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Copy of inventory presented 30: 1: 1654: in Lande about sixteene acers lying in Wenham late purchassed of Samuell Kent, 6li .; in lande at Chebacco falls about seaven Acres, 5li .; halfe a Mare & halfe a Colt, 20li .; in bookes & other goods, 10li .; total, 41li.
Copy of will and inventory, Ipswich Deeds, vol. 1, leaf 161.
ESTATE OF RICHARD HOLLINGSWORTH OF SALEM .*
Administration on the estate of Richard Holingworth, granted Mar. 28, 1654, to the widow Holingworth, Capt. William Hathorne, Mr. Henry Bartholomew and Thomas Wilks, all of Salem. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 45.
* See also Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Es- sex Co., Mass., vol. 1 (1911), pp. 349, 350, 359.
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Mr. Henry Bartholmew brought in an inventory of the estate of Ric. Hollingworth, sr., 27: 4: 1654. Salem Quar- terly Court Records, vol. 3, leaf 72.
Inventory of Richard Hollingworth of Salem, taken 26: 3: 1654, by Walter Price and Samuell Archard: One dwelling house, an outhouse, and one aker of Lande, 24li .; 4 ten aker lotts on darbie fort side, 12li .; one aker and half of land on the neck neare unto Tho. Picktons, 15s .; 2 akers of lande bought of Mr. Steevens, 2li .; a Cowe, 4li .; 20 akers of lande given by the towne, 1li .; a greate ketch on the stocks, 130li .; a lighter on the stocks, 18li .; a lesser ketch on the stocks, 7li .; 7 loode of timber on the keye at 8s. p loode, 2li. 16s .; 6 loode of sawne timber at 10s. p loode, 3li .; 35 C. of oake plancke at 12s. p C., 21li .; 585 foote of pine plancke at 10s. p C., 2li. 18s. 9d .; trunnells, 1li. 4s .; 400 of inch boords, 1li. 2s .; 966 foote of oake boords at 7s. 6d., 3li. 12s. 4d .; 487 foote of inch and half at 9s., 2li. 3s. 10d .; 3 barrells of Tarr, 3li .; more 536 foote of oake plancke at 12s., 3li. 4s. 4d .; 784 foote of pine at 10s., 3li. 18s. 6d .; a Rudder and keele stem and sterne post for a boate, 1li .; in kettles, potts and a scillett, 2li .; tubbs, 12s .; a frying pan, 2s. 6d .; trenchers, 3s. 3d .; earthen potts, 18d .; a pitch pott, 14s., pails, 12d., 16s. 6d .; pewter, a bras Candlestick, a mortr and spitt, 1li. 16s .; 13 tubbs, a Joyned stool and a forme, 1li. 4s .; 6 Chaires, 12s., andirons, 3s., 15s .; hakes, tongs, grediron and fire shovell, 10s .; 2 Chests and a settle, 1li .; one side Cubberd and box, 18s. ; one bed, 2 blanketts and 2 pillowes, 5li .; 3 pr. of Sheets, 40s., a trundle bedsteed, 3s., 2li. 3s .; 3 pr. pillow beares, 12s., a warmeinge pan, 6s., 18s .; one bed steed and Curtaines, 20s., a looking glass and brush, 2s., wearinge apparrell, 4li. 10s., 5li. 12s .; 2 wheeles and a cheese presse, 6s .; 6 napkins, 2 table clothes, 10s., a bed, 2 pr. blankets and bedsted, 2li. 10s .; tooles, Iron Ringe bolts and gin Ropes, 2li. 10s .; a whipsaw, 2 gins and a Rope, 1li .; old Iron, 20s., a drippin pan, 12d., 1li. 1s .; Thomas Warner of Cape Porpus, 1li. 5s .; Jo. Deale of desperatt debt, 5li .; Majr. Sedgwick, "li .; John Hudson, 20li .; Francis Hudson, 5s .; more 1,000 of oake plancke in the woods, 3li. 15s .; for hewen timbr lyinge on the deputie's farme, 3li. 15s.
Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 131.
Depositions made in Salem court 30: 4: 1654, concerning the estate of Richard Hollingworth. William Hollingworth deposed that he heard his father, Rich. Hollingworth, often
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say that the house in which he dwelt was his son Richard's, and that he had given it to him in consideration of work.
