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Timothe & Moses: my dwelling house, orchyard & house Lott: after their mothers death or day of mar- iage wch first happens: to bee equally divided between them & to haue the barne prsently after my decease wth free egress & regress vnto ye sd barne : to cary hay or corne or ye like : Always pvided that the marsh Lott: wch was formerly my wyfes by hir former husband m' John Hall: remayne to the vse of my Said wyfe hir heires & assignes for ever. It: I doe giue & bequeath vnto my Sonne william: my pide mare: & a cowe that is cald short & fiue povnd in houshold goods :: all other guifts by any to my said sonne being Com- prhended in ye abouesd estate giuen ||by me|| vnto him It:
I doe giue & bequeath vnto my Sonne Timothy my old horse : & a cowe cald: Cherry & fiue pound in houshold goods. It: I doe giue & bequeath vnto my Sonne Moses my young mare between two & three yeare old & also the young heifer & fiue
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pound in household goods: It: I doe giue vnto my grand- child willia worcester: my Cow cald the Barbar. It: I do giue vnto my Daughter stacy: yt cowe which is cald the young cowe: & also my two yearling steers It: I doe giue vnto my grand Childe Rebecka stacy: my two yeare old steere It: my will is that all the Cattle: before named in this my will : be wintered wth the hay pvided for them if ye owners please I doe giue vnto my Daughter Rebecka : Bylie : my brass Chafendish; & also I giue vnto her a booke of mr Anthony Burgases concerning the tryalls of grace, as a small token of my Specyall loue vnto hir It: I doe giue vnto my servant mayde Hannah Hendrick: tenn shillings. It: I doe appoint my loueing freinds Capt Robert Pike my brother Edward ffrench: Richard wells & mr Tho: Brad- bury to bee overseers of this my will & testamt & for the care & paynes theirin I doe bequeath vnto each of them twenty shillings to bee payd vnto them: out of my library in some good |English|| authors, as they shall like off Lastly my will is that my dearly & welbeeloved wyfe: Re- becka worcester to bee my sole Executrix vnto this my last will & testament It: my will is that after my wyfe hath taken hir owne books out of my library & wt others she think meet for hir vse; & ye - ond x ryd - books to my
overseers as afore books shalbe sold-
s willia : Timothie portion : It : my will is that
all discharged & pay'd the remayne & bee to ye -utrix afore named."
Witness: Tho: Bradbury, Robert Pyke, Edward ffrench, Richard Wells.
"wheras it is be remainder of
giuen to my Sonns to each an equall p
that my books .shalbe yte: to dispose of a
I have given to my this 18th day of Octobr"
Witness : Tho: Bradbury, John Severance.
Proved Dec. 2, 1662 by Capt. Robert Pike and Capt. Thomas Bradbury, and the addition by Capt. Thomas Brad- bury and John Severance before Samuell Symonds and Daniel Denison and the will delivered to the clerk of the county court of Norfolk to be by him communicated to said Court according to law.
