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"To Mary Quilter my maidservant I give ye sum of three pound. To Sarah ffillybrowne my other maidservant I give ye sume of ten shillings. To Harbert Colledge in Cambridge I give & bequeath ye sume of five pounds. To ye poore I give the sume of three pound. The remaining part of my estate not yet disposed of, I give & bequeath to my deare wife Mrs Margaret Rogers during her life, & after her de- cease to be equally distributed among my children, by ye advice of the friends above named. I do ordaine & consti- tute my deare & beloved wife Mrs Margaret Rogers, and my trusty & welbeloved friends Mr Robert Paine, and John Whipple to be Executours of this my last will, & testament."
Proved in Ipswich court 25: 7: 1655 by M. Ezekell Che- ver and Dea. John Whipple.
Inventory taken Aug. 16, 1655, by Robert Lord and Moses Pengry : in the Hall: a round table with five joine stooles, 16s .; six chaires & five cushions, 1li .; a trunke, chest & hanging cupboard, 1li. 1s .; 2 spanish platters, 5s .; a small cisterne with other implemts, 17s .; a corslet, musket & fowling peece, 3li .; a p of cobirons & tounges, 7s. In the
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Parlour : a short table & a forme, 19s .; 6 cushion stooles & 2 chaires, 2li .; a livery cuphoard, 15s .; a featherbed, boul- ster, 2 downe pillowes, coverlet, blanket & canopy bedstead, 6li. 18s .; a great chaire, 6s .; 2 pictures, 2li .; a clocke & other implemts, 3li .; a p of Endirons, firepan & toungs, 13s .; 2 window Curtaines & rods, 10s .; a carpet, cuphoard' cloth & round table, 1li. 5s .; a treble violl, 10s. In the kitchin : 5 Iron pots & 1 old brasse pot, 2li .; a copper kettell & 2 other old kettells, 4li. 10s .; 3 spitts, p of cobirons, firepan & toungs, forke, tramells & Irons, 1li. 16s. 8d .; a copper & five skillets, 2li. 15s .; 4 brasse candlesticks & a chafing dish, 15s .; a baking pan & a small old kettell, 6s .; 2 pudding-pans, stew- ing pan & dripping pan, 5s. ; a warming pan, mortar & ladle, 10s .; pewter, 153li. 1-2 at 16d. ยง li., 10li. 4s. 8d .; a Jacke, pothookes & other implemts, 1li .; a kneading trough, tubs & other lumber, 10s .; a trevet [fryeing. copy.] pan, 6s .; gal- ly-basine, [glasses. copy] & other implemts, 16s .; chafing dish, bedpan & other implemts, 14s. Cellar: [6 beere bar- rells. copy], powdering tubs, 2 leads, [4 trayes a cheese copy] presse, beere stalls & some lumber, 4li. 4s. In the Chamber : [a bedsted, curtaines, valencs. copy], fetherbed, boulster [mattriss, blanketts, Rugg, flock. copy] bolster, 2 downe pillows, 14li. 10s .; [a chest of drawers. copy] 2li. 10s .; [a trunke, 3 cushon. copy], chaires, 2 stooles, 2li. 14s .; [a sute of greene. copy], curtaines & vallence, 1li. 1s .; [3 car- pets. copy], 3li .; a cuphoard cloth, 1li. 10s .; 2 window cush- ions, 1li .; a perpetuany coverlet, 1li. 5s .; a carpet, 2 win- dow curtaines & rods, 16s .; a gilt looking-glasse, 6s. 8d .; a chidding wicker basket, 3s .; a table-basket, 2s .; a p of End- irons & toungs, 6s. 8d .; a suit of diaper table linnen, 4li .; another suite of diaper linnen, 2li. 15s .; a diaper cupboard cloth, 1li. 5s .; 2 p of holland sheets, 3li. 10s .; 5 fine pillow- bers, 1li. 15s .; p of pillowbers, 12s .; 2 cuphoard cloths & a p of sheets, 1li. 13s .; 23 napkins, 1li. 6s. 10d .; a diaper cuphoard cloth, 10s .; a holland cuphoard cloth, 8s .; 3 hol- land table cloths, 1li. 5s .; 4 p sheets, 4li. 10s .; 3 towells & a short table cloth, 10s .; a p of pillowbers, 7s .; goods out of England, 21li. 6s. 8d .; 3 p stockins, 1li. 1s. 8d. In ye Hall Chamber : one bedstead & cord, 16s .; curtaines & vallance, 1li. 5s .; a fetherbed & boulster, 4li. 10s .; a flocke bolster & 2 downe pillows, 1li. 2s .; a yellow rugge, 2li .; in English goods, 16li .; 1 p sheets, 15s .; 6 cushions, 1li. 10s .; a couch & an old coverlet, 7s .; in plate, 35li. 18s .; a watch, 4li .; one chest with a drawer, 16s .; 6 cushions, 24s., a curtain & 2
