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Proved in Hampton court 13: 8: 1663 by Edward Clark.
Jonathan Singltary, aged forty nine or thereabouts made oath July 1, 1680 that he wrote the above at the desire of Theophilus Satchwell and saw him sign it.
Inventory taken Sept. 8, 1663 by John Eaton, sr. and John Emmerry, sr .: one bed & bedsteed in ye chamber & ffurni-
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ture belonging to it, bli .; another bed in ye same chamber & ffurniture to it, 4li. 10s. ; sheetes & pillowbeeres & table linnen, 4li .; in English goods brought in for a debt, 9li. 6s .; 2 chests, a little trunck, a hogshead & other lumber, 2li .; her wearing apparrell, šli .; in ye kitchin : pots, kettells, pewter & other nessessary houshold stuff, 5li .; a parcell of old indian Corne in ye chamber, 1li .; a corslett & pike & sword, 1li. 10s .; sheeps wooll & cotton wooll, 1li .; a bed & bedding in ye upper chamber & other nessessary things, 2li. 10s .; his wearing apparrell, 5li .; a parcell of carpenters tooles & tooles for husbandry, 2li. 10s .; a cart & plow & cart rope, 2 yoakes & 2 chaines, a horse harnesse, a bridle, saddle & pillion, šli .; a parcell of wheate in ye barne, 5li .; hay, 7li .; 4 tun of pork cask, 1li. 4s .; a pcell of flax undrest, 10s .; 8li .; in-
dian Corne upon ye ground, 12li .; house & barne, orchard, homelott & timber to repaire the house, 40li .; 2 acres & a halfe of land by Ed. Clarkes house lott, 12li. 10s .; a pcell of planting Land in ye plaine, 45li .; land att ye Iland, 10li .; 2 parcells of meadow att ye east meadow, 10li .; his North meadow, 12li .; 3 higly pigly salt marsh lotts att Salisbury, 12li .; 36 acres of upland in 2 parcells, adjoyning to Will. Deales lott below ye little river, 30li .; his 3 division of up- land, 90li .; his 4th division of upland, 40li .; a pcell of meadow att hoghill meadow, 1li .; his pt in beare meadow, 12li .; a pcell of meadow in hawkes meadow, 12li .; 88 acres of upland of ye 3 division, 45li .; 3 cowes & a heifer, 18li .; 2 oxen & 2 steeres, 27li .; 2 mares, 3 colts, one riding horse, 2 yearling colts & one yearling colt, 65li .; his pt in ye oxe comon, 20li .; in swine, 9li .; 3 sheepe, 1li. 10s .; 30 acres of upland or thereabouts joyning to his 3 division in lieu of yt he wanted elsewhere, 20li .; 110 acres of his addition to his 3 division of upland, 30li .; his pt of yt meadow wch is to be devided betwixt him & George Corlis, 8li .; in debts about 2li .; in debts yt he doth owe about 14li .; for anything unseen or forgotten, 10s .; total, 759li. 10s. More for five Comonages, -. Attested in Hampton court 13: 8: 1663 by Susanah Satchwell relict and executrix of Theophilus Satchwell.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 25,121.
Petition of Edward Clarke of Haverhill to the court at Boston, May 29, 1671 shewing that Theophilus Satchwell in his will gave to his youngest child nothing in particular but left her to be joint executrix with his wife. The said daugh- ter being afterward married, died in childbed, and her hus-
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band also died a few months afterward leaving a young child; the estate all being the mothers during life it was thought that by the daughter being executrix, after the moth- er's death that she would have all the lands and the mother gave the son-in-law a deed of land but the relations opposed it asserting that it was entailed land to the other children. Now the son in law has left no estate only this land and many debts and as executor Edward Clark appeals to this court for advise and direction in the matter as there is noth- ing to care for the child with.
Referred to the County Court of Norfolk to find the true state of the case and return to this court that they may be better enabled to order the settleing of the estate. Mass. Archives, vol. 15B, page 241.