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Inventory of estate of Rev. Mr. William Worcester of Salisbury taken 6 : 9: 1662 by Edward French, Richard Wells, Nicholas Noyes : money & plate, 20li .; wareing Apparrell, 25li .; the bedding & furniture in ye parlor, 15li. 7s .; the beding, table & Chayer in ye studdie, 3li .; the bedsted & bedding in ye parlor Chamber, 4li .; a small Chest wth house- hold linnen, 4li .; a little box wth linnen, 1li. 11s .; a Trunke, 10s .; bedding, bedsted & furniture in ye kitching Chamber, 12li .; a trundle bed wth ye furniture, 5li .; a great Cheast wth pilloes, Rugg, blankets & Cushins, 7li .; a great trunk wth furniture in it, 15li .; a small trunke of linen, 9li. 10s .; a cheast of linen in ye passage, 9li .; goods in ye Clossett, li .; Yarn & other linen, 3li .; in peuter, 10li .; in Brass, 8li .; Iron & tinn, li. In ye Hall: Chayers, forme, table, Cub- ard, etc. 2li .; severall small things in ye lower Clossett, 10s .; Tubbs & milk vessell & other lumber in ye seller, 3li. 10s .; working tooles, 3li .; in ye garrett in Indian Corne & other lumber, 8li .; The dwelling house, barne & hen house, house Lott & planting Lott, 100li .; tenn acres of fresh meadow, 40li .; ye comonage, 12li .; the last division of upland, 5li .; about 9 acres of upland att ye newtown, 45li .; the Sweepage at ye beach & the first Higledee pigledee lott of Salt marsh, 20li .; the last Higledee pigledee lott of Salt marsh, 3li .; the 6 acre lott of Salt marsh yt was Mr. Jno. Halls, 10li. In Cattle: the lame mare, 5li .; ye pide Mare Colt, 8li .; ye old pide mare, 14li .; the bald facet Horse, 10li .; the young Mare given to Moses, 9li .; two Oxen, 14li .; a Cow cald Cherrie, 5li .; Cow cald barbar, 4li. 5s .; Cow cald Golding, 4li. 10s .; cow cald short, 4li. 15s .; cow cald Madkitt, 4li. 5s .; cow cald brown, 4li. 5s .; a heiffer at Kimbals, 4li .; a brown heiffer, 3li. 10s .; a ffinch steere, 3li. 10s .; 2 yearling steers, 4li. 10s .; 8 Ewes & 4 lambs, 5li. 10s .; 2 Swine & 4 piggs, bli .; 70 acres att ye Newtown wch was Mr Biles, 20li .; in goods, 5li. 9s .; a bill of fifty pound due from Mr. Clarke of Boston Iron munger, 50li .; a bill from Ben Kimball, 1li. 10s .; in bookes, 30li.
Presented to the Salisbury court 14 : 2 : 166[2-3].
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 30,679.
Court 14: 2: 1663 ordered that the Worshipfull Major Eliezar Lusher take Mrs. Worcester's oath to the inventory of Mr. Worcester's estate presented by her as executrix. Salisbury Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, leaf 11.
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GUARDIANSHIP OF SARAH PARTRIDGE.
Sarah Partridg chose Capt. Robert Pike as her guardian and the court confirmed it 14: 2: 1663.
Ordered that Capt. Robert Pike demand of Anthony Stan- ian and his wife, administratrix to Will. Peaslee, the amount which Will. Partridg received in old England as the legacies given to the children of said Partridg. This was to be de- livered at the next county court at Hampton, according to said Partridg's bond.
Salisbury Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, leaf 12.
Court 13: 8: 1663 ordered that Mr. Stanian deliver to Joseph Shaw his wife's portion, 13li., before the next Salis- bury court, and to have the remainder of the children's por- tions ready, also to give said Shaw's interest for five pounds of said portion for what time he keeps it after it is due. Hampton Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, leaf 17.
ESTATE OF ANTHONY COLBY OF SALISBURY.
