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Richard Martin, on June 21, 1679, also subscribed to the foregoing, it being considered by him a rational demand.
Har. Simonds, on June 24, 1679, "being more principly concerned in my honrd fathers estate," also subscribed.
Mr. Daniell Epps and Mr. Jon. Emerson, in behalf of them- selves and the rest of the children of Samuell Simonds, Esq., late deputy Governor, deceased, who are interested in their father's estate, moved the court not to settle the estate until they could be heard, which motion was granted. These records were ordered to be entered in the Salem court records.
D. Epps' petition, dated June 27, 1679, to the court: that he was desired by the rest of the "fraternity" to enter a caution about the estate of "our honrd. father, Samuell Sy- monds," the administrators appointed not having yet given bond, although the estate was appraised at 2,500 pounds and the bond being 1,000 pounds, requests that he be appointed to take an inventory of the estate, said Symonds having been deceased eight months, and their brother Wm. Symonds hav- ing died about one month since. Also the administrators should make a return of the estate for the payment of the funeral expenses, according to his will, the court at Boston having empowered him to do this. Court granted the petition and he was to return an inventory to the next Ipswich court .*
Richard Norman, Capt. More, Mr. Lattamore, Nathll. Ingerson and Goodman Edmonds had their licenses renewed for the year.
Mr. Croad's license was renewed until the next Salem court.
Mr. Haskett, Mr. Jon. Higgenson, Mr. Maverick, Capt. Wm. Browne, Capt. Jon. Corwin, Mr. Jon. Gidney, Mr.
*Petition of Daniell Epps.t
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Lindall, Mr. Bowditch, Mr. Ben. Geerish, Samll. Shattock, sr., Richard Rease, to his own fishermen, Mr. Phillip Parsons, per gallon, John Petherick, Mr. Nehemiah Willowby and Capt. Samuell Ward were licensed to retail strongwater out of doors.
Court ordered that if Joseph Gatchell paid 3li. before sun- set, he should be dismissed from prison .*
Return of the tythingman of Beverly: Jon. West, Tho. Woodbury, Zacha. Herrick, Edw. Dodg, Antho. Wood, Hen. Baily, Jon. Lovet, jr., Jonathan Boiles, John Benett and John Herrick.
Benjamin Chadwell dying intestate, administration was granted to Elizabeth, the relict, who brought in an inventory.t
*Warrant, dated 26 :4 :1679, for appearance of Joseph Gatchell and wife Bethia, signed by Hilliard Veren,# cleric, and served by Thomas Hokkng, who had searched diligently for Bethia but could not find her within the bounds of Mar- blehead.
Petition of Joseph Gatchell:# that he was shut up in prison with a fine to pay and his poor wife at home, "and concernes at home in ye way of his calling as for matter of much worke engaged unto divers of his good Customers & if being shutt up here in this noysom place not fitt for a christian man to breath in will not onely greatly damnifie yor poor petitioner as to ye getting of anything for ye releif of himself & family & dissobling of his Customers; but also assuredly hazard ye health & life of yor poore petitioner; it being impossible that any humane creature should endure to liue in so pestiferous a stinke," etc.
¡Inventory of the estate of Benjamin Chadwell, lately deceased, taken June 17, 1679, by John Newhallį and Samll. Cobbett:# the Dwelling house and Barn and 4 Acres of Land adjoyning thereunto, 65li .; five Acres more of upland, and nine Acres of meadow, 70li .; A Bedstead and bedding belong- ing thereunto, 3li. 10s .; in Linnen, 5s .; two small potts and pot hooks and a Tramell, 14s .; an old warming pan and fry- ing pan, 2s .; In Peuter and a smoothing Iron, 5s .; cradle, a small Barrell and other wooden ware, 7s .; foure pound of toe yarne, 5s .; A sow, 12s .; Linnen wheel and a woollen wheel, 6s .; total, 141li. 6s. Just Debts: for an Acre of mead- ow (taken into the inventory) morgaged for 4li. 11s. in mony; an Acre and a quarter of upland or thereabout taken into the inventory, that was made over for ye widows present supply
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The estate was to remain in the widow's hands for the bringing up of the children until they come of age, and if any estate then remain, it should be divided, half to the widow and half to the children.
