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Allowed in Ipswich court Sept. 30, 1662.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 4,528.
ESTATE OF HENRY LUNT OF NEWBURY.
"Witness by theese prsents, that I Henry lunt of Newbery in the County of Essex in New england, being but weake in
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body, but of sound & pfect memory, for diuerse Causes & considerations me therevnto moueing, doe make my last will & testament, & doe dispose of my landes goods & Chattels as followeth; first I bequeath my soule whensoeuer it shall de- part out of my body into the handes of my redeemer Jesus Christ, with an assured hope of a blessed resurrection, & my body to be buried, wheare it shall please the lord at death to cast me. Then next to Ann my wife I giue & bequeath dureing her natureall life my dwelling house barne Archard wth the pasture ground the houses stands in, with my ground ioyneing to the pasture as allso Eight Ackers be it more or less in the litle feild, as allso my meddow in the mashes on this side plum Iland riu", Allso I giue vnto my sonn Daniell all the Corne ground & pasture ground, wch was formerly Thomas Dowes as allso all my mash ground at plum Iland, And my will is that my son Daniell shall giue to my Daugh- ter Presilla Twenty poundes to be paide her at the age of Twenty one years, and if she marry before, then to pay her within halfe a yeare after her marriag, Allso I giue vnto my Daughters Sarah Mary & Ellezabeth to ech of them Twenty pounds, to be paide out of my goods & Chattells, when they attaine to the age of Twenty one yeares, Allso I giue vnto my son John Twenty pounds & to my son Henry ffiue pounds, to be payde out of my goods & Chattells at the age of Twenty one years, & till then my will is that my son John & my son Henry shall be at my wifes disposeing, Allso my will is that after my wifes decease I giue vnto my son John & to my son Henry my dwelling house barne Archard the land it stands in wth my ground ioyneing to the pasture, as allso Eight Ackers be it moore or lesse in the litle feild as allso my meddow in the mashes on this side plum Iland riu"; ·||exept that at Jerreco as they call it|| to ech of them an equall portion And my will is that my son John & my son Henry after my wifes decease shall pay vnto my daughters Sarah presilla Mary & Ellezabeth to ech of them Ten pounds to be payde by them equally that is to say by my two sones John & Henry within one whole yeare after my wifes decease Allso I giue unto my sonn Daniell after my wifes decease the meddow or mash ground at Jerreco as they Call it wch is exepted aboue from John & Henry & interlined And I appoynt Ann my wife the sole executrix of this my last will and Tes- tament And I Apoynt Anthony Mo- senior & Abraham Toppan senior to be the ourseers of this my last will and Testament In witness whereof I the saide Henry Lunt haue
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set my hand and seale this eight of July one Thousand Six hundred Sixty & Two
"my will is that my debts & funarall rites be discharged & if my daghter prsilla dy before the age of Twenty one years or of marriage that then the Twenty pounds be deuided amongst her brothers & sisters equally, And my will is allso that my wife Ann shall haue liberty of Three Cowes pastureing in my son Daniells pasture as long as she liueth."
"Signed sealed & delivered as my act & deede after the words interlineed exept that at Jerroco as they Call it."
"The mk of" Henry lunt [SEAL]
Witness : Willam Mooudy & Abraham Toppan.
Proved in Ipswich court Sept. 30, 1662 by the witnesses.
Inventory taken Aug. 5, 1662 by Wm. Gerrish, Hen. Short and Robert Long: weareing apparrel, 16li .; Books, 12s. Armes, 50s., 3li. 2s .; Land & Howsing, 354li .; 4 oxen & 4 steers, 52li. 10s .; 4 Cowes & other Catle, 32li .; Corne, 41li. 17s .; Cart, yokes, chaines sithes, axes, plowes, dragg prongs, sawes, wedges, 10li. 5s .; Lumber, 3li .; Bedding in the Lower roome, 8li. 10s .; Boxes, chest & bedsteed, 1li. 10s .; Lining, 15li. 15s .; woodden wares, 2li. 14s .; table bord, stooles, 1li. 14s .; pewter, 4li. 18s .; Brass, 3li .; Iron potts, spitts & other Iron, 2li. 5s .; Earthen wares, 1li .; Chest & spining wheeles, bacan, 1li. 18s .; Lining yarne, 1li. 10s .; wooll & Corne, 3li. 4s .; Bedding in the Chambers, 9li. 2s .; blankets & Curtins, 1li .; Cloth, 5li. 12s .; debts, 3li. -- s .; debts, 34li .; debts owing to be payd 38li. 17s .; total, 575li.