Petition of Haniell Bosworth of Ipswich to the Ipswich court Apr. 10, 1683, he being guardian of Abiall Messer of Haverhill and administrator of the estate requesting that the estate may be settled on the said Abiall according to the will of Theophilus Shatswell of Haverhill, his grandfather, and also that Isarell Ela may be appointed guardian and administrator in his place, he being very weak of body, till he come of age to choose for himself. He also states that he has received but one small warming pan and three smale puter platers, the rest of the moveables John Grifin had and hath not yet given account of.
Bond of Abiall Mercier of Haverhill of 1500li. adminis- trator, with James Sanders and Elisha Davis, both of Ha- verhill as sureties, Signed and sealed June 19, 1704. Wit- ness : John How, Daniel Rogers.
Inventory of the estate of Theophilus Satswell, Abial Mer- cer administered on which was not otherwise disposed of by the will, taken June 29, 1705 by Jonathan Handick (Hin- drick. copy) and Samuel Dalton : his homelot six acres, 40li .; Land in The great plaine, 40li .; Three accres of Est medow, 15li .; five acre of north medow, 10li .; medow at bare medow, 13li .; Twenty two acres of ox comon, 30li .; Land on the Ileland, 15li .; nine rights in the comon, 20li .; a percel of Land, 12li.
Sworn to by Abiall Mercier, admr., July 9, 1705.
Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 25,121.
Theophilus Satchwell in his will appointed his wife and Hannah his daughter to be executors and they both dieing
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before they had completed their trust and the two surviveing daughters having renounced their right of administration the Court appointed Abiall Mercier of Haverhill only child of said Hannah and grandson to said Theophilus Satchwell ad- ministrator of the estate. Signed and sealed at Ipswich June 19, 1704 by John Appleton. Essex Co. Probate Records, vol. 308, page 230.
ESTATE OF JOHN PICKWORTH OF MANCHESTER.
"The last will and testement of John Peckworth made the 27 of the 4: month 1663 I John Peckworth being weake & seke of bodey but of Peffet memorey haue ordayned this as my last will & Testyment Imprymes I giuefe and be- queth vnto my wellbeloued || wife | An Peckworth my wholle estate as hows land and Catell and howshowlld goods and she to injoye the same as long as she leueth if liueing and dying in a widows estate but if she other wyis changh her condition and marey then she only to haue her thirds of wt then : the estate is: and after her changh eyther by deth or marege Then my Elldest sonne John Peckworth is to haue the hows medow And 25 aekers of land wth the pt of the nek that lyeth betwene Aberham Wtyare and my sellfe: for the rest of my land which is 30 akers bowght of Robert morgon with the medow that belongeth to yet my 3 sonns Samuell Joseph and Beneiemen is to have the same as fore mentioned by my son John as he is to haue his after my wife soe they to inJoye the sam allsoe : and my sonn Samuell is to haue the 6 aekers that lyeth upon the nek nex to Robert Leachs lot that was giuen me by the Plantation ||manchester| and the land that lyeth by the saw mill: and for my Part of the samill I thus disspose of yet I leauef yet wth my wife as the rest of my estate only my sonn Samuell to act in her behalfe with the rest of my fortuen and he to be Payed for his labower and to have half the Profect that yet brings in if the estate howld out then my to elldest dawghters Ruth marsterson and Haner Coollens is to haue 40 shillens a peace when the rest fore mentioned haue theyers: and to my yongest son Beniemen and my yongest Dawghter Abegall I giue a cow callfe the same to be thyer after my decese and the Profet that comes in by the increase furthermore yet is my will that if the hows medow & ground that my son John is to haue cometh to more than a dobell Portion when the estate is pryesed then he is to elld up out of his only he is left to his
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leberty for the redemeing of his land and to pay wt yet comes to for to make up the sengell Portions: and for the beter Performance of this my will: I apoynt my wife An Peckworth wth my to Sons John and Samuell to be Admin- estraters and desyers and apoynts my well beloued friends Thomas Jones and William Benet to be ouer seares where unto I here set my hand."
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John Pickworth
Witness: John L Hutson, Samuell friend.
Proved in Salem court 25: 9: 1663 by the witnesses. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 9, leaf 71.
