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"Item out of The Rest of my estate That is in my village land and Two Acres of meadow in the Great meadow that was before excepted and in my stocke moueables bills bonds or any other estat that is or may be due vnto me out of This Remaneing part of my estat I will and Giue vnto my foure
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daughters each of Them one hundred pounds and my will is that that fifty pounds That I haue giuen vnto my daugh- ter Sarah alredy shalbe acounted as part of that which I doe now giue And if any of my childeren die before they at- taine to the age of Twenty one yeares or day of marriage Then There portions to be devided equally among the rest and if my Son James depart This life haueing noe child Then the one halfe of those lands I giue him to Returne to be equally devided among The Rest of my daughters or Theire heires The other halfe I giue vnto his wife if then liueing to be for hir use dureing hir nattural life and then to returne after hir decease to be equally devided among my other daughters or there childeren if ther be any then liueing Item I will and Giue (the Three hundered and fifty pounds being paid out of this estat that I here apoint for the payment of my daughters portions) all the Remaineing part of that estat vnto my welbeloued wife To be vnto hir owne proper use and To despose of as she shall Thinke meete; And my will is that my wife shall haue hir liberty to chuse which halfe of my dwelling house she will for to liue in dureing hir life; And I appoint John pickard and Samuell Brockle- banke To be ouersseers of This my last will and Testament which I Confirme with my owne hand this eighth of march one Thoussand Six hundred and sixty one or sixty two"
Thomas Dickanson Witness : Samuell Brocklebanke, John trumble.
Proved in Ipswich court Apr. 17, 1662 by the witnesses. Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 7,678.
An inventory of the estate received in court Apr. 17, 1662. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 106.
ESTATE OF THOMAS LEE OF IPSWICH.
"The last Will and Testament of Thomas Lee of Ipswch In the name of God amen I Thomas Lee of Ipswich being at this present time of perfect memory and understanding doe dispose of that outward estate that God hath giuen mee in manner as followeth : In the first place I comit my soule to God and my body to decent buryall. My mind and will is that Alice my beloued wife shall haue the sole disposing of my farme and the rest of my estate upon these Considerations that is to say. That my Grandson Richard Lee shall liue and abide with her untill he shall bee two and twenty yeares of age then my whole estate to be Deuided and Richard shall
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haue an equall share with my wife only my wife shall haue the use of my now Dwelling house during the terme of her life unlesse she shall bee willing that they both may liue to- gether but if my wife should marry my mind is that shee shall haue fiue pounds euery yeare out of my estate during the terme of her life, and the abouenamed Richard to haue my estate at ye age of two and twenty. My mind allso is that if my wife shall continue a Widow and enjoy such a share of my estate as is aforesaid that after her decease my foresayd Granchild shall inherit all that estate shee shall leaue, Twenty pounds being excepted which I giue and bequeath to my Daughter Susanna now in England or her children if any of them shall bee here to demand the same within ye space of seauen yeares from this present time My will is that Rich- ard my Grandchild shall not haue liberty to Alien sell or bar- gaine my farme or any part therof but that it bee reserued entire to him and his heires. If my wife shall not think meet that Richd my Grandchild should abide with her for the prsent shee shall haue liberty to dispose of him to some Good seruice till he shall come to bee at the age of two and twenty In witnesse of this my Will and testament I haue hereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth of March one thousand six hundred sixty one I constitute and appoint Allice my wife onely Executrix of this my last will and Testament."
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Thomas T Lee (seal)
Witness : Richad Brabrook, James gregory.
Proved in Ipswich court Apr. 17, 1662 by Richard Hub- bard and Richard Brabrooke.
Inventory of estate of Thomas Lee, deceased Mar. 23 last past, taken Apr. 10, 1662 by George Giddinge and Daniel Hovey : the wearing Close, 2li. 5s .; a payer of bulloks, 12li .; seven Cows & their Cafs, 31li .; 2 buls, 5li .; one heifor, 2li .; 4 yockes, 4li .; a sow & 7 shoats, 3li. 3s .; beding, 4li. 10s .; 2 chests, on box, a tabl, old tubs wth other lumber, 2li .; an old bibl wth other trad, 6s. 8d .; bras & pewter, 2li. 8s .; an old musket, 10s .; 2 axses, betl & wedges & hows, a Clever, a bill, a smal saw & such like, 1li .; siths & sikles, 10s .; 3 saks, 6s .; a tumbril, on plow, 15s .; 2 Chayns, a shar & col- ter wth expins, 1li .; sadl, pillion & bridl, 1li. 10s .; seed Corn, 2li. 5s .; iron hoops for vesels, 8s .; a shovel, 1 spad & hamer, 2s. 6d .; a fan, 10s .; a payr of feters & brpe &c, 4s .; house & barn wth the homsted wth ye upland withing ye
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fence & 2 parsels of salt marsh, ye one in ye great marsh next hog iland ye other next chebaco river, 120li .; total, 198li. 3s. 2d. Debts amounting to about 40li.
