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John Pickard guardian of Nehemiah Jewett accepted for his portion the dwelling house in Rowley formerly Mr. Bel- lingham's with all out houses and orchard and yards with five acres of "Ruffe marsh" in the common field; ten acres
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of salt marsh west of Mr. Nelson's, and five acres of up- land joining thereunto; four cow gates with four acres of marsh in Ipswich common field, bought of Marke Quilter, seven acres of meadow in the west meadows formerly Good- man Gages and Goodman Kingsburyes, and the rest of the upland between Willson Hill and Egypt River being the re- mainder of that land Maximilian Jewett had for the two young children, Joseph and Faith. Acknowledged Apr. 2, 1664. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 2, page 187.
Acquittance of John Pickard as guardian of Nehemiah Jewett by Thomas Wood of Rowley. Dated 7: 2: 1664. Witness : Richard Oliver, John Grant. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 2, page 190.
GUARDIANSHIP OF PATIENCE JEWETT OF ROWLEY.
Patience Jewett chose Mr. John Carlton as her guardian, it was allowed by the court Mar. 26, 1661. Said Carlton bound himself for a true account of his sister Patience Jew- ett's portion. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 94.
John Carlton guardian of Patience Jewett accepted for her share the farm let to Goodman Gage, also the house in Haverhill with orchard and lands within the bounds of Haverhill. Acknowledged Apr. 2, 1664. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 2, page 187.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM ODRY.
Administration on the estate of William Odry granted Mar. 26, 1661 to Mr. George Corwin and Mr. Edmund Bat- ter, who were ordered to bring in an inventory. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 2, leaf 62.
Inventory of the estate of Willm. Oaderie, deceased, taken the last of December, 1660, by Walter Price and Elias Mason : A cloake and sute, 4li. 15s .; 1 snugg Coate, 1li. 10s .; 1 sarge sute, 1li. 10s .; 1 gray Coat, 12s. 6d .; 1 Red sute, 11s .; 2 ginting shurtts, at 9s., 18s .; 2 locrum shurts, at 6s. 6d. per, 13s .; 2 ould shurts, 3s. 6d .; 1 canvas Jackett & locrum drawers, 7s. 6d .; 2 pr. ould wosted stokins, 3s. per, 6s .; 1 pr. wedmoll stokins, 16d., 1s. 4d .; 2 pr. of ould wosted stokins, 3s .; 1 pr. yaron stokins, 3s .; 1 cource gray coate
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and canvas breeches, 14s .; 1 greene cotten sute, 8s .; 1 blak hatt, 10s., 1 coll. hate, 5s., 15s .; 1 mountere Cap, 5s .; 1 neck- cloth, 12d., a silk neckcloth, 4s., 5s .; 1 pr. shews, 3s. 4d .; 2 pr. ould shews, 4s. 6d .; 1 psalme book & an Incorne & bible, s .; a bedsack & Rugg, 5s. 6d .; 2 pr. mittins, 1s. 6d .; 2 ould lynes wth. Hooks & leads & reels, 5s .; 3 codd lynes, 8s .; 4 Fish- ing leads, 12d. per, 4s .; 8 Hooks at 12d., 1s .; 1 pr. boots, 14s., 1 od boot, 6s., 1li .; a Chest, 4s., a glas, 12d., 5s .; 1 pr. wosted gloves, 2s. 6d .; his pt. of 15 hundred of fish, about, 30s., 1li. 10s .; a quart pt. of a Cach, 15li .; dew from Robert Starr, 1s. 6d .; dew to him from John Gurvand, 6s. 1d .; dew from Richard Ellyott, 3li. 12s. 2d .; 2 barells makrell, 2li. 10s .; his pt. of three frawghts, his victualls to be deducted, 7s .; total, 41li. 5s. 11d. Sworn in court, 12: 10: 1661, by Mr. George Corwin and Mr. Edmond Batters. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 7, leaf 46.
