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Witness : Wm. Goose, Katerine (her mark C) Dorlow, Sarah barttlet.
Sworne to 10 : 7: 1645, by Mr. Wm. Goose.
Salem Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leaf 32. ESTATE OF LIONELL CHUTE OF IPSWICH.
" The fourth day of the seaventh month Anno Dm 1644 I Lionell Chute of the Towne of Ipswch in New England Schoolmaster doe make & ordayne this my last will & Testa-
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ment revoking all form" wills by me made. Item I give vnto Rose my wife for terme of her naturall life all this my dwelling howse with the Barne & all the edifices : the two chambers over the howse & entry only excepted which I will that James my sonne shall have to his only vse for the Terme of one yeare next after my decease with free ingresse, egresse, & regresse & wth the yards, gardens, the home-lott & planting lott purchassed of mr Bartlemew with the Comon- age and appurtenances therevnto belonging. And after my wives decease : I give the said howse, barne, lotts & premisses with all thappurtnances vnto James Chute my sonne & to his heires. Item I give vnto my said sonne James Chute & to his heires for ever all & singular my other lands, lotts, mead- ow grounds marishes, with all & singuler their appurtnances & pfitts whatsoever ymdiatly after my decease. And I giue more vnto James Chute my sonne (over & above all things before given him) my heffer that is now at goodman whites farme, & my yonge steere. Item I give him all my books, with all things in my chest and white box my deepe box with the lock & key; one chaire: foure hogsheads: two Coombsacks two flockbedds two flock bolsters two feather pillows : one rugg two Coverlets : two blanketts : my casting nett : my silver spoone : all my owne wearing apparrell, and that which was his brother Nathaniells : and three paire of sheets, three pillow beeres two table clothes : foure towells : six table napkins : and the one halfe of the brasse & pewter, & working tooles : & five bushells of english wheat. Item I give vnto my frend Joseph Mosse five shillings Item I give vnto the poore of the Church of Ipswich Twenty shillings to be distributed by the Deacons Item my meaning is that my wife shall haue my chest after that James hath empted it. Item all the rest of my goods howshold stuff, Cattell, & chat- tells whatsoever vnbequeathed (my debts & legacies being discharged & paid) I will that Rose my wife shall have the free vse of them for terme of her life: but the remainder of them at the tyme of her decease over & above the valewe of five pounds sterling I giue vnto James Chute my sonne & to his heires & assignes Item I make Rose my wife executrix of this my last will & Testament. And in witnesse that this is my deed I have herevnto sett my hand and seale in the prsence of these witnesses herevnder written."
Lionell Chute
Witness : Marke Simonds, Joseph Morse.
Proved 7 : 9 : 1645, by the witnesses.
Ipswich Deeds, vol. 1, leaf 15.
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Inventory taken 25 : 4: 1645, by Marke Symonds and Rob- ert Lord : one Cowe, 5li. ; one yearling heffer, 1li. 10s. ; one two yearling heffer, 3li .; one yearling steere, 1li. 10s .; one calfe, 15s .; 5 gotes, 2li. 5s .; 3 hoggs & piggs, 3li. 16s .; 40 bushells of wheat, 7li. 6s. 8d .; 8 bushells of Rie, 1li. 6s .; 40 bushells of Indian corne, 5li. 15s .; one casting nett, 13s. 4d. ; 3 paire of bootes & 4 paire of shoes, 1li. 10s .; hempe drest & undrest, 1li. 4s .; 2 bushells of mault, 8s .; 12 sacks & baggs, 1li. 10s .; 8 yards of linsy woolsy, 16s. 8d .; a hel- bert, 6s. 8d. ; two haire lines & 3 sives, 4s. 6d. ; 6 hogsheads, 8s .; one rope, 5s. ; 3 chests & 3 boxes, 1li. 2s .; fether bed & bolster, 3li. 10s .; 5 fether pillows, 1li. 5s .; one flockbed & one flock pillow, 13s. 4d. ; one paire blanketts, 9s .; 2 cover- letts & an old rugg, 2li .; one old paire of