Inventory taken Aug. 25, 1663, by William Allen and Robert Leach: The hows wth the meadow and lans, 25 ackers, 35li .; more land and medow, 16li .; a peace of medow at Kettell Illand, 4li .; a sheare of the saw mill, 30li .; 3 cowes and a calfe, 16li .; a horse wth a sadell, 11li. 10s .; a pcell of swyn, 6li .; a cover and a prcell of bowlts, 1li. 10s .; a prcell of carpenters toolls, 2li .; a fethers bed wth the cow- eferins, 8li .; pots & ketells & skellets, a fryine pan and hooks, 4li. 5s .; a spet, 3s .; more howshowld stof, erthen and wooden ware, 10s .; more beding wth. the coweferin, 2li .; a pare of cart whealls and Plow, 2li. 10s .; a fowllin Peace, 1li. 5s .; a prcell of Pewter and warmin pan, 3li .; wheat in the barein, 1li. 10s .; enden Corne, 10s .; a Cubowrd, Tabell, stoolls, chayers, chests, 2li. 10s .; his warein Clothers, 8li. 10s .; 7 yds. of coten, 1li. 1s .; more 9 yds. of flaning, 1li. 7s .; kersey, 1li. 7s .; Lining, 7li .; Boots, 16s .; total, 168li. 4s. Sworn by Ann Pickworth, the widow, in Salem court. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 9, leaf 70.
ESTATE OF RICHARD ROOTEN OF LYNN.
"This is the Last will and Testement of Richard Rooton First I commit my soulle and body to God that gave it First I will and bequeve all that I have to my whille shee Liues saue Sagemore hill. and - close and, to steares, to cowes which I beequeue to my kinsman Edmond Rooton, and After my wifes Desease I will that all I haue to bee my kinsman, Edmond Rooton, allsoe I will that hee shall haue a bed with al yt doeth belonge to it of such as I haue of mine one Allsoe I will that Edmond Rooton haue for his Conuenesy halfe an Acor of ground vpon the hill yt was owld Tilltons to builld him a howse vpon : with tene Poundes
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towards his buildings I will; that hee haue it, where hee may have - most Conuenient, to builld him a howse vpon. Allsoe I will: that if Johnathan Hartshorne - con- tinew with my wife and Edmond Rooton - tearm of yeares I doe grant vnto him fiue - Allsoe I will that our Pastor, mr whiting haue forty shilling giuen vnto him Allsoe I will that Henery Rhods haue twenty shillings to bee giuen him, I will to giue vnto Gorge Tayler twenty shilling. Singhued Sealled and Delivered in the Presents of vs whose names are vnder written. this: 12th of June 1663."
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Richard h Rooton [SEAL]
"This his will and Testement was written when hee was in his Perfect, memory this Adicion was written beefore the signeing and sealling heare of,"
Witness: Henery Rhodes, Robert Driuer, ffrancis Burrill. "It is my will that - my wife my chefe Executrix and Henery Rhods my ouersers, and Gorge Tayler with him."
Proved in Salem court 25: 9: 1663 by Henry Roads and Robert Driver. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 9, leaf 72.
