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The division of ye six Acres of Marsh at ye place called Elders Island as followeth: To John Hobson upon ye so west side bounded by a Creek yt parts widow Johnsons marsh to a stake by ye Edg of ye meadow neer ye great Creek. from thenc on a streight line so-east to a stake by a smale Creek & then as ye Creek Runs till it comes about three Rods of a
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stake betwext Mr. Philleps marsh & sd marsh haveing a little peice at yt end next Mr. Philleps bounded by a creek till it comes to ye Line. To Humphry Hobson : ye outside divission or no-east side from a stake fixt at ye head of ye creek : yt parts ye twelve Acres & sd Marsh bounded as ye Creek runs to a stake & stone at yt end neer a smale Isleand & from sd stake on a streight line to a stake by the Great Creek yt parts ye other marsh & sd six Acres. To William Hobson ye midle peice divided by ye other forementioned peices on both sides & one end by ye great Creek the other end by Mr. Philleps Marsh.
The outward division of twelve Acres salt marsh divided as followes: To John Hobson ye Lower part next to Joseph Jewets to a white Oak tree upon ye upland & from sd tree cross ye marsh on a streight Line southerly to a stake by a Creek & then as the Creek Runs to the Great Creek. To William Hobson the upper pt of sd divission next Mr. Rogers Marsh to sd white Oak tree & stake before mentioned. And the Lower part of ye midle divission next to James Dickensons & Joseph Jewets: easterly corner by a stake, thenc Running southerly to a stake by a pond end & from yt stake, to a stake at ye head of a little Creek: & thenc as the little Creek Runs until it come to the great Creek & then bounded by the great Creek till it comes to a smale Creek yt parts Ezekiel Mighels Divission of ye six Acres at ye Elders Isleand. To John Hobson : ye upper part of ye midle divis- sion bounded by a creek, next Mr. Rogers his marsh & by a smale creek betwext ye outward divission till it comes to a stake by Joseph Jewets marsh by a pond & then by sd pond to a stake at ye other end & then from sd stake by the pond lineing southerly to a stake by a little Creek: & yn by sd little Creek till it comes into the great Creek againe : yt parts Ezekiel Mighels Divission or third pt at ye Elders Isleand.
The pasture Land divided betwext William Hobson & John Hobson is as followeth: William to have all the pasture Land Lying next to his plowing Land extending against ye Comon to a stake & stone in a hollow: & thenc extending ye length of sd pasture easterly on a streight line to a corner next ye land belonging to Leiut. Lamberts heirs where there is a white oak tree markt with W. H. on one side & I. H. on ye other. John to have all ye rest of sd pasture southerly side of sd two bounds ye stake next ye comon & ye tree at Lamberts corner : Lying betwext sd line & ye feild calld Murley Feild.
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The Land Layd out neer Hunsley hill belonging to their Fathers Right divided as follows: To Humphry Hobson Joyneing upon Capt. Wicoms Land at a Red Oak Tree markt that end next Ipswich Line extending from sd tree northerly to an Elm tree markt with H & I & from sd tree cross ye Lott Northerly to a stake & stone & from sd stake & stone extending southerly to an old tree falen with stones at ye Root & from sd stones bounded by Capt. Wicoms Land to ye first bounds. To John Hobson bounded by ye sd Humphrys on ye southerly side at ye Corner next Ipswich line by ye Elm markt with I H. extending northerly to a white oak tree markt with I H. W. from thence extending westerly to a stake & stones. from thence extending southerly to a stake & stones & thenc extending easterly to ye first markt Elm. To William Hobson bounded at ye south Corner next to sd Johns by a white oak tree markt with W. H. I. on ye side next Ipswich extending northerly to a white Oak tree markt with L. H. from thenc extending westerly by Lambert & Boynton to a white oak tree markt with H. thenc extending southerly to a stake & stones a boundary betwext sd Johns Land & it & thenc easterly to ye 1st Oak.