Allowed in Ipswich court Sept. 30, 1662.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 17,382.
ESTATE OF THOMAS ROWELL OF ANDOVER.
Administration on the estate of Thomas Rowell, intestate, granted Sept. 30, 1662, to Marjery Rowell, his widow, and an inventory amounting to 123li. 3s. was brought in. Ac- cording to a contract before marriage, the widow was to have half the estate, and the court ordered 29li. 10s. to be paid to Jacob Rowell, his son; to his grandchildren, the children of his son Valentine Rowell, li., that is, 40s. to the eldest son and 20s. each to the other five children. Jacob Rowell was to receive his portion at the age of twenty-one years and the widow was to have liberty to pay the li. to the grand- children. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 109.
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Inventory taken June 16, 1662 by John Ossgood, Richard Barker and John (his I mark) louioy : the house and baren and shoope, 24li .; a parsell of land by the house fence and sowed, 40li .; 3 Akers of land neare the hous unfenced, 3li .; [a parsell of land forther in the woods unfenced and all sould butt five akers to cristever ossgood but not yet asuered unto him all which valed at, 12li. 10s. This crossed out.] ; med- ow ground, 12li .; 2 Oxen, 14li., 2 Cowes, 10li., 24li .; a marre, 8li., 2 Calves, 1li., 4 sheepe, 3 lambs, 2li. 1s., 11li. 16s .; 7 swine, 5li. 10s., 3 stookes of bees, 1li. 10s., 7li .; 6 bush. wheat, 4 bush. Indean coren, 2li. 2s .; 1 fether beed and boulster and 2 pillowes and Rooge, 6li .; 1 flookbeed and boulster and Rooge, 2 blancetes, 3li .; 3 payer of sheets, 1li. 10s .; 3 payer of pillowbears, 10s., 2li .; waring Aparell, 2li. 10s .; 1 Cubbord, 10s., 3 Cheests 1li .; 1 box, 5s., 1li. 15s .; 3 Iron pottes, 1 posnat, 1 skellet, 1li. 4s .; 1 brass keetell, 1 skemer, 1 bras morter, 1li .; pewter, 2 platers, 1 bason, 1 Chamber pott, 6s .; 2 beer boulls, 2 saceers, 1 poringer, 1 Candellstik, 3s .; 1 smoothing Irone, 1 lampe, 5s .; 1 warme- ing panne, 1 fryeng pan, 1 speet, 5s .; fier panne, tonges, tramell and Chafin dish, 6s .; Carpenders tolles, 1li. 6s .; 3 goonnes, 1li. 10s., 1 sworde and beelt, 7s., 1li. 17s .; 1 matte hook, 1 pek, 2 exess, 3 wegges, 4 beetl Rings, 14s .; 1 Chaine, 1 Coulter, 1 yooke, 1 plow, 1 sleed, 15s .; 2 speening wheeles, 4 Chayers, 4 Cquishinges, 10s .; wooden vesells, 2 barells, 1 keller, 2 poudering tubs, 8s .; 1 tubb with trayes, pailes, seefes and other ould vesells, 10s .; earthen vesells, 2 payer Cards, 2 sikells, 6s .; debts dew to him, Mr. dane, 3li. 17s. 6d .; John lovioy owes, 3li. 2d .; Steeven Ossgood, 7s. 6d .; George Abbet, Senior, 2s. 6d .; Robert Collince of Ipswich, 5s .; Wil- leam Avery, Ipswich, 11s .; Robert Kensman, Ipswich, 2s. 6d .; total, 156li. 10s. 2d .; debtes hee owes: Mr. Horen, 19li. 12s. 3d .; Mr. John Geedney, 11s .; Phillep Whorten, Boston, 3li .; Sameuell Willeams, Salem, 1li .; Mr. Robert Payne, 1li. 10s .; Mr. John Appleton, 1li .; John Whipell, 1li .; Will bukly, 14s .; total, 28li. 7s. 3d.
Allowed in Ipswich court Sept. 30, 1662.
Since this inventory was made there is lost thre swine and a shepe ; in dets aperes aboute twenty shillings.
On reverse of paper : Income, 156li. 10s. 2d .; debts, 28li. 7s. 3d .; cattle dead, 5li .; take out her estate, 50li .; remaine, 73li .; her halfe, 36li. 10s .; remaine, 36li. 10s .; to her child, 25li. 10s .; to his 6 grandchild, the eldest 2li. ye rest 1li. 7s.
