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"3ly it is my will that the other halfe remayning shalbe left in the hands of the overseers : vnto whome I doe giue full power and order to disposse of it according to my priuat direc- tions and Instructions Comitted to them: who will I doupt not faythffully pforme it
"Lastly it is my will: that Hilliard Veren: and Walter Price : shalbe and are Intrusted Joyntly to be my overseers to see the trew pformance of this my last will and testament and In wittnes hearoff I haue sett my hand the daye & yeare aboue written." William Wake.
his mark his mark
Witness: Tho. IN Smith, Jonathan P Porter.
Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 137.
Proved 27 : 4: 1654. Mr. Walter Price and Hilliard Vear- in appointed administrators. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 3, leaf 73.
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Inventory taken 22: 4: 1654, by Edmond Batter and Elias Stileman : 1 house & orchard & a peece of Lande at ye house, 10li .; 1 halfe headed bedsteed, 8s .; 2 chests, 15s .; 1 Cubberd, 4s. 6d .; 2 Cases & 8 glasses, 4s .; 3 Chaires, 5s .; 1 frying pann, 1s. 6d .; 1 brass Kettle, 1li. 10s .; 1 Iron pott & hookes, 6s .; 1 Gunn, 6s. 8d .; 1 Lampe & 2 old Candle stick, 1s. 6d .; 1 pr. tongs, a spade & handsaw & hatchett, 4s .; 1 Sword & belt, 8s .; 2 Empte Caske, 1s .; English and Cotten wooll, 1s .; 1 square, 1s .; 1 old hatt, 1s .; 2 dos. buttons, 2s .; bookes, 5s .; 3 pewter dishes, 7s. 6d. ; a puding pan & erthen things, 1s .; 1 funnell, 3d., a bible, 5s., 5s. 3d .; 2 pr. of blanketts, 1li. 4s .; 1 feather boulster, 1li .; a bedtick of Can- vas & a hopp sack boulster, 10s .; 1 greene Rugg, 1li. 5s .; 2 sutes, 1 cloake, 3 pr. of drawers, 2li. 10s .; 3 pr. Stockings, 7s. 6d .; 1 hatt, 6s .; 1 pr. shoes, 2s .; 1 skillitt & small bras kittle, 8s .; 1 qt. pott, 1s .; a 1-2 B : measure & tubb, 2s .; Lat- ten ware, 1s. 6d .; 1 hammer, 12d., earthware & skiming dish, 2s .; 1 chaire, 1s. 6d .; 3 shirts, 12s .; 1 pr. pillowbers, 3s .; 2 napkins, 1s .; 2 sheets, 8s .; 5 towells Course & old, 3s .; 3 Capps & 2 handkercheifes, 3s .; 3 bands, 2s .; 1 Inkhorne and an old silk neckcloth, 1s .; 1 box, 1s. 6d .; 1 pr. billowes, 1s. 6d .; 1 porringer, 4d .; 6 Brlls. salt, 1li .; 1 wooden bottle & an old drawing knife, 1s. 3d .; debts, 33li. 12s .; total, 60li. 8s. 6d. Debtor to severall persons, 60li. 2s. 9d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 138.
ESTATE OF THOMAS BUXTON OF SALEM.
Administration on the estate of Thomas Buxton of Salem granted 27: 4: 1654, to his brother Anthony Buxston. Sa- lem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 3, leaf 74.
Inventory taken 5: 4: 1654, by Thomas Gardner sr. and Michaell Shaflen : Aleven akers of Land with A little howse on it liinge in the North Neck, 8li .; six Acares of Corn In- dean and English, 4s .; One steare, 6li .; too Cows, 9li .; one heifer, 4li .; too heifers, 6li .; one callfe, 11s .; five swine, 3li. 5s .; one cartt with what belonges to it, 1li .; in mony, 11s .; pewtter and brasse, 1li. 10s .; beding, 1li. 10s .; a musket and furniture to it, 1li. 5s .; his wering Aparell, 4li .; a pres and other lumber, 16s. ; total, 52li. 8s. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 140.
The court 28: 9: 1654, ordered Anthony Buckston, ad- ministrator of the estate of his deceased brother, Tho. Buxs-
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ton, to pay to the three children of the said Thomas in Eng- land, 21li., and Anthony to have the remainder to be divided between himself and his children. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 3, leaf 79.