The will* and inventory of John Pearson were proved upon oath of Wm. Cowdry and Jeremiah Swayne, and administra- tion was granted to Maudlin, the relict, and John Pearson, his son.
received in mony, 5li .; two Acres and a half of meadow mor- gaged to John Newhall for 7li. in money, which 7li. was re- ceived by Benjamin Chadwel; to John Newhall, 2li. 5s. 6d. in mony; Thomas Newhall, 1li. 3s. 9d. in mony; John Tar- box, 15s. in mony; Eliezer Lynsee for the Country Rates, 1li. 4s. 11d .; James Walls, 9s .; Elisabeth Engolls, 10s. in money; Thomas Laighton, 3s .; Joseph Armitage, 5s .; Sam- uel Hart for setting up new fence, 1li. 10s .; Mrs. Hauthorn, 16s .; total 25li. 13s. 2d.
*Will of John (his mark) Persson, sr., dated Apr. 19, 1679: "secondly My will is That My Deare & Louinge wife Maudlin shall haue the hole Improuemente of || all || the Land & Catell that I haue in My hands, and of the orcherds & Meddows and all houshold stuf with in dores and all Impelments of hus- bandery with out dores 3 I giue unto My Sonn John Persson all the farme that I now Liue uppon with all the Medowes Belonging Thearunto Excepting Twenty Ackers of the upland, which Twenty ackers of upland I giue unto My Daughter Sarah and to her Cheldren And if euer My Daughter Sarah hath a mind to sell this Twenty Ackers of Land They shale sell it to none But to My Sonn John or to his Children, they giuing for it soe mutch as Tow Indiferent Men shale Judge it to be worth which Twenty Ackers shale Leye as followeth: beging at the heighwaye and soe a longe By the Line that Runnes bettwen goodman Poles Lande and Mine 4 I giue Unto My Daughter Sarah and to her Cheldren Tenn Ackers of Meddow Leying in the great Meddow, tow Ackers of this Meddow is now in the handes of Edward Tayler and I giue it to you at his deaseas further More I giue Unto My Daughter Sarah and to her Cheldren A parssell of Land Bee it More or Less that Leyeth Beyond Ipswidg Riuer at the head of Red- ding Boundes that was somtimes Richard [Hordwels?] and a parssell of swampy land Leying in the great swampe fiue Ackers or thear aboutes
"I giue Unto My Daughter Marey Burnap and || to || her Cheldren Thirty Ackers of upland Leying Betwen the Landes of Jonathan Poole and Robarte Burnap be it More or Less further More I giue Unto My Daughter Mary Burnap A
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parssell of Land forty Ackers or ther abouts Leying near to the Land of Mas. John hauke or Adjoyning to it and to her Chel- dren further More I giue Unto My Daughter Marey Burnap and to her Cheldren Tenn Ackers of Meddow tow Ackers of it Leyinge in the wigwam Meddow and eight Ackers Leying in the great Meddow 6 I giue Unto My Daughter Bethia Carter And to her Cheldren A parssel of Land Leying in Redding Boundes eighty Ackers or thear abouts with the Medow Belonging thear Unto and Eight Ackers of Meddow Leyinge in the greate Meddow further More I giue unto My Daughter Bethia Carter Three pound A year yearly to Be payd to her during her naturall life Twenty shillinges a yeare in Monies of it to be payd to her By My Sonn John Persson or By his heires excecutors or Administrator or Assignes prouided That the Land and Meddow That I haue giuen to her and the Three pound a yeare doath not Amount to Aboue one hundered pounds 7 further more I giue unto My Sonn John Persson a peese of Cedor swamp that was the widdow Dustins that Leyeth in the Cedor Swamp in the Boundes of Reddinge further More I giue Unto My Sonn John Persson An Acker mor or Less an Acker of salte Marshe that Leyeth in the Towne Marshe att Linn, with the Remaynder of the Thirty Ackers of Meddow that Leyeth in the great Meddow to him and to his Children And all the Landes & Meddowes that I haue giuen to him shale be to him and to his Children and to his Childrens Children foreuer And further More all the Landes & Meddowes That I haue giuen to all the Reste of My Children shalbe to