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Anti nuptial agreement of Thomas Rowell of Salisbury with Margere Ossgood widow of Christopher Ossgood of Ips- wich : to take her children, two sons and two daughters as his own and to give her one half of his estate at his decease besides the portion which he shall have with her, paying to the children their several portions mentioned in their father's will. Signed Feb. 24, 1650.
his mark Thomas F Rowell.
his mark
Witness: Phillip P ffowler, Edman bridges, William Chandler.
Allowed in Ipswich court Sept. 30, 1662.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 24,324. .
Additional inventory of the estate of Tho. Rowell brought in June 28, 1681 by his son Jacob Rowell and to whom ad- ministration is granted for that, taken by Dudley Bradstreet and Tho. Chandler : one hundred acres of upland being the great devission in Andever, 100li .; 25 acres of upland on the Indian plaine being the third devission, 30li .; meddow on the west side of Shawsheen River in 4 pcells, 30li .; 5 acres of meddow which was ye last devission of meddow, 15li .; 7 acres & 1-2 of upland, which was the swamp devission, 7li .; total, 182li.
As there is 12li. mentioned in the former inventory for meddow, I have left out 5-1-2 acres of meddow as it was laid out by the lot layers which is worth more than 12li. Jacob Rowell.
The above omitted by his mother, Margery when she gave in the former inventory. Sworn to in Salem court by Jacob Rowell.
Essex Co. Probate Records, vol. 302, page 5. ESTATE OF WILLIAM WILD OF IPSWICH.
"I william wild of Ipswich in the county of Essex in New England being at present Sicke and weake of body but through Gods mercye Inioyeing my vnderstanding and mem- ory doe make & ordaine this my last will and Testament first I giue my soule into the hands of Jesus christ my Redeemer my Body to be desently buried And for my outward estate which the Lord hath beene pleased to giue I dispose of as fol- loweth After my debts & funerall expences are discharged I doe giue and bequeath vnto | my|| beloued wife Elizabeth
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wild my dwelling house and all my land for the toorme of her naturall Life, and after her decease I giue all my sayd house and Land I doe giue vnto John wild the sonn of John wild of Topsfield my Kinsman Item I doe giue and be- queath vnto my Kinsman John wild Senior of Topsfield tenn pounds wch he the sayd John wild hath in his hands of myne & doe order the bond I haue of him for it to be ren- dered vp vnto him after my decease Item I doe giue vnto Robert Amis the sum of five pounds to be payd by my execu- trix within one yeare after my death Alsoe I giue vnto marke warner the Summ of five pound Alsoe I giue vnto Hanah Lampson the summ of ten pounds to be payd by my executrix as my Overseers shall apoyt and the rest of my estate I leave vnto my beloued wife Elizabeth wild whom I make sole executrix of this my last will and testament And I doe desire my loueing freinds Theophilus willson william white & Robert Lord senior to be my overseers to see that this my last will be pformed acording to the true intent & meaneing therof And it is my will and mynd that If my Kinsman John wild Junior depart this life before he come ||to| age or before the sayd house & Land comes into his possesion that then it be devided among the children of John wild senior vnless the Sayd John leaue heires then to be vnto them In wittnes that this is my last will & testa- ment I haue heervnto sett my hand the Sixt day of may in the yeare one thousand Six hundred sixty two 1662"
William Wild Witness : Theophilus wilson, William White, Robert Lord. Proved in Ipswich court Sept. 30, 1662 by Theophilus Willson and Robert Lord.