ESTATE OF THOMAS TRUSLER OF SALEM.
The will of Thomas Trusler of Salem proved 27: 4: 1654, by Mr. Thomas Gardner and Robt. Moulton, sr. Inventory brought in. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 3, leaf 74.
Inventory taken 5: 1: 1653-4, by Thomas Spooner and Robt. Moulton, sr .: His Mansion or dweling house Barne or outhousing And Three Acres of land thereto Also one Acre of Land more wth Another house near John Kitchens, 40li .; Three Acres of Land being prt. Marsh & prt. upland wher the Brickill is wth appurtenances, 10li .; Two Tenn Acre Lotts one Near John Smith's Another neare Mrs. Bacon's in Northfield, 10li .; One farme near fathr Moltons Contayning 116 Acres, viz., 100 Upland & 16 of Medow Cost 12li. by purchas, 12li .; 4 bushell of Indean meale, 12s .; 20li. hempe, 10s .; 2li. Cotten wooll, 2s .; Lumber & Tubbs, old Irne & barrell with an ould Cart & 1 bush Corne, 1li. 14s .; 1 grinde stone & 1 Long Ladder, 5s .; Irons belonging to the Cart & plowe as Chaines, 1li. 10s .; 2 Axes, 1 hachet and a wood- hook, 6s .; Old Tools, viz. 3 Sawes, hamr., pincrs., siths, augers, 2 wedgs, Iron, bill Ring & elce, 6s .; 2 bushells of seed Barlee, 10s .; 2 bushell of seed Pease, 8s .; one Iron or steele Trapp, 5s .; one Querne or Malt Mill, 1li .; About 24li. of Leaden waights, 6s .; 6 oxen, viz. 4 old ons & 2 yonge ons, 36li .; 5 Cowes at li., 25li .; 3 heiffers about 3 yrs. old at 4li., 12li .; 2 yearling Calves at 30s., 3li .; a Sheep or one ewe, 2li .; by 2 swine at 20s., 2li .; one fether Bed, Boulster & pillows at Mr. Edm : Batters, 2 fether beds at home, 6li .; one greene Rugg, 1li. 5s., one Cotten Rugg, 18s., one weaved Covrlet, 5s., 2 Blanketts, 12s., 2 Boulsters, 8s., 3 pillows, 8s., 3li. 16s .; one Carpet, 10s .; Twoe Curtains & Rodds, 10s .; one hower glass, 1s .; one faire gret Looking glass, 6s .; one warm- ing pann, 5s .; one paire of Bellows, 2s. Hous linnen : 3 pr. & one odd Sheete or 7, 2li. 12s .; 2 pr. of pillow beers, 12s., 2 Table cloths, 9s. and 1 Course one, 2s. 6d .; 6 fine Napkins at 12s., 2 one whes of diap. at 4s. 6d., 4 Couesons, 3s., in all, 4li. 15s. Brass: One broad plat Candlestick of Brass, to hang on a wall, 3s., 2 Brass Candlesticks, 5s., 3 Brass potts, 1li., 2 Bell metle skelets, 5s., 1 smale bras skelet, 1s., 1 bras
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chafing dish, 1s. 6d., 1 bras Ladle & 1 skimer, 1s., 4 bras ketles old, 12s., 2 bras panns, 1li., in all, 3li. 8s. 6d. Iron : 3 spitts & 2 pr. pothooks, 7s., 2 Iron potts, 18s., 1 greediron & fleshal, 2s. 6d., 2 Racks Coterells or haky, with 1 pr. of Andirons, 9s., 1 fire shovell & firfalk, 1s., 1 wire Candlestick & 2 tin, 6d., in all, 1li. 18s. Woolen wearing apparell: 2 Cloks, 5li., 2 short Coats, 1li., 1 pr. breeches, 15s., 1 dublett, 10s., 1 hatt, 8s., 1 Cloth Capp, 2s., 4 pr. of shoes, 14s., 2 pr. Stockins, 5s., 2 hoods, 5s., in all, 8li. 19s. Linnen wearing apparell : 2 Shirts & 6 faling Bands, 2 wt. Capps, 3 wt. Neckclothes, 2 handkerchers, 12s. Armes: 2 fowling peecs, 1 Muskett & 1 pr. of Bandoleers, Moulds & Rest, 2li .; 1 sword & Curtle, 10s .; 2li. powdr & 40 bullets, 5s .; about 24li. of Leaden waights, 2 Bibles & one psalme book, 5s .; one Chest in the parler, 20s .; another chest or Cofer, 