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Inventory taken Apr. 1, 1668, by Maxemillion Jewett, Richard Swan, Ezekiell Northend, John Tod and Samuell Brocklebanke: in purse sillver, 19s. 8d .; bookes, 1li .; the best dublit and breches, 2li. 5s .; the best jacket, 1li. 8s .; one cloath coatte, 2li .; one searge coate, 1li. 8s .; one ould searge coat, Ss. ; ould searge dublit & briches and other ould clothes as briches, drawers and stockins, 1li. 1s .; one home made cloth jacket, 6s .; boots and shoos, 18s. 2d .; shifts, 1li. 1s .; bands and neck clothes, 13s .; hats, 1li. 5s .; one feather bed with the furneture on it, 7li. 17s .; 2 feather beds and 2 feather boulsters & 7 feather pillows, 16li .; 3 other boulsters, 10s .; one other feather bed, 4li .; one greene Rug & one blue one, 3li .; one yellow cotton Rug, 1li .; one Red & one blew blanket, 10s .; one paire of blankets more, 15s .; one paire of white cotton blankets, 1li. 7s .; one bays blanket, 10s .; 3 ould blankets more, 18s .; one greene English Rug, 2li .; one new coverlet, 1li. 12s .; 4 curtaines and one valliant, 1li. 7s .; one bedsteed with curtaines and curtaine Rod, an old bed lieing on it, with matt and cord, 3li. 5s .; one bedsteed more, 1li. 10s .;
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6 wrought cushins, 2li. 8s .; 9 sheets, 3li .; 2 table cloathes, 12 table napkins, 1li. 13s .; one ould sheet, 2 towells, 9 pillow- bears and other ould linen, 1li. 16s .; one carpet and one ould curtaine, 15s .; one searge hood, 15s .; one searge wascoate, 12s. ; one penistone wascoate, 12s. ; one tufted hollon wascoate, 5s .; 4 cushins and a childs mantle, 1li .; a sword, corslet and picke, 2li. 10s .; puter and tinn, 4li. 3s .; brase, 5li. 10s .; 2 Iron pots, 6s. ; earthen ware, trenchers, glases and a lanthorne, 12s .; hops, cards, yarne and Cotton woolle, 5li. 6s .; 3 chests and one box, 1li. 1s .; wheat, 3li .; malt and barley, 6li .; Rie, 1li. 12s .; oats, 10s .; a ferkin of soape, 1li. 6s .; kneading trough, meall sives and corne sives, 9s .; bacon and porke, 10s .; pease and beanes, 8s .; tallow and candles, 6s .; Indian corne, 1li. 17s. 6d .; wooden vessell, 1li. 1s .; Tongs, tramells, greed- iron, morter, pestell, spad, shovell, axe and other Iron things, 1li. 13s .; a sadle and bridle, 1li. 10s .; cart, yoakes, chaines, slead, plough, forkes, cart Roape and a wheale barow and such like things, 4li. 8s .; 4 chaires and 2 ould cushins, 7s .; window glase, 13s. ; one paire of oxen, 12li. 10s .; one paire of younger oxen, 11li. 10s .; one paire of steeres, 10li. 10s .; one paire of younger steeres, 6li. 10s .; one paire of younger steeres more, 5li. 10s .; 3 callves, 4li. 10s .; one heiffer, 2li. 15s .; one yeare old beast, 1li. 17s .; 6 cowes, 26li .; one calfe & 10 shepe & 2 lambs, li .; 4 cowes more, 15li .; one mare and coult & a yereng horse, 9li. 10s .; ten swine, 5li. 18s .; house, barne, orchard and land on both side of the street, 40li .; an acre and quarter of land neere to Samuell mighills, Sli .; 4 acres of land bought of John newmarch in the northeast feild and for land neere the cow bridge that was given to amend the said 4 acres, 30li .; a percell of land beyond the mill River that was laid out unto him for an acre and halfe but part of the end next to the River being sould of to John Pearson and fenced of the rest with one acre of land in Simonds feild bought of Mr. Anthey Crosbie at 20li .; 2 acre and a halfe of meadow in Satchwell meadow, 12li. 10s .; 2 acres of marsh by shad creeke, 10li .; marsh at Elders Ilands bought of Mr. Crosbie, 20li .; 5 acres more meadow Rough & salt, 25li .; 5 acres more in the low marsh, 15li. ; marsh at hogg Ilands, 4li .; 3 gates or cow commons, 6li .; land at merimacke 140 acres and some meadow in Craine meadow, 50li .; hay in the marshes, 1li. 10s. ; a cotton loum with furneture to it, 2li. 13s .; a spoole wheell and bags, 7s. 6d .; one chaire more, 4s. 6d .; 2 tables, 1li. 5s. 6d .; a musket, 12s .; a bedsteed more, 5s .; a blew satanisco coat, 1li. 16s .; one Red Tammie coat, 1li .; 2