Susanna Hollingworth deposed that her husband, Richard Hollingworth said, "I will build another for my wife and myselfe to dwell in."
Nathll. Pickman deposed that Rich. Hollingworth, de- ceased, said to him that the house on the south end of the lot that was by Mr. Corwethin's house in Salem he had given to his son William Hollingworth, and the house he lived in to his son Rich. Hollingworth, and a parcel of land at Darbie fort side near Mr. Frend's lot, whether 10 or 20 acres, he could not tell. The deceased wished him to build him another house that summer. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 3, leaf 76.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM VARNEY OF IPSWICH.
Administration on the estate of William Varney, intestate, granted Mar. 28, 1654, to his widow, Bridgett Varney. He left three sons and one daughter. Ordered that the eldest son have 8li. within three months, and the other children 4li. each at the age of twenty-one. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 45.
Inventory of the estate of William Varney of Ipswich, taken 1: 1: 1653, by George Gidding and John Cogswell: 2 flock beds and flock boulster and 2 pillows, 2li. 10s .; 2 blan- kets, one sheet & other beding, 1li. 12s .; his weareing aparell, 3li .; bushells of wheat, 15s .; 2 bushells 1-2 of Indian corne, 8s. ; in lumborments, 5s .; in axes and tooles, 15s .; a brase pot & frieing pan, 11s .; houses & land, 25li .; in cattell, 22li .; in bookes, 6s. 8d .; total, 57li. 2s. 8d. Debts owing from the estate, 6li. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 132.
ESTATE OF JOHN COOLEY OF IPSWICH.
Administration on the estate of John Cooley, intestate, granted Mar. 28, 1654, to the widow, Elizabeth Cooley. The children were three daughters, who were to receive 6li. 13s. 4d. each within three months after demand. Ipswich Quar- terly Court Records, vol. 1, page 45.
Inventory of the estate of John Coolye of Ipswich, de- ceased, taken Mar. 14, 1653, by Edward Browne and Robert Lord: House & ground about it, 10li .; 6 acres of planting land, 8li .; 2 cowes, 2 heifers, 1 too year ould & one yeare
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ould, 21li .; 2 shotes, 1li .; one Fetherbed & boulster & floke boulster, 3li .; 2 pillows & one ould flock pillow, 10s .; pr. of ould blanketts & ould rugg & one better Rugg, 1li. 10s .; 1 paire of ould curtayne & valiants, 15s .; one ould bedsted & straw bed, 4s .; a trundle bed, 5s .; 2 pr. of ould sheets, 15s .; pillow beeres, 12s .; 1 table cloth, 4 napkins & a towell, 10s .; 2 ya : hempen cloth, 3s .; all his weareing aparrell, 8li .; 2 ould chests, 6s .; in pewter, 1li .; 2 settells, 2 Skilletts, 1 morter & pestle, 1 brase chafen dish & skimer, 1li. 6s. 8d .; a warmeing pan, 6s. 8d .; one Iron pole & frying pan, dripen pan & a pr. of pot hookes & a tramell, a greediron & spitt, 1li .; a musket, sword & other things belonging to the armes, 1li. 2s .; 5 bush- ells of corne, 15s. ; beetles & wedges, 2 axes, 2 howes, 13s. 4d .; 1 matock spad & shovell & other small toolles, 12s .; a lenen wheele & 2 pr. of cards, 6s .; a poudering tubb, keelor, 2 chaires and other lumbar, 18s .; hempen yarne & hemp & tow, 12s .; one bible & other bookes, 15s .; a payre of bellears, 2s .; 3 skins, 2 bushells of mault, 16s .; total, 66li. 14s. 8d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 133.
ESTATE OF THOMAS ELITHORP OF ROWLEY.
In answer to the petitions of Widow Ethethrop, Hugh Smith and John Pickerd, the court May 14, 1654, granted the probate of the will of Thomas Ellethrope unto the per- sons named in the will, they to give security. The eldest son to have 28li., and the three youngest children 20li. each, there being so much clear estate remaining after the widow's 30li. and all debts deducted; but if the estate is more or fall short of 120li. clear, then it to be divided equally among the four children. Mass. Bay Colony Records, vol. 4, page 193.
