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Stem. " give und der ise unto my beloved 1
7 son Jonathan Belcher and to his news & assigns for ever the full of his single portion in the whole of my real estate ( after my debts are all paid) to be set off to him in land ; in particular I verein ussign to him his heirs and assigns as aforesaid the western, part of my orchard bounded easterly with the ci.
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Joh to waw benjamin Javel ina! the sum of fire 1
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single Portion (after mi, 1dl. debts are paid) according es muy real estate shall be apprised on the riverLes 6
ihresaid shall be paid to the del. isen jamin travel 1 1
or the proper quadian of said encedren within two years next after the said estate smil in abbrized C with can fill interest for the same , to be paid { the person kevin appointed for that purpose and the said remainder of her single portion shall it 0
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Susanna Joven cleaned, the said benja, Javell
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Heather and every year during her natural uke. Item I give and cameath a my moved
daughter samman Koties the time of her single hoition in au real estate (anter in deuts une paid) as the same mall we arrived in the ponsard V reasons to be paid i new or the person haen allocated 1
the to wettin Tou years after the estate 4 aux be alfred, with kurfull interest for the same, provided the main survive me and the time of payment. But if the shall decease before wither and leave no children
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My love and respect to trein) The sum of fire
hounds in money to be paid to him at the time 1
above paid; and the remainder of her single portion that the would receive in care the had ved 1 thail we equally divided among all my Jan grand- 1
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" the we aving) quernej 1 said Kolin & Hannan (4).
1 1 security to The 2d. Mary, welcher to pay to ver the 1 Juin of twenty shillings a year year, and inthe 7
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Item. U give and devise to my beloved
daughter Many veronarde and to per news 1
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The life & The doors and stores reading thereto und 1
1 1、 Convenient room in the aler for things necessary io ve put themen during caen of our natural lives 1
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if the whole and way, and the most westerly xine
of both prices of wand are one continued start Line and governed opening through the middle of the 1
work of The stack of chemins which un divids Muy nous pour que, sand son tonathan's house L
1 and , to running the faire course each way from the
L house untill it comes to the wines of Oxford Butcher's 1 and ind the said two pieces of wand are bonded
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( 1) ferry à common use of the will of water and 1 1 "wirty to hass to and from saint vou for ever) 1.1 Pricewise i give as ayou said to said Many inclure My warn and the wand that it stands or und ine yard adjoining theuto wounded with sol. yard 1
fence as it now stands, also the com house is hereby given to her as aforesaid , all which is To 1 1
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be apprised by the persons aforesaid, and if the price
of them mail amount to more than her single
portion then the turpinsage 4 cm, ce) shall be 1 accounted is a part of the two aforesaw portions to be paid in money; and I hinvy grant, !!!;
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1 Benjamin Menards of said Storyntouhai (the husband) 7 if i; it. daughter in and to his new and assigns €
For ever two sixth parts of the whole of my real estate, over & above his wife's single portion as the 1
same thail be apprised in the ground persons to L is set of to him in land, to have and to hold the same whom this condition that we shall well and L
truly, how, or caust to be paid unto the heirs & lease representatives of it said Susanna Varral deceased and to the said Flavoran Adines in manner before Missed the full of each their single portions in L in the whole of my real estate (within two years after Ing istate mail we apprised) in money with canofull
interest for the same , all which he is hereby injoined to perform in order to intitu him to the wove said two with parts of my real estate: he is absolutely required to pay unto the said Mary Beichen the sum of twenty thinking; a year yearly and every year, during her natural life. 7
. Furthermore I give unto my said for in kow,
Benjamin Richards, my old dwelling house is a gift to him, not to be apprised with my other estate.
Item. Ily new in the meeting house I give indefinitely to all my news. 7
Item. I hereby appoint my beloved son, Jonathan Belcher, and my trusty son in law. Benjamin Richards to be the role Executors of this
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former wills by me made . 1
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he isthere whenof i have menuente jet 1 1 my hand and sea the day and year never Keit vi or write :.
Jeremiah Bücher
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Legnica, Heated, published and declared 2 the said fermian welcher to be his last wie to testament, in the presence of us who have inwhen 1
subscribed our names às intresses in y presence
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of the testator. Worth Dewins, Jacob Hausse, Mary Lovell . . Wir was fired in Decham, Februar, 6, 1776.
