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tow whels & tow pare of cards, 10s. ; churn, dishes, spouns & trenchers, 6s .; in wool & flax, 10s .; wheat, inde corne & pese, 3li. 10s .; in hay, 4li .; cart & whels & plough & chains, wth. things belonging, 3li .; a pare of oxen, 13li .; thre cous, 14li .; a mare, 6li. 10s .; swine, 2li. 12s .; housing & land, 66li .; total, 132li. 11s.
Sworn in Salem court 23: 4: 1661 by Anis Witter. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 6, leaf 143.
ESTATE OF BENJAMIN BELFLOWER OF SALEM.
Inventory of the estate of Benjamin Belflower, who de- ceased Feb. 24, 1660, taken Mar. 16, 1661, by Robt. Moul- ton and Henry Phelps: Nineteene Acres of Land, 9li. 10s .; houshold stuffe, 4li. 10s .; By Bill, 4li .; serge, 18s .; cotten wooll, 7s. Debts: To my father, 10li .; to Goodman Martin, 3li. Filed with papers of the June term, 1661. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 6, leaf 144.
ESTATE OF JOHN SMITH OF ROWLEY.
"This will was made and ssigned the 13 of July 1661 I John smith weake in body but of perfit understanding at this present blessed be god doe make and apoynt this my last will and testament as |in| forme followeth ||my debts being paid | Item for my outward estate I thus deuide it the one halfe to my wife & the other halfe to my child sarah smith I will alsoe that my wife have my hole estate till she | my child | come to one and twenty yeres ould or day of her mar- yage, and my wife shall inioy the other halfe during her naturall life, and ||at| my wife desese I giue my hole estate in land to my daughter smith at my wife desese with my house & barne and out houses & fences to be kept in sufitient repare, excepting tow acres of land I bought of John Tod and 3 acres of medow beyond the ox pastor and 5 acres of medow at the farme liing betwene elder Raners medow & mª Crosbys and 2 cowes gates of the common, which I giue to my wife to despose of for euer as she says goods and if my wife shod be with child if a daughter all then to be alike during ther naturall [life] and after my wife desese my daughters to diuide wt estate in land onely 3 acres of medow and 2 acres of arable land aboue mentioned & 2 cow gates, prouided it be a son then I giue him my lands after my wife desese and he is to enter of 2 parts of it one & twenty and
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my wife and daughter is to deuide my estate in goods be- twene them and my wife is to haue her thirds during her naturall life and then the hole goes to my son, excepting these perticulers aboue mentioned which I gaue to my wife for euer, I make my wife hole excecutor."
John Smith
Witness : Thomas Tenny, Maxemillyan Jewit, John John- son.
Proved in Ipswich court Nov. 14, 1661 by Maximilian Jewett and Thomas Tenny before Mr. Samuell Symonds and Maj. Daniell Denison.
Inventory taken July 29, 1661 by Maxemillion Jewett, Ezekiell Northen, John Pallmer and Samuell Brocklebanke: in Apparell and Bookes, 10li. 10s .; In house, Barne, out houses, houselot, orchard and swampe, 60li .; more in Aurable land in the comon feild ten acres, 54li .; in medowes twenty thre acres, 70li .; in commonage, 4li. 10s .; in land at mer- rimacke, 10li .; foure oxen, 30li .; foure cowes, 20li .; one Bull, 3li. 10s .; thre cattell coming thre yeare ould, 10li .; thre yearlings, 6li .; thre callves, 4li. 10s .; one horse, 13li .; tow mares and one foalle, 32li .; tow yerelinge horses, 15li .; elleven swine, 9li .; wheat on the ground, 7li .; Indian on the Ground, 5li .; Grase on the Ground, 2li .; cart, yokes, chaine, plough, sled, shackells, boults, Axes, sithes, bettell Rings, wedge, cart rope, forkes, whell, Rings, šli. 15s .; sadell, sword, pistolles, halsters and such furneture for a horse, 3li. 10s .; one Bed with the furneture Belonging unto it, 10li .; one bed more with the furneture belonging to it, 9li .; more bed linen, table linen and other new cloth, 4li. 5s .; putter and tinne and spouns, 1li. 14s .; Brass vessells and Iron, 2li. 15s. ; tramell, tongs and such like, 10s .; milke vesell, a beare vesell and earthen ware, 1li .; Corne and mealle, 4li. 5s .; Bacon, 1li .; Bages, ould Ruge, 15s .; horse fetters and other ould Iron things and a peece of leather, 7s. 6d .; whelle, cards, mesures, sives, 12s .; woolle and hempe & yarne, 8s .; Butter and chese, 1li .; table chaires, cushins, 1li. 1s .; one Coubbard and one leather skin and the things in the coub- bard, 13s .; in debts due to the deceased, 19li. 17s. 4d .; debts to be paid out of the estate, 19li .; total, 434li. 12s. 10d.
