rood to the Northern side of a Spring in a Valley or Brook known by the Name of Teagles Brook continueing said Course about two Rods further then near about a square over to the upland then Bounded by the edge of the upland down to the Mouth of the Brook then to shute of to the Main Creek & Bounded by ye Creek to the said Prebles Land or opposite against it. The Western end of my Dwelling House Lower Room Chamber & Garret half the Kitchen & ye innermost part of the Cellar so long as She shall Remain my Widow. moreover I Do give & bequeath to the sd Mary my Wife the Sole property of one half my Books two Beds with their furniture ye bigest Brass Kittle a warming Pan a Case of Drawers an Ovel Table half ye Pewter & Household furniture. also a Horse & Chair & furniture for ye Chair I Do also give & bequeath to Mary my beloved Wife the use & Improvement of a third part of a Saw Mill also the use & benefit of Half my Husbandry Tackling & furniture so long as She shall Remain my Widow.
Item, I Do give & bequeath to my well beloved Son John the Remainder of the aforesd Tract of Land Joyning upon John Banes Land & ye Widow Prebles Land & bounded by the Fence & the strait Line with all ye Marsh & Thatch Beds thereto adjoyning and the whole of it I Do Will to him at the Death of my well beloved Wife or at her Marriage as also a piece of upland containing about 20 Acres & a Piece of fresh Marsh & Swamp Land thereto adjoyning containing nine or ten Acres lying near Cape Natick Pond I Do also give & bequeath to him the sd John my Son a parcle of Land containing about 30 Acres with a piece of Meadow Adjoyning containing about five Acres & half lying in the Crotch of Josias's River so called laid out with the Grant of Capt Jonathan Bane as appears by a Return on Record also a Piece of Land Containing about 60 or 70 Acres lying near George Jacobs Mill as appears by the Returns with half my Common Rights by him freely to be possessed & Enjoyed he paying such Legacies as shall be hereafter Named and none of the aforesd Articles to be Disposed of till the Legacies be well and truly paid.
Item I Do Give & bequeath to my well beloved Son Ebenezer the other half my Homestead includeing Buildings Tillage Orchard mowing Salt & fresh with the fenceing also the other half of ye aforesd Pasture Joyneing upon Capt Cames Land & the two thirds of the aforesd Wood Lot with a Grant of ten Acres that is yet to be Laid out near sd wood Lott also two thirds of the Saw Mills & & Iron work & furniture with ye privilidge of ye Stream & Timber belonging to sd Privildge also the other half of ye Living Stock of Cattle & Sheep he running ye Hazzard of all Casualties with Respect to his half and ye whole of Each of these sd articles the Homestead Pasture wood Lot &c I Do Will & bequeath to my Son Ebenezer after the Death or Marriage of my well beloved Wife. I Do also give & bequeath to ye sd Ebenezer the other half of my Husbandry Tackling & Furniture and Will the whole of it to him after ye Death or Marriage of my sd Wife I Do also give him the one half all my Comon Rights he paying such Legacies as shall hereafter be Named & none of ye aforesd Articles to be Disposed of till ye Legacies be well & truly paid.
Item, I Do Will that my sd Son John shall pay to my well beloved Son James when he is at the full age of twenty one Years the sum of one Hundred pounds old tenor & at ye end of one Year after fifty pounds more old tenor & at ye end of two Years after he is of age fifty pounds more old tenor to paid in Money or Land as they shall agree.
Item, I Do Will that my Son Ebenezer aforesd shall when he comes to the Age of twenty one Years pay to Esther my well beloved Daughter the sum of ten pounds old tenor Yearly till it amount to seventy pounds old tenor. And I Do Will that he shall pay to Hannah my well beloved Daughter, when he comes of age the sum of ten pounds old tenor Yearly till it amount to sixty pounds old tenor & that he Do pay to my well beloved Daughter Marah ten pounds old tenor till it amount to fifty pounds old tenor.
