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ESTATE OF JOHN LOWELL OF NEWBURY.
Mr. Willia Gerish, Richard Lowle, Nicholas Noyse, John Saunders and Richard Knight appointed 6: 5: 1647, admin- istrators of the estate of Mr. John Lowle, late of Newbury, deceased, until the General Court takes further order. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 2, page 217.
" The Last will & Testament of John Lowle Late of New- berry deceased made this nine & twentieth of the fowrth mounth 1647
" That I John Lowle of Newberry beeing in Pfect vnder- standing knowing my ffrailty doe declare this to bee my last will & Testa[m]ent : stedfastly believeing that when I goe hence I shall rest in Glory through my Saviour the Lord Jesus Cht. As for the Estate the Lord hath given me heare I thus dispose of it: I give vnto my wife Elizabeth Lowle one halfe of my Estate whether it Consists in Goods within or without Land Howses Cattell Howshowld stuffe med- does land brocken or vnbrockne or what else Alsoe my said wife to Chuse Twenty pownds out of the residewe of that Estate wch Came by her mother fformerly or latter. The rest of my Estate to be devided Equally betweene my Sonn John Lowle Mary Lowle Peter Lowle James Lowle Joseph Lowle
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Beniamine Lowle & Elizabeth Lowle. Alsoe I doe Humbly intreate these fiue my Christian deare Loving ffreinds & bretherne my brother william Gerrish Richard Lowle John Sanders Richard Knight & Nicholas Noice to be my Exec and Adm of this my last will & testament as alsoe to be the ouerseers of my wife and Children in A ffreindly Christian way towards them and that you five showld take the advise of our Elders ; in Cace any one of my first wifes Children dye before theie have their portion in their hands that it be equally devided amongst the rest that are Living the same I say Concerning my second wifes Children Beniamine & Elizabeth these portions for m'y Children to be paid them when the Court Judge them wise, and able to manage an Estate as theie shall receive information from sixe of the wise Godly men of the Towne with the Elders. Alsoe I will that before the Goods be devided that my daughter Elizabeth shall take tenn pownds worth of her owne mothers Clothers for her vse; Alsoe that my daughter mary take Twenty pownds worth of her owne mothers Cloth- ers, Alsoe if my wife marry I will that my daughter mary then shall Live with my Sister Johan Gerrish if my Sister please ; if my daughter mary Chuse to Live with my sister before my wife; And that my two daughters shall have their Thirty pownds worth of Clothers taken out before the Estate be devided dated as above writne. In witnes wherevnto I have put my hand this day and yeare above writne."
Jnº Lowle.
Witness : Edmond Grenleife, Will : Gerrish, Robert Long. Proved 27 : 8 : 1647, by Edm. Greenleife and Willi. Gerish.