4s .; in N. E. sil- ver, 10s .; and Spanish money, 9 pc. of 8, 1li. Pewter: 12 pewter platers, 1li. 8s .; on salt dish, 1s. 6d .; 3 Sawsers, 2 peuter Salts, 1s. 6d .; 3 peuter Basons, 4s. 6d .; 6 peuter por- ringers, 4s., 1 peutr flagon, 3s .; 1 quart pott, 2s .; 1 pint pott, 1s .; 1 bear boule, 1s .; one wine Cupp, 6d .; one old Chambr. pott & 4 peutr. spoons & 3 alt, 1s .; total, 198li. 18s. 6d. Debts due from estate : To the contry, 2li. 15s. 10d .; to Mr. Wm. Browne, 2li. 10s .; to Mr. Phil. Crumwell, 5li. Net estate, 188li. 12s. 8d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 139.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM AGER OF SALEM.
"The last Will & testament of Will™: Ager of salem made the 3d day of ye first moneth 1653-54 William Ager being Sick & Weake of bodie but in pfict memory did in the pres- ence of us whose Names are vnder written ordaine this as his Last will whereby he did giue & bequeath unto Joseph Ager if he be liueing his now dwelling house & the garden whereon it Stands, but if in case he be not liuing then his sonn Ben- iamin Ager is to haue it. 2 he gaue unto his sonn Jonathan Ager his tenn acre lott & meadow & Cowe, & if Joseph Ager Came home againe then Beniamin & Jonathan Ager are to deuide the Land & Cow equally betweene them. 3 he gaue unto Abigall Kibben his daughter his feather bed & all that belongs unto the same alsoe he gaue unto her a spitt. 4 he gaue unto Beniamin & Jonathan his sonns & Abigall his daughter all his houshold Stuff to be equally deuided among them. 5 he gaue unto Allice his wife the use of the house
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garden tenn acre Lott meadow Cowe & all the household Stuff bed & beding during her life or her widow hood estate & in Case she maried againe then to haue her thirds of the whole Estate, & forthe pformance of this my will I apoynt & or- daine Allice my wife my sole executrix." [No signature] her mark
Witness: Nathaniell Pickman, Tabitha T P Pickman, Elias Stileman, jr.
Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 141.
Proved 29: 4: 1654, by Elias Stileman and Nath Pick- man. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 3, leaf 74.
Inventory taken 20: 4: 1654, by Edmond Batter and Elias Stileman : One house and garden plott, 16li .; 8 acres upland, 5li .; 1 acre marsh, 3li .; 1 Cow, 5li .; 1 pigg, 10s .; 1 feather bed, 1li. 10s .; 2 pr. Sheetes, 1li .; 1 Cott Rugg & 3 blanketts, 1li. 10s .; 1 boulster & pillow, 10s .; 1 bedsteed, 12s .; 1 pr. Curtanes and vallance, 10s .; 2 Iron potts & 1 Iron kettle, 1li .; 1 brass kettle & small skillett, 3s .; 1 spade, 3s .; 2 pr. shears & a pressing Iron & reape hooke, 5s .; in pewter, 10s .; 1 warming pan & a Scumer, 7s .; 1 spitt, 2s. 6d .; 1 pistle & morter, 6s. 8d .; 1 pr. tongs & an old fring pann, 2s. 6d .; 1 pr. bellows, 1s. 6d .; 5 chaires, 3s .; 2 axes & 1 hatchett, 2s .; 1 table & 1 chest & Cubburd, 15s .; trayes & dishes & a payle, 2s. 6d .; 1 runlett & sive, 2s .; Lining yearne and waring clothes, 3s .; Lisbourn waire & other erthen vessells, 5s .; a pott hanger, 2s .; bookes, 10s .; 4 B. Indian Corne, 12s .; old beding, 10s .; Lumber waire, 5s .; total, 43li. 14s. 8d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 142.