The complaint of Abigaile Elithropp that some estate left her by her husband was unjustly detained from her, and upon her request Oct. 19, 1654, it is referred to the next County court at Ipswich. Mass. Bay Colony Records, vol. 3, page 363.
Case of widow Elitrop referred to the General Court; or- dered Mar. 27, 1655, with consent of the overseers, Hugh Smith, John Pickard and John Trumble, that they pay her twenty shillings for the year past and 40s. per year in the future, which is for the produce of the two younger chil- dren's portions, the stock to be preserved entire. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 50.
The two younger children of widow Elitrop to be paid their
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portions into the hands of John Wyldes. 24: 2: 1656, John Pickard, executor of Thomas Elitrop, brought the receipt from John Wyldes and the widow, and the two elder children therefor, and the court discharged him. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 56.
ESTATE OF ABRAHAM WAR OF IPSWICH.
"I Abraham war of Ipswich maryed man being weake of body but of parfeckt memorye and vnderstanding doe make this my last will and testament as followeth I comitt my sole to god that gaue it and my body to the earth when I shall de- parte this life and for my worldly goods I thus dispose of them. my will is that the phissision and other depts that I owe shall bee payde and I giue my daughter to my wife to bring up and I desire her to bring her vp in the feare of god and to haue a care of her as Ife shee war her owne. and I give fiue pounde to my daughter sarah when shee shall come to age. and lastly I make my wife my onely exsecutor and ouerseer of this my laste will and testament. witnes my hand this 22 day of the 3. moneth : 1654."
his mark Abraham O War
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Witness : Roger Lanckton, William A Simonds, John war- ner.
Inventory : House & house lott, 25li .; flock bed, 2li. 5s .; 2 pillowes of feathers, 8s .; 2 pillows, 6s .; a hayer bed, 16s .; bed- sted and trundle bed, 17s .; boulster and feathers, 1li. 8s .; coverlid and blanket, 15s .; a ruge, 15s .; two payre breches & Jacket, 1li. 5s .; hatt, 14s .; 3 shirts, 18s .; 3 sherts, 18s .; 3 pillow bears, 10s .; a payre shooes, 7s .; 4 bands, 7s. 6d .; chest and boxes, 16s .; 3 Iron potts, 18s .; skellet of bras, 3s .; erthen ware, 6s. 6d .; 3 barels, 8s .; sartaine tubs, 4s .; frying pane, 2s. 6d .; 2 bottles and a cane, 2s .; - 5s .; a bras laidele, 2s. 8d .; tine pane, 1s. 5d .; spoones, 2s. 4d .; two blew dishes, 1s. 8d .; the smoothing iron, 6s .; a - - 2s .; dishes and baskets, 1s. 8d. ; hower glase, 1s .; tramell and slice, 4s .; butter, 3s. 6d .; chayers, 4s .; table and two stools, 2s .; two hoes & axe, a wedge, 8s .; 3 sivs, 3 bags, 3s .; a booke, 1s. 6d .; meale, 1s .; trenchers, 9d .; a meale tube, 5s .; - 2li. 4s .; two hogsheds, 4s .; a reale, 2s .; a hoge, 15s .; total, 47li. 7s. 4d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 149.
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ESTATE OF JOHN SANDIE OF MARBLEHEAD.
Administration on the estate of John Sandie of Marble- head, intestate, granted 27: 4: 1654, to his widow, Mary Sandy. Inventory, 80li .; the eldest son to have 10li. at twenty-one years of age and the other two children to have 5li. apiece. The widow was enjoined to bring up the chil- dren to read and write. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 3, leaf 71.
ESTATE OF DANIEL ROLFE OF IPSWICH.
Administration on the estate of Daniell Roff of Rowley, intestate, granted 27: 4: 1654, to his widow, Hannah Roff. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 3, leaf 73.
