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Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 3, leaves 24, 30, 38.
ESTATE OF MILES WARD OF SALEM .*
Margret Rix, sometime wife of Miles Ward, deceased, brought in 17: 7: 1650, a writing of his subscribed by Jo. Browne and Joseph Grafton; and also an inventory of 108li. 3s. 6d., subscribed by Edmund Battar and Jeffery Massy. She was appointed administratrix. The estate was to be di- vided as follows : To the eldest son, 10li., to the eldest daugh- ter, 10li., and 10li. each to the two younger, the parents to have the use of that of the two youngest for their bringing up until they are of age. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 3, leaf 25.
Inventory of the estate of Miles Ward of Salem, with debts receivable and payable, related by himself in Virginia, 3: 1: 1650 :- to Joseph Grafton and John Browne. Debtors in Virginia to Mils Ward.
Thomas Tenny, tob. 0100
Goody Hamond, tob. 0200
John -ton, tob. wt. Cask 0300
* See also Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex Co., Mass., vol. 3 (1913), p. 458.
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To Mr. Sheaffe according to his book
To Mr. Walker acording to his booke
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To Mr. Usher
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To Mr. Burt for shooes
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To James Browne
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To Mr. Curwin according to his book
To Mr. Price according to his book
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In England, 40li. 'given by his father as a legacy to be paid to said Miles Ward by his brother, which he bequeathed to his four children. The proceeds of two hds. of tob. shipped aboard Mr. Fenn's vessel, to return to his wife at Salem, and three hds. of tob. shipped by John Browne and Rich. More to New England for his wife to dispose of; also three bags of tob. and two sides of pork, four sides and five roles of tob. from Goo Hamond and Tho. Tally, all to his wife, to whose care he committed all things. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leaf 115.
ESTATE OF THOMAS COOKE OF (IPSWICH ?).
Rachell, wife of Thomas Cooke, deceased, sometime "in- habiting" at Ipswich, brought in 17: 7: 1650 an inventory of the estate of her late husband. He left no will and she was appointed administratrix. Salem Quarterly Court Rec- ords, vol. 3, leaf 26.
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Inventory taken by William Bartholmew and William Varny. Debt from Mr. Batter of Boston, 20li .; a cow, 5li .; in goods, 5li .; total, 30li .; debt of John Gorames at the Iron Works, 5li. 8s .; more found since in goods, 5li. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leaf 116.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM BELLINGHAM OF ROWLEY .*
"I william Bellingham being at this time very weake in body, but of perfect memory doe thus make my last will & Testament. ffirst I doe Comitt my soule into the hands of God through the alone merritts of Jesus Christ Item for my outward estate, I doe will that my Debts be paide, as I haue formerly ordered, that is to say that John Smith haue the little heifer at merimacke; & the rest in Corne; for John Aslet, if it appeare vpon reckoning that I doe owe him any thing I will that it be paid in Corne according to or agree- ment. ffor Hugh Smith that he be paid partly by the hire of his Cowe, & the rest in Corne accordinge as we agreed, Mychaell Hopkinson in beading & Corne. Richard Holmes for Merimacke ffence, is to be paid in Corne, for fencing the vpper lott he is to be paid in Corne & beading. Mr Broughtons father in law Demandeth three pounds of me, but he must make it appeare to my Executor before it be paid, ffor Mr Rogers he hath my filly & her fole for Seuen pounds which I ought him, & nine pounds more which I owe him, he is to be paid out of my Cattle. Item I will that whatsoeuer is due to me from the Towne shalbe remitted, & is giuen by me, Toward a Comon Stock for the Towne. Item I doe freely giue to my Seruant Jeremy Northende fowre pounds whatsoeuer other Small debts doe really appeare to be due from me to any man, I will to be paide out of the rest of my goods. Item whatsoeuer time my man Jerimy is to serue I will that he shall Serue that time wholly to mr Rogers, to whom I doe giue him ouer, & his Care, Item I doe giue to my loueing ffreinde m" Thomas Nelson my Smallest byble which was my wiues, Item I doe giue to m' Rogers my golde ringe which was my wiues, Item I doe giue to Jeremy my man two Cloth Suites, a white one & a browne, Item I giue to Marget Crosse my ould wt Cloth Coate. Item I giue Eliz: Jackson mr Rogers maide twenty Shillings. Item to william Hobson fiue shillings & as much to Hannah Grant.
