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ffrancis Parrot
Witness : Ezekiel northend, john palmer.
Proved in Ipswich court Sept. 30, 1656 by the witnesses. Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 20,578.
Inventory taken 15: 7: 1656, by Mr. Joseph Jawet, Max. Jawet, Ezekiel Northene and John Smith: House, orchard and home lott, 70li .; 10 Acres in the northeast feild, 40li .; two Ackers of Bastard marsh, 4li .; two Acres of salt marsh, 5li .; Sawier's Ilande, 35li .; marsh and Broken uplande, 35li .; at the great plaine, 16 Akers of lande, 20li .; ten Akers of medow at the Crayne, 10li .; 13 Gates, 13li .; one Mare, 13li .; two oxen, 11li .; three Cows, 11li .; two steares, 5li .; two yearling Calves, 3li. 6s. 8d .; sheepe, 9li. 10s .; eighteene
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hogs, 15li .; one Asse, 4li .; due from Andrew Hadon, 6li. 10s .; some Linin, 3li. 13s. 4d .; A bed with Beding, 5li .; another Bed with Beding, 3li .; one Bed, 2li .; malt, 6s .; hemp and flax, 1li .; sheep woll and Cotten woll, 2li .; a sword, 10s .; two tubs and a trough, 2s. 6d .; a payre of scales and weights, 5s .; one Chest, 5s. 6d .; hemp yearne, 1li .; Books, 6s. 8d .; pots, ketles, hooks and a back Iron, 4li .; peuder, 2li .; two Jugs and a frying pan, 1s .; wooden and earthen vessells, 1li .; foure Cushins, 10s .; one Cuberd, 5s .; one Cart, one plow with other Iron Geares, 2li. 10s .; Scives, 3s .; twelve Ackres of Ry, 12li .; thirteene Ackers of Corne, 20li .; Hay, 10li .; fowre hides, 3li .; for hides Taning, 5li. 13s. 1d .; one Musket, 12s .; a brake, 2li. 6s .; total, 357li. 5s. There were a few things of uncertain value, as a hogshead of sugar, his wearing clothes, something in England and 22s. forgotten, for which there was as much debt forgotten. His debts amounted to 63li. 9s. 5d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 3, leaf 55.
ESTATE OF MACKLIN HUCKSTABLE OF MARBLEHEAD.
Macklin Huckstable of Marblehead, dying intestate about five months since, administration was granted 25: 9: 1656, to Mr. Edm. Batter and Mr. Fran. Johnson. Inventory, 29li. 9s. 6d. Insolvent. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 10.
ESTATE OF REV. JAMES NOYES OF NEWBURY.
"The Last will and Teastament of James Noies my will is that my wife shall have the rule and ordering wth the dis- posing of all my substance I haue; while she keepeth hir selfe in an vnmaryed Condition, And That she will Take counsayle of my Loving ffreinds Cozen Thomas Parker my brother Nicholas Noys & wm Gerrish; But if she disposeth hir selfe in way of marryage then my will is; That my ffreinds A[b]ove mentioned shall have the disposing of all for the portions of my wife And Children as they shall see meete; in witnes heareof I have put my hand this 17th ocktob: 1656."
James Noies
Witness : Wm Gerrish, Richard Browne, Robert Long.
Proved in Salem court Nov. 21, 1656 by Robert Long and Nov. 26, 1656 by Capt. Wm. Gerrish and Nicholass Noies.