The division of Land cald ye Elders plaine or ye pen Land is as follows: William 'Hobson to have ye Land & meadow Lying next to Samuell Brocklebanks bounded & set of from ye rest of sayd Land at ye southerly corner by a white oak tree markt & thenc extending norwesterly to a stake & stone fifteene Rods Northeast of the first bounds of ye whole tract & sd William to have ye meadow ground up- wards as far as ye foot of the great hill comon Land at a stake & stone neer ye brook.
Humphry Hobson to have ye Land next to Williams bounded by a stake & stone Nineteene Rods Easterly of sd Williams bounds from sd stake ye Line extends southerly to a white oak tree Markt next ye comon. John Hobson to [have the rest of. copy.] sd Land cald ye Eldrs division of sd upland upon ye easterly side of sd Humphries & bounded by sd Humphries bounds being a stake & stone at one end & ye white Oak on ye other side or end next ye Comon sd Dividend being bounded by Comon Land in pt & by John Hopkinsons Land in pt. The rest of ye meadow yt belonged to sd Eldrs divission upward of sd William Hobsens bounds is one half to the sd Humphry Hobson & the other half to Jno. Hobson son of sd John Hobson deceased.
The Third of each divissions belonging to Humphry &
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John Hobson sons of Humphry & John Hobson deceased which appertaines to the Respective Relicts of Humphry & John Hobson, deceased is not yet set out to sd Relicts: but remaines in their parts yet to be divided to ye sd widows when order for it.
Signed and sealed Sept. 14, 1698.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 13,455.
ESTATE OF JANE LAMBERT OF ROWLEY.
"The last will and Testament of Jaine Lambert widow may the 24: 1659 I Jaine lambert beeing sick in body but of perfect Memory doe make this my last will and Testament in form folowing Imprimous I giue all my land madowes comans and whatsoeuer belongeth to my hous and lott by any right with the said house barnes and what pertaines therto I say all my lands excepting the land in the vilege vnto my eldest son John lambert It I giue vnto him one feather bed with all that belongeth vnto it. It I giue vnto my sonn Jona- than Lambertt forty pounds It I giue vnto my sonn Gershom Lambert forty pounds It I giue vnto him one fether bed with all that belongeth ther vnto It I giue vnto my sonn Thomas Lambert one pewther plater and one linen sheet and one siluer spoone It I giue vnto my Daughter Anne Lam- bert one great Chist and all that is in it and one trunke and all that is in it one litl box and all that is in it the fether beding which I ly one with all ther belonges vnto it and all my pewther with all my brass and potts and ketls and when thes things is prised, I will that they shall be made vp to the value of sixty pounds provided that if all this estat : the land giuen to John excepted Doe not Amoneitt to thes sumes thus giuen out as aboue-mentioned I will that they shall all abatte proportionably It I make ordaine and Constitute my eldest Sonn John Lambert to be executor of This my will and tes- tament and doe desier and intreat Mr Ezekill Rogers and Mr Joseph Jewit to be ouerseers of this my will and Testament in wittnes that this is my owne free deliberat act and deed I haue setto my hand the day and yere first aboue written."
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Jaine IL Lambert Witness : Joseph Jewett, Thomas Leauer.
Proved in Ipswich court 27: 7: 1659 by the witnesses.
