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Allowed in Ipswich court Mar. 29, 1670.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 26,069. ESTATE OF THOMAS HARVEY OF (GLOUCESTER ?).
Administration on the estate of Tho. Harvey, deceased, granted Nov. 30, 1669, to Mr. Will. Browne, sr., who was to bring in an inventory of all the estate in this country to the next Salem court. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 30.
ESTATE OF JOHN MARSH, JR. OF SALEM.
Administration on the estate of John Marsh, jr., intestate, granted Nov. 30, 1669, to his widow Sarah, who brought in an inventory amounting to 297li. 1s. clear estate. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 30.
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Inventory of the estate of John Marsh, jr., taken 2: 10: 1669, by Henry Bartholmew, George Gardner and Joseph Grafton, jr .: Dwelling house, outhouse and land, 50li .; two mares and 2 colts, 12li .; one hhd. sugar, 7li. 10s .; 3 fether bedds, 3 bolsters, 2 Ruggs, 4 pillowes, and 6 blanketts, 2 bed- 'steds and one trundle bed, 20li .; sheetes, pillowbeers, nap- kins, table clothes, 12li .; a pcell of flax, nailes, shooes, and whalbone, 2li. 4s .; table with the frame, 4 stooles, 2 Chests, with chaires, Cradle and three boxes, 4li. 5s .; wearinge ap- parell, 8li .; Remnant of dowles, kersy, serge and demetie, 8li .; brass, pewter, scales and warming pan, 6li .; one Iron pott, pot hanger, pot hocks, and irons, fire shovell and tongs, 1li. 5s .; one gun, 2 p stilliers and old bookes, 2li .; 2,000 boords, 6li .; old tubbes, barll., etc. in the Celler and ware- house, 10s .; mony, 25li .; debts owing the estate, 35li. 7s .; total, 300li. 1s. The estate owed 3li.
Attested in Salem court 2 : 10 : 1669, by Sara, relict of John Marsh and she was ordered to pay to Sara and Ruth, the two children 60li. each, at the age of eighteen years or at mar- riage, and if either should die before that time, the surviving should have 40li. of the 60li. paid her. The widow was bound in 150li. for payment of the aforesaid sums, the house and ground to be for security. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 15, leaf 55.
Whereas Sara, relict of John Marsh, deceased, and admin- istratrix of his estate, having been married recently to one Nicholas Chatwell, and the estate of said Marsh having been ordered by the court, the children of deceased having a con- siderable part allowed them, the court 25: 4: 1672, would not allow the security tendered by said Chatwell, but ordered that he be required to furnish 150li. as security, together with some other sufficient person, to the acceptance of the Worshipful Major Hathorne, Mr. Hen. Bartholmew and Na- thaniell Felton, besides the house and ground. Salem Quar- terly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 57.
ESTATE OF SAMUEL SYMONDS, JR. OF IPSWICH.
"In the name of god amen, I Samuel Symonds of Ips- wich in the County of Essex in New England Junr gent, being vpon a voyage for England & not knowing how it may please god to deale with me in respect of my mortall con- dicon doe ordayne & make this my last will, & Testament, in mann" & forme following viz: first I give my soule into the
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handes of my blessed god & deare Savior Jesus Christ; & my body to be decently buried. Item I give vnto each of my sis- ters, namely Elizabeth wife of my brother Daniel Epps, Mar- tha wife of my brother John Denison, Ruth wife of my brother John Emerson, Mary wife of my brother Peter Dun- can, & Priscilla Symonds, eight pounds a peece, to be paid in currant pay in New England, within six monthes after my fathers decease. Item I give vnto my loving father, Mr Samuel Symonds all the rest of my estate, both reall & psonall, as howses landes, Milne, & what else is myne, with all & singular the app'tenances: whom I make my executor of this my last will, & Testament; & whom I appoynt to pay my debts, & to receive what is due to me In witnesse whereof I have herevnto set my hand & Seale Decemb 18th 1668."
