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Inventory of the estate of Henery Cooke, late deceased, 14 : 11, 1661, taken by Nathaniel Felton and Henry Bartholmew : His dwelling house and the land adjoining, 60li .; the Cow- pen lot, beinge 5 acres, 20li .; 9 acres of land at the great coave, commonly called Towne's lot, 10li .; the house, orchard and land, about 21 acres that was formerly bought of Willm. Nichols, 40li .; a farme lot of 40 acres, neare Mr. Downing's farme, 6li .; 6 acres of meadow lyinge by Bishop's farme, 5li .; 8 acres of meadow lyinge neare the land of Hen. Phelps, 8li .; an acre of land in the towne next to Mr. Norrice & the housinge upon it, 30li .; 2 oxen, 12li .; 1 Cow, 5li .; 4 two yeare old heifers, 12li .; 2 yearlings, 3li .; a horse, 12li .; In beddinge wth. 2 payre of sheets, blankets and a rug, 5li .; hempe & flax, 2li .; a bed teecke & boulster, 2li. 10s .; a brass ketle, an iron pot & ketle, a skillet, 2 platters, a table & a Cupboord, 3li .; a sadle & bridle, a payre of skales, a payre of stilyards & a steele, 2li .; Barly and pease, 4li .; In bed- dinge, 1li. 10s .; a polaxe, 2 cleivers, 3 axes, 3 wedges, a ham- mer, beetle rings, a thwart saw, 2 muskets, a rapier, a sword & bandeliers, a fryinge pan, an old warminge pan & a mor- ter, 2li. 10s .; some old bookes, a fire shovel & tongs & other smal utensils, 1li .; a Cart and plow wth. tacklinge thereunto belonginge, a slyd, 2 sytes, 3li. 10s .; his wearing apparrel, šli .; total, 255li. Sworn in court June 24, 1662 by the widow, before Hilliard Veren, cleric.
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Henery Cooke debter: To Mr. Corwinne, 16li. 17s. 4 3-4d .; Mr. John Browne, 8li. 2s. 11d .; Mr. Bartholomew, 8li. 13s. 10d .; Mr. Gidney, 4li. 15s .; Henery Bullocke, 4li. 7s .; Willm. Flint, 25li. 10s .; John Pickeringe, 15s .; Nathaniel Norton, 14li .; Francis Lawes, 1li .; Mr. Cromwel, 2li. 2s. 9d .; Mr. Gardiner, 2li. 1s. 10d .; Richard Bishop, 1li. 10s .; Eze- keil Wathen, 2li. 10s .; total, 92li. 5s. 8 3-4d. Inventory, 255li. ; debts, 92li. 5s. 8 3-4d. ; rest, 162li. 14s. 4 3-4d. Henery Cooke's children were Isacke, aged twenty-two years, Sam- uel, twenty, John, fourteen, Henery, eight, Judith, eighteen, Rachel, sixteen, Mary and Martha, twelve, and Hanna, four years. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 24.
John Burton and Samuel (his O mark) Eburne certified, Jan. 10, 1661, that "beinge wth Henery Cooke about 3 or 4 houers before his decease perceiuinge he was in perfect mem- ory spake to him about the settinge of his house in order, for the peace of his famely after his dicease: and that if he had done it when he had had more strenght, It would haue ben more comfortable for himselfe, his answer was, that he had some reason for it and that he would leaue al to his wiues disposinge, then after some tyme of respite he sayd that his wil was that his son Isacke should haue his Dwellinge house with the land thereunto belonginge, then beinge demanded when, he sayd after the decease of his wife, & then he sayd that his daughter Judith should haue the Cowpen land and more he would haue spoken concerninge the rest of his chil- dren but was not able." Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 25.
Upon further consideration about ordering the estate of Henry Cooke, deceased, it was ordered July 7, 1662, that Isaack, the eldest son, have 24li., and the other children, John, Henry, Judith, Rachell, Mary and Hanna, 12li. each, payable at age or time of marriage, and the widow was ap- pointed administratrix. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 100.