ESTATE OF REV. EZEKIEL ROGERS OF ROWLEY .*
"I Ezekiell Rogers Borne at wethersfield in Esex in old England now of Rowley in Essex in new England being at this time of Good memory and Competent health through Gods mercy, yett not knowing when the lord may be pleased to put an end to this Pillgramage doe Ordaine and make This my last will and Testament And first I will and desire that Everlasting praises be Giuen to the one holy God in Jesus Christ as for all his mercies to me which are innumer- able soe for these three Spetiall Blesings : first for my Nur- ture and Education vnder such a father mr Richard Rogers, in Catachisme and knowledge of the holy scriptures the want whereof I see to be the maine Cause of the Errors of the times. Secondly that whereas till I was aboue twenty yeares of Age I made but ill vse of my knowlidge but liued in a formall profession of Relligion, the lord pleased by occa- tion of a Sore sicknes which was like to be death to make me to see the worth and Neede of Christ and to take such houlde of him as that I Coulde never let him Goe to this houre whereby I am now encouraged to bequeath and Committe my Soulle into his hands who hath Redeemed it, and my Body to the Earth since he will Give me with these very eyes to see my Redeemer Thirdly to my Calling even to be a minester of the Gospell the most Glorious Calling in the
* See also Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex Co., Mass., vol. 3 (1913), pp. 229-235, 263, 275, 313.
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worlde which the lord brought into, not without difficulty for my calling in the time of the hottest Persecution of that Bloody Hirachy and being inlightened Concerning the euill and snare of subscription and Cerrimonies I was advised to giue ouer the thought of the ministry and to betake myselfe to the study and practise of phisick But the lord mercyfully prevented it; for though it be a Good and Nessecary Call- ing; I haue observed that the most through there owne cor- uption haue made it to themselues the very Temptation to Couetousnes or lust or both, I therfor Chose Rather to lye hide about a dozen yeares in an honerable famelly exercising my selfe in minestiriall dutyes for about a dozen yeares after my leauing the vnerversity. Then the lord Gaue me a Call to a Publique Charge att Rowley in yorkeshire whereby the Gentlenesse of -by mathewe I was fauored both for subscription and Cerimonies and injoyed my liberty in the minestry about seaventeene years in Comforthable sort Till for Refusing to Reade that accursed Booke that allowed sports on Gods holy Sabbath or lords day I was suspended and by it and other sad signes of the times Driuen with many of my hearars into New England where I haue liued in my Pastorall Office about years with much Rest and comforth Belieueing the way-he Churches here to be ac- cording to the present light that God hath Giuen the purest in the wholle world
"Now Age and Infirmities Calling vpon me to looke daly for my Change I profese myselfe to haue liued and to dye an vnfeigned Hater of all the Base opinnions of the Anabap- tists and Antinomians, and all other phrentiche dotages of the times that springe from them which God will ere longe cause to be as doung on the earth I doe also protest against all the evell ffashions and practises of this Agee Both in Aparrile and that Generall Disguisement of longe Ruffianlike haire A Custome most Comonlly taken vp at that time when- Graue and modest weareing of heaire was a part of the Re- proch of Christ as appeared by the tearme of Round heads and was carryed on with a high hand not with standing the knowne Offence of soe many Godly persons, and without publique expression of there Reasons for any such libertie taken As for my Estate I will and dispose as followeth ffirst I doe Bequeath and Giue to my welbeloued wife mary Rogers, my dwelling house Barne and all the outhouses also my Or- chard, Gardens, and the yeards belonging, and pasturage ad- ioyning to the -eed on both sides of the Brook also the
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hempyearde also the vpper house lott on the other side of the Highway with all the land and horse pasture adJoyneing to the same land I Giue hir also sixe Acres of Aurable land By the House of ezekiell Northen and my part of the ware- house pasture also I Giue hir hay Grounde salt and fresh soe much as my Querseers shall Judge sufficient to affourd one yeare with another thirty loads of hay and where shee will chuse it and all this only for hir Natureall life also I Giue to my saide wife all my Goods, Household stufe, Cattell, Corne, and all my stocke whatsoeuer, I Giue to my loueing Nephew mr Samuell Stone of conecticot thirty pounds, I Giue to my Cousen his son John ten pounds, to my deere Brother and ffellow officer mr phillips fiue pounds and aquinas his Iam-in folio, to my Sumtimes servant Elizebeth Tenney ells parratt -en pounds to my loueing Neece mris mary matosins of malldon in esex in ouldengland I Giue ten pounds to my loueing Neece mris Elizebeth C-ton wife of the preacher of Roterdam in hollande I Giue ten pounds to the wife of my Cousin Rogers of Billrecay I Giue fiue pounds I Giue to my | two|| present maid servants each of them an ewe lambe all and euery of these seuerall legacyes I will to be paide within one yeare after my death, except Th- into England and Holland which Shalbe redy to be paide as soune as they shall apoint and I impoure any from themsellues or any marchant or marchants here that may receaue it in there behalfe and for There vse and Giue full acquittance as im- poured from them that soe my execcutrix or ouerseers may be fully discharged therof I Giue all my latine bookes to harverd Coledge in Cambridge and sume English Bookes as apeares in the Catalogue.