Samuell Symonds Jun" (SEAL) Witness : James Chute, Daniell Epps, Jun".
Proved Nov. 29, 1669, by James Chute before Samuell Sy- monds and 30 : 9: 1669 by Daniell Epps.
Inventory taken Nov. 29, 1669, by Henry Bennet and Wil- liam (his B mark) Bennett: 2 guns, 4li. 15s .; one saddle & bridle, 1li. 10s. ; wearing apparel at home, 3li .; halfe the farme at Lamperele River, the wholl farme contayning 640 acres, 100li .; Bookes, 8li. 8s. 6d .; a still, 1li. 10s .; debts owing to him, 25li .; debts which he oweth at home, 40li.
The court 30: 9: 1669 gave the executor additional time to perfect this inventory.
The other part of the inventory taken Nov. 15, 1670, by James Chute and Henry Benet : his chest of druggs, 21li .; another chest with two hatts & goods, 32li .; A limbeck, 4li. 10s .; bookes at the Bay, 2li .; one old black cloake & other clothes at home, 4li .; A still, 2li .; one stone morter, 5s .; saddle & bridle, 1li .; total, 70li. 15s. Owing out of his estate, 120li .; owing in England, 95li. 10s. 7d.
Brought into court 2: 10m: 1670 by Samuell Simonds, Esq.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 15, leaves 56-58.
ESTATE OF ROBERT BUFFUM OF SALEM.
Administration on the estate of Robert Buffum, dying in- testate, granted 2: 10m: 1669, to Tamsen, the widow, who brought in an inventory which was allowed. The two papers given in as testimony, of Gartrid Pope and Eliza Kitchin, to prove what was the will and mind of deceased, not being at-
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tested upon oath, were not allowed, but were to remain on file in the court records.
Inventory of the estate of Robert Buffem, lately deceased, taken Nov. 15, 1669, by George Gardner and John Kitchin : His wearing apparrell, 5li .; three beds, with ye furniture, 14li. 10s .; a small table Cloath and halfe a dozen knapkins, 10s .; two coboards and two tables, 1li. 10s .; one small truncke and two Chests, 10s .; severall parsels of garden seeds, 2li .; three kittels and three iron potts, 3li .; putar & latten pans, 1li. 4s .; one paire of andirons, two hakes, one spitt, one paire of tongs, one fier shovell, 1li .; two skillets and one bible, 8s .; three small remnants of cloath, 1li. 10s .; cotten yarne and flax & 4 porrenjars, 1li. 4s. ; scales, weights and measures, 4s .; one small gunne & one sword, 15s .; glass bottles and Jugges, 10s .; one warming pann & a little wooll, 1li .; wooden ware, Chaires, 2li .; ye dwelling house, outhouses, ye orchard & 4 ackers of land belonging to it, 150li .; 2 acres of salt marsh, 15 acres of upland, 30li .; 2 acres of fresh marsh, 4li .; five Cows & 3 oxen, 28li .; three calves & 3 swine, 4li .; one old Cart & one plow & Iron gear, 1li .; workin toolls, 15s .; a Iron Scillett, a bason & a Coboard, 9s .; a horse, 3li .; monye, 13li .; total, 270li. 19s.
Gertrud Pope, widow, deposed that being at the house of Robortt Buffom when he lay on his death bed, he asked de- ponent and Eliz. Kitchen "to take notice that what he had as to his estate he would leue to his wife for shee helpt to gett it & ye Children were hers."
Elizabeth Kitchin testified that Robert Buffum's wife Tamsen, being near her husband, urged him to make his will and leave his estate to the children, etc.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 15, leaf 59.
John Hill, Robert (his O mark) Wilson, William Beanes and Jeremiah Neale, children and heirs of Robert Buffum, deceased, shewing that their father died intestate, and the Court appointed Tomazin Buffum, the widow, administratrix of the estate, who since that time hath either disposed of the same or else keepeth the same in her own hands, petition the court to consider their cause that they may not be de- prived of their due.