Division of Real Estate in this docket put with estate of John Pickard of Rowley, Mar. 28, 1699, Docket 21,788.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 25,590.
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ESTATE OF HUMPHRY GRIFFEN OF IPSWICH .*
Administration on the estate of Humphry Griffen, granted Nov. 19, 1661, to his widow, Elizabeth, by Mr. Samuell Sy- monds and Major Genll. Denison. It was ordered that an inventory be brought into the next Ipswich court. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 97.
Administration having been formerly granted to Elizabeth Griffen on the estate of her late husband, Humphry Griffen, by the Honered Mr. Samuell Symonds and Major Genrll. Denison, the clerk being present, and now an inventory, amounting to 71li., clear estate, being presented to court Mar. 25, 1662, the estate was ordered to be divided as fol- lows: To John Griffen, the eldest son, 20li .; to the two younger sons, 10li. each; and the rest of the estate to the widow. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 104.
Inventory of the estate of Humphry Griffin, late deceased, appraised by James Davis and Theophilus Shatswell, al- lowed Mar. 25, 1662, in Ipswich court: Wearing apparell, 7li .; beding, boulster, sheets, hanging or curtaines, 9li .; brass, Iron pot, pewter, tinn & leaden waites, 2li. 10s .; gun, pistoll & powder, a rapier & belt, 2li. 10s .; 2 corsletts & another raper and houlsters, 3li. 5s .; a bible, 12s .; axes, beetle rings, wedges & sicles & Irons for fire, 1li. 10s .; chests, payles, bowles, trayes, dishes, beer barrells, chaires, 2li. 15s .; beefe, 3 fatt swine & 3 leane swine, 10li. 10s .; In corne Eng- lish & Indian in the straw, 40li. 6s .; cart plows, plow Irons, yokes, chaines & timbrell, 4li. 10s .; hows, forks, a spade, shovells, 18s .; a fan, a halfe bushell, 14s .; a yoak of oxen, 15li .; 2 cowes & 2 calves, 11li .; 2 horses, 24li .; in land, up- land & meddow, 100li .; debts dew by bill or promise, 52li. 7s .; in cotton woole & a horse coller, 10s .; an ox hyde & a cow hyde, 1li. 3s .; total, 290li. 6d. Debts dew from Griffen to severall men when he dyed was 190li. Copy made, Apr. 1, 1669, by Robert Lord, cleric. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 14, leaf 149.
ESTATE OF ARSBELL ANDERSON OF LYNN.
Mr. Oliver Purchase was impowered by the court 26: 9: 1661 to look after and take into his hands the estate of Arsbell Anderson, deceased, and to take an inventory of the * See also Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex Co., Mass., vol. 2 (1912), p. 368; vol. 3 (1913), p. 307.
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said estate and bring it into the next court. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 79.
John Cleark and Allester Greine were appointed 10: 10: 1661, administrators of the estate of Arzbell Anderson, de- ceased, and to be accountable to the court held at Salem in November, 1662. An inventory was also brought in and al- lowed. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 82.