them and to ther Children & to ther Childrens Children for euer But in Case My Children or Childrens Children shale see cause out of som nessesary Tey of Concienc shale see Cause to Remoue Ther habi- tasion that this will of Mine shale not tey them But that then they Maye Sell ther Landes 8 My will is that My Daughter Sarah Tounsend shale haue the use of halfe the Barne which they are Capabell of getting one for them selues further More I giue Unto My Daughter Sarah Townsend the use of the Tow peeses of Meddow That Leyeth within the farme for fiften year after the Date hearof And My will is that the Landes And Meddow that I haue giuen to her And the Rente of theas tow peeses of Meddow shale bee Made up one hundred pounds "9 My will is that My Daughter Marey Burnap that the Lands and Meddow that I haue giuen to her and her Cheldren shale bee made up one hundren pound 10 I giue unto My Deare wife Maudlin The Time that I haue in My Seruants that is yet Remayning to serue further More 11 My will is That My Sonn John Persson shale Improue all the Land and Meddow for My wife Maudlin his Mother for her use hee hauing one halfe of the Increase for his paynes And Care,
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John Persson is to haue John Lilly at Comand for to help him for the Improvement of the Land 12 further More My will is That the three score Ackers of Land That Leyeth Beyond Mas Dillingams Meddow shalbe sould for the use of the famely as My wife Maudlin shale see Cause 13 further More My will is That the Thirty Ackers of Meddow in The greate Meddow that I haue giuen to My Children shale equally Bee deuided amongste || them || according to each mans propor- tion 14 Lastly My will is That none of all the Landes and Meddowes That I haue hear in this My will giuen to my Cheldren shale not Bee Theirs untill After the death of My Deare wife Maudlin Persson." Wit: William Cowdry* and Jeremiah Sweyen *.
Inventory of the estate of John Persson, taken May 14, 1679, by William Cowdrey*, Thomas Bancrofte* and Han- aniah Parker :* the housing and homstead Land and Meddow, 500li .; Thirty Ackers of upland called Newels Lott, 36li .; forty Ackers of upland By John haukes, 30li .; one Acker of salte marche, 5li .; Thre score Ackers of uplands in the woodes, 16li .; Thirty Ackers of Meddow in the great medow, 120li .; Tenn Ackers of Land beyond Ipswidg River, 5li .; eighty Ackers of upland beyond Ipswidg River, 25li .; a parssel of Meddow in the hundred Ackers, 18li .; five Ackers of wett swampe, 3li .; tow Ackers of Meddow in the wigwam Med- dow, 5li .; A parssel of Cedor swamp, 5li .; Three horses, 4li .; fower oxen, 20li .; fower Cowes, 15li .; yonge Cattell, 9li .; 14 sheep and nine Lambes, 6li .; fower swine, 2li. 10s .; fether bead, Rugg, boulsters & pillowes, 5li .; coverled & a bead & 2 flock pillowes, 2li. 3s .; another Bead & boulster & blancket, 1li. 5s .; sheets and Tabel Linnen, 6li .; puter one & other, 2li .; Brasse, 1li. 10s .; In Iron, Thre pots and a fring pan, 1li. 15s .; Milke vessels, Trayes, dishes & spones, 1li. 15s .; Andianers, 2 spits, driping pan and Iron back, 2li. 10s .; Tram- els, fire pan, Tonges and smothing Irons, 15s .; Tabels, Chayers, a setell, Cushins & a fourme, 2li. 10s .; Armes, 2li. 10s .; Chests and Boxes, 1li. 8s .; woolen yarne & Linnan Cotten yarne, 4li .; Cider Caske, 3li .; chees Toub, poudering toub & meash tub, 15s .; wheels and cards, 1li. 5s .; glasses and erthen ware, 6s .; Books, 2li .; Cartes, plowes, chaynes & howes, 4li. 12s .; Beetel Ringes, wedges, Iron morter, 1li. 5s .; Iron Crowes, a spade and shovell, 1li. 8s .; a fann, winow sheete and Mesures, 17s .; scales, wayts and sives, 15s .; Axes, forkes & sikels, 10s .; carte Rope, sadel and pillyon, 1li. 15s .; sithes, sheep sheeres & a hamer, 15s .; Creditt, 7li .; Three yards of Carsey, 1li. 10s .; his waring Aparell, 10li. 10s .; total, 897li. 19s. Debts owing, 7li.