Deposition of Mary Buffum alias Mary Neale, aged about 30 years, that when her father Robert Buffum was sick she tended upon him until he died, and during that time she
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heard her mother Tomazin Buffum several times desire her father Robert Buffum to make his will for the settling of his estate, of which he took little notice until a little before his death she desired him to give their son Calebb certain land lying in the North field of the towne of Salem which he was not willing to do, but said he would have his son Joshua have a double portion and for the rest of his children he would make no difference betwixt them for they are yours as well as mine.
Sworn Nov. 25, 1678 before Bartho. Gedney.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 30, leaf 16.
Agreement made Apr. 2, 1679 by Tamasing Buffam, re- liet of Robert Buffam of Salem, with her two sons Joshua and Caleb Buffam and her sons-in-law, John Hill, Robert Willson, Wm. Beane and Jerimiah Neale with reference to the estate of her deceased husband. Joshua and Caleb Buf- fam to have all the land in the North field, Joshua being the elder brother to have two thirds and Caleb one third part, the land and houseing in Salem one half to each, as it is now divided excepting ten pole of ground in the homestead next to the house and land of Henry Renold, being two pole and half in front to the street and four poles deep, which Lidia my daughter, wife of John Hill shall have, she paying to her son Caleb Buffam for the same, ten pounds; Joshua Buffam shall pay to his brothers, William Beane and Jerimiah Neale, each, sixteen pounds in silver, within three years after her decease; Caleb Buffam shall pay to his brothers John Hill and Robert Willson, each sixteen pounds in silver, within three years after her decease. All the ground at Castle Hill bought by Tamasing Buffam, of Elias Stileman to be equally divided between her four sons-in-law, John Hill, Robert Will- son, Wm. Beane and Jerimiah Neale, entailed unto their grandchildren belonging to them that have been and now are their wives, only she is to have during her life one third of the produce of the land and one third of all the wood that shall be cut on the land, but if the one third prove not suffi- cient then the sons and sons-in-law each of them to contrib- ute out of the principle stock for her supply and for the other estate on the inventory the mother to have liberty to dispose of as she sees good.
Signed by Thamasing Buffam, Joshua Buffam, Caleb Buf- fam, John Hill, Robert Willson, Sara Beane as attorney to her husband William Beane, Jerimiah Neale. Witness: Henry Renolds, Richard Croad.
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Allowed by the Ipswich court held Apr. 1, 1679, as a final distribution of the estate of Robert Buffam.
Jeremiah Neale acknowledged Apr. 18, 1690, the receipt of sixteen pounds from his brother Joshua Buffam according to the above agreement. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 4, page 241a.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM POWELL OF SALEM.
"These prsents doe witnesseth, that I william Powell of Salem in new England, Seaman, & being bound for Verginea, & times being troublesom & dangerous, doe there for make this my last will & testiment this 18th day of march Anno Domm : 1666-7 as followeth. to Say that after all my debts are paid, & discharged I doe giue vnto Hillyard Veren, the remainder of that little estat God haue giuen me in this world And doe make & appoynt the said Hillyard Veren Seny" the sole Executrix of this my will, as witnes my hand & seale the day & yeare first above writen."
William (his V mark) Powell (SEAL)
Witness : Hana (her X mark) weekes, Will. Dounton, Hen- ry West.
Proved 7: 12m: 1669 by Will. Dunton and Henry West, and 9: 1m: 1669-70 by Hanah Wicke now Pitman. Wm. Hathorne, Assist.