ESTATE OF THOMAS SCRUGGS OF SALEM.
Administration on the estate of William* Scruggs of Sa- lem, intestate, granted 29 : 4: 1654, to his widow. Inventory brought in. An agreement between her and her son-in-law, John Rament, was approved. Salem Quarterly Court Rec- ords, vol. 3, leaf 74.
Inventory of the estate of Thomas Scruggs, taken 24: 4: 1654, by Roger Conant, Nicholas Patch and William Dodg : Six cows at 5li., 30li .; 2 steers, 10li .; 3 yong heifers & a calf, 10li .; 2 oxen, 18li .; 11 akers of corn on the ground, English & indian, 22li .; the farm & housing, 100li .; 2 potts, one of brasse & on of Iron, 2li .; 2 ketles, 2li. 10s .; a silver boule, 4li .;
* Evidently a mistake for Thomas.
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a brass warming pann, 10s .; puter, 10 platters & dishes, 2li. 6s. 8d .; 2 candlesticks, a quart & a pint -, a salt, all puter, 10s .; 2 brasse acndlesticks, -king pan and a smale kittell, 7s .; an iron pott, a kettell & a posnet, 15s .; a sheer Cutter, -, a plow with ould iron, 2li .; a great cleaver, a brasse skimer, 10s .; a ladder, 2s. 6d .; a great chest, 1li .; a cupbord
& table - -, 1li. 10s .; a bedsteed, fether -niture, 10li .; 2 other fetherbeds, li. 10s .; a cloth sute with silver ,
3li .; 2 coats of cloth and - ---- , 3li .; Tubbs, barrells and 1li .; a wastcoat, 4s .; a dublett and 5 dozen silver buttens, 15s .; 3 bookes, 1li .; total, 244li. 10s. 2d.
Margery (her I mark) Scruggs of Salem, widow, 24: 4: 1654, conveyed to her son-in-law, John Raymont, her land and goods, in consideration of 5li. in hand to be given to her directly and 5li. at the hour of her death to be freely at her disposal; she was to have 20li. a year, paid quarterly as long as she lived and to have the use of necessary household effects.
Witness : Roger Conant, Nicholas Patch, William Dodg. The last two witnesses made oath before Elias Stileman, clerk. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 143.
ESTATE OF RICHARD KENT, SR. OF NEWBURY.
"May the 22th 1654. I Richard Kent senior of Newberry in the County of Essex in New England being verry weake in body but of perfect sence and memory, doe make this my last will and testamt : Imp"mis : I giue my soule into ye hands of god my maker, and my body to the earth; In the next place I giue and bequeath vnto my sonne Jo" Kent my house and lands to him and his heires for euer, and if my aforesaid sonne John Kent die without any heire, then the afore said house and lands is to be desposed of Jo" Bishopp Junior and his heires for euer : ffurther I giue unto my daughter Sarah or her Children the sume of twenty pounds if they Come ouer to be paid when my Executor comes to be twenty one yeare old, ffurther I giue vnto my louing wife Em Kent tenn pounds per annum to be annually paid her soe Long as she liueth, and the fruit of her apple tree yearly, or thirty pounds to be suddenly paid her wch she pleaseth: Item I giue vnto Mary Kent my Brother Stephens daughter which he had by his first wife, one yearlin heifer calfe, to be paid to her thre yeares after my decease, further I giue vnto my sonne Jon Bishopp 100 trees out of my nurcery to be taken upp when hee pleaseth : likewise I giue vnto my sonne John Bishop,
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my sonne John Kent in manner as an apprentice till he is compleat nineteen yeares of age, and the said Jon Bishopp is to have my sonne John Kent kept at schoole to learne to Reade Write & sipher one whole yeare at my charge, and at the age of nineteene my sonne Jo" Kent is to enjoy the land, only to be guided by my Querseers till he come to the age of one and twenty : and I doe ffurther Order that my sonne John Bishopp William Tittcum and Richard Bartlett be my Querseers to pay and receive all my debts & to lett & sett Order and man- nage my buisenes, till my sonne is att nineteene yeares of age: and for euerry day that my Ouerseers meete about this buisenes, I allow they should be paid each man two shillings six pence for their paines; and I doe further order that if either of my Querseers afore mentioned, decease before my sonne John Kent Comes to be of age || of ninteene || that then Christopher Bartlett brother to Richard Bartlett shall haue the same power to act with the other Querseers in his stead : Alsoe I giue the first Samon that is caught in my wire, yearly to mr Noice & the second to mr Roggers of Row- lee till my sonne be of the age of nineteene and then I leaue it to my sonne to doe what hee sees good."