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191 Inventory, Appraisew were Bujan Barn: Richard Hirson fr. of Stoughtonhan, and Nathaniel Fisher of Stoughton. que proin fonation Becher for is improvement s. d.
of the meadow if last summer .
0-15-0
Sum old books. 0-7-10
Beads & bed furniture 10-17-4
Jacke coachs, toutes, pillow wears, Sc. 0-18-L
I looking glasses . 1- 8-4
/ old gun, Gold sadle & bridle. 1-C-6
byder casks, tubs, Kc. 1-1-10
Household utentials
19-13-8
Husbandry utentiale 5-6-0
Carpenters tools 0-15-6
192 The live stock.
S. d. 29-5-4
The hay & other fodder.
7-10-0 The corn & cheases. 5-1-0
The cyder. 1-6-8 12-0-0 Two notes of hand.
The whole of the lands veia minty acres &
one way, the windings included. 400-0-0
The sum total 497-7-6
There was a division made of the real estate. under warrant from Probate Court, One of the bounds is near a peace of meadow called ministerial meadow".
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Support Registry. 1779 VO. 16803
Nathaniel Corey, 1 7
Will.
In the name of god, Amen. The third
day of of December in the year of Our Lord ne Thousand seven hundred of seventy eight, I. Nathaniel boney of Storaitounam in the county 1 of rysports and state of the Massachusetts way 1 1 1 7 in New England Hioman), being sick & weak C
in body out of a sound disposing inund and emory ( versed in God for it). Therefore calling to mind the mortality of my vody and knowing that [ ] is appointed unto all men once to die, 1
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do make and ordain this my Last Will and 1 testament in the following manner ver Mapain, L and alist of in I give and recommend my soul 1 into The hands of you that have it, and my, vichy, L Evormend to the earth to ne acia in decent 1 christer cortar it the direction on uy inventors .tiene doubtine ait mat it é sindai resurrection
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mais receive the same again by the mighty flower
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1 with union it math his me, I que devise und dispose of the same as follows . -
1 mural villages und an iny just debts ve well ind 4
train, 'aid of my incuiont act of my personal
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( the remainder be paid out of my real estate. L
Item. ¿ què unto my, weil veloved wife
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) part of my dwelling house and barn and the 1 1 Sarah boney, the full and free use of the nie hais
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free improvement of one half part of the Cards on which they stand , which said lands are more fully described in the deed which I have given to my son Thos boney, also one third part of all my other lands that shall remain after my debts are paid; all which she shall have the free and full improvement of during her natural life : also I give to ver one third part of my personal istate to be 7 L
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tons, Kamery Authami Goren for boney , i 1
What Come; and thomas boney und to their new of istans for ever wild and the whole of my hands , not before disposed of 1
that man wiain der my debts are paid 7
und my personal state not before given) to
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we canail, divided among them for quantity
ind quality and I hereby injoin each 1
of them to pay the one fourth part of the following cancies in order to intelle each if this is the above donations, i
Item. I give to my daughter Abigail
100 Bulard the sum It ten hounds in money, to we hayd to ALL in my band sous in one . year after my decease, which with that the 1 1 Mas had is in full of ner portion in my estate
Item. I give to my daughter Mary Clark the sum of ten pounds in money to we paid to her in my said jours in one year 1
after my decease , which with that she has heretofore hand is in full o' ver portion in my estate.
Item. I give to my daughter Anna Richard's the sum of ten pounds in money. L to be paid to her on my paid your in one 1
1 year after my decease is the full of non
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1 1.1 i've to my daughter buzabeth Baker the sum of ten pounds in money to 1 1 we paid to her in my said your in one year L inter my deccare, which with that the has had
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Item. I give to una daughter Menetabel
Cover the sum of ten pounds in money to be 1
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1 utensils is are already provided for her ind that ?