Testified to in Ipswich court Apr. 17, 1662 by Alice wife of Thomas Leigh.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 16,659.
ESTATE OF SAMUEL SHERMAN OF IPSWICH.
In answer to the petition of Samuell and Nathaniell Sherman and Mary Clarke children of Samuell Shearman, long since deceased, the committee of the court having con- sidered the petition and answer of Mr. Colebron, one of the administrators to that estate, returned that the peti- tioners had no such cause of complaint therein, which the court May 7, 1662 allowed and confirmed. Mass. Bay Colony Records, vol. 4, page 47.
ESTATE OF DANIEL REA OF SALEM.
"Whereas there hath been a Will begun to be made by Daniell Rea of Salem, lately deceased, but he not being able to finish it, whereby great inconvenience is like to arise to his Children, if it be left as it is, Wee therefore whose names are vnderwritten, takeing it into our Consideration, haue made this our Joynt Conclusion & Agreement, (if the Hon- ored Court | now Assembled | please to Accept of, & Confirme the same) in Manner as followeth. ffirst, that his sonne Joshua Rea shall haue ye Improvement of the whole farme, where he lives, & when his sonne Daniel is growne vp to ye Age of Twenty one yeares, he shall have halfe ye farme, & his father to have ye other halfe, dureing ye terme of his owne life, & also of his wives widdowhood, in Case she should outlive him, & then that halfe also to be his sonne Daniels, & so ye said Daniel then to haue ye whole farme, which is ye proper Will of ye Testator. Secondly, that ye said Joshua Rea shall haue the vse & improvement of the seventeene Acres of land, lying on Salem North River, vntill his two daughters, Rebecca & Sarah, exprest in ye will, shall attaine to ye age of sixteene yeares, & then they to haue ye land with ye improvement of ye same equally divided betwixt them. Thirdly that ye said Joshua Rea, shall have also the one Acre & halfe on the South Rivers side in Salem, as his proper right, to dispose of as he shall see cause. ffourthly, that his sonne
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Thomas Lothrop, & his wife, shall haue the ffarme, Comonly Called Captaine Damports farme, as their proper right, to dispose of, as they please, provided that the five pound, paid already by me to Capt. Damport, in a Cowe, be allowed me out of ye other estate. ffifthly that our Mother shall have ye Thirds, of all of this Estate, dureing her life. Lastly, for the rest of ye Estate, we leave it to the wisedome of the Honoured Court, to dispose of the same, as they shall thinke best, ac- cording to lawe."
"This aboue writing or agreement is by the Court alowed of & is to be as the Courts determination & ordering of the estate of Danyell Ray deceased being consented | there" to by ye children of ye deceased in Court at Salem: 4 mº 1662 atteste, Hillyard Verin Cleric:"
Proved in Salem court 24: 4: 1662. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 16.
Inventory of the estate of Daniell Ray, taken by John Porter and Jacob Barney : His apparell, 7li. 11s. 10d .; a feather bed, 2 bolsters and 3 pillowes, 4li .; 2 Coverletts, 1li .; 2 blanketts, 1li. 10s .; 2 pillow beares, five sheets, 1li. 10s .; a kettle with other small things, 2li .; 2 dishes and a pinte pot, 8s .; 2 Iron skilletts and a frying pan, 12s .; a paire of pot hangings & a paire of Tongs, 10s .; a paire of fetters, an axe, & a hatchet, with other things, 12s. 6d .; a pecke, 3 traies & a platter, 4s .; a paire of traisses & a halter, 2s .; a winowing sheet & 4 sackes, 10s .; 6li. of wooll, 6s .; a saddle & pillion, 1li .; a chest & a bedsted, 18s .; a Chaire & 2 Joynt stooles, 4s .; a paile with 2 stooles, with other things, 2s .; 3 yards & a halfe of Cloth, 1li. 15s .; a mare & a Colt, 14li .; a Cow & a Calfe, 5li. 16s .; 6 sheepe, 2li. 8s .; 17 acres of land in the north field, 25li .; an acre & a halfe of salt marsh upon the South river, 5li .; a farme of 160 acres of upland & 10 acres of meadow, 150li .; debts due to the deceased, 14li .; total, 239li. 19s. 4d. Proved 26: 4: 1662. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 17.