Inventory of the estate of Anthony Collby, late of Salis- bury, deceased, taken Mar. 9, 1660, by Sam. Hall, Tho. Bradbury and Tho. Barnett: His waring Apparrell, 2li. 10s .; 1 feather bed & bolster & old Cotten Rugg, a payer of course sheets & a course bed case, 4li. 15s .; one old warm- ing pan, 3s. 4d .; an other feather bed, feather pillow, feather bolster & a payer of sheets & Cotten Rugg, 4li. 10s .; about 8li. of sheeps wooll, 10s. 8d .; five pound of cotton wooll, 5s .; 10li. of Hopps, 6s. 8d .; a bed case, feather pillow & bolster case, a payer of sheets & old cotten Rugg, 1li .; an Iron pott, pott hooks & Iron skillett, 6s. 8d .; a copp. kettle & a payer of tramells, 1li .; a little old brass skillett & old morter & pestle, 3s. 4d .; trayes & other dary ware, 15s .; a landiron, gridiron, frying pan, old cob iron, 5s .; in old peuter, 3s. 4d .; 4 scythes, 8 .; 2 pillow beers, 3s .; table, two joynstooles, 2 chayres, 1li .; old swords & 2 old muskets, 1li .; one chest & one box, 10s .; an old saddle & a pillion, 10s .; old lumber, 10s. ; a grindle stone with an Iron handle, 3s. 4d .; a new mill- saw & 1-2 an old one, 1li .; a croscutt saw & half a one, 1li .; a broad how, 3 forkes, a rake, 2 axes & an Iron Spade, 12s .; 5 yoakes, 10s .; 2 Iron cheynes, 10s .; halfe a tymber cheine & a new draft cheyne, 1li. 15s .; an old tumbrill with an old payer of wheeles, 1li .; 2 sleades, 1li .; a long cart & wheels & Spanshakle & pin & 4th pt. of an other cart, 2li .; a plough
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& plough Irons, 10s .; 2 Canoas & 1-2 a canoa, 3li. 15s .; 6 oxen, 42li .; 6 Cowes, 27li .; 2 3 yeare old steers, 7li .; 2 Yearlins, 3li .; 2 calves, 1li .; 7 swine, 5li. 5s .; 8 sheep, 4li .; 1 mare & colt, 20li .; 1 horse, 10s .; a dwelling house & barne & 14 acres of upland in tillage, 70li .; a pasture of about 30 acres, 20li .; 2 lotts att yt wch is cald Mr. Hall's Farme, 5li. 10s .; about eighteen acres of fresh meadow, 40li .; ye accoodacon bought of Mr. Groome, 6li .; 2 lots of sweepage & one higgledee piggildee lott, 4li .; 60 acres of upland towards pentucett bounds with meadow to be laid out, 10li .; ye 8th pt. of ye old saw mill, 30li .; 40 bushells of wheat, 9li .; 10 bushels of barley & 6 of rie, 3li. 4s .; about 60 bushels of Indian corne, 9li .; total, 359li. 19s. 4d. Copied from the files of the Norfolk county court records, and sworn to by the widow Colby, Tho. Bradbury, rec.
Anthony Colby, debtor : To Sam. Worcester, 1li. 7s .; Willi. Osgood, 2li. 9d .; Goodman Tappin, 1li. 2s. 6d .; Abram Mor- rill, 2li. 10s. 10d .; John Tod, 10s .; Tho. Clarke, 9s .; Mr. Russell of Charlstown, 10li .; Mr. Gerish, 5li. 8s. 6d .; Mr. Woodman, 2li. 14s .; Jno. Bartlett, 2li. 2s. 1d .; Steven Sweat, 2li. 5s. 5d .; John Webster, 13s .; Steven Greenleif, 13s .; Goodman Peirce, 10s .; Goodman Cillick, 3li .; Jno. Lewis, 1li. 10s .; Orlando Bagly, 5li. 19s .; Jno. Blower, 6s .; Mr. Worcester, 1li. 13s. 6d .; Mr. Bradbury, 16s. 9d .; to the wid- dow Colby, 10li .; Henry Jaques, 2li. 10s .; Willi. Hunting- ton, 11s .; John Severans, 1li. 13s. 8d .; Jno. Clough for grass, 6s .; for 9 weeks worke, 8li. 2s .; total, 68li. 14s. 7d. Debtor p Contra : Rodger Eastman, 10s .; Robert Clements, 1li. 5s .; from ye town, 9s .; Jno. Maxfield, 2li .; Leonard Hatherlee, lli .; Sam. Worcester, 14s. 6d .; Goodman Morrill, 1li. 10s .; Steven Flanders, 6s .; Goodman Randall, 6s .; boards at ye saw mill, 3li. 7s. 6d .; loggs to make 2000 of bord, 2li. 5s .; for work done to ye estate, 1li. 2s. 6d .; total, 14li. 15s. 6d. Norfolk Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leaf 33.