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rods, 5s., 1li. 9s .; 6 yds. of Satteniscoe, 1li .; 7 p of old sheets, 3li. 3s .; 2 p course pillowbers, 10s .; 2 small trunkes with old boxes, 10s .; a chaire, trundle bed & litle flockbed, 16s. 6d .; a bedsted, flockbed, coverlet & blanket old, 1li. 17s. In ye Garret over ye Parlour: one bedsted & cord, bed & bolster, 2 old rugs, 4li. 2s .; one chaire, 1s. 2d. In ye Study : his Li- brary, 100li .; a cabinet deske & 2 chaires, 1li. 5s .; a p of creepers & p of toungs, 2s. 6d. In ye chamber over ye Kitchin : 2 flockbeds, blanket, old coverlet, fether boulster & flocke bolster, 3li. [10s. copy]; 2 bedsteds & old rug [12s. copy], wearing apparrell, [16li. copy], wheat & barley in ye barne 20 [200 bushels, 40li. copy]; Indian corne 160 bush. at [2s. 6d., 20li. copy]; malt 4 bush., 18s .; 2 bush & 1-2 of rye, 10s .; wooll & old caske, [8s. copy]; 2 horses, 2 mares, one very old, 2 colts, 6-li. [64li. copy]; 7 oxen, 6 cowes, [66li. 13s. 4d. copy], 2 yearlings & 2 calves [6]i. copy] ; 3 ewes, 2 lambs, one wether, 9li .; swine, 8li .; 6 acres of Indian corne on ye ground, 9li .; 14 acres of upland & meadow at Mr. Epses, 14li .; ye farme where Good. Cumins is, 130li .; 15 acres on ye Comon, 10li .; ye house & land in Edw. Chapmans hand with ye pasture adjoyning, 120li .; Carts, ploughs & furniture, 4li .; Marsh in ye hundreds, 8li .; ye Dwelling house, Barnes & Orchard & 24 acres of land in comon feild, 200li .; in good debts, 50li .; In old England in Mr. Robert Crane, senior's hand, 400li .; total, 1497li. 12s. 4d.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 24,042.
Nathaniell Rogers of Ipswich bequeathed to his son Tim- othy Rogers of Boston 100li. to be paid out of his estate at Ipswich and he sold his legacy to Mr. William Hubbard of Ipswich and acquits the executors from the payment of the same to any save Mr. Wm. Hubbard. Dated Feb. 5, 1667. Witness : Will. Pateeson, Thomas Dewer. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 3, page 88.
ESTATE OF JOSEPH BOOVEY OF LYNN.
Administration on the estate of Joseph Boovey granted 27: 9: 1655 to Daniell Salmon. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 2.
Ordered 24: 4: 1656 that Mr. Holliock be paid for funeral charges of Joseph Boovey by Danll. Sallmon, administrator, in merchantable wheat. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 6.
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ESTATE OF JOHN BRIDGMAN OF SALEM.
"The will of John bridgman is this that his whole estate shal bee delivered into m' curwins hand and when hee hath satisfied him selfe to giu the rest to his daughter." his mark his mark her mark Witness : Joseph S boice, Tomes T Averi, Josia X Suthick. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 3, leaf 31.
The imperfect will of John Bridgman presented 29: 9: 1655 and Mr. George Corwine appointed administrator. Sa- lem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 2.
Mr. George Corwine brought in inventory of estate of John Bridgman 24: 4: 1656. Amount, 44li. 14s. 9 3-4d. The estate to go to said Bridgman's child. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 7.