Inventory taken the last of June, 1647, by Edward Raw- son, Thomas Miller (signed Milward) and Abraham Toppan : his Wearing Apparell : 1 bl. wat grogrin Suite, 1li. ; a leather Suite, 1li. 6s. 8d .; a leather Jackett, 4s .; a bl. cloth Coate, 18s. ; an old bl. Cloake & suite, 1li. 1s. 4d. ; a freeze Jackett, 4s. ; a lin coll Cloth Cloake, 18s .; a lin coll Coate old, 7s .; a Red wascoate & old dublet, 6s. 8d. ; a lin coll Jackett & hose, 15s. ; 2 hatts, 12s .; a pr. of bootes, 10s. ; 4 pr. of shooes, 10s .; 4 p old stockings, 1 new pr., 12s. 6d .; 4 shirts worne, 15s .; 5 night Capps, 3s. 6d. ; 11 day Capps, 1li. 3s .; 6 bands, 1 pr. of bootstopp, 7s. 6d .; 6 old handcherkess, 2s .; 2 Swords, 1 pr. of bandaleeres, 1 muskett, 1 pistoll, 1 feather, 1 ponyard, 2li. 4s. 6d. ; total, 10li. 19s. 8d. In a little chamber : 1 pr. of greene Curtaines & valiants wrought, 2li. 15s .; a faire Cupp- board Cloth, 1li .; 2 wrought Cushions, 1 chaire, 1 Case for
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a chaire, 1li. 10s. ; 1 Carpett, 1li .; 1 peece of greene searge, 8s .; another pr of green Curtains & valiants, 13s. 4d .; a pcell of bookes, 3li. 7s .; total, 10li. 13s. 4d. Lynnen : a tufted holland wascoatt, 4s .; an old holland shift, 2s. 6d .; 2 old Linn. wascoats, 3s. 6d. ; a lardge diapr table Cloth, 10s .; on doz: of diapr napkins, 12s. ; one pr. of fyne canvas sheets, 12s .; 3 pr. of Canvas sheets, 18s .; 3 odd sheets old, 5s. 4d. ; 2 pr. of old sheetes, 4s .; 2 Course towells, 1s. 4d .; 1 Callico pillowby, 3s. 4d. ; on pr. of pillowbyes, 6s .; a pr. of doulas pillowbyes, 4s .; 9 course napkins, 4s .; 14 Course napkins, 7s .; 5 other napkins, 3s .; 17 quoifes, 1 ruffe, 11s. 6d .; 8 forehead clothes, 10s. ; a pcell of child bed linnen, biggins, head bands, &c, 9li .; one odd sheete, 1s. 10d. ; 4 napkins, 1 Towell, Table cloth, 7s. 4d. ; a Table cloth & 3 broken peeces 2s. ; an old od sheet & 2 chese clouts, 1s .; a pillowby, 2s .; an old tablcloth & 2 napkins, 1s .; 2 old bands, 6d .; 9 pls of yarne & a seive, 9s. 6d .; 2 old Carpetts, - - 6d. ; 6 drink- ing napkins, 2s .; 1 pr. of holland sheets, 1li. 2s .; of
- ; - of Cou -; fine old od she[et], 8s .-; a pr. of fine litle sheets, 13s. 4d. ; 2 p. of sheets, 1li. 12s. - -; a Table cloth & 12 napkins, 1li .; a diap Table cloth, 7 nap- kins & one damask, 1li .; a Table cloth, 2s .; 18 napkins, 15s .; 6 napkins, 3s .; 12 napkins, 4s .; pr. of Scotches pillowb., 4s .; 2 pr of holl pillowbyes, 16s .; 5 smale pillowbyes, 10s .; 1 pr. of cours pillowbyes, 4s .; one half sheete, 4s .; 2 Towells, 3s. ; a fine Cuppboard cloth, 8s. ; a fine plane Cupboard cloth, 6s. 8d .; a long Towell, 2s. ; a pr. of [pill]owbyes, 4s. ; a [s ]heete, 6d. ; - colld Cloake, 5s. -; 2 pinn cushions,
2s .; 3 sk of bl. woorsteed, 2s .; a flaring waskoate, 3s .;
a pr. of course sheets, 6s .; a pr. of pillowbyes, 3s. 4d .; a pr. of pillowbyes, 6s .; an od sheete, 4s .; an od old sheete, 1s. 6d .; a pcell of old linnen, 2s .; an old table cloth, 1s .; 3 peeces of Cloth, 1s .; an old wascoate, 1s. 6d. ; total, 23li. 9s. 8d. Bedding : a featherbed, 4li .; a greene Rugge, 1li. 10s. ; a flocke bed, 18s. - -; 2 feather bolsters & one pillow, 1li. 10s. ; 2 pillowes & a bolster, 1li. ; a bolster Case, 6s .; a pr. of blancketts, 14s .; a pr. of fine blan., 1li. 2s .; a pr. of blancketts, 10s .; an od blanckett, 4s .; 6 Cush- ions, 1li .; a blew Rugge, 6s. 8d .; a feather bed & two pil- lowes, 4li .; a pillow & pillowby, 2s .; a flocke bed & boulster & 3 old Coverleeds, 1li. -; one grene Coverleed & 2 old Coverleed & 2 blankts, 16s .; a Red Rugge, 13s. 4d .; a feather bed, 3li .; a flocke bed, 13s. 4d. ; 2 someste mantles, 6s. 8d. ; total, 24li. 3s. Other Apparrell : on grogd kertle & goune, 3li .; payer goune kertle, 2li .; a stamell bear : whitle,