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Sarah, relict of Samuell Mansfeild, was appointed adminis- tratrix of his estate, to settle according to an agreement made by her consent with the parties subscribed, and she also brought in an inventory .*
*Nuncupative will of Samuell Mansfeild, who died of the smallpox in Lynn, dated 20 :4 :1679, given into court by Nathaniel Bersherm, t Sarah (her mark) Mansfeild, Thomas Laughton,t and Andrew Mansfeildt. He left a wife and three children, the eldest of them being a son, also a father, and the widow had a father living. The nearest relatives agreed to leave the division of the estate for the benefit of the widow and children to Mr. Thomas Laughton, sr., Andrew Mansfeild and Nathaniell Barsham, which they divided in the following manner: the inventory amounting to 154li. 8s. 6d., and the debts amounting to 17li. 4s. 7d., there was remaining 137li. 3s. 11d .; to the widow, a third of the estate, 45li. 14s. 8d .; to the son Andrew Mansfeild, four acres of upland, adjoyning westerly along his grandfather Mansfeilds house lott & three acres of salt marsh in Rumnye marsh adjoyning, northerly uppon his grandfathers marsh & seauen pounds fourteen shillings & eight pence to be paid by the estate in the widows hand, 45li. 14s. 8d .; and the two daugh- ters twentye two pounds 17s. 4d, per peece out of the estate in the widow's hand, 45li. 14s. 8d. The widow was to have the whole estate for the children until they became of age, but if the widow died before they became of age, they were to have their portions. The dwelling house and land were held as security for the portions, the widow to keep the house and fences in good repair. "Samll. Mansfeild, deceased gaue unto his father Andrew Mansfeild his son Andrew aboue mentioned & this was done as his last words on his death bed: & his wife the widdow & her fereinds consenth therunto untill hee come to the age of twenty one years & that his said father Andrew Mansfeild, accepts of him & ingageth to bring him up at his own charge."