Inventory of the estate of Arzbell Anderson, Scotsman, who deceased at the Iron works at Lyn, 13: 6: 1661, taken 15: 6 : 1661, by Edward Baker, Jno. Divan and Oliver Purchis, all of Lyn: Two Bed Blanketts, 14s .; 2 Coarse Shirts, 8s .; his wearing apparrell with 2 hatts, 6li. 5s .; A looking glass, 2s .; 1 yrd. of blew Callico, 1s. 10d .; 1 pr. of Worne Shooes, 3s .; A Rasor, 1s .; 4 Axes, 10s .; A small playne chest, 3s. 6d .; In money, 5s. 10 1-2d .; A small mare & 2 Colts, 18li .; A Small Cow, 4li .; 2 steeres yt. were in my Custody but after his deceased challenged by Corporall Jno. Andrewes to be his upon hire till May next, hee to pay then 20 shillings, wch. I desired to release upon Terms & hee promised mee if he could gett a payre of Oxen I should have them, but after- ward he sent & fecht them away early in a morning & as I am Informed by Severall psons, he hath killed one & sold ye other, they were well worth, 12li .; so much as is due to him upon Accots., 12li. 4s. 2 1-4d. ; total, 54li. 18s. 5 1-4d. "This is a true Inventory of this estate at ye decease: as is testi- fied by Oliver purchis, a Commissioner in Lyn. Only this to be excepted at prsent one of ye Colts is Strayed & Cannot be found, & Certayne debts are demaunded which I know some to be due." Total inventory, 54li. 15s. 5 1-4d .; debts paid out of the estate, 11li. 3s. 9d. ; more for John Clarkes paines, 3li. 14s. 8 1-4d .; 40s. abated upon ye Aprisement of 2 Steers, 2li .; to be paid to Allester Greine by ye Courts order, 38li. "which by ye Courts order is to be pd to Allister Greime upon the old clearks warrant to John Clerke as atteste, 27: 9 : 1662, Hillyard Veren, cleric." Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 7, leaf 37.
Allister Mackmallens, aged about thirty years, deposed that for many years, whilst he dwelt in his own native coun- try, in Scotland, he knew Allister Greime and his father and mother, who lived next neighbors to his, the said Mackmallens father's house, and he also knew Arsbell Anderson and his mother, who lived about a mile and a half from them, and
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the said Arsbell Anderson's mother and Greime's mother were near of kin. This was taken for granted by all the neighbors, and deponent always understood it so and there was never any question about it in Scotland that ever he heard of. Moreover deponent's father and mother had said in his hearing that they were near of kin. Sworn in court, 12 : 10: 1661, before Hilliard Veren, cleric. Essex Co. Quar- terly Court Files, vol. 7, leaf 38.
Whereas there was administration granted to John Clearke and Allister Greine, upon the estate of Arzbell Anderson, de- ceased, who gave bond at Salem court, 10: 10: 1662, and returned an inventory, the court 25: 9: 1662 ordered that upon the clerk's warrant to said John Clerk, the latter was to deliver the estate, which was 38li., into the hands of Allis- ter Greime, and his receipt was to be his discharge. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 106.
Account of debts, dated 25: 9: 1662, paid out of Arzbell Anderson's estate, since his decease, by Oliver Purchis : Charges of his Buriall, 2li. 9s. 3d .; keeping his cow In ye Herd yt. summer yt. he dyed, 6s .; debt to Wm. Gibson of Boston, 1li. 9s. 6d .; to Captayne Savage of Boston, 2li. 14s .; to Rowland Mackfashon's order, 5s .; keeping of his cow fro ye end of ye Herd tyme untill ye Court tyme in December past, 7s .; to keeping his mare and colt and keeping them in pasture & Winter meat until ye Court determined in De- cember, 10s .; to Macam Downing, 1li. 17s .; to John Ha- thorne, 1li. 1d .; to clerk of ye Court for Copies, etc., 5s .; total, 11li. 3s. 9d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 7, leaf 38.
ESTATE OF HUGH BURT OF LYNN.
"The Last will & testimonye of Hugh Burtt being verye weeke of body though of pfect memorye 7 october: 1661. Impr I bequeath my bodye to the dust, & my Spiritt to him that gaue : it: It: to my sonn will: Bassitt 2 accors of Salt marsh in the Last devision in Rumny marsh which I bought of Timothye Cooper : which Lyeth next to his (viz) after my wifes desease : then to him & his heires forever: It: to my son Bassett to him, & his heires for ever : fiue acors of vpland Lyeing amongst Henrye Collins Land which I bought of Robt: Mansfeild which is yet vndevided It: I bequeath to my sonn will: Basset all my weareing Apparrell. It: I bequeath to my two granddaughters | marye, & Sarah|| the
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daughters of my sonn Hugh Birt deseased each of them, a cow when they Come to the age of twentye | one|| years which are to bee paid by my sonn Edward Burtt because I giue him halfe my Land at my deseas. It: I bequeath to my sonn Edward Burt Halfe my houseing Land & medow vndisposed of in this will: at my desease It: I bequeath to my Sonn Edward Burtt all my Houseing Land, & medowes vndesposed of (viz) at my wifes desease It: I bequeath to my wife one Halfe of my Houseing Lands & medowes vndesposed of in this my will (viz) at my desease dureing her Lifetyme It : I bequeath to my sonn Edward Burt Halfe my chatles sheep & swine at my Desease: & some Corne |not halfe|| & some haye It: It: I bequeath to my wife all my goods within dores to bee at her dispose: It: I make my wife my execu- trixt It: my desyre is that mr Nathaniell, Handforde & Andrew Mansfeild | should | [bee ?] overseers of this my will &c: & bequeath Each of them a noble for their paines Memo- randum I acquitt my sonn Edward Burt of all the monyes that |hee|| received of mine in England ||of all debts what- euer| & alsoe I giue vnto my son Edward Burt all my right & interest in any houseing, or Land in London that came to mee by my brother John Burtt, deseased. In witte where of I haue sett my hand the Daye, yeare & aboue ritten this my will being interlyned in the memorandum: & two words in my sonn Edward Legasye."
