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other, 4s .; one pair of sheets, 10s .; one sheet, 5s .; a fether bed, 1li. 10s .; two blankets, 9s .; a cotten blanket, 5s .; a cov- erlid, 10s .; two ould pillows, 2s .; 3 curtens and valens, 1li .; 2 cuishens, 1s. 6d .; a pair of shooes, 1s. 8d .; a pair of stock- ings, 1s .; a table cloth, 2s. 6d .; Red cote, 1li .; an ould stufe cote, 4s .; another cloth cote, 10s .; a gound, 1li. 10s .; a wast- cote, 10s .; sum other ould cloths, 5s .; a say apron, 2s. 6d .; a cloeke, Ss .; a whood, 5s .; dublet, 9s .; caster hatt, 1li .; an ould hatt, 2s .; white apron, 4s. ; two holand handcarchifs, 4s .; an ould holand hancarchife, 1s .; two calico handcarchifs, 1s. 6d .; 5 croscloths and a mufler, 5s .; 4 cowes, 1s. 4d .; a baig, 1s .; cote, 4s. 6d .; hatt, 2s. 6d .; pewtter pott, 1s. 6d .; cheafeing dish, 1s .; an ould tunill with a spindle and a peece of ould linin, 6d .; eighteen bushells and a halfe and halfe a pecke of wheat at 4s. 6d. the bushell, 4li. 3s. 9d .; 80 foote of boerd, 4s. 6d .; a hammer, 6d .; 90 foot of ould plainks, 4s. 6d .; 22 bush. and halfe of indian corn att 2s. 8d. the bushell, 3li .; a hogshead, a wedg an a beetle Ring, 4s .; 9 pound of butter, 4s. 6d .; total, 77li. 4s. 11d. What shee ougheth, 13li. A frame raysed & something done to it to be consd. whether it be the estate of the widdows or otherwise.
William Averill testified in Ipswich court, 27: 1: 1655, that the above is a true inventory. Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 1,025.
ESTATE OF HENRY SMITH OF ROWLEY.
Administration on the estate of Henry Smith granted Mar. 27, 1655 to Maxemillion Jewett and Frances Parrett, and they to dispose of the children for the present. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 49.
The deacons of Rowley, administrators of the estate brought in an inventory of 8li., Mar. 25, 1656. It was apportioned to the two children, who were to be disposed of and cared for by them. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 54.
Inventory of the goods of Henry Smith of Rowley, deceased, taken 1: 16: 1654-5, by Richard Swan and John Smith: One sow, 1li .; one muskett wth worme & scourer, 11s .; one sith wth nibs & hoope, 3s. 6d .; one little Chest, 3s. 6d .; one grate, 2d .; one paire of shooes, 4s. 4d .; one Chest, 3s .; one kettle, 9s .; one bagge, 2s. 6d .; ten yards & a quarter of Course Cloath, 15s. 4d .; one reddish Coverlett, 3s. 6d .; one blueish Coverlett, 3s .; in wearing Cloathes, 15s. 6d .; thre Pillowes
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and a short Cloake, 15s .; one dublett, 7s. 6d .; one pott, 3s .; one feather bed and Pillows, 2li. 5s .; one grid Iron, 2s .; one forme, 8d .; eight pounds & an halfe of bacon, 4s. 3d .; foure pounds and an halfe of puter, 4s. 6d. ; one skellet, 6s .; a paire of pepper quarnes, 1s. ; one sieve and a bottle, 2s. ; one Churne, 2s .; a paire of bandiliers, 1s. 3d .; a sword & belt, 4s .; one spade, 2s .; a salt, 3d .; hempe seed, 8d .; one hatt, 5s .; one paire of forke tines, 4d .; one fire pan, 6d .; one fire pan, 1s .; one dragge, 10d .; one paire of old bootes, 1s. 8d .; one how, 1s. 4d .; one How, 1s .; one wast Coate, 1s. 6d .; one paire of sissars, 2d .; for a tramell & other things, 2s. 8d .; for sith Hoopes, 8d .; for Gunpowder, 1s. 6d .; for a peece of an old Trunke, 6d .; for a heifer, 3li .; for Barly, 1s. 6d .; one knife, 4d .; one Axe, 2s. 6d .; one Lock, 10d .; thre Chickins, 2s .; a paire of bullett moulds, 1s. 6d .; one Harrow tooth, 3d .; total, 14li. 3s. Debts owing: To Joseph Jewet, 2li. 3s. 3d .; Rich- ard Swan, 7s. 6d .; Edward Hassen, 5s .; Thomas Burkby, 3s. 4d .; John Smith, 2s. 6d .; Mr. Ezekiell Rogers, 4s .; John Dresser, 4s. 6d .; John Bointon, 4s. 4d .; Thomas Dickinson, 3s. 8d. ; Daniell Roffe, 4s. 3d .; John Pearson, 2s. 6d .; William Acy, 3s .; Maximilian Jewet, 12s. 6d .; Nicholas Jackson, 6s. 8d .; Benjamin Scott, 1li. 4s .; total, 5li. 11s. Essex Co. Quar- terly Court Files, vol. 3, leaf 48.