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Inventory of the estate of Mr. James Noyes, teacher of Newbury, who deceased Oct. 21, 1656, taken by Richard Knight, Anthony Somerby and Benjeman Swett, and sworn to by Sara Noyes, widow of the deceased, Nov. 21, 1656 : The house and seaven akers of land adjoyneing with the orchard, 100li .; foure akers of upland and four akers of meadow, 20li .; twelve akers of marsh or meadow, 30li .; two akers of arable land, 10li .; seauenty-five akers of upland and meadow, 150li .; foure oxen, 22li .; eight Cowes, 27li .; a two yere old steere and two calves, 3li. 10s .; six swyne, Sli .; ten small swyne & 3 shoots, 6li .; two mares and colts, 36li .; his weareing apparrell, 13li. 6s. 4d. In the parlour : one bedsted with two featherbeds, 2 bolsters, 3 pillows, 2 blankets and one rugg, with Curtaines & vallons, 15li .; one presse and a little table and a chest with 3 chayres & 3 Joyned stooles, 2li. 10s .; a little carpet and eight turkey worke cushions, 2li. 15s. In the closset: A case of bottles and some earthern potts and gally potts, 10s. In the hall : One table with a joynd forme and a childs chayre and a livery cubbard and benches, 1li .; a carpet and Cubbard cloth, 10s .; 3 cushions & apaire of And Irons & tongs & fire pan, 1li. In the kitchin: Foure Iron potts with 2 pr. of pott hookes, with 2 pr. of Cottrells & a trevet, 2li .; one Jacke, one spitt, an Iron drippinpan with a fire pan, a pr. of and Irons & other small Iron Implements with 2 frying pans, 2li .; one furnace, a brasse kettle & a small brass pot with two warming pans, a brass morter and pestle and foure brasse skillets and two brass candlesticks with some other old brasen Instruments, 3li .; on one shelfe, one Charger, 5 pew- ter platters and a bason and a salt seller, 1li. 10s .; on another shelfe, 9 pewter platters, small and great, 13s .; one old flag- on and 4 pewter drinking pots, 10s .; one safe, 2 chayrs, one churne and a cheespress with tubs and bucketts and keellers, 2li .; 4 barrells in the seller and 2 powdering tubs & a halfe bushell & other lomber, 1li. In the kitchin Chamber: One bedsted and a featherbed, 2 bolsters, 2 pillowes, one blancket and 2 ruggs, 9li .; a truckle bed and bolster and rug, 1li. 10s .; 2 dozen and halfe of napkins & towels, 1li .; 9 pr. of sheets & 2 table cloths, 5li .; one damask cubbard cloth & towell, 10s .; one fetherbed at the Colledg with a bolster and 2 pr. of Sheets and 2 ruggs, 5li .; 4 holland pillow bears and other pillowbeares, 1li. 5s .; six other table clothes, great and small, & a bolster case, 1li .; one trunck, one chest, 3 boxes & a cabinet and 2 chamber pots, 1li .; one silver bowle & 3 sil-
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ver spoones & other small peices of silver, 2li. 10s. In the parlor chamber : Two boxes, 4 hogsheds, a musket and a gun and two swords, 2li .; a bolster and a quilt & two blanckets and a parsell of Cotten wooll, 3li. 10s. In the Hall chamber : In Indian corne, a meale trough, a spining wheele & sacks & other lumber, 2li .; 4 trayes, 8 spoones, 2 haire sieves & a tiffiny seive, 12s .; corne in the barne, 10li .; in the study, in books, 30li .; total, 597li. 11s. 4d. Debts due to be paid in England, 16li. 10s .; and to be paid at Boston & in our owne towne about 40li .; total, 56li. 10s. Debts due the deceased, 60li. Sara Noyes, the widow, made oath before Edward Woodman and Nicholas Noyes.
Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 3, leaves 56, 57.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM RICHARDSON OF NEWBURY.
