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giue and bequeath vnto Samuell and Sarah John Sethicks children to each of them thirty shillings sterling Further- more my will is That Daniell, my sonne and Provided my daughter shall possesse and enioy all that wch remaynes of my estate after debts and legacies payd, and my will above mentioned fulfilled equally to be divided betweene them, So that Daniell may haue that part wch belongs to husbandry. Lastly my will |is| that in case my wife surviue me she shalbe my executrix, and keep all in possession during her life, and after her decease my will to be performed according as is aboue expressed; And I doe ordayne William Robin- son and Tho: Gardiner to be overseers of this my last will and Testament signed & Sealed by me the day and yeare above-written, with my hand and seale following."
his mark Lawrence L Sethick [SEAL]
Witness : Nathaniell Sylvester, Thomas Harris, Willm Durand.
Proved in Salem court 29 : 9: 1660. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 6, leaf 53.
Inventory of the estate of Lawrence Southick, taken by William Robbinson and Thomas Gardner: House and land adjoining, 36li .; 25 akers of Land in the north Neck, 20li .; 4 Akers of medoe lying by Ipsige river, 12li .; the Lott lying by John Southick's, 6li .; 4 Oxen, 26li .; 3 Cowes, 14li .; 3 young Cattle, 10li. 10s .; 2 Calves, 1li. 10s .; a mare and horse, 28li .; one horse, 9li .; 19 Swine, 20li .; 8 Sheepe, 3li. 14s .; one Cart and other Plowgeere, 2li. 10s .; 2 beds, 2li .; 3 blankets, 1li. 16s .; 3 sheets, 1li .; 1 ketle, 1li. s .; 1 Iron pott, 10s. ; Armes, 1li .; a Table & Coberd, 1li .; 1 barel, 2s .; other Lumber, 10s .; total, 196li. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 6, leaf 54.
William Robinson and Thomas Gardner testified to the court June 26, 1660 that John Southick and Daniell Southick "haue made a verie fayre agreement about the deviding of their fathers estate." Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5, leaf 116.
John and Danyell Sothwick brought in a will and an in- ventory of the estate of their father, Lawrence Sothwicke, 27: 9: 1660, with a certificate of the children's consent to the division, according to said will, all of which were allowed. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 61.
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ESTATE OF REV. EDWARD NORICE OF SALEM.
"I Edward Norice of Salem In the Countie of Essex in New-England Minister of the Gosple of Jesus christ & Teacher to the Church of christ In Salem aforesaid, for diuers good and Considerable Reasons thereunto me moue- ing, but more especially hauing Infirmytie upon me Wch may proue uery dangerous, & Mortall, & being In good & perfict memory, doe In the prsents of these Witnesses ordaine & make this as my Last Will and Testamt: hereby Reuoking all former Will or Wills Legacies & bequeasts by me before this time Named Willed & bequeathed: Imprs I giue & be- queath my Soule into the hands of Jesus Christ my deare Redeemer, in whose ffaith I haue Liued preached, & now By his Grace hope to dye in, As alsoe my Bodie to the earth from whence it was taken. Item I Giue & bequeath unto my Sonn Edward Norice (my debts being paid) & to his heires foreuer my dwelling house (I now Liue in), Wth all the out- houses, gardens, orchards, & arable Land, thereto belonging, & appertaining, together with all my hous holds Stuff, Bookes, goods & chattles moueables and vnmoueables, Wth all my debts bills & bonds, & it is my Will that my Sª Sonn Edward Norice be my Sole Executor to this my Last Will & Testament desireing & intreating my Louing Friends Jnº Horne & Richard Prince decons of the church of Salem aforesd to assist my Sonn & be In place & Steed of ouerseers of this my Last Will & Testamt as Need Requireth, unto Wch in these prsts I haue hereunto sett my hand & Seale the 9º day of the 10° mº Called decemb: one Thousand six hundred fifte seaun 1657"
Edw: Norice [SEAL]
Witness : Walter Price, Elias Stjleman.
Proved in Salem court 27: 4: 1660 by Mr. Price. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5, leaf 113.
Mr. Edward Norice brought in the last will and testament of his father, and it was proved, 27: 4: 1660. Salem Quar- terly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 39.
ESTATE OF HUMPHREY REYNER OF ROWLEY.