ESTATE OF MRS. ALICE WARD OF IPSWICH.
"Joanah Smith the wife Thomas Smith Elizabeth Perkins wife of Jacob Perkins & Jane Jordon wife to ffrances Jordon Testifie that Alice Ward widdow vpon hir death bed being of pfect memory did commit Sarah Ward hir daughter in Law vnto John Baker & Elizabeth his wife the sayd Sarah ward & hir estate to bring vp the sayd child in the feare of god and gaue vnto the sd Elizabeth Baker hir keyes & desired hir to take of all & to discharge hir debts."
Proved in Ipswich court 27: 1: 1655. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 3, leaf 9.
Inventory of the estate of widow Alice Ward of Ipswich taken 23: 11: 1654, by Robert Lord and John Warner: The house & ground about one acre, 16li .; one flocbed, 1li. 6s .; one fether boulster & 4 pillows, 1li. 12s .; one haire bed, 10s .; an ould rug, an ould coverlet & a blanket, 1li .; a halfe headed bed, trundle bed, mat & cord, 14s .; a peack of hempeseed & the bag, 1s. 8d .; a little bras candellstick & 6 spoones, 2s. 8d .;
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ould pewter, 4s .; 2 gally dishes & a lattin puding pan, 2s .; a morter & pestle, 4s. 6d .; a smotheing Iron & 2 heats, 4s .; 1 doozen of trenchers, 8d .; in earthen ware, 4s .; greene ginger, 6d .; 3 Iron pots, 1 frieing pan & a skillet, 1li .; a tramell, pothookes & slice, 4s .; 3 runlets, 5s .; a poudering tub with porke in it, 10s .; a botle & other lumber, 4s. 6d .; a pote with butter in it, 3s. 6d. ; a watter paile, 1s .; 3 chaires, a litle table, a forme & 2 stooles, 5s .; two spoones, 4 dishes, a ladell & 3 sives, 2s .; 2 hogsheads, 4s .; 8 bushells of corne, 1li. 1s. 4d .; wheate & a bag, 5s. & 2 baggs, 1s., 6s .; a meale trough & meale in it, 7s. 6d .; an axe & a broad how, 5s. 6d .; a wedge and a psell of hempe & flax, 3s. 3d .; a stufe gowne, red petecote & cloth wastcoat, 2li. 10s .; an ould stufe wastcoat & red pety- coat, 16s .; 3 blanketts, 4s. 6d .; 3 old greene aprins, 6s .; 2 hatts, 16s .; a chest & 3 boxes, 10s .; 4 old aprins, 6s .; 2 sheetes, Ss .; 3 shifts, 4s. 6d .; tape binding, 2s .; pins & needles & thred, 2s .; hir weareing lenen, 1li .; childbed lenen, 1li. 2s .; suger 4li., 3s .; sope, 4li., 2s .; 3 glases, 1s. 6d .; 1 houre glass, 1s .; 2 blankets, 5s. 6d. ; suet & talow, 2li., 1s .; pr. stockings, 1s. 6d .; ould lenen, 3s. 4d .; Cokes & henes, 3s. 6d .; wood and a troft and pales, 3s .; a standing stole, 3s. 1d .; total, 37li. 14s. 11d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 3, leaf 9.
ESTATE OF NATHANIEL MERRILL OF NEWBURY.