Inventory taken Sept. 20, 1663 by Nathaniell Handforth and Francis Burrill: Coates and breaches, 4li. 18s .; a new shute, 1li. 10s .; in stockins, 7s .; hates, 1li. 6s .; shurtes, 1li .; shooes, 7s. 6d .; beding, 3li .; pillowes, 1li .; tikes, 16s .; a Pillow, 6s .; fether Pillows, 2li .; fether bed, 2li .; a bed, 16s .; 3 blankets, 1li. 7s .; in Coverletes, 3li .; a coverlet, 1li .; a grene Ruge, 1li. 2s .; a cotten Ruge, 1li. 10s .; blankets, 3li. 4s .; grene Cotten, 7s. 6d .; Coate, 5s .; in broad Cloth, 2li. 6s .; cersy, 4li. 3s. 6d .; Red Penestone, 4s .; serge, 2li. 6s .; blew Cotten, 3s .; in Cotten and Linen Cloath, 1li .; sheetes and Pillow tikes, 10li. 16s .; Napkins, 10s .; blew Calleco, 4s .; Linen and bandes, 10s .; Potes and kettells, 2li. 10s .; a brase kettell, 1li. 12s .; a warming Pane, 6s .; a Morter and Pestell, 6s .; tonges and shouffell, 12s. 6d .; Pewter, 2li. 7s. 6d. ; gunes and sordes, 2li. 10s .; chestes, 1li. 10s .; a tike, 8s .; cheres and stolles, 12s .; a Tabell and forme, 1li .; a bedsted and Cubard, 1li. 10s .; two Restes, 1s .; Earthen Potes, 1s .; bookes, 12s .; tubes and other Lumber, 1li. 3s. 6d .; wolle, 10s .; hopes, 2s .; tubes, 8s .; Flaxe, 1li. 5s .; a Rope, 2s .; Corne, 2li. 2s .; trenchers, 2s .; sives, 2s .; Oyle Jares, 2s. 6d .; wheeles, 4s. ; barly, 2li. 10s .; wheate, 2li. 10s .; Ingen Corne, 2li. 10s .; Ey-
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ren, 2li. 18s .; Inglish haye, 3li .; sallt mash, 6li .; a Pare of Oxen, 14li .; cowes, 18li .; steres, 8li .; heffers, 9li. 10s .; caves, 2li. 10s .; shepe, 4li .; a mare and coult, 15li .; swine, 4li .; land, 131li. ; howses, 15li .; cart and whells and other things belong- ing, 2li. 10s .; fries, 5s .; mony, 20li .; a brase Potte, 3s .; Plow Eyrens, 8s .; Dettes owing to her, 11li. 15s .; other debts, 1li. 15s .; more, 2li .; in yarden, 6s .; more, 1li. 17s. 2d .; total, 281li. 6s. 8d.
Paid out of the estate since her husband's death : To Mr. King, 7s .; the Cowkeper, 8s .; for sumering of cattell, 14s .; more laid out, 1li .; more, li .; total, 9li. 9s. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 9, leaf 73.
ESTATE OF RICHARD LITTLEHALE OF HAVERHILL.
Inventory of the estate of Rychard Littlehale of Haverhill, deceased Feb 18, 1663, taken Mar. 18, 1663-4 by Bartholo- mew Heath and Henry Palmer: a house and 4 akers of house lot, 35li .; 4 akers of planting land in the plane, 20li .; 4 akers of meadow, 12li .; four score and 8 akers of 3 devition land wth the adition, 22li .; 4 previledges of common, 12li .; 20 akers of out land more, 5li .; 120 akers of 4th devision of land which is granted but yet not layd out, 18li .; one cow and a 3 yeare old heifer, 9li .; one swine, 1li. Goods in the house: two table bords, a bedsteed, 1li. 10s .; 6 chaires, one chest, a cradle and two boxes, 1li. 8s .; some other woodden lumber as Payles, traies, Platters, dishes and the like, 2li. 13s .; Peuter and earthen vessels, 2li .; two Iron Pots and an Iron kettle, 1li. 4s .; a brase kettle, 5s .; Iron things, two tramels, 5 wedges, 4 axes, sickle, shave, spade, hamer, two sawes, 3 hoes, presing Iron and two paire of sheares with some other smale Iron things, 3li .; 3 hogsheads and a linen wheele, 1li .; a bed and bolster and bed cloathes and pel- lows, 3li. 10s .; 3 paire of shetes and Pellobes and other linen in a chest, 5li .; another bed and bed cloathes, 1li .; two boxes of linen and other things in them, bli .; bookes, 1li .; 120 Pound of tobacco, 6li .; 20 Pound of cotten woole, 1li .; 40 Pound of sope, 1li .; his weareing cloathes, 5li. 13s .; new cloth which was to make him cloaths with thred, silk and buttens, 2li. 13s .; his armour, 1li .; In debts oweing to him, 15li. 18s. 6d .; some of his wives cloathes, 10li .; total, 205li. 14s. 6d. Debts which he owed about 7li. Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 16,891.
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GUARDIANSHIP OF JOSEPH TRUMBLE OF ROWLEY.