The division of the estate of Anthony Colby of Salisbury, late deceased, made by Tho. Bradbury and Robert Pike, Apr. 9, 1661, by order of the county court held at Salisbury. To ye widdow for hir part & the two youngest children : ye dwelling house, barne and 14 acres of upland in tillage, 70li .; ye ferrie meadow, 30li .; ye household goods, 19li. 19s. 4d. ; a yoake of Oxen, 14li .; 3 Cowes, 13li. 10s .; 7 Swine, 5li. 5s .; in sheep, 2li. 10s .; in Corne, 21li. 4s .; the boggie meadow, 10li. To John Colby : an acre of land aded to his halfe acre
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at his house, 2li. 16s .; two cheyns, 10s .; a yoake of oxen, 15li. 10s .; Mr. Groom's accomodacons, 6li .; in sheep, 1li. 10s .; a cart & wheels, span, shackle & pin & ye 4th pt. of another cart, 2li. To Sarah, ye wife of Orlando Bagly : one Cowe & one 3 yeere old steere, 8li .; a young horse, 10li .; another Cowe, 4li. 10s .; p. Isaac Colby, 5li. 16s. More payd by Isaac Colby to Orlando Bagly for ye which the estate was debtor, šli. 19s. 8d. To Samuell Colby: one yoake of oxen, 13li .; the pasture, 20li. To Isaac Colby : the eleven lotts of marshe at Mr. Hal's farme, 2 lotts of sweepage & one higledee pigeledee lot, 9li. 10s .; 2 yearlins, 3li .; ye part of ye saw mill, 30li. To Rebecka Colby: a Cowe, one 3 year old 'steere & ye mare colt, 14li .; two Calves, 1li .; a bed & bolster, 4li. 10s .; p. Isaac Colby, 2li. 11s .; p. Sam. Colby, 5li. 4s .; in corne, 11s. This division was consented to by the widow Colby and all the children who were of capacity. Confirmed by the Norfolk county court at Salisbury, 14: 2 : 1663, and recorded by Tho. Bradbury, rec. Norfolk Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leaf 34.
Upon the petition of Susanna Whittredge formerly Colbie the Ipswich court Mar. 28, 1682 granted her power with the advice of Samuell Colbie and Thomas Colbie to sell enough of the estate left in her hands by her former hus- band for her necessary support in her old age, not exceeding the value of two of the parts or shares which the court Apr. 9, 1661 allotted to her for her part of the estate.
Petition of Thomas Challis, Orlando Bagly, Ephraim Weed and Ebenezer Blasdell for some part of the estate of their grandfather Anthony Collby formerly of Salisbury left in the hands of their grandmother Susanna widow of An- thony, administratrix to his estate, afterward Susanna Whithredg, deceased : the Court Ordered the division of the estate Apr. 9, 1661, and it was allowed 14: 2m: 1663. Also such of us as have married the daughters of John Collby, de- ceased, eldest son of said Anthony and Susanna by virtue of the last will of John Collby, as we are informed that Sam- uell Collby of Amesbury the only son surviving (although not the eldest) of said Anthony and Susanna, hath letters of administration granted him unto the estate of Susanna Whithredg, deceased, and hath exhibited a large account of debt from the estate and also he designeth a further appli- cation for liberty for alienation of more of said estate.
We address ourselves to the court "where we think we
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ought for ye interposing & improvement of yt authority for ye prevention of ye evacuation of yt estate whereunto we have right (as we think) out of half gills or gills, and ye exhausting & wasting thereof by such embezelling trifles," also crave your advice whereby we may be orderly possessed of our rights. Dated Sept. 28, 1698.
Citation to Samuell Coleby to appear before Jonathan Corwin, Esq., at the house of Mr. Frances Elles to take ad- ministration on the remaining estate of Anthoney Coleby of Amesbury, deceased. Dated Salem, Nov. 16, 1699.
Said citation read to Samuell Coleby Nov. 18, 1699 by Ebenezer Blasdell, Constable of Amesbury.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 5,896.
GUARDIANSHIP OF MOSES WORCESTER OF SALISBURY.
Moses Worcester chose Richard Wells as his guardian and the court 14: 2: 1663 approved. The court also desired said Goodman Wells to take care of Timothie Woster's estate, his land, meadow and housing. Salisbury Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, leaf 10.
