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Allowed in court 27: 4: 1671.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 17, leaves 105, 106.
ESTATE OF SAMUEL HART.
Samuell Hart dying intestate, an inventory of his estate, amounting to 4li. clear estate, was brought in 27: 4: 1671 and allowed. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 40.
Inventory of the estate of Samuel Hart, lately deceased, at sea, appraised Apr. 27, 1671, by Edmond Bridges and Richard Croade: His Chest, hatt & wearing Apparrell, 2li. 10s. ; A lookeing glass, 2s. 6d .; mare and colt, 4li .; his wages and an Adventure, 10li. 6s. 9d. ; debt due to him from Addam Westgate for a months wages, 1li. 16s .; total, 18li. 15s. 3d. Debts owed by him: To Mr. Wm. Browne, sr., 1li. 13s. 8d .; Willm. Flint, 1li. 19s .; Mr. Willm. Browne, jr., 5s. 6d .; Ed- ward Flint, 6li .; Jonathan Hart, 4li. 10s .; Samuel Pitman,
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4s. 9d .; Thomas Gould, 6s. 6d .; total, 14li. 19s. 5d. The inventory was proved upon oath of Edward Flint and Jona- than Hart, the administrators.
The above inventory presented 28: 4: 1671 by Edward Flint and Jonathan Hart and they were granted adminis- tration of the estate, the court to take further order con- cerning the same. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 17, leaf 107.
GUARDIANSHIP OF JOHN PERKINS OF TOPSFIELD.
John Perkings, aged sixteen years, and Sarah Perkings, aged between fourteen and fifteen years, made choice of their father Mr. Wm. Perkings to be their guardian, Sept. 26, 1671. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 146.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM MOORE OF IPSWICH.
"I william more of Ipswich in the County of Essex being sick & weake in body but through Gods mercy Inioyeing my understanding and memorye doe make & ordayne this my last will & testament first I commit my soule into the hands of God who gaue it, my body to be decently buried in the bury- ing place of Ipswich and for my outward estate that God hath giuen me I dispose as followeth Item I giue vnto my daughter mary Powell one cow besyds the heifer wch she hath allredy alsoe I giue vnto her my brase kettle and little Iron pott and all my pewter with my small woodden ware that belongs to the dayrye & the tubs great and small Item I Giue vnto my sonn Thomas More ten pounds Item I Giue to my daughter Elizabeth more Two cowes Item my daughter Ruth Robye haueing had somthing allredy I giue vnto her five shillings and to her Eldest daughter I doe giue a cowe And the rest of my estate both houses and Lands and what euer else I haue, in Ipswich, or else where, (my debts and funerall expences being discharged) I Giue vnto my Eldest Sonn william more whom I make and apoynt Sole Exetor of this my last will and testament. In wittnes wherof I haue heervnto sett my hand and seale this 14th of agust 1660."
William (his 9S mark) more. (SEAL) Witness : Symon (his M mark) Tompson, Robert Lord. Proved in Ipswich court Sept. 26, 1671 by the witnesses.
Inventory of the estate of William Moore taken by Henry Roby and Samuel Hunt: three cows with tow young calves,
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12li .; one fetherbed with the rest of the Bedding, 6li. 2s .; in other cloths, 2li .; three yd. of coarse searge, 12s .; one hat, 5s. ; one coote more, 1li .; other cloths with small lining, 1li .; one payre of showse, 6s .; one silver spoone, Ss .; one payre of shouse more, 3s. ; one payre of gloufs, 12s. 2d .; one knife and one erthen porringer, 2d .; one silke neckcloth, 12d .; one chest, 7s .; three wedges, 7s .; in Symon Tompson's hand, 60li .; total, 85li. 14s. 6d.
The Lands & meadow which was William Mores, Sr., lying in the bounds of Exeter, valued by Moses Gilman and John Bear: one howse lot conteining fyve acres, 13li .; Thirty acres of upland above the lotts at the towne end. 5li .; Twelve acres of upland lying near the towne, 12li .; Three acres of meadow, 15li .; part of fyve hundred acres in the ox com- mon, 1li .; old Iron, armes, powder, &c., 2li. 10s .; pewter, 5s .; Brasse, 1li. 5s .; Iron potts, dripping pan, 1li. 10s .; bellowes & tonges, 3s .; total, 51li. 13s.
Attested in Ipswich court 26: 7m: 1671 by William More, son of Wm. More.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 18,698. ESTATE OF JOHN LEE, SR. OF IPSWICH.