"Witnes by these psents that I Nathaniell Merrill of Newbury in the Countie of Essex being sicke of body but through gods mercy of perfect memory I do here make my last will and testament, I first bequeath my soule into the hands of my blessed Redeemer with an assured hope of a joy- full resurection, and my body when it shall please the lord to take me out of this fraile life to bee buryed in the burying place of Newbury, and for my worldly goods I giue and dis- pose of as followeth Impr I giue and bequeath vnto susanna my wife fiue akers of plowable land lying next my brother Johns land and halfe the marsh dureing her naturall life and a cow and three heifers and all my household goods, And out of this estat so giuen to my wife I giue and bequeath vnto my daughter Susanna fiue pounds when she shalbe at the age of twenty yeares then I giue and bequeath vnto my Son Nathan- iell (whom I appoint as my true and lawfull heire) all my land and freehold after my wiues decease, and all the working tooles & Implements of husbandry and all the cattell and stocke besids And out of this stocke I appoint that my Son
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Nathaniell shall pay theise legacyes as followeth, that is I giue vnto my son John when he shalbee of the age of two and twenty yeers the summe of fiue pounds, And also I giue and bequeath vnto my Son Abraham at the age of two and twenty years fiue pounds, And I giue and bequeath vnto my sonne Daniell also at the age of one and twenty years fiue pound and I giue and bequeath to my Son Abell fiue pounds also at the age of one and twenty years, And I appoint my Son Na- thaniell to be my sole executor and all my debts & funerall rites being discharged I appoint him to haue all the rest of my goods & chattels vndisposed and I desire my brother John merill and Anthony somerby to be the ouerseers of this my last will & testament In witnesse whereof I haue set my hand march the eight in the yeare one thousand six hundred fifty foure but if gods puidence should by losses & crosses || vpon ye estate|| more than ordinary : then proportionobly to be abated in the legacyes"
his mark Nathaniell n n merrill.
Witness : Richard Knight, Anthony Somerby, John mer- rell.
Proved Mar. 27, 1655 by John Merrill and Anthony Som- erby.
Inventory of the estate of Nathaniell Merrill of Newbury, who deceased Mar. 16, 1654-5, taken Mar. 23, 1654-5, by Daniell (his D mark) Thurston, Richard Knight and Arch- elaus Woodman : Ten akers of upland and thre akers of marsh with the previledge of a frehold or commonage, 20li .; one cow and a calfe, 4li. 15s .; three heifers of three yeare old & 2 calves, 12li. 10s .; two steers of two yeare old & two heifers, 11li. ; three yearelings, 4li .; one old cart & wheeles and sled and an old harow, 1li .; 2 spades, a mattock, a beetle, 4 wedges, a crosscut & a handsaw & 4 axes and 4 hooes, 2li .; 3 old tubs, a fanne, an Iron staple & ring & 2 prongs & shovell, 10s .; his weareing apparell, 2li .; ten bushells of malt & barly, 5 bushells of wheate & nine bushels of rye & about 35 bushells of In- dian corne, 10li. 16s .; two muskets and 2 swords with match & powder, 2li .; oats & pease, 10s .; sixe small swyne, 3li .; 2 flock beds & bolsters & 2 paire of sheets old, 4li .; 2 old ketles, 2 skillets & a smal braspot & Iron pot, 1li. 10s .; an old warm- ing pan, fire shovell, grid Iron, tongs, & other small Iron things & a spitt, 12s .; 4 small pewter dishes & a skimmer, dishes & spoones, 12s .; a truckle bedsted, 2 buckets and a pr.
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of cottrells, 10s .; a small cart rope & halfe bushell & a pecke, 5s .; a small cubberd & 2 chests, 16s .; one drinke vessel, 2 wheels, one powdring tub, ten milke trayes & 3 cheesfats, 2li .; total, 84li. 6s .; his debts for Rent due to Mr. Cutting, 5li .; in small debts, 2li.
Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 3, leaf 10.
ESTATE OF THOMAS MIGHILL OF ROWLEY.