Joshua Ray was appointed June 24, 1662, administrator of the estate of Danyell Ray, deceased, who died intestate, but his mind being understood and his children agreeing thereto, they drew up a writing about the division of part of the estate, as land, etc., leaving the other part to the court's ordering. The court approved the writing, and concerning the other part of the estate, Joshua Ray, son of
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the deceased, was to have 25li. and Capt. Tho. Lothrop, said Daniel's son-in-law, was to have all the rest of the estate, provided he keep and maintain his mother, the widow, dur- ing her life. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 94.
ESTATE OF JOHN STEVENS OF ANDOVER.
Administration on the estate of John Steevens, intestate, granted June 24, 1662 to his widow, Eliza Steevens. An in- ventory amounting to 463li. 4s., was also allowed. Court ordered that John Steevens, son of the deceased, should have 74li. paid at demand, and Timothy, Nathan, Ephraim, Joseph, Benjamin and Mary, the other children, should have 37li. each, paid at age or time of marriage, and the remainder of the estate to be at the disposal of the widow. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 94.
Inventory of the estate of John Steevens of Andover, taken Apr. 28, 1662, by Nicholas Noyes, George Abboott, sr., Richard Barker and Nathan Parker: His wearing Aparrell, 10li .; In the hall, two beds with there furniture, 15li .; One Chest & foure boxes, 1li .; Eight payre of sheets, foure Bolster cases and three payre of Pillow beeres, 7li. 10s .; Three table cloaths, one dozen of Napkins, with other sleight things, 2li. 5s .; in ye kitchin, one Brasse Pott, foure small Kettles, one Skillett, a Scummer & Warming pan, 2li .; one Iron Pott, an iron posnett, two payre of potthookes, two trammells, a spitt, a payre of tonges & firepan, a payre of cob irons with a smoothing iron & a trivett, 1li. 10s .; six peuter platters, two basens, two porrengers, foure drinken cupps, a salt sellar, & chamber pott, a dozen & halfe of spoones and a latten pan, 2li. 5s .; A tableboard & forme, foure chayres, two cushens, two dozen of trenchers and halfe a dozen of dishes, 14s .; a muskett, corslett & headpeece, a sword & cutlass & holbert, 2li. 5s .; bible, with other books, 1li .; In the Leanetoo, Bar- rells, wheeles, treyes, with other lumber, 2li .; In the chamber, Bedding, 5li .; wheate, twenty Bushells, Indian corne, ten Bushells, 6li. 10s .; A bridle & sadle & pannell, 1li .; two flitches of Bacon, 2li .; Baggs, 1li .; Flax & yarne, 5li .; Old tubbs & other lumber, 10s .; Sawes, axes, pronges, with other working tooles, 3li .; Eight oxen, 51li .; Six cowes, 24li .; a heifer & two yearlings, 6li .; three calves, 1li .; swine, 12li .; A colt and an Asse, 4li .; horse, 10li .; three sheep, 1li .; one stocke of bees, 10s .; Carts, sleads, yoakes, chaines, plowes &
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plow irons, ropes and tackling to it, 6li. 2s .; house, barnes, upland & meadow and corne upon ye ground, 200li .; debts, 2li. The sequell of this inventory was given by the deceased to his eldest sonn John Steevens: A house, orchard and land, 50li .; one cow, two steers of two yeare old & a year- ling, two swine and two sheepe, 15li .; All ye rights & priv- ilidges that is to be granted by ye towne by virtue of twenty- five Acres of ground granted to mee, John Steevens; three acres of home meadow, 9li. "These testyfye yt I John Stee- vens doe accept of the above specifyed estate appointed mee of my father before his death in full satisfaction for my portion amounts to seaventy foure pound prouided the hon- oured Court at Psalem shall see good to confirme it Witt- nesse my hand John Steevens." Total, 463li. 4s. Elizabeth Steevens, widow, made oath in court before Hillyard Veren, cleric. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 18.
ESTATE OF CORP. JOHN ANDREWS OF IPSWICH .*
Administration on the estate of John Andrews granted June 24, 1662 to Mr. Tho. Andrewes. An inventory was also allowed, excepting the farm and the crop upon the ground, which latter were referred to the next Ipswich court, partly because the farm was mortgaged and partly because of the failure of the crop by reason of the drought, and he was to provide for the widow and children until the court take further order. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 95.