ESTATE OF ROBERT GRAY OF SALEM.
"The last will and testament of Rob : Gray of Salem being sicke in bodie but of pfect vnderstandinge is as followeth Impmis I giue vnto my daught" Elizabeth Gray that peece of grounde runninge alonge by the side of m" Endicotts and buttinge against Thomas oliuers It: I giue vnto my son
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Joseph my barne and one quarter of an aker of grounde to it to be laid out for him at the discretion of my ouerseer It: to my son Robert I giue my kitchin with som grounde vnto it reserving a convenyent passage for my wife into the orchard and to the well which I also reserv to be laid out at the discretion of my ouerseers It: I giue vnto my other three children Bethiah Hannah and Mary my third pt of the Ketch to be soulde and equallie diuided amonge them It: I giue vnto my seruant Elizabeth Wicks: three pownds provided shee dwell with my wife to the end of the next somer It: I: giue to George Hodgis a quad- rant a fore staffe a gunters scale and a p of Compassis And for the rest of my estate what soeuer I giue and bequeathe it vnto my beloued wife Elizabeth Gray whom I make execu- trix of this my last will and testament and doe apoynt my beloued friends mr John Brown and Henry Bartholmew the overseers of this my last will and testament
"in witnes herevnto I haue set my hand the first of the iith mº 1661."
Robert Gray
Witness: John Browne, Henry Bartholmew.
Proved in Salem court 25: 4: 1662 by the witnesses. Es- sex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 29.
Inventory taken 5: 12: 1661, by John Browne, Richard Prince and Henry Bartholmew: One dwellinge house with a kitchin and barne and the land belonging to it, 300li .; one third pt. of a Ketch, 140li .; one Cowe, 5li .; two yonge horses, 15li .; one swine, 14s. In the parlor : One fetherbed, two bol- sters, a pillow, a Rugge and blankett, curtaines and vallence with the bedsteed, 14li .; one trundle bedsteed, one fether bed, a pillow, Coverlid and matt, 4li .; one table, a case of drawers, two chaires, 6 stooles, a setle, 3 less chaires, two trunkes and 2 casis of botles, 7li .; one large lookinge glass with som earthen dishis and pictures, 2li .; a tin lanthorne, 4 basketts and som glassis, 10s .; 2 silver booles with som other plate, 4li .; 7 p. of sheetes, 7li .; Table linen and pillow beares, 9li. 10s .; Childbed linen, hollon and other linin, 6li. 10s .; woolin yearne, Cupboard clothes with othr small things, 2li. 5s. . In the litle Chamber: One feather bed and bolster, Rugge, blankett and bedsteed, 9li .; a chest with linin, woolin and other goods, 10li .; 4 old blanketts and 2 pillowes, 1li. 18s .; a table, 3 casis, a forme, a setle and chaire, 3li. 5s .; a lookinge glass and 3 pictures, 1li. In the Kitchin: One
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fether bed, a bolster, 2 pillowes, a Rugge and blankett, 6li .; a trundle bed, with the furniture, 2li. 5s .; brass, pewter and earthware in 2 butteries, 6li .; brass and pewter in the kitchin and 2 p. of stilliards, 7li. 10s .; 2 potts, 2 chests, a table, with other lumber, 6li .; in the chamber, a bed and beddinge with the bedsteed, 3li .; a cradle, 3 chests and other lumber, 1li. 10s .; old Iron, Ropes, blockes, 5 guns and a sword, 6li .; 6 sackes and a pcell of Rossen and brimston, 1li. 10s .; in the Cellar, a firkin of sope, a Jarr of oyle and a grindstone, 1li. 14s. ; his wearing apparrell, 24li .; total, 588li. 1s. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 30.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM BROWNE OF GLOUCESTER.