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wascoats, 1li. 18s .; cash, 3li .: 12 table napkins, 1li .; 6 pil- lowbeares, 1li. 4s .; 3 table cloathes, 11li. 6s .; one appron, 6s .; towells and hollon cloath, 6s. 6d .; 7 sheets, 2li. 19s .; other linen and a boxe, 5s. ; 2 boxes with lace, 8s. ; 6 spounes and one cotton bed, 19s .; pot hookes, sissers, shears, spurs with an ould covering and a peece of canvis, 12s .; more estat that was in moueables by his wife faith, 32li. 18s .; more estat in bills & bonds, 76li. 3s .; more estat due by bills and booke, 35li. 10s .; total, 654li. 6s. 4d. In debts due from this estat ac- cording unto covenant upon marriage, 207li. 12s. 10d. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 16,442.
In answer to the petition of Maximilian Jewett, Richard Swan, John Tod, Ezekiell Northend and Samuell Brockle- banke and upon considering the condition of the widow Law being left with a young child, and that his portion is but equal with the other children of Wm. Law, and she being willing to take his equal share in such things that are less profitable for helping therein, showing herself a loving mother-in-law towards them, the court, Mar. 30, 1669, granted that if the child should die soon before it come of age that the mother may not be responsible to pay back all its portion, but only the land that falls to his share, the rest to belong to the mother in consideration of his bringing up.
In accordance with the order of the court, Richard Swan, Maxemilian Jewett, John Tod, Samuell Brocklebank and Ezekiell Northend agreed with Henry Royly to take Mary Law and bring her up as a father, and to have her portion of her father's estate, to be delivered to her if she live, at age or marriage, if not, to be equally divided among the surviving children,-Her portion of the estate consisted of the barn and land on which it standeth, on the south side of the street be- twixt lands of Samuell Platts and John Tod, one third of Newmarshes lot, with the third part of the amends unto it, 5 acres of meadow that belonged to Newmarshes lot, one third of the five acres of marsh in the low marsh, and one gate, all amounting to 62li; also bedding, one blue trucking cloth blanket, two wrought cushions, table linen, and things in a box reserved for her by her mother, a blue sattonisco coat, linen lace, twenty shillings in silver, brass, pewter and tinn utensils, etc., amounting to 24li. 18s. 6d., the remainder being 23li. 1s. 6d. to be made up out of his estate.
Henry Royley gave bond of 150li. to return the land and goods and to pay the 23li. 1s. 6d. out of his estate in comon
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cattle. If the said Henry or his wife should die before she come to age or marriage the friends abovenamed to be as over- seers to see that she have the best care according to their discretion.
Signed and sealed Apr. 1, 1669. Witness: John Johnson, Robert Lord, Sr., An Mihill and Robert Lord, Jr.
According to the above agreement James Bayley agreed to take Prisilla Law and bring her up as a father, and to have her portion of her father's estate, to be delivered to her if she live, at age or marriage, if not, to be divided among the surviving children. Her portion was the gate land beyond the mill River, the land called Simons field, one third part of Newmarshes lot with a third of the amends to it, two acres and one half of meadow in Shatswell's meadow, the meadow bought of Samuell Mighill by Shad creek and two thirds of the five acres of marsh in the low marsh and one gate, all amounting to 62li. ; also bedding, table linen, a tufted Holland wastcoat, linen in a box reserved for her by her mother, a chest, twenty shillings in silver, brass, pewter, and tin utensils, etc., amounting to 22li. 8s. 6d., the remainder being 25li. 11s. 6d. to be made up out of his estate.
James Bayley gave bond of 150li. to return the land and goods and to pay the remainder out of his own estate. If the said James Bayley or his wife should die before she come to age or marriage, then the overseers abovenamed to see that she has the best of care. Signed and sealed Apr. 1, 1669.