Inventory taken 22: 6: 1659, by Joseph Jewett and John Tod : one hous, a barn, the orchard and Thre accres of land
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Joyning therunto more or les, 80li .; six accres of land in a place Called Sachels ground, 36li .; Two acres of land in the east feild, 10li .; Thre accres more of land in the same feild, 10li. ; Eight accres and a half in a place Called the great plaine, 10li .; nine gates and a half, 9li. 10s .; Twenty two Accres of meddows, 80li .; Two accres in the Marsh feild, 2li .; one hun- dred Acres joyning on Merrimak, 4li .; foure oxen, 22li., and seven Cowes, 28li., 50li .; Eleven young Cattle, 22li .; Swine, 8li. 10s .; Debts owing to the Estat, 78li .; in Corn, 26li .; fiftene load of hay, Sli .; in bras and Puther, 4li .; a warmeing pan, a frieing pan, an Iron Pott, 16s .; in wood vessel and Spouns, 1li .; a raper, 10s., Iron, 2li., yoaks and Chaine, 2li., 4li. 10s .; a bible, 1s., four Chaires, 4s., four quishins, 16s., 1li. 1s .; a Bed, thre boulsters, curtaines and other things, 8li .; in Linen, 2li., a tabl, box, Chist, Trunk, 1li. 5s. 4d., 3li. 5s. 4d. ; whelles and Cards, 4s., a bed and beding, 5li., 5li. 4s .; Cotten wool, yearn and hemp, 10s .; a bed and Beding, 7li. 5s .; A hid of lether, 1li .; wearing Cloathes with a peece of cotton and linen Cloath, 9li .; A saddl, bridle and pistil, 1li. 5s .; one mare, 16li., Two horses, 24li., 40li .; total, 539li. 16s. 4d.
Testified to in Ipswich court 27: 7: 1659 by John Lambert. Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 16,181.
ESTATE OF THOMAS ABBOTT OF ROWLEY.
"I Ezeakell Northen Being desired By Richard Swan father in Law to Thomas Abbott Lately deceased, to goe to the Said Thomas his House to desire him to make his will which is as followeth Inprimis I Giue vnto my Brother Gorge Abbott Ten Pounds, and vnto my Brother Nehemiah Abbott Ten Pounds, and my devission of land at meremacke : also I Giue vnto my Brother Thomas Abbott fiue pounds : The Rest of my Estate I Giue vnto my wife This was the will of the abouesaid Thomas Abbott vpon the last day of the sixt mounth in the yeare 1659"
Witness: Ezeakell Northen, Gemima Burbanke.
"We whose Names ar vnder written Being with Thomas Abbott vpon the fift day of the seuenth mounth in the yeare 1659 Before seuen a clocke in the morneing he being then in his Right vnderstanding and memory he said vnto vs that he had bene perswaded to make his will and he was in such extreme pane when he did it soe as he did not consider the thing as he should have done. and therfor vpon further con-
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sideration ther was something in his former will he desired to alter which was this that haueing giuen his wife his wholle estat, the debts and legacyes being paid, as being his Nearest freind : Now considering that my Bretheren ar next vnto hir : doe therfor Giue my lands vnto my brethren in case that my wife die childless: to those Bretheren that haue childeren or may haue childeren furthermore I Giue vnto widdow Brockle- banke and hir Sons forty shillings."
Witness : maxemillion Jewett, John Tod, James Barker. Proved in Ipswich court 27: 7: 1659 by the witnesses.
Inventory : One Mare and one Mare fole, 24li .; One Cowe, 3li. 10s .; One oxe, 5li. 15s .; Two Hefers & one steare Calfe, Yli. 5s .; One Sowe & 4 pigs, 1li. 5s .; One Slede and one plow, 10s .; One Sith, 4s .; Two Yookes and one cheane, 10s .; One cart with boult & shakle and cart Roope, 2li. 10s .; One Raper with belt, 15s .; Three Yowes and three wethers, 2li. 10s .; Two litle Tubs and 3 trese, 4s .; Two pales, 2s .; Two bras kettles, 2 litle sclets of bras, one Irne sclett, one Irne poote, one candlstick, 1li. Ss .; earthen poots, 3s .; peuter and Tine things, 1li .; cheares and stooles, 8s .; Bibles, 10s .; Aparel and Cloth for an aparell, 6li. 11s. 6d .; Two Chists and 2 pounds of woole, 16s .; One warming pane and Heales 20s .; Quisings and one Irne huke, 3s. 6d .; One Lamp, 1s .; More wood vesell, 14s .; Bridlebeets and lining Yern with other small things, 10s .; Coton and Sheepp woole, 6s .; One line wheele, 4s .; Two Sickles and one sith, 2s. 6d .; One trea, 1s .; One sheet and one blankit, 7s .; One Tand Calfe skine, 2s. 6d .; Bags and hemp and a head peece, 4s .; Two axes and two beetle hups and Irne weg, 4s .; flax and one sith, 6s. 6d .; Pincers and ould Irne, 2s. 6d .; The Crope of 8 ackers of land, 25li .; Heay, 6li. 10s .; House and hom lot, 30li .; Three Ackers o salt marsh with a poynt of upland and three ackers of fresh medow, 12li .; Thirteen Ackers of upland and medow, 100li .; gats, 2, 2li .; cours yearn for bags 15 pound, 8s .; In bedding & a gun & other things, li. 10s .; total, 234li. 15s.