Division of the house and land given to Timothie Worces- ter and Moses Worcester, both of Salisbury, by their father Mr. William Worcester: Timothy to have the now dwelling house, orchards, barn, houselot and half of a great meadow lot, and one half of all ye common rights belonging to said house and land, except ye meadow, &c. Moses is to have a planting lot, one half of ye great meadow, and share in the 500 acres, meadow in Mr. Hall's farm, and all ye division of land above ye mill, &c. It is also agreed that Richard Wells, Isaac Buswell, Edward French and Samuell Felloes, all of Salisbury, to determine any allowance that may be made to either in the penalty of 20li. Dated Mar. 12, 1666-67.
Susanna (her S mark) Worcester, wife of Timothie Worcester, releases dower. Acknowledged Sept. 17, 1667, before Robert Pike, commissioner. Norfolk Deeds, vol. 2, leaf 104.
ESTATE OF MRS. MARY SMITH OF MARBLEHEAD.
"Marbellhed the 28th daye of march 1663: The last will and Testament of Mary Smith wife vnto the late, Jeames
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Smith of mabelhed aforsed That is to saye, I bequeth my Soule to God, & my body, to [be] buried at marbellhed at the vsuell place of buring Nextly I giue my great Brasse kittel vnto my daughter Cathoron Eborrun. And for all my peuter, I giue, to boath my Dafters Catharon, And Marye, to be equally shared between them. Allso I giue all my linning vnto my too daugters aforesaied, to be equally shared between them. And my too great Chares I giue the one to my dafter Cath- eron and the other, to my Dafter Mary Roulland abousd And my tabell, & stooles, I giue to my dafter mary Rouland, and allso the great Chest, Allso my spitt, dripping pan, the smothen Iron, and gridiron. And for my grand childeren, I giue & Conferm vnto Samuell Rouland, and Joseph Rou- land all the legases that my husband Jeames Smith, left for them, And three pounds which is yet behind vnpaid* vnto my grand child mary Eborne; And these three Legasies* I doo heerby order and apoynt my tennant Samuell Cutler to* paye, That is to say tenn* pounds to Samuell aforesaied and five pounds to Joseph & three pounds to mary Eborne, as aboue. Morouer I giue to my dafter Mary Roulands fiue children, fiue Cows to each of them one, And for my dafter Catherons Children, I giue to Mary and Rebeca Eboron, each of them a Cow, And the Rest of my Cattell, being three steers, a heffer & a Calfe of a yeer ould I giue vnto my dafter Cath- orons fouer younger Children namly moses Hanna & Jeames & Sara; to be equally deuided amongst them, only my will is that Jeames shall haue the thre yeer ould steere. My ffether bed too bolsters I giue vnto my grandchild Samuell Eborne, and allso my Iron pott. And to marye Eboron, I giue my littell Joynt Chare, and my Box to Rebeca Eboron, And as for all debts that is dew to me, my on debts, that shall ap- peere dew to my Creditors being payed, the Rest I giue & be- queth to my too dafters Catheron Ebron, and Mary Rouland abouesaied.
"Allso, I giue vnto my son Jeames Smith my ffether bed in the Parler, with all things that doo belong vnto itt, with the bedsteede, My mare, and my Hors I giue vnto my Sonn Jeames to be Improued for his Children, the mare being now in fould, the Coalt when it falls I giue to my to grand- children Samuell & Josep Rouland My great Cobber I giue
* These italicized words torn from the original will are sup- plied from a copy in Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. IX, leaf 11.
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to my dafter Eboren, as allso my Round tabell, & an Iron skillet, My Pott I giue to my grandchild Mary Rouland my great Iron kittell I giue to my grandchild Mary Eboron, my brasse skillett to my dafter Rouland my green Rugg I giue to Samuell Eborn wth the bed aforesaied. my Red Rugg I giue to my dafter Eborne. And my to pare of blankets I giue to my to dafters, to each one pare. And the Rest of the my stuffe I giue betwen my to dafters aforesaied, to be equally deuided among them."
"At the sinning heerof, the word Rouland strooke out, & the word Eborne put in the margent in the 29 line in the other side is - of march aforesayd."
her mark
Mary 3 Smith
Witness : Willm Pitt, Joseph Rowland, mary aborn.
Proved before Wm. Hathorne 25: 2: 1663 by Willim Pitte and Mary Aborne and received in Ipswich court May 5, 1663.