Inventory of the estate of Daniell Rofe of Ipswich, de- ceased taken June 24, 1654, by Daniel (his D mark) Thurs- ton, John (his I mark) Gage and Robert Lord: One bed- sted & cord, 1li .; a little flock-bed & boulster, an ould Rugge & blanket, 2 paire of sheetes, 16s .; His weareing apparell, 3li. 10s .; a little table and 2 chaires, 2 little stooles, 12s .; one Cradle, 4s .; a warmeing pan, 4s. 6d .; 1 skillet & brase ladle, 3s. 6d., 8s .; one Iren pot, 8s., 1 dozzon of trenchers, 12d., 9s .; one square, 3 agures, a broad axe & a pr. compasses, 12s .; felling axes & one howe, 5s .; other Tooles & an ould sithe & one hinge, 12s., another ould sithe & snath, 2s. 6d .; a hat- brish axe, a pr. of sisers and an ould tubb, 2s .; a fowling peece, 1li. 13s. 4d .; one box, 4s., 1 houre glass, 1s., 5s .; 1 beetle, 20d., one Iron pot, 10s., 11s. 8d .; an ould bible & one other booke, 6s .; one little kettell & a little skillet, 6s .; 2 sives, 2s .; one earthen pot, 4 spoones, 20d., 3s. 8d .; 4 little keelars, 7s., one little poudering tub, 3s., 10s .; 1 ould chirne, one runlet bucking tub & firkin, 9s .; one bottle & other wooden ware, 5s. 6d .; one earthen pot & 20 li. of butter, 10s .; 5 cheeses, 4s .; a pr. of woodin scales & earthen weres, 6s .; an acre of Rye on the ground, 1li .; 4 acres of Indian corne slit corne, 3li .; about 9 acres of wheat & barlye, 16li .; a paire of oxen, 16li. 5s., 1 cart & plough, 32s., 17li. 17s .; a cowe & a calfe, 6li .; one asse, 5li., 11li .; one small sow & 2 piggs, 1li. 10s .; a raper, 22s., belt, 2s., 1li. 4s .; powder & shot, 18d .; a drum & sticks, 2li .; a little fowleing peece, 1li .; a chaire, 18d., 1s. 6d .; owing to the estate, 3li .; the grass that is to be mowne, 1li. 12s .; 3li. of yarne, 5s .; total, 74]i. 17s. 8d. Debts due : To Mr. Jewet, 11li., & he requires 9li. more for damages,
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20li .; to my father, Humphry Broadstreet, 11li .; to Goodman Weekes of Salem, 6li .; to John Woodam, 6li. 10s .; to Good- man Thurston, 1li. 19s .; to John Gage, 3li .; to Mr. Baker, 10s .; to Nath. Stow, 40s., 2li. 10s .; to Goodwife Elitrip & Marke Quilter, 2li .; to Lieft. Remington, 12s., to Goodman Kemball, 12s., 1li. 4s .; to Mr. Payne, 4s. 6d., to John Tod, 24s., 1li. 8s. 6d .; to Goodwife Lumkin, 3s .; to William Beale, 4li .; to Major Denison, 10s. 6d .; total, 60li. 5s. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 134.
ESTATE OF GEORGE BURRILL, SR. OF LYNN.
"The wille of George Burrill senior | yt after my deathe | my house wherin I dwell I Giue to my sonn francis with all the land and meadow lying near adioyning to it with all farms outhouses &c : and | ye | barn I giu to him yt is neare to ye land of Thomas Chadwell, | Land || formerly william Edward with all the vpland and meadow adioyning vnto it and belonging thervnto This I giue vnto him & his heirs yt is lawfully begotten of his body for ever I giue vnto my sonn John that house wch. formerly was ffrancis his with all the land belonging vnto it and yt pece of land near Rich moors and alsoe I giu him fourteen acrs of salt marsh in Rumley marsh yt is to say six and fiue and three alsoe 8 eight more acres in the last division I giue to my sonn John and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body but in case John should not quietly possess this in regard it was formerly given vnto ffrancis then & my will is that John shall haue my dwelling house and al yt is aboue mentioned to be given to ffrancis alsoe my sonn Georg to haue his now dwelling house wth all the Apurtenances belonging thereto alsoe I giue a cow to my sonn George wth a calf and for the rest of my cattle I giue foure cowes and too oxen | to my sonn John | and all the rest of the cattle to ffrancis also I giue twenty pound a peece to my soon Georg and John and tenn pounds to my sonn francis his child if it liveth if not to the rest of his childeren if he hath any being lawfully begotten of his body alsoe I giue al my movables about the house with linnen and wollin to be equally devided to my three sonns yt is George francis and John and if any moer money shalbe aboue this aboue men- tioned ||yt|! to be given vnto francis and my Biggest selver cup I giu to Georg with too silver spoons and the lesser silver cup with too silver spoons to John and four silver spoons to francis if ther be eight of them Alsoe that goods which is
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to com from England my will is if it com safe to be equally devided to my three sonns alsoe my will is that m" whiting and mr cobbet and Tho. Laughton with my sonn ffrancis should see this my will fulfiled alsoe my will is that mr whiting and mr cobbett shall haue fourty shillings a peece out of my estate and Tho. Laughton twenty shillings all to be paid within one half yeare after my death. Dated 18th october 1653."