Inventory taken 8: 8: 1655, by Walter Price and Phillip Cromwell: One petticott and wascott, 2li. 5s .; one pr. of brichis and a pr. stokins, 6s .; in woollen and Cotten yaren, 8s .; a Chest, 10s .; 3 blak hatts and a straw hatt, 18s .; a looking glas, a hand baskett and a pot with starch, 3s .; a warming pan, 7s .; one pr. sheets and 3 ould sheets, 1li .; in smale lining, 1li .; a greene ould aprne, a box & a Chest, 10s .; a settle, 5s., an ell canvas, 2s., hops, 8d., 7s. 8d .; a flok bed boulster, 2 pillos, a pr. blankets & 2 Ruggs, 5li .; 5 yds. nar- row teek, 12s .; a Curtten and Rod, 5s .; a muskett, sword, bandylers & Rest, 1li. 11s .; in wooden wares in his seller, 12s .; a bible, a psalme booke, 4s .; a pr. dogs, hangers, shov- ells & tongs & gridiron, 15s .; a friing pann, 16d. ; a pr. bel- lows, 8s. 2d .; a pr. ould boots, 5s .; in severall Iron tooles, 30s .; ould Iron and Iron lumber, 10s .; a smoothing Iron, 20d., 3 pichforks, 3s., 4s. 8d .; 3 bras kittls, 28s., and a spitt, 12d., 1li. 9s .; 2 skilletts, an Iron pott & kittle, 15s .; ould pewter and 2 pewter dishes, 6s. 8d .; 4 ould Chayers, 4s., erthen wares, 7s., 11s .; trayes, seeves, payles & other wodden lumber, 14s. ; rayles and ould knives, 2s., an ould Chest, 12d., 3s .; hemp and hurds, 10s., canvas, 3s., 13s .; Cask and a wheele and a Chest, "s .; corne in the house, 8s .; an ould trundle bedsteed, 5s .; 2 sneads, 2s .; haye and Corne uppon the ground, 4li .; beefe, 45s., garden roots, 5s., 2li. 10s .; a kow and Calfe, 5li .; one house and 15 acres ground and marsh, 25li .; a yeong best, 2li .; Fowles, 5s .; 1li. of powder, 2s .; 2 swine, 2li .; 3 yeong shoats, 1li. 1s .; severall depts
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dew to him, 2li. 10s. 7d .; total, 69li. 7s. 7d. Debtor to Mr. Curwen for several Accts., 22li. 10s. 5 1-4d .; remayning, 46li. 17s. 1 3-4d. Debts due Mr. Will. Browne, 1s .; Tho. Cuttller, 2s. 4d. ; Samuell Cuttller, 7s. 6d .; Mr. Stillman, 1s. 6d .; for Indian corne, 1li. 10s .; total, 2li. 2s. 4d. John Bridgman, creditor by John Neale, 7 dayes work, 14s .; Good- man Lawes for 2 dayes, 4s .; Goodman Browne, 9 dayes worke, 18s .; Mr. Carwythy, 4s .; Ann Potter, 1 bush. 1-2 Indyan, 3s. 9d .; Josyas Sutheke, 6s. 10d .; total, 2li. 10s. 7d.
The debts and what is coming to John Bridgman : "Owing to Goodman Scuder and befe, 2s. 3d., for a pound of salt and he hath paid six pigeons and he hath wrought 7 or 8 days for John Neile and too days work for goodman Laws owing to Elias Stileman, 3s., to frances colins hee hath don nine days work of goodman Browne and is to be payd there, owing to Goodman Rumbal, 3s .; Mr. Carwithe oweth him, 4s., owing to farmer porter, 4s., ana poter oweth a bushel and half of indian corn, Josiah Suthick oweth him 6s. 10d."
Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 3, leaf 31.
ESTATE OF REBECCA BACON OF SALEM.