"The last Will & Testament of Thomas Mighill of Rowley I Thomas Mighill being sicke in body but of pfect memory (blessed be God) doe constitute & appoint this my last Will & testament in maner & forme as ffolloweth. Impr I giue & bequeath my soule to God that gaue it in comfortable assurance of a gloryous resurrection at that day, & my body to be interred in the Comon burying place of Rowley afore- said. Ite my will is that all debts be first discharged & all necessary expences for my decent & Comely buryall. Ite I giue to my loueing wife Ann Mighill one hundred and ten pounds. Ite I giue to my Son Samuell Mighill seauenty pounds to be paid vnto him wthin one halfe yeare after the date hereof. Ite I giue to John Mighill eighteene pounds part whereof my Will is shall be paid vnto him out of my in- heritance at the place Comonly called the Village, the rest of it wthin one yeare, & seauenteene pounds more three yeares after the day of the date hereof: Prouided his Cariage be such dureing that whole time as giue sattisfaction to the Revd Elders of this Church of Rowley m" Ezekiell Rogers mr Samuell Philips mr Humfrey Reyner mathew Boyes max- milian Jewet & ffrancis Parrot or the suruiueing of them. Ite I giue to my Son Thomas mighill thirty pounds & a young black mare that comes three yeares old to be paid into my Son Samuells hand wthin two yeares after my death & my will is that it be expended on him towards his bringing up in learn- ing, or otherwise if the abouesaid Elders & brethren Judge meete. And my Will ffurther is concer[n]ing my abousaid Son John mighill that if his Course & caryage be such at the end of the aforesaid three yeares that the aforesaid Elders & Brethren doe not Judge meete that he should haue the said seauenteene pounds abouesaid that then it shall be equally diuided betwixt my two Sons Samuell & Thomas mighill & my will further concerning the Legacy bequeathed to my Son Thomas mighill is that vpon payment of it into my Son Sam- uells hand as abouesaid his acquittance shall be a full dis-
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charge to my Executour & in case my said son Thomas dy before he haue fully compleated the age of twenty one yeares his portio shall fall halfe of it to my Son Samuell & the other halfe of it to my Son Samuell or John as the aforesaid Reuer- end Elders & Brethren or the suruiueing of them shall Judge meete. Ite I giue to my Son Ezekiell mighill thirty fiue pounds. Ite I giue & bequeath to my Son Nathaniell mighill thirty fiue pounds. Ite I giue to my Son Stephen mighill thirty fiue pounds wch three said last Legacyes my will is shall be paid vnto my three said last sons when they shall be twenty one yeares of age. Ite I giue to my daughter mary mighill thirty fiue pounds to be paid to her at the age of twenty one yeares or at the day of her maryage wch of them shall first be. & in case my wife be wth Child I bequeath thirty fiue pounds to it And in case any of the last mentioned foure or fiue Children dy before the age of twenty one yeares my will is that their portion or portions shall be equally diu- ided amongst the rest of them; saue only that in Case my said daughter Mary shall mary & after dy before the age of twenty one yeares my will is not that it be repaid againe. And in case my wife desire it my Will is that these last Legacyes bequeathed to my younger Children wch I had by her be set out for them & shee my said wife to haue the bene- fitt of them for their education till the age of twenty one yeares. Ite I giue to my sister Ann Tenny one pound. Ite to ffaith Parrot Senior one pound. Ite to the use of the Church of Rowley one pound ten shillings. & in case my estate doe amount to || more | then the discharge of the afore- said debts expences & Legacyes upon Just apprizall my will is that the ouer plus shall be proportionably diuided amongst my wife and all my Children according to their seuerall dis- proportions. & lastly I Constitute & appoint my deare & loueing wife Ann mighill as my sole executrix of this my last will & Testament. ||and I|| desire & appoint my trusty & beloued ffriends & Brethren mr Humfrey Reyner Mathew Boyes maximilian Jewet & ffrancis Parrat as ouerseers their unto. In witnes here of I haue here unto set my hand this 11th of June 1654.
"Before the signing of this my last will & testament I the said Thomas mighill haue and doe by these presents further giue to my wife Ann mighill one ewe to my son Samuell one third pt of my Corne growing at my ffarme at the Pen and one third pt of my Corne at my lott in the northeast ffield
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containeing about six Acres I also giue to my daughter mary mighill one Ewe."
Thomas Mighill
Witness : Humfrey Reyner, Mathew Boyes, ffrancis Parrat, Maxi : Jewet, John Harris.
Proved in Ipswich court 27: 1: 1655 by Maxemillian Jew- itt and ffrances Parret.