"September the 10th Anno Dom 1660. I Vmphrey Rey- nor, of Rowley, weak in body, yet of perfect memory, doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament. ffirst I
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Committ my soule into the hands of God, through Jesus Christ and my body to be interred in Rowley buriall place; according to the discretion of my Exequetors: hopeing ffor a joyfull and blessed Resurrection. And for the outward Estate that God has giuen me I thus dispose of it: ffirst I giue vnto my Son Wigglesworth, for the vse of my grand- child Mercy Wigglesworth one hundred pounds in consider- ation of a childs portion, and this to be payd, within one half year after my discease, out of certayne goods that are in the hands of m" John Whipple Senior, & my son John Whipple Junior of Ipswich. Alsoe I giue to mr Ezekiel Rogers pastor of the church of Rowley ten pounds, to be payd to him within one year after my decease Alsoe I giue to m' Samuel Philips ten pounds, to be payd within one year after my discease ffurther I giue to my grandchildren Vmphrey Hobson, John Hobson, and William Hobson ten pounds apeece, all to be payd or satisfied within one year after my discease As for all my other estate, both of goods and lands, I leaue it to my beloued wife Mary Reynor, soe long as she continues my wife and at my wifes discease I will that the whole Estate be equally divided between my daughter Whipple, and my daughter Hobson. Item I make my dear wife Mary Reynor Sole exequetrix of this my last will and testament memorandum I have a bill of three hundred pounds ffrom m" John Whipple Senior & my son John Whipple Junior, which is deu, and to be payd the be- gining of next october, in this present year 1660 memo- randum that I request my dear brother mr John Reynor pastor of Dover; and Deacon Jewett of Rowley to be over- seers of this my last will and testament: and doe giue to each of them twenty Shillings."
p me Humfrey Reyner [SEAL] Witness : Ez: Rogers, Samuell Phillips.
Proved in Ipswich court Sept. 27, 1660 by Mr. Ezechiell Rogers.
Inventory taken Sept. 15, 1660, by Maximillian Juett and Joseph Juett: mony and plate, 4li. 12s. 6d .; a cloth cloke, 2li. 10s .; a stuffe cloke, 6s. 8d .; two hoodes, 4s .; a serg cloke, 15s .; a stone grey sute, 1li .; a sadd grey sute with a stufe dublitt, 2li .; a stuffe cloke, 15s .; a dublit, 5s .; a payer of botes & shoes, 10s .; a grene sute wth jacket & drawers, 1li .; two hatts, 13s. 4d .; six payer of stockings, 1li. 5s .; bands, handcercher with shirts, 1li .; a payer of
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shoes, 2s .; silke, lace, butten, Ribbin & poynts, 1li. 2s .; 3 payer of childrens stocking, 2s .; a pece of grene sey, 10s .; a pece of stuffe, 1li. 10s .; brasse nayles, 4s .; a pece of halfe thick kercy, 3li .; a pece of grene sey, 6s. 6d .; a pece of brode cloth, 9li .; ten payer of stockings, 1li. 17s .; 7 yeards of shag bayes, 1li. 1s .; 6 redd scinns, 1li .; thred tape & sycers, 1li. 5s. 6d .; 5 yeards of red cotton, 10s. curtins and valants, 1li. 10s .; carpetting, 3 yeards, 15s .; 5 blanketts, 2li .; a coverlet, 1li. 8s .; two ruggs, 3li .; a coverlet, 1li. 6s. 8d .; one bedsteade wth ye beding on it, 9li .; a cote, 10s .; another bedstede wth beding, 9li .; one rugg, 1li. 15s .; old carpetts, 12s .; bedding, 3li .; 15 coushens, 2li .; a pece of Cotten & linnen wth 7 pound of flax, 14s .; sheetes & pillowbers, 1li .; table clothes & one dussen napkins, 1li. 5s. 10d .; peuter, 4li .; brasse potts and kettles, 3li .; a crane, tongs, hakes, spitt & andryons, 2li .; a smotheing Iron, morter pestle & Iron plate, 13s. 4d .; payles, treyes, tubbs & barrells, 1li .; truncks, chests, tables, cubbards, 6li .; chayers, 1li .; whele & cards, 5s .; leather and barke, 20li .; pitts & tooles, 2li .; a mare hors & yeareling colt, 30li .; two oxen, 14li .; two young oxen, 12li .; 7 cowes, 28li .; two heffers, 2 calves, li .; 16 swine & one ship, 12li .; houseing, barnes wth land about them, 90li .; 7 acres of broken up land, 40li .; 7 acres & a halfe towards Ipswich, 30li .; 8 acres of land in ye comon fence or feilde, 24li .; 6 acres of paster ground, 12li .; 32 acres of meadow, 64li .; 8 acres of upland at ye farme, 8li .; 18 cow commons, 18li .; at merymack 200 acres, 20li .; land at ye pend, 40li .; cart wheles sleedes, plowes, axes, sickles, 4li. 14s .; debts due by bills, 300li .; due for rent, 4li. ; bookes, 5li .; 4 acres of indyan corne, 6li .; 3 acres of broken up land toward Ipswich, 10li .; 4 acres of pease, wheat, rye, 6li .; 20 loades of hay and apples, 11li .; a case of knives, 5s .; a saddle, side saddle & bedsteade, 1li. 10s .; bees, 2li .; har- row teth, 12s .; 3 musketts, two swords, 4 rings for wheles, 3li. 10s .; one crosscutt Saw, wimbles, chissells & shreding knife, 12s .; shingleing nayles, 3li .; 4 acres of meadow, 8li .; in ye hand of marmaduk Reyner in old ingland, 40li .; total, 865li. 1s. 2d.