Joseph Trumble came into court Mar. 29, 1664 and chose his brother, John Trumble, as his guardian. The latter was bound to pay said Joseph his portion when it was due. Ips- wich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 127.
ESTATE OF THOMAS BARNES OF SALEM.
Administration on the estate of Thomas Barnes of Salem, intestate, granted Mar. 29, 1664 to Mary Barnes, his widow, and to bring in an inventory to the next Salem court. Ips- wich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 126.
Mary Barnes, relict of Thomas Barnes, deceased, pre- sented an inventory of her husband's estate, amounting to 217li. 5s. 9d., which was allowed 28: 4: 1664. The estate to remain in her hands, and she to pay to Benjamin, son of the deceased, 60li., at the age of twenty-one, and 30li. to Mary, the daughter, at the age of eighteen or time of mar- riage. The dwelling house and ground adjoining were to remain for security. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 131.
Inventory taken. 12: 11: 1663, by Walter Price and Elias Stileman, and proved by oath of the widow : A dwelling house & orchard, shop & outhouses, 100li .; 5 acres of upland in south feild, 8li .; 1 horse, 8li .; 1 Cow, 4li .; 1 swine, 15s. In ye shopp, 9 chaldr. of Coles, 20li .; 18 C. of Iron in ye shopp, 22li .; 2 Ankers, 2li .; in smithes tooles, 18li. 1s. 6d .; a malt mill, 15s. In ye hall, 1 feather bed, boulster & pillow, 4li .; 1 green rugg, 10s .; 1 pr. blanketts, 1li .; Curtaines & val- lance, 1li. 10s .; 1 bedsteed, 1li. 15s .; 1 feather bed & boul- ster more, 2li. 10s .; 1 rugg green, 1li .; 1 pr. of wt. blanketts, 1li. 10s .; 1 trundle bed steed, 5s .; 1 settle & wainscot Chest, 1li. 10s .; 1 Court Cubbard, 12s .; 1 deske & box, 1li .; 2 tables, 10s .; 3 Joyn stooles & 1 forme, 8s .; 7 chaires, 7s., 1 Jack, 15s., 1li. 2s .; 1 pr. of doggs & pr. andirons, old, 6s .; 2 hakes, tongs, fire shovell & spit, gridiron & Lanthorne, 12s .; 1 Cubard cloth & cushion; 2 Windo Curtains, 12s .; pewter, 1li. 10s .; erthern waire & glass bottles, 10s .; 1 warming pan & smothing Iron, 10s .; 1 brass Kettle & chaf- fing dish, 2li. 15s .; 1 silver dram Cupp, 5s .; 2 Iron Kettles & a brass skillet, 12s .; 1 case of Knives, 4s .; 1 Looking glass, 12d. & 2 dos. trenchers, 2s., 3s .; 3 bookes, 8s .; 1 bas-
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kett, 18d., case & bottles, 14s. 6d .; 1 Cutless, 1 sword, 1 pr. pistolls, 2 belts & 1 old saddle & bridle, 2li .; 9 spoones, 3s .; 2 brushes, 4s .; waring apparrell 11li. 4s .; 17 napkins, 25s., 2 tableclothes, 5s., 1li. 10s .; 8 pillow beares, 15s .; 1 fine table cloth, 1li. In ye parlour, 1 feather bed & bolster rugg & 2 blanketts & bedsteed, curtaines, vallance, šli. 10s .; 1 settle, 3 chaires, 1 chest, 16s .; 10 pr. sheetes, 5li .; 6 boul- ster cases, 12s .; Course towells & old Napkins, 10s .; earthen waire in a case, 5s .; a Window Curtaine, 1s. In ye Kitchen, 2 old brass Kettles, 6s .; 2 Iron potts & chaffing dish, 12s. 6d .; 1 brass & 2 Iron skilletts, 10s .; a frying pan, Ladles & scumer, 4s. 6d .; a pestle & morter & 2 seives, 4s. 6d .; 1 Cullendr. & 2 pud panns, 4s .; earthen waire, 10s .; wood. boules, pailes & Keilers, 10s .; a sifting trow, 4s. & a Lampe, 5s. In ye Hall Chamber, 1 chest, 4s. & a Cradle, 5s., 9s .; 2 Spining wheeles, 6s .; a pillion & Cloth, 15s .; a halfe headed bedsteed & an old flock bed, two blanketts & Coverlett & matt, 1li. 10s .; a bed case & matt & pillow, 6s .; 3 pillows & 1 pillow beare, 1li .; 2 musquets, 15s .; 1 pr. of shirt buttons, 3s .; 1 yere & 5 mo. in a servant, 5li .; Lumber, 5s .; debts owing & Iron bak and an ould Kitle, 94li. 14s. 3d .; total, 337li. 18s. 9d. By Severall men unto whome the Estate is Indebted, 120li. 13s. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 10, leaf 4.