Curtains & rodds, 10s. ; bedstead matt & cord, 14s .; 2 flockbedds & 2 flock boulsters, 1li .; fether pillow, 5s .; one paire of blanketts & one Coverlett, 1li .; bedstead & line, 4s .; 4 yards of yard wide tyking, 16s .; 12 paire of sheets, 10li .; 6 pillow beers, 1li .; 4 table clothes, 1li. 10s. ; one dozen of napkins, 12s .; 5 towells & one yard kerchife, 10s .; one short Course Table cloth, 1s. 6d .; shirts, 10s .; his wearing apparell, 12li .; books, parchment & other things in a chest, 2li .; 3 yards of holland, 7s .; one old danakell Coverlett, 5s .; pewter dishes small & great, 14, salts, sausers, poringers 11, chamber potts 2, one ele pot, 2li .; dozen alcamy spoones, 3s. 4d .; 2 great kettells, 2 smaller kettells & one brasse pan, 3li .; 4 skilletts, one scumer & a ladle, 6s. ; two iron potts old ons, 8s. ; frying panns, 4s. ; one trevitt, 2 paire of cobirons, tongs & firepan, 2 tramells, 2 paire of pott hooks, one spit, 1li. 12s .; one Silver Spoone, 6s .; 2 broad howes & 2 narrow howes, 8s. ; one broad ax, three narrow axes, one hatchett & 2 froos, 13s. ; 2 augars, one gowge, 2 chissells, one shave, one sickle, 5s .; one betle & six wedges, 10s .; one spade, one morter & pestle, 9s .; 2 paire of bellows, 2s. 6d .; one bible & other books in the hall, 1li. ; one great boarded chest, 10s. ; 3 chaires & other lumber. 6s .; two pewter candlesticks, one pewter bottle, 8s .; one powdering tubb, 2 beere vessells, one Cowle, 8s .; one flockbed, 3 flockbolsters, 1li. ; one rugg, 2 blanketts, 2 cover- letts, 1li. 10s. ; one bedstead matt & cord, 10s. ; 3 ladders & pitchforke, 5s. Owing to several persons out of the estate, 10li .; Taking out the debts, total, 84li. 11s. 4d. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 1, leaf 15.
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ESTATE OF WILLIAM PLASSE OF SALEM.
Inventory of estate of William Plasse, deceased, at the house of Thomas Weekes (also Wickes and Wikes), 15 : 2 : 1646 (perhaps date of death), brought in 20 : 2: 1646: One fetherbedd, twoe fether bolsters, one great Bible, one psalme booke, one ould Chest, tooles that Richard Walters hath that he must give accompt of. " And whereas ffyve pownds was given to the sd Plasse by the Towne which I gathered up in Corne for him, I did thus Discharge it, viz .: Imprimis By so [much] unto my self for dyett & elce yt I had Laid out befor ye Towne granted him 5li. ye some of 2li. & out of the 3li. Left I pd for 1 pr shoes, 6s .; cloth to make him a Capp, 3s. 6d .; a pair of stockings, 2s. 4d .; for steele Iron & Cole, 4s. ; total, 2li. 15s. 10d .; spent in dyett, 2li. 4s. 2d .; total, 5li." In hands of Richard Walters : One chere & stoole, one anvile, 2 vices, one smale beakhorne, 2 hamers, one smale and one great ; one old pair of Bellows, 18 files, 1 pr. vice Tongs, 1 pr. snuffers with a bras chayne & 3 kegs, 2 storne plates, 2 pr. & 1-2 of forging tongs, 2 match Locks, 2 stock nail tooles, 2 brok Iron bolsters & a drill boxe, 7 forging hott punches, 2 Iron wrenches, 1 brass Lampe, 1 litle hack-hamer, 2 pan bores & galloes, 25 smale Could punches, 1 burnishyng steele & a harth staff, 3 hartopps prt. brok, 1 old pr. mittins, 1 turne vice, 5 fil hafts & a flatt bord, 10li .; 8 oz. of old bushell Iron, 1li., 8 oz. of Lead, one wrench for breech pl. Charges of Thomas Weekes for William Plass in his sick- ness : For Veale & Fowle, 5s. 2d .; sugar, 4s. 9d. ; Bread, 1s. 2d .; beare, 1s. 7d .; more for egges, 6d .; spices, 6d .; 2 weekes board before he fell sick, 9s .; for a debt that I am ingaged to Goodman Rumball before he fell sick, 3s. 6d .; coffin, 6s. ; bread and beare att his buryinge, 5s .; for Good- . wife Ager, 1s .; for the Grave makinge, 1s .; for wood & aleven dayes tendance as you maye thinke meete,2li. 10s. 2d. more the towne is willing to allowe him for buriall & atend- ance of him, 9s. 10d .; total, 3li. Salem Quarterly Court Files, vol. I, leaf 45.
