one barton family.net's Genealogy Project: Samuel Drake b. 15 Dec 1717 Hampton, New Hampshire, British America d. 3 Jan 1786 Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

1717 - 1786 (68 years)

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Name	Samuel Drake
Birth	15 Dec 1717	Hampton, New Hampshire, British America [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Will	11 Dec 1752 [5]
	In the Name of God Amen I Abraham Drake of Hampton in the Province of New Hampr Yeoman being in good Health -- Imprimis I give and Bequeath to my Beloved Wife Theodate the East End of my Dwelling house where we now live During her Widowhood -- I also give her to her own Disposal all the Moveables in my Said house Excepting my Guns I also give her Yearly & Every Year During her Widowhood Six Cord of fire Wood ten bushels of Indian Com two bushels of Wheat & Barley -- two bushels of malt -- on[e] hundred weight of Pork One hundred Weight of Beef -- two barrels of Syder Six pound of Cotton Wool -- and Six pound of Flax to be found & Delivered to her by my Son Samuel Drake And it is my Will that he my Said Son Samuel Should find my Said Wife two Cows & Six Sheep and keep them for her Winter & Summer During her Widowhood also that She Should have a horse to Ride to Meeting On, to be found her by my Said Son Samuel All which is in Lieu of her Right of Dower or power of thirds -- Item I Give & Devise to my Son Abraham Drake all my Land & Meadow Ground that I have in the first North Division and my two Shares of thatch Ground to hold to him his Heirs & Assigns -- I also Give him my best Gun and one Iron Chain -- Item I Give & Devise to my Son Samuel Drake the East End of my Dwelling house when my Said Wifes Interest therein is determined as aforesaid also the South Chamber in the West End of my Said house -- And all my Land & Meadow Ground Belonging to my homestead with all Buildings thereon Standing And all my Land in Timber Swamp Belonging to the Second Division and all my Land lying in the fourth Division so called and all my Salt Marsh at the Hop Ground so called And three Pieces of fresh Meadow all Lying at a Place called the Fresh Meadow And my Interest in that Saw Mill that Stands On little River to hold to him his Heirs & Assigns -- I also Give to my Said Son Samuel One half of my stock of Cattle and it is my will that he Should have two cows more than halfI also Give him all my horses Sheep & Swine and one Gun & all my husbandry Tools -- Item I Give & Devise to my Son Simon Drake One whole Right in Chichester in Said Province being Originally ofme -- And a Small Piece of Salt Marsh lying in the Glade so called to hold to him his Heirs & Assigns -- Item I Give & Devise to my Son Thomas Drake one whole Right in Chichester aforesd being Originally of Capt. Thomas and one half of a Right in Said Chichester originally of Coll Weare And a Piece of Salt Marsh lying in the Spring Marsh aforesd to hold to him his Heirs & Assigns Item I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Page twenty Shillings New Tenor Bills of Credit to be paid by my Son Abraham Drake Item I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Theodate Sanborn twenty Shillings New tenor Bills of Credit to be paid by my Said Son Abraham Item I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Sarah Bachelder twenty Shillings New Tenor Bills of Credit to be paid by my Said Son Samuel Item I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Mary Marston twenty Shillings New tenor Bills of Credit to be paid by my Son Samuel aforesd Item I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Abigail Taylor twenty Shillings New tenor Bills of Credit to be paid by my Said Son Samuel Item I Give & Bequeath to Abigail Drake Daughter to my Son Abraham fifty pounds Old Tenor to be made Equal to the present Value to be paid by my Sons Abraham & Samuel Equally between them Lastly my Will is that my Said Son Samuel Drake Should pay all my just Debts -- And that he should Receive all the Debts Due to me for his own use And that my Funeral Charges Should be paid by him Out of that Part of my Stock of Cattle that I have not herein before Disposed off --- And after the Same is paid the Remainder of Said Cattle I Bequeath to my aforesd Sons Simon & Thomas to be Divided Equally between them And in Case my Aforesd Son Abraham Drake Shall be Contented with what is herein given him my Will is that he Should be free & Clear from paying that Bond which he give me in the Year 1741 And I do hereby Ordain & Appoint my Sons Abraham Drake & Samuel Drake Joint Executors of this my Last Will & Testament. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the Eleventh Day of December in twenty Sixth Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Britain &c Annoqu Domini One thousand Seven hundred and fifty two. Abraham Drake Role: Executor
Death	3 Jan 1786	Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States [2, 4]
Person ID	I13214	Duane's Ancestors
Last Modified	14 Dec 2008

Father	Abraham Drake, Jr., b. 19 Dec 1688, Hampton, Dominion of New England, British America d. 13 Apr 1767, Hampton, New Hampshire, British America (Age 78 years)
Mother	Theodate Robie, b. 5 Dec 1691, Hampton, New Hampshire, British America d. 12 Apr 1783, Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States (Age 91 years)
Marriage	2 Jan 1711/2	Hampton, New Hampshire, British America [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Family ID	F4632	Group Sheet \| Family Chart