"I William Browne of Glocester in the County of Essex in New-England being by Gods providence Cast upon my Bed of Sicknesse and not knowing how neare my departure out of this world may be at hand doe therefore declare and make knowne this my last will and Testament in manner following and first I Committ and Commend my Soule unto God the Father of Spirits and my body to the Grave to be decently buried by my good freinds Surviving And in the next Place I give and bequeath unto my Sonne in Law Abra- ham Robinson Two Acres of Meadow being Situate & lying on the North Side of little good Harbour as also two Acres of vpland being Situate and lying next the burying place on the South West Side thereof in Glocester aforesayd as also three Acres ||of meadow|| be it more or lesse Situate and lying at Annasequam So Comonly Called next to the Meadow of John Collins Sen on the North-East & butting upon the mayne Creeke or River as also halfe that my Parcill of vpland be- ing Situate & lying in the Fishermans Feild between the Land of Jeffrey Parsons also halfe that my Parcell of vp- land Lying at the Eastern Poynt and adioyning to the Land of Robert Elwell also I giue and bequeath unto my Sayd Sonne in Law one Cow and two Ewes also a Bed and a Bol- ster together with a Rugge & one Blanckett these Lands Goods & Chattells aforesayd to be Delivered to the Sayd Abraham my Sonne in Law together with one Iron Pot when hee Shall attayne the Age of twenty one years to have and to hold the Sayd Goods Lands & Chattells to him & his Heires for evar that is in Case hee Shall accept of what I have here given & bequeathed unto him in this my last will & Testa- ment But if hee Shall not accept of what is here bequeathed & given unto him then it is my will that all the aforesayd
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Lands Goods Chattells Shall fall to my Executresse anything herein contayned to the Contrary in any wise notwithstand- ing. Furthermore it is my will and I doe by these Psnts assigne & appoynt my Daughter Mary Browne to be my Heire & Executresse of all the rest of my estate onely it is my will that my wife Mary Browne Shall injoy the benefit vse & profit of all this my estate now last expressed unto which my Daughter Mary is Heire I Say it is my will & I doe hereby appoynt & determine that my Sayd wife Shall injoy all the benefitt vse & profit of this my estate now last expressed untill my Daughter Mary doth marry or attayne the age of Eighteene yeares and then when Shee Shall at- tayne the age of eighteene yeares or otherwise if Shee doth marry before Shee doth attayne the Sayd terne of yeares then It is my will and I doe hereby appoynt and determine that my Daughter Mary Shall presently injoy halfe the benefitt & Profitt of this my estate last expressed to her owne proper vse & behoofe any thing herein Contayned to the Contrary in any wise notwithstanding and after the death of her Mother Shee Shall injoy the other halfe which her Mother was to injoy while Shee lived that is to say Shee my Sayd Daughter after the Decease of her Sayd Mother Shall have an injoy all that my estate last expressed to which I have appoynted her Executresse to Her & her Heires for Ever But if my Sayd Daughter Should dye before Shee doth marry or before Shee doth attayne the age of Eighteene yeares then it |is|| my will & I doe hereby appoynt and de- termine that her Mother Surviving Shall have full power to injoy & dispose of all this my estate last expressed But if my Sayd Daughter doe Survive or out-live her Mother and dye before Shee attayne the age of Eighteene yeares or be- fore shee doth marry then it is my will & I doe hereby ap- poynt & determine that my Sonne in law Abraham Robin- son above expressed Shall have & injoy that estate abovesayd unto which I have Constituted & appoynted her to be Heire to him & his Heires for ever Any thing herein Contayned to the Contrary in any wise notwithstanding In witnesse where- of I the Sayd William have hereunto Set my hand the twenty & ninth day of Aprill Anno Dom one thousand Six hundred and Sixty two."
William Browne his mark
Witness: John Emerson, John I Collins Sen, Philip Haywood.
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Proved in Salem court 25: 4: 1662 by the witnesses. Es- sex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 31.