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ESTATE OF WILLIAM GOOG OF LYNN.
Inventory of William Goog brought in 30: 4: 1646, and his widow Ann Goog (also Gouge) appointed administratrix. Court gave her the goods for the bringing up of her three small children. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 2, page 197.
Inventory taken 28: 8: 1645, by Nathaniell Handforth, Francis Lightfoote and Francs Ingols : His purse and ap- parrill, 1li. 4s. ; 1 house & lott & 2 ackers of medow and one ten acker lott, 8li .; 4 hoges, 2li. 10s .; 5 bushels of wheate 1li. ; ten bushels of indian Coren, 1li. 10s .; the beddinge, 11, 18s. 8d. ; Flax in the bun[dle], 14s. ; one cheste & a chaier 13s. 4d. ; 3 wheles, 7s. 6d. ; one handsaw & one wharte saw, 5s. ; one sword & a belte, 5s .; one muskett & bandeleares, 1li .; one warming pan, 3s .; one payer of bellis, 1s .; one Friinge pan, 4s. ; one gridiron & recke hookes, 3s. 6d .; one peice of steele, 8d. ; soume ould Ieren, 2s .; too ould howes, 2s .; one reappinge hooke & a sith, 4s .; gunpouder, 2s. 6d .; hay, 10s. ; a pece of wolen Cloth, 5s .; a pece of lininge Cloth, 14s. ; aleven pott hookes, 7s. ; one scellitt & posnitt, 3s. 6d. ; earthen pott, 1s. 8d. ; 6 spoones, 1s .; 3 wood trayes & 3 wood boules & 3 wood dishes, 1s. 9d .; one runlitt, 1s .; paieles & tube, 3s .; 2 bages, 2s .; one ould chaier & stoole & trunke, 2s. 6d .; one old axe & other small thinges, 2s. 6d .; one Cow, 4li. 10s. Debts to be paid out of this, 4li. 9s. 7d .; total, 28li. 11s. 7d. Salem Quarterly Court Files, vol. I, leaf 49.
ESTATE OF JOHN THORNE OF SALEM.
" Salem the 27 of July : 1646: wee whouse names are heare vnderwritten being present with John Thorne in the time of his Sicknes and at that time when the sayd John was in his perfect memory doe testifie that wee heard him say thease woards vinsit that hee did giue unto Ann : Pall- graue all his Estate of mony. goods. aparell. & debtts out of which sayd aparell it was the will of the sayd John that John Jackson Junior : should haue his best Hatt and further moure it was his will that James Thomas should haue som-
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thinge out of his Estate if the said Ann Paulgraue so pleas- eth."
her mark her mark Witness : Elisabeth H Harwod, Margaret V Jackson, her mark
Elisabeth E Esticke.
Sworn to 4 : 6 : 1646, by the witnesses.
Inventory taken Aug. 1, 1646, by Jefforie Massey, George Emery and John Harbert, and sworn to before Jo. Endecott : 20li. of Indico at 3s. 6d. per li., 3li. 10s .; 1 Roule of Tobac- co, containing 73li., at 4d. per li., 1li. 4s. 4d. ; 1 Roule of to- bacco containing 79li. at 4d. per li., 1li. 6s. 4d .; 8li. of tobac- co in a Runlet at 4d. per li., 2s. 8d .; 1 Greate Coate, 1li .; 1 Cloth Shute, 12s .; 1 Stufe Shute, 1li. 2s .; 1 Cloth Shute, 1li .; 2 Hatts, 12s .; 2 shurts, 3 bands, 2 HandCarshers, 10s. ; 1 pr. of mille stockings, 4s .; 1 pare of yarne Stockings, 2s .; 2 pare of Shues, 5s .; 1 wast coate, 1s. 6d .; Carpenters tooules, 16s .; in monny, 3li. 17s. 6d .; 1 Sea bed and pillo, 7s. 6d .; 1 bible and 1 Cap, 4s. ; 1 Musket, Bandileas, soard & rest, 1li. 6s. ; one aker and 3 quarters of Land, 1li .; debts owing, 8li. 38. 4d .; total, 27li. 16s. 2d.