"Item the Rest of my estate in lands that ar not Giuen vnto my wife dureing hir Natureall life that is the land at planting hill the land called Satchwell ground and all the rest be it meadow fresh or salt or other vpland what euer and one third part of Gats or Commonage I Giue to the Church and towne of Rowley vpon Condission that they pay or cause to be paid, or legally tender, vnto ezeakiell Rogers the son of mr Nathaniel Rogers late pastor of the Church of Ipswich,
Deceased, the full Some of eightscore poundes in Country pay the one halfe, that is to say foure score pounds within one yeare after my Death, the other foure score pounds to be paid the next yeare after that is within two years after my death ; and I intreat and appoint m" John whiple of Ipswich the Rulling Elder to be Gardion for ezekiell Rogers to Re-
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ceaue or Cause to be Receaued this abousaid eight score pounds, and to Give vnto the Church or towne of Rowley a full discharge and acquittance vpon the Receaueing therof, and in Case the Church or towne of Rowley pay not the aboue- said eight score pounds my will is that thes abouesaid lands that are not Giuen vnto my wife, shalbe assigned and set ouer by my ouerseers vnto Ezeakiell for the abouesaid payment, prouided also that it shall not be in the liberty of the church or towne of Rowley to Giue sell or allien these landes or any part therof or appropriate them or any part of them to any other end or vse then for this, the Better inableing them to carry on the minestry for euer : also all my houses barne and orchard and all my landes pastures and commonages and meadows which I haue Giuen vnto my wife mary Rogers Dureing her Naturall life after hir Decease, I Doe Bequeath and Giue vnto the Church and towne of Rowley to inable them the Better to maintaine two teaching elders in the church, for euer, and vpon that condision I Doe Giue them, the time which I allow them for the setleing of an elder shalbe foure yeares : and soe from time to time as God makes any changes either By Death or Remoueall any other way, and in case that the church or towne of Rowley faille of the condi- sion of providing themsellues of two teaching elders accord- ing to the time perfixed that is within foure years after they haue this to inable them the beter and soe from time to time within the said time of foure years after God by his prouidence haue maide any Chainge, my will is that the abouesaid houseing and landes shalbe to the vse of Harvard Colledge at Cambridge in New England I Giue also to the church my Silluer Bowles which they vse for the Communion to be soe vsed still after my wiues Decease and I make and appoint my said welbeloued wife the Solle executrix of this my will and Testament and I appoint maxemillion Jewett and Samuell Brocklebanke to be ouerseers of this my will and Testament, made and signed the 17 of Aprill 1660."
Ezekiel Rogers.
Witness : Samuell Brocklebanke, maxemillion Jewett, John Brocklebanke.
Proved in Ipswich court Mar. 26, 1661 by the witnesses.