Inventory of the estate of Samuell Mansfeild of Lynn, who died Apr. 10, 1679, taken by John Newhallt and Robt. (his mark) Rand: His dwelling house, orchard & land adjoyning the house & 4 acres of marsh, 94li .; 2 cowes, 6li. 10s .; 2 two year ould heifers, 4li .; 1 year old heifer, 1li. 6s .; 1 Horse, 4li .; 6 ewe sheepe, & 3 Lambes, 2li. 14s .; 5 yong swine, 2li .; two Hives of Bees, 10s .; pistills & houlsters, 1li. 15s .; Back sword & belt, 9s .; Cuttlaste & Belt, 18s .; a gun scorer, 1li. 5s .; a sadle & Croop, 15s .; a bridle, 4s .; a pillion & pillion cloath, lli .; wearing Apparrill, two hatts & stockings, 3li .; 11 yards
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Susan, relict of Phillip Harden, was appointed administra- trix of his estate. The whole estate was to remain in her hands, only 20li. at her decease was to be paid out of the estate to Jane, their only child .*
of woollen Cloath, 1li. 18s. 6d .; 3 Coverlids & 3 blanckitts, 3li .; 3 pare of sheets, 1li. 10s .; a bed, boulster & 3 pillows, 2li .; Bedstead, Curtains & Vallens, 1li. 16s .; A pare of Boots, 16s .; a loome & weaver's tackling belonging, 3li. 19s. 6d .; 2 chests & a box, 7s .; a table & cradle rug, 8s. 6d .; sheers & stooles, 5s .; An Iron pott, 2 puter dishes, a chafin dish, tinn ware, earthen ware, glass, 1li. 12s. 6d .; a table Cloath, 2 shurts, napkins, towells & a Lether Apron, 18s .; a frying pan, a pare of tongs, an axe, an hoe, 10s .; a raiser hone, 6s .; siser, 6d .; 2 sithes, & tackling, 10s .; wool, 10s .; wool, 10s .; Lyning yarne, 1li. 10s .; a reele & wheele, 10s .; a Loome, Lathe & blocks, tridles & stretchers & irons belonging to it, 2li. 5s .; 2 pare of temples, 2s .; a pare of Blocks & wheels, 1s. 6d .; 2 pare of shafts, 2s .; 2 sydar barrills & an Hamer, 7s. 6d .; sum Lumber, 6s .; a pare of scales, 1s .; woolen yarne, 9s., 10 dozen of buttons, 5s., 2 Lamps, 2s., halfe a cover lid, slea & Harnis, 19s. 6d .; a sheep rack, 5s .; a rave, 3s .; a shutle, 2s .; an ould slea, 3s .; a forke & rake, 2s. 6d .; 2 ell sleas & harniss belonging to them, Ili. 10s .; 1 yard slea for carsye & harnis belonging to it, 8s .; 2 sleas for Lyning & harnis for ym., 10s .; total, 154li. 8s. 6d.
*Will of Phillip Herding,¿ dated Nov. 5, 1678: "I giue unto my Loueing wife Elisabeth herding all the Lower Roomes of my house with the appurtinances thereunto Belonging Item I giue to my Daughter Jane herding all the upper Roomes with the appurtinances thereunto Belonging to Be Equally Shared Between my wife & my Daughter: of the Chamber and if my Daughter will not Repaire that Share of my house giuen her then my will is that she shall not Liue In it: till her mothers Discease: and then I doe giue it to my daughter and her heires for Euer Item I make m' Ambrosse gale my whole Executor to Se this my Last will and testament per- formed." Wit: John Eyrest and George Freshwatr.t
Inventory of the estate of Philip Harding, late of Marble- head, taken June 23, 1679, by Richard Normant and James Dennes:f a house and garden plot adjoyning, 40li .; Bed- stead, bed and furniture belonging, 6li .; Two iron pots, one iron kettle & one brass kettle, 1li. 6s .; one cupboard, one table & five joint stools, six chairs, 1li. 11s .; peuter platters and basons and a peuter pott, 2li. 10s .; three chests, 15s .; old suit of cloths, two hats and six cushions & pr. andirons, t Autograph. # Autograph and seal.
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The will and inventory* of Thomas Cole were proved and allowed.
Sarah, the relict and administratrix of the estate of Capt. Wm. Hathorne, presented an inventory,; and the whole estate was ordered to her own use.
Nathaniell Hunn dying intestate, administration upon his estate was granted to the relict, who brought in an inventory.} Court ordered the estate to remain in her hands for her and her children's use.
1li. 10s .; three sheets and six napkins, 15s .; a desperate debt of 34li. 5s. due from Laurence Barnes.