Witness : Tho. Laughton.
George Burill
Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 135.
Will of George Burrill of Lynn was found to be imperfect in respect to executors, and 27: 4: 1654, his three sons were appointed administrators. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 3, leaf 73.
Inventory taken 21: 4: 1654, by Francis (his P mark) Ingals and Edward Burchum: One cloath dublett & a paire of Breeches & cotten Drawers, 2li. 10s .; one stuffe dublett & a paire of Breeches, 2li .; one cloath cloake, 3li. 10s .; one cloath dublet & Breeches, 1li .; one stuff dublet & Breeches, wth silver Buttens, 1li. 6s .; one cloath Jurkin & a paire of breeches, 16s .; one fustion dublet, 6s. 8d .; one cloath coat & drawers, 18s .; Tow cloath coats, 1li. 10s .; a short coat & westcoat & breeches, 10s .; one cloath Gowne, 3li. 5s .; one stuffe Gowne, 2li. 10s .; one more stuffe Gowne, 1li. 13s. 4d .; one more stuff Gown, 2li. 5s .; one stuff peticoat, 1li. 6s. 8d .; one more stuff peticoat, 1li .; one kearsy peticoat, 1li. 5s .; one pennystone peticoat, 14s .; one stuff kirtle, 15s .; tow Rideinge hats, 4li. 5s .; one kersy peticoat, 1li. 13s. 4d .; one serge peti- coat, 1li .; one kersy weascoat, 10s .; one stuff wescoat, one shagg wescoat & 3 cloath wescoats, 16s .; one cotten wescoat & flannell wescoat & kersy wescoat, 11s. 4d .; one stuff Gowne, 1li .; one cotten wescoat & peticoat, 8s .; one cloath peticoat, 16s .; tow white wescoats, 9s .; one childs peticoat, 3s .; one childs Blankett, 1li. 10s .; two sea Aprons, 11s .; one sea cub- berd cloath, "s .; one stuff wescoat, 6s. 8d .; one sett of cur- taines & vallance, 3li. 10s .; one cubberd cloath rought with needleworke, 1li. 4s .; two carpetts, 18s .; one cubberd cloath with fringe, 3s .; three cushens & a peece of stuff, 1li .; 12 yerd & 1-2 kersy, 5li .; 14 yerds of kersy, 5li. 12s .; 8 yerds 1-2 of cotten, 1li. 1s. 3d .; 4 yerd of kersy, 1li. 4s .; 5 yerd 1-2 of stuff, 18s .; one paire of cloath meetings, 2s. 6d .; 13 paire stockings, 1li. 7s. 6d .; a paire of gloves & too maskes, 5s .;
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one silke hood scarff and handchetcher, 4s. 6d .; too caps & old stuff, 5s .; peeces of cloath, 3s .; wosted fringe, 2s .; 4 pair stockings, 5s .; cruell & fringe, 3s .; pincushen & a remant stuff, 2s. 6d .; velvett & ribbin, 3s .; a paire bodys, 1s. 6d .; too cloath Hudds, 4s .; a peece stuff and 5 hatts, 1li. 15s. 6d .; 6 cushens, 1li. 1s .; a pcell of shoos, 1li. 14s .; a swath