Ihave we paridad out of my estate to make ner
cena with ner other sisters, shall be accounted .1 1
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Atom. I vive nato my two pandoradin,
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of five rounds in money to be paid to man of 1
them : what sun which with that which then ⑈ 1 mother has had is in full of their portion and to be hard To them in mu year inter muy decrase 1
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Item. I hereby constitute and appoint ny veroved wife Sarah boney and un true and trusty friend Deacon itumes Kingsorry of Media .
to be the Executors of this my rist will und testament
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hévier, rioting ile former véis vy une made, In titres where of i have nemcuento set my hand and sean the day and year heren list vegone written,
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1 1 signed, sealed, iilisted & declared on The said Nathanial boney to [] mis kast will and testament in the presence of us who have sobrerued our na us hercunto as witnesses in the presence of the testator. 1 1
1 124 , Evenezer Summer , Nathaniel Summer ,Sen. cine proved before thomas lusning, Audac of Rotate Court, March 12, 1779, at Boston,
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Suffolk Registry. 1781 No. 17569
David Wood.
Will
In the name of God, Ainen.
I David Wood, of Stoughtonham in the country of suffolk of state of Massachusetts
(Ban in New England, yeoman, being u
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of God of a found wind and understanding,
L 1 de consutute Très muy L'est Qué and de student and desire that it may be received is such. Imprimes. C' most humbly bequeathe me 1 soul to god my maker bereaching was most
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gracious acceptance of it through the mediation A & liens chest my Lord und Saviour, also im. only to the with whence it was taken in fran france of its résurrection non thouse at the 1 List Lay, nohero iny Geral may be managed with decency & prudence, it to my worldly istate with which god has been pleased to 1 - when me inter une, just debts are hard to 1 1 Muy inculois 1
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I will and vequeath to my
well beloved wife france wood the east comme un iny awarding house of the east bedroom adjoining, also two beds with 1 1
their furniture, and all the brass, tror,
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1 and the chair also one cow. 1
Him. Iwill and bequeath to my wife and to my for Hostina Wood one want ok 1
il my whole real estate gracht au devening house also half of my patting cow putting hogy store 1 pias, com, rie, Kodder in the barn, also way.
the farming utentials to be owned & improved 1 1
by them in point partnership - all the real 7 estate ilove mentioned given to my wife is to return to my tom fortuna at her decease on
it her marriage
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Item. I wine & vermath to my zon. David 1 wood the sum of twenty 24 pounds thirteen Wellnes A kon vence, to be paid according to We Value of money in the year A. D. 1794. 1
. mu hay to be paid Min in Der moutins anter 7
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my decease & the other way in six months anter sis mother's dec ,
Item. I will and vequeath to me, son Joshua 1
1 in addition to the above mentioned donation the 1 L Taik voor in ", during house with the Alle precies, isso the ved standing in said room with the furniture
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wise the two yourquet hisfers.
Stem. vier and varian To my son Hoschon
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Word the west end of me, devening house, into 7 7
1 ne peux on my real estate, de sé que part of me L
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vino one half of the fatting con Mogu, corn, re kodden in i vari Se. The inve mentioned donations
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my wife and son tortura mail pay or cause 1
to be paid unto Davaid Woord iforend the me 1 half of the forest sum of 20-13-4, and my son
oselin small hay or cause to be haid into my - son David i other half agreeable to the way, 1
L and manner above mentioned, and that notthe
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any part thereof without the consent of the
Mercien, i do nous, constitute Sappoint 1
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My wife , un sound wania word und Hosehen. 1 Woa Executor of this my best will and testiment. in untiers i nove nereto sitt my hand > read this sixteenth day of Oct2 Anno Domini 1780.
David wood
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signed scared, nonounced declared in 12 vivre named Dana Word to be mis ist wine & testament
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Suffolk Register, 1783 10.17924.
Thomas Randall.
Will
In the name of god, Amen. This
twenty fourth day of June in the year of ur diord ine thousand seven hundred und 1
diventy nine, J. Thomas Randal of the town of stoughtonnam in the country of suffoin and 1
1 state of Massachusetts way (yeoman) being 1 1
well as to rodiny health and of sound disposing
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und causing to mind The mortality of my
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vody and knowing that it w appointed unto 1
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une min nes to die do maine and ordain this my Last Wie and Vertamment, that is to pay. 1 Alist of wine d' recommend my pour to god who gave it, and my body to the cartin to be buried in corristian manner of ourier at the discretion - 1 of my executrix, nothing doubting but I shall
1 receive the same again in the resurrection in the monty power of god, And as touching such woulder, estate wherewith it hath pleased Fod To view me with in this life, I give and dispose 1 if i came in the following manner & form . 1 Inprimis. I'm will is that my funeral changes ind all in just deits be well and trung L haid in my iseentrip out of un personal estate, 1
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sie so much of my out lands not reven mentioned as to be suffisent.