Inventory taken at Glositer, May 13, 1662, by John Emer- son, Samuel Delaber, John Collings and Philip Staynwood : Two oxen, 17li .; 3 Cowes & calves, 16li .; 7 ewes and 4 lambs, 4li. 2s .; 1 rame, 6s .; 2 oxen, 12li. 10s .; 3 yere old bull, 4li .; 2 to yers old, šli .; 6 swine, 3li. 10s .; one yerling, 1li. 10s .; Cart and whele, 1li. 15s .; plowe harnis, 1li .; one pair of new wheles, 2li .; One Cannow, 10s .; Axcel, 7s .; houes, 4s .; to shivels, 1s. 6d .; pich forkes, 2s .; Augers, 3s .; Draing knife, 3s .; Truell & huck, 2s .; one hamer, 1s .; fire pan & toungs, 3s .; A gredion & friing pan, 6s .; pothucks and crucks, 13s .; smuthing eirns, 2s .; Billowes, 1s .; 4 seves, 5s .; 4 Bages, 4s .; spitt, 4s .; Stillerds, 14s .; fouling peace, 1li .; 5 pots and a Iron Skillet, 3li. 10s .; 4 peuter Dishes & one Bason, 2li. 1s. 6d .; 1 quart, 2 pints, half pint, 13s .; 2 wine bolles & dram Cup, 2s. 6d .; 1 Candellstick, 3s .; one puter Cuck, a salter and a saser, 4s. 6d .; Spoones, 2s .; A warming pan, 11s .; A dripping pan, 2s. 2d .; Snuffers, 2s; Paynted Dishes, 2s .; Timber Vessells, 3li. 2s .; Chests, 1li. 6s .; wheeles for spinn- ing, 8s .; Scales & weights, 4s .; Two Tables & a Stoole, 1li. 14s. ; Trenchers & a Grater, 1s .; Bands, handkerchiefs, Neck- cloths, 10s .; A knife & a sheath, 1s .; Shirts, 1li. 10s .; Three payre of Sheets, also one old sheete, 3li .; Table Napkins, 15s .; Board cloths, 1li. 5s .; Table cloths, 14s .; old Linnen, 6s .; wearing Apparell, 9li. 10s .; Shooes, 10s .; Red karsey, 18 yards, 6li. 7s .; Trucking cloth, 10s .; Red Cotton, 8s .; Nar- row karsey, 1li. 3d .; Cotton cloth, 6s .; Leads & Lines, 12s .; An Houre Glasse, 1s .; wool, 12s .; woollen varne, 1li. 8s .; An Iron Lampe, 1s .; Cotton wool, 6s .; cotton yarne, 4s. 8d .; salt, 6s .; Bedding, 15li .; wheat, 1li. 12s. 6d .; Indian Corne, 9s .; malt, 6s. 6d .; one Hide, 8s. 6d .; a Bible, 10s .; House & Lands, 90li .; total, 223li. 7s. Sworn by Mary Browne, the widow, June 9, 1662, before Samuel Symonds. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. S, leaf 32.
ESTATE OF LAWRENCE LEACH OF SALEM.
"Larance Leach Aged 85 years or thereabouts beinge parfitt in memory neer a yeare before his death expressed himselfe vnto vs whose names are heervnder written in the disposing of that wch hee had, we beinge vrgente wth him to make his will his expressions to vs was this first he said that
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he did owe thirtie || pounds|| for the mill & his will was that his wife should pay his debts and when his debts ware paid that shee should take all hee had." John Porter, John Bacheller.
Proved in Salem court 25: 4: 1662 by the witnesses and Elizabeth wife of the deceased appointed administratrix. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 33.