Inventory of the estate of Corpll. John Andrews, taken May 23, 1662, by John Dowlettell, John Hathorne and An- drew Mansfeild : One dwelling house, 150li .; tow barnes, 90li .; a bake house, 2li. 10s .; an orchard, 100li .; an hundred acres of upland and medow belonging to the farme, 590li .; one horse, 12li .; tow Cowes & tow caulfes, 12li .; one three yeare ould steere, 5li .; six sheepe & three lambs, 5li. 5s .; to forty acres of corne upon the ground, 40li .; one grinstone, 16s. ; a tumbrill & a paire of Iron bound wheeles, 4li .; a lad- der, 10s .; five swine, 6li. '5s .; tow stocks of bees & tow swarmes, 2li. 10s .; an Iron furnis, 3li .; an Iron trumill, 7s .; tow horse collers & trases, &c., 12s .; five axes & a mathooke, 1li. 1s .; tow howes & a spad, an ads & a frow, 13s .; tow
* See also Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex Co., Mass., vol. 3 (1913), pp. 46, 47, 162-166.
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plowes with irons & a colter & sheare, 1li. 14s .; three chaines, yoaks, chaine & bolts, 1li. 11s. 6d .; a stone cart & sleid & a ould cart body & a dubble brake, 1li. 15s .; three forks & a paire of fetters, 9s. In the kichin : Tenn ould pueter plat- ters, quart potts & other ould pewter, 3li. 4s .; half a dussen of ould spoones, tow old brass kittles & ould pott and a warmeing pan & a candle stick, 2li. 7s. 6d .; Iron potts, one Iron kitle, one Iron skillett & other ould things, 1li. 15s .; severall ould wooden things, 8s .; severall augers, chissells & other ould Iron things, 2li. 5s .; tow cross cut sawes, a paire of andirones & paire of tongs & slice, 1li. 9s. 6d .; tow tram- ills, a gridiron, a spitt, a smoothing iron & a paire of sheirs, 15s .; tow muscutts, a fouling peece & 2 paire of skeals & waites, 3li. 14s. 6d .; a pike, tow chairs, & tow ould tubbs & 3 dussen of trenchers, 15s .; a woolen wheele, 2 cans, glases & gally potts, 8s .; a sadle, bridle, pistolls, holsters, belt & Cutlis & pillion, 5li. 5s. In the Parlor : Tow bedsteds, one fether bed, bolster, 2 pillows, a rug & curtaines, 6li. 10s .; a trunke, 2 boxes, 2 chairs, one cubburd & cloath, 2li. 2s .; table, 5 cushins & 5 chanye dishes, 1li .; his wearing apparill, 5li. 10s. In the chamber over the chichin : 5 paire of sheets, 2 table cloaths, 12 napkins, 4 pillow beers & a chest, 6li. 7s .; a bedsted, 2 flock beds, three pillos, one rug, one blankett, 3li. 10s .; one table, tow wheels & other ould lumber, 1li. In the garret: Tow Cosletts & other ould lumber, 2li .; on flock bed, bolster & 2 coverlids, 16s .; a gun, 5s .; in the seller, 2 barrills, 10s .; beetle & wedges, 5s .; total, 1083li. 19s. 6d. To halfe a barn at Ipswich, 6li .; bed, 4li. 15s .; 6 pewter dishes, 1li. 5s. 6d .; flax, 4li .; debts recoverable, 16li. 18s. 10d. Es- tate is debtor : To funeral charges, 2li .; houshold expenses, 2li. 11s .; to ye honoured Mr. Simon Bradstreet, about 400li .; other debt demanders, 314li .; to an assurance, 40li. Sworn by Mr. Thomas Andrewes in Salem court.
The Cattle and moveables conteined in ye Inventory of ye Estate of Corporal John Andreus, which was presented to ye County Court held at Salem 26: 4: 1662, 127li. 9s. 6d .; debts due to deceased, 40li. 11s .; the Corne upon ye farme and other pduce, 30li. 19s .; total, 198li. 19s. 6d. Out of which is to be deducted : Funeral Charges and expences be- fore Salem court, 4li. 17s. 6d .; family expences since, 15li. 16s. 11d .; Charges about ye Corne, 6li .; ye administrators own labor, time, charges, &c., 10li. Debts demanded and presented to Salem court and since examined, as opportu- nity would serve, 312li. 14s. 9d. The foregoing account was
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presented to court at Ipswich in Sept. last, and then omitted to be left on file. The court sitting in Salem, 2: 5: 1663, ordered it to be safely kept in the court records. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 20.