Inventory of the estate of William Richardson, deceased Mar. 25, 1657, taken by Gyles (his G mark) Cromlone, Ed- ward (his S mark) Richardson : a house and foure akers of land, 23li .; two cowes, 8li. 5s .; one heifer 2 yere old, 2li. 10s .; one calfe, 7s .; one sow & 3 pigs and a yereling shoot, 2li .; one ewe and foure weather sheepe, 5li .; his weareing apparrell, 1li. 6s .; a bed, one pr of sheets, 2 old rugs & 2 pillows, 4li. 4s .; one Iron kettle & 2 Iron potts, 1li. 12s .; one frying pan and a few earthen potts & dishes, 5s .; one tub & 2 drink vessells, 2 buckets & a hogshead, 11s .; one chest & a box & a spining wheele, 9s .; one sword & bandeleers, 11s .; 2 axes, 1 hatchet, 2 boriers, 1 draughtshave & hand saw and an old hooe, 12s .; a sith & sickle & hooke and 2 prongs & a spade, 10s .; a lad- der & other lumber, 5s .; one bible, 8s .; 2 peices of leather to mend shooes, 5s. 2d .; total 52li. -. Debts due about 1li. 6s. He oweth to Henry Short about 4li. 12s .; to Mr. Jewet, 2li. 15s .; Mr. Macy, 1li. 5s .; Capt. Gerrish, 1li. 4s .; Mr. Woodman, 17s .; other small debts about 1li. 4s .; total, 11li. 17s.
Sworn to by Elizabeth Richardson, wife of William Rich- ardson Mar. 30, 1657, before John Pike commissioner for Newbury. Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 23,661.
ESTATE OF ANTHONY NEWHALL OF LYNN.
"The Last will and Testyment of Anthony Newhall 1 I will that my grand child Richard hood shall hau on Ewe lamb att the next Encreast 2 I will that my grand chilld
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Elizabeth hood shall haue one Ewe lamb at the next Encreas 3 I doe giue my dafftter mary the third part of the Encress of my orchard for Seuen years afftter the datt hearof 4 I doe giue my daffter mary that pcall of ground that lys one the other Syde the brook at the north End of my hows lott uppon Condittyon that her husiband doe bulld a dwelling hows oppon it 5 I will that my dafftter mary shall hau my fether |bed|| aftter my deceas with all things bellonging to it only that my Son John shall hau a boulster ffilled with fethers Theas affowrsayd legasys I giu my daffter mary for her carffull attendanc of me and great payns she hes bin at with me:
"6 of the remayning part of my wholl Esttat I doe giue my Son John newhall tow parts and to my daffter mary I giue one part deuided to Ech of them accourding to my will as followeth 1 I will that my Son John newhall shall haue my hows and land that I now liue in bounded form the brook att the north End vpp to the land of gorg ffrayll at the South End 2 I will that my daffter mary shall hau that lott lying betwixt the land of John hawthorns and John Ramsdell 3 I will that my Son John Shall hau 4 akers of that land that lys by Jonathan hudsons and my dafftter mary tow akers of that land that lys by Jonathan hudsons 4 I will that my Son John shall hau twenty akers of oupland lying oup in the Country
"5 I will that my daffter mary shall hau ten akers of oup- land lying in the Country 6 I will that my Son John shall hau 4 akers of that medow that lys oup in the Country and I will that my daffter mary shall hau tow akers of that medow that lys oupp in the Country " I will that my Son John shall hau tow akers of Sallt march lying in the town march att the tow tres and 3 akers att m' neadums and on aker Richard mors and on aker lying in the frech march 8 I will that my daffter mary shall | hau|| 4 akers of Sallt march lying towards goodman Edmonds in Rumlly in the first deuis- ion and tow akers of Sallt march in the last diuydent
"I will that my Son John newhall shall haue Tow Cows and one oxe I will that my daffter mary shall hau on cow and on stear I giu my Son John 2 Iron potts and a great bras kettell
"I giu to my daffter mary on bras pan I giu to John tow pewttur platters and to my dafter mary on platter I giu to my Son on boulster on ould Couerlid and to my daffter mary on pillow I giu to my Son John tow par of potthooks
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and on pott hanger and one frying pan I giu to my daffter mary on warminge pan I giu my Son |John|| on new Couerlide and a brase pott I giue my daffter mary flocks for a littell bed I giu to my Son John i heckell and to my daffter mary the dubull heckell I giu to my Son John and my daffter mary the grinston betwixt them So long as it last I will that what So Euer of my Estat yt is not yet giuen or yett deuyded shall be giuen tow parts to my Son John and on part to my daffter mary
"ffurther I will That my Son John newhall and my dafftter mary shall Eche of them hau the produce of Eche others proporttions of my Estat whils I liue and accourding to ther Seuerall proportions to mayntayn me whils I liue I will that theas Seuerall gifts of my Estat to be ffully Rattyfied and Conffermd affter my dissceas and not beffore to Eche of them
"I will : That if my Son John newhall should dye and hau noe Chilldren That then my hows and lands shall return to my daffter mary and her heirs I will that nathanell Kertland and mathew ffarrington and John ffuller be ouer- sears of this my last will & Testyment To wich I wittnes with my hand to be my true and lawffull will. This 14 day of January 1656"
his mark
Anttony A Newhall his mark
Witness : John ffuller, Thomas | Couldum, Mathew ffarington, Nathanill kirtland and Jonathan Hudson.