Salem Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leaf 53.
ESTATE OF RICHARD BARTHOLOMEW OF SALEM.
Will of Richard Bartholomew, in the form of a letter, and addressed " To my Louinge Brother Henry Bartholomew" :- " Boston the 6th : 11mo : 45
Brother Henry heare in Clossed is anotte of whatt estatte I have shippt wth mee & whatt is here oweinge to mee: wth whatt estatte I have shippt wth mee & whatt is here oweinge to mee : wth what I owe in England wch is all I owe in the world as Iknow off : these things only the bills of ex" I have Consigned to m' Edward Shrimpton in London hee is ye brassiers bro at Boston : to him I haue wrighte yt in Case god should not bringe mee to London yt hee would vs these goods [to] pay my debts & returne ye Remaynder to you: I should have bine glad to have seene you before I went, butt if god should not returne mee againe but take me away by death : my de- sier is if the returns of these goods Come to yor hand : that they may be thus dispossed of: viz To yor two children 40li apeece to my bro willms 3 Children 201 apeece to my mother if liveinge 10li to my mr Gearringe beinge very poore : 101i & the remaynder of my estatte bee it whatt will more or lesse all that is mine I dessier may be equally devided be-
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tween or bro Thomas : Abraham & Sister Sara, only what Jacob Barney owes to mee I giue it to him, butt for any other debts house ground &c devide as before, this is my desier & that I would have done if god shall please to take mee away: I desier to Cast my self only uppo him & to rest myself only in the armes of his mercy in Christ Jesus intreatinge of him to stay my soule there in the worst howers even in death it- self, vnto him I leaue you with yors to gather wth myself & all his and rest : yor faythfull and Lovinge Brother :
Richard Bartholmew."
Proved 4 : 6 : 1646.
Inventory taken 27: 5: 1646, by William Hathorne and Jefferie Massey : Parsell linen cloth, 50li. 12s. 11d, ; parsell wollon cloth and stockins, 30li. 9s. 6d. ; parsell of hatts, 10li. 12s .; parsell of boddis, 3li. 17s. 9d .; parsell of shott, 3li. 12s. 7d .; lead, 9li. 9s. 10d .; parsell of stuffes and yearne, 30li. 5s. ; parsell of heaire bottoms, 3li. 4s .; 4 chests of glass, 7li .; 8 ferkins of sope, 4li. 8s .; advance upon these goods, the executor bearing the charge, 22li. 10s .; 100 bushels of malt, 14li. 16s .; 2 trunkes, 6s .; 3 ould sheetes with some ould linen and other smale thinges in the ould trunke, 1li. 3s. 4d .; an old flockbedd, 10s .; 2 feather pillowes, 10s .; 2 old blanketts, 2s. 6d. ; one old hatchett, 1s .; a paire of bootes and a paire of shooes, 14s. ; a house and one acre and halfe of lande, 5li. ; ten acre lott, 6li. ; a Carbine, 18s .; brass ketle and scillett, 9s. ; a fire shouell and pott hangers, 3s .; a howe, a frow, 4 wedges, a hammer and shoe horne, 5s. ; total, 206li. 19s. 5d. Debts owing to him, 79li. 1s. 9d. Total, 286li. 9s. 1d. Salem Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leaf 54.
ESTATE OF JOHN WEBSTER OF IPSWICH.
Inventory of John Webster's lands and goods sworn to 29 : 7 : 1646, by his widow, Mary Webster, who is appointed administratrix. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 2, leaf 5.