"The last will and Testyment of Rebekah Bacon wido writen the 23 of the i mon 1655 Know all men by thes pres- ants that I make and Constetut my sonn Isaac Bacon my sole Aer and Exsequtor of my whole estat paying all my Detts and leguses that I shall giue Joyning with him Robert Buffam for to be his asistans That hee may haue noo power to lett or sell any thing with out his Consent untell hee Come to age Im: I giue unto my Cossen Anne potter and my Cossen Richard Cherlcraft the 3 Acers of ground at the towne: And the mash ground in the south feeld: And: 2 Cowes : And to Richerd to sheep : And the |second | Coltt that the young mare doth bring for his partickqulor bene- fit. And to Cossen anne: and Richerd: the Bead and Bead steed and all the things belongin to it as I Comenly ley upon it exsepting the sheets And I giue unto them : on pare of the best sheets And halfe a dusen of napkins strekt with blue and the table Cloth belongin unto the Round table And to fine touells : on pillobere :
"And: a thurd part of all the bras exsepting the great Coper Cettell : And a thurd part of all the puter and widden houshold stuff : And ech of them a siluer spune And the are to haue halfe the profit that the house and land doth produse
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toward manetaning of them untell my sonn Come to age: for my desier is that Richerd shall be at my Cossen Anne disposing And if my sonn shuld dey Befoer hee Come to Age then the whole estat is to Return to my to Cossens ex- septing 101i: that shall be giuen in sheep for the good of the poer of salem to be disposed by the 7 men a Cording as my desier is that 5li to a man for 7 years And then to pay the 5li Backe to the 7 : men to be giuen to : other to poer men for 7 yere moer and so to be giuen from 7 yer to seuen yer to euer
"And if my Cossen Anne dey befoer shee marry then all that I giue hur is to Return to Richard: And if Richard dey that all that I gaue him is to Return to Anne if the both shuld dey with out Ishue then all is to return to my sonn: And if it please the lord to take them all a way before the ar marred and with out Ishue that then the whol estat is to Return to the towne to be dissposed of acording to the former 10li exsepting: 51: a pees that the exsequtor and Quer serers ar to haue out of it Im: I giue to my man Cornelus all his time freely and ayerling to by him a shutt of Clothes
"I giue to my sister Buffam : my black scarfe And to sister boys my green gown and Red pety cott and to sister sught- wike the black goune and on pety Cote and to sister Auery and hornis each of them a neck hancercho: And all the Rest of my weareing aparell I leue at the dissposing of my Cossen Anne to giue to Abegall what shee see fit: my desier is that my Brother Roberd Buffam shuld Com and dwell in the howse if hee see good and in proue the land and estate left my sonn and a lowe for it what hee shall Judg it worth: And my sonn to liue with him if hee haue a mind to follo hus- bandry or els to plase him a prentis to some onist seayman I freely dispose of an acker of land wch Joynes to Captain Trasks meedow, for ye vse of Ann Potter tell such time Isack comes to age I giue unto Brother Buffam the first Colt that the maer shall bring. I make and ordane my Brother Jouise Boys and Brother Thomas Auery and Brother nathanell feltonn my ouer seers: And giue unto them: 408 a pees : The greatest Deat is 311 to be returnd to old Eng- land to my sister Judeth that I desier may be donn with speed I giue to my Cossen Jorg Bedell one of the swords ||which my sonn will| and one of Doctor sebes works and on of Docter prestons. This is my last act and will wittnes my hand and seale."
Rebekah Bacon.
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"The mayre being Sould where of goodman buffam should haue ye 1 Coult yt came of her I freely dispose of a Steere called lustick at 3 yeares end, In lue of ye Coult."
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Witness : Henry H Trask, Geor. Beadle. Essex Co. Quar- terly Court Files, vol. 3, leaf 37.
Proved 29: 9: 1655 by the witnesses. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 2.