Witness : Robert Lord, Sr. and Robert Lord, Jr.
Faith Law administrator of the estate of William Law, her husband, agreed with Maximilian Jewett, Richard Swan, John Tod, Ezekiell Northend and Samuell Brocklebanke to take Rebecka Law, and her portion of her father's estate, and having her choice in the divisions, she had the house, and orchard and all the land on which it standeth on the north side of the street, betwixt land of John Tod, Andrew Hiden and James Barker, Jr., land within the common field near to Samuell Mighill's, the marsh bought of Mr. Crosbie at the Elder Islands, one third of Newmarshes lot, with a third of the amends to it, meadow in Shatswell meadow and one gate, in all amounting to 68li .; also bedding, table linen, a red Tamy coat, linen in a box reserved for her by her mother, linen lace, twenty shillings in silver, brass utensils to be di- vided with her brother, pewter utensils, etc. amounting to 26li. 3s. 6d. the remainder of the 110li. to be paid out of her estate.
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Faith Law gave bond of 150li. to return the above expressed in kind and same when she comes of age or marriage, and the remainder of the 110li. amounting to 15li. 16s. 6d. to pay out of her own estate.
Signed and sealed Apr. 1, 1669. Witness: Robert Lord, Sr., John Tod and Robert Lord, Jr.
The division of the portion of Aquilla Law, youngest child of William Law, deceased, made by Maxemilian Jewitt, Sam- uell Brocklebanke, Richard Swann, Ezekiell Northend and John Tod and allowed by the court, Mar. 29, 1670: to Faith Law, the mother, 20li. and the remainder including the Mer- rimack land and the Hog Island meadow, to be divided among the other three children, making 30li. to each child.
Ipswich Deeds, vol. 3, pp. 113, 114, 116, 146.
Rebecca Law, being of age, acknowledged the receipt of 110li., from her mother-in-law Faith Law, administratrix of the estate of William Law her late husband.
Signed June 9, 1676. Witness: Phillip Nellson, John Tod, Ezekiell Northend.
Rebecca Law of Rowley acknowledged the receipt from her mother in law Faith Law 12li., the portion due unto her in moveables by the death of her brother Aquilla Law; also 5li. more received of her mother as a legacy given to her by her grandfather Cheny.
Signed June 9, 1676. Witness : Philip Nellson, John Tod, Ezekiell Northend.
Acknowledged in Ipswich court Sept. 26, 1676 by Rebecka Law.
Ipswich Deeds, vol. 4, page 51.
Samuell Platts, Jr. of Rowley, husband of Mary Law, acknowledged the receipt of the portion of Mary Law, and fully acquits Henry Ryley from any claim from him of the portion of Mary Law from her father William Law.
Signed Apr. 8, 1678. Witness: Ezekiell Northend, John Tod.
Acknowledged in Ipswich court Apr. 30, 1678 by Samuell Platts, Jr. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 4, page 155.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM WOODBURY, JR., OF BEVERLY.
Administration on the estate of Wm. Woodbery, intestate, granted Mar. 31, 1668, to Judith, his widow, who presented an inventory amounting to 188li. 10s. 6d. Court ordered that
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she pay to the three children 50li. given them by their grand- mother, at age or marriage, and 10li. to the younger daughter at the age of eighteen or time of marriage, the house and land to be security. Judith Woodbery bound. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 60.
Inventory of the estate of William Woodbery, Jr., taken 23: 11m : 1667, by Tho. Lowthroppe, William Dixeye, John Hill : his wearing Clothes, 5li .; more for clothes, 2li. 10s .; one musket, 1li. 4s .; one bedstead, bedd & furniture, 12li .; one trunelbedde & furniture, 4li. 10s .; six sheetes, 5li. 16s .; towe tabelclothes, 18s .; six napkins, 15s .; more in small lining, 1li. 18s. 6d .; one greate chest & one cubard, Gli .; in plate, 10li. ; in puter, 6li .; in brasse, 3li. 5s .; in earthen ware, 18s .; yron waire, 2li. 6s .; table, chaires, stooles & lumber, 12li .; one dwelling house, barne & five ackers of land, 110li .; fiveteene accers of upland, 15li .; one Cowe, 4li. 10s .; towe pigs, 1li .; pine bords, 3li .; total, 188li. 10s. 6d. The estate in debt 100li., 7li., of which 50li. belongs to thre of the Children given them by their grandmother.