Court Mar. 31, 1663 appointed Capt. Thomas Marshall, Mr. Oliver Purchase and Sergt. John Porter a committee to set off to Sarah, relict of Corpll. John Andrews, deceased, her third part of her late husband's farm, not meddling with the forty acres purchased of Mr. Price. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 117.
ESTATE OF JOHN ROW OF GLOUCESTER.
"In the name of god Amen: I John Row in my will and Testament; being in my perfect sences doe giue and Re- sine my soule to god that gaue it: and my Body to the earth to be Buried; and my goods : I despose of; As followeth: I giue all my wholle estat which god hath bestowed upon me; to my wife and my to sonns; That is to say to my wife; and my sonne John; and my Sonn huah; to be equally deuided Betweene them and to euery one a like: and as for my wife: if her third part of goods will not maintaine her; it is my will yt my too sonns shall maintaine her all her dais; if in case shee liue unmaried; And if she doe mary, what goods she haue at her decease shall be equaly deuided to my to sonns: That is to say what estate she haue; at her day of mariage; and if either of these to sonns dye unmaried his estat shalbe his Brothers that doe Remaine a liue: and in wittnes hereof I set my hand; Dated ye : 15th : of ye 8 : mº : 1661 :"
his mark John O Row senier:
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Witness: John I I Collens senier, Steuen Glouer, John Collens Junier.
Proved in Salem court 24: 4: 1662 and the widow and her sons John and Hugh appointed administrators to di- vide the estate according to the mind of the testator.
Inventory taken Apr. 2, 1662, by Samuel Delaber, John (his I mark) Collings and William Browne: Two Cowes, 10li .; 1 Cowe, 4li .; 2 dry Cowes, 9li .; 1 old Cowe, 4li. 10s .; 1 yocke of oxen, 16li .; 1 yocke of oxen, 15li. 10s .; 3 Cattle of 2 years, 6li .; Cart & wheles, 2li .; plow shears, chaines &
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harnes, 1li. 12s .; 2 hamers, 4 weges, 9s .; 2 sawes, 3s .; old axces, 10s .; 2 pecaxces, 5s .; 1 hoe, 2s .; spad & shuvels, 7s .; pickes forke, 6d .; shot mowels, 1s .; pot huckes, 5s .; tongs & crucks, Iron pots, 18s .; 2 Cittles, 12s .; peuter, 5s .; sheves, 5s .; 1 ass, 2li. ; seves, 3s .; 3 Rakes & old sithe, 2s .; a wheel- bara, 2s .; Swine, 2li .; 4 bushells of wheat, 1li .; peaes, 14 bushels, 2li. 9s .; tember vessels, 10s .; one gun, 12s .; bed & bed Clothes, 8li .; Clothing, 4li .; Chest & nails, trunk & books, 14s .; Friing pan, warming pan, 5s .; 1 grining stoo., 1s. 6d .; a bars skin, 5s .; Twenty busshelle of indian, 53li .; Baken, 2li .; Ropes & bags, 10s .; rep hoackes, 4s .; augers, chest and ades, 8s. 9d .; Lanhorne & skales, 5s .; Cotten stock- ens, 8s. 4d. ; rye, 3 bushels, 10s. 6d. ; salt & salt meat, 7s. 6d .; Thre pounds, ten shillings Due det to John Roe; Lands, 100li .; total, 205li. 16s. 10d. John Roe indetted Fourty shillings. Sworn by Brigitt Row, the widow, and John Row, her son, June 9, 1662, before Samuel Symonds.
Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 26.
ESTATE OF DAVID LEWIS OF SALEM.
An inventory of the estate of David Lewis was allowed June 24, 1662 and Samll. Archerd was appointed to admin- ister in behalf of the country, and to be accountable to this court. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 98.
Inventory taken June 22, 1662: In Mr. Corwin's hand, in fish, 17li. 16s .; a sea bead and covering & old cloathes, 2li .; wearing cloathes & Linnen, 2li. 10s .; total, 22li. 6s. The estate is Dr. to Mr. Corwin, 5li. 6s .; for ye Coffine & other things at his buriall, 12s .; for exspences & time of one about his busines, 10s .; total, 16li. Ss. The rest of the estate the debts being discounted, 5li. 18s. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 27.