Petition of Mary, widow of John Webster, that her eldest son, John, should have the land called the farm, of about 32 acres, which lyeth between Mr. Rogers oxe pasture and Thom. Bishop's farm, when he is twenty-one years, he to pay Nathan, the youngest child, 5li. at fourteen years, or if he refuse, then the 1-4 part of that land in kind or worth ; that Mary, Stephen and Hannah may have the island bought of the widow Androws, in equal portions, when they shall be twenty-one ;
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that Elisabeth, Abigail and Israell have 20 nobles each, when twenty-one; the dwelling house and 6 acres of land tied to make it good. The Court, Nov. 4, 1646, granted that the estate be ordered as the widow desired and appointed her ad- ministratrix, to give bond for security in such sum as the next Ipswich court shall approve and receive of her the in- ventory amounting to 147li. 5s. Mass. Bay Colony Records, vol. 2, page 184.
John Emery of Newbury married Mary, widow of John Webster, late of Ipswich, and she had power from the Court to administer and dispose of his goods to his children. Some of the children now grown, almost ready to receive their portions, John Emery petitions for liberty to sell the Island which is devided to three of the children, and also the house and 6 acres of land which was bound to make good the 20li. to the other three, and upon grant of this, binds himself to pay the children the full price he shall sell it at, and to the other three children, who are to have 20 nobles, to make good to them the Sli. apiece and to pay the daughters their portions at eighteen and the sons at twenty-one years. Mass. Archives, vol. 15B, page 147.
The above petition was granted Oct. 14, 1651. Mass. Bay Colony Records, vol. 3, page 254.
ESTATE OF THOMAS CROMWELL OF NEWBURY.
Will of Thomas Croomwell brought in 29 : 7: 1646 to be proved, Gyles Croomwell objecting to it, court ordered Mr. John Lowell and Mr. Edward Woodman to take an inventory of the estate. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 2, leaf 6.
The court held 6 : 5 : 1647, addressed Mr. Woodman, say- ing that the Ipswich court ordered Mr. John Loule and him- self to take into custody the goods of Thomas Cromlom of Newbury, deceased, that were in the hands of Samuel Scul- lard, deceased. Not having done so, they are now ordered to answer next court, and this order to be published next lecture day. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 2, page 217.
ESTATE OF JOSEPH MORSE OF IPSWICH.
"The foure & twentith day of the second month Anno Dm 1646 I Joseph Morse of Ipswich in New Engl : Planter doe make & ordayne this my last will & Testament revoking
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all other form wills by me made : Item I give vnto Dorothy my loving wife my howse & lott & out howses bought of Thomas Dorman. alsoe | my howse | & lott of about six acres bought of the widdow Perkins, one Cow, and alsoe the wholl bed & bedding that I lye vpon standing in the hall. Item I give vnto my sonne Joseph Morse my best cloake Item I give to my daughter Hannah my great bible which I vse. Item I give to my wife Docter Prestons works and mr Dykes besides her owne bibles the one greater and the other smaller & one felling axe & one broad howe. Item I give vnto my sonne John Morse my other howse & out howsing with the lott containing about two acres, and alsoe to John my sonne a lott of six acres butting vpon an end of the fore named lott of two acres toward toward the North west and to my sonne John my lott of ten acres neare Egipt River & to John one yearling heiffer. Item I give vnto John Morse all my apparrell vngiven & one yard of musk coloured broad cloth Item I give to John Morse the | wholl| bed and all the bedding he lyeth on standing in the parlour and one paire of sheets & a pillow beere Item I give all my Tooles vn- given to my sonne John Morse. Item I give to my sonne John my barne with the ground thereto belonging bought of ffrancis Jordan. Item I give to my sonne John all my marsh containyng about five acres onely allowing vnto my wife the one halfe of the grasse growing vpon it from yeare to yeare during her life My will is alsoe that John shall have halfe of the grasse from yeare to yeare that may be mowen vpon the lott given to my wife onely pviding that this shall not hinder her either from felling or breaking it vp Alsoe my will is likewise that the Cropp that shall arise of all my ground planted or sowen this year shalbe equally divided betweene my wife & my sonne John the charges of the same equally borne by them Item I give to my wife the two first payments for keeping the herd Item I give to my sonne John the last pay for the herd keeping I appoint Dorothy my wife to be sole executrix to this my last will And in witnesse that this is my deed I have herevnto set my hand & seale in the prsence of these witnesses here vnder written."
Joseph Morse Witness : Roger Lanckton, william (his mark) Gudder- son, James Chute.
Proved 29 : 7 : 1646. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 1, leaf 18.