* See also Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex Co., Mass., vol. 2 (1912), pp. 360-362, 367, 395-401.
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Item I will that after all my Debts be paide the whole re- mainder of my goods, Lands & whole estate be giuen, & I doe giue it to my loueing Nephew mr Samuell Bellingham, & this my last will & Testament I doe Confirme with my owne hand & Seale."
William Bellingham.
Witness: Ez: Rogers( who writt this), Tho: Nulson. Copy of will, Ipswich Deeds, vol. 1, leaf 83.
Proved 24: 7: 1650. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 21.
ESTATE OF ANTHONY SADLER OF SALISBURY .*
Administration on the estate of Anthony Sadler granted 1: 8: 1650 to his wife Martha Sadler. Ordered that ten pounds be reserved out of the estate for the use of the child she was with, she to use it for the bringing up of said child. John Cheiney, sr., surety. Hampton Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, leaf 22.
Inventory of estate of Anthonie Sadler, Sallisburi, taken 20: 4: 1650, by Edward ffrench, John Cheney and Sam. Winsley : his wearing apparrell, 4li. 10s .; a musket, band- elers ånd sword, 1li. 10s .; a great and a small bible, 15s .; 1 bed bowlster, 1 pillow, 1 rugg, 1 coverlett, 3 sheets, 1 blan- kett, 4li. 5s .; 1 small table, 6s .; 2 chests, 8s .; 1 bedstead, 8s .; 1 Iron pott, 6s .; 1 frying pann, 2s. 8d .; 1 brass skillett, 4s .; 4 peces of pewter, 10s .; 4 trayes, 2 payles, 1 seive, 5s .; 1 axe, 1 how and other Lumber, 6s .; 2 cowes, 10li .; 2 twoe yerelings, 5li .; 1 calfe, 16s .; 1 sowe, 8s .; 1 pcell of land, 5li .; debts due 21li. 10s .; towe and cotten wooles and 2 yards l[i]ninge, 1li .; total, 57li. 9s. 8d. Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 24,489.
ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER OSGOOD OF IPSWICH.
"I Christopher Osgood of Ipswich beinge weake in body but of perfect vnderstandinge & memory doe Comitt my soule into the hands of my redeemer, & Concerning that little Es- tate the Lord hath lent mee this is my last will & testament, first I give unto my eldest Daughter Mary Osgood ten pounds to be paid her or her assignes at her day of marriage, and to my other three Daughters Abigail Elisabeth & Deborah,
* See also Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex Co., Mass., vol. 1 (1911), p. 279.
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five pounds to each of them to be paid to them and euery of them at or upon their respectiue dayes of marriage. And to my Sonne Christopher Osgood I doe give my house and lands to haue & enioy the same at the age of two & twentie yeares, And my will is that my beloued wife Margery Os- good shalbe the sole executrix of this my will & to enioy the pffit & benefitt of my estate duringe the minority of my Children as abouesaid. And lastly I doe request and desire Mr John Norton, and my ffather Phillip ffowler to be ouer- seers that this my will be performed according to the true intent thereof. in witness heereof I haue subscribed my hand the nineteenth day of Aprill 1650." Christopher Osgood.
"I doe also desire our respected Major to a Joyne with Mr Norton & my ffather."
Witness: Nathaneel Mather, Joseph Rowlandson, Daniell Rolfe.
"memorandum which was forgotten my will is that my eldest Daughter marry not without the aduice of my wife & the Consent of my ouerseers, & that my younger Daugh- ters marry not without the Consent of their mother & the advice of the ouerseers if it may be had, and that their seuer- all portions be paid unto them when they shall attaine the age of twenty yeares if they be not marryed before that age." Christopher Osgood.
Proved 10: 8: 1650, by Daniell Rolfe. Copy of will, Ipswich Deeds, vol. 1, leaf 76.
Petition of Margery Osgood, widow, of Ipswich for a greater portion of the estate of her husband, than by will is given to her. Oct. 16, 1650, ordered that the business con- cerning the estate be referred to Mr. Samuel Symonds, Maj. Denison and Mr. John Norton, and to put an issue there- unto, keeping as near to the will as may be. Mass. Bay Colony Records, vol. 3, page 217.
