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ESTATE OF BENJAMIN MOUNTJOY OF SALEM.
Administration on the estate of Benjamin Monjoye granted June 28, 1659 to his widow. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 30.
Inventory of the estate of Mr. Benjamin Mountjoy, taken by William Charles and Joseph Dallever: One Cloake & a suite, 3li. 10s .; one Great copper kettle, 1li. 3s .; one lesser kettle, 7s. 3d .; stewing pan, 6s .; one Skillet, 2s .; one warm- ing pan, 5s .; one scummer, 1s .; Bed & bolster ticking, 1li .; one dozen of pewter dishes, 3li. 10s .; 4 pewter porringers, 6li. 3s .; 4 pewter plates, 2s .; one chamber pot, 4s .; one pew- ter tankard, 3s .; 6 saucers, 2s .; one little Bason, 1s .; one pewter pint, 1s. 6d .; one little pewter cup, 9d .; one brasse candlesticke & morter, 3s .; two stone jugges, 2s .; one earthen pott, 6d .; two glasse bottles, 8d .; 3 payre of sheetes, 2li. 8s .; 3 payre of pillow bears, 1li .; one table cloth, 9s .; 5 Diaper Napkins, 7s. 6d .; 6 lockram Napkins, 6s .; one hanging can- dlestick, 2s. 6d .; one lampe, 1s .; one Trunke, 2s .; one chest, 8s .; one fire shovel & tongs, 4s .; one pothanger, 2s .; one old brasse bucket, 2s. 6d .; one smoothing Iron, 2s .; a payre of blankets, 16s .; one Bedsteed, 1li .; one little Table, 8s .; one wooden trey, 8s .; total, 19li. 2s. 5d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5, leaf 10.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM JIGLES OF SALEM.
William Jegles died intestate. Amount of inventory, 148li., ordered June 28, 1659, that the widow shall keep it in her hands for her use. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 31.
Inventory of estate of William Jigles taken 26: 3: 1659, by John Browne, John Gardner and Edm. Batter: One dwellinge house & house Lott, 35li .; ten Acres of upland, 3-4 salt marsh & of meadow a small pcell about the upland, 9li. 10s .; 1 Cow, 4li .; 5 yewes, 5li., 1 pige, 4s., 9li. 4s .; 1 Table- board & 2 formes, 1li .; 1 Chest, 18s .; 1 Cubburd, 12s., 1 bedpane, 12s., 2li. 2s .; p And Irens, 10s .; 1 friing pane, 5s .; 1 earthen basun, 16s .; Basen & Ewer, 2 Candlsticks & Salt, 16s., 7 Cushings, 20s., 1li. 16s .; 1 Remnant of Carsy, 32s .; 1 Carpet & brush, 9s., 2li. 1s .; Aparell, 4li., 1 feather bed, 2 bolsters, 1 Rugg, Curtayns, bedsteed & hangings, 10li .; gune & sword, 5s., brasse, 33s., pewter, 30s., 3li. 8s .; silver
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beker, 2li., fire shovel, tonges, spit, &c., 4s., 2li. 4s .; 4 Chaires, 1 small Table, 10s., earthen ware, &c., 13s .; bookes, 10s., car- penters tooles, 25s., Iron potts & hangers, 20s., ockum, 3s., 2li. 18s .; sheets & table Linnen, 7li .; new linen, 20s., and an old bed & Rugg, 30s., 2li. 10s .; cash, 3li. 16s., 2 old Chest, table & forme, 15s., 4li. 11s .; flax & yarne, 6s., 1 bushel In- dian Corne & bag, 4s., 10s .; 1 Grindston, 2s., 1 kitle, 10s., 12s .; a Katch named William with her apurten., 50li .; total, 145li. 15s .; a small pcell woole, 5s .; a old boate, 2li .; total, 148li.
The children, or three of them, were married in town long since, the other abroad at sea. The eldest son was in Eng- land and the master of a ship. On 28: 4: 1659, it was or- dered that the estate be left in the hands of the widow Eliza- beth, for her necessities while she lived, and be disposed of by the court at her decease. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5, leaf 14.
ESTATE OF JOHN LEACH, SR. OF SALEM.