ESTATE OF THOMAS WILKES OF SALEM.
Administration on the estate of Tho. Wilkes, that he had in this country, granted June 24, 1662 to Mr. Edmond Bat- ter. An inventory, amounting to 100li. 6s. 11 1-2d., was presented to this court. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 98.
Inventory of the estate of Thomas Wilks, deceased, that was found in Boston in November, 1661, by John Wiswall
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and John Lake: Aparell and small things, "li .; 1 small pcell of goods as p. Invoys, 2li .; 10 p. small stockings, 6s. 8d .; 6 1-4 linnen & woolen, 12s .; 5 yds. 1-2 Red cloath, 1li. 2s .; 9 yd. 1-2 gray Carsy, 2li. 7s. 6d .; gloves, laces & silke, 7s. 6d .; 3 grosse & 9 doz. buttons, Coat, 12s. 9d .; 2 grosse, 8 doz. brest buttons, 9s .; 2 yds. Coifing stuffe, 3s. 4d .; 13 yds. 1-4 shage at 3s. 4d. p., 2li. 4s. 2d .; 14 yds. Course woolen cloath at 3s. p., 2li. 2s .; 28 p. gloves, 1li .; 1 great Bible, 6s. ; 3 peeces Sardge at 4li. 5s. p., 12li. 15s. ; 16 yds. 1-2 duble Beys, 4li. 2s. 6d .; 24 yds. Browne Lynen, 5li. 4s .; 1 Coverled, 18s. & old Carpet, 3s. 6d., 1li. 1s .; 1 old Satinnisco gowne, 1li. 6s .; Incle mancster & some ode things, 2s. 6d .; packing cloath & Cord, 2s .; 19 yds. Carsy at 5s. 4d. p., 5li. 1s. 4d .; 14 yd. flaninge, 1li. 16s .; hatte and Case, 8s .; 1 Child Blanket, silv. lace, 1li. 10s .; Chest, boxe, &c., 2 stone Juggs, 11s .; 3 hhds. Suger, Neate, 15 C. 3qt. 1li., 15li. 15s. 3d .; 14 Gallon Rum at 3s. p., 2li. 2s .; total, 70li. Inventory of goods in Salem, taken in December, 1661, by Walter Price and Hillyard Veren : One pcell goods of small wares, 3li. 1s. 3d .; 1 pcell Ironmonger's wares, &c., 2li. 10s. 11d .; 1 pcell small wares, 1li. 4s. 1d .; 1 pcell small wares, 2li. 10d .; 1 friing pane, 2s .; 25 yds. Course Carsy at 4s. p., 5li .; 14 yds. tickinge at 3s. p., 2li. 9s .; 7li. old Iron & kitle, 1li. 7s. 11d. ; 14li. peper, 28s., 2 grosse, 5 doz. hooks & eyes, 5d., 1li. 13s .; thimbles & nails, 3s. 7 1-2d .; 150li. Cotton, 3li. 15s .; 270li. suckets, 3li. 7s. 6d .; 1 pcell small wares, 3li. 11s. 10d .; total, 30li. 6s. 11 1-2d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 28.
Court 25: 9: 1662 ordered Mr. Edmond Batter, adminis- trator to send only 40li. of the estate to England to the widow, and to keep the remainder until the court takes further order. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 106.
The request of Robert, son of Tho. Wilkes, deceased, made 26: 4: 1666, that he might have the estate of said Wilkes, which amounted to about 30li., in the hands of Mr. Edmund Batter, administrator, who held it for said Robert until he became of age, delivered to him for his own use. Court un- derstanding that he was now of age and able to improve it, ordered that it be delivered to him. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 165.
Robert Wilkes' receipt to Mr. Edmond Batter, dated 18: 10: 1666, for 36li., in full of what was due him from his
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father's estate. Witness: Hillyard Veren, jr., and Hillyard Veren, sr. Entered in the court records by Hillyard Veren, cleric. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 178.
ESTATE OF HENRY COOKE OF SALEM.
Administration on the estate of Henry Cooke, intestate, granted June 24, 1662 to Judeth, his wife, and Isaack, his eldest son, and an inventory was allowed. It was ordered that the whole estate remain in the hands of the widow until the children become of age, except that Isaack was to have 5li. in hand, and, after his mother's decease, to have the house and land adjoining valued in the inventory at 60li. The other children were to have 10li. each at age or time of marriage. "Ye ordering of this estate is null and refers to what ye court have further ordered as apeers in ye records of ye second session of this court." Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 98.
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