Samuel Symonds, John Norton and Daniel Denison hav- ing considered the case, make the following alterations in the will: the eldest daughter instead of 10li. mentioned in the will, to have 8li .; the second daughter instead of 5li., to have 4li .; the eldest son to have the house and land and pay the two younger children when they shall be eighteen years, 4li. each. Dated Dec. 15, 1650. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 1, leaf 104.
ESTATE OF HUGH BURT, JR. OF LYNN.
"Memar Random I Hew Bort doe freeley make my wife
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full exseckter. and I giue vnto hear my holle estat and I giue all soe my my House and land to my wife During hear life and after hear Deseese the house and land to falle to hear 2 Children and all soe I freely lefe my tow Chilldren to my wifes Disposing acording to hear Discresion all soe if my wife be with Chilld yt Chilld to haue a Equll porsion with the other tow all soe I giue to my 2 Chilldren the holle estat that is left mee by my vnkell in Eingland after my ants deseese and for the seeing to hit to be parformed I haue mayd Choise of 4 to ouer see hit for the youse of my Chill- dren my father Bort and Nathanell Hanfort and John Dea- kin and Edward Bort theese 4 I haue mayd Choise of to ouer see this estat wich is in Eingland for the youse of my 2 Chilldren." [No signature.] Proved 31: 10: 1650, by Hugh Burt, sr. and John Dea- con. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leaf 118.
Inventory of estate of Hugh Burtt, jr., of Line, taken 8: 8 : 1650, by Nathaniell Handforth and Robert Pepper : House and land belonging, 22li .; one hefar & to yearlinges year & vantag, šli .; one Cowe, 5li .; to hoges & to pidges, 2li. 8s .; his beeding, blanketes belonging thereunto, 3li. 8s. 6d .; in whearing aparell, 6li. 8s .; in lienin, 2li. 16s .; in putar & poutes, 2li. 4s. 9d .; muskete, sword, cerbine & other armes, 2li .; powdar, boulates & snapsake, 3s. 6d .; 2 Chestes, to bokes & tabell, 1li. 11s. 8d .; Cheares & stoulles, 4s .; trayes, tubes, akes, spade & other toules, 1li. 3s. 2d .; one ladar, 3s. 4d .; old ireren, 6d .; in fleekes, 5s .; 8 load of hay, 4li .; in Corne, wheat & other Englesh grane, 1li. 1s .; 30 bushelles of ingen Corne, 4li. 10s .; oeing to hem the sume of 18s. 6d .; to bibelles, 10s .; total, 65li. 15s. Debts owed, 20li. 8s. Laid out for his burying, 1li. 10s. 9d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leaf 119.
ESTATE OF PHILIP VERIN OF SALEM.
The will of Phillip Verin of Salem, deceased, not proved by witnesses, but with consent of all legatees in the country whose names were subscribed to it, it was allowed 2: 11: 1650. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 3, leaf 29.
ESTATE OF EDMUND LEWIS OF LYNN.
"Line the 13th of the 11mo 1650 memorandum that Ed- mund Lewis beinge sicke & weake but of perfecte remem- brance doe make & Confirme this my laste will and testy-
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mente as foloweth firste my will Is that my land att water- towen shall be sould & thatt my eldeste sone John Lewis shall have A double portyon & yt the reste of my Children namly the fiue youngeste to haue euery one of them A licke portyon of my estate. Secondly my deare & Louinge wife to have the thirds of All my whole estate 3 I desier that my wife may have A cow over & aboue towards the bringine vpe of my youngeste Children 4 my desires Is my wife to be my whole Executor to dispose of my body & goods ackordinge to my will 5 my requeste to my sone John Is to giue his mother a Cow to hellpe her towards the bringine vpe of my youngeste Children 6 my requeste to my sone Thomas Lewis Is to giue his mother halfe of his sheepe to helpe her as Aforesaide 7 my desire & meninge is that the Cow I aske of John & the sheepe I aske of Thomas Is of them that they now have in theare possesion. Allso my requeste is to Thomas Austines to be my supervisor to assiste my Lovinge wife." Edmund Lewes.
Witness : John Deakin, Edward Burchum.
Proved 25: 12: 1650, by Edward Burcham and ordered that the children shall have their portions paid them at the age of twenty one years. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leaf 120.