"That wch John Leach senior spake about the Disposinge of his estate. We whose names ar vnderwritten, beinge both in one roome, about halfe a yeare before the decease of sd John Leach senior the sayd John Leach comminge in from worke he sayd vnto vs he was so sicke he thought he should haue falln downe dead at his worke: & he did feare that he might at one tyme or other dye suddenly: therefore he did desire of vs both (that if in case it should so fall out) to be witnesses that all that he had he gaue vnto John Leach: and at another tyme hauinge farther conference about the dis- posinge of his estate vnto the sayd John Leach, we told him there were seueral John Leaches he should doe wel to ex- presse wch of them, he sayd to John Leach the son of Richd Leach : sayinge further that he had was but litle. if he should deuide it it would come but to litle."
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Elisabeth N Buxton, Mary o ffelton. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5, leaf 12.
Proved June 28, 1659 by Eliza. Buxton and Mary Felton : Richard Leach, executor. Amount of inventory, 33li. 12s. 10d. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 30.
Inventory taken 20: 10: 1658, by Daniel (his D R mark) Rea and Henery (his h ( ( mark) Cooke: House, orchard
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& 6 acres of land, 13li .; 20 acres of land & 2 acres of meadow, 3li .; 1 ox, 5li .; 1 Cow, 2li. 10s .; 1 calfe, 18s .; 1 sheep, 16s .; in Corne, 2li. 16s. 6d .; his wearinge apparel, 2li .; his bed- dinge, 2li .; 1 Cart, 1li .; 1 smal pot & ketle, 10s .; 1 chest, 2 axes & other old Lumber, 1li .; in hay, 1li .; total, 35li. 2s. 6d. In yarne, 1li. 1s .; an old table and a gun and sword, 1li .; total, 37li. 3s. 6d. Debts: To Philip Veren, 6s .; Adam Wes- gate, 4s. 6d .; John Ingersol, 3s .; Willyam Curtis, 5s .; Ed. Beecham, 2s. 6d .; Tho. Ricks, 1s. 4d .; the Cow keeper, 4s .; John Burton, 3s .; John Grover, 1s. 4d .; the charges of his burial, 1li. 10s .; rates for 2 yeare, 10s .; total, 3li. 10s. Sd. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5, leaf 12.
ESTATE OF PETER PITFORD OF MARBLEHEAD .*
Administration on the estate of Peeter Pitford granted June 28, 1659 to Robert Pattashall. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 31.
ESTATE OF RICHARD FRITHY OF (SALEM ?).
Richard Stackhouse possessed a ten-acre lot, which was the land of Richard Frithy, deceased, divers years since, and none to claim it. Richard Lambert, deceased, was formerly paid for it June 28, 1659. Mr. Stackhouse ordered to keep it. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 31.
ESTATE OF JOHN WOODIS OF SALEM.
"The last will and testamt of Jnº Woodis being weak of body but in pfett memory : 24 (3) 59. Impr he gave; vnto Sam11 Very sen 2 oxen and his wearing cloaths Ite he gaue vnto Alice his Daughter : the wife of Sam1 Very 2 Cowes Ite he gaue vnto Thomas and Jnº Very the Children of Sam1 very 1 : mare Ite he gaue vnto Sam1 son to Sam1 Very 1: younge horse yeare old and the vantage It he gaue vnto Elizabeth : the Daughter of Sam1 Very 1: cowe & 1 heifer of 2 years old and 1 Iron pott It he gaue vnto Sarah the Daughter of Sam1 Verey one Cowe one heifer of three years old and all my beding one Chest and that that is in it and one Iron Kitle my peweter & sixe pounds ten shillings in the hands of Tho :
* See also Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Es- sex Co., Mass., vol. 3 (1913), page 283.
This was written throughout in the first person, and then changed to the third.
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fflint Ite he gaue vnto Emme Muse one Cowe He apoynted & Constituted Sam1 Verey his son in law his Executor."
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Witness : Tho: T Antrum, Thomas T fflint. Proved in Salem court 29: 4: 1659 by the witnesses.
Inventory of estate of John Wooddes, taken by Thomas James, Thomas (his T mark) Flint and Thomas (his T mark) Antrum: Two oxen, 12li .; 4 cowes, 15li. 10s .; 3 heifers, 9li. 10s .; one maire, 13li .; one horse colt, 6li .; a bed rugge and blanket, 1li. 10s .; a chest and a sheett, 12s .; a 3 pint pot, a pewter bottle and a porringer, 5s .; an Iron pot and pothookes, 10s .; an Iron kettle, 12s .; in Thomas Flints hand, 6li. 10s .; his wearing clothes, 3li .; in mony, 6s .; total, 69li. 5s. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5, leaf 11.