"In the Name of God Amen. I John Leigh, senior of Ipswich, of perfect memory & understanding, though weake in body, comending my soule to God, & my body to decent buryall, doe in case of death thus dispose of my estate. Inprimis I give unto Anne my wife one halfe of the house wherein I now dwell, wth one halfe of ye orchard during the time of her naturall life; as also I giue unto her during ye sayd time the bed in the Parlour with the furniture belong- ing thereunto, wth so much of the rest of my houshold goods as she shall need, not exceeding a third part in all. Moreover my will is that My two sons shall allow unto her the revenue of one third part of the remaynder of my estate, as it shall indifferently be judged to amount unto, or otherwise | |if they fayle therin|| my will is that she shall have the sole disposing of all my whole estate during the sayd terme of her naturall life: The sayd revenue of the third part, my will is yt it shall be payd yearly, & in due season, one halfe in the spring the other halfe in ye fall of ye yeare in such specie as ordinarily uses to be raysed out of my sayd estate. Item I give unto Sarah Hungerfoot, besides what I have given her already, Twenty pound to be payd her by my two sons ten pound apeice at her marryage, Provided that she
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proceed orderly therein, and shall continue to live wth my wife till that time in ye same way as hitherto she hath done Item I give vnto my son John || (Provided yt he pay twenty five pound to my son Joseph to build him an house) || my dwelling house and orchard, and halfe of all the remayning part of my estate, both land and chattells, the other halfe of my land and chattells I give to my son Joseph, during the terme of their naturall lives, after which time, my will is that, if either of them should dy wthout issue lawfully be- gotten, The survivour or his heyres shall enjoy the whole of my reall estate, ||In case of marryage|| The Relict of the deceased wthout issue, being first provided for out of the same according to the custome of the countrey. I ordayne my Respected friends Major Denison, and Mr william Hub- bard overseeres, and my two sons, John & Joseph Executours of this my last Will and Testament, for confirmation whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale this twelif of June in ye yeare one thousand six hundred and seventy one."
John (his X mark) Leigh. (SEAL) Witness: William Hubbard, Jno. Rogers.
Proved in Ipswich court Sept. 26, 1671 by Mr. Wm. Hub- bard.
Inventory of the estate of John Lee, Sr., deceased July 8, 1671: the pewter in the chithen, 2li. 16s. 8d .; iron potts & Kittle, 1li. 15s .; 4 brasse skillets and Kittle, 6s .; woodden ware, 2li. 13s .; earthen ware, 9s .; Chaires and stooles, 16s .; fire shovell, tongs & tramell, 10s .; Bookes, 1li. 6s .; new home- spun Cloath & an ell of broadcloth, 4li .; Apparrell, shooes and hatt, Gli. 5s .; linnen and woollen yarne, 2li. 10s .; Glasses, 4s .; Bed, bedding, & bedsted, 7li. 10s .; shirts, sheets and other linine, 3li .; two Chests & a little table, 1li. 3s .; warming pan, 6s .; pewter chamber pot, 2s .; a new locke & two cusshins, 10s .; wheeles for spinning, 10s .; Bed and fur- niture above 5li .; hops two pounds, 3s .; sword and belt, 1li. 5s .; sives and glasses, 11s .; trundlebed and that belonging to it, 2li .; bushell of flax seed, Ss .; cheeses, 1li. 10s .; three sackes, 9s .; three Agurs, 4s .; two cheesells & a gouge, 6s .; nine wedges & a Beetle, 1li .; Iron and tooles, 1li .; hatchell, 10s .; two hatchetts, broad ax, two other axes and a bill, 1li. 3s .; smoothing Irons, Ss .; Frying pan, 3s. 6d .; spade & two shovells, 10s .; Cards, 3 paire, 6s .; Harrow with iron teeth 16s .; two hows, Ss .; cheese presse, 7s .; two mattooks &- a shave, 10s .; 3 sithes & what belongs to them & two others, 1li .; slid, 8s .; tumbrell, 15s .; long Cart, 3li. 10s .; 3 yokes &
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2 chaines, 1li. 6s .; two plows, 1li. 5s .; 4 forkes, 3 rakes, 12s .; flax, 1li. 5s .; fanne, 8s .; wooll, 3li .; 2 bushell of Ry, two of Indian corne, 14s .; Buff coate, 1li .; tobacco, 10s .; Barly sixscore bushells, 24li .; Oates, 6li .; 12 loads of English hay in the barne & 24 in stack and ten loads in marshes, 30li .; the dwelling house & orchard, 90li .; indian corne, 15li .; horses & furniture, 12li .; Pistolls & houlsters, 1li. 5s .; Barne & outhouses, 45li .; the home land besides the houses & orchard, 60li .; Tymber at home, 10s .; Grinstone, 8s .; canowe, 1li. 5s .; wallisses lot, 48li .; 8 acres of errable land betweene wallises lott and Tomsons land, 64li .; 12 acres lying in the ten acre lotts, 80li. ; two lotts at hog iland, seaven acres, 20li. ; meadow on the right hand of the way goeing to Mr. Simonds, 280li .; the pasture by the gate by Serjeant Burnams, 20li. ; nine hogs, 9li .; a sow & sixe shots, 1li. 16s .; 23 old sheepe, 11li. 10s .; twelve Lambes, 3li. 12s .; foure Oxen, 23li .; eight Cowes, 32li. ; a paire of steers and a single steere 3 yeares old, Sli .; a foure yeare old heifer and two 3 yeare old heifers, 9li .; five young Cattle allmost 2 yeares, 10li .; three Calves, 3li .; a muskitt, 1li .; Debts owing to us, 18li. 14s.