Hugh Burtt.
Witness: Nathaniell Handforth, Andrew Mansfeild, Wil- his mark
liam bartrum and Richard P Johnson.
Proved in Salem court 26: 9: 1661 by Andrew Mansfield and Richd. Johnson. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 7, leaf 24.
Will of Hugh Burt, deceased, was brought into court by the widow, proved and allowed 26: 9: 1661. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 80.
Inventory of the estate of Hugh Burtt of Lynn, who de- ceased Nov. 2, 1661, taken Nov. 13, 1661, by Nathanell Handforth, John Deakin and Andrew Mansfeild : Apparrell, šli .; Beds, boulsters & pillows, 8li. 15s .; Ruggs & Blanckitts, 4li. 4s .; Sheets, pillowbeers, napkins & other Lining, 6li. 19s .; Iron, Brass & puter, 4li. 7s .; Armes & Amunition, 1li. 10s .; Chests & boxes, 1li. 5s .; Tables, forme & Carpett, 1li. 3s .; Lining & woollen yarne, 1li. 5s .; Bybles, 14s .; Apples, 1li.
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2s. 6d .; Lumber, 3li. 7s .; wheat & Indion Corne, as haveing Received dalmage, 3li. 13s .; seaven sheepe, 3li .; Three Cowes & one Calfe, 13li. 10s .; Swine, 3li. 17s .; Houseing & Lands, 75li. 10s .; Haye, 2li. 10s .; moneyes, 1li. 10s. All debts that doth apeare being pd., ther remains more dew to the estate, 3s. 3d .; total, 143li. 4s. 9d. Memorandum which was for- gotten, Haye, 1li. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 7, leaf 25.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM COCKERELL OF SALEM.
Inventory of the estate allowed 10: 10: 1661. Court or- dered that the estate remain in the hands of the widow dur- ing her life and that, at her death, it be divided among the children. If she married again, the court was to order the estate as it should see cause. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 80.
Inventory of the estate of Willm. Cockrell, deceased, taken Dec. 6, 1661, by John Browne and Edmond Batter: One dwellinge house, out house and 1-4 Acre land, 30li .; one Acre land neer to Franc. Collince, 8li .; 1 Cowe, 4li. 10s., 1 swine, 10s., 5li .; Rugge, Covrled, 2 pr. blankets, 2 feather- beds & bolsters & 2 Curtaynes, 12li .; pewter, 2li. 10s .; brasse & Iron ware, 40s., 4li. 10s .; 1 Table, Chaires, Chests & other lumber goods, 3li. 8s .; 1 peec & 1 Remnant Ossenbriggs, 3li .; sheets & other linnen, 7li .; 1 suet of Cloaths, 2li .; 3 Rem- nants Carsy, 2 Remnants Serdge & 1 Remnant broadcloath, 6li .; 1 silver spoone, 5s., & 4 Bushells In Corne, 17s .; total, 81li. 15s. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 7, leaf 30.
ESTATE OF JENKIN DAVIS OF LYNN.
"The tenth of the tenth mº on thousand six hundred sixtie and one In the name of god amen I Jenkin Dauis being weake in body yet of pfit memory doe make this my last will and Testament wherein I doe first commit my soul into the hands of my mercyfull sauiour and redeemer, and my body vnto Cristian buriall. for the portion of goods that god hath bine plesed to giue vnto me I do giue || them|| vnto Mary my wife, and, to be att her dispose except my Joyners tooles which I do bestow vppon my son John when he has wrought with and for his mother till my debts be paid I doe likwise make my wife my sole executres both to receaue what is due to me from any : and likwise to pay my debts out of that por-
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tion of goods I leaue vnto her : and ffarther it is my will that the goods that my wife leaues at her decease shalbe divided into three parts, two parts to my son John: and the other part to my daughter mary my Joyners tooles my will is that they shall not be in the devidable goods between my son John and my daughter mary but I giue them vnto him, (the form- [er] Condison being pformed) ouer and aboue his two parts : the ouer-seeres of this my will is ="
[No signature] "signed in the psents of vs :" ffrances Ingoles, Nathaniell Hanford, George Dauies, ffrancis Burrill.