I Do likewise Will that a piece of Marsh begining at ye Bridge over the over the New Mill Creek & bounded on James Grants Land includeing all the Marsh Thatch Beds & Coves be for the use & benefit of my three Daughters Equally to be Divided untill my Son Ebenezer comes of age they leaveing as good a Fence upon it as at this present & I Do Will that if my Son Ebenezer come to be of the Age of 21 Years then the upper part from a small Creek that empties into the Main Creek & upward to fall to fall to my sd Son John & the Lower part to my Son Ebenezer and all the Marsh on the opposite side of the Creek I Do Will to my Son John.
Item, I Do Will that if Either of my Sons should Die without Lawfull Issue then his part & Portion by this Will bequeathed to him be Divided amongst the surviveing Children a Double Portion to the Son or Sons & a single Portion to the Daughters.
Item, I Do Will that all my wearing apparill be Disposed among my three Sons as my Wife shall se fit.
Item I Do Will that the Bond against James Grant be Divided amongst my Eldest Son & three Daughters the Son haveing a Double Portion the Daughters Each a single one & to be prosecuted as they think fitt. and upon ye Reception of ye Bond my Son John to give up a promisary note to my Wife of fifteen pounds old tenor.
Item, I Do Will & bequeath the Sole Property of ye one half of my Living Stock of Cattle & Sheep notwithstanding what is fore mentioned with Respect to the Use & Improvement of them heretofore to Mary my well beloved Wife.
Item, Whatsoever moneys Debts or Quick Stock or whatsoever Estate within Doors or without to me belonging & not herein mentioned I give & bequeath to my well beloved Wife Mary to dispose of as She shall think fit. And I Do hereby Constitute appoint & Ordain my well beloved Wife Mary Sayward & my trusty Frind John Bradbury to be Executors of this my last Will & Testament and I Do hereby utterly Revoak & Disannull all & every other Wills & Testaments Legacies bequests & Executors by me in any way before this time named Willed or bequeathed Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the Eighth Day of February 1742.
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced John Sayward (Seal)
& Declared by ye sd John Sayward
as his last Will & Testament in ye
presence of us the Subscribers.
Thos Bragdon
Paul Nowell
Samll Chandler.
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In the name of God Amen, I Richard Hutchinson, of the towne of Salem bein of pfect (perfect) memorye, & vnderstanding & Thought weake in body by Reason of age, doe make this my last will & testament.
1. First I doe bequeath my soule into the hands of the Lord whoe gave it when it shall please him to call for it, and my body to be decently buried by my executor with assured hopes of a resurection.
2. In respect of that outward estate, which it hath pleased the Lord to bestow vpon me & is now at my dispose my will is as followeth.
1. In relation to my deare & loueing wife, my will is that shee shall be & remaine at my son Joseph Hutchinson house during her natural life if shee see cause there to be prouided for with convenient house roome meat drink & lodging & all other things whatsoeuer that may be comfortable & suitable for one of her age, during her life, and ten shillings yearly to be at her dispose to be paid by him in money or butter, or if shee see cause to remoue from thence & to live in any other place Then shee shall haue all that estate, which was in her hands, when I marryed her excepting that pcell. (parcel) of land which Samuel Leach of Manchester had, which was for the paiment of her debt, the sd estate to be at her dispose to whome soeeuer shee pleaseth, But if shee remaine at my son Hutchensons house during her life, then the said estate shalbe in the hands of my executor & be fully at his dispose only her wearing apparrell shalbe at her liberty to dispose of at her decease.
21y. In respect of my lands my will is
1. That my sonn in law Anthony Ashby & my daughter Abigaile his wife, shall have twenty Acres of land lying by the hill, called Hathorne's Hill & lying the whole length of my land, this land being free to them theire heirs & assignes.