Inventory taken June 26, 1662 by Theophilus Wilson and Robert Lord, jr .: the dwelling house, orchyard, & ground about it & 6 acre planting lott, 46li .; a mare and three colts, 31li .; two cowes & 2 yearlings, 11li. three oxen, 18li .; 6 hoggs & 3 piggs, 4li. 10s .; in the hall, 2 little tables, 6s .; 3 chaires, 2 formes & a stoole, 7s. 6d .; a cubberd, 2 chests & a box, 1li. 4s .; a kneading trough, one tub, two Keelers, 5 trayes, 2 beere vessells & paile, 12s .; one poudering tub & od wooden things, 6s .; earthen ware, 5s .; one chamber pott & other pewter, 13s .; a bras kettell, skillet & warming pan, 1li. 4s .; 2 Iron potts & other Iron things, 1li. 4s .; 6 old axes, 3 old sickles, 3 wedges, one broad how, 2 beetell rings & a ham- mer, 1li. 2s .; In weareing apparrell, one cloake, jackett,
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Breeches & hatt, 6li. 14s .; a searge sute, 1li. 10s .; a cloth coat & sute & other old apparrell, 1li. 10s .; 2 paire of shoes & 4 paire of stockens, 1li .; one yard & halfe of woollen cloath, 4s. 6d .; 7 yards of co- wooleing cloath, 1li. 1s .; paire of sheets, - - table cloaths, , 5li .; a dozen napkins, 9s .; 7 shirts, 1li. 15s .; three cushons, 5s .; one bedsted, 1li .; curtaines & valence, 1li. 15s .; a fether bed, boulster & 3 pillows, 4li. 10s .; a blankett, coverlet & Rugg, 3li .; one bedsted, strawbed, flock boulster, blankett & coverlett, 1li. 15s .; drest hempe, 10s .; barke tubs, 5s .; sheepe woole, 5s .; coslett, pike and sword, 1li. 4s .; a tub with 4 bushells of wheate, 1li. 1s .; one ewe & lamb, 4s .; a fowling peece, 18s. ; a crosecut saw, 5s. ; debts owing to the estate, 71li. 10s. 6d .; total, 225li. 14s. 6d. debts owing from the estate, šli.
Received and allowed Sept. 30, 1662.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 29,827.
ESTATE OF ABRAHAM MORRILL OF SALISBURY.
"I being weake in body, yet hauing the perfect use of my memory doe make this as my last will & testament; Im : my will is that what euer debts I owe to any man be first payd out of my estate, And the ressidue of my estate I doe dispose of as followeth, I giue unto my Deare & louing wife the one halfe of my whole estate whether in Housing lands cattle debts due to me from any or moueables or what euer els is mine; & this to be hers to dispose of as she shall see cause either in her life time or* at her death, 21y I giue to my eldest sonne Isaack Morrill a double portion of* the othur halfe of my estate to be payd to him at the age of one & twenty yeares or day of marriage; 3ly The rest of the sayd halfe of my estate I giue unto my other* five children Abraham Jacob sarah Moses & Lidda Morrill to be equally deuided betweene them, & to be enioyed by them as they come to the age of one & twenty yeares; or at the day of marriage; 41y My will is if any of my foresayd six children die before the come of age to inioy there portion that then there portion be deuided betweene the seruiuing children equally. 51y My will is my whole estate be kept, & improued together & noe deuission made untill my eldest sonne Isaack come to age to receive his
* Worn off; words supplied from the record.
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portion ; & afterwards as much as may be with any conuen- iency ; 61y My will is that my deare & louing wife & my eld- est sonne Isaack Morrill shall be the executors of this my will Fly My request is that my louing friend M' Thomas Brad- burry & my louing brother Job Clement be the ouerseers of this my last will & testament. June the 18th 62."
his mark Abraham Π& Morrill
Witness : John stebines, Tobias Daves, Rhoda Remington, Mary wise.
Proved in Hampton court Oct. 14, 1662 by Tobias Daves and Ms. Rohda Remington and the widow Morrill accepted the executorship.
Inventory taken by Tho. Barnard, John Weed and Wil- liam (his V mark) Barns: 3 horse kind, a mare & a fole, 46li. ; 5 Oxen, 35li .; 4 cowes & one heiffer, 20li .; 2 two years old, 2 yearlins & 3 calves, 11li .; 8 sheep, 4li .; 11 Swine kinde, 12li .; the now dwelling house, 56 acres of land, oarchyard & out howsen, 90li .; 19 acres of land uppon ye neck att ye old towne, 22li .; a grant of tenn acres of land, 5li .; a right in Mr. Halls farme, 3li .; 10 acres of meadow in ye new mead- ows, 15li .; 9 acres of meadow in the great meadows, 20li .; two higle pigledee Lotts, 18li .; 10 acres of meadow in ye bareberri meadows, 20li .; 2 Sweepages & 2 acres in Mr. Halls farme, 10li .; the house at ye towne & ye house Lott, 40li .; a 3d pt of ye corne mill at Haverhill, 20li .; part of a vessell, 26li .; due from Henry Sawer, 5li .; from Richard Currier, 3li .; in corne, 12li .; a plough sled, yoaks & chaynes, 1li. 10s .; ye shop tooles & Iron tooles & steel, 14li .; 4 gunns, 3 potts, houshold goods & other Iron, 6li .; brass & peuter, 3li. 10s .; beds & bedsteds & beding belonging to them, 22li .; his weareing cloathes & a peece of cloath, 12li .; for chests, barrell tools & other wooden vessells, 4li .; hay, 7li. Total, 507li. Wt may bee either debtor or creditor { book, by reason of ye obscuritie wee cannot yett finde out. Attested Oct. 14, 1662 by the widow Sarah Morrill, executrix.