*Inventory of the estate of Thomas Cole, taken Apr. 20, 1679, by Hilliard Veren, jr.,§ and Richard Croade:§ a dwelling hows wth about an acker of Land adjoineing pt. of wch being ye Land Abra. Cole built 2 howses, & out howseinge, 50li .; a tenn acker Lott lying in ye Northfeild, 30li .; fower Cows, 10li .; two swine, 1li .; old cask, a chest & other Lumber in ye chamber, 10s .; 1 fether bed wth ye furnitture, 4li .; 1 old trundle flockbed, 10s .; 1 cubbard, 10s .; 1 Chest, 5s .; 2 brass kettles, 1li .; 2 Iron potts, 10s .; 3 puter dishes & smal parcel of Erthen dishes, &c., 10s .; 1 old table, chairs, formes & belos, 5s .; Pott hangers, 1 pr. old Andirons & tongs, 5s .; 1 old bras pott & skillit & spitt, 3s .; 2 bushels of Indian corne, 4s .; 1 old scith, 2s .; some other old Lumber not valeuable; total, 99li. 14s. The estate in Debt to sundry persons about 12li.
fInventory of the estate of Capt. William Harthorne, taken by Thomas Stacey and Resolved White,§ and brought into court by Sarah Harthorne§: A Bead and Beading belong- ing to itt, 6li. 6s .; curtings, 1li. 10s .; and Cushings, 15s., 2li. 5s .; Tabell, Stulls, carpit and Chayers, Ili. 18s .; 2 Chests, 2 littell Trunks & 3 Boxes, 2li. 4s .; plate, 3li. 10s., A parsell of puter & Brasse, 4li., 7li. 10s .; A parsell of Arthing waer, 1li. 10s .; A parsell of Iron waer, 5li. 10s .; Books and Lining and some other things, 19li .; Cash, 4li. 6s., 204 gall. of Rume 20d. per gall., 21li. 6s .; molossus, 4li., a pece of salt mash, 7li., 11li .; A Cowe, 2li. 5s., A maer, 20s., 3li. 5s .; A case of Bottils, mor- ter & pesell, 14s .; Beadstead and some small Caske, 12s .; Shuger, 12s., parsell of woden waer with 2 whells, 1li. 17s .; Debts due to ye Estate, 12li. 9s. 11d .; allsoe due from the Country in mony, 5li .; total, 102li. 8s. 11d. Allsoe halfe of a farme lyeing about Groaton not yet pryzed. Debts due from the Estate, 59li. 8s. 5d.
#Inventory of the estate of Nathaniel Hunn, taken by Richard Croades and Robert Kitchen§: One feather Bed & § Autograph.
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Nathan Parker dying intestate, administration upon the estate was granted to Mary, the widow, who was to have the whole estate for the education and bringing up of Mary, the daughter of deceased. The daughter was to have half the estate at age, and the house and land were bound for security .*
The willt and inventory of William Allen, brought in by Elizabeth, the executrix, were proved and allowed.
furniture, 7li .; one Chest of drawers, 2li .; one Chest & box, 15s .; small chest & Two -, 18s .; fower Chaiers, 8s., 2 Iron -, 1li. 8s .; one frying pann, 1li. 2s .; one Skillett, one & fire shovell, 5s .; one p and Irons -, 10s .; one Spitt & 2 ham - - & Smoothing Iron, 8s .; 2 Candlesticks, three
-, 5s .; One Trundle Bed, 2li. 10s .; five baskitts & 2 pailes, 9s .; peuter platters, 1li. 15s .; One Spining wheele, 3s .; Linen as Sheets, Napkins &c., 5li .; Rumm Barrells & wooden ware, 6s .; Debts oweing, 6li. 18s. & debts due, 6li. 5s .; his wearing Cloathes, 2li .; Two bibles, 5s. each, 10s .; total, 27li. 12s.
*Inventory of the estate of Nathan Parker, who deceased Apr. 6, 1679, taken by Wm. Chandler# and Stephen Grenlefe, sr .:¿ house & halfe an Acree of land, 70li .; about five Acrees of marsh meadoe ground, 19li .; a mare, a cow, 4 sheepe and 3 lambs, 10li. 10s .; three swine, 30s., wearing apparell & sum Linen, 7li. 10s., 9li .; beding, bedsteads and sheetes, 11li. 6s .; Iron Cettles, pott and tramell & small skellett, 2li. 5s .; bridle, sadle and pillion, 1li .; peuter, glass bottles and bookes, lli .; working tooles, 3li .; a gunn, snappsack, bandelers, pouder hornes, pouder, 1li. 15s .; Chestes, table and boxes, chaires and lumber, 3li .; bedstead, sledd and reele, 1li .; tennant saw & a long percer bitt, 10s .; due to him uppon severrall Accounts, 28li .; total, 161li. 6s.