Inventory taken June 24, 1654, by Maximilian (his I mark) Jewet, Mathew Boyes and Samuell Brockelbanke : his purse and apparell, 7li. 5s. 6d .; foure paire of sheets, 2li .; 5 pillow beares, 13 napkins, one table cloth, 1li. 8s. 6d .; one Carpett, 10s .; two Curtans, 3s .; bookes, 18s .; two Childs mantles, 1li. 5s .; Puter, 1li. 10s .; one bedstead & bedding, 5li. 5s .; bedding in one Chamber, 3li. 13s .; woole and spining, 3li. 10s. 8d .; Corne, meale & mault, 3li. 4s .; baggs, 13s .; haire sieves and other sieves, 5s. 8d .; Corne measures & old tubs, 6s .; Iron tooles in the Chamber, 1li. 12s .; bacon, 5s .; Iron Potts, kettles, a warming pan wth other Vtinsills, 2li. 10s .; Tubbs, trayes & other wooden ware, 1li. 12s .; Sawes, Gallow balke & other Vtinsells, 1li. 2s .; a Table & forme, 1li .; a Boxe, Trunke, Wheele & other things, 18s .; 6 Cushins, 9s .; a Cupboard & a Cushin, 5s .; 5 Chaires, 4s .; one muskett, sword & Bandi- liers, 2li. 3s .; one breaking up plow wth her Irons, 1li. 2s .; 3 other Plowes & their Irons, 1li. 1s .; 3 Chaines, 2 bolts & shackells, 16s .; 3 yoakes & tyre for another, 10s. 6d .; axes, spade, dung forkes & other Vtinsills, 17s .; a Cart rope, 2s .; a dung Cart & wheeles & a slead, 1li. 10s .; 6 oxen, 42li .; 5 Cowes, 23li. 5s .; the third pt of a mare, 6li .; one Gray mare, 16li .; Swine, 8li. 10s .; one bedstead & bedding, 1li. 10s .; sheepe, 19li. 10s .; one bull & a steare, 10li .; 4 two yearing Cattle & one 3 yeare old, 14li. 10s .; 2 yearing Calves, 3li. 10s .; the dwelling house, barne & oarchard, 59li .; the kilne wth the Utinsills their to belonging, the kilne yard & Crop their on, 40li .; Arrable Ground at home, 7 Acres and an halfe, 37li. 10s .; 4 Acres & an halfe in the Lott on the right hand Ipswish way, 20li. 5s .; 3 Acres in the Lott on the left hand Ipswish way, 13li. 10s .; 12 Acres in the Northeast ffield, 39li .; 3 Acres of meadow in Satchells, 9li .; 18 Acres of Rough & Salt meadow at the Cowbridge, 38li .; 2 Acres of upland at the ffarme, 1li .; 6 Acres of salt marsh and foure of upland at the ffarme, 19li .; 6 Acres of salt marsh at Mr. Nelsons hand, 7li. 10s .; the ffarme in the Country at the
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pen, 29li .; 7 Acres & an halfe of wheate & barly at the home Lott, 8li. 5s .; 4 Acres & an halfe of Corne in the ffield on the right hand of the way to Ipswish, 5li. 8s .; 3 Acres of In- dian Corne in the other ffield on the left hand the way to Ipswish, 3li. 12s .; in the northeast ffield 4 Acres of wheate and Indian Corne, 4li .; Corne at the pen, 3li .; dung, 2li .; land at the Village, 12li .; 13 gates & an halfe, 10li. 8s .; a buffe Coate, 15s .; an Iron morter, 2s. 6d .; 2 musketts, 2 rapiers & bandiliers, 1li. 16s .; oweing by John Mighill, 1li. 11s. 8d .; total, 571li. 14s. 11d. The debts of the deceased Thomas Mighill, 70li. 10s. 9d .; deducted from the total leaves 501li. 4s. 2d. Out of which said sume all the severall Legacyes mentioned in the Will of the deceased Thomas be- ing discharged their remaines over plus to be divided amongst the partyes specifyed in the Will aforesaid, 81li. 1s. 2d.
Petition of Ezekiell Mighell to the Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1690, as the estate left by our father Thomas Mighill "be- longing to yor seruant & his Br° Steuen deceased was not wholy divided betwext us in his life time Brother leaueing three Children, which will haue Right when they Come to Age," that the lands given to us may be devided and the parcells which fall to the children may be improved or kept as their parents think best, and the part belonging to himself may be disposed of according to his discretion; and if the court pleases, to leave the care in the devision to their father, Mr. Robert Greenough, or other guardian.
Mr. Robert Greenough and his wife the mother of said children request that the above petition may be granted.
Petition granted Apr. 22, 1691.