Petition of Sarah Mudget alias Morell concerning the di- vision of the estate of her former husband, Abraham Morell for consideration to be made of the charge she had been at about the estate and the bringing up of their children. The youngest, a daughter named Ipsabe born about six months after her husband's death, and the other young children were Lide not two years old, Moses about five, Abraham be-
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tween seven and eight, Sarah about ten; and she lived a widow about three years.
Dated Salisbury, Apr. 5, 1694.
Whereas Abraham Morrell late of Salisbury bequeathed to his widow Sarah one half of his whole estate and unto his children viz., Isaack, Jacob, Abraham, Moses, Sarah Rowell alias Morell and Severance alias Morrell the other half, and no division being yet made they have chosen Col. Daniel Pierce, Dea. Tristram Coffin, Capt. Peter Coffin, Capt. Stephen Greenleafe and Mr. Thomas Currier of Ames- bury to make a division according to the will, and have en- tered into a bond of 200li. to abide by their decision. Dated May 16, 1694.
Jacob Morrill, Moses Morill, Onesephrus Page, and Sarah (her V mark) Page acknowledged the receipt from their brother Isaac Morrel, executor with their mother Sarah, widow of Abraham Morrel, of their legacies given us in the will of their father, Abraham Morrel. Signed and Sealed Apr. 12, 1697. Witness: Thomas Wells, John Hart- shorn.
Sarah Morrell as administratrix signed this instrument in the presence of Henry True, William Carr.
Isaac Morrell accepted the executorship of his father, Abra- ham Morrell's will and it was allowed Jan. 31, 1703-4.
An additional inventory taken by Tho. Currier and John Kimball : a Lot of Land in a devition above the mill of ninty acres, 22li .; a lot of twenty five acres in a devition next Hampton line, 10li .; a lot in a devition in the great neck of two acres and half, 3li .; a lot in the Cow Common of ten acres, 10li .; about 3 quarters of an acre of medow and the Commonage, 12li.
Sworn to by the executor Jan. 31, 1703-4.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 18,787.
ESTATE OF VALENTINE ROWELL OF SALISBURY.
Administration on the estate of Vallentine Rowell, late of Salisbury, deceased, granted Oct. 14, 1662 to his relict, Joane. Hampton Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, leaf 4.
Ordered Oct. 14, 1662 that L. Challis and Rich. Currier were to make distribution of Vall. Rowell's estate to the widow and children, she to have one half. Hampton Quar- terly Court Records, vol. 1, leaf 6.
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GUARDIANSHIP OF ISRAEL WEBSTER OF IPSWICH.
Israell and Nathan Webster, sons of Jon. Webster, de- ceased, presenting their desires in writing, together with their mother's consent, with Jon. Cheny, sr., Robt. Long and Wm. Elsly as witnesses, and said Israell Webster being present in court and manifesting his desire also, that his father-in-law Jon. Emory and brother-in-law Jon. Emory, jr., might be appointed guardians, the court 25: 9: 1662 appointed them guardians, and also ordered that the bond given into Ipswich court for security for the children's por- tions remain in full force. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 105.
Petition of Israel Webster, aged eighteen years, and Na- than Webster, aged sixteen years, for appointment of John Emery, sr., and John Emery, jr., as their guardians, signed also by Mary (her mark) Emery. Witness : John Cheney, sr., Robert Long and William Elsly. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 88.
ESTATE OF GEORGE FARR OF LYNN.
"The will of goodman far my will is that my sonne John should haue the lot of ground that lieth betwen the ground of Captan martialls and the ground of goodman winters allso I giue tow acers of salt march which is in Roumly march to my sonne John to him and his ares for euer Also it is my will that my sons lazerous and Bengamin should haue my hous and all the land About it and the lot that lyeth near the land of Captan "martiall | and iohn lueces to them and to thare ares for euer and if onny of them die before he be at age then thare porshon shall goe to my sones that doth life ether iohn lazerous or Bengamin Also it is my will that my wife shall haue hare thirds of all my estat so long as she doth reman a widdow but in Cas shee should marry then hare thirdes should sease and shee shall haue that which shee and hare sones shall Agree for and after har desease hare thirdes shall goe to my three sones namely iohn lazerous and Bengemin Also it is my will that my sone ioseph shall haue fifty shillings when he Comes to age Also it is my will that my four douter[s] namly mary mar- thr: Elizebeth and sarah shall haue fifti shilins apese and mary and martha should haue it paed to them tow yeare after my desease and that Elisabeth and sarah shall haue
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thares paed to them fouer yeare after my deseas Also it | is || my will that ||my | mare and Cattel and my houshould goods shall be for the euse of my famely It is my will mr laton and ffrancis Burrill and allin Brad iuner shall be the ouer- seers of my wif and Children."