Inventory taken 28: 7: 1646, by Robert Lord and Thomas Dorman : a howse, 22li .; in the hall : one table and a short
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forme, 4 chaires, 6s. ; 5 bibles & some other bookes, 2li .; 2 kettles, one brasse pot, 1li .; 2 iron potts, 10s. ; 2 little pos- netts, 3s .; 9 peeces of pewter, 1li .; one skim[mer], one chafing dish, 2s. 6d. ; old frying pane & 1 gridiron, 5s. ; one chirne, one barrell & keeler, 6s .; one powdering tubb, 2 bar- rells & earthen pans, 10s .; in the chamb. : 20 bushell of In- dian corne, 2li. 10s .; 2 bushells mault, 8s .; halfe bushell of hemp seed, 2s .; 6 small cheeses, 2s .; 20li. butter, 10s .; hempe drest & undrest, 10s .; an old bedstead, a flock bed, coverlett & blanketts, 2li. 10s .; in the little roome : one bedsteed, a fetherbed, a rugg, one coverlett & 3 blanketts, 6li. ; a warming pan, 4s .; 7 paire of sheets, 3li .; 7 pillow beers, 2 short table clothes, 2 table napkins, 1li .; 2 chests & one old trunke, 1li .; one small table & 3 chaiers, 12s .; 4 Cushens, 6s .; one yard brodcloth, 10s. ; his wearing appar- rell, 4li. ; one sowe & two piggs, 1li. 13s. 4d .; one Cowe & a heiffer, 6li. 10s .; 4 load of haye, 2li .; about 6 bushells of wheat not thresht, 18s. ; a howse & ground bought of wid- dow Perkins, 9li .; one other old howse & 8 acres of ground & a barne, 8li. 10s .; 10 acre of upland & 5 of marsh, 10li .; his axes & tooles, 2li .; a muskett, bandaleers & rest, 1li. 4s .; total, 83li. 1s. 10d. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 1, leaf 19.
ESTATE OF FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT OF LYNN.
"Dat : Linn Decemb: 10: 1646 The last will & testi- mone off ffrancis Lightfoote in pfect memory though weake in bodye. I Doe bequeathe vnto my Brother John Light- foote, off London, in case hee bee Livinge, or his children Lawffullye begotten off his bodye, ye sum off one pounde when ever it shall bee Demanded, & I Desyre yt all good meanes maye be vsed to giue them Know Lidge off it. 2lye : I Bequeath to my sister Isebell Lightffoote Liuing in Linck- hornshire in ffrestone neare ouLde Bostone, one pounde, & Doe Desyer shee maye haue notis off it, as soone as con- veniently maye bee. 3lye : I Bequeath to mye Brother Pell, one pounde. 4lye : I Bequeath to Samuell Cocket ffiue shil- lings. 5lye : I Bequeath to Hannah Pell : ffiue shillings. 6lye : I Bequeath to Darytye whiting, one Lambe. 7lye : I Bequeath to ELisabeth whiting, one Lambe. 8lye : I Be- queath to Samuell Cobit, one Lambe. My will is to make my wife Executor off all my Lands, & goods vndesposed off I Owe to James Axe ffor tending mye sheepe ye Sumer tyme : with ye month Octob, & one weeke : in November, onelye in pte off payment I haue payed vnto him nineteen groats : &
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eLeven pence, I owe him alsoe ffor ye winter Beffore Ite : To M' George Burrell, 00-09-06. Ite : To Goodmn : Mans- feilde when hee hath Careyed three Loades off wood more ffor mee 00-10-00. Ite : To Allinn Bread I owe : 0-05- 2. Dew to mee ffrom Samuell Bennit 0-19-4 Ite : ffrom Hugh Alley 0-2-, one peck off indian corne. Ite : ffrom Edward Iresonn 0-3-0. It : ffrom John witt Dew to mee in prsent monye -0-4-0.""
francis lightfoote.
Witness : Nathaniel Handforth, Francis Borrell, Andrew Mansfeild.
" I Likewise Doe Depute my Brother Handforth and my Brother Pell as overseers.
Andrew Mansfeild."
Proved Dec. 29, 1646, by Nathaniell Handforth and Fran- cis Borrell.
The Court confirmed Anne Lightfoot to be executrix of her deceased husband's will.