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18s .; a Red p[a]yer peticoat, 1li .; a Red Cloth peticoat, 1li. ; a Red mantle, 8s .; 2 Swathing bands, 2s .; a Coate & hoode, 12s. ; total, 9li. In pewter & brasse wth other necessary [ut]ensills, &c : 21 peuter platters, 3 butter dishes, 7 por- ringrs, 12 sasers, 1 flagon, 1 peuter Cupp, one salt celler, 2 Canstickes, 3li. 7s. ; 1 grt pott, 1 p-po- & 1 -innger, 5s .; 3 brasse candsticks & one chamber pott, 6s. 6d .; 2 brasse scales & beames & on pr of sheres, 4s. 10d. ; 1 p of brasse Snuffers, 1s. 2d .; 2 iron candsticks, chafing dish, 2 skimers, 5s .; 2 steeling irons, a woodpress & brush, 6s .; one boule, 2 latt- kiver, 1s. 6d .; one pr of bellowes, 2s .; one Case of boxes, 8s. ; one file, one draft shave, 2 hand Sawes, one Augure, one plaine, 2 hamers, 2 chessell, one gouge, 3 aules, a gimblett & 2 Rings, 13s .; one pr. of Iron Andirns, one fender, one Iron pott, pr of hangers & Hookes, tonnes & fire- panne, a litle Crooke, 1li. 10s .; on brasse ketle, 2 brasse skilletts, 6s. ; 2 sithes & a Cutting knife, 3s .; a Carte Roape, 5s .; a brasse Copper, 2li. 10s .; one Iron pott, 3 brasse potts, one bellmetle skillett, on litle bell skillet, 3li. 4s. ; one grt pr. of Iron doggs, 4 Spitts, 3 p of pott hangers, one grt grid Iron, 2 frying panns & one dripping pann, 1li. 13s. 4d. ; one pessell & morter, one pr. of bellowes, pott hookes, 2 brasse ketles, one Iron with stake & yarmo knife, 1li. 17s .; a boxe wth several pcells of smale things, 5s .; Indian baskett & some Smale things in it, 2s .; a long brush & 2 other brush- es, 2s. 6d .; a deske, 1s .; 3 trunkes, 18s .; a haire line, 1s .; a Canne & powder & 6li. of bulletts & 5li. of shott, 6s .; 3 lockes & a key, 3s. ; a boxe, 6d. ; a barrell & 5li. of brimston, 1s .; a boxe -4 papers of needles, 4s .; a litle trunke, 2s .; a Lampe & Iron Candsticke, 1s .; a sell drink Cupp & a glasse, 1s. ; a chest, 15s. ; a pr of doggs, 5s .; a brasse chaser, 5s .; a warming panne, 3s. 4d .; several peeces of leather, 3s. 4d .; Several peeces of Iron & a hooke, 10s .; 13 bushells of malte, 2li. 12s. ; a pcell of flaxe & hemp, 7s .; 1200li. of nailes, 6s .; a bedsteed & 2 Joynt stooles, 5s .; a search & a boxe, 1s. 6d. ; a flaskett, 1s .; a Casement Iron fendr, hookes, staples, old Iron, nailes, boxes, 15s .; 4 hogsheads & 3 barells, 11s .; a seve, 8d. ; a Calves skin, 1s. ; 2 old sithes, nibs & Rings, 3s. 6d .; a bedsteed & 1 doz. half last, 6s. 8d .; a pcell of orang & yellow silk, 8s .; 9 pr. of childrs gloves, 3s .; a bundle of lists, 3d .; a looking glasse, 3s. 4d .; 9 doz. of bl : button, a swath, a pcell of cruell, threed & Silke, 8s .; a tunell, grater
& 3 Juggs, 3s .; one Iron hooke, one grater, one -
-, one do
forke, - 6d. -; a liske chaine, 2 old Rings, a gar- den rake, 2 - - peuter one muskett, 3li. 2s. -; one