Inventory taken Mar. 5, 1660-61 by Deacon Maxemillion Jewett, Ensign Samuel Brocklebanke and John Lambert: a gold ring and a silver Inkhorne and silver, 2li .; all sorts of apparill, 17li. 17s .; silver plate, 20li .; one Dwelling house
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and barne and out houses with orchard and land lying on the south sid of the street and the Pasturs on both sidds the Brooke, 200li .; Areable land at home fifteene acre, 75li .; more Areabl land in the field, 51li .; in meadowes, 150li .; unbroken upland and pasturing, 70li .; in Commonages, 20li .; three mares, two horses and foure of younger age, 90li .; oxen, 40li .; ten cowes, 40li .; four stears, 18li .; five younge Catle and five calves, 17li .; sheep old and younge, 18li .; swine, 8li .; corne and hay in the barne, 10li .; the best bedd furnished, 20li .; another bedd furnished, 13li. 6s. 8d .; a presse and a litle Table with ther carpits, 1li. 10s .; a trunke and linen in it and one chist, 6li .; another bed and beding, 10li .; another bed and bedding, 5li .; another chist and what is in it, 5li .; another trunke with what was in it, 5li .; cloath of woolen and linen and hempe, 2li .; more Cloath, 2li .; in coten yearne, 1li .; hempe and yearne and flax, 2li .; a litle cobert, one litle table, 10s .; one great presser and round table, 2li .; ten quishings and chares, 3li. 6s. 8d .; more quishings, 1li. 10s .; buffit, stools and formes, 1li .; one clocke, 1li .; mault and barley below & 30 bush. of Indian, 6li. 10s .; in Armore and other Ammunition, 5li .; more wheat & mault, 60 bush. & 20 of Indian, 18li .; flitches of bacon, 3li .; two bedds more with ther bedding, 8li .; sheep woole, 2li .; more hemp, yearne and flax, 4li .; Twentie two peeces of pewther with some smaller, 5li .; brasen vessels, 8li. 10s .; Iron potts, 1li .; spits and frying panes, fire shovls, tongs & other things, 2li .; The Jack, 1li .; Chairs, table, Cobert and stools in the kitching, 1li .; wooden vessels, 2li .; wheels, Linen and woolen, 10s .; axes, hows, sythes, sickls and other edg tools, 2li .; Temses, sives and measurs, 10s .; Carts, plows, chains and yoaks with forks and a cart rop, 5li. 10s .; tumerils, sled, beetle and wedges, 10s .; stocks of bees, 3li .; saddls, Bridle and pilion seat, 1li .; lattin Books in folio, 42li. 10s. 8d .; Lating Books in quarto and other smaller books, 5li .; English Books in folio, 10li. 3s .; English Books in quarto, 13li .; bibls, 1li .; smaller English books, 2li .; debts oweing to the Dead, 53li. 16s. 5d .; in lands that were Thomas Barkers, 400li .; total, 1535li. 19s. 9d.
Testified to in Ipswich court Mar. 26, 1661 by Mary Rogers wife of Ezekiell Rogers.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 23,987.
Ezekiell Rogers of Ipswich acknowledged the receipt from the Town and church of Rowley of 160li. bequeathed to him
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by Mr. Ezekiell Rogers of Rowley. Signed and sealed Jan. 6, 1662. Witness: Symon Tuttle, John Whipple.
Sworn in Ipswich court Mar. 31, 1663, by the witnesses. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 2, page 129.
Deposition of Samuell Brocklebanke in Ipswich court, Mar. 29, 1670 : being with Mr. Ezekiell Rogers pastor of the Church of Rowley when he made his last will, he told him that he would not dispose of any of the land that was his wife's by her former husband, Thomas Barker, only the one half of the warehouse pasture, which he had paid for after their marriage, for all the rest she had it to dispose of, which would be enough to give to her relations. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 3, page 145.
ESTATE OF JOSEPH PEASLEY OF SALISBURY .*
"The ||last| will and testament of Josef Pesly is that my deats shall bee paid out of my estate and the remainner of my estat wich is left my deats being paid I doe give and dooe beequeaf the on have vnto mery my wiff during her life and I doo giue to my dafter Sera all my hous and lands that I have at Salsbery and I doo give vnto Josef my Sonne all my land that I have upon the plain at Haverell and doo all so giue vnto Josef my Sonn !all| medo ling in the East medo at Haverell and doo give vnto Josef my Sonn all my right in the oxespaster at Haverell and doo giue vnto Josef my Sonn five of the common rites that doo be long to the plain I doo give vnto my dafter Elesebeth my forty fouer eakers of vp- land lying west word of Haverell and doo giue vnto my dafter Elesebeth fouer Eakers and a have of medo liing in the west medo at Haverell and doo all so give to my dafter Elesebeth fouer of the common rits that doo belong to the plain and doo give vnto my daffter Jean tenn shillen and to my dafter mary tenn Shellens I doo give vnto Sarea Saier my granchild my | vp||land and medo liing at Speaket reuer and I doo give vnto my Sunn Josef all the re mainer of my land at Haverell wich is not heare disposed of this is my last will and testement being in my righ[t] mind and memere wittnes my hand the 11 of nouember 1660."