Salem Quarterly Couri Files, vol. 1, leaf 57.
Inventory taken 21: 10: 1646, by Edward Burcham, Fran- cis (his mark) Ingalles and Wm. (his mark) Tilton : His purse and apparell, 2li. 12s. ; his house & 2 ackers of ground it stands on, with 3 ackers of medow, 6li. 13s. 4d .; too kowes with Calfe, 9li .; two yearlinge steares, 3li. 13s. 4d. ; to this yeare Calves, 2li .; 5 Sheepe, 5li. 5s .; 2 Iorn potes and kettell, one war[m]ingpan, 1li. 1s .; one kettell & a lit- tell pan, 5s. ; pewter prised at 18s .; one spitt & a smooth- inge Ieron, 2s. ; one hogesheade, 2 tubes, 7s. 6d .; one lan- thoren, 1s. 4d .; one tube & one ould Chiste, 3s. 6d .; one Ioyne box & a littel trunke, 5s .; one Joynt Chiste & a Chayer, 14s .; one trundell bed & a Foot path, 3s. 4d .; one payell & 4 trayes, 4s .; 2 barrells, 2s .; one axe, 2 howes & one spaide, 5s. 6d .; one wascote, 4s .; too hoges, 3li .; in butter & Eages, 12s .; one Chane, 2s. 6d .; in earthern ware, 5s. 4d. ; one hand saw, one trauell, one pr. of tonges & frying pan, & a broylinge Ieren, 6s. 4d. ; in Corn, English & indian, 2li. 10s .; flax in the bund [le], 10s .; in bever, 5s .; a weuers loame & furniture belonging to it, 1li. 13s .; 3 ould sithes & 2 Ieren wedges & a Ringe, 4s .; linse yarn & Cotten yarn & tow, 12s. ; flax seed & a bage & flax & yarn, 6s. 4d. ; hay, 2li .; one littell gune, 8s. ; one bed & furniture, 3li. ; one box & one Chayer, 2s. ; linse, 1li. 2s. 6d. ; one payer of stockings, 3s. 4d. ; total, 51li. 2d. Debts due to estate, 1li. 8s. 4d. Money owing wife, 1li. Salem Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leaf 58.
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THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY.
ESTATE OF MARY HERSOME OF WENHAM.
Inventory of estate of widow Mary Hersome of Wenham, deceased, taken 2 : 7: 1646, by Esdras Reade, John Faire- filde, William Fiske and George Norton, presented 29: 10 : 1646: A house and three Acres of ground Joyning to it, Two Acres and halfe of it broken up or theree abouts, 4li. 5s. ; Halfe of the Corne growinge upon that two Acres an halfe, with the other fruits, 2li. 10s .; Ten Acres of upland more with two Acres of middow lyinge Remotte, 1li. 5s .; a Cowe, 4li .; A Swine, 18s .; Three sheets & a halfe, 15s. ; one Bedsack, with two Boulsters, one Pillow, 10s .; one old Cov- erlett and one Old Blankett, 6s. 8d .; two shifts, two Aporns, a litle box with other small lininge, 1li. 2s .; three Peticots, 16s .; three old doublits, with one old shortt Cote, 5s .; 2 wheles & a reele, 6s. ; a Brass Candlestick, 1s. 4d. ; payre of Cards, 1s .; a parsell of tow, 2s .; two hatts, 6s .; tower Bush- els of Endian corne, 10s. 8d .; three pecks of wheat, 2s. 9d .; three Baggs, 2s. 6d .; one peuter Plater, two spons, 2s .; an old Brass Pott and a skillett, 5s .; two bibles and two small books with an Inkhorn, 10s. ; one fryinge pan, 3s .; one old Chest with a hammer with other old Iron, 2s. 6d .; a matcuke and two old Howes, 3s .; a Muskitt and a barrel of a litle burden peece, 16s. ; three pots with butter and one Earthing Pott, 11s .; two trayes, two Panns with a litle suit, 1s. 8d .; two payre of shoos and Stockings, 5s. 4d .; one Rundlitt, 10d .; a parsell of small Cheeses, 1s. 8d .; one Bundell of lyning yarne, 5s .; ladder, a forme, a Cooke & hine & a payre of bodyes, 4s. 6d. Salem Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leat 63.
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