Debts 13li., making total, 148li. 6s.
¿The will of Willallam (his mark) Allen, sr., of Manchester, dated June 7, 1678: "Imprimes I doe make my wife Elezebeth Allen my full & Sole execcuter of all my lands & goods duereing her life & after ye deth of my wife to be dissposed in maner & forem as folleth yt is to say I give to my Sone Samuell ye remayner of ye five & twenty acer lott which he all redy poses- eth yt is to Say ye uplands & ye sheare of ye fresh medow belonging thereunto I give to my too Sonns onesephoras & Willam Allen my wholle fifty acer lott wth all ye devissons & apurtenances belongin to it wth ye propriety of all commons devidded & undevided belongin to it & an acer of Sallt marsh at ye lower end of my orchard yt I purchased this I give to my too Sonns onesephoras & Willam Allen to be equally devided betwene them booth after ye deth of me & my wife & it is farther to be understood yt as my Sone onesephoras hath
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Vinson Galishon dying intestate, Richard Reefe was ap- pointed administrator of the estate, and an inventory* brought in was allowed.
hallf an acer in present poseson joyning to his hows yt lyes in my orchard Soe my Sonn willam Allen to have hallfe an acer joyning to his hows in ye Same maner In wittnes where of I ye Said Willam Allen have put to my hand." Wit: Thomas (his mark) Jonnes and Samuell Friend.t
"The Widow Allen Testifieth That her husband William Allen deceaced gaue his Sonne Samuell more then he gaue his other Sonnes thes things following & that therefore he gaue him not A double Portion first at his first mariadg or before helpt to buld him An house Secondly he gaue him Thre Cattell one After Another Thirdly he hath bin helpfull unto him Cince as he Could."
Inventory of the estate of William Allen, who deceased Jan. 30, 1678, taken at Manchester, Feb. 17, 1678, by Thomas Westt and John Sibllet: hows & land wth all ye medow belongin to it, 140li .; fivetene acers of upland lying in ye bounds of Beverly joining too ye great pon called Wenam pon, 20li .; Two oxen, a cow, two hyfers, too shepe & a horse, 18li. 10s .; Bed wth beding & other howsholld stufe, 8li .; total, 180li. 6s. 10d .; to be abated for the loss of horse & cow, 6li.
William Allin, sr., Dr. unto Phillipp Cromwell, 2li. 16s. 4d .; to Jon. Cromwell, 12s. 5d .; dated June 25, 1679.
Jno. whytingt certified, June 23, 1679, that "William Allen, deceased, his estate stands debtor unto my Master Capt. Georg Corwin, 8li. 1s. 9 1-2d."
William Allin of Manchester, debtor to Henry Bartholmew, 6s. 6d .; to William Browne, sr., 7li. 16s. 3d.
*Inventory of the estate of Vinson Gallison, taken Dec. 6, 1678, by Moses Mavericket and Samuell Morgan:+ 1 paier of boots, 8s .; 1 cap cloth coat, 10s .; 2 parsells of Lien, 5s .; 1 whiett wastkoat, 4s .; 1 old shirt and drauers, 3s .; 2 whiett neckloths, 3s .; 1 blue shirt, 1 whiett ditto, 7s .; 1 red wastkoat and drawers, 12s .; 1 cloth Coatt and Sarg briches, 12s .; 1 old hatt, 4s .; total, 3li. 8s. Due from Richard Reaf for a months servis, Ili. The sd. Vincent Gallison Dr. to Mr. Rich. Reefe reckoned with him while he was alive, 2li. 17s. 6d.
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