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pashall, one iron fire fork, 3s. -; one chare, one bedsteed, on frame of a table, on flaskett, one Toe comb, Augur, pr of sheres & peeces of Iron, 13s. -; 2 beere barrells, on hand barr, one powdring tub & kiver, 2 churnes & other old tubbs, wooden boule, 3 earthen potts, one Tunnrell, 3 chese vatts, one wood Cupp, 1 pecke & a halfe pecke, 1li. 9s .; 1 froe, a peece of lead, one table chaire together, 7s .; one kneading trough, a beacke, 5s .; one salt boxe, 1s .; one hedghooke, 2 Reaphookes, one pitchfork, one Spade & one Shovell, 10s .; one doz & a half of trenchers, 1s .; one bedsteed, one Cradle, 3 trayes, one kiver, 10s .; one wooden plough, one axe & a ladder, 5s .; one slidde & 3 yoakes, one 2 hand Ed sawe, a chayne, one Carte & wheeles, Rinng pinns, lince pins & bands wth a hatchett, 2li. 10s. - -; a pitchforke, 2 hogsheads & a butt, 8s. ; a winne sheete & some flaxe, 4s .; a Still porrin- ger & Saser, 13s. 6d .; 4 Sackes, 8s. ; 5 leather baggs, 6s. 4d. ; a little bagge, 1s. 6d .; a Grindstone, 6s. 8d .; 3 howes, one wedge, 2 ladders & a frame - 14s. 6d .; one plowe, one share, 10s .; on harrowe, 12s .; total, 40li. 1s. 11d. Catle : 2 Cowes, 10li .; 2 oxen, 11li. ; 2 3yers steres, 9li. ; a 2 yeere steere, 2li. 10s .; a yeere steere, 1li. 10s .; 2 bull calves, 2li .; 4 Swyne, 2li. 10s .; total, 38li. 10s. House & lands : his dwelling howse & 4 acr of Land, 26li .; ye Corne on ye 4 acrs, 5li. 10s .; another howse & two acrs of land, 7li .; ye Cropp of it, 3li. 10s .; a barne wth halfe an acr & ye Cropp, 10li. ; 6 Acr of ground at 26s., 7li. 16s .; The Cropp of it, 7li. 4s. ; 18 acrs at 10s. p acr., 9li. ; fence to it, 6li .; 9 acrs of land, 1li. 16s .; 6 acrs of meadowe, 7li. 10s .; 8 acrs of marsh, 2li. 13s. 4d. ; 13 acrs of marish, 3li. 1s. 8d. ; 4 acrs of mead- ow, 1li. 10s .; total, 88li. 11s. Sum total, 245li. A bill of chardge & expenses for ye funerall, advise, Counsell & phy- sicke & proving ye will come to 5li.
Suffolk Co. Probate Files, Docket 61.
Petition of Wm. Gerrish, Richard Lowle, John Saunders, Richard Knight and Nicolas Noyes shewing that the estate of John Lowle, deceased, was divided by them and Elizabeth Lowle, widow, between the widow and the children, only 10li. worth of clothes which were given in the will to Elizabeth Lowle, daughter to the widow, as is the will of the widow, but the genuine interpretation of the will is that the father intended his daughter to have the legacy out of her grand- mother's clothes, which by this court was given to Elizabeth Lowle, widow, and Susanna Toppan, daughter to Elizabeth Goodale, deceased, who died intestate, and now the petition-
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ers wish to know to which the court inclines and their order shall be observed. Further that the two sons may be called to know whom they will choose for guardians.
The court [May 13, 1648] decided that the clothes men- tioned as given to Elizabeth Lowle (of her mother's clothes, now living), is to be understood as the clothes of her grand- mother, Elizabeth Goodale, and out of them she should be satisfied. Richard Lowle appointed guardian to the children and the petitioners at their request discharged. Mass. Archives, vol. 15B, page 68.
Petition of Edmond Mores requesting the court that on condition of the payment of the sum agreed upon to the executors and overseers of John Lowle, deceased, as guardi- ans to the children, the inheritance of the lands sold him with the liberties mentioned in the sale, be confirmed to him. Oct. 18, 1648, the petition was granted. Mass. Bay Colony Records, vol. 2, page 254.