Inventory taken 13: 11m: 1669, by Christopher Babbidg and Henery West : 11 1-2 yds of read Cotten, 1li. 8s. 9d .; 36 yds of read Penistone, 5li. 18s .; 19 yds. of freese, 4li. 15s .; 1 green rug, 1li .; 19 yds. of blew linen, 1li. 2s .; 29 1-2 yds. of Dowlas, 3li. 13s. 9d .; 5 yds. of locrum, 6s. 3d .; 1 cours bed Ticking & bolster, 1li. 10s .; 1 fine Ditto with bolster & Pil- lows, 1li. 15s .; 3 3-4 yds. of kersy, 15s .; 4 yds. of fine ditto, 1li. 12s .; 10 1-2 yds. of sad Coulered Ditto, 3li. 15s .; 1 pair of Curtains, 1li. 5s .; 1 pr. of blanketts, 1li. 2s .; 6 lardge Platters, 2li. 11s .; 8 smal Ditto, 2li. 8s .; 4 Ditto, 16s .; 13 Plates, 19s. 6d .; 2 smal Platters, 5s .; 1 Chamber pott & bas- son, 8s .; 2 earth. Jugs, 3s .; 1 brass kittle, 1li. 10s .; 1 smaller Ditto, 15s .; Cash, 8li., 1 pr. shoose, 3s. 6d., 8li. 3s. 6d .; 1 pr. of andians, 18s .; 1 fire Pan & Tongs, 6s .; 1 warmeing pan, 10s .; 1 Caster, 10s .; 1 ditto, -, - - felt, 6s .; 1 Smal Trunk, 5s .; 2 3-4 yds. of striped silk, 13s. 9d .; 2 knives & 1 brass box, 2s. 6d .; 2 pewter potts, 7s .; 1 earth. porringer, 4d .; 2 pr. of sisers, 8d .; 7 spoones, 2s. 4d., 9 Porringers, 10s. 3d., 12s. 7d .; 5 white Earth Platters, 5s .; 2 white Candlesticks & salt seller, 1s. 6d .; 5 pr. of woosted stocings, 1li .; 5 1-2 yds.
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of Dowlas, 14s .; 2 shirts & 1 pr. of Draws, 5s .; 6 pr. band strings & 1 pr. buttens, 6s .; 1 pr. of old woosted stocings, 2s. 6d .; 2 yds. of read serdge, 12s .; 1 new Trunke, 5 neck cloths & 1 hankercheif, 1li .; 1 Coate, Dublitt & briches of stuff, 2li .; 1 seardg Coate & westcote, 1li. 5s .; 11 1-2 qn. of Refuse fish, 5li. 15s .; 6 qn. of Merch. Ditto, 3li. 18s. Debts: Rob. Glan- field, 3li. 12s. 5d .; Pasco Foott, 10s. 10d., 4li. 3s. 5d .; Josh- uah Ward, 13s. 3d., Good. Glanfield, 5s. 6d., 18s. 9d .; Paul Mansfield, 1li. 6s .; John Grafton, 1-2 a ps. of silk & 1 yd. Calico; Jeremiah Booteman, 7s., an earth. pot, 12d., 8s. 6d .; total, 76li. 13s. 9d. The estate is debtor to goodman Herrick, 12s .; Gilbert Peeters, 10s .; Thomas Rix, 5s .; Ed. Bush8 de- mand, 9s .; and more not yet known.
Delivered Mar. 29, 1670, in Ipswich court.
Deposition of Hannah Reeves, aged about fifty years, that William Powell came to live with her brother Thomas Rootes, "ye tenth of December, was two years," where he spent some time that winter learning to read English, after which he went another voyage to Barbados with Mr. John Grafton and after that went to England in the same vessel with Mr. Cushion and lastly this voyage with Mr. Grafton wherein he was lost; before he went on his first voyage he said what estate he had was Thomas Rootes and this he said for three voyages, and in jesting him about having another heir, mean- ing Mr. Verins daughter, he said it was not so, that they got him to make a writing but he meant to take it up again.
Sworn 18: 1m: 1669-70 before Wm. Hathorne, Assistant.