ESTATE OF JOHN CLEMENTS OF HAVERHILL.
Administration on the estate of John Clements, late of Haverhill, "being by God's providence cast awaye," granted July 21, 1659, to Robt. Clements, by Mr. Samuell Symonds and Major Generall Denison. Ipswich Quarterly Court Rec- ords, vol. 1, page 78.
Court Sept. 27, 1659 confirmed administration granted by Hon. Samuel Symonds and Major-General Denison to Rob- ert Clements upon estate of his brother, John Clements. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 80.
Inventory of estate of John Cleman at the time yt Roberd Cleman takes to that estate taken by James Davis, Bartel Heath and Theo. Shatswell : his accomodations, Three acres & a halfe of houselott more or lesse, bounded on ye east by Isack Cousens & on ye west by a high way; nineteene acres in ye plaine, thirteene acres of it is bounded on ye east by Mr. Robert Clement, Sr., ||5 of it sould out before I enter opon it| & on ye west by Daniell Hendricks, ye other six acres is bounded on ye east by Mr. Ward, & on ye west by Hugh Sherratt: ffowre acres of land lying on ye west side of ye litle river att ye east end of ye towne, as is expressed in ye towne book to lye rate free for ever; one acre & three qters of meadow in ye east meadow by on ye north of Thomas Lilford, on ye south by meadow held by Theophilus Shatswell & widow Dow, five acres of land in ye plaine bought of Tho. Davis bounded on ye east by Mr.
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Jewett & on ye west by Mrs. Clement; one acre & halfe of meadow in ye east meadow, wch was formerly Sam. Gilds, bounded on ye east by Richard Littlehale, on ye west by ye upland, 2 acres of meadow layd out at present; The 2 di- vision of upland being thirty two acres more or lesse, lying over agst Andover cornfield from ye greate river by Sowes brooke to a pine marked wth an I & from thence south to a litle white oake marked with an I; & from thence to a blacke oake upon ye greate river banck marked wth an I & from thence upon ye greate river banck to
John clemans acomodashon in tow oxen, the halfe of a white or whitesh mare and the halfe of a gray coult at 2 eayer and vantage, and the halfe of a gray mare coult at one yeare and advantage; on plow, on quarter part of a har- row, linspins, axpins, washers, a ox chayne; and in rent 14 pounds for on peace of lands unlayd out at present, 96 acors which is to be a 3d deveshon of upland, a 3d deveshon of meadow not yet layd out amounting to 4 acors; besides ye right and tytell of all undevided lands yt may be in time layd out and comonage of 8 acors acomodashon throwout. Amount six score and ten pounds.
Received in Ipswich court 27: 7: 1659. Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 5,587.
Court May 10, 1660 confirmed administration of the estate of John Clements, upon request of his brother Job and sis- ters, to his brother Robert Clements. The latter brought in an account of his charges for his voyage to England and Ireland in taking over his brother, John Clements' wife and children. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 87.
Petition to the Ipswich court Sept. - , 1659 of Moses Pengry and John Ossgood "that wheras our Nere and deare Brother John Clements By the all disposeing hand of gods providence wth his ffamily was Drowned [as we undoubtedly Beleive] and uppon our cleare Knowlidge by his divers Leters he did very Ernestly sollicit his yonger Brother Rob- ert Clements to Come over with and as a guid to his Wife & children to Irland promising that if he would sell & Bring his family allsoe, Both hee and the rest of his Breth- ren would doe well for him in Irland, but Beeing soe Diss- appoynted on the way and Ther allsoe, we thought it our duty to advise & Incourrage our Brother Robbert, to desire Leters of administration uppon all the Estate of the said John Clements in this Country and are willing it should Be
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Confirmed to him if this honoured Court see Cause, judging it short of his dammage & Troubles he mett withall; Ther Beeing in England we Doubt Not in Lands and other Estate suffitient to provide for That one child [if yet alive], in Spaine."
Acknowledged 27: 7: 1659 by the petitioners.