for the backe, 1s .; too paire of course sheets, 16s .; too paire of sheets, 1li. 7s. 7d .; too paire of sheets, 1li. 10s .; too paire of sheets, 1li. 16s .; too pair of sheets, 2li .; three sheets, 2li. 3s. 4d .; one paire sheets, 15s .; one dyapare table cloath, 1li. 4s .; one dia- per table cloath, 16s .; too towells, 1s .; one shift, 10s .; 5 old shifts, 4s .; too shift skirts, 6s .; too halfe skirts, 2s .; 14 shirts & shifts, 3li. 18s .; a table towell, 3s. 6d .; a pcell of lace, 2s .; one old sheet, 1s .; one peece of new cloath, 17s. 6d .; one peece of new cloth, 5s. 10d .; one peece new cloath, 1li. 13s. 4d .; one peece new cloath, 5s .; one peece new cloath, 8s. 6d .; six remants of cloath, 7s .; three caps, 7s .; childbed linnen, 2li .; Aprone, 4li .; neck handcatchers & bands, 4li. 7s .; a pockett handcatchers, 1li. 11s .; cubberd cloaths, 2li. 14s .; caps and coyfes, 1li. 2s .; Napkins & towells, 4li. 2s. 6d .; pil- low bears, 3li .; double clouts, 9s .; too pcells of old linnen, 1li. 10s .; a paire of bodys & wescoats, 2s. 6d .; a matt for a bed, 3s .; a hatt band & flap, 1li. 5s .; one fetherbed & Bollster, 4li. 15s .; one feather bed & Bolster, 5li. 10s .; one feather bed & Bolster, 4li. 10s .; one Bedstead, curtaines, 2 curtaine rods, matt & coards, 2li. 5s .; one featherbed & too bolsters, 4li .; one fether bed & too old bolsters, 2li. 5s .; five pillows & one bolster ticke, 1li. 10s .; one rugg, 1li. 13s. 4d .; too coverings, 1li. 10s .; 4 blancketts, 3li. 12s .; 4 blancketts, 3li. ; 4 blancketts, 1li .; 1 pillian cloath, 3s .; one cloake bagg, 2s. 6d .; curtaine and curtaine rods, 9s .; three spitts, 2s. 6d .; one fowling peece, one curbinne and too musketts, 3li. 1s .; one muskett more, 8s .; too paire of Bandowlerows and a flaske & belt, 8s. 6d .; three swords, 1li. 6s. 8d .; three rest, 3s .; a lead crean for a coop & hallberd, 6s .; 3li. of pewter, 1li. 10s .; 28 1-2li. pewter, 1li. 3s. 3d .; 4 1-2li. pewter & a band pott, 10s. 8d .; a morter & pestle, 5s .; a pcell of cettles, skillets & other brass, 1li. 6s .; a warmingepann, 5s .; a fryinge pann, 3s .; three brass potts, 1li. 16s .; a smoathing Iron with too heaters, 2s. 6d .; for a pcell of Iron warre, 1li. 9s .; one gold ringe, 14s .; six silver spoons, 2li. 3s. 6d .; silver bodkin, thimble, 2 silver buttens, 6s .; too silver bowls, 2li. 10s .; too glasses, 1s .; trenchers, too boxes & too paire of bodys, 3s. 8d .; a pcell of linnen, yearne & winding blads, 4s. 6d .; three chests & foure truncks, 2li.