Attested in Ipswich court Sept. 26, 1671 by Joseph Leigh one of the executors of his father's estate.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 16,613.
ESTATE OF BENJAMIN SCOTT OF ROWLEY.
"I Beniamin Scott Being very weeake of Body but of Competent vnderstanding and memory doe make This my Last will and Testament Inprimis I will and Bequeath my Soule into the hand of all mighty god that gave it and my body to the Earth in hope of a blessed Resurection And as for my out ward Estat my will is that my litle peece of land the towne gaue me at the bricke kill my wife haue the benifit of it dureing hir widdowhood soe longe as she Remaines Relicge to me and after her I will and giue it vnto my Son Beniamin I will also and giue vnto hir my bigest Cow and all my house hould stufe I giue hir to be wholy hir owne and at hir will and despose Item as for my Son Beniamin my will is that he haue The oxen and the mare and the cart and plough and all the Tackling belonging vnto them and the land after the Chaing of his mother and his owne armes Item as for my Son John I will and giue him one Cow and one heiffer the cow is his owne; and I only giue the heiffer he haueing bene from me to the obtaineing of a good trade Item as for my daughter mary I will and giue hir one Cow
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that is called Spoterd Item my will further is that my Son Beniamin and John according vnto his promis be helpefull to the getting vp of a house on the land for the comforth of ther mother And I make my welbeloued wife the solle executerix of this my last will and Testament.
"Datted and Signed the Sixt of June (1671)." Beniamin (his d mark) Scott.
Witness : Samuell Brocklebanke, James Barker.
Proved in Ipswich court Sept. 26, 1671 by Lt. Samuell Brocklebanke and James Barker.
Inventory taken July 14, 1671 by Maxemillion Jewett and John Pickard : in apparell, woollen and linen, 2li .; Bed- ing, 10li .; puter and Brase, 3li. 12s .; milke vessell and Bere Barrells, 1li .; armes, 1li. 5s .; wooll and yarne, 1li .; Bags, winowing Cloth and house furneture, 2li .; corne, 1li .; hus- bandry Toolles, 2li .; Land, 12li .; a mare, 5li .; cattell, 19li .; swine, 3li .; corne on the ground, 1li .; Chaires, tables and cushins, 1li .; in Creedit, 3li .; debts due from the estate, 4li. ; total, 67li. 17s.
Attested in Ipswich court Sept. 26, 1671 by the widow, executrix of the will.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 24,955.
ESTATE OF THOMAS TREADWELL, SR. OF IPSWICH.
"This 1th of J June 1671 This is to mak knowne that I Thomas Tredwell Senior of Ipswich being at this present by gods prouidenc in perfit memory though Weak in body do mak this my last Will and testament wherin I do giue to my son Thomas Tredwell the Illand he now dwells in With the medows and Aportenances belonging to them also I giue half my cominag belonging to my house to him and his for euer Also I giue to him the thirty pound he has of min in his hand and at his mothers death I will and giue to Thomas Ten pound to be paid him by his brother Nathaniell out of that which I giue to him and if that the half Cominag wch I giue to Thomas will not stand my Will is that betwen them ||do|| purchas on to it and When my son Nathaniell has injoyed my lott at Plum Illand five year I giue it to my son Thomas for euer and in consideration of what I do giue my son Thomas I will that he pay to my wif during her lif three pound a year Toward her maintenancand if he faile of it he shall forfiet ten pound for euery year he failes also I will that my son Thomas to mow and mak and bring hom A
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load of Crick thach a year so long as she liues Also I giue to my son Nathaniell my house and barn my upland and med- dows belonging to it and the other half of the cominage only my wife so long as liues is to inioy half of the improued ground and my son Nathaniell is to tend it for her and to bring it hom and is to have half of her shar for his paines and my son Nathaniell is to maintain all the fences and to pay all Comon Charges and to keep the hous and barren in repair also my Wif to have the benifit of the keeping of four Cows and six sheep vpon the pasture also the Wintter- ing of fiue head of Cattle and sixe sheep to mow and make the hay and bring it into his Barren and to tend thes fiue head and sixe sheep as his owne and this so long as she liues and my Wif to hau her firwood out of the pastur and her dwelling in the hous her lif also I giue to my son Nathaniell After my wif has chossen her four cows half of the rest of my cattle and of the hors kind in Thomas hand|| and if Nathaniell faile of any thing he is to do for my Wif my wil is that he shal forfet ten pound every year he failes also I gine to my wife all my houshold goods to be at her own dis- posing and if my Wif hau amind to remou herself to any of her other children that Nathaniell is to Allow her the worth of her shar in Corne and haye and my Wif is not to bring in my sister Bachellor to molest the familye Also I giue to my daughter Mary fifteen pound and my daughter Ester fifteen pound and Martha fifteen pound and I make my Wif my Execcetrix of this my will only I joyn my son ||nathaniell || to be Asistant to her in it and I mak my Loning friends Theophilus Wilson and John Layton my overseers of it and Decon Knoulton in witnes wherof I set to my hand the day abou written."