Attested in Ipswich court Mar. 31, 1668 by Judith Wood- bery, the widow. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 30,521.
ESTATE OF MARTHA HAFFIELD OF IPSWICH.
"In the name of God. Amen I martha Hafeild of Ipswich in new england being by reson of present sicknes much in- creasing uppon me seriously admonished of my mortality yit through ye mercy of God enioying perfecte memory and good vnderstanding after humble acknowledgment of ye great patience and rich mercy of God to me, a most unworthy siner all my life long and ye comending of my spirit to his grace in jesus christ my body after my decease to comely buryall to ye earth out of wch it was taken in hope of ye resurrection vnto eternall life and my deare children to ye everlasting blessing of there heuenly father, I do hereby dis- pose of yt estate wch ye lord hath gracyousely giuen vnto me as followeth Imprimis I giue vnto my daughter mary Cob- bit ten shilling It I giue vnto my daughter Sarah Elsle ten shillings It I giue to my daughter martha Coye a pott brasse scillet and two larg peuter dishes It I giue to my daughter martha Coye fouer payer of sheetes wth fouer napkins and fouer pillowberes It I giue to my daughter martha Coye one kettle as also a stone jugg tipt wth silver It I giue to my daughter Ruth white two larg peuter dishes fouer payer of
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sheetes fouer pillowbeeres and fouer napkins It I giue to my daughter Ruth White one brasse kettle and two silver spones It I giue to my daughter Rachell Hafeild my house and land now in the hand of Richard Brabroke prouided alway yt she shall giue security by ye land for the payment of one third of the rent as it is now lett to Richard Brabroke to my daughter martha Coye her heyers or assignes | | for ever|| yearely all the time of the lease and after the terme of the lease one third of the rent it may or shall be let for It my will is yt Rachell Haffeild my daughter shall pay one third of the rente of ye farme now in the hands of Richard Brabroke to my daughter Ruth white, to her heyers or assignes | | for euer| | as it is now lett all the time of ye lease, and after that is exspyerd one third of the rent it may or shall be lett for, secuering ye sayd Ruth white her heyers or assignes by the land now in the hand of Richard Brabroke for ye payment of the sayd rent It I giue vnto my daughter Rachell Haffeild my dwelling house wth all the appirtenances as also all iny household goods vnbequethed It my will is if Rachell my daughter shall depart this life wthout heyers lawfully beggotten of her body ye farme now in the hand of Richard Brabroke be equally de- uided betwene my two daughters yt is martha Coye and Ruth White and be to them and there heyers for euer It I giue to my two daughters martha Coye and Ruth white all my weare- ing apparrell both linnen and woollen I do appoyint my much honerd frind mr Richard Hubbard executor of this my last will and testament in witnes hereof I haue set to my hand this 11th of June 1662."
Martha (her M mark) Haffeild. Witness : Samuell Younglove, Daniel warner, sener.
Proved in Ipswich court Mar. 31, 1668 by the witnesses.
Inventory of the estate of the Widow Haffil taken Mar. 30, 1668, by William Greare and Walter Fayerfeld: one fether Bead and Boulster, 4li. 15s .; one flock Bead, 2li .; one old Bead, one bolster, one Coverlett, 2 old blankets, 2li .; Cur- tains, one old Ruge and 2 old Blankets, 2li. 14s .; fouer pel- lows and 2 Lettill pellows, 1li .; seven Lettell Bras kettels and one bras pan, 3li .; tooe Brass poots, one poote, skellet, one morter, 3li. 5s. ; tooe old warming pans, 5 old brass skellets, one per of skels and one old Chafing dish, 1li. 10s .; twelve pewter dishes, fouer basons, 3 old puter pots and other old peuter, 2li. 9s. 6d .; one old frying pan, one seat of Curtine Rods and one Lettill Iron pott, one trammell and other ould Iron, 1li. 9s .; seven pair of sheets and one single shete and
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other old sheets, 4li. 10s .; seventen ould worne pellowbers, 2li. 10s. ; one table cloth and 12 napkins, 1li. 9s .; the widdows wering Lenning and gloves, 1li. 11s .; one hatt, one arporne and Looking glass, 17s .; the widdows wearing wollen clothes, 5li. 12s .; three old Bookes, 2 brushes, one old basket, 9s .; one clok, old per bellows, 2 old hougsheads, 17s .; thre old Chests, one trunk, thre old small cask, 16s .; one silver Boule, 2 sil- ver spoons, one tept juge, 3li. 18s .; tooe old whels and tooe old chayers, 5s. ; one old Cow, 3li .; total, 49li. 16s. 6d.