2. I giue to my sonn in law Daniell Bordman & my daughter Hanah his wife theire heirs or assignes, twenty acres of land, lying by and adjoyning to the land aboue expressed & lying the whole length of my land.
3. I giue to my Grand children Bethiah Hutchenson & Sarah Hadlock & each of them ten acres free to them & their assignes, lying by & adjoining to the land, aboue expressed & lying the whole length of the land.
4. I giue vnto black Peter my seruant, four acres of land lying by & adjoyning to the land aboue expressed to him & his heires, or if he haue noe heires then it shall returne to my executor his heires & assignes.
5. I give unto my son in law nathaniell Putnam & my son in law Thomas Hale & my son in law James Hadlock, each of them forty shillings to be paide by my executor within two years after my decease.
6. Alsoe I give to my son in law Daniell Bordman & Anthony Ashby each of them forty shillings, to be pd. by my executor within two years after my decease, all ye sd. aboue written sums to be pd. in comon pay at price currant.
7. Lastly I make my son Joseph Hutchenson sole executor to this my last will & testament enjoyning him his heirs & assignes to pay all my debts and leagacies & I doe freely give vnto him his heirs or assignes peeter my seruant & all the rest of my estate both moueable & Imoueable. This is my last will & testament made by me this 19 January in ye yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred seaventy nine.
This clause (twenty acres of land betweene the 28 & 29 line) interlined before the signing thereof.
His
Witness Richard H Hutchenson [seal]
James Baily mark
Joseph mazury.
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In the name of god Amen, Rowland young Senjor of yorke in the Prouince of Mayne, declareth this to bee his last will & testament; I Rowland young aforesayd, being at this Present of a sound mind, & of a memory substantiall, though very sicke in body, & willing to dispose prudently of what god in his pleasure hath possest mee with all, declare as followeth/
first I bequeath my soule to god, that gaue it in & through ye meritts of my deare Ld & saujor, Jesus Christ, in hopes of a Joyfull resurrection, at the great Tribunall: & my body to the earth yr to bee Inter'd, in order & Decent buriall/
2ly I will that all my funerall Charges shall bee fully & duely payd, with all my other iust & due debts, which may appeare/
3: I will that my dearly, & beloued wife, Johanna young shall inioy all my Estate yt I haue in this world, the same to possess & improue, & to take the full produce of from tyme to tyme, & at all tyms dureing the tyme of her naturall life, & If in case the produce of ye same shall not bee a Competent measure for her Comfortable subsistance I do hereby Impoure my well beloued to sell, aliene or dispose of all or any of my Estate, not yet disposed off, for yt end, & shall desire any Court or seale or Judicature, in such case of extremity, to ayd & Assist my beloued wife yrin, & also so to order that shee may haue a comfortable liuelyhood according to her Ranke, & quality out of ye same/ And further I order my well beloued wife to will bequeath & dispose off what part of my Estate, shee shall leaue at her decease, to whom shee pleaseth; I also will the possession Present of all my Estate, houses Lands Marshes, or any or any thing yr unto belonging to my dearely beloued wife, to whom I Committ soole execution, & Administration, desireing this my wellbeloued wife to act as soole executrix, in all respects to see my last will & testament Performed/
Signed & deliuered in the Rowland young
Presence of,
Jeremiah Mowlton/ his marke €⸺
his X marke/
Timothy Yealls/
| Young, Rowland Sr. (I7756)
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In the name of god Amen, Rowland young Senjor of yorke in the Prouince of Mayne, declareth this to bee his last will & testament; I Rowland young aforesayd, being at this Present of a sound mind, & of a memory substantiall, though very sicke in body, & willing to dispose prudently of what god in his pleasure hath possest mee with all, declare as followeth/