ESTATE OF ROBERT ROGERS OF NEWBURY .*
Administration on the estate of Robert Rogers, intestate, granted Mar. 29, 1664 to Susanah Rogers, his widow, and ordered to bring in an inventory to the next Salem court. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 126.
Inventory taken by John Emmerry, Sr. and Abraham Toppan, Sr. : house & land at plum ileland, 65li .; 3 swine, 3li .; a bill due from Will. Troter, 8li .; in Joseph Plummers handes, 1li. 10s .; in Nicholas Noyce his handes, 18s .; a gun, 2li .; Cotton wooll, 1li. 10s .; yarne, 1li. 10s .; my husbands aperrell, 2li. 10s .; the bedding, 6li. 10s .; bookes, 15s .; sheetes & lining, 2li. 10s .; a whipp saw, 12s .; in brass, 1li .; in pew- ter, 1li .; an iron pott, hanger, frying pan & other smale iron things, 1li .; in lumber, 2li. 10s .; total, 101li. 15s. The widdow is indebted to Richard Dowell, 4li. 78.
* See also Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Es- sex Co., Mass., vol. 3 (1913), pp. 186-189.
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Susanah Rogers testified in Ipswich court 27: 7: 1664 that this is a true inventory of her husband's estate.
He left four children : Robert Rogers, aged Apr., 64, four- teen years, Thomas, last July 12, twelve years, John, last March, ten years and Elizabeth, last Feb., six years. Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 24,055.
ESTATE OF GEORGE FRAILE OF LYNN.
Administration on the estate of George Fraile of Lynn, intestate, granted Mar. 29, 1664 to Elizabeth Fraile, his widow. An inventory amounting to 184li. 14s. was brought into court. Said Fraile left one son and four daughters. Court ordered that the son have 40li. and the daughters 20li. each at age or marriage. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 126.
The relict of George Fraile presented an inventory of her husband's estate, which was allowed 28: 4: 1664. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 134.
Inventory of the estate of George Frayle of Lynn, de- ceased 9: 10: 1663, taken by Thomas Laughton, Thomas Putnam, John Putnam and John (his - mark) Tarbey : houseinge and upland, 50li .; salt & fresh meadow, 40li .; tow cows, 8li .; one cow & three steers, 14li .; foure younge cattell, 7li .; eight sheep, 4li .; hay, 5li .; foure shoots, 1li. 10s .; one bed with all bedinge, 6li .; one bed more wth bed- inge, 3li .; one table cloath & six napkins, 5s .; foure pillow- bears, 10s .; foure paire sheets, 4li .; foure sheets more, 2li. 10s .; his wearinge apparrell, 7li .; one bed more & bedinge, 4li .; chests & a box, 1li. 5s .; Iron potts & brasse with pot hooks, 3li .; in pewter, 1li .; one warming pan, 8s .; in wooden lumber, 2li. 5s .; in armes, 2li .; tooles, 5li. 14s .; five bookes, 10s .; pcell of small Iron things, 1li .; table, chears & stools, 10s .; siths & hoos, 8s .; mault & corne, 2li. 3s .; yearne, 4s .; one peece of new cloath, 1li. 10s .; timber, 2li .; ladders, breaks & wheelbarrow, 12s .; in provision, 3li. 10s .; total, 184li. 14s.
Received in Ipswich court Mar. 29, 1664. Essex Co. Pro- bate Files, Docket 10,120.