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8s .; a pcell of boxes, 1li. 6s .; foure bibls & a pcell of other bookes, 1li. 13s. 4d .; too linnen wheeles, too chirmes & other lumber, 1li. 4s .; too siffs & a little box with spice, 3s .; too heifers, too years old & a cow, 12li .; one bull stagg, 7li .; three cowes, 13li. 10s .; one steere & one oxe, 12li. 10s .; three coults, 2li. 10s .; foure oxen, 32li .; three cowes, 13li. 3s. 4d .; three ewes, three lambes & one weather, Sli. 8s .; one table, six stools & a cheare, 1li. 12s .; one bedstead, one trundlebed with valance and curtains and too coards, 1li. 12s .; one pcell of nayles small & great, 15s. 4d .; pcell of porke, 2li. 10s .; pcell of wooden ware in the seller, 17s .; pcell of mault, 12li .; pcell of linnes, hookes & other old things, 12s. 6d .; tann leather & whit leather, 11s. 4d .; flax & cloath it is in, 1li. 2s .; pcell of old hoggsheads & other wooden ware in the chamber, 1li. 8s. ; pcell of sheeps wool & a Bedstead and coard, 8s. 2d .; pcell of oats & pease, 6s. 4d .; feathers, 4s .; bulletts, shot & ·powder, 12s. 9d .; too skins and a sife bottom, 2s .; cotton Ribben bindeing, poynts & laces, 4s .; pinns, needles & but- tens, 2s. 6d .; black and brown thread, 1s. 6d .; smal bones, gloves & Brimston, 3s .; twine, whipcoard and bowstrings, 1s. 5d. ; fishhookes, pinns and old tools, 2s. 6d .; a little box with too sivett boxes, finne thread, smale Inckle and Ribbin in it, 3s .; too snapsackes mach a markinge Iron & a box, 4s. 4d .; spicketts, fossetts, fishhookes, too bookes, little barrell & a pott, 5s. ; remnant of cloath, 7s .; hinges for doors and catches for doors, 1s .; Juggs, 4s. 8d .; sisers, spures, knife and Brasse wyer, 3s .; knifes, Bitts for Bridls and too padlocks & small things, 3s .; gally potts, glasses and dager with a knife, 3s .; one cubberd & chest & hower glasse, 18s .; chears, bellows, tables and old tubbs in the house, 7s. 8d .; 7 siths beinge old, 9s .; box of old Iron & steel, 6s .; more old Iron, 14s. 6d .; Iron bills and frows, 12s .; coopers axe, 6s .; coopers crowses, 2s. 6d .; peckaxe, clouts for cart wheels & doore laches of Iron, 4s .; saws, 12s .; axes, 14s. 6d .; adses, 9s .; pirser bits & braces, 5s .; fouer paire of compasses and one file, 3s .; hinges for doors & hammers, 3s .; Augers, "s .; drawinge knifes, augers, pinncers & truells, 8s .; fouer sickls, 3s .; cleevis fet- ters & a locke, 4s .; a saddle & brydle, 13s. 4d .; 3 forkes, 3s. 6d .; drawinge knifes & chissels, 3s. 4d .; wedges of Iron, 3s. 10d .; coleters & shares, 15s .; chaines & cleeves, 1li. 1s. 3d .; lead & a little axe, 2s .; salt, naked oats & a trevett, 4s .; cart roops & a siffe, 8s .; dry casks, 8s. ; hoops & Barrell heads, 10s .; spads and hooes, 8s. 6d .; Joynters, 9s .; smale caskes, more caskes, 12s .; Barrells, 1li. 2s .; tubbs, 14s .; baggs & sacks, 5s .;
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THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY.
copper furnace & chirme, 1li. 12s .; old chaine & a buckett att well, 2s .; lead wayts, 19s. 2d .; too paire of skailes, 7s. ; wood & cooper ware, 8s .; a cheese press, ladder & old wood, 10s .; one plough, cart & wheels, 1li. 10s. 8d .; one dungcart, 10s .; one coller traces & ladder, 3s .; too butts and seaven hoggsheads, 12s .; foure yoakes with Irons, 10s .; a paire of Harrows & old wood, 7s. 6d .; part of a house in Boston, 55li .; upland and meadow and houseinge, 289li. 10s .; debts and Bills, 49li. 18s. 10d .; owing in corne, 3s. 8d .; oweinge in old England, 40li .; in money, 82li. 4s. 10d .; total, 848li. 10s. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 136.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM WAKE OF SALEM.
"The last Will of William Wake: whoe is at this Instant in pffect memory made this 17: 2th 1654. ffirst it is my will and my desire that all due debts and Ingagments wch I doe owe everye man : be discharged owt of my estate : as allsoe all other nessessury Chargis whatsoever in and about my sikness or buryall or about paying and getting vpp my debts as allsoe if there happen any occation about sut or suts of law or any other occations : in and about my prop[er] bisnes and occa- tions : that all chargis about the premisis be Aloude owt of my estate 21y After all due debts and chargis be sattisfied and payd it is my will that the one halfe of what shall re- mayne be returned or sent to Ingland to my daughter Katterin Wake if shee be leving: if nott then to be sent to my Bro: John Wake
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