Item . I give and vequeath to katharine, in 1 1 dearing beloved wife , the improvement of the whole of my homestead ist with the buildings thereou 1
with it whole of my stock of cattle of all kind, with all my household goods , ich harrel, farming L utensils deits and moveaire effects, during vier natural life.
Item. ( give to my veloved you Hoseth Randal, nis noir and assigns forever (after the decease of my beloved wife) a certain price of Land lying in my home not viz requiring at 1
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in a while-tree about twenty rods worth of my. 7
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-1 25 road, said free standing in i fence or is it and is marked with an 0 upon it, thence running a night line hararet with the northeast side line of said nome lot till it comes to the porwest and of said not, and said pièce contains about ninety seres (be the same more or less ) being. separated from if rest of said home lot by the L 7
wove said road & harald line the northeast side line ind northwest end eine being Known by sounds of said nome lot . Also I give to my son Josefin Randal a certain piece of cedar swamp which I purchased of Mr. Philip
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Kiscome , reference to the deed there of being had the Grounds may fully appear, and also a pièce of shrub plane xand lying between Billings old 1
road ( so called ) and the road that is now improved. Item. I give to my well beloved daughter Mary with her husband Royal Kollock during their natural wives the improvement of all the Land and priviledges thereon at my decease which I purchased of Alexander Know of Coventry, and after the decease of the said Mary & Royal Kollock, the east mentioned house, lands and priviledges shall be the role night & priviledges of their son Thomas Kollock his heirs and assigns forever, But If i said Thomas does die before his parents
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r it said there; > Royal or without heirs, then the 1 1
said and so purchased of said Herander with 1
Tre piriedges ivore said thail ve cavally 1 1 divided between of brothers and sisters of it said Thomas , in which house , Land & priviledges lie in Storcantounam about one mile of a half with-
west of my dwelling house. L 7
Also I give to my said daughter Mary & her
1 husband Royal Koblock the use and improvement of a piece of land, on wood lot, containing twenty ceres it is northernmost corner of the wood lot
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that purchased of Dorchester Proprietors which
land & wood shall be to and for use of and
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inprovement of the said Mary and Ional during
their natural lives and ever after to their heirs the children of i said Mary, to be divided in igual shares, to them, their weins or assigns. Item. Igive to my well beloved daughter
Katharine Reynold. during her natural upe und 7 1 to my well beloved son Benjamin Randal, his 1
news and assigns forever, after the deccase of my beloved wife , the remainder of all my home lot with the buildings thereon ind also a piece of cedar swamp adjoining to the upland of Zebulon Holmes and Benjamin travels , and also a piece of pasture and rying by land belonging to firen Swift late of Stoughton ham deceard to be divided in equal naives between 1
them; and at the decease of my beloved daughter. Outharine Reynolds , I give the whole of what 1 is hereis given nor to my beloved grandson 7 Benjamin Reynolds his heirs and assigns forever . Item. I qu'e to my well beloved daughter Elizabeth vertis her hair and issigns forever after the death of my beloved wife ) the whole of wie in our hands in Stoughtonham lying upon the westerly side of Norton old road, so called, that is not herein before given .
i. give to my well beloved -
daughter time Mann ner heirs and assigns Forever after the deccare of my beloved wife) L
The whole of ill any out lands in stoughtonnam
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1 lying when the castely side of Norton old road Do called) that is not newin before given . L
And i do never constitute matie and ordain catherine my dearly beloved wife my sore Executive of this my cast will and testament, and し ¿do hereby, utterly disallow, revolve & disannul we C.
and iver other former testaments, wieis legacies L requests und executors in me in any way? before named willed & bequeathed, ratifying & conforming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament. In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand I read the day & year above written. Thornas Randall real
signed, sealed, finished and declared
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lichounced in the said Itionas Kandal as 1 ni west wine and testament in the presence of ws the subscriber, Eroch Thewins , Derya Howins In- Experience Hewins.