Dorithy Abbott widow of Thomas Abbott testified that this was a true inventory of the estate of her late husband, in the Ipswich court Nov. 24, 1659.
The debts of Thomas Abott: to Elder Wheeples, 2li. 12s .; Mr. Pane, 1li. 4s .; William Law, 2li. 15s. 6d .; Thomas Wood, 8s .; John Grant, 6s .; Henery Ryly, 5s .; James Barker, 9s .; John Jonson, 1s. 6d .; Goodman Porter, 15s .; Samuell Platts, 6s .; John Trumball, 2s. 8d .; John Borbanke, 6s .; Richard
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humbs, 1s .; Docter ffuler, 1li .; Goodman Kinsman, 2s. 2d .; Samuell Plumer, 8s .; Ezesekell Northen, 2s .; Wiliam Tene, 1s. 4d .; John Todd, 3li. 8s. 5d .; Mr. Crosby, 1li. 13s .; Jo- seph Trumball, 1li. 14s .; Samuell Sticknah, 6s .; Mr. Rogers, 5s .; Wiliam Boynton, 2s .; Mr. Jewet, 5li. 14s .; Thomas Abot brother to the deseased, šli .; total, 29li. 17s. 7d.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 137.
Administration on the estate granted 24: 9: 1659, to his widow Dorothy, his will naming no executor. Ipswich Quar- terly Court Records, vol. 1, page 83.
ESTATE OF JOSHUA CONANT OF SALEM.
Administration on the estate of Joshua Connant, who died intestate in England, granted 29: 9: 1659 to Mr. Thomas Gardner. Amount of inventory of his estate in New Eng- land, 32li. 6s. Salem Quarter' Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 35.
Inventory of Seethe, widow of Joshuah Connant, taken by John Browne and Richard Prince: One bed, one Bolster, a suit of Curtayns and valiants, one Rug and a Blankett and matt, 8li .; five p of shetts and a half shett, 5li .; Eleven nap- kins, 3 table Cloths, 1li. 7s .; fowr pilow bears, 1li. 4s .; twelve towels, 9s .; for pewter pans and spons, 1li. 6s .; one Cloake, 18s .; one Trunk and on owld Chest, 10s .; one spitt, one payr of Andyrns, 3s .; to Sivs, two Trays, 3s .; one payr of scals and to wayts, 2s. 6d .; one trundl Bedsted and one blankett, 6s .; for wooll, 4s .; 5 stools, 9s .; 9 Chayrs, 13s .; 3 tabls, 1li .; for divers howshowld implements, 8s. 6d .; for bras and Iron, 1li. 10s .; one chest, one box, 1li .; one Car- pett, two Coshens, 5s .; one looking glas and two small boxes, 10s .; mony and platt, 1li. 4s .; for 6 shep, šli .; one kradle, 4s .; one bedsted, 10s .; total, 32li. 6s. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5, leaf 62.
Mr. Thomas Gardner, appointed by the last court as ad- ministrator of the estate of Joshua Connant, deceased, brought in an acount of the said estate June 26, 1660, and was discharged. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 39.