Elizabeth (her 8 mark) Frayle brought into court, 28: 4: 1664, a further account of the estate, dated 19: 4: 1664, that there were owing to George Frayle of Lynn, 6li. 12s. 8d.,
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and that he owed li. 14s. 9d. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 10, leaf 13.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM BEARD.
Administration on the estate of William Beard, intestate, granted Mar. 29, 1664 to John Devrix and he ordered to bring in an inventory to the next Salem court. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 126.
GUARDIANSHIP OF SARAH SMITH OF (ROWLEY ?).
Sarah Smith came into court Mar. 29, 1664 and chose Daniell Wickam, her brother-in-law, as her guardian. The latter was bound to pay said Sarah her portion when it was due. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 127.
Daniell Wycom, guardian to Sarah Smith acknowledges the receipt from Jerimiah Elsworth of 22li. 2s. 6d., her portion, and acquits the said Jerimiah Elsworth and Mary his wife executrix to Hugh Smith her former husband, of all the said portion or legacy. Signed Dec. 7, 1664 by Daniell Wickam. Witness : Ezekiell Jewitt and Abraham Jewitt.
Acknowledged Dec. 28, 1665 by the witnesses. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 2, page 253.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM GOOSE OF SALEM.
Court having been informed that Mr. Goose died many years ago and that there was no will found or proved, nor administration granted, and that Mrs. Goose was distracted and not able to provide for herself, the town of Salem having been at great expense to support her for several years, ad- ministration upon the estate was granted Mar. 29, 1664 to the selectmen of Salem. They were ordered to bring in an inventory of the estate of William Goose, deceased, to the next Salem court, with a bill of the charges for Mrs. Goose. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 127.
Widow Jackson, formerly the wife of Mr. William Goose, was not capable, owing to her present distemper of head, to look after herself. Her estate was inventoried 28: 4: 1664 and amounted to 14li. 12s., which was to remain in the Salem selectmen's hands, and to be used for her necessary expenses. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 132.
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THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY.
The inventory of Wm. Goose's estate found in the hands of Mary Jackson, widow, taken June 28, 1664, by Jefferie Massey, Thomas Jeggells and John Pickering: A dwelling house, with an acre of upland belonging, 50li .; an ould feather bed, 1 boulster & 2 small pillowes, an ould Rug & an ould blankett, 4li .; a little table & 3 ould Cheares wth. a deske, 10s .; total, 54li. 10s.
Paid by the town of Salem for the relief of the relict of Willm. Goose, deceased, from 1656 to 1663, 39li. 18s .; rest to the estate of Will. Goose, 14li. 12s. Taken out of Salem town records by Edmond Batter, for the selectmen. Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 10, leaf 8.
ESTATE OF GERSHOM LAMBERT OF ROWLEY.
"I Gershom lambert in the county of Essex of Rowley in new England being sicke of body but of perfect understand- ing and memory. I do make this my last will and testa- ment in manner and forme as followeth. I commend my soule to god. and my body to the graiue and I do dispose of that Estate that god hath given me as followes. Inprimis after my debts be paide I giue my Ant Rogers my horse, and I giue my brother John lambert my cloath coate, and my Bootes and I giue my best suite to my brother Thomas Nelson and I giue to John Spaffard, senior a gray jacket and breches, and I giue to Charles broune two paier of shooes, and two paire of stockings and I giue the rest of my cloaths to Richard lighten, and I giue to my cousen eliza- beth platts fiuety shillings, and I giue to my brother thomas lambert my pistells, and my sward and my sadle a my breast girt and I giue the halfe thousand Acres of up- land - the meddow proportianable to the halfe thousand Acres of upland which my Ant Rogers gaue me which lieth in the bounds of Rowley, which lieth in the diuisian of land commonly called Rowley uillage. I giue this land to my brother Thomas Nelsons children, equally to be divided amongst them that is the children I meane which my sister An hath by my brother Thomas Nelson, and all the rest of my estate I giue to my brother Thomas Nelson, and I make my brother Thomas Nelson executor of this my last will and Testament and hereunto I set my hand and seale the six- tenth of Ma[r] one thousand six hundred and sixty fouer." his mark Gershom L Lambert.
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