Petition of Samuel Mighell of Rowley, dated Mar. 4, 1694-5, that there may be a settlement of the estate, showing "as his Father Thomas Mighell Formerly of Rowly decd. made his will & amongst other things therin Contained: had a clause in it That if any of the Children of my first wife died under age they Should inherit one for another; and soe of the Children of his Second wife; but none died under age (except one which the Second wife was then with child with) but all ye Rest of the Second womans children ariued at full age & are Since all dead, & Ezekiel Mighell the Eldest Son of the Second wife my half Brother decd. without Issue who died possesed of A Considerable part of my Father Thomas Mighell's Estate & I being the Eldest
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Son by ye first wife do think I ought of right to Enjoy my Sª Brother Ezekil's Estate or the greatest part thereof."
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 18,428.
ESTATE OF ROBERT MOULTON, SR. OF SALEM.
"Salem dated 20th febry: 1654-5. By theise prsents be it knowne, that I Robert Moulton Senior being by Gods hand one my sicke bed of pfect memory Doe ordaine & Appoint my sonne Robert Moulton, whole Executor of this my Last will & Testament. I Giue my Daughter Dorothy Edwards twenty marke, Allsoe Two pillow bers marked with R D M. Item My farme I Leaue with my sonne, till my Grandsonne Robert Moulton be twenty one yeares old & then he to Enjoy the one halfe with the Apple trees, & After his father & mothers death to Enjoy the farme wholly, & in Case my Grandsonne Robert dye first that it fall in like manner to his next Elder brother ||& soe| successively if he That En- joyes it haue no issue; To Goodwife Buffum I give twenty shillings. To Joshua Buffum ten shillings. The Rest of my Goods & Cattell I leave with my sonne Robert and he to pay my debts."
Robt moulton, Sen. Witness : George gardner, Henry Phelps, Nich. Phelpes.
Proved 26: 4: 1655 by George Gardner, Henry Phelpes. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 3, leaf 14.
Inventory taken by Jo. Alderman and Robert (his R mark) Buffum: One farme with all the housing on it, 35li .; the howses and ground in the towne, 10li .; 8 Cowes, 28li .; 5 yonge Cattell of two yeares old a peec, 11li. 10s .; one steer of foure years old, 4li .; two yearlings, 2li. 10s .; seaven wether lambs, 3li. 10s .; one fetherbed and a bolster, a pillow and a coverlid, 14li .; nynne peeces of pewter and a candle- stick and a little morter, 1li .; two paire of sheets and two pillowbers and a ruffe and a peace of demetey, 2li. 10s .; one fowling peece and two old muskett bariell and one muskett, 1li. 10s .; one Desk, 3s .; two old Casks, 2s .; for tooles and old Iron, 2li. 12s .; one Iron pott and an old brasse Cettle, 15s. ; seven Books, 16s .; other small books, 14s .; halfe a hun- dred pound of brand, 6s .; halfe an hower Glasse and three old Candlesticks and two lamps, 4s .; two spitts and a old driping pan, 4s .; one chest and an old Trunk and a Case of Bottles wth Glasses, 13s .; an old table and chairs and 2 Jars wth all other things forgotten, 6s .; total, 106li. 5s. Goods at
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his farmhouse, appraised by Henry Phelps and John Hill, 15: 3: 1655: One irne kittle, 10s .; 2 irne pots & a skillet, 11s .; a brasse kittle & skillet, 5s .; 1 copper kittle, 12s .; 3 pairs of pot hooks, a griddirne, a paire of tongs, a chopping knife & a cleaver, a flesh hooke, a skimmer & a warming pan, 8s .; 3 spitts, 5s .; a whipsaw, 8s .; 4 axes, 12s .; 2 adses, 5s .; halfe a dozen augurs, 6s .; a handsaw & 3 chissels, 4s .; 1 crowe of irne, 4s .; 1 fro, 1s .; 3 hammers, 1s .; woollen cloth & 2 hats, 5li .; linnen cloths, 1li .; a looking glasse & a paire of gloves, 3s .; a chest and a box, 7s .; in bedding, 1li .; pales & tubbs & wooden ware, 10s .; indian corne, 1li. 16s .; a bible, 5s .; total, 15li. 3s. Whole value of the estate, 121li. 8s .; debts, 8li .; total, 113li. 8s. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files vol. 3, leaf 15.
ESTATE OF ELINOR TRESLER OF SALEM.