Mr. Thomas Gardner's account : a note of what was dewe to mee from Josuah Connant: Wintering of 8 sheepe at 6s. ₹ sheepe, 2li. 8s .; 32 lode of wood at 4s. { lode, 6li. 8s .; for a bushell of wheate, 5s. ; 3 bushels of Indian Corne, 9s. ; payde for him to Jone Cotta, 11s .; dew to Joseph Gardner for 3
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yeares rent for his house at 3li. { yere, 9li .; payd for him to Richard Prince, 13s .; payd to Mr. Browne, 10li .; payd to Mr. Crommell, 5li. 13s. 11d .; total, 35li. 7s. 11d.
Hugh Jones testified that while he lived with his master Gardner, the latter wintered eight sheep for Joshua Connant, and deponent carried in wood to his wife, "I gesse" upward of thirty loads, also corn and wheat, etc.
Jone (her F mark) Cotta, wife of Robert, testified, 20: 4: 1660, that she received of Thomas Gardner of Salem, eleven shillings for the keeping of Josuah Connant's sheep one summer. Phillip Cromwell's receipt dated, June 10, 1659, from "ould mr Gardner" for a debt of 5li. 13s. 11d.
Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5, leaves 116, 117.
ESTATE OF GEORGE NORTON OF SALEM.
Administration on the estate of George Norton granted 29 : 9: 1659 to his wife, Mary Norton. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 35.
Inventory of the estate of George Norton, taken 22: 7: 1659, by John Porter and Jacob Barney: His wearing ap- parel, 8li .; a bead with bolsters blankets & rug, 3li .; 3 flock beads with other beading, 1li. 1s .; 6 paire of sheats & 1 table- cloth, 11 napkins, 3 paire of pillibers, 4li. 10s .; Beadstead, 5s .; 1 tronke, 2 Chists, 1li. 10s .; 1 tabell-bord, 1 forme, 3 Chaiers, 6s .; 3 Iron pots, 2 friinge pans, 1 dripinge pan, 1 spitt, 1li. 5s .; 1 Bras kettell, 1 bras pan, skellett & warminge pan, 1li. 5s. ; in peutter, 8s .; 4 musskets & a small peace, 2li .; sawes, boarers, axes with other tooles, 2li. 18s. 6d .; flaks, 1li .; 6 akers of Indian Corne, 5li .; in wheate, 5li .; Barley, 16s .; in haye, 6li .; Aples, 1li .; a mare & colt, 15li .; a colt of a year old, 3li .; in hogs & small pegs, 10li. 7s .; 6 oxen, 33li .; 4 Cowes, 14li .; 2 heffers, 5li .; 4 younge Cattell, 77li .; 2 Calfes, 1li. 10s .; total, 134li. 11s. 6d.
Petition of Freegrace Norton and John Norton, children of George, for division of the estate. Mother Mary Norton mentioned. Children: Freegrace, aged twenty-four years; John, aged twenty-two; Nathanyell, aged twenty; George, aged eighteen; Mary, aged sixteen; Mehittabell, aged four- teen ; Sarah, aged twelve; Hannah, aged ten; Abigaill, aged eight; Ellizabeth, aged five years.
Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5, leaf 63.
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ESTATE OF JAMES MOORES OF HAMMERSMITH (LYNN).
"The fift day of the fift Moneth one thousand six hundred ffifty & nine : was made this last will: of James Moores: at Hammersmith: as followeth I James Moores being now visitted by the hand of god with great sicknes & weaknes : but of perfect memory & hauing my vnderstanding: do Committ my body to ye Graue & my spirrit to god yt gaue it: As for my outward Estate that the lord hath bestowed on mee by my labors I dispose of on this wise, One Cow yt is now feeding I giue to my little daughter : Dorothy : to be sold & Improued to ye best aduantage as ye lord shall please to blesse it for ye good of my said child. as for the rest of my estate : all Just debts being honestly paid : in ye first place whatsoeuer is Remayning I doe giue & bequeath to my beloued wife Ruth Moores : both of what is myne within doores & also else where in any mans hand or otherwise: to be at her disposall for her good & Comfort & for ye accomplishment of this my last will I doe appoynt Oliver Purchis & John Clarke: my Louing freinds to be my ouerseers to whose loueing Care & trust I Committ this my last will & the ouersight of my estate to see it pformed & done according to my will heerein & doe heere- vnto signe with my hand."