first I bequeath my soule to god, that gaue it in & through ye meritts of my deare Ld & saujor, Jesus Christ, in hopes of a Joyfull resurrection, at the great Tribunall: & my body to the earth yr to bee Inter'd, in order & Decent buriall/
2ly I will that all my funerall Charges shall bee fully & duely payd, with all my other iust & due debts, which may appeare/
3: I will that my dearly, & beloued wife, Johanna young shall inioy all my Estate yt I haue in this world, the same to possess & improue, & to take the full produce of from tyme to tyme, & at all tyms dureing the tyme of her naturall life, & If in case the produce of ye same shall not bee a Competent measure for her Comfortable subsistance I do hereby Impoure my well beloued to sell, aliene or dispose of all or any of my Estate, not yet disposed off, for yt end, & shall desire any Court or seale or Judicature, in such case of extremity, to ayd & Assist my beloued wife yrin, & also so to order that shee may haue a comfortable liuelyhood according to her Ranke, & quality out of ye same/ And further I order my well beloued wife to will bequeath & dispose off what part of my Estate, shee shall leaue at her decease, to whom shee pleaseth; I also will the possession Present of all my Estate, houses Lands Marshes, or any or any thing yr unto belonging to my dearely beloued wife, to whom I Committ soole execution, & Administration, desireing this my wellbeloued wife to act as soole executrix, in all respects to see my last will & testament Performed/
Signed & deliuered in the Rowland young
Presence of,
Jeremiah Mowlton/ his marke €⸺
his X marke/
Timothy Yealls/
| Knight, Joan (I7757)
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In the name of god Amen, the Eight Daye of Augast in the yeare of the Reigne of our
Sovereigne lord James the ffourteenth, and of Scottland the ffiftith, I Elizabeth
Hindson of ffordham in the Countie of Cambridge wydowe buried in the parishe
Churche of ffordham nighe unto the place where my late husband Hinson is buried
Marie Chenerie my dawghter all suche legacies gyven unto her by her father Chenerie
his will Elizabeth Payne my dawghter Joane Cheesewrite my Dawghter one
Coppie hould messuage beinge holden by Coppie of Corte Rowle of ye mannor of
ffeltons John Chenerie my sonne Grissell ffayrecliffe my Dawghter Anne Hart
my Dawghter Elizabeth Prate my granndchilde the said John Chenerie my sonne
my Executor William Hart my sonne in Lawe Supervisor I have delyvered
surrender of all my Coppieholde landes and tenementes holden in the mannor of
ffeltons into the handes of us Erasmus Warren and Mathew Shipp the marke of
Elizabeth Hinson. Witnesses: William Hart, Erasmus Warren, ye marke of Mathew
Shippe, the marke of Richard Carter and the marke of Goodfrey Booper
Proven: 27 March 1626, John Chenery renounced executorship; 3 April 1626 executed
by Joane Cheesewrite, daughter of the deceased
| Norwich, Elizabeth (I9464)
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In the name of god Amen: I Edward Convers, of Wobourne in the County of Middle∫ex in Matatu∫ets Collony in New England: being in perfect memory tho weake of body: doe make this my La∫te will and te∫tamente: to di∫po∫e my Lands: goods, and chatells that the Lord hath lente unto me dureinge my naturall life: which my Will is shall be di∫po∫ed of in maner as followeth,
Impr: I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Sara Convers tenn pounds pr a year. to be payed unto her from yeare to yeare duringe her life: that is to Say five poundes a year out of my sonn Jo∫iah Convers his hou∫e, and the other five poundes pr a year out of the mill, Al∫o my will is that my wife Shall have ∫uch roomes to Live in dureinge her Life in the hou∫e that I now Live in: as She shall make choice of for her u∫e. and one of the gardens before the hou∫e which she shall make choice of for her u∫e; and ten of the Aple trees in the old orchard during her Life which she shall make choice of. Al∫o my will is that my wife Shall have a fourth prt of all my moveable goods, and