Josef pesle
Witness : Phill : Challis, Thomas Barnard, Richard Cour- rier
* See also Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex Co., Mass., vol. 3 (1913), p. 146.
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"I doo all so make mary my wiffe my Soull exseceter and doo allso leave Josef my Sunn and the esteat that I haue giueen him to my wiffes desposen tell Josef my Sonn be twenty yeares of aige"
Proved in Salisbury court 9: 2: 1661 by Phillip Challis and Tho. Barnett.
Inventory taken by Richard Currier, Thomas Barnard and William Barence: 1 grinding stone and crink & bittell rings, 12s .; 1 smothing Iron, 5 wedges and on Iron bar, 1li. 5s .; one pare of and Irons and 2 spits, 4 axes & 2 saws, 2li. 6s .; on crane, 2 tramels, gred Iron & brand Iron and fire slice, on par of cob Irons & tongs, 1li. 14s .; on tow Combe parsel, 10s .; on Iron pot and skelet, pot hokes and flesh hoke and friing pan, 1li. 4s .; 5 howes, 1 Chaine & other Iron work, 1li .; puter and bras, 5li .; 2 guns and on sword, 2li .; all his waring apperell woling and lining, 8li .; Cloth & sarge and tamie, li. 13s .; beds and beding, 10li. 18s .; yarn, woll, flax and hempe, 5li. 10s .; Chests, barells, spining wheles and other lumber, 3li .; forty bushels of wheat, 10li .; sixty bushels of Indian Corn, 9li .; three Cows, two heffers & on calfe, 19li .; swine, 3li .; hous and land and meddow, 50li .; 2 bibels and other bukes, 1li. 15s .; total, 143li. 5s.
Inventory taken by James Davice, Sr. and Theophiles Sachell: 12 acors more or les within the playne fenced as it is bounded in the records and so for the rest in record for this 12 acors, 50li .; 18 acors without the fence, 40li .; 44 acors of the 2 deuision over the litel rever westward is bounded, 35li .; 4 scor and 4 of the 3 devision on spicet hill as it is bound, 35li .; a 4th devision of upland yet not perfeted all though granted by the towne, 5li .; 6 acars of meddow at the east meddow as bound, 20li .; 4 acars & a halfe of med- dow at the west meddow bounded, Sli .; 6 acars of 2 devision of meddow at Spicket, 9li .; 4 acors of 3 devision of medow bounded in the new found medow, 5li .; 4 ox commonds & others cow commonds, 16li .; total, 223li.
Testified to by Mary Peasly, executrix.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 21,069.
Court 14: 2 : 1663, ordered that Capt. Rob. Pike, Lt. Phil- lip Challis and Mr. Tho. Bradbury be impowered to divide the estate of Joseph Peasly, according to his will, all his debts being first paid and to make return thereof to the next Hampton court. Salisbury Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, leaf 12.
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Court Apr. 12, 1664, ordered that Capt. Pike, Mr. Tho. Bradbury and Leift. Phillip Challis make a division of lands between widow Peasly and Sarah Peasly, now wife of Tho. Barnard, jr., and the housing, according to the will of Jo- seph Peasly, as soon as they can conveniently. Salisbury Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, leaf 20.
Court Oct. 11, 1664 ordered that the widow Peasly should have libery to make a division of the house and land between her and Tho. Barnett, in behalf of his wife, according to the will of Joseph Peasly, and said Barnett to take his choice, or else the said Barnett to make the division of the land and the widow Peasly to take her choice. If they could not agree, then Willi. Osgood, Richard Currier and Sam. Foot were to make the division. Hampton Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, leaf 24.
ESTATE OF MRS. ANN JEWETT OF ROWLEY.