Inventory taken Apr. 13, 1663 by Francis Johnson and Moses Mavericke: 2 steers & a heafer of 2 years ould & one steer of 3 years ould & one yearlin, 13li. 10s .; 7 Cowes, 35li .; 3 swine, 2li .; a mare wth foale & a horse 2 years, 23li .; the bead, boulster, beadsteed, Cortains, Rugg, blanket & the other things belonginge to the bead in the parler, 8li .; a Cubbard, 1li. 10s .; a table, 4 Joynt stooles & 2 Cheares, 1li. 15s .; 2 Cushings, 3s .; a great Cheste, 16s .; in the Cheaste : a hatt, 10s .; Apron, 5s .; hood, 8s .; 6 yds. & a halfe Carsey, 1li. 19s .; 18 yds. stuffe, 3s. @ yd., 2li. 14s .; a man sutte of Cloth, 2li .; a peare stockins, 5s .; black gowne, 1li. 10s .; ker- sey peticoote, 1li. 10s .; read peticoote, 1li. 10s .; read sarge peticoote, 1li. 10s .; black Cloth gowne, 1li. 10s .; a wastcoote, 15s .; monny, 10li. 2s .; read kersey peticoote, 1li. 10s .; total, 27li. 18s. 6d. In the midle Roome : a feather bead & 2 boul- sters, 3li. 10s .; Rugg, 1li. 10s .; 2 blanketts, 1li. 5s .; a sheet, 10s .; a round table, 10s .; settle, 5s .; Chare, 4s .; dripine pann, gridiron & Smothinge iron, 10s .; a great Iron kittell & an Iron pott & skilett, 18s .; 7 pewter dishes, 10s. 6d .; a bason & 2 plats, 4s .; 2 Chamber potts, 5s .; a pint pott, 3s. 6d .; 2 cupps & a salte, 1s. 6d .; a chafing dish & Candlestick of brasse, 6s .; a tine pann, 12d .; Lesburne ware, 10s .; a deske, 2s. 6d .; a great brasse kettell, 2li. 2s .; a brasse pott, 8s .; brasse skillet, 2s .; friing pann, 12d .; pouderinge tubb, chese presse & other wooden Lumber, 1li. 10s .; warminge pann, 5s .; trundle beadsteed & flocke bead, 10s .; read Rugg,
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Coton blankett & boulster, 2li .; 3 yds. of Cotton, 7s .; 2 cotton blanketts, 15s .; 2 wheles, 7s .; 3 bushells of corne, 9s .; 8 peare sheets, 8li .; 2 table cloths, 10s .; 4 napkins, 4s .; 2 hol- on pilowbeers, 5s .; 4 pillows & pillow beers, 15s .; a pich- fork, 2 howes, spade, an Iron & mall, ould axes, tongs, fire shovell & hangers, 15s .; total, 144li. 3s. 6d.
Received in Ipswich court May 5, 1663.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 25,670.
"the bead and furnytver belonging to itt: in the whish the sd mary Smith dyed in : she gave itt to her sonn James Smith then leven in ould ingland: the bead and furnyture was this-one beadsted: one bead; tto boulsters: and two pellowes : and one pare of blanketts: one rouge: and the Curtains and vallings : and one bead matte: and Cord : then belonging to itt. this is a truth: I then being present when this was so given Jane James-this she said is my deare sonn James Smiths, 18th-10-63. A Sute of Clothes of Casa Catrin oborne and a pare of woosted stockings. mary aborne." Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 9, leaf 10.
There being a paper called the last will and testament of Mary Smith presented and no executor named, court May 5, 1663, granted administration to Samuell Eborne, Richard Rowland and Major William Hathorne, or any two of them. They were ordered to dispose of the estate according to the mind of the deceased expressed in the aforesaid paper. Ips- wich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 119.
ESTATE OF THOMAS ANTRUM OF SALEM.