and (sic) chattels, when my debts and Legaces and my funerall: be di∫charged, Al∫o I give unto my Sonn Jo∫iah Convers, the hou∫e wherein he now Liveth and the barnes and outhou∫es: and the orchard before the house with the yards and other aprtenances to the ∫ame belongeinge:, and the Land the Lyeth in the greate field: and all that meddow that Lyeth on the west side of the brooke in bucke meddow: my will is that my sonn Jo∫iah shall injoy all the∫e hou∫es and Lands: with the other aprtenances above Specified: for him and his heires Lawfully begotten of his body, and for want there of, to my son James Converse his sonn Edward Convers:, and to his heires. Lawfully begotten of his body and for want thereof: my will is it shall be divided between the rest of my sonn James his children equally: or to the next heire according to Law, and for the feild called the Sheep pa∫ture, I give to my sonns Jo∫iah and Samuell together with my mill and mill hou∫e and the apertenances to them belongeinge: to be po∫esed: by the Longest Liver: and his heires, Al∫o I give to my sonn Samuell: Convers my hou∫e wherein I now dwell and all the Land Lying behind the hou∫e. to the brow of the hill northward: and all the Land that is plowable Lying on the north ∫ide of the blind Bridge: together with all the meddow yt Lyeth adjoyninge to the Said Land, and all that prcell of Land yt Lyeth: on the East ∫ide of the rode, next to the mill pond betweene the Afore∫aid blinde Bridge, and my dwellinge hou∫e. Al∫o I give to my Sonn Samuell all the meadow yt Lyeth on the East ∫ide of the river in Bucke meddow:, and my English pa∫ture that is fenced in on the other side of the mill river: and my will is that for all the rest of the Land that is not plowable Lying on the north ∫ide of blind Bridge together with all the rest of my pa∫tour Lands, Shall be equally divided betwixt my three sonns, Jo∫iah, James and Samuel, only re∫erveing the timber that is upon the Said pa∫tour Lands from my sonn James who shall have no part therein: but it shall be injoyed by my other to sonns Jo∫iah and Samuel and their heires, Al∫o my will is that my sonn Samuel shall dy without heires Lawfully begotten of his body, that the e∫tate that I have given to him Shall be divided betweene the Children of my daughter mary τhompson, al∫o I give to my sonn James Convers the sume of thirty pounds, and I give to my Daughter Mary Sheldon the sume of twenty marks, and I give to my kin∫man Alin Convers the sume of τen pounds, and I give to my kin∫woman Sara Smith the sum of five pounds: al∫o I give to my kin∫man John Parker the sum of forty shillings: and for the∫e Legacies my will is they shall be payed within three years After my decea∫e, as my executors shall so meet and are Able to pay the ∫ame, and for all that Land yt Lyeth comon between the hou∫es my will is it shall Ly comon for prpetuety, and for all my movealble goods and chatells that remaineth of what is given to my wife I give to thirds of the Same to my Sonne Jo∫iah, and the other third to my sonne Samuell: and for the Llegacies that I have given, my will is that they shall be payed in Corne and Cattel or either of them, al∫o my will is that my sonn Jo∫iah and my Sonn Samuell shall be my sole executors. al∫o my will is that my Sonn James Convers. and my kin∫man Alin Convers, and my kin∫man John Parker shall be the over∫eers. of this my will: my will al∫o is that all my moveable goods shall be aprized di∫tinctly:
Signed & Subscribed: the ---- day of August, 1659:
In the pre∫ence of vs, Edward Convers
Allin Convers, Jno. Parker
My Will is that my son Jo∫iah shall have the meadow that is fenced in on the other side of the mill brook, lying next unto my son James his meadow: for him and his heires, as the rest of the land: within expressed.
Cambridge, 7th, 8m, 63. At yr Court, yn sitting at Cambridge, Allin Convers & Jno. Parker appearing in Court, do on their oath given them say, that Edward Convers deced, being of a dispo∫ing mind, they saw him signe, seale, and publish this insturmt as his la∫t will & te∫tamt. and that they know of no other.