Deposition of William Downton of Salem, he being pres- ent at Mr. Veren's when William Powell made his will bear- ing date March 18, 1666-7 ; that he saw him sign, seal and de- liver it to Mr. Veren as his own free act, adding these words, "that he did itt freely with al his hart," and that there was nothing on Mr. Veren's part moving said Powell to make it.
Sworn Mar. 28, 1670.
Deposition of James Ellinwood, aged sixteen years, that he heard William Powell say several times to his Master, Thomas Rootes, when he lived at his house, that if he came not again from sea, all that he had should be his and at his disposing.
Sworn 21: 12m: 1669 before Wm. Hathorne, Assist.
The letter of Wm. Hathorne, dated Salem, 28: 1m: 1670, to the Court at Ipswich, that all things about the will of Wm. Powell, deceased, be suspended until the Salem court for the
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reason that "he being cast away, yett ye master, & some others are aliue, wch may informe more then can yett be knowne."
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 22,623.
Mr. Hilyard Verren presenting a written will of Wm. Powell testified upon oath by three witnesses, court Mar. 29, 1670, accepted the probate, said Hillyard giving bond of 15li. that the estate be ordered according to the will and to save the court harmless from any after claims by a written will of an after date. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 107.
ESTATE OF JOHN HULL OF NEWBURY.
Administration on the estate of John Hull, intestate, granted Mar. 29, 1670, to Margaret Hull, the widow, she to pay the debts and to have the rest of the estate. The inven- tory amounted to 47li. 16s. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 108.
Inventory of the estate of John Hull taken Feb. 28, 1669 by John Person (Pearson) and Thomas Thorla : Two bookes, 4s., 2 yerds Casey, 16s., 1li .; wearing clothes, 1li. 14s .; beed- ing, 3li. 4s., 2 cettles, on scilet, 1li. 15s., 4li. 19s .; a lanthorn, pint pot, tinn cetel, 6s .; a tunell, 2 poringers, 3 spoones, 3s. 8d .; pare of belous, 2s., warming pan, 10s., 12s .; pot and hookes and hangin and a knife, 10s .; friing pan, 4s., a pes of Iron, 3s., 2 bells, 1s. 2d., 8s. 2d .; 2 chaines, 14s., a bason, 1s., an ourglas, 1s., 16s .; 6 trayes, 4s .; 2 hogsheads, 6s., & Lumber, 18s .; 2 beare barils and powdering tub and a firkin, 8s .; a chirne, 2s., 5 pailes, 7s., 2 sives, 1s., 10s .; beatle and weegis, 4s. 6d., a rope, 4s., 8s. 6d .; a plow and plow Irons, 15s., nailes, 1s., 16s .; a sadel and pilion, 1li. 8s .; a paire of feeters, 4s., lether, 2s., 6s .; a ridle and a peese of cloth, 1s. 4d .; paire of tonges and a peele, 4s. 6d .; a chist, 8s., a bottle and 2 glases, 3s., 11s .; a candlestick, 2 paire of spectacles, a pair sisers, 1s. 10d .; rake and fork, 1s .; five cowes and ther hay, 20li .; fouer yong Cattell, 7li .; a coulte, 1li. 5s .; five swine, 3li. 2s .; a peauter pot and an axe, 3s. 6d .; 2 chares, 2s. 6d .; 2 baggs, 1s .; a smoothing Iron, 3s .; total, 47li. 16s.
Allowed Mar. 29, 1670 in Ipswich court. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 14, 215.
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ESTATE OF JOHN COGSWELL OF IPSWICH.
Administration on the estate of Mr. John Cogswell, in- testate, granted Mar. 29, 1670, to Elizabeth, the widow, she to enjoy the whole estate during her life. The inventory was delivered into court. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 108.