Inventory taken 12: 12: 1650, by John Deakin, James Axey, Edward Burchum and William (his |X| mark) Til- ton : One payer of oxen, 13li .; one payer of oxen, 14li .; fouer workinge Steares, 24li .; one too year ould heffer, 3li .; six shots, 3li .; one heffer, 2li .; too milch kine & a Calfe, 9li .; thre yearlings, 5li .; fouer wether sheepe, 2li. 16s .; fouer ewe sheepe, 6li .; thre lames of this yeare, 1li. 6s .; hay, 2li. 10s .; too littell harrowes, 10s .; one plow wth coulter & share, 6s .; one cheane, 2s. 6d .; one payer of ould wheles, 10s .; A carte & draughts, 1li .; the waine, 1li. 10s .; an ould plow, 2s. 6d .; too yockes, 6s .; one bede with the Furniter, 3li. 3s .; one bed with the Furnituer, 1li. 1s .; purse and aparell, 2li .; five pil- ow coverings & five napkins, 18s. 6d .; a table cloth, 2s .; a bedsteade, 5s .; a chiste, 3s. 4d .; thre wheles & too litell Chayers, 10s .; In yaren, flax & wooll, 1li. 17s .; In wheate, 10 bushels, 2li .; In Oats, 1li. 7s .; a fan, 3s. 4d .; too sithes & fouer hooks, 9s .; thre score bushels of Indyan Coren, 9li .; a sword, belte & bandelears, 12s .; too muskets & too rests, 1li. 16s .; A foulinge pece, 1li. 6s .; too small gunes, 16s .; A Cettell & too Iern pots, 14s. 8d .; A grid Ieren & a Iern kettell & a ould postnett, 6s .; peuter, 10s .; a frying pan &
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a hooke, 7s .; too trayes & a meale sive & other lumber, 11s .; thre axes, too wedges & a drawinge knife, augers & a hand- saw, 11s. 8d .; too drinke barells, 3s .; a bibell, 8s .; A churen, a bottell & a littell tube, 5s .; A pece of Lether, 6s .; too tubes, a brake & a crackell, 7s .; total, 122li. 7s. 6d. Debts to be payd that is owinge, 7li. 6s. 1d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leaf 121.
ESTATE OF JOHN CROSS OF IPSWICH.
"To All vnto whom these prsents may Com: Know yee: That I John Crose of Ipswich Being in pfect memory doe make this my last will & bequest: first I bequeath my body vnto the earth vnto Christian buriall, & my soule vnto God, by & through the Lord Jesus Christ: in whom I doe Confi- dently expect saluation : Secondly I doe bequeath of my estate as ffolloweth : As first I bequeath vnto Anne my loue- ing wife my gray meare, & one horse of twoe yeare old & vpwards of a ronesh Culler with a whitesh face & wall-eyes, And also one brind Collered Cowe of three yeare old, & also an other Cowe that Marke Symens shall leaue: (hee haueing taken his two Cowes out) & also two black steeres of a yeare old & vpwards: & also two bull Calfes of this yeare: And Also I giue vnto my said wife all my household stuffe (ex- cepting onely the second best bed, with what doe belong vnto it) & also I giue vnto my said wife the Income & benifitt of one hundred pounds for time & terme of her life: Secondly I giue vnto my Daughter Hanna my second-best bed with what doe belong unto it (excepted as abousaid) And also I giue unto my said Daughter one horse of a sanded graye Coller of two yeare old & vpwards: & also one meare Coult of this yeare: & one black horse Coult of this yeare : & Also two Cowes now in the hands of mr Coffen : & Also two heifers of a yeare old & vpwards in my owne hands: And also I giue unto my saide Daughter my feirme with all my other ground & nine Cattle now in the hands of Thomas Ellethrop as Appeareth by an Indenture beareing date the one & thirtie day of the eight mº one thousand six hundred & fifty, (ex- cepting onely for what is to be paid for building & repations of the said feirme) And also I giue unto my said Daughter after my wifes Decease one hundred pounds (the which my said wife is to haue the benefitte of for terme of her life as is aboue said) But in Case my said Daughter doth depart this life with out Issue leaueing behind her, then my will
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is to give the saide hundred pounds to the Towne of Ipswich to be & remaine towards the maintenance of a free schoole for euer: the which is to be ordered & dissposed by the officers of the Church of Ipswich for the saide worke as is aforesaid. And my will further is to make my loueing wife, & my loueing frend william Inglish my executors : moreouer my will is Concerneinge the farme & stock now in the hands of Thomas Ellethrop: bequested to my said Daughter as aforesaid : that if my said Daughter should Depart this life before she be married, Then my will is that my said wife shall haue the benifitt of the said farme & stock for terme of her life : & then my said wife shall haue powre to giue & bequeath the one halfe of the said farme & stock, & the other halfe I then giue to the Towne of Ipswich towards the main- tenance of a free Schoole, Answerable as is the hndred pounds aforesaid : & my will further is to make my loueing & trustie ffreinds mr william Paine & william Howard my superuisers & feffees in trust to this my last will & Testa- ment whom I doe inuest with powre for the dissposeinge of my estate Answerable to this my said will: And I doe hereby intreate my welbeloued & much honered ffrend mr John Norton to aford his aduice & Counsell in the dissposall of my said Daughter in a way of marryage: unto this my last will & testament I doe heereunto sett my hand & seale the first Day of Nouemb" 1650."