Inventory taken July 10, 1655, by Thomas Gardner, sr., and Joseph (his O mark) Boyce, and sworn to by Robt. Buffum: The house, lands, 50li .; 2 oxen, 13li .; 4 Cowes, 17li .; a steere, 5li. 12s .; 2 yearelings, 4li .; 1 Calfe, 1li .; 12 ewe sheepe, 20li .; 2 wetheres, 1 ram, 2li. 5s .; 4 ewe lambes, 1 wether lamb, 4li .; 5 Swine, 3li .; 2 1-2 acres of wheat grow- inge, 4li .; 5 acres of Indian Corne, 7li. 10s .; Cart & plow & plow geare, 1li. 10s .; 2 sawes, 10s .; 2 Andirons, 4s .; 2 axes, 1 mattocke, 1 crow, 8s .; 2 smothinge Irons, 3s .; 3 payre of pothooks, 1 gridiron & a fryinge pan, 5s .; 4 ould hous, 2 spits, 7s .; 4 plowes, 4 chissels, 1 gouge & 2 hammers, 5s .; 1 hand saw, 2 bitlerings, 1 vice, 1 iron sole, 2 smal wedges, 1 hay knife, 8s .; old Iron, 4s .; an Iron pestle & morter, 7s .; 1 payre of Andirons, 1 payre of tongs & a hake, 5s .; 1 Iron Pot, 5s .; 2 brasse Pots, 12s .; 4 brasse skillets, 7s .; 1 Copper Ketle, 2li. 10s .; 4 brasse candlesticks, a brasse skimmer, a payre of skales & a pot lid, a litle brasse pan & an old warm- inge Pan, 10s .; 1 Musket wth a fire locke, 2 swords, a payre of bandeliers, 2 bolts, 1 pocket pistol, 2 pike heads & a halfe pike, 2li. 10s .; 3 fether beds, Gli .; 2 Rugs, 2li .; 3 old blankets, 15s .; Curtaynes & vallons for 2 beds, 2li. 10s .; 1 flock bed & coveringe, 1li. 5s .; 9 payre of sheetes, 8li .; 8 Pillow beares, 16s .; 4 table clothes, 23 napkins streked wth blue, 6 fine Napkins, 8 fine towels, 3 Cubbard Cloathes, 6 course towels & 1 shirt, 4li. 8s .; 4 silke Cushions, 2 made, 2 unmade, 3 old cushions, 4 Carpets, 2li .; 1 duble salt silver, 6 silver spones, 1 wine cup & a dram cup of silver, both, 6li .; 3 large peuter platters, 3 a size lesse, 3 more a size lesse, 3 more a size lesse, 1li. 16s .; 1 peuter bason, 5s .; 6 large peuter plates & 6 lesser, 9s .; 19 Peuter saucers & 2 fruite dishes, 11s. 6d .; 1 old Peuter bason & a great plate, 3s .; 2 peuter candlesticks, 4s .; 1 large peuter salt & a smal one, 2 peuter porringers, 3s. 6d .; 1 great peuter flagon, 1 lesser, 1 quart, 2 pints & a halfe pinte, 13s .; 2 old chamber pots & an old porringer, 3s .; 2 great truncks, 1 smal truncke, 1li .; 1 great chest & 4 lesser, 1li. 2s .; A Cabinet, 5s .; 3 Bibles, a Con-
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cordance, Calvins Institutions, Luther upon the Galathians, Mr. Shepards Morality of the Sabath, Nicolas Gibbins Dis- putations, Joshua Symonds bookes, 2 of Dr. Sibs & 1 of Mr. Preston, Markam & 10 smal bookes, 2li .; 4 framed Chaires, 2 wyned Stooles, 14s .; 2 high bedsteds & 2 lower ones, 1li .; 1 longe table, 1 round table & a litle table, 16s .; 1 Cubbord, 2 smal barrels, 2 botles, 2 payles, 10s .; 1 looking glasse, a sun dyal & a case of botles with 5 glasses, a table basket, 5s .; 4 dry caske, 4s .; her wearinge apparrel, 5li .; an old sadle & pillyan cloth, 10s .; 121b. of wool & 5 lb. of yarne, 1li. 13s .; toal, 195li. 8s. 6d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 3, leaf 38.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM GOODRIDGE OF WATERTOWN.
Bond of Joseph Jewett of Rowley, merchant, for 200li. to pay to John Hull of Newbury, yeoman, 20li. 12s. 6d. yearly during his life in one beast, three firkins of butter, and the remainder in half wheat and half mault. If John Hull shall depart this life before Margarett his wife then he to pay Margarett or her assigns, 8li. yearly during her life, in one firkin of butter and the rest in half wheat and half mault. If the said Margarett after the decease of her husband shall require the thirds of the farm then the engagement of Jo- seph Jewett to pay 8li. yearly during her life to be void. If she should die before her husband then the said John to have but 12li. 12s. 6d. yearly during his life. Signed and sealed 6: 1: 1656, by Joseph Jewett. Witness : John Bond, Henry Lunt.