Inventory of the estate of Mr. John Cogswell, taken Dec. 27, 1669, by John Burnum and William Haskole : two oxson, 10li .; one Cowe, 3li. 10s .; Two hayfors, 3li .; Two Calfs, 2li .; one Meare, 4li. 10s .; Swine, 4li .; Plow tacklinge, 15s .; Toungs, slice, spits, 2 wegs, tramils, bitell Ring, 1li. 4s .; Hops and boxses for wheels, 1li., Two Brass Pots and Pot- hooks, 1li. 10s .; one bras posnit and scilleat, 10s .; one Iron pot and pothooks, 15s .; Two bras Citells, 1li. 14s .; 5 bras pans, 2 scimors, one bras ladell and snofors, 2li .; one warm- ing pan, 8s .; Peuter platers, 3li. 6s .; one flagon, 10s .; one saltselor and drinke Cowp, 8s .; one Bras morter, 8s .; one chafing dish, 1s .; tinn pane and earting weare, 5s .; one mos- ket, sword, belt and Rest, 1li. 2s .; one bed and bedinge, 5li .; one payre of Andirons and ould Irons, 12s .; a Coubrd, 4s .; Tabell and Bench, 6s .; one tube and payles, 9s .; Barells and other wooding ware, 2li. 2s .; Books, Ili .; Bead and bedinge, 2 bedsteads, 13li. 10s .; 16 yards of Coton and Lining Cloth, 2li. 8s .; one Carpet and foure Coushings, 1li. 8s .; more Coushings, 9s .; one Carpite, 3li .; his waring Cloths, 8li .; Bed Lining and tabell Lininge, 11li. 4s .; Chayrs and a tabill, 10s. ; 2 Candellsticks, 5s .; one Bead and bedinge, 6li .; Trunks and 2 spininge wheele, 16s .; Inglish and Indon Corne, 16li .; total, 115li. 19s.
For the hous And Barne and 10 Acers of ploud Land and the Litell pastor by the barne, Halfe the frut of the orchard, Kepinge for 10 head of Catell on the farme for hay ground and grasing apprised at 10li. per year, this is but for tearme of the widdows life.
Received Mar. 29, 1670 in Ipswich court. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 5,830.
Symon Tuttle and Thomas Clarke, jr., made oath in court Mar. 29, 1670, that "our father Cogswell did promise upon mariage that he would give all hee had & what he should more gitt unto his daughters Abigaill and Sarah, and they should have it when hee and his wife dyed."
Thomas Clarke, sr., made oath in court to the same. Ips- wich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 116.
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Samuell Coggswell declared in court Mar. 29, 1670, that he was willing to dwell with his grandmother Cogswell until he should reach the age of twenty-one years. Ipswich Quarter- ly Court Records, vol. 5, page 109.
ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER BARTLETT OF NEWBURY.
"March the 14th day in our Lord god 1669 In the name of god Amen I Cristopher Bartlet of newborow in the County of Esex new England beinge sick & weake of body but of per- fect memory doe make this my Last will and testament in maner & forme as followeth Imp I bequeath my soule to the Almighty god who gave it in hopes of my resurection in my Lord & saviour Jesus Christ at the Last day and I bequeath my body to the ground from whence I was taken to be buried at the burying plase at newborow with Cristian buriall Item I give my son Cristopher Bartlet twenty Ackers of Land in the plaine from henery Tewxberys fenc & soe alonge to the river & that meadow that is mine in the bogy meadow riserv- inge my wife mary to have the thirds duringe her life & I doe give my son likwise halfe the dweling house & halfe the orchet when he comes to age Item I give to my wife mary half the dwelinge house & halfe the orchet as Longe as she keape in my name and afterwards to remaine to my son Cristopher Item I give my wife mary one Cow which she please to Chuse Item I make my brother Richard & my brother Titcomb my Executors to see this my will to be per- formed & to satisfie & pay my depts & to devide the overplush to my thre daughters meary ann & marthah & my son frances by equall porsions but theis is nether of them shall require it till you are Capable to pay it. Item it is my will that my wife shall have a third part more then the other three when it is devided for the breedinge of the Child in wittness heirof I have heirunto set my hand."