An account given in by Robert Clements to the Ipswich court, Mar. 30, 1660 of the charges and losses which "hee sustaned by undertackinge a voige to Ingland and so to Ier- land for his brother John Clements beeinge desired by him for the aideing and asistinge his wife and childeren which otherweses Could not have undertacken the voige To goe to him": sum Considerabell loses in puting of my estate to great loss beinge in greate lust upon the undertackinge the voige which I aphernde could not bee less then 10li .; for charges goinge to Pascatawair and for nececaryes for the veoige, 6li .; for The pienge pasage for myselfe wife and 3 Chillderen, 17li .; the losses I sustained the shipe beinge tackine by the spanyard was all I had, 20li .; when I gotte to london in charge there and pasage to Ierland, 19li. 10s .; ex- pences in Ierland whill I staid there, 10li .; for my pasage backe from Irland to London, 8li .; for pasage from london to New Ingland, 15li .; total, 105li. 10s. Allso besides this there is the loss of my time which was a wholle yeare, as allso vearry great hardshipe beeinge I and my Chillderen beeinge Carried capteiv to Spaine and with great hardshipps gotte to Ingland. Signed, Roberd Clements.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 5,587.
Job Clements assented to the deduction of the expenses of his brother, Robert Clements' trip to Ireland, from the estate of John Clement, deceased. Dated, 26: 1: 1660. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5, leaf 84.
ESTATE OF HENRY TRAVERS OF NEWBURY.
"This 26th of July 1648 I Henrie Travers of Newbry hauing ocasion to go to sea and know not whether I shall liue to Com againe I do by this present [writing] declar my last will and Testament as followeth first I Giue vnto my sonn James my Housse and halfe acre lot and my 4 acre lot at new towne and my devision Land and my Eight acres of salt marrish and a Copper Kittel and on Iron pott and on Iron skilat and two Goones and two saws and on ox of 4 yer
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ould and on |youn | steere of 2 yer ould. 2 Item I Giue vnto my Daughter sara on Cow and a hefer || of 3 yer|| and two brasse potts and | my|| Littel kittel and a fring pan and a tabl bord. Itm I giue vnto my wife my bed and Couerlid and a kittel and a scillet and my wheat and barly and my swine and my debts that is owing to me and all my other goods which is not dispose of which ||in all|| I ludg will be as good a porcion as on of the Children and mor and my debts being paid. Likewis my will is that my wife shall haue the Increse and Incom of my Estat of both the Childrens vntill they be twelue yers ould tourds ther maintainanc but my will is that my wif should not alter the properti of anie of my goods ||or lands|| without thes my ouersears Consent Likwis I do desier my two ffrends Richard Knight and Henri short to se that this my will be performed"
Witness : Wileam Ilesly.
Henrie Travers
Richard Knight testified that this was the act and deed of Henry Travers and William Ilsly testified that he was called to be a witness to such a disposal of his estate and believed it to be his hand.
Inventory taken July 15, 1659, by James (his I M mark) Miricke and Anthony Somerby : a bed bolster & 2 pillowes, 2li .; two paire of sheets, 2 table clothes, 6 napkins, 4 towells, 2li. 10s .; one Rugge and a bed matt, 1li. 14s .; one Iron pott and a small brass pott, 1li. 4s .; A pr of And Irons, a fire shovell & pr of tonges, 9s .; a Tramell, a gridiron, a frying pan & spitt, 11s .; two pewter platters, one bason, 2 spoones, two dram cups, one pint pot, one pewter candlesticke and a tin puddin pan, 1li. 3s .; one chaffing dish, a smal brass kettle & the cover of a warmeing pan, 3s .; A brewing tub, 2 keelers & a bucket, 12s .; 2 spining wheels & a Reele & 2 p of cards, 10s .; 2 Rip hookes, a smoothing Iron & a buckets bale, 5s .; 3 Rineing boxes, 8 dishes, 9 trenchers & boules, 10s .; 2 tables, a forme, 2 chayres, 2 boxes and a seive, 17s. 6d .; In fine Earthen porringers, 4s .; one sack and hoo[d], 5s .; A house and foure akers of land with the or- chard and eight akers of Marsh land & 8 akers of divident land with priveledg of comonage, 80li. Total, 92li. 17s. 6d. His debts which his wife paid for him after he went away was about šli.
Received in Ipswich court Sept. 27, 1659.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 28,078.
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Will of Henry Travers presented, not proved; administra- tion was granted to his widow, Bridgett, now wife of Richard Window. Nicolas Walington, who married his daughter, Sarah Traverse, had already received three pounds, and the court Sept. 27, 1659 ordered the administratrix to pay them twelve pounds more, and to the son, James Traverse, thirty pounds when he comes of age, and the rest of the estate, which amounted to 92li., to the widow, the land to stand bound for the children's portion. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 81.