John Cross
Witness : Beniamin Muzzie, Elisabeth (her mark) How.
"memorand that I John Crosse of Ipswich Doe by these presents Confirme this my last will & bequest, as it is on the other side expressed; onely with this addition or Alteration : as followeth (first) that when the lord shall please in mercie to take me vnto himselfe, I doe bequeath my said Daughter Hanna Crosse vnto the Care & trust of my said executors & superuisers to be disposed of as the Lord shall direct them or the mager pt of them: for her well-being. And also for the disposeing of her said estate, to her nessesary use An- swerable to her degree: & not otherwise That soe the saide estate with the income thereof may be kept together for the further benifitt of my said Daughter, to be delivered vp unto her, & her husband at her day of marriage. (Second- ly) I doe hereby request my said executors & supuisers that they will aforde their aduice & Ceare vnto my said Daughter in her dissposall in a way of marriage: & that my said Daugh- ter shall not Joyne her selfe in a way of marriage without
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the Councell & Consent of the said mr John Norton of Ips- wich Aforesaid whose faithfullnes I doe not in any measure question : vnto which, as an addision vnto my said Will I- do heere unto sett my hand: Dated the 30th Day 9th mº: 1650."
John Cross
Witness: Robert Lord, Marke Simonds.
. "memorand that wheras I John Crosse of Ipswich haue made this my last will & Testament and disposed of my estate as is therein expressed: & least that my said estate should Come short in respect of Charges & expence growing And some small debts which I was not priuie vnto, my will therefore is that when the seuerall legacies be taken out of my said estate, & what there will be then wanting to pay such Debts as shall be Justly Due: the same shall be taken out of the Cattle giuen & bequeathed to my said wife & daughter (an equall proportion) to pay such debt as shall be then due as is aforesaid, witnesse my hand Dated 18th Day 10th : mº 1650."
his mark John Cross.
Witness : Robert Lord.
Proved 25: 1: 1651, by Benjamin Muzye, Elisabeth How, Robert Lord. Copy of will, Ipswich Deeds, vol. 1, leaf 112.
Inventory taken Dec. 10, 1650, by Richard (his mark) Kemball, sr., and Robert Lord: Wearing apparell, 4li .; a featherbed & boulster & an ould coverlet, 5li .; a flockbed, 1li .; a bed floks & feathers together, a fether bolster and a tike, 2li. 14s .; 2 prs. of Red blanketts, 2li. 14s .; 1 large yarne couerlett, 1li. 8s .; 3 feather pillows, 12s. 9d .; 3 Cur- taynes, 1li. 4s .; 3 Chests, an ould trunke & ould bordcloth, 1li. 8s .; in pewter, 2li. 10s .; in Gally potts & drinking pots, and holand juggs, 10s .; 3 silluer spoones, 1li .; 3 dozen & one silver butons, at 5s. per oz., 6s .; 31 yards of cotton & lenen at 16d., 2li. 1s. 4d .; a Cubord cushen, 6s. 8d .; musket, sword & bandeleors, 1li. 2s .; 5 ould axes, a wedg & other ould Iron, 1li .; a pr. of Andirons, 12s .; 2 pr. of tonges, 3s .; a tosting Iron, 2s .; a paniell and bridle, 7s .; an ould Joyne chayre with a couer, 4s .; 2 hoggsheds, a bucking tub, 2 keel- ars, too ould poudering tubs & 1 ould tub, 16s .; a saw, a spit, a garden rake & an ager, 6s. 8d .; a chirne, a payle & 2 lether bottells, 7s .; 2 kettells, 2 candell sticks & a chafen- dish, a skimer & a basting ladell, 3 spoones, 1li. 15s .; 2 little