Entered and Recorded, 7, 8th, 1663
Thomas Danforth, Recorder
| Converse, Deacon Edward (I16667)
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In the Name of God Amen. I Abraham Bowden of York in the County of York & Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Husbandman, being weak in Body but Sound in Mind & Memory, Thanks be to God, and calling to Mind my Mortality and knowing it's appointed for all men once to die, Do make and ordain this my last Will & Testament, and principally & first of all I recomend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it hopeing thr" Christ for its eternal Salvation, and my Body to ye Earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executrix hereafter named. And as touching Such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life, I give demise and dispose of the Same in the following Manner.
Impr. My Will is and I do hereby order that my just Debts and funeral Charges Shall be paid out of my personal Estate:
Item. My Will is that my Wife Martha Shall have the Improvemt and Income of the whole of my Estate both real & personal during her natural Life, and in Case of Need by Sickness or other adverse Providences her Circumstances Should be render'd Such as that the Said Income will be insufficient for her Comfort & Support my Will is that She dispose of Such part of the personal Estate as will be needful for her Support. And after my Said Wife's Decease, I give demise & dispose of my real Estate or ye Reversion thereof to my four Sons, Abraham, Iohn, Paul & Ebenezer in the Proportion following namely, to my Said Sons Abraham & Paul that part of my homestead Lands lying on the Northwest Side of the Country Road, and bounded Northeast by the Short Lands, North West by Iohn Milberry, and to run from the Said Lands by ye Said Milberry to a Gap in his Fence that crosses a path from Said Milberry's House to mine, and thence from said Gap Southeasterly to the End of my Partition Fence being a Stone Wall, and from the Northwest End of said Wall to run a Strait Line to ye High Way or County Road aforesd within Two Rods to ye Northeast or back Side of my House, and thence by the Said Road to the Lands aforesd together with that Island in the Barberry Marsh so called, which I purchased of Deacon Goodin to hold to them and their Heirs forever. Or in Case either of my Said Sons Abram and Paul should die leaving no lawful Issue then my Will, is the Survivor of them & his Heirs Shall Have the whole of that part intended for Such deceased.
Item. I give to my Said Sons Iohn & Ebenezer & their Heirs all the Rest & Residue of my Homestead Lands lying on the Northwest Side of the aforesd Road with my dwelling House Barn & all other Buildings thereon, or in Case either of my Said Sons Iohn & Ebenezer Should die leaving no Issue then my Will is Such Deceased's part Shall descend to his Surviving Brother and his Heirs.
Item. I give to my aforesd Sons Abraham Iohn Paul & Ebenezr and their Heirs all that my Ten Acres of Land on the Cape Neck so called on the Southeast Side of the aforesd Road together with all my Rights and Shares in the Lands now or lately called the common & undivided Lands in York aforesd with the Reversions and Remainders thereof to be equally divided to & among them or their Surviving Heirs
Item. I give to my Daughters Mary Hannah Sarah & the Children of my Daughter Lydia Decd and their Heirs all my Household Stuff Furniture and Utensils within Doors equally to be divided to them into four parts the Children of my Sd deceased Daughter to have one of them, except one Bed which I give to my Son Ebenezer with Bedding at my Wife's Discretion to be delivered to him at Such time as my Said Wife Shall see fit.
Item, I give to my Daughters Mary Hannah & Sarah five Shillgs each and to the Children of my Daughter Lydia Decd five Shillings to be paid them by my aforesd Sons in equal Proportion out of that part of my Real Estate I have given them respectively.
Item. I give all the rest & residue of my personal Estate as Quick Stock Utensils of Husbandry and whatever else is not hereinbefore disposed of to all my Children equally to be divided to & amongst them & their Surviving Heirs the Said Children of my Said Decd Daughter to draw one Share.