Proved in Ipswich court Mar. 31, 1657 by John Fuller and Mathew Farington.
Proved 30: 1: 1657 by Thomas Couldom and Nathaniell Keartland.
Inventory taken 6: 12: 1656, sworn to by Richard Hood, Mar. 31, 1656: Whearring apparrill, he lying long bedride but small, 2li .; one great brase kettell, 5s .; one brasse pane, 15s .; one littell brass kettell, 5s .; one brase pott, 10s .; one warming pan, 4s .; one skimmor and brass laddell with other ould peasses of brass, 2s .; thre pewttor platters, 10s. 8d .; one pewtter Candellstick, 1s. 6d .; ould peases of pewtor, 3s. 4d .; tow Iron potts, one Iron skillett, Tow par of pott hoks, 18s. 6d .; tow pare of Iron Racks, on Spit with Sertin peases of ould Iron, 9s .; two handsaws, one ould wip saw, one squar, tow ould augurs, one ould handsaw, 11s. 6d .; one Iron punch and one Iron laddell, one Claboad frow, 4s. 6d .; one Carbyn, one ould Sword, 15s .; one singull heckell and one dubell
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heckell, Ss .; one wyer sife, one ould wyer sife, one hare sife, 6s .; wouden trays and diches, 2s. 6d .; one buttur tub, one bear barrill and a kneading troff with other ould Cask, 8s .; a pare of ould andirons and a frying pane, 6s .; thre ould bybells and thre other ould books, 17s .; seven pans of glas, 10s .; one brase pistell, Ss .; an ould flaskit, one ould box, 1s. 4d .; in lead, 3s .; an ould fether bed and boolster, one pillow and pillow bear, 1li. 18s .; one ould ruge, one ould blankit, 9s .; one ould flock bed, an ould boolster, 10s .; one ould Cove- lid and tow ould blankit, one fether boolster, one ould fether pellow, one shett, 12s .; one Joyn bedsted and bed cord and matt, 1li. 8s .; one Grenston with an Iron 12s .; one Ewe sheap, 1li. 15s .; one oxe, 5li .; thre Cows, 10li. 10s .; one stear, 2li. 10s .; fowr Iron hops for wheals and one Ex, pins, one Ring, 10s .; one Coverled, 1li. 10s .; one dwelling hows and barne and fiv ackers of land and an orchard att hom, fowr akers of upland by John hawthorns hows, six ackers of upland lying by Jonathan hudssons, eight akers of upland lying by the fresh marsh, therty akers of upland lying oup in the Country, six akers of Salt marsh lying in the town march, six akers in Rumly march, one ackers of fresh march in the town, six akers of fresh march in the Country, due from Edward Richards twenty-five shillings; whe forbare to put any prise oupon the land or howses and cattell be- caus the deceased in his will hath divided them to his tow Chilldren ech one ther partt.
Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 3, leaf 105.
Administration on the estate granted Mar. 31, 1657, to Richard Hud, to settle it according to the will. Administra- tion bond. Overseers appointed by the court: Matthew Far- ington, John Fullar and Nathaniell Kertland. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 61.
GUARDIANSHIP OF THOMAS NELSON OF ROWLEY.