Will probated April 1, 1783 in Boston, before Giver Wendell, Judge of Probate.
Katharine Randal, The widow, declined to be presenting. She also stated that the will left My my said husband the made with in honest und whright intention was ordered the whole of the household furniture and personal istate 1 1
to we sold to pay the debts of the vitate, which 1 is injurious to me and contrary to the laws of This state wohin attribute to his inadvertenty,
100 Benjamin Randall, ton of the deceased was 1
impointed administrator with the will annexed.
Inventory.
Appraisers were Dr. Samuel Henris , William Billing and baht. Edward Bridge Savele. €
His apparel & books. 9-12-0 Beding and furniture . 27-15-0
Faire immin & other sorts of 'unin. 4-9-0
Source plate.
9-15-0
Household intensivo. 20-18-0
Provisions in the house. 10-15-6
Altensies of husbandry. 3-5-0
L A quantity of hay & Klax. 1 1
3-10-0
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buon due un motés pron sundry persons.
47-4-1
Three cours.
14-2-0
Sip young cattle.
11-1-0
Five sheep & two lambs. 2-5-0
Three swine .
3-0-0
Here jese & four turken, 1-1-0
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A quantity of lumber I lew in the meeting insure. 1-0-0
3-15-0
173-7-7 About 45 views of land quien by will to! 1 the aldet is Yoselin Randai 1155-0-0 About 328 acres of und with the mullings given to the Id for, Benjamin Kandai und Katherine Keywords (45 daughter) 405-0-0 C About 110 acres of woodland quien to the
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sidest daughter, Buzabeth burtis. 00-0-0
About 80 ceres with the findings quien to
Mary Motiven the " davanter) 1 About 50 meses of wordsand given to
110-0-0
Ah Man (tre 3 danaliter).
35-0-0
5 acres of meadow in Jednain. 40-0-0
Appraised for 901-0-0 173-7-7
Filed Sept. 9. 1783.
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1074-7-7
There is on file an award by arbitrators respecting a dispute between Benjamin Kandal of the one part, and Philip Curtis clerks) Royale Polioch gentleman, voschi Randai yeoman) and Katharine Reynold widow use of theson und sind Mann of wrentham (inholder) of the other fart,
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The aviators were Hingamin thewind, Edward
Cuidar tave, britan Heuris, Samuel Hewins 1
hansician!, and Exiton racing; ist the award 1
1 is signed by the mist three naved only. The 1 1
iwird is that there be paid to + said benjamin Randan out of state of i said Thomas vrandar V
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decid. i win of the hundred Hurty eight 1 L
wounds Given inwings, including if sum of # 38-1-0
when the said ibeniamin Kandai paid for taxes to 1 1 7 1 alt. Enjan ishing for winin ne nath an avoucher, ) und i una of E10-i-8 for which he gave a vote 1 to Read Mr. Priech Curtis for Tares in behalf of 5 "is kather."
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Suffolk Registry. 1786. No. 18620.
Joseph Hewins.
Will
In the name of God , Amen . The sixth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred eighty one , I , Joseph Hewins of i town of Stoughtonham in the county of Suffolk and commonwealth of Massachusetts, Esg) being in health of body and of a sound disposing mind and memory blessed be god for it ), but calling to mind the mortality of my body , knowing that it is appointed unto all men once to die do make
230 and ordain this my Last Will and Testament And first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and my body 1
I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian vieriai, at the discretion of iny executor, nothing doubting but that at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty 1 1
power of god. And as touching such worden estate wherewith it was pleased god to tens ine in this life , I give , devise and dispose of the same 1 In the following manuel and form. Viz.
Inprimis . My will is that my funeral changes
and and un just deats ve weil and Truly paid out
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M hy versonal state; out in that should we insufficient,
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then I hereby impower iny executor to tell about twenty acres of sand lying between Exhalet Hodges Land and Eleazer Robbins Land , that is , to extend said Hodges northwesterly live straight across iny and to a range line, and to sell that part of my land that he's on the southeasterly side, if need be to pay any debts . But if not, then my will is that my three children hereafter named their heirs of assigns share share the said land equally. Item. My will is that my executor shall faithfully perform unto my beloved wife Deborah Hoewins every part of the agreement that was made
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