And I do hereby nominate & appoint my aforesd Wife Martha to be Sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testamt Hereby revoking & disannulling all other Wills, Legacys and Bequests by me in any Wise heretofore made, ratifying & confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal the Tenth Day of July in the 25th year of His Majts Reign Anno Domini 1751.
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Signed Sealed published pro- Abraham X Bowden (seal)
nounced & declared by the mtƒrt
Sd Abram Bowden the Tes-
tor to be his last Will &
Testamt in presence of us
after ye Words [from Sd
Gap] [to] & [to them]
were interlined
Saml Clark, Iohn Milberry
Iohn Swett
| Bowden, Abraham (I16623)
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In the Name of God Amen. I Abraham Bowden of York in the County of York & Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Husbandman, being weak in Body but Sound in Mind & Memory, Thanks be to God, and calling to Mind my Mortality and knowing it's appointed for all men once to die, Do make and ordain this my last Will & Testament, and principally & first of all I recomend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it hopeing thr" Christ for its eternal Salvation, and my Body to ye Earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executrix hereafter named. And as touching Such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life, I give demise and dispose of the Same in the following Manner.
Impr. My Will is and I do hereby order that my just Debts and funeral Charges Shall be paid out of my personal Estate:
Item. My Will is that my Wife Martha Shall have the Improvemt and Income of the whole of my Estate both real & personal during her natural Life, and in Case of Need by Sickness or other adverse Providences her Circumstances Should be render'd Such as that the Said Income will be insufficient for her Comfort & Support my Will is that She dispose of Such part of the personal Estate as will be needful for her Support. And after my Said Wife's Decease, I give demise & dispose of my real Estate or ye Reversion thereof to my four Sons, Abraham, Iohn, Paul & Ebenezer in the Proportion following namely, to my Said Sons Abraham & Paul that part of my homestead Lands lying on the Northwest Side of the Country Road, and bounded Northeast by the Short Lands, North West by Iohn Milberry, and to run from the Said Lands by ye Said Milberry to a Gap in his Fence that crosses a path from Said Milberry's House to mine, and thence from said Gap Southeasterly to the End of my Partition Fence being a Stone Wall, and from the Northwest End of said Wall to run a Strait Line to ye High Way or County Road aforesd within Two Rods to ye Northeast or back Side of my House, and thence by the Said Road to the Lands aforesd together with that Island in the Barberry Marsh so called, which I purchased of Deacon Goodin to hold to them and their Heirs forever. Or in Case either of my Said Sons Abram and Paul should die leaving no lawful Issue then my Will, is the Survivor of them & his Heirs Shall Have the whole of that part intended for Such deceased.
Item. I give to my Said Sons Iohn & Ebenezer & their Heirs all the Rest & Residue of my Homestead Lands lying on the Northwest Side of the aforesd Road with my dwelling House Barn & all other Buildings thereon, or in Case either of my Said Sons Iohn & Ebenezer Should die leaving no Issue then my Will is Such Deceased's part Shall descend to his Surviving Brother and his Heirs.
Item. I give to my aforesd Sons Abraham Iohn Paul & Ebenezr and their Heirs all that my Ten Acres of Land on the Cape Neck so called on the Southeast Side of the aforesd Road together with all my Rights and Shares in the Lands now or lately called the common & undivided Lands in York aforesd with the Reversions and Remainders thereof to be equally divided to & among them or their Surviving Heirs
Item. I give to my Daughters Mary Hannah Sarah & the Children of my Daughter Lydia Decd and their Heirs all my Household Stuff Furniture and Utensils within Doors equally to be divided to them into four parts the Children of my Sd deceased Daughter to have one of them, except one Bed which I give to my Son Ebenezer with Bedding at my Wife's Discretion to be delivered to him at Such time as my Said Wife Shall see fit.
Item, I give to my Daughters Mary Hannah & Sarah five Shillgs each and to the Children of my Daughter Lydia Decd five Shillings to be paid them by my aforesd Sons in equal Proportion out of that part of my Real Estate I have given them respectively.