Acknowledged by Joseph Jewett before the Commissioners for Newbury, Mar. 6, 1656. John Pike, Nicholas Noyes. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 1, leaf 199.
Bond of Edward Woodman, jr. of Newbury, yeoman, for 200li. to Henry Shortt of Newbury, yeoman, (for the use of John Hull of Newbury), to maintain the "like stock" upon the farm which he bought of John Hull, during the life of the said John Hull, and also to pay all debts and legacies expressed as follows: To Jerimy Goodridge five pounds, which is his portion at twenty one years of age, and five pounds more as a gift from his father-in-law, John Hull one year after his youngest brother's portion is due; and Joseph Goodridge ten pounds at twenty one as above, after the decease of his father and mother fifteen pounds more;
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and to Benjamine Goodridge at twenty one, three cows, two steers and after the death of his father and mother five pounds more (provided he acquits Edward Woodman of a cow & her increase which is upon the farm), which if he refuses to do he is to have but ten pounds in all, and to keep the housing & fences belonging to the farme in repair. Signed Apr. 15, 1656 by Edward Woodman. Witness: James Chute, Edward Woodman, sr.
Acknowledged by Edward Woodman Apr. 15, 1656 before Daniel Denison. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 1, leaf 172.
Bond of Joseph Jewett of Rowley to John Hull of New- bury, to pay five pounds, which is the portion of Jerimy Goodridge at twenty-one years of age, and five pounds more to said Jerimy as a gift one year after his youngest brother's portion was due; and unto Joseph Goodridge, ten pounds at twenty-one as above, from his father-in-law, John Hull; and to Benjamin Goodridge, at twenty-one, three cows, two steers and five pounds in money. Dated, Apr. 1, 1658. Wit: Robert Lord, Thomas Lord and Thomas Wood. Acknowl- edged in Ipswich court, Mar. 30, 1658. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 11, page 42.
Bond of Edmond Moores of Newbury, husbandman, for 200li. to John Hull of Newbury, yeoman, to pay him 20li. 12s. 6d. yearly, during life, in one beast, three firkins of butter and the remainder in half wheat and half mault. If he die before his wife, Margarett, to pay her yearly, 8li. dur- ing her life, in one firkin of butter and the rest in half wheat and half mault. But if she should require the thirds of the farm then this to be void. Signed and sealed July 1, 1661. Witness : Robbert (his mark) Adams, James Chute and Richard Dole. Acknowledged July 2, 1661 before Daniel Denison. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 2, page 31.
Bond of Edmond Mores of Newbury, husbandman, for 200li. to John Hull of Newbury, to pay to him 5li. in cattle, which is the portion of Jerimy Goodridge at twenty-one years of age, and 5li. more in like pay as a gift from his father-in- law, John Hull one year after his youngest brother's portion is due; and to Joseph Goodridge 10li. in like pay at twenty- one as above, and after the death of his father and mother 15li. more; and to Benjamyn Goodridge at twenty-one, three cows, two steers and after the death of his father and mother 5li. more. Signed and sealed July 1, 1661. Witness: Rob- ert (his mark) Addams, James Chute, Richard Dole.
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John (his mark) Hull acknowledged July 2, 1661 the re- ceipt of the first bli. of the portion of Jerimy Goodridge, and Joseph Goodridge the receipt of 10li., the first pay of his portion. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 2, page 29.
Petition to the Ipswich court Apr. 10, 1683, of Jeremiah Goodridge and Joseph Goodridge of Newbury shewing that William Goodridge, their father, deceased, intestate, leaving four children and a competent estate which came into the hafids of their mother Margarett Goodridge (though having searched the records we cannot find either will or adminis- tration granted) and their mother afterwards married John Hull and the whole estate was conveyed to him: the said John Hull dying left a competent estate to their mother Margarett Hull, who lately dying left (as we understand) all the estate to their brother Benjamin Goodridge: now we ask for your consideration of our just claim to adjust and allot to us what you think may be right of the estate and if there appear any will to the contrary to consider whether it may not be rejected when it seems to carry such injury to your petitioners. Signed Jeramiah Goodridg, Joseph Good- ridg. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 39, leaf 88.