Mrs. Mary Reyner testified in Ipswich court Sept. 27, 1660, this to be a true inventory of her husband's estate and it was allowed.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 23,289.
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ESTATE OF ROGER TUCKER OF SALEM.
Administration on the estate of Roger Tucker granted 27: 9: 1660 to Mr. George Corwin and he to bring in an inventory to the next Salem court. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 58.
Mr. Georg Corwin, administrator, brought in an inventory, and it was allowed 25: 4: 1661. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 70.
Inventory taken June 25, 16-, by Francis Johnson and Moses Mavericke : -ards & halfe of Capp Cloth, £1. 6d .; [w ]ascoat & drawers, 12s .; - acket & breches grene Cloth, £1; - ew Jackett, 5s .; - re of but breches, 9s .; 4 yard Canvas, 1s .; ould things, a Jacket, 2s .; a Jackett & breches, 4s .; canvas drawers, 2s. 6d .; a hat, 2s. 6d., a Capp, 6d., a bead Rugg, 2s. 6d., a leather Jacket, 4s., 3 pare ould stockins, 3s., 1li. 2s .; a pare of woosted stockins, 5s .; a pare of greene stockins, 4s .; a swash, 2s. 6d., 3 shirts, 12s., 14s. 6d .; 2 silke neckcloths, 4s .; 1 pare linen drawers, 1s .; 2 pare hul- linge hands & a pare gloves, 3s .; 2 pr. gloves more & 2 pare mitiens, 5s .; 9 newfoundland lines, 13s. 6d .; a barrill meck- rill, 1li. 5s .; a Coat his man had, 15s. ; a hancherker, a capp, 2 ould neckcloths, & a capp, 1s. 6d .; a peare of boots, 6s .; a kittell, 2s. 6d., a bead sacke, 3s., 5s. 6d .; a cheste, 1s. 6d .; total, £9. 14s. This attested by Mr. George Corwin in Salem court 28: 4: 1661. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 6, leaf 126.
ESTATE OF WALTER BUTCHER.
Administration on the estate of Walter Butcher granted 27: 9: 1660 to Mr. George Corwin and to bring in an in- ventory to the next Salem court. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 58.
ESTATE OF THOMAS SMITH.
Administration on the estate of Thomas Smith granted 27: 9: 1660, to Mr. George Corwin and to bring in an in- ventory to the next Salem court. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 58.
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GUARDIANSHIP OF WILLIAM PERKINS OF TOPSFIELD.
William Perkins, aged between nineteen and twenty years, Tobias Perkins, aged about fourteen years, and Elizabeth Per- kins, aged about seventeen years, all children of Mr. William Perkins of Topsfeild, chose their father to be their guardian, and it was allowed by the court 27: 9: 1660. Salem Quar- terly Court Records, vol. 4, page 59.
ESTATE OF EDMUND NICHOLSON OF MARBLEHEAD.
Administration on the estate of Edmond Nicholson granted 27: 9: 1660 to his wife, Elizabeth Nicholson. An inventory was brought in, amounting to 150li., and debts, 54li. 4s., which were allowed. Court ordered the estate to be divided as follows: To Christopher, Joseph, Samuell, John, Thomas and Elizabeth, all of the children, ten pounds each, when they reach the age of twenty-one years or are married with their mother's consent; if more debts were brought in, such debts were to be paid before these portions were divided, and if any of the children died, his portion was to be divided among the surviving children. Sa- lem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 59.