Mary Lowle, about seventeen years of age, daughter of John Lowle, of Newbury, deceased, desiring to go to England to some near friends of hers, from whom she received her education, petitioned the court that a legacy of 10li. due unto her from Richard Lowle, her uncle, either at the age of twenty one or as this court shall determine, be paid unto her. Oct. 15, 1650, the petition was granted. Mass. Bay Colony Records, vol. 3, page 213.
Upon a motion made by Richard Lowle of Newbury, brother to John, deceased, the court, 1: 4: 1653, gave full power to either of the county courts, to appoint some person to be guardian of James and Joseph Lowle, sons of John Lowle, the said Richard by reason of sickness being incapa- ble of looking after them further. Mass. Archives, vol. 15B, page 24.
Acquittance of Phillip Nellson of Rowley, to Richard Lowle and others, overseers of the will of John Lowle, de- ceased, and Elizabeth Lowle, of all demands. Dated Feb. 20, 1666. Wit: Ezekiell Northend, John Pickard. Sworn to Sept. 30, 1673, by John Pickard, and Sept. 29, 1674, by Ezekiel Northend. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 3, page 326.
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ESTATE OF JOHN FAIRFIELD OF WENHAM.
" The 11th day of the 10mo December 1646: To god be the prayse, I John ffayrefeild beinge in perfect memory though weake in Boddy doe make this my last will and Tes- tament in manner & forme as followeth. . .. I doe Give and Bequeath to Elizabeth my beloued wife my pte of house & ground which I haue in Coptnershipe with Joseph [Bat]ch- elder to her & to her Heires foreuer Item : I doe giue vnto my wife all my moueables within dores and without as namely my Cowes Cattle Swine Corne Housall Implyments and vtensels Bed bedinge Lininge Woollinge Brass Peuter mony Debts and whatsoeuer is mine either in Possession or accruinge or belonginge to me for her the said Elizabeth to haue and inioy the same as her owne fee Simple to disposs of at her pleasure without Interruption or molestation from any other, and also my will is that my said wife shall haue the vse and occupation of the house I now liue in and the ground Appertayninge thereunto and of my fearme had from Salem ; vntill such time as Beniamen my yongest sonne shall Come to twenty yeeres of Age; And then my minde and will is that this house & Land & my moueable Goods | then remaininge || shall all be equally in the proportion de- vided, betwine my wife, and three Children | soe many of them as shall then survive |. And further this is my will that my wife shall see the bringinge vp of my Children Christian Like and Honestly and alsoe the due disposall of them vnto such honest occupations or lawefull Callings or Conditions of life as she in her wisedom with the advice of the supervisors of this my will shall esteem most meete, this her said Care of them to extend towards my said Children vntill my yongest son Beniamine Comes to twenty yeeres of age And Likewise my will and pleasure is my sonne Walter shallrset himself satisfyed with what I heere haue done as Concern- inge him and to take it as my minde and advice that he would approue himselfe dutifull vnto his Mother vpon whose Curtisy he shall depend for ought elce he might expect ; Al-
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soe my minde is my said wife shall make no estripp or wast of Timber fensinge, and shall keepe my said houses in good & sufficient Reperrations and my ground sutably fenced and inclosed accordinge as she finds the same duringe the same space of Tearme, and in Cause she shall disposs her selfe in marryage that then she shall before the solemnisinge of the same enter into sufficyent bond & security for the fulfillment of this my will vnto the Supervisors, further my minde and will is that for my gunes and swordes : my Chril- drne shall haue the vse of them as need require Item I giue vnto Mathew Edwards my Cossen Twenty Acres of vp- land lyinge within my fearme had from Salem with two acres of middow to be laid out most indifferently by my supvisors to injoy it at one and twenty yeeres of Age. Item I Con- stitute And ordayne Elizabeth my wife sole Executrix And my Louinge and well approued freinds Mr. Henery Barthol- omew of Salem and Robertt Hawes of Salem these two Supvisars to this my last will and Testament. In witnes where of I haue set to my hand and Seale."
his mark John ^ Fairefild.