ESTATE OF HENRY SEWALL, SR. OF ROWLEY.
Mr. Henry Sewall, sr., late of Rowley, died intestate, leaving an estate of about 300li., and his son and heir, Mr. Henry Sewall, was in England, the latter having made Henry Short of Newbury his attorney. Administration granted Mar. 25, 1656, to Mr. Short, who was ordered to lease or use the house and land. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 54.
Inventory taken by Joseph Jewett, Mathew Boyes and John Tod: Wearing clothes with sum stufe and cloth, 9li .; Pots and kettles, peutar and bras, 12li. 2s. 6d .; A standig, a case and botles, 6s .; two beds and beding, 12li. 15s .; lining with som cotan blankits and shirts, 15li. 3s. 7d .; a stuing pan, a crow and a saw, 14s .; A Jack and old Iran, 2li. 5s .; thre knives, twine, stele, butons, 5s. 6d .; A sadle and two bridles, storaps and lethers, 1li. 13s. 6d .; four spits, an apron and A drom, 2li. 1s. 6d .; Cortens and vallans and thre quishings, 18s .; a grater and a case with Botles, 7s .; a sword, a belt and bandeleres, 1li .; slings, hookes and eys, 5s. 6d .; a gridg Iron, a clock, bag and old lining, 8s .; a port-
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THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY.
mantle, two sives, 6s .; poudar and 2 brushes, 6s .; two dozen of fish hookes, 4s .; thre lockes, a box, two cords, 4s .; a Reape Hoke, 1s .; a box, a dosan of spoones, 8s. 6d .; a stomacher, bookes, sceales, a beame and weights, 17s .; a cock, bullits and files, 5s. 8d .; sisers, a bodkin and small things, 2s. 6d .; a salt box, a table, forme and a Cubert, 11s .; a cup, a spoone and a friing pan, 3s .; an axe and trenchers, 3s. 10d .; chairs and a bible, 1li. 3s .; shovells, tonges and poyte, 8s. 6d .; Mace and Ribing, starch and poudarblu, 3s. 8d .; a chist and thre caps, four yards of Cambrick, 1li. 11s .; a lether case, a coyfe and butons, 1s. 10d .; a tronk, a westcote and other things, 4s .; shears, a dagar, an axe, 4s. 6d .; a bag and pepar and a knapsack, 4s .; an iron fork, a rest and five gunes, 2li. 1s. 2d .; bellas, one pair, two tosting Irons, 3s. 6d .; an Irronbar and two tramills, 4s .; a pot of butter, 3s .; a Jug and Shoo's Corn and a chist, 1s. 7d. ; a tunill and a basket, 1s .; a ladle, a spade, pinsors and a how, 4s .; a sickell, a hamar and a bell, 3s .; a peutar pot, a cloth and a male pillion, a racke, 2s. 4d .; two bands and a cup, a chair, a spit, a trouh, 13s. 6d. ; two firkins, a scimar, a pott, a paire of Racks, 13s. 6d .; a booke and a hellar, a map, a spade, a scimar, 12s. 6d .; an axe, two candle- sticks, a mattack, an axe, 1li. 8d .; a litle old lining and new, a tinder box, a bell, a clenzer, a scimar, with som old clothes, 1li. 5s. 6d .; four kows, 16li .; twenty thre shepe and a kalfe, 26li .; eight Acors of upland and nine gates, 14li .; the house barn, orchard, and the home lott, 60li .; the farme that Tho. pery dwells on, 70li .; the land at nubery neck, 70li .; total, 330li. 16s. 4d. Debts owing: To Goody Bradstreete for twelve wekes sorgary And taking payns in changing lining, he not being able to heelp himself in his bed, 10li .; to Mr. Carlton, 4li. 12s .; to Joseph Jowett, 7s. 4d .; to Mathew Boyse, 13s. 6d .; to Richard Swan for twelve weekes tendans and wood, washing and provision, 16li. 14s .; for writing, hellping to make up accounts and prizing goods, 9s. 6d .; to Lt. Reminton, 14s .; total, 33li. 10s. 5d .; to John Tod for cost at his buriall and Expences before his death and paying of sum small debts, 11li. 9s. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol 3, leaf 49.
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