Signum of James IIII Moores
Witness : Joseph Jenckes, senr, Joseph Jenckes, Juner.
Proved in the Salem court 9m: 1659 by Joseph Jenkes, Sr. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5, leaf 66.
Ruth Moore brought in the will of her husband, James Moore, 29: 9: 1659. No witnesses appeared, and she was appointed administratrix of the estate. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 35.
Ruth, widow of deceased, brought in an inventory of the estate. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 39.
Inventory taken by Joseph Jenckes and John Hathorne: Swine, pewter, two brass skillets, Iron potts & kettles, a fire- pan, slice & potthooks, 4 wedges, 2 beetle rings, wearing ap- parrell, sheets, shirts, a table Cloth, 3 hatts, a flockbed, 3 Fether pillows, a Cubbart & Cubbart Cloth, a Chest, one Chaire, barr of Iron, Linnen wheele, 3 pr. of shooes, -; a payre of men's stockings, 4s .; other old Lumbar in ye Kitchen, 13s .; butter & Cheese, 1li. 4s .; tools p Colliers use,
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3li. 4s. 6d .; total, 56li. 8s. 6d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5, leaf 67.
ESTATE OF SAMUEL PORTER OF WENHAM.
John Porter, William Dodge and Mr. Edmond Batter were appointed 29: 9: 1659, administrators of the estate of Samuell Porter, deceased. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 35.
"The Last Will and Testament of Sam" Porter made 10: 12: 1658 being Bound to the Berbadus Itpr I giue to my dearly beloved wife Hannah Porter the one halfe of my farme during her life Ite I giue to my son Jnº Porter the other halfe of my farme at wenham: & after the death of my wife the other halfe to Returne vnto him, & one mare to my son : & the Remayndr (to my wife) of my estate more or lesse: I desere my ffather Porter & my father in law Wm Dodge & Edmo : Batter to be my Ourseers."
Samuell Porter
Witness : Edmo : Batter, Sara Batter.
Proved in Salem court 28: 4: 1660. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5, leaf 68.
Inventory taken 22: 4: 1660, by Roger Conant and John Rayment : One house and land at Wenham & other land that was bought of Jno. Denham, 250li .; 2 oxen, 10li., 1 Cowe, 4li., 14li .; 15 yewes & lambs at 6s. 8d., 5li .; mare & Colt, 16li .; a cloath suet, 1li. 15s .; another suet of cloath, 30s., 3li. 5s .; 2 other suet of cloathes, 1li. 14s .; other wearinge aparell, 6li. 17s. 7d .; 2 psalme bookes, 18d., 1 silvr dram Cup, 4s., 5s. 6d .; 2 Chests & 2 boxes, 18s. 6d .; suger & Cotton his pt. at Boston, 30li .; due to him from William Nicoles, 1li .; total, 331li. 19s. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5, leaf 69.
ESTATE OF EDWARD BROWNE OF IPSWICH.
"I Edward Browne of Ipswich in the county of Essex be- ing att this tyme sick and weake of body but through mercy haueing and Inioying my vnderstanding and memory doe make and ordayne this my last will and testament as fol- loweth Imprimas I committ my Soule into the hands of Jesus christ my Redeemer my Body to be desently buried In the burieing place at Ipswich And for my outward estate that the Lord hath Giuen me I doe dispose as followeth viz.