The sum Colected will amount to 44li. of which the Court haveing Asiggned, 36li., Remain, 8li. For cost of Court in sueing for the gold, 12li .; the buriall of our mother, 2li. 10s .; depts that Thomas White stands Ingaged for to Mr. Wade, 3li .; for shooes, 10s., feching her goods to Wenham, 1li., 1li. 10s .; paying the tailor for making too waskoats, 5s .; more to Robert Kinsman for wood for his mother, 7s., total, 27li. 12s. Pd. by a howse hee sold, (a small house & 4 Rode of Land), 6li. 10s .; the ballanc due to Tho. White vpon this acct. to be pd out of the wid. Haffeilds estate is 21li. 2s.
Richard Hutton and John Clark having viewed the farm of the widow Harffield judge it to be worth, 300li., and the whole estate both lands and moveables amount to 349li. 16s. 6d.
This inventory attested in Ipswich court Mar. 31, 1668 by Richard Coy and Thomas White.
Inventory of the goods found in the house of the Widow Haffield, taken 15: 10m: 1665, by John Whipple, Sr. and Richard Hubberd : nine peuter dishes, 6 pottingers, 2 pint potts, one quart pot, one peuter bowle, 3 chamber potts, 2 bottles, one candlestick, one little peuter pott. Seaven brasse Kettles, one wash pan, one chafing dish, two brasse potts, one brasse cover, 5 brasse skillets, a copper skillet, one bell mettle mortar, 2 w[ar]ming pans, one iron pot, 2 smoothing irons, a gridiron, one -iron, one tramell, a spit, a firepan, a pr. of tongs, one Andiron. One tinne tunnell, one pr. of bellowes, 2 brushes, one Wicker basket, two chayres, 2 cushons, some old tubbs of little valiew, one silver bowle, 2 silver spoones, one silver tipt jugge. One feather bed, 4 great feather pillowes, 2 feather boulsters, 2 little pillowes, 2 flock beds, one Rug, one woosted coverled, an old coverled, one old cloath cloak, 2 gownes, one stamell petticoat, cloath for 2 wascoats, one cloak & safeguard, other old wearing cloathes, 4 aprons of linen & a say apron. One trunk, one wainscoat chest and another chest
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conteyning eleaven pr. of sheets, one halfe sheet, one dozen of Napkins, 2 pr. of Pillowbeeres, 2 small platters. Six pr. of holland pillowbeers, one dozen of Napkins, one Table cloath, one pr. of old sheets, one pr. of ho- sheets, Two pewter Pot- tengers, one earthen Chamber -, seaven yds. of cotton & Linnen Cloath, one chest, a small box of old Lumber; also without the house, one cow and a sow about a year old.
These goods were delivered into the custody of Thomas Whyte of Wenham until the next March court at Ipswich, he standing bound to give an account thereof.
Witness : Francis Wainewright, Samuell Younglove.
John Dodge, Walter Fayerfield and William Geare de- clared to the court Mar. 30, 1668, at the request of Serg. Thomas White, that in their judgment he was worthy of 22li. per year for the keeping and attending of his mother.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 12,051.
Richard Hubbard who was named as executor, refused to serve, and Thomas White was appointed administrator. Said White was allowed charges of 21li. 2s. for care of his mother and other expenses.
Lawrence Clenton surrendered his right and interest in the will of his mother-in-law Martha Halfield on Mar. 31, 1668, to Thomas Fiske of Wennam as feoffe in trust for Rachell Clenton, his wife. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 61.
Petition to the General Court Apr. 29, 1668, of Josiah Cobbet and Mary his wife, with John Ilsley and Sarah his wife, shewing that the late Richard Hayfeild heretofore of Sudbury, England, and Judeth his wife, by whom he had several children, sons and daughters, and his wife departing this life leaving only two daughters, Mary and Sarah, he married a second wife by whom he had several children, three of whom (daughters also) are now living; the said Richard with his second wife removed from Sudbury into New Eng- land bringing a considerable estate in goods and ready money, and afterwards he sold a good estate in land, left him by their grandfather, and settled in Ipswich. Their father being sickly for some time before his death which was about twenty nine years since, made his will, as they were informed, and bequeathed to each of his five daughters 30li., leaving the rest of the estate to their mother in law during her life, at her death to be divided equally to the five daughters, but their mother not only gave her own three daughters the 30li.