George G far "dated the first of July 1662."
his mark
Witness : Henery Sillsbey, ffrancis Burrill.
Proved in Salem court 26: 9: 1662 by Henry Silsby. Es- sex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf. 92.
Inventory taken 24: 9: 1662, by Henry Collins, sr., and Henery Sillsbey: Beding, 1li. 10s .; baggs, sifes and roopes, 1li. 2s .; a table and forme, 12s .; pcell of barrells, wheels, chairs and forme, 13s. 6d .; pcell of milking vessells and bar- rells, a churne, 17s .; one pottage pot, one kettle, a smothing Iron, one fryinge pann & a paire of tongs, 17s .; five old Axes & one spade, 11s. 6d .; one cart roope, 8s .; tow siths, tow forkes and a handsaw, s .; one muskett and a sword, 15s .; one pcell of old bookes and tow pots & old pecke and a paire of spininge cards, 6s .; one bettle & wedges, 4s .; thirty Bush. of Indian corne, 4li. 10s .; one weavers lume wth the tack- lings, 2li .; one cart and whels and one plough with the tack- lings, 1li. 10s .; one paire of oxen, 12li .; tow cows, 8li .; one heifer, 1li. 15s .; one calfe, 1li .; three hoggs, 4li. 10s .; tow piggs, 10s .; one mare, 8li. 10s .; one dwellinge house and some outhousinge wth. the lote it stands upon, 20li .; eight acres of upland, 16li .; eight acres more of upland, 16li .; tow acres of salt marsh in Rumley march, 5li .; total, 109li. 8s. Attested 26: 9: 1662 by the widow. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 93.
ESTATE OF REV. WILLIAM WORCESTER OF SALISBURY.
"I willi: Worcester being || Sick &| weake of body but of sound & pfect memorie doe make & ordeine this my last will & Testamt as followeth: Imp my will is that my beloued wyfe : shall haue that bonde of fiftie pound wch is due vnto me from Thomas clark of Boston Iron munger : she secuer- ing my daughter in Law Rebecka Bilie of wt remaynes due to hir out of yt bonde Also my will is that my wyfe shall haue the vse & benefit of my dwelling house oarchyard & house lott duering the time of hir widohood; & three cowes comonage : duering ye sd term Also that my wyfe shall
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haue wt moneys soever ar due in England: for rent: for wt lands & houseing belongs vnto her: or may otherwayes be given vnto her, or any other wayes due Itt: I doe giue & bequeath vnto my Sonn Samuell worcester my last higledee pigledee lott of Salt marsh lyng towards Merimack Rivers mouth : & also a silver wine bole that hath ye letters of his name ingraven vppon it & a thousand of pine board towards the finishing of his house : as also all my wareing Apparrell ; my minde is yt my grandchilde willia : worcester Sam- uels childe shall haue yº Sylver wine boule named Itt: I doe giue & bequeath to my daughter Susana my pide mare Colt :: It: I doe giue vnto my grand childe Rebecka stacy five pound in houshould stuff : such as her grandmother shal thinke meet It: I doe giue & bequeathe to my Sonne wil- liam worcester all my vpland wthin ye bounds of the new towne of Salisbury : wth all rights & privilidges thervnto be- longing as also my first Higgle pigledee lott of Salt Marsh : & all my lott of Sweepage at the beache: by my land at ye newtown : my meaning is: my twenty acre lott butting vpon merimack River & the sevnty acres granted vnto mee by the towne of Salisbury lying next: to the land of Capt Pike : n esterly : Itt : I doe give & bequeath vnto my Sone Timothie worcester & to my Sonn Moses woster all the remaynder of my lands both vpland Marsh & meadow, lyng & being wthin the bounds of the old towne of Salisbury wth all rights, Com- onages & privilidges thervnto belonging (Except before Ex- epted) to bee equally divided between them: p'sently after my decease Also I doe give vnto my said Sonns
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