"Salem dated 15th february. 1654. By these prsents bee it knowne that I Elinor Tresler, being by gods will vpon my sicke bed, but of perfect memory thankes bee to the Lord, doe Appoint my sonne Henry & Nicholas, to bee Joynt Executors of this my Last will & testament. That is to say | I Be- queath | My ffarme To | my sonnes | Henry And Nicholas with the houseing, my ten Acre Lott in the North feild to Henry, My house & ground at the Town to my sonne Ed- ward, My Houshold stuffe I bequeath in this manner one bead to Henry & the other to Nicholas & the sad coloured cloake to Edward & the Other Cloake to Henry, the old Brass Pott & the Least of the Brass Pans, & Two Deepe pewter platters & one Broad one & A Couerled & a Blanklett | with | one Paire of sheetes to my sonne Edward, My wascoate Safegard & Goune to goe together, & my Best Petticoate | with the rest of my wearing clothes | to goe together & my Daughters to haue them; the Rest of my wearing Linnen to my two Daughters & my other Linnen to the Executors. To John Phelps my Gran-child two oxen & Cheine, with one yew, Item To my Grand Draughter Elizabeth one yew. The other two || yewes | to Nicholas his two children. To my Grand-Children Samuell & Edward I giue Either of them a yeareling Calfe. The Rest of my Goods & Cattell to be left with my Executors to Pay my Debts & the Legacy bequeathed by my Late husband to his Daughter in England, To witt the summe of Ten Pounds."
her mark Ellinor E Treslor.
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THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY.
Witness : Robt. Moulton, sr., George Gardner, Robert Moulton, jr ..
Proved 26: 4: 1655. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 3, leaf 16.
Inventory taken Mar. 13, 1654-5, by Robert Moulton and George Gardner: One farme, with the housing, 20li .: three Cowes, 12li .; three oxen, 18li .; two beasts, two yeare old apeice, 4li .; Foure yearlings, 4li .; foure yewes, 6li .; two hogges, 1li. 5s .; two feather beds, 2 Bolsters, two feather Pillowes, three blankets, two Coverlids, One Rugg, foure paire of sheetes & two paire of pillowbers, 12li. 15s .; three table Clothes, seven napkins, two Course towells, foure hand- kerchefs, four Coiques, three dressings, two shifts, one white Apron & other small linnen, 1li. 10s .; A Gowne & safegard, a wascoate & a red Peticoate & two old Coates & two was- coates, with a white Cotten wascoate & a short Coate, 3li. 10s .; two Paire of Gloves, 3s .; a Hatt & two Cloath Houdes, 10s .; two Paire of stockings & two pare of shoes, 10s .; two Cloockes & two Carpets, 3 Curtains, 5li .; two Aprons, 8s .; a Greate Chest, a box & two Cofers, 10s .; a Warming pan, a Looking glass & three Candlesticks, one Chafing dish, 16s .; two bras pans & three Brass pots, 2li .; three skillets & two iron pots, 17s .; three Brass kittells, 15s .; ten Pewter plat- ters, 1li .; three pewter pots, 15s .; a Charger with other small Pewter, 10s .; Bookes, 10s .; three spits, two And Irons, two Rackes, a paire of Tongs, a fire shovell & a brass Ladle, 13s .; two fowling peices & A muskett, a sword & a Cutless, 1li. 15s .; three Chaines & a Cart rope, 15s .; a Harrow, 6s .; a Ten Acre lot, 4li .; the house & Barne & foure Acres of ground in the Towne, 20li .; plow yrons with old iron, 10s .; a steele Trapp, 5s .; one Grindstone, 6s .; a paire of Bellowes, 1s. 6d .; weights & scales & measures, 4s .; two Bedsteds, 5s .; 3 spinning wheels, 5s .; an houre Glass, 1s .; two Barrells with Tubs & Pales, 15s .; three Chaires, 3s .; trayes, 2s .; one whipsaw, 5s .; one Crosscut saw, 3s .; three wedges, 2s .; two Beetle Rings, 1s .; small millstones & Irons, 10s .; a Grid Iron toster, 2s .; in Corne, 3li .; total, 131li. 3s. 6d. Debts due : To her brother Edward Phelpes, 10li .; left by her father Tresler's will to his daughter, 10li .; to Mr. Gidney, 5li .; to Mr. Crumwell, 19s .; to Goodman Felton, 1li .; total, 26li. 19s. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 3, leaf 17.
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