Richard Kent
Witness : William Chandler, John trimman.
"Know all men by these presents that I Richard Kent senior of the towne of Newberry in the County of Essex in New England, being weake in boddy but of perfect sence and memory : wheras I lately Orderred Jo" Bishopp my sonne in law William Tittcum & Richard Bartlett; each of them of the said towne and County, to be my Ouerseers to Order and mannage the buisnes they are intrusted with all after my de- cease : I doe by these prsents Authorrize allow & giue full power vnto my said Ouerseers aboue mentioned to Receive de- mand or gather in any debts as shall be due to the aforesaid Richard Kent, either uppon booke, or by bill or bond, and ffur- ther I doe allow that if any deny to pay to the aforesaid Ouer- seers, that then the ouerseers shall haue power to tach accord- ing to law, & to requier damages for want of paymt according to kind In witnesse here of I haue here unto sett my hand this 22th of May in the yeare of our Lord 1654."
Richard Kent
Witness : William Chandler, John trimman.
Proved in Ipswich court 26: 7: 1654 by the witnesses.
Inventory taken June 29, 1654, by John Sanders and John
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Bartlett : one dwelling house, 5li .; one barne, 3li .; 4 Acrees of Rie, 5li .; 4 Acrees of Barlee, 4li .; one Acree and 1-2 of Wheate, 1li .; 3-4 of an Acree of pease, 16s .; 4 Acrees of In- dean Corne, 4li .; One Orchard about the house to the Vallue of 3 Acrees of Land containing 82 bearing trees and a nur- seerey, 40li .; 23 Acrees of Land in tillage about the house, 46li .; 24 Acrees of pasture Land, 12li .; A parcell of Land bought of Mr. Raw- containing about - Acrees, 10li .; 17 Acrees of Meddow ground, 17li .; Two Oxen, 14li .; 4 Cows, 20li .; one two Yearling steare, 3li .; 3 Yearlings, 6li .; 3 Calves, 2li. 10s .; Sixe Swine, 4li .; One Bedd & Boulster & a pare of blanketts & a Rugg, 2li. 10s .; One ffurnice, li. 10s .; One drie fatt, 10s .; One muskett, a fowling peice & birding peice, 1li. 5s .; One Sword, 3s. 4d .; 4 Iron potts, 1li .; An ould Copper, 2s. 6d .; ffowre stockes of Bees, 3li .; 3 Iron Wedges, 7s .; three beetle rings, 1s. 6d .; three Axes, 5s .; three hoes, 5s .; one ffro, 2s .; two pair of pott hookes, 2s .; a gridge Iron, 2s .; ould Iron, 2s. 6d .; a crosse bowe, 2s. 6d .; a spaid, 4s .; one plow & Irons, 8s .; one Saw, 2s. 6d .; A Coller and a pair of trases, 6s. 6d .; A frien pann, 2s .; A spitt, 1s. 6d .; A Joynd Cheare, 5s .; two grubbin hoes, 4s .; A pair of scales, 1s .; two Nettes, 10s .; The Lumber about the house, 16s .; debts due to him uppon the Booke, 13li .; poscript more due . uppon Booke, 2li. 6s. 6d .; total, 233li. 3s. 4d.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 15,378.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM FISKE OF WENHAM.
Administration on the estate of William Fiske of Wennam, intestate, granted 26: 7: 1654, to his widow, Bridgett Fiske. Her house and land are bound to pay the shares of the five children viz: to the eldest son, 10li., to Samuel, the next, 5li., and to the other three, 3li., when they come of age. Inventory brought in. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 47.