Petition in 1661, of Bridgett Travers of Newbury, wife of Henry Travers, shewing that seven years ago, when her husband went to England, he left two children, a daughter of 10 years, and a son not full three years old. He then made his will and gave "my daughter a cow and an heifer to be paid to her at twelve years of age, and the son at the same age of twelve years to have two steers and foure akers of upland & eight akers of marsh and all the houshold stuffe we had, onely he gaue mee a bed & a couerlet which was very meane, and also I and my children was very mean in apparell : and this was the whole estate of my husband, I had not so much as an house to dwell in and left me also fiue pounds in debt and since he went I have not heard of him but once which is fiue yeares since." Also having paid the fine of bli. and laid out about 20li. more on the land and building, and her daughter being now married had paid to her two heifers, now desires that she may enjoy the house and land until her son shall be twenty one years, and after to have the thirds during her life. Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 28,078.
James Travers and his mother having petitioned to the General Court to have the action transferred to this court, the court Sept. 25, 1666, saw no cause to alter the order made in Sept., 1659 for disposing of the estate. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 156.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM HOBSON OF ROWLEY.
Administration on the estate of William Hobson of Row- ley, intestate, granted Sept. 27, 1659 to his widow, An Hob- son. Amount of inventory, 446li., clear estate. Three chil- dren. Division : To eldest son Humphry, 150li .; and the two younger sons, 73li. each, when of age; rest of estate to the
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widow, who was to retain the whole in her hands until the children are of age. Elder Reiner and Maximilion Jewett, overseers. If An should change her estate, she was to give security for payment of the children's portion. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 82.
Inventory taken 20: 6: 1659, by Joseph Jawet, Maximilian Jawet and William Boynton : one dwelling house, a Barne and home Lott, 4 Akers more or less, 75li .; 14 Akers of Land lying on the sunn side of the house, 5li. the Aker, 70li .; a swamp Joyning unto the said Lande, 3li .; Gates upon the Comon,; in Batchlers medow thre Akers, 16li .; three Aker of medow at the stratis, 5li .; ten Akers of medow in the east feild with a percel of upland Joyning upon it, 22li. ; in farme or marsh feild ten Akers of medow more or lesse and 10 Aker of uplande, 50li .; 200 Akers of Lande lying between Meremak River and Johnsons ponde, 10li .; one meare, 10li .; fowre Cowes, 14li .; two stears, 5li .; one heffer and one Calfe, 14li. 12s .; three yong Calves, 2li .; one horse, 10li .; thirteene Akers of 13li .; 12 Loads of hay, 6li .; his wearing Cloaths, 20li .; shooes and Bootes, 2li. 6s .; hats and a hatt Case, 3li. 6s. 8d .; stockins, shifts, bands, handkerchifs, 2li. 10s. ; one paire of stockins and a Raper, 1li .; a paire of pis- toles, 2li .; one Coverlet, fowre Blankits, 3li .; one Bed and Beding Cloths, 10li .; one Bed and Beding, 2li .; two Ruggs,; ten yeards of Carsey, 4li .; one peice of Broad Cloth, 9li .; A Chushins and two Carpits, 1li. 13s. 4d .; a Rugg and thre pillows, 2li 10s .; a peece of playne Cotten, 1li .; 7 bushels of wheate, 1li. 11s. 6d .; some Bacan, 12s .; Brass, Iron Potts and pewder, 8li .; wood vessell and Cushins, 3li .; a Chist and a Trunke, 1li .; a bible and other Books, 16s .; trenchers and a brush, 6s .; tooles, 20s., a sadle 25, a Cradle, 6s., 2li. 11s .; swin, Yli .; one ell of Red Cloth, 1li .; certaine Plate, 3li .; two Glasse Cases, 10s .; a Line[n] wheele, 10s. 6d .; some Beare Caske, 10s .; 3 pare of Gloves, 5s .; total, 456li. 1s. 10d. Debts, 10li.
Delivered in Ipswich court 27: 7: 1659 by An Hobson widow of William Hobson.
Bond of John Hobson of Rowley, he having received more of the estate of his mother Ann Hobson than was allowed him by the Ipswich court, to pay his mother yearly 50s. in bread, corn and pork and also to supply her with one half of the firewood she should need, his brother William to supply the other half. Signed and sealed Feb. 28, 1682.