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brase potts, 2 posnetts, 1li .; a diping pan, 2 sives, 4 boot- hauches & 1 lanthorne, a glas case, 12s .; 2 spades, a pillion, a basket, 6s. 8d .; 3 cushens, 6s .; 2 pitchforkes, 4li .; lead- wayte, a grinston, 3s. 6d .; 5 pr. of sheets, 2li. 5s .; a diap. short board cloth, 3s. 4d .; a pr. of ould holand pillowbeers, 5s .; 3 corse pillowbeeres, 4s. 6d .; 6 ould corse napkins, 4s .; Corse board cloth, 4s .; a bedsted & a trundle bed & bedlyne, 16s .; 2 trayes & a stocklock & a battelor, a runlet & dressor kneding trough, 10s .; a linen wheele, a flasket & a paile, woole & hempe, 8s .; a pr. of shoes & a pr. of bootes, 12s .; 7 cheeses about 40li., 3 quarters of a firkin of buttar, 1li. 18s. 6d .; a warming pan, 6s .; a sadell, 10s .; a syd & halfe of porke, 10s .; 1 graye mare & a colt of almost 3 y : of a ronish coular, 26li .; 2 cowes, 10li., 2 steeres, 1 year & van- tag, 15li .; 1 horse sanded graye of 2 yea., 2 colts, 24li .; 2 cowes & 2 heifers, yea. & vantage, 15li .; 7 cowes & 2 steers of 3 & vantage, 45li .; the farme, 100li .; in debts, 111li .; 2 small hogs, 1li. 12s .; total, 382li. 5s. 2d. Severall debts oweing wch. yet appeares not. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 41.
The court 28: 7: 1652, interprets words in John Crose's will, about paying debts between mother and daughter, to mean that they shall be shared equally. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 31.
ESTATE OF THOMAS BARKER OF ROWLEY.
"I Thomas Barker of Rowley, in Newenglande though at prsent weake of body, yet of good vnderstanding, doe or- daine & make this my Last will & Testament. ffirst I doe Comfortably giue up my Soule into the hands of God through Jesus Christ in whom I doe trust that I shall haue a Joy- full resurrection. And I doe abhorre all the errors & Blas- phemies that doe abounde in these dayes, against the said resurrection & the holy Scriptures. Inprimis for the bless- ings of this life which God hath giuen me I doe giue to or reuerend Pastor, mr Ezekiel Rogers, my young mare, he paying out of it A Cowe to the Stock of the Towne of Row- ley to be disposed of by the Elders & Deacons. Item I giue to my Deare Sister Jane Lambert one Ewe Sheepe. Item I giue to Thomas Leauer & his wife one Ewe sheepe. Item I giue to John Johnson two pounds: To Elizabeth Johnson one pounde. Item I giue to Thomas Lambert Sixty pounds or the one halfe of my Lande, wth ten pounds: whether of
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these my wife seeth meete: And my meaning is that if he haue the halfe of the Lande, that the dwellinge howse & Barnes & other housing are excepted, with all the yards & lands betweene the Streete & the Brooke. Item I doe giue to my wellbeloued wife Mary Barker my Dwellinge house, Barnes all the rest of the housinge & yards as before excepted. Item I doe giue to my saide wife, Mary All my Lands & priviledges therto belonging in Rowley. Item I giue to mary my saide wife all my Goods, houshold Stuffe, Cattell, money or whatsoeuer is mine my Legacies & debts being discharged. Item for the time when Thomas Lambert his aforesaide portion is to be paid, my meaning is, that it be paide him at the Age of one & Twenty yeeres. but if he the saide Thomas Die before the Age of one & twenty yeeres, my will is that the portion to him bequeathed shallbe divided among all his brothers & sisters, Jonathan haueing a double share, & the rest equall. Item I doe giue to my beloued Brethren Thomas Mighill, & mathewe Boyes, each of them forty shillings. I doe make my Deare wife mary my sole Executrix of this my last will & testament. And or Loueing Pastor, Thomas Mighill our Deacon, & mathew Boyes ouer- seers of the same. In witnesse wherof I doe here sett to my hande & seale."
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