Inventory of estate of Edmond Nicolson of Marblehead, taken 22: 9: 1660, by Moses Mavericke, William Nicke and John Legg: Dwelling house, with outhouses and land, 55li .; a Boat fit to goe to Sea with her moreing and Cannoe and other Coardage, 56li. 15s .; One Cow with the Hay, 5li .; one Bed with Bolster, Pillowes, Rug and Blanketts, 3li .; 9 yards of Ticking, 1li. 10s .; sheetts and pillobers, 1li. 3s. 6d .; a peice of white kersie, 1li. 2s .; wearing apparell, 3li. 17s .; 2 Ruggs, 3li. 5s .; 2 pr. of Blanketts, 2li. 10s .; one Bolster and 2 Pillowes, 1li. 18s .; one chest and Box, 10s .; one fowl- ing piece and 3 axes, 1li. 7s .; one sword, 5s .; one Iron pott, 2 Iron kettles, 1li. 5s .; 3 Brasse Kettles and 2 Scilletts, 2li. 18s .; pewter, 1li. 2s .; earthern ware, wooden and Lattin ware, 1li. 9s .; 3 wheeles, 10s .; Lome, sleies, wheele, with Barrle and other Lumber, 3li. 19s .; an old Road with two Bedsteeds, 1li. 15s .; total, 150li. Sworn to by Elizabeth Nicolson, the widow, 28: 9: 1660, before Hilliard Veren, cler- ic. There were debts to several persons, amounting to 54li. 4s. The children were Christopher, aged twenty-two years, Jo- seph, aged twenty years, Samuell, aged sixteen years, John, aged fourteen years, Elizabeth, aged eleven years, and Tho-
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mas, aged seven years. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 6, leaf 47.
GUARDIANSHIP OF BENJAMIN FAIRFIELD.
Peeter Palfery formerly married Eliza, the wife of John Fayrefeild, deceased, who was then possessed of that estate that her husband Fairefeild left. When she married said Pal- fery, she did not give bond for security of the children's por- tions, according to the will of her deceased husband, by which the children were not to have their several portions until Benjamin, the youngest, reached the age of twenty years. Said Palfry desired to be released from the charge of said estate. The court 27: 9: 1660 ordered, Palfrey and the children, Walter, John and Benjamin being present, that, notwithstanding there were some things in the will difficult to be understood, all housing and land of said Faire- feild mentioned in the will should be equally divided among the children, all parties having consented. Palfery was fur- ther ordered to pay out of the goods that he had with his wife, Eliza Fairefeild, to the value of 40s. to Walter, the eldest son, which was to be understood to be more than about 3li. which he formerly received of said Palfery. John Faire- feild, the second son, being under age, chose his brother, Walter, to be his guardian, and Benjamin, being about four- teen years of age, chose his father-in-law, said Palfery, as guardian, and agreed to live with him until he reached the age of twenty years, Palfery teaching him to read and write. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 62.
Whereas Benjamin Fairfeild, by consent of Salem county court, 29: 9: 1660, made choice of Peeter Palfery for his guardian, until said Benjamin was twenty years of age, or at said Palfries death, the latter having lately deceased, he chose Mathew Edwards as his guardian, and the court 24: 9 : 1663 confirmed it. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 123.
ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER CODNER OF (MARBLEHEAD ?) .
Christopher Codner, dying intestate, an inventory was brought in and sworn to by Mary, the widow, and allowed 27: 9: 1660. Amount, 152li. Mary Codner, the widow, appointed administratrix, and the court ordered to be paid to Christopher, son of said Christopher, deceased, 60li., and
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to the daughter, 30li., when each reached the age of twenty- one years, or were married; when the said widow married, she was to give security for her said children's portions. Sa- lem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 60.