Proved in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1662 by the witnesses.
Inventory of the estate of Jeankine Davis of Lynn taken 27 : 11 : 1661 by Nathaniell Handforth : his weareinge cloaths, 4li .; Linnen, šli. 5s. 6d .; new cloath, 2li. 17s .; more in Lin- nen, 3li. s. ; three home made ruggs, šli .; blanketts, 2li. 5s .; Bedinge, 2li. 6s .; Tow bedsteads, 2li. 10s .; Tow cubberds, 2li. 18s .; Tow glass casses, 12s .; Tow tables & a forme, 1li. 15s .; chests & chairs, 2li. s .; Three Gunns & a pistle, 2li. 10s .; In Pewter, 1li. 6s .; Iron ware & axes, 2li .; one bible, 8s .; Lumber & Apples, 2li. 5s .; wheate & other Lumber, 2li. 10s. ; flax, 15s .; Timber, 6li .; Joyners Tooles, 8li .; one horse, 13li .; one heifer & Tow yearling calves, 6li. 10s .; swinne, 3li. 5s .; houseinge & Land, 101li .; total, 184li. 9s. 6d. To be paid out of this for debts, 70li.
Petition of Thomas Ivorye of Lynn to the Ipswich court Mar. 28, 1682, concerning the condition of Mary Davis, widow of Jenkin Davis of Lynn. She being about ninety years of her age and her reason not being good for about four years she is not able to make any bargain with her son John Davis for her care; and she being my mother-in-law has been with me for four years and we now ask for 4s. a ' week for the care of her.
The court impowers Thomas Laughton, Sr. and Francis Burrill, Sr., to sell so much of the widow's estate as to enable them to pay the 4s. per week for the past and for the future as long as she may live.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 7,274.
ESTATE OF JOHN GOYTE OF MARBLEHEAD.
Administration on the estate of John Goyte, intestate, granted Mar. 25, 1662 to Mary Goyt, his widow, and Mr.
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William Steevens, her father. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 103.
An inventory was presented Mar. 25, 1662, of the estate, amounting to 34li. 6s. Court Mar. 31, 1663 found that there were six pounds put into the inventory in land that was not his estate, so the inventory should be 28li. 6s. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 116.
Inventory of John Coite : Three cowes, 12li .; 6 swine, 3li .; one Cowe, 5li .; to bedsteds, 10s .; one stere, 5li .; one Chest, 5s .; one sute of Carsie, 1li. 15s .; one chest, 8s .; upland and marsh, 6li .; to hundred of bords, Ss .; total, 34li. 6s. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 9, leaf 9.
ESTATE OF ISAAC WAKLYE OF GLOUCESTER.
Isaack Waklye with Henry Muddle and John Pomary having been cast away at sea, and none appearing to desire administration of his estate, and William Browne, constable of Gloster, presenting papers of the estate amounting to 6li. 1s., he was given charge Mar. 25, 1662 until further order. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 103.
Administration on the estate granted June 24, 1662 to Thomas Very, the inventory having been brought into the last Ipswich court, and he was to dispose of the estate for the discharging of all just debts. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 93.
ESTATE OF HENRY MUDDLE OF (GLOUCESTER ?).
Henry Muddle with Isaack Waklye and John Pomary having been cast away at sea, and none appearing to desire administration of his estate, and William Browne, constable of Gloster, presenting papers of the estate amounting to 14li. 16s. 10d., he was given charge Mar. 25, 1662 until further order. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 103.
Administration on the estate of Henry Muddle, intestate, granted Apr. 17, 1662 to Mr. Peeter Duncan, he was ordered to bring in an inventory to Salem court. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 106.
Inventory presented to the court 30: 4 : 1663 by Mr. Peeter Duncan. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 119.