Item. I give all the rest & residue of my personal Estate as Quick Stock Utensils of Husbandry and whatever else is not hereinbefore disposed of to all my Children equally to be divided to & amongst them & their Surviving Heirs the Said Children of my Said Decd Daughter to draw one Share.
And I do hereby nominate & appoint my aforesd Wife Martha to be Sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testamt Hereby revoking & disannulling all other Wills, Legacys and Bequests by me in any Wise heretofore made, ratifying & confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal the Tenth Day of July in the 25th year of His Majts Reign Anno Domini 1751.
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Signed Sealed published pro- Abraham X Bowden (seal)
nounced & declared by the mtƒrt
Sd Abram Bowden the Tes-
tor to be his last Will &
Testamt in presence of us
after ye Words [from Sd
Gap] [to] & [to them]
were interlined
Saml Clark, Iohn Milberry
Iohn Swett
| Wormwood, Martha (I16624)
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In the Name of God Amen. I Elizã Banks Widow, of York in ye County of York in ye Province of ye Massachusets Bay in N. E: being sick of Body but of sound mind & memory blessed be God Do make this my last Will & Testament.
First & above all I Comit my Soul into the Hands of my Redeemer whom I have Chosen & desire to love above all. & my Body I Comit it to ye Dust out of which it was taken, Decently to be buried: And as for ye small worldly Substance which I have by ye mercy of God I give it all to my beloved & Dutifull son Moses Banks who has taken faithfull care of me & been tender over me & his wife, who has been as a Natural Child to me. I need not express any particulars, they are so small: but all I can now lay Claim to of what kind soever in worldly Estate, I give unto my sd Son & Daughter in Law; He paying ye Doctr and Discharging all my Just Debts & Funeral Charges & paying unto my younger Son Aaron five shillings to my Daughter in Law, my late Husbands Daughter five shillings to my Daughter Mary five shillings To my Daughter Hannah five shillings. And I Do hereby Constitute & appoint my trusty & well beloved Son Moses Banks to be the sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament Revokeing all others, if Others there be In Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this Day of 1737. Annoque Rji Regs Grᶦ undecimo.
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Signed sealed Published Pro- Elizth Ò² Banks (seal)
nounced & Declared by sd mtƒrt
Widow as her last Will &
Testament in presence of
Wittness Beriah Young
John Leavit
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Stephen X Preble
mtƒrt
| Turbat, Elizabeth (I1189)
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In the Name of God Amen. I Elizã Banks Widow, of York in ye County of York in ye Province of ye Massachusets Bay in N. E: being sick of Body but of sound mind & memory blessed be God Do make this my last Will & Testament.
First & above all I Comit my Soul into the Hands of my Redeemer whom I have Chosen & desire to love above all. & my Body I Comit it to ye Dust out of which it was taken, Decently to be buried: And as for ye small worldly Substance which I have by ye mercy of God I give it all to my beloved & Dutifull son Moses Banks who has taken faithfull care of me & been tender over me & his wife, who has been as a Natural Child to me. I need not express any particulars, they are so small: but all I can now lay Claim to of what kind soever in worldly Estate, I give unto my sd Son & Daughter in Law; He paying ye Doctr and Discharging all my Just Debts & Funeral Charges & paying unto my younger Son Aaron five shillings to my Daughter in Law, my late Husbands Daughter five shillings to my Daughter Mary five shillings To my Daughter Hannah five shillings. And I Do hereby Constitute & appoint my trusty & well beloved Son Moses Banks to be the sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament Revokeing all others, if Others there be In Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this Day of 1737. Annoque Rji Regs Grᶦ undecimo.
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Signed sealed Published Pro- Elizth Ò² Banks (seal)
nounced & Declared by sd mtƒrt
Widow as her last Will &
Testament in presence of
Wittness Beriah Young
John Leavit
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Stephen X Preble
mtƒrt
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