Inventory taken by John Devorick and William Nicke : House and land, 60li .; a Coubourtt & boxe and beadstead, 3li. 5s .; table & frame & 4 gine stoolls, 1li. 2s. 4d .; arthen ware, as potts & panes & such licke, 15s .; 2 barrells, 4s. 6d., one Cheast, 4s., 8s. 6d .; one skillett, one warmming pane, dusen of treshners, one ladell & one lantorn, 2li. 6d .; wood- ing ware, as tubbs & trayes, 28s. 3d .; 3 potts & 4 yiorn hookes, 2li .; hoges & axksesse and a sawe, 8s .; 4 Charges and pease of lathour, 12s .; one kittell, one floske bead & boulster, 1li. 14s .; putter, 3li. 20s .; 2 ruggs, 3li. 5s .; one pare of holland sheats, one table Cloth, 2li. 5s .; 7 pillobrs, drayers, 1li. 8s .; 5 sheattes, 2li. 5s .; one bead & boulster,
1li. 16s .; Curttaings & vallings & Cobbartt Cloth and Cush- enghs, 2li. 5s .; 3 pare of blancketts, 4li. 5s .; a bead, 2 pil- lowes and boulster, 3li. 3s. 6d .; one Cheast, a wheall, pare of tongs, 2 basketts, 1li. 2s .; pease of sargh, 4 yd. of hol- land, 8 yd. moheare, 4li. 6s. 8d .; 8 yards of ttamme, 1li. 8s .; his waring Cloaths, 9li. 17s .; 15 swings, 15li .; 2 Cowes and a heffer, 11li. 10s .; in detts which is due to me, 10li. 17s .; total, 151li. 9d. A daught. 5 yeares old, her name Mary, 30li .; Christ., 3 yeares old, 60li. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 6, leaf 51.
Joshua Codner of Marblehead, tailor, having possession of a house and land that was part of the estate of Cristo- pher Codner, deceased, and whereas Mary, wife of deceased, at the time of her marriage, was to give security for the children's portions, which had not been done, court 28: 9: 1665 ordered, with the free consent of Joshua Codner, that the house be given for security for the payment of 60li. to the children of said Cristopher Codner, to be paid as the children come to age. John Devorix and Cristopher Latta- more, feofees in trust, were discharged, and Richard Down- ing and Mary, his wife, agreed to bring up the two children free. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 155.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM ELIOT OF (SALEM ?).
William Ellett, dying intestate, an inventory of his estate was brought in by the widow, and the court 27: 9: 1660,
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allowed it. Amount, 55li. 8s. 6d., clear estate, besides debts. Court ordered that Sarah, daughter of said Ellett, have one- half the estate, when she became of age or at time of mar- riage, and the house and land mentioned in the inventory was bound for the child's portion. Sara, the widow of said Ellett, and James Bedde, her now husband, were granted power of administration on the estate. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 61.
ESTATE OF JOSEPH JEWETT OF ROWLEY .*
"I Joseph Jewett of Rowley, being weake of boddy but perfect in understandinge and memory doe make this my last will and test- in manner and forme as followeth, In primis after my debts be payed, I desire the rest of my goods may bee equally diuided among my seaven children, as well those two that I haue by my last wife as the fiue that I had before Allwayes prouided that my eldest sonne Jeremiah Jewett must haue a dubbell portion, of all Estate I haue both in New England, and Olde, whether Personall or Reall, fur- provided that one hundred pounds I haue allredy payed to my sonne Phillip Nellson, that shall be counted as part of what I doe now giue him. Item I doe giue unto my sonne Jeremiah Jewett the farm I bought of Joseph Muzzy I meane all such Lands bought of him or any other, that are on the Norwest side of the River called Egipt River, with all the meadow I bought of Nathaniell Stow, and Robert Lord Senior, prouided he accept of it at five hundred pounds and wheras in the fourth Line it is saide I desire the rest of my goods to be equally divided amongst my seauen children, I meane Lands as well as goods, and if any of these my aboue saide seauen children, should depart this life, before the age of twenty one years, or day of Marriage, then there portions, shall bee equally diuided Amongst the rest, allwayes prou- ided my Eldest son Jerremiah shall haue a doubbell portion, and as for my two yongest Children, and there portion, I leaue to the disposinge of my brother Maximillian Jewett, and who he shall apoint when he departeth this life, and I make Exequetors of this my last will and Testament, my Brother Maximillian Jewett, and my sonne Phillip Nellson,
* See also Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex Co., Mass., vol 2 (1912), pp. 298, 317, 318, 325, 434; vol. 3 (1913), p. 241; Essex Quarterly Court Files, vol. 33, leaf 35; vol. 34, leaves 12-18.