Witness : Jo. Fiske, William Fiske, Robert Hawes.
Proved 7 : 5 : 1647, by William Fiske and Robert Hawes, and 8 : 5: 1647, by Jo. Fiske. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leaf 77.
Inventory taken 23: 10: 1646, and sworn to by widow Eliz- abeth Fairfield, 7 : 5: 1647 : One dwelling house, 7li. 10s .; seventie five Acres of upland and seven acres of meddow, 21li. 16s .; fearme of Eightie Acres of upland and eight acres of meddow, 6li .; a Joynte purchase with Joseph Bachelder, containing fortie eight Acres of upland and three Acres of meddow & a dwelling house and a Cowhouse & Corne sowed upon it, 10li .; wheat unthrashed, 1li .; Rye unthrashed, 1li. ; Indian corne, 8li. 15s .; five loads of hay, 2li. 10s .; three cowes, 13li. 10s .; three yeereling Calves, 4li. 16s. ; one suck- ing calfe, 8s .; one fatt Hogge, 2li. 10s .; one sow , 1li. 15s .; one hogg, 1li. 8s .; two shotts, 1li. 4s .; three piggs, 1li. 4s .; one feather bed & Bolster & five feather pillowes, 3li. ; under bed, one greene rugge and one blankett, 1li. 12s. 6d .; one feather bed, one feather boulster and one flock boulster, 2li.
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5s .; two coverlits, one pillow and two under Blankets, 16s. 6d. ; Greene lincye woolsie curtaynes and a darnick Vallience, 1li. ; one Bedstead and cord, 5s. 6d .; fowre payre of old sheets, 1li. 4s .; two sheets and a halfe of fine flax, 1li. 8s .; fowre pillowbeeres, 8s .; two diaper boord clothes and one little playne boord clothes, 10s .; two diaper napkins and three playne napkins, 4s. ; two hand towells & one old boord Cloth, 4s. ; one great brass Kettle, 18s .; one middle brass kittle, 12s .; one lesser brass kittle, 7s .; one brass bakinge pann with a Cover to it, 7s. ; three brass skillitts and a brass scommer, 5s. ; one small iron pott, 2s .; five peuter dishes, 9s. ; two fruitt dishes and two sawcers, 3s. 6d .; fowre peuter porringers, 2s. 4d .; one pinte pott of peuter, 2s. ; one double salt of pewter, 1s. 6d .; one peuter Candlestick, 1s. 8d .; six pewter spoones, 6d .; a chamber pott of pewter, 2s .; two chests, 10s. ; three boxes, 3s .; one cubbortt, 5s. 6d .; two payles, 2s .; one beere barrell, 5s. ; one spitt, 2s. ; a payre of andyrons, 3s. ; a gridiron, 1s. 6d. ; a frying pan, 1s. ; a payre of tongs & fyre shovell, 1s. 6d .; a warming pan, 2s. 6d .; a muskett with a fyrelock, 14s .; an old Fowlinge peece, 14s. ; a pistoll dag, 5s .; a sword and bandlears, 8s .; a beetle & fowre wedges, 4s. ; two old axes, 3s .; a crosscutt saw, 8s .; a hand saw & two old shovells and payre of pinsons, 4s. ; twen- ty-three harrow tines, 4s. 9d .; three hanginge locks, 2s .; an iron foot, 1s .; two payre of hookes & eyes for a gatte, 2s .; a browne bill, 2s. ; an iron spade, 4s. ; twenty pounds of lead- inge weights, 5s. ; old iron, 5s .; three sickles, 2s .; a Bible with Bezes notes, 10s .; a smoothing iron, 2s .; a black stuff sute, 1li .; an old jerkin and bretches of silke russet cloth, 12s. ; an old full coate and whood, 1li .; an old Black hatt, 2s. ; a payre of boots, 1s. 6d. ; a wicker fan, 4s .; a halfe bush- ell and halfe peck measure, 2s. 6d. ; two old hoggs heads, 4s. ; a barrell with a cover, 3s .; hempe, 5s .; two baggs, 2s .; fower trayes, 3s .; a trundle bed, 5s .; a broad box, 6d .; a wheele barrow, 1s. 6d. ; fower old howes and an old garden rake, 3s .; a pitchfork and a dung forke, 2s .; a woollinge wheele and a lingeinge wheele, 6s. 8d .; a brason morter & pestell, 3s .; eighten pound of drest hempe, 12s .; three old chayres, 3s .; two pott racks & a payre of bellowes, 5s .; a lether sack and an iron peele & some other old iron, 3s .; a mattocke, 2s. 6d .; total, 113li. 3s. 7d. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leaf 78.