Cristopher (his C B mark) Bartlet.
Witness: Thomas Tewxbery, henery (his H mark) Tewx- bery.
Wm. Tittcombe renounced his executorship and joyned as a witness with Tho. Tewksbery.
Proved in Ipswich court Mar. 29, 1670 by Thomas Tewks- bery and William Titcombe.
Inventory of the estate of Christopher Bartlet of Newbury, deceased Mar. 15, 1669-70, taken Mar. 18, 1669-70 by Arche- laus Woodman and Henry (his H mark) Tewxbury: his
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house, orchard, barne & about fifty five acres of land whereof about eight acres is improved & about two acres & an halfe of meadow at Artechoke, 120li .; a parsell of meadow in Salis- bury at the boggy meadows, 24li .; a horse, 7li .; three cowes, one 2 yer old heifer & 3 yerlings, 18li .; eight sheep, 3li. 12s .; five small swyne, 1li. 10s .; His wearing apparrell, 3li .; bed- stead, matt, Rug, truckle bedsted, 2 chests, chayre, 2 boxes, flock bed, 5 sheets & 3 pillowes, 5li. 10s .; 4 pewter platters, 2 small basons, 3 poringers, spoones, a small bottle & a quarter of a pint pot, 1li .; 2 old Iron kettles, Iron pot, frying pan & skillet, 1li .; 6 wooden trayes, 2 wooden platters & 4 dishes, 4s .; tubbs, pailes & other lumber, Ss .; croscutt saw, 2 beetle rings, 3 wedges, 2 axes, handsaw, 2 augurs, 2 frooes, 2 hooes, 2 chissells & other small tooles, 1li. 10s .; a small table, 2 sithes, a bassen, cartrope, sadle & bridle, plow & Irons to it, a peice of a chaine & a pr. of fetters, 1li. 6s .; a firelock musket, sword &c., 1li. 16s .; total, 189li. 16s. Debts above 40li.
Received in Ipswich court Mar. 29, 1670.
Mary Bartlet, widow, acknowledged Apr. 4, 1670, the re- ceipt from Henery Tewxbery, in the behalf of Richard Bart- let, of one cow and bullock, which were given her by her husband in his will. Witness: Thomas Tewxbery.
Richard Martin acknowledged the receipt from Richard Bartlet, executor to the estate of Christopher Bartlet, of 4li. [2s., the full sum of his wife's share of her husband's estate, for the bringing up of the child Frances. [name written over.]
Dated Sept. 23, 1674. Witness: Anthony Somerby, Dan- iell Pearce.
Richard Martin acknowledged to have received full satis- faction of all demands whatsoever in behalf of Mary his wife, of Richard Bartlet, executor of the estate of her husband, Christopher Bartlett.
Dated Sept. 23, 1674. Witness : Anthony Somerby, Daniell Peirce.
Acknowledged Apr. 8, 1679 by Richard Martin before Nath. Saltonstall, Assist.
Acquittance by Thomas Stevens of "Emsbury" and Martha his wife, of their uncle, Richard Bartlet, executor of the estate of Christopher Bartlet, father of Martha, upon the re- ceipt of 5li. their portion of the estate.
Dated Oct. 17, 1674. Witness : Anthony Somerby, Peter (his & mark) Godfry.
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THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY.
Acknowledged Mar. 13, 1684-5 by Thomas Steevens before Jo. Woodbridge, Assist.
Acquittance by Edward Richardson and Anne his wife, of their uncle, Richard Bartlet, executor of the estate of Chris- topher Bartlet, father of Anne, they having received 5li., her portion of the estate.
Dated Oct. 17, 1674. Witness : Anthony Somerby, Thomas Stevens.
Acknowledged Mar. 13, 1684-5 by the witnesses before Jo. Woodbridge.
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