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Witness : Nehemiah Jewet and Jane (her I S mark) Sim- mons.
Acknowledged in court Sept. 28, 1683 by the witnesses.
This was delivered June 10, 1685, by Mrs. Ann Hobson to her daughter as satisfied. Witness: Daniell Wicome, Nehem- iah Jewett.
Division of the lands of William and Ann Hobson, de- ceased intestate, among their children or their heirs, by Daniell Wicom, Nehemiah Jewet, Ezekiel Northend, Samuell Platts and Moses Platts as follows: "William Hobson ye only Surviveing child of sd William & Ann Hobson, de- ceased & Mr. Thomas Gage who Married ye Relict of Hum- phry Hobson deceased & Phillip Nelson who married ye Relict of John Hobson deceased: sd Gage his wife being Guardian for her son Humphry Hobson & sd Nelson being Guardian for John Hobson ye Grandchildren of sd William & Ann Hobson."
The Land or dividend in ye west end Oxe pasture is setled & stated as followeth : to Mr. Gage & his wife in behalf of her son Humphry Hobson : Bounded the westerly end upon Land yt belonged to Mr. Ezekiel Mighel ye so-west side by an Elm tree in a swamp: from the sd tree markt on a streight line no-easterly to a Red Oak tree markt (which line parts sd Land from the other division now setled upon William Hobson) & thence bounded by the way yt parts sd Land & sd Williams pt. the other side bounded by a high- way yt parts sayd Land & Capt. Wicoms & ye Land Lately Leiut. Lamberts till sd way Comes to ye sd Land of Ezek1 Mighels formerly The next pt of sd Oxe pasture Land setled upon William Hobsen son of sd William & Ann. Bounded by sd Land Layd out to Humphry Hobson son of sd Hum- phry decd by sd Markt Elm tree in ye swamp, & the Red Oak & ye way on yt side: the west end bounded by sayd Land formerly Ezk1. Mighils extending so-west about thirty & three Rods to a white Oak tree Markt & then easterly to a stump Markt by Samuell Pickards Land: & then bounded Nor by sd Samls Land to a stump & stones in the highway. The next pt of sd Oxe pasture Land setled upon John Hob- son Son of John Hobson Late of Rowley deceased sd Nelson who married his mother being his Guardian. Bounded by sd Land layd out to William Hobson by sd white Oak tree Markt In ye swamp, & sd stump Markt neer sayd Pickards Line, he ye sd John being to have all the Remaynder of sd
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dividend extending to ye place Called ye highway as the Land is bounded.
The far divission of upland & Meadow & Marsh ground divided as followes: To Humphry Hobson son of sd Hum- phry deceased bounded by a stake & stone at ye south end from thence on a streight Line to a stake & heap of stones upon a Little hill, thence on a strait line to a stake & heap of stones by the upland side at ye North End of ye upland & thenc on a straight line to a stake in ye marsh by a Little pond & thenc on a straight Line to a stake at ye Great Creek side which great Creek parts Newberry & Rowly Marshes being ye so-east part of yt divission. The other half of sd divission upland & Marsh divided thorow from a Rock & stake in ye Marsh by ye River & to a Rock & stake on ye upland at ye west side of a Cove, & soe to the line Running in ye first division to a stake & heap of stones : William to have the Lower end & John to have the upper end.
The neer divission of upland & Marsh ground divided as followeth : To Humphry ye upper half next ye Roadway downe the Creek to a stake & stone fixed by ye Creek side & thenc on a streight line Cross ye marsh to the upland to a Red Oak tree Markt & thenc on a streight line over ye hill to a black Oak tree markt & thenc on a line to a walnut tree markt & thenc on a streight line to ye outside of ye Land next Ens. Andrew Stickney in his Improvemt. To John Hobson next to sd Humphrys Running downe by the Creek as ye Creek Runs to a stake & stone by the Creek side: & from sd stake cross ye marsh northerly to a poynt of a great Rock: he being to have ye poynt of upland on the southerly side of ye Cove of meadow till it Comes to sd Humphries line al- lowing a way through it for ye bringing ye Lower part or divission crops of to sayd poynt & along ye way yt leads up ye hill William to have ye Lower part from stake & poynt of Rocks (sd John's bounds) along downe ward to ye Lower end of sayd Marsh Lott: & the upland upon the north side of the Cove yt lies in sd Johns division up to ye former line mentioned yt divideth betwixt Humphrys part & theirs.
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