"The Last Will and Testament of Thomas Antrum beinge of pfect Memory Inprimis I giue to: Isaack Burnape the son of my daughter Burnape ten pounds at the age of twenty one years to be paid : if he dye before to be giuen to my son Obadiah Antrum Item I giue to Thomas Spooner my horse Colt Item I giue to Helyard Verin five pounds Item I giue to Obadiah Antrum my son all the Remaindr of my estate but in Case it should please god to take away by death my son before the will be proued: that then the Childe or Children of my daughter Hannah Burnape: (who hath hade her full porcon Already) shall haue the estate devided amongst them at the age of eighteene years. Morour I ap- oynte Edmond Batter my Executor for this my will and
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Thomas Spooner and Helyard Veren my Querseer as witnes my hand : this 24 of 11 mo 1662"
his mark Thomas + Antrum
Witness : Thomas Spooner, William Woodcocke.
Proved in Salem court 3: 5: 1663 by the witnesses.
Inventory of the estate of Thomas Antrum of Salem, taken Feb. 17, 1662, by Elias Stileman and John Ruck : Cattell lett to hire, 70li .; by soe much due for hire of ye said cattell, 10li .; by soe much due for a farme he sold in his life time, 80li .; 2 peeces of march containing 1 1-4 acres, 6li .; 2 steers, 3 yeare old a peece, 9li .; 1 mare at Lyn, 10li. & 1 mare in ye woods if not lost, Sli., 18li .; a stone colt, 8li., 2 brass Kettells, 2li., 3 Iron potts, 2li. 2s., 12li. 2s .; 1 brass pot & 2 bell mettle skilletts, 15s .; 2 brasse skilletts & pott hoockes, 8s .; 1 skumer & brass ladle & pestle & morter, 6s .; 1 brass candlestick & chamber pot, 3s., 6 pewter platters, 18s., 1li. 1s .; 3 plates & 3 pewter dishes, 6s .; 30 old basons & 5 saucers & old pewter, 8s., 1 sword, 30d., 10s. 6d .; bookes, 4s., a stone bottle, 6d. ; a bucking tubb, 2s., 6s. 6d .; At Goodman Spooners, 1 loome, 25s., 6 pr. sleas & harnesse & shuttle, 25s., 2li. 10s .; 2 1-4 yrd. wt. cotten cloath, 5s., 2 cource sheets & 4 old bagges, 5s., 10s .; an Iron kettle, 7s., 2 old brass ket- tles, 2s., 9s .; a beame & scales & shott waite, 5s .; 2 old basketts & a littel woole, 1s .; 2 pr. stockens, 5s .; 12 yrds. Kersy, 6s. p. yrd., 3li. 12s., 3li. 17s .; 3 yellow Curtaines & val- lens, 20s., a green Curtaine & carpett, 1li. 7s .; 1 whittle, 10s., & 1 shagg mantle, 4s., a broad cloath stamell mantle, 1li. 14s .; 1 Jump cloake & hood for a woeman, 1li. 10s .; 2 cloakes & 1 long coate, 5li .; 1 Hatt & Portugall capp, 8s., 5li. 8s .; 1 muffe, 1s., 17 1-4 yds Linnen cloath, 24s., 1li. 5s .; 3 long coates, 2li., 3 pr. breeches, 2 dublets, 3 short coats & was- coats, 3li., 5li .; 1 feather bead & bolster, 4li., 1 old feather bead & bolster, 2li., 6li .; 1 flock bead & bolster, 20s., 3 feather pillowes, 10s., 1li. 10s .; 1 pr. course sheets, 8s., 1 blew Rugg, 35s., 1 green old Rugg, 5s., 2li. 8s .; a wt. blank- et, 1 blew & 1 Cotten blankett, 1 new wt. blankett, 1li., 25 yds. Cotton cloath, 3li., 2s. 6d., 8 bands, 2 capps, 3s., 3li. 5s. 6d. ; 12 yds. tiking, 36s., 4 Cource & 5 worne shifts, 14s., 2li. 10s .; 1 Lind. wascoat, 2s., & skirt, 2s., 1 pr. sheets, 12s., 5 cource sheets, 10s., 1li. 4s .; 1 pr. pillow beers, 4s., a wenscot chest & 1 plaine chest, 14s., 18s .; 1 old settle chest, 12d., 3 chaires, 2s., 1 box, 1s., 2 pr. shooes, 6s., 10s .; frying pan,
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