Inventory taken 16: 7: 1654, by Phinehas (his xx mark) Fiske, Austin (his R mark) Killam and Edward Kempe. In the parlor : One bedstead as it stands furnished, viz., with one fetherbed, one fether bolster, 2 fether pillows, one downy pillow, one blanket, one coverlett, vallance, Curtaynes, matt & -, 10li .; a table, Chaire and a forme, 7s .; two Cushions, 8s. In the Parlor chamber: Table, 4s. 6d .; old chaire, 8d .; Bedstead with certayne Bords, 5s .; a signe with the signe post, 15s .; pcell of hempe, 10s. In the Bed chamber : A bed-
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stead as it stands furnished, 7li .; trundle bedstead furnished, 3li .; Cubbard, 12s .; joyned Chest, 10s .; a danth chest, 8s .; two old Trunkes & one Box, 7s .; a warming Pan, 10s. In the kitchen : A smale Table, two smale chaires & a stoole, 5s. 8d .; a brewing stoole, 1s. 6d .; paire of Cob irons, 10s .; two hales, a fire pan & a paire of tonges, 12s .; a spitt & dripping pan, 5s .; a pashell, 1s. In the kitchen Chamber: Certayne old Barrells & other Lumber, 2s .; smale pcel of lethers, 2s .; a hay knife, 4s .; two sives, 2s. 6d .; a pcel of Hopps with a Bag, 6s .; some Indian Corne, 1li. 10s. In the Lentoo: Cer- tayne old killars, Tubbs, a Barrell & Charne, 10s .; Certayne Trayes, Cupps, dishes & other smale wooden things, 10s. 6d .; Certayne Earthen Potts, 1s. 6d .; an iron Pott & Posnet, 17s .; a frying Pan, 2s. 8d .; spade, 1s .; a greate paire of Pincers, 1s .; axe, wedges, Rostiron, Trevett & other old iron, 12s .; lanthorne, lether bottle & 3 Payles, 9s. 6d. In the Cellar : Certayne Casks & the Ale stools, 12s .; a salting Trough & Cover, 10s. Brasse : A Greate kettle & a lesser kettle, 1li. 10s .; a brasse Pott, with two paire pothookes, 14s .; Two skillets in there frames, a basteing Ladle, a Skummer & Lamp, 10s. Peuter & Plate: Sixe Silver spoones, 18s .; seaven Platters, 14s .; one Bason & a Collander, 6s. 6d .; Fower porringers & 8 Peuter spoones, 3s. 8d .; nine Saucers & 4 Salt Sellers, 7s. 6d .; three wine cups, 2 drinking Cupps & a Beker, 5s .; one wine quart, one bere qrt. & a wine halfe Pint, 4s .; two Can- dlesticks, an old chamber pott & some other broken peuter, 7s .; two lattin panns & a Tunnel, 1s. 6d. Linnen: Seaven paire of sheetes, "li. 12s .; three paire Pillow beeres, 1li. 4s .; one bord cloth & a dozen Napkins, 1li. 5s .; a suite of Diaper, 5li .; bands & Capps, 10s .; his apparrell, hat & a paire shooes, 2li. 18s. 4d .; his bookes, 1li. 8s .; two swords, a short musket & a Fowling peece, 2li .; his houses & land in Wenham, with their appurtenances, 26li .; Cattaile, 18li .; swine & Pigs, 6li. 13s. 4d .; an old Cart & wheeles, Ss .; all other things not be- fore named, 6s. 8d .; debts due to him by booke, 28li .; total, 141li. 12s. 6d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 147.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM MITCHELL OF NEWBURY.
Administration on the estate of William Michell of New- bery, intestate, granted 26: 7: 1654 to his widow Mary. Inventory presented. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 47.
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Inventory taken by Nicholas Noyes and John Allen: 4 acres of Land, 16li. ; - el and an halfe of Indian corne, 4li .; Cow, 4li .; - ne Hogge, 1li. 5s .; two pigges, 12s .; Wearing Apparell, 3li .; One flocke bedde, a payre of sheetes and two pillowes and a coverleet, 4li .; two Iron potts, 1li. 2s .; Three skillets and a Kittel, 1li .; Sixe milke pannes, 5s .; fower Earthen pottes, 4s .; In earthen weare, 2s .; One peuter platter, 2s .; Three porringers, 2s. 6d .; A Sawse pan, 1s. 6d .; Another platter, 4d .; Two great tubbes, 5s .; A great boule and a pecke, 2s. 6d .; Two tubbes more, 3s .; firkin and payle, 3s. 6d .; Two beere barrells, 3s. 6d .; Three boxes, 5s. -; A Craddel, 4s .; A Spade, 5s .; An Axe, 2s. 6d .; A how, 3s .; Bittell Ringes and Saw, 14s .; A rappier, bandeleires & belt, 16s .; A Latin pan, 2s .; total, 35li. 5s. 4d. In debts dewe to be pd. 18li.