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apiece but added 50li. to them, and to us not one penny, never proving our father's will or taking administration on his estate as we could find recorded in any court; she not only gave liberally to her own daughters, but made a will and bequeathed the remainder of their father's estate which was above 500li., giving them ten shillings each, thereby cutting them off from his estate ; and they having the best right to the estate ask that the will of their mother in law may be de- clared null and void and that on due hearing they may be at least equal sharers in their father's estate. The magistrates judge meet that the petitioners be left to the ordinary course of law to prosecute their complaint.
In a second petition to the Court at Boston May 19, 1669, by the same parties they shew that a considerable part of the estate came with their own mother, and they have endeavored by course of law to obtain their rights and not been successful, again ask for consideration of their case.
The matter of this petition having passed through two County Courts and at a Court of Assistants in all which the Court and jury passed against the petitioners therefore we see no cause to gratify the petitioners in granting them any further opportunity to spend their estate or give further trouble to this court.
May 22, 1669 consented to by the deputies and that the petitioners may have their 10s. again.
Mass. Archives, vol. 15B, pp. 114, 116.
The deposition of Symon Thompson, aged about 60 years, he "being watching with Richard Halfield when he lay upon his death bed about 29 years agone this deponent, moved, the sayd Richard Halfield to give his two eldest daughters viz./ (mary the wife of Josiah Cobbit and Sara the wife of John Ilslye) somthing more then he did his other daughters, which he had by this wife, he answered, I dare not I have given them all portions alike, and what is left to be devided amongst them." Taken upon oath Apr. 4, 1668 before Symon Brad- streete and Wm. Hathorne. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 3, page 61.
Mathew Hafield, in her will nominated her executor, but he refused to serve, and administration was granted to Thomas White; he having deceased before he had fully administered the estate, the court Sept. 2, 1695, appointed Ruth White, only daughter of the deceased, administratrix, she giving bond to bring in an inventory and to render an account of her
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administration on or before September, 1696. Essex County Probate Records, vol. 305, page 79.
Bond of Ruth White, of 40li., with John Dennis and John Croade, as sureties, Sept. 2, 1695, for the administration of the estate of Mathew Hafield, late of Wenham. Witness : Stephen Sewall, John Carlton. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 12,051.
ESTATE OF JOHN HASSALL OF (IPSWICH ?).
Administration on the estate of John Hassall, intestate, granted Mar. 31, 1668 to Thomas Lovell, his son-in-law. Ips- wich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 61.
Inventory taken Apr. 3, 1668 by William Goodhue and Thomas Knowlton, Sr. : a house lott and a sixe acre lott, 40li.
Received in Ipswich court Mar. 31, 1668. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 12,992.
ESTATE OF PETER COOPER OF ROWLEY.
"I Petter Couper Being very weake of body but of perfect understanding and memory doe make and ordaine this my Last will and Testament, After my debts paid In primis I will and giue vnto my welbeloued wife Emm Couper my Riding horse for hir owne; also I will and giue vnto hir the one third part of my wholle estat of the best that she shall thinke meet to chuse for hir owne use and benefit and this she shall haue dureing hir Naturall life Item I will and giue vnto my childeren Samuell Mary Deborah and Sara the Rest of my estate my son Samuell Couper to haue a duble portion to any of his sisters, my daughter mary How Deborah and Sara to haue equall portions my will is that the two and thirty pounds that I have all redy giuen to to my daughter mary how be accounted as part of the portion that I doe here giue also my will is that my excequtor shall haue liberty to pay (that part that may fall to be hir portion of the two thirds of my estat when it is knowne to make vp her two and thirty pounds equall to what wilbe the portions of my other two daughters & to pay) it vnto hir in foure or fiue yeares after my decease Item my will further is that my wellbeloued wife shall haue and I frely giue vnto her twenty pounds out of the thirds of my estat that I haue giuen hir dureing hir life to be at hir owne will and despose: and for the rest of my estat after hir decease my will is that my son Samuell
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