"Whereas there was a writtinge delivered unto Ipswich
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Courte in March anno 1662 By the Selectmen of Gloucester wch they Called an Inventary, in these words :" Two Barrells mackrell, Richard Beefard indebted unto the sd Muddle, 8s .; one old Coate, 5s .; one new wascoate, 15s .; one suite of Kersey, 2li .; one Coate, 14s. 6d .; one pare of French heele shooes, 5s. ; two pare stockings, 10s. ; one sharte, 7s .; one hatt, 14s. ; one Lockram Sharte, 9s .; one sharte, 10s .; one lockram sharte, 10s .; one halfe silcke neekcloath, 6s .; one Linen necke Cloath, 1s. 6d .; 1 handcharchife, 6d .; 1 pr. yarn Gloves, 1s. 6d .; 1 pr. Leather Gloves, 1s. 6d .; 1 Codline, 3s .; 1 dozen & 1-2 hookes, 4s. 6d .; 1 pue, 6d .; a Chest, 2s. 6d .; Cape, 5s .; 4 3-4 yds Cape Cloath, 16s. 7d .; one heyfor wee find in Henry Walker's hands, 2li. 10s .; wee find in Osman Duch's hands, 3li .; total, 14li. 16s. 10d .; since which time received in June, 1663, of Robert Ellwell, 2 quintalls mer- chantable fish, 1li. 12s .; making total 16li. 8s. 10d. Charges for wintering a hyfer wch. I payd Hen. Walker for, 12s .; in Osman Duches Debt paid Before his Death, 2li .; To the Clarke of Ipswich for writtinges, 2s .; for my Journey to Salem aboute this Buisnesse, 5s .; total, 2li. 19s. Sworn in court by Peter Duncan.
Another account, dated Gloucester, Aug. 6, 1661, was also presented by Peter Duncan : Henry Mudle, Debitor, Aug. 6, to balance of former acctt., 10s. 1d., to sugar, 7d .; Aug. 9, to John French, the Tayler, 5s. 6d., wine and Rume at sev- erall tymes, 1li. 16s. 5d .; Oct. 28, to Caske for 2 tun barrells, 28s. p. tun, 2li. 16s., to marchandise for 7 1-2 yds. Canvas, 14s., for threed, 3d .; Aug. 29, to sugar, 6d .; Aug. 30, to marchandise for thread, 6d., to rum, 1 gallon, 6s., wine 4 gallons, 3 qtrs. delivered to Jno. Gent p. his order & 22 1-2 li. sugar, 1li. 5s. 1d .; Nov. 20, brandy 1 quart, 2s., wine & rum, 1li. 9s., poorke 386li. at 4d. p. li., 6li. 8s. 8d., bisquits for 2-1-0 at 21s. p., 2li. 7s. 3d., marchandise for 2 holland neck-cloathes, 8s .; Nov. 28, to Thomas Millett, sr., for 2 bushells Indian Corne, 6s .; total, 18li. 15s. 10d. Henry Muddle, Creditor, Oct. 12, 1661 : Oct. 20, By fish 4 quentalls refuse att 11s. p. qntl., 2li. 4s .; Mar. 1, By 159li. porke wch. the selectmen of Gloucester Delivered as they said to mee Beinge a parte of ye 386li. of porke wch. I Charge one the other side wch. the selectmen delivered mee at 5d. p., 3li. 6s. 8d .; Oct. 20, 1662, by the acctt. of his Estate wch. is Due to mee upon Ballance of this acctt. 13li. 5s. 7d .; total, 18li. 15s. 10d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 9, leaf 20.
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ESTATE OF JOHN POMARY OF (GLOUCESTER ?) .
John Pomary with Isaack Waklye and Henry Muddle hav- ing been cast away at sea, and none appearing to desire ad- ministration of his estate, and William Browne, constable of Gloster, presenting papers of the estate amounting to 4li. 11s. 11d., he was given charge Mar. 25, 1662 until further or- der. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 103.
There being some estate of John Pomery, late deceased, in the hands of the widow Browne of Gloster, the marshal of this court June 24, 1662, was ordered to dispose of it accord- ing to the court's order. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 96.
ESTATE OF JAMES MUDGE.
James Mudg, with Aniball Lane and William Homan, having been by God's providence cast away, and no will ap- pearing, the court Mar. 25, 1662, granted administration upon his estate to Walter Sussex, a partner with them, and ordered him to bring in an inventory to the next Salem court. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 103.
ESTATE OF ANIBALL LANE.
Aniball Lane, with James Mudg and William Homan, having been by God's providence cast away, and no will ap- pearing, the court Mar. 25, 1662, granted administration upon his estate to Walter Sussex, a partner with them, and ordered him to bring in an inventory to the next Salem court. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 103.
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