Inventory of the estate of Lawrence Leach of Salem, de- ceased, taken by John Porter and Jacob Barney: His wear- ing apparell, 3li .; 2 feather bolsters, 1li .; 3 feather pillowes, 12s .; 1 Coverlet & 2 Ruggs, 1li. 10s .; 2 blanketts, 1li. 5s .; a Fether bed & 2 flocke beds, 3li .; 2 paire of sheetes, 1li. 10s .; 3 pillow beares, 6s .; 3 small table clothes, 10s .; 1 single sheet, 4s .; a bedsted and a Chest, 1li. 10s .; 5 Chaires, 15s .; 3 bar- ills, a tub & 8 trays, 1li. 5s .; a table, a forme & 3 dishes, 6s .; 3 old brasse kettles & a skillet, a Chafindish & 1 Candlestick, 2 Iron pots & a skillet, 1li. 6s. 8d .; 1 Iron kitle & a morter, 2li. 10s .; a spit & a dripping pan & a frying pan, 10s .; 6 pewter dishes, 1li. 5s .; a Baskett with other Lumber, 5s .; 2. Cowes, a heyfer & a Calfe, 12li .; 5 small swine, 4li .; the howse, with 2 acres of land with the orchard, being parte of the said 2 acres, 30li .; a mill, 40li .; 20 acres of land not im- proved on Ryall side neare John Bacheler, 10li .; 15 acres of meadow neare John Porters farme bought of Mr. Downing, 20li .; a Bible with another Booke, 5s .; total, 138li. 14s. 8d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 34.
ESTATE OF ANNE FULLER OF (SALEM ?).
"Anne ffuller widdow aged 79 yeares being very sicke and weake, beinge in perfect memory and 2 or 3 dayes before her decease desired vs [whose] names ar vnderwritten to be witnesses to this her disposinge of what she had, & first she sd her wil was that her son Richard Leach should have her 5 acre lot for the charge of her burial, & her red wastcote she gave vnto Bethiah Farrow, and her that John Leach & Sara Leach haue on of her Cowes betweene them & what she had more she gaue unto her son Richard Leach."
his mark
Jonathan Willcott, John E Rowdon. Proved in Salem court 25: 4: 1662.
Richard Leach was appointed administrator of the estate
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of Ann Fuller, having brought into court a will and inven- tory of the said Ann Fuller, which were allowed 25: 4: 1662.
Inventory taken by Nathaniel Felton and Anthony Buxton : Five acres of Land, 7li .; two Cowes, 8li .; a Coverlet, 1li .; 2 blankets, 1li .; a bed teeke & a bolster, pillowes & 3 sheetes, 1li. -; her wearing apparell, -
; st, 5s .; a bible, 2s .; total, 23li. 17s. 6d.
Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 35. GUARDIANSHIP OF JONATHAN HOPKINSON OF ROWLEY.
Jonathan Hopkinson made choice of his father, Richard Swan, as his guardian, Sept. 30, 1662. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 109.
ESTATE OF ELIAS STILEMAN OF SALEM .*
Administration on the estate of Elias Stileman of Salem, intestate, granted Sept. 30, 1662, to Elias Stileman of Ports- mouth, son of the deceased, who was ordered to bring in an inventory. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 109.
Elyas Stileman, administrator of the estate of Elyas Stile- man, sr., deceased, was given liberty 25: 9: 1662, to perfect the inventory and bring it in to the next Ipswich court. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 108.
Mr. Elias Stileman presented an inventory of his deceased father's estate, which was allowed 24: 9: 1663. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 125.
Inventory taken 7: 9: 1662, by Edmond Batter and Hill- yard Veren : A dwelling house, 50li .; one Acre of salt marsh, 5li .; 3 1-2 acres of pasture land, 14li .; about 2 acres & half of ground in ye south feild, 3li .; 6 swine, 3li. Goods in the parler : a bed with the bedsted & all ye furniture belonging, 10li .; a table & forme & two Carpitts, 1li. 5s .; 8 chayers, 1li. 10s .; a Cubbord cloath & 3 Cushens, 2li .; 8 cushens, 8s .; one old Bible, 2s. 6d .; 4 pr. hollan sheets, 8li .; 5 Cource hollan sheets, 3li .; 1 pr. Calico sheets, 1li .; 2 pr. Cource sheets, 2li .; table cloathe, 2li .; 5 pr. pillow beers, 1li. 10s .; 15 towells, fine & cource, 14s .; 1-2 doz. fine napkins, 15s .; 2 doz. 1-2 nap- kins, 1li. 16s .; 12 Cource napkins & a cource table cloath,
* See also Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex Co., Mass., vol. 3 (1913), p. 108.