Thomas Nelson chose, in court Mar. 31, 1657, Mr. Joseph Jewett to be his guardian. Ipswich Quarterly Court Rec- ords, vol. 1, page 60.
ESTATE OF HUGH CHAPLIN OF ROWLEY.
"This 15 day of the firste month 1654 The laste will and Testemente of Hew Chaplin of Rowlay in the Countie of Esexs being sicke in bodie yet perfite in memorie I commite
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my soule to God thorowgh Jesus Christe And for my out word estaite as followeth Imprimis for my whole estate is at the dessposeng of my beloued wife Elesabeth Chaplin Duringe the time she dus contenew a widdow provided she dowe nothing in dessposing of my estaite with out the Con- sente ||of| Thomas Mighell Maxsiemillian Jewite Thomas Diconson Hew Smith John Pickard But if my wife marrie then my estaite to be dessposed of by thes fiue men afore mensoned as after followeth if my esstaite be fourscore ponnds then my wife shall haue Thirtie ponnds And the riste of my estaite to be devided equalie amongst all my Chill- dren Onely my Elldeste sonne John Chaplin shall have thre pond more than anie one of my chilldren And my will is that my wife haue thirtie ponndes oute of fourscore ponndes and this preporsion to be cepte whether my estaite be more or lesse." [No signature]
Witness : Joseph Jewett, John Pickard.
Proved in Ipswich court Mar. 31, 1657 by the witnesses. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 3, leaf 104.
Inventory of the estate of Hugh Chaplin of Rowley, hus- bandman, taken Dec. 3, 1656, by Maxemilion Jewit and Thomas Dickanson : house, barn, land and orchard bought of John Dresser, 24li .; one acre of land that is between the house lots of John Burbancke and Peter Cooper on the under side of the way, 4li .; foure acres above street pur- chased of Thomas Miller, 16li .; foure acres in the field Called batcheler playn together with villadge land, 14li .; five acres of meadow and upland at the farm, 14li .; Comonadge for two Cows, 2li .; two heifers, 5li. 10s .; two Cows, 7li .; one yearing heifer, 2li .; one Spring Calf, 1li .; foure piggs, 2li .; wheat, 5li .; Rye, 3li .; Indian Corn, 2li .; hay, 1li. 10s .; three [pots. duplicate inv.] one kettell and putor, 3li .; beding and linen, 10li. 10s .; one frying pan, one warming pann and tongs and one scellet, 1li .; one wheell, one Smooth- ing Iron and Sives, 6s. 8d .; milke vessell, bear vessell and tubs, 1li .; fethers, 4s .; hows and Sickels, 4s .; Iron tools, 10s .; wooll, 1li. 10s .; a Sword, 6s. 8d .; hemp and flax, 17s .; one wheell and Cards, 5s .; Chayrs and Cushions and baggs, 18s .; total, 123li. 11s. 4d. Debt owing to Mr. Joseph Jewit, 8li. 10s.
Sworn to Mar. 31, 1657 by the wife of Hugh Chapline and John Pickard.
A duplicate inventory sworn to 29: 7: 1657 by Elizabeth Jackson formerly wife of Hugh Chaplin.
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The devision of the estate of Hugh Chaplin according to the true intent of his will, by the overseers, Maxemilion Jewit, Thomas Dickanson and John Pickard Dec. 3, 1656: to his wife, 43li. 18s. 4d .; to the eldest son John Chaplin, 20li .; to each of the other three children [the other three sons. dup. inv.] 17li.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 4,997.
The will of Hugh Chapline not being proved within twenty months, ordered Mar. 31, 1657, that the widow forfeit one hundred pounds by the law. Ipswich Quarterly Court Rec- ords, vol. 1, page 60.
Petition of Elizabeth Jackson to the General Court 6: 2: 1657 for the remitment of a fine of 100li. for neglecting to present her former husband, Hugh Chaplin's will to be pro- bated. It was referred to the next County court at Ipswich. Mass. Archives, vol. 15B, page 11.