2 cowes, 9li .; 3 steers and heighfers of 2 years old, 7li. 10s .; 1 calfe under one yeere, 10s .; 1 hogge, 2li. ; a sowe and a smale pigge, 1li. 4s. ; a bush. of Indian Corne, 3 bush. of
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wheate ; total, 20li. 4s. ; for the keeping of the two Children, the one 2 years & 5 months & the other 2 yeare, 10li .; the rent of the Farme & stock, per yeare, 8li. ; the wife's pte., 4li .; 1 child 5 months, 1li. ; the estate being devided into 4 pts is to each, 9li. 12s. 10d. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leaf 79.
ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER YONGS OF WENHAM.
" 9th of 4th 1647. I Christopher yongs of wenham in the County of Essex in New England being at the day of the date hereof in good & pfect memory (although weak in body) blessing Almighty God therefore, doe make this my last will & Testamt in manner as followeth Imprimis I committ my- selfe & mine into the hand of my gracious God & father in Jesus Christ, to be disposed according to his good pleasure, beseeching him for pdon of my sins, & relying on the merits of Christ my Savior for a glorious resurection at the last day. It. as concerning the outward goods of this life I bequeath them as followeth as first of all that there be made out of my Cloath, linin &c. two suits ||of Appel || a peece for each of my three Children | to be sent into England wth them | & then the rest of my Estate moveable and Immoveable to be sold or disposed of according to the discretion of my execu- tors, in pte towards the pviding for my Children whilest heere remayning in this land, & the seasonable transporta- tion of them ouer Sea into or Native County vnto Greate yarmouth in Norfk in old England, & the Residue that shall remayne to be sent over vnto my feoffoes of Trust there, to be imployed by them to the vse of my sd Children. It. my will & mind is to bequeath my two daughters vnto my deere mother in Law mris Elvin in Greate yarmouth entreating her, & my loving father in law mr Elvin her Husband, to take care of them, at what time the providence of god shall bring them ouer, when I due also hearby constitute my feofes of trust together with mr John Philips of wenham or any one of these at that time surviving to see to the dispose of these my sª Children, & of what estate shall remaine to be dis- tributed betwene them. And I doe bequeath my Son in Special vnto the care of the sd m" John Philips if he shall then liue to be disposed of by him as his owne: these my children to be sent ouer vnto yarmouth aforesd. to be dis- posed of as specifyed. It. my will & desire is, that my chil- dren during the time of there abode in this County shall remayne with my two Sisters, the wife of Joseph Yongs, &
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the wife of Thomas Moore of Salem, they to be allowed for the time by my executors what may be convenient. It. I giue my greate Bible to my daughter Sarah, and my lesser bible to my daughter mary & a booke entitled Of Gods alsuffi- ciency vnto Christopher my Son, to be carefully prserved for them & to there use, to enjoy as a remembrance of my affec- tion & welwishing towards them. & I giue my booke entitled the Deceitfulness of mans Heart to my deere freind Ezdras Read as a testimony of my love towards him. lastly I doe heereby constitute & ordeyne my trusty & welbeloued freind mr William Browne of Salem, Ezdras Read of Wenham, & the wife of Joseph yongs of Salem executors to this my last will to see to the dispose & transportation of my children, | towards my buryall & paymt of my debts| & to the Sale & dispose of my estate as heerein is specifyed. & for ther paynes & expences thereabouts my will & mind is, they should haue reasonable satisfaction out of my sª goods, giueing an accompt heereof vnto my Supvisor & finally I doe heereby make my beloved freind Mr Hennery Bartholmew Supvisor of this mny will."
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