"I m's Ann Jewett of Rowley In the County of esex Being weake of Body But of perfect vnderstanding and memory not knowing how Soone God may be pleased to Call me away by death doe make and ordaine this my last will and Testa- ment It Being that I haue in my owen dispose one hundred pounds I will and dispose of it as followeth Item I will that this one hundred pounds shalbe equally devided a- thes foure of my Children to witt John Allen Ann Allen Isaac Allen and Bossom Allen : only I will and Giue vnto my daughter Ann allen tenn pounds more then the Rest which shalbe that is the ten pounds Giuen Befor the Rest of the hundred be devided: and as for those seuerall pertickulors that ar at my dispose in that Couenant betwene m' Joseph Jewet and me I will that those things that I haue not alredy ", Giuen to my daughter Prissilla that my sone John allen shall haue a Gould Ring -the sillver wine Cup and the Rest I will and Giue vnto my daughter Ann Allen this I acknowledge to be my last will made the fist of february one thousand six hundred and sixty in wittnes wherof I set to my hand and I appoint mr Edward Rawson and mr Jeremiah Houchin to see the performeance hereof."
her mark Ann A Jewett
Witness : Samuell Brocklebanke, John harris.
Testified to in Ipswich court Mar. 26, 1661 by Samuell
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Brocklebanke and Apr. 29, 1661 by John Harris, and proved May 2, 1661. Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 14,874.
ESTATE OF RICHARD BROWNE OF NEWBURY.
"Bee it knowne vnto all men by theise prsents that I Rich- ard Browne of Newbury in the County of Essex in Neweng- land being sicke of body but of perfect memory do here make my Last will and testament first I Comend my soule to god in Jesus Christ and my body when it shall decease this life to be buryed in the burying place in Newbury in hope of a ioyfull resurrection, And for my worldly goods I dispose as followeth. first I giue to my Son Joshua Browne when he shallbe of the age of one and twenty yeares, all that parsell of my vpland and meadow that lyeth neere the little Riuer as it is now inclosed, and my fiue acres of vpland adioyneing to Goodm Smiths land, and my share of meadow, which I haue equally with Georg Little, vpon the little Riuer, and a mare colt and two calues and an ewe and my owne freehold for encouragment to liue with his mother vntill he be of the aforesaid age. Secondly I giue to my Son Richard Browne the house and Lott I now dwell vpon with the Lott adioyne- ing to Robert Longs Land and that parsell of land adioyneing to Richard Pettingalls land ||on both sides of the warell with my eight acres of salt marsh lying in the great marsh betweene mrs Cuttings marsh and Thomas Bloomfeilds marsh, and my parsell of meadow adioyneing to the Land that Beniamin Roafe hath now in possession and the freehold which was Gyles Badgers which belongs to mee, and he my Son Richard shall pay out of his share ten pounds to each of his three sisters within three years after he shall have the said premisses in prossession 3dly I giue vnto my Son Ed- mund Browne all my share of Land that belongs to mee which was formerly Joseph Carters that is to say halfe the plow land pasture and meadow with the house and barne that hath beene built by mee and halfe the preuiledg of freehold, both Rich- ard and Edmund shall haue their Legacyes at their mothers decease, but if their mother shall chang her Condition and marry againe then they shall haue their portions at the age of one & twenty years. Also to my three daughters Elizabeth Sara and Mary I giue to each of them the summe of ten pounds to be paid out of my stock at the day of their marryage, and if my wife shall marry againe then the stock that I leaue in her hands shall be divided among my three daughters afore-
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said, according to the discretion of my ouerseers, and my wife shall haue the vse of the said stock vntill my daughters shalbe of age for the bringing of them vp, And whereas I am bound to leaue my wife worth threescore pounds, In leiu of it I giue vnto her the thirds of my lands dureing her naturall life, and appoint her to bee the sole executrix of this my last will and testament also I appoint her to pay John Badger his portion out of my estate and that my debts and funerall be discharged, Also the portion abouementioned to my Son Josua I appoint it to be in full of what he shall haue out of my estate so that he shall neuer desire any more in relation of any thing giuen to his brother Joseph deceased by his vnckle Georg Browne deceased If ether of my sons doe die befor he comes to age then his land shal fale vnto the other two and if ether of my dauters shal die before her marrage then her portion shal fale vnto my other two dauters and if my wife chaing her condition by marrag then she shal give security to my ouersers for the paiment of my childrens por- tions. And I doe appownt my louing frinds Richard Kente and Nicolas Noyes and Robert Long my ouerseers to put in exicution this my wille and testament. Signd and seled with myne owne hands in the presens of vs"
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