The General Court 29: 7: 1657, moderated the fine of Nicolas Jackson for not proving the will of his wife's for- mer husband, Hugh Chaplin. Ipswich Quarterly Court Rec- ords, vol. 1, page 64.
ESTATE OF JOSEPH BATCHELDER OF WENHAM.
Administration granted Mar. 31, 1657, to Marke Bache- lour on the estate of his father. Referred to Salem court for further orders. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 60.
Mark Bachelour brought in to the court 1: 5: 1657 an in- ventory of his father's and mother's estate, amounting to 84li. 10s. 4d. To be paid to his brother John, under twenty one years, and to his sisters, Elizabeth and Hannah, each under eighteen years. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 15.
Inventory of estate of Joseph Batchelder, deceased about ten years ago, taken Mar. 30, 1656-7 by James Moulton, Robert Gowing and Tho. Fiske: The Dweling house with 70 Akres of Land Lyeing to it wherof there is 6 Akres of it broken up: with an oarchard: & Y Akres 1-2 of middow & thirtie Akers of Land more, 70li .; one fether bed & two bol- sters & one pillow, 4li .; one bedstead, 8s .; one Rugg, 14s .; one Blanket, 8s .; Curtaines & Curtaine Rods, 10s .; one payre of Sheets, 8s .; one flock Bed, 10s .; one flocke Bed
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more with a flock Bolster, 8s .; an Iron pott & pott hooks, 9s .; one hake, 3s. 4d .; one Kittell, 16s .; one Brass pann, 5s .; one warmeing Pann, 2s .; one Iron Kittill, 6s .; one Iron Skilit, 5s .; one frieing pann, 2s .; Three Table cloathes & two Nappkines, 1li .; three pillowbeers, 12s .; one pewter platter, 5s .; one pewter Chamber pott, 2s .; other old pewter vessels, 6s. ; earthang ware, 1s. 6d .; one Cubboard & Cubboard Cloath, 10s .; one Chist, 8s .; one Cheese press & Cheese fatt, 3s. 6d .; one Sword & belt & Bandilers, 17s .; two Tables, 7s .; one Chayer, 6d .; 4 Trayes, 2s .; one Beetle Ringe & three wedges, 2s. 6d .; Chafeing Dish & Candlestick, 2s .; Books, 15s .; one Cowe & one heifer, 5li. 15s .; total, 90li. 13s. 4d. The Widdow Batchelder is Debtr to be paid out of the estate 7li. 10s.
Received in Ipswich court 31: 1: 1657 and administration granted. Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 2,089.
ESTATE OF MICHAEL HOPKINSON OF ROWLEY.
Petition of John Trumble of Rowley to the General Court 7: 3: 1657 for the remitment of his wife's fine for neg- lecting to administer on the estate of her former husband, Michaell Hopkinson, deceased in 1648, as there was an in- ventory taken and the estate had in no way been alienated.
The request was granted provided the petitioner give in an inventory to the next County Court and the said Court to dispose of the estate to the woman and her children. Mass. Archives, vol. 15B, page 204.