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9s .; a warming pan, 10s .; 1 pr. And Irons & tongue, 1li. In the hall : a table, 2 formes, 1li. 5s .; a Cubbard cushing, 2s. In pewter : new wine qrt., pt. & 1-2 pt. potts, 1li. 12s .; a flag- gon, 3 qrt. potts & pt. potts & cupps, 2li .; worne pewter, 2li .; pewter platters, sasers & bassons, 1li .; new pewter: 9 plat- ters, 2li. 10s .; latten ware, 10s. In ye Hall chamber : a bead, 2 coverings, bolster, pillow & a blankett, 3li. 10s .; chares, table & form, old ones, 6s. In ye parler chamber : one bead, one bolster, to pillowes, a rugg, 2 blanketts, curtins, vallenc & bedsteed, li .; an old table & forme, 2s. In the kitching: one muscott, 10s .; 2 spitts, 1 pr. rackes, gridiron, 2 pr. hauckes, tongues, fire pan, beefe pricker, 1li. 12s .; 3 Iron potts & on kettle, 2li .; on Iron thripin pan, frying pan & one pestle & morter, an old Jack, 1li .; bras scales & waites, 5s .; 2 brass Kittles, 1li .; a brass scumer & ladle, 5s .; old Iron, 2s. 6d. & a spade, 30d., 5s .; trenchers, & wooden plat- ters & bottle, 10s .; earthen ware, 3s .; 4 baggs, 12s .; 2 seeves, 2s .; a copper, 3li .; a bellowes, funnell & other lumber tubbs, canns & shovell, 13s. In the Kitchin chamber: one bead & 2 bolsters, 2 white blanketts & 2 red blanketts, 5li .; 2 Cover- leads, 1li. 8s .; 2 chests, 1li .; wearing apparrell, 10li .; 3 hatts, 15s. In the seller : wine viniger, 1li .; ould caske, 10s .; 1 pr. malt Milstones, 5s .; a hamaker, 10s .; aprentice boye, 9li .; total, 176li. 12s. 6d. The estate owes to severall men that is known, 279li. 12s. 4d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 9, leaf 74.
ESTATE OF JOHN BRABROOKE OF NEWBURY.
"This 27th of June 1662 I John brabrooke of newberie being sicke in body butt of good memorie do here make my last will and testament as foloweth first I Comit my soule to god to Inioy him and secondly for my outward Estat I giue vnto my mother on Cow and all my wering Clothes that Cow I mene which is in my vnkl shorts hands 3ªly I giue vnto my mother and my brother samuell and my brother Jo- sep and my sister Elizabeth and my sister sarah and my sis- ter Rebeca and my sister Rachell all that Estate which is mine in England to be Equally devided between them 4thly I giue vnto my brother Thomas and my brother Josep my mare and Coult to be devided between them. Likwis I giue vnto my brother Josep on yew and lamb Likwis I giue vnto my frend Cormack fiue shillings Likwis I giue vnto my mother mor fifteen shillings Lastly I giue vnto my
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brother Thomas all my Interest in the house and Land at watter toune after my mother desese allso I giue vnto my sister Elizabeth on Cow which is at samuell Moodys Likwis I desier my vnkell short as my frend to se this my will to be performed."
[No signature]
Witness: Richard Knight, James Jackman.
Proved in Ipswich court Sept. 30, 1662 by Henry Short and Richard Knight.