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my sonne John Carlton, and my sonne Jeremiah Jewett allwayes free and willinge, that they shall be satisfied out of- estate, for all such pains and labour, that they shall be at concerninge the aboue premisses
"Dated the 15: of feburary in the yeare 1660."
Joseph Jewett [SEAL]
Witness : Ezekiel Northend, Mark Prime.
"At the signinge and sealinge hereof I doe giue my Exequi- tars full power to make deeds, and to confirme any Land - haue sold to any."
Ezekiel Northend, Mark Prime.
Proved in Ipswich court Mar. 26, 1661 by the witnesses.
Inventory of estate of Joseph Jewett, deceased Feb. 24, 1660, taken by Ezekiel Northend, Maximillian Jewett and John Pickard : in moneys, 3li .; apparrell, 25li .; house hold stuffe, 12li. 10s .; Beddinge, 38li. 2s .; Linninge, 9li. 8s .; pewter, 8li. 2s .; Brasse, 8li. 10s .; Iron ware, 4li. 18s .; weights and scales, 3li. 4s .; beefe and porke, 20li. 10s .; a cart and furniture for plow, 6li. 3s .; for severall parcells of goods, 188li. 16s .; corne, 61li. 13s .; cattell, 155li. 10s .; horses and mares, 68li .; a Servant, 17li .; wamponpeage, 1li. 5s .; Books, 6li. 17s .; Muzzy farme formerly so called, 500li .; the new house and barne, all the land within Ipswitch fence and without Ipswitch fence and meddows, 604li. 10s .; the house in Rowly with upland and medows, and all out houses and four Commonages, 169li .; The farme at the neck that Corporall Gage doth live upon Contaninge seven hun- dred and twenty Acres, 332li .; The ffarme that Henry Kings- bury liveth upon contaninge four hundred and twenty Acres, 153li. 10s .; Two hundred and Eighty Acres liinge in Common buttinge upon Merrimack river, 2li .; A house and orchard and all the upland and meddow liinge in the bounds of Haverhill, 178li .; total, 2607li. Due upon Books and Bills, 2491li. 5s .; in Debts and other goods, 55li. 10s .; a pare of stears, 11li. 5s .; total, 2558li. 1s .; Debts due from the Estate, 1876li. 12s. 9d.
This inventory attested by Philip Nellson, John Carleton and Jeremiah Jewett.
Received in Ipswich court Mar. 26, 1661.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 14,931.
On Mar. 26, 1661 Maximillian Jewett renounced his ex- ecutorship to the will of Mr. Joseph Jewett. Ipswich Quar- terly Court Records, vol. 1, page 93.
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Upon a motion made by Mr. Carlton, guardian to Patience Jewett, that the court would be pleased to choose some men to make a division of some land between himself and said Patience, which now lay together, Ezekiell Northend and John Tod were named, and the court approved Sept. 29, 1663. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 121.
Jerimiah Jewett accepted for his share of land, "the farme that was formarly mussie's farme with all the Land joyneing to it on this syd Egipt River and on the other syde all the meddow land ye upland that lyes betweene this med- dow as it is broken up in with the common fence." Acknow- ledged Apr. 2, 1664.
Maximilyan Jewett, overseer of the two youngest chil- dren of Joseph Jewett, deceased, Joseph and Faith, accepted for their portion the house that is upon the field, that was formerly Goodman Gages and Goodman Shatswells, with the barn and the land; the land betwixt the house and Egypt River, with sixteen acres of land within the common fence bought of Goodman Lord and Goodman Kingsbury; the farm that was John Bradstreets containing about four score acres, bounded southeast with Muddye River; six acres bought of Humphry Griffen and three acres bought of John Pinder; four acres of salt meadow bought of Mark Quilter and six acres in the west meadows formerly Goodman Gage's, with as much upland as comes to 64li. 10s. lying between Willson hill and Egypt River. Acknowledged Apr. 2, 1664.
Philip Nelson of Rowley accepted as his share, the farm that was let to Goodman Kingsbury containing four hun- dred twenty acres, also two hundred eighty acres of up- land joining the same farm. Acknowledged Apr. 2, 1664. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 2, page 187.
GUARDIANSHIP OF NEHEMIAH JEWETT OF ROWLEY.
Nehemyah Jewett, son of Joseph Jewett, chose John Pick- ard for his guardian, and it was allowed by the court Mar. 26, 1661. Said Pickard was bound in 300li. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 94.
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