Inventory of the estate of Mighill Hobkinson taken 10: 1: 1648, by Joseph Jewett and Thomas Dickanson: The house and barne, garden, orchard, yards and swamp below and all of the lower side of the house, 18li .; two acres and a half of broke up land with the seed lying in batcheler plaine, 5li. 10s .; five acres of land broke & unbroke up lying in bradforth lots, 6li. 10s .; eight acres of medow and one of upland at the farme, 2li .; three gates and a quarter, 1li. 10s .; one steer, 2li. 10s .; one steer, 10li .; two heifers of three yeares old, 9li .; three Cowes, 14li .; one yearing, 1li. 6s. 8d .; thre sucking Calves, 1li .; one payre of loomes, 1li .; one shutel 3sh, one tenipel, 1 warping woof, one rings and one payre of heels, 7s., one ridel, 1li. 12s .; three slayes, 9s .; three wheels, 2s. 8d .; twenty bushells of indion Corne, 3li .; Six bushels of wheat, 1li. s .; rye two bushels and a halfe, 9s .; baken, 1li. 10s .; one rug, 1li .; Cotton wooll and yarne, 5li. 10s .; five slayds, 12s. 6d .; red Corsay three yards, 15s .;
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one hatt, five sh, one payre of shapt brecth, 2d., 17s .; 3 payre of Jerkings, 5s .; one coat, 1li .; one coat, ten sh. one short coat and a jerkin, 1li. 16s. 8d .; one payr of boots, ten sh., one payre breech., 10d., 1li .; one sute, 16s .; breches 6 sh 8 pence and a dublet ten sh., 16s. 8d. one payr of lether breches, Ssh. & lether dublet, 3s. 4d., 11s. 4d .; one bed and bolster, 15s .; shoes 2 payre, 4s .; one cotton blanket, 6s .; one woolen blanket, 4s .; one rugg, 1li .; two blankets and sheets, 1li .; 3s .; three sheets, 6s .; one rugg, 1li .; one sheet, 5s. ; one bolster, 2s .; one bed tiking and a blancket, 5s .; two beds, 8s .; Silver, 1li. 14s .; two sives and one payre of cords, 4s. 6d .; one kettell, 1li. 10s .; one kettell 6s., one pot 7s., 13s .; one kettel, two skelets, 2s., 4s .; one warming pan, 8s .; put- ter 11s., a lanthon 2s., two juggs 1s., 14s .; wood vesell, 10s., pothooks and bellous, 6s. 9d., 16s. 8d .; books, 1li .; armor and powder, 2li .; Sithes 5s., axes, Sawes and Iron tong 20s., 1li. 5s .; one frying pan, 2s .; part of the boat, 10li. 9s .; total 116li. 19s. 8d. Debtor to Joseph Jewit, 6li .; witnes my hand Joseph Jewett 10: 1: 1649. To Mr. Robart Payn 1li .; to William Wild, 1li. 8s.
Testified to be a true inventory in court 29: 7: 1657 by Ann Trumble. Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 13,917.
ESTATE OF STEPHEN WATERS OF (MARBLEHEAD ?).
Administration on the estate of Stephen Waters granted 30: 4: 1657 to his son, Wm. Waters of Marblehead 30: 4: 1657. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 12.
ESTATE OF JOHN PICKERING OF SALEM.
"In the name of god Amen I Jnº Pickeringe of Salem beeing of pfect mind and memory doe make and Ordayne this last will and Testament in man and forme followinge first I bequeath my soule to my lord god and sauiour : and my body to the earth from whence it came. Impr I Deuid my estate into fiue pts : vidz : lands houses Cattell houshould goods &c. : Ite I bequeath to my son Jnº Pickeringe two parts out of my estate as aboue mencianed : at the age of one and twenty years Ite I bequeath to my son Jnºthan one part and halfe out of the estate of mine as aboue said at the age of twenty one years. Ite I bequeath the other pt & halfe to my wife Elizabeth for her mayntenance for her life: puided shee liue vnmaried, & if her part of my estate will not
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mayntaine her comfortably: that ther shall be an alowance made to her out of my sons pcons accordinge to the pporcon of their legacies But if my said wif Elizabeth shall mary againe her next husband to be bound to returne to my two sons their heirs or admnstrors or assignes || to be equaly deuided | the same pporcon or value of goods or estate, that he: shall haue : with my said wif when he doth mary her: if she die before | him |.
"Ite I giue to my son Jnº my musket and Armes com- pleate and the choise of my foulinge peeces. Ite I giue to my son Jn'athan my other foulinge gune and my Carbine Lastly my will is yt when my Chilldren comes to age to inioye their pcons : yt: the increase or losse yt then shall be found to be in my estate more or less then was at my death shall be borne by them, vidz: my wif & Children It I make my beloued wif Elizabeth & my sons John and Jonathan my Executrix & Executors It I apoynte & Desire John Horne and Edmond Batter my ouerseers: to see the ffulfilling of this my Last will and I giue to each of them twenty shillings Dated 30th 5m 1655"
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