Mary Mitchell deposed to the truth of this inventory the 26: 7: 1654, and that it was the whole estate of her deceased husband. Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 18,531.
ESTATE OF JOHN PERKINS, SR. OF IPSWICH.
"28th of first mº called March 1654 I John Perkines the Elder of Ipswich being at this tyme sick and weake in body yet through the mercy and goodnes of the Lord retaining my vnderstanding and memory : Do thus Dispose of and bequeath my Temporale estate as ffolloweth first I Doe giue and be- queath vnto my Eldest sonn John Perkines a foale of my young mare being new with foale if it please the Lord shee foale it well also I give and bequeath to my sonn Johns two sonnes John and Abraham to each of them one of my year- leing heyfers : also I give and bequeath to my sonn Thomas Perkines one cow and one heyfer also I giue & bequeath to his sonn John Perkines one ewe to be delivered for his vse at the next shearing tyne also I doe give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Sarieant one cow and an heyfer to be to her and her children after her Decease as it may please ye Lord they may increase the proffits or increase to be equelly Devided amongst the sayde children also I Doe give to my Daughter mary Bradbery one cow and one heyfer or a young steere to remaine to her & to her children in theyr increase or proffits as it shall please the Lord to bless them and to be equaly Devided to the children : also I Doe give and bequeath to my Daughter Lidia Bennitt one cow and one heyfer or steere to be equaly Devided to her children in theyr increase
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THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY,
or proffits after her Decease : I Doe also give vnto my Grand- childe Thomas Bradbery one ewe to be sett apart for his vse at ye next shearing tyne : also I Doe give and bequeath vnto my sonn Jacob Perkines my Dwelling howse together with all the outhowseing, and all my landes of one kinde and other together with all improvements therevpon to be his in full posession & according to a former covenant, after the decease of my wyfe and nott before and so to remaine to him and to his heires forever : all the rest of my estate of one kinde and other I Doe wholy leave to my Deare wife Judeth Perkines apointing and ordaining my sayde wyfe the sole Executrix of this my Last will and Testament Desiring my sayde wife to Dispose of the cattell aboue mentioned according to her dis- cresion as they shall prosper steeres or heyfers as also to Dis- pose of some of the increase or some of the increase of the sheep to || the || children of my sonn Thomas and of my three Daughters at the Discresion of my sayde wife and this I Doe ordaine as my Last will and Testament subscribed with mine owne hand this twenty eighth Day of ye first month 1654"
his mark John Y Perkines
Witness : william Bartholomew, Thomas Harris.
Proved in Ipswich court 26: 7: 1654 by the witnesses.
Inventory taken by William Bartholomew and John An- nabl: the dwelling howse and barne wth out howseing, 40li. 60s .; Land about the howse about eight acres, 12li .; more Land unbroake up about fourteen acres, 21li .; a pcell of marsh about six acres at 40s. p acre, 12li. ; a pcell of vpland and marsh being much broken about xx acres at 20s. p acre, 20li .; 12 acres of improved Land at 50s. p acre, 24li .; one mare with a mare foale, 25li. ; six milch cowes, 30li. ; four year- ling heyfers & a steere, 11li. 10s .; six ewes at 35s. p, 10li. 10s .; 5 yewe Lambes, 5li .; one yearling weather and two weather Lambs, 2li .; one young calfe, 15s .; one cow at the pasture, a sow & 3 piggs, all, 8li .; one feather bed with bedsteed & furni- ture, 4li .; one coverlid with other small thinges being Linen most, 2li. 10s .; Left in mony at his decease, 10li .; a cart, plowes, a harow with severall goodes of Lumber as caske, tubbes, cheares, axes, hoes, etc., 5li .; severall ketles, pottes & dishes in the kitchen, 2li .; his wearing aparell, 5li .; total, 250li. 5s.
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