Inventory of the estate of John Bradbrook of Newbury, deceased June 28, 1662, taken by Nicholas Noyes and Sam- uel Moody: his weareing apparrell, 4li .; A bible, 3s .; in mony, 4s. 3d .; a paire of Gloves, 2s .; a box with small things in it, 6s .; House & Land after his mothers deceas, 60li .; In England, 30li .; A mare and colt, 12li .; Two cowes, 9li. 10s .; In Samuell moodyes hands, 18s .; total, 117li. 3s. 3d. His debts due to the phisician & the charge of his funerall, 1li. 10s.
Attested to in Ipswich court Sept. 30, 1662 by Henry Short.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 2,980.
John Brabrooke of Newbury made a nuncupative will, which was proved in court, but named no executor. Court Nov. 13, 1662, appointed Henry Short, yeoman, of Newbury, administrator of the estate. Ipswich Quarterly Court Rec- ords, vol. 1, page 110.
ESTATE OF PHILIP CALL OF IPSWICH.
"I Philip Call of Ipswich in New England in the county of Essex being sicke of body but Inioying my memorye and vnderstanding doe make this my last will and testament, for my outward estate wch God hath Given me I thus dispose after my debts are discharged I giue unto my wife mary Call all my land in old England dureing her naturall Life and after her decease my will is that my sonn Phillip Call shall haue and inioy the same to him and to his heires for euer and Alsoe I doe giue vnto my sayd wife mary Call my House and Land about it in Ipswich in New england afore- sayd for the terme of her naturall Life and after her death my will is my daughter mary call shall have and Inioye the same and my will is that if any of my children departe this life before they come to age or the sayd lands come into
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there possesion then the surviveing shall haue and Inioy the whole and my will is that my sonn Philip call shall haue a cow and my daughter mary a calfe to be impued for there vse & benifitt and for the rest of my estate I giue vnto my wife for to helpe bring vp my children and after her death what is left my will is shall be devyded amongst my chil- dren acording to her discression Item I make my | wife| sole executrix of this my last will and testament In wittnes that this is my last will & and testament I haue heervnto sett my hand the sixth day of may 1662 In wittnes that this is my will."
Php Call Witness: John Caldwell, Richard smith, Robert Lord. Proved in Ipswich court Sept. 30, 1662 by the witnesses.
Inventory taken June 14, 1662, by Robert Lord and John Caldwell: The house & aboute an acre of Land, 40li .; 2 cowes and year old heifer, 11li .; 4 swine, 2li .; his weareing apparell, 3li. 10s .; a bed & bedsted & furniture, 8li .; linery cubbert, 15s .; 2 chests, 10s .; 3 paire of sheets & one od sheete, 3li. 10s .; 4 pillowbeeres & a cubber cloth, 1li. 5s .; 2 short table cloths, 6 napkins & 3 towells, 15s .; a trunke, hatt case & table baskett, 10s .; a little table and 3 chaires & one cushen, 12s .; a glass case, tipt jugg, gally dishes & a broken silver spoone, 12s .; a cubbard, old little table & 4 chaires, 8s .; 2 keelers, a chirine & other wooden ware, 1li. 10s .; bras kettles & skilletts, 1li. 10s .; an Iron pott & pott- hookes, 12s .; a warmeing pan & fryeing pan, 8s .; a paire of Andiorns, fire pan & lampe, 14s .; an axe and smotheing Iron, 6s .; in pewter dishes, potts, candlestick & poringers, 2li. 10s .; tinn ware & gally dishes & other small things, 5s .; in girtweb & other things about his trade, 3li. 10s .; a paire of bellows, old bible & other small things, 5s .; 8 bushells of Indian Corne, 1li. 4s .; bacon, 1li .; in Land England, 250li .; debts oweing to the estates, about 26li. 10s .; Turkye Hill lott & Scotts Hill lott, 4li .; a muskett, 12s .; total, 367li. 13s. Debts oweing from the estate about 26li.
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