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whereas | there was|| a gift giuen vnto my sonn Thomas by his Aunt wattson in ould England he being dead I accompt my sonn Joseph Browne to be his heire and therfore that gift being thirteene pound to belong vnto him at the age of twenty one yeares and it being in my hands my will is that my sayd sonn Joseph shall haue my eight acres of Land within the common field wch I bought of my Brother Bartholmew as alsoe that psell of meddow at the west meddows lyeing be- yond the brooke on the west syde of the sayd brooke In leiw of the sayd gift before mentioned And the rest of my estate I leaue vnto my beloued wife ffaith Browne for the tearme of her naturall life and then to be disposed of vnto my children And my will is that after my sayd wiffes decease my sonn Joseph shall haue and Inioy my dwelling house & aptenances & prveledges belonging there vnto | together with all the rest of my land & meddow || pvided he yeald vp the formar Land and meddow which my will is my Sonn John Browne shall haue posses and Inioy And if my Sonn Joseph dye without heires |then my Son John Browne to haue & Inioy it and if he the sayd John shall dye without heires | then to be vnto my daughters or the surviveing of them And my will is that my sayd wife at her decease shall dispose of my estate among my children And in case my wife shall chang her estat that then she shall giue security that my estat may be desposed off among my children after her decease as afore- sayd And doe make my sayd wife sole executrix of this my last will and testament In wittnes of this to be my last will & testament I haue heervnto sett my hand & seale the 9th of february 1659."
Edward Browne [SEAL]
Witness : Robert Lord, Thomas Lord.
Proved in Ipswich court 27: 1: 1660 by the witnesses. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5, leaf 77.
Inventory taken Feb. 20, 1659, by Moses Pengry and Rob- ert Lord : Dwelling house and aptananses, 50li .; six acres of Land most of it in tilt, 18li .; nyne acres of salt marsh, 16li .; 2 psells of meddow at the west meddows, 14li .; 8 acres of Land, about 6 of it in tilt, 20li .; one fether bed, 2 bouls- ters, 2 downe pillows, blankett & Rug, 6li .; one bedsted cord, curtaynes, valiants & strabed, 1li. 10s .; eight chaires, 14s .; lit- tle boxes, 4s .; a paire of fine sheets, old, 1li .; foure paire of sheets & one od one, 3li .; one paire of pillow beers, 10s .; foure paire of pillow beeres, 2 of ym small, 8s .; 2 table cloths, eleven
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napkins, 13s .; one course table cloth & 14 course napkins and Towells with some other small lennen, 14s .; His weareing ap- parell, "li. 10s .; a muskett, bandeleour, sword & belt & pike, 1li. 10s .; three little tables, 3 chaires & 4 cushens, 15s .; 2 chests and a trunke, 13s. 4d .; 10li. cotten woole, 4li .; sheep woole, 16s .; in cotten yarne, 7li. 14s .; In lennen yarne, 1li .; earthen ware, 7s. 6d .; one warmeing pan, 10s .; one kettell, 3 skilletts, one brase morter, skimer and a little brase ladell and lampe, 1li. 10s .; 2 Iron potts, one iron kettell and mor- ter, 1li .; a frying pan, tramell, potthookes and grediron, 11s .; spitt, firepan, tongs, fireforke, hookes, 8s .; In pewter, latin ware & 2 box Irons, 1li. 10s .; ould pewter, 2s .; a small fether bed, boulster, pillow & other beding, 3li. 10s .; a flock bed, boulster & other beding, 2li. 10s .; ginger & hops, 10s .; 15 bushells & half of wheat, 3li. 18s. 6d .; mault, 6s .; Indian corne, 2li. 8s .; 3 wheeles, finished lennen, 13s. 6d .; wheeles woolen & linnen not finisht, 1li. 16s .; work done toward chaires, 3s. & 15-ills, 6s. 9d .; shope tooles, 3li. 6s .; old caske, 13s .; nayles & other small things, 10s .; two cow bells
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