Thomas (his T T mark) Tredwell. Witness : Theophilus Wilson, John Lighton.
Proved in Ipswich court Sept. 26, 1671 by the witnesses.
Inventory of the estate of Thomas Tredwel, deceased June 8, 1671, taken by Thomas Knoulton, Sr., Theophilus Wilson and John Lighton : the house with 36 Ackers of upland and meddow belonging to it, 210li .; at Thomas Illand upland and meddow containing 40 Ackers, 160li .; 6 Ackers of up- land at Plum Illand, 18li .; 6 cows two 2 yr. old, 2 on year old, 30li .; half a mar wth half a colt and half a yerling, 3li. 15s .; half a mar and half of 3 colts, 5li .; 24 sheep, 10 lams, 15li .; 2 hogs, 2 pigs, 2li. 10s. In the parler : in the upper bedsted, 2 fether beds, 2 bolster, 4 pillers with Bedsted and
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hanggers, 10li .; on fether bed, on bolster, 3 pillers, matt and bedsted, 5li .; 8 blankets, 6li. 15s .; 2 Rugs, 3li. 10s .; A peac of clough and wearing Cloughs, 3li. 15s .; 75li. of wooll, 4li. 10s. In linen : 4 pair of new sheets, 7li .; 15 sheets, 10li .; 6 pillibers, 4 table cloughs & other linin, 1li. 8s .; 2 shifts, 1 pr. drawers, 2li. 14s .; a half headed bedsted, hemp and flax, 1li. 1s. 8d. ; chees, molt, corne, & od things, 1li. 18s .; In the seller in small things, 1li. 1s. 6d .; the cubberd and things in it, 1li .; Chairs, 2 Chests, box, tables, 3 qnissens, 1li. 15s .; books, 10s .; warming pan, tongs, 6s .; small things in the kichen, both pewter & brass and other things, 7li. 16s .; 16 yeards of Cloughs, 2li .; the things in the shop, 1li. 10s .; Tho. Tredwell, Jr. ows 30li .; Ro. Crosse, 12li. 9s .; Jo. Ganes, 20li .; Da. Hovey, Sli. 12s .; 2 Calvs, 1li .; A scillet, smothing Iron, friing pane, a bras morter, 8s .; total, 556li. 4s. 2d. Debts oweing; Merchant Wainwright, 4li. 13s. 8d .; Mr. Wade, 4s .; Mr. Paine, 12s. 9 1-2d .; Mr. Peeters, 6s .; g. Person, Rowly, 5s .; Mr. Baker, 6s. 10d .; Good. Layton, 7s .; Jo. French, g. Denison, 7s. 6d .; g. pulsever, 10s .; go. Perkins, 11s. 6d .; Jo. Kildrick, 4s. 10d .; Go. Dennis, 1li .; total, 9li. 9s. 1d. Due to the estate: Oba. Wod, 16s .; Bro. Bacheller, 4li. 3s .; Sr. Belcher, 1li. 9s .; Eze. Rogers, Ss. 6d .; Tho. Tredwell, 6s. 10d .; Mr. Bishop, 4s .; total, 7li. 7s. 4d.
Attested in Ipswich court 26: 7m: 1671 by Mary Tred- well, the widow, and executrix of the estate.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 28,115.
ESTATE OF MRS. ABIGAIL WELLS OF IPSWICH.
"Be it known to all men by these presents that I Abigaill wells of Ipswich in New England being uery weak of body yet of good memory doe comend my Soule into the hands of my blesed Redeemer in hope of a joyfull resurection to eternal life at the last day: and my body to be decently buried : and doe dispose of my goods in maner as foloweth having bestowed formerliy some gifts upon my other daugh- ters which are maried: I now giue mey daughter Hanah wells my new paragon gowne & my new holland handcher- cheif: It The flax which is now growing my son Nath. wells is to haue halfe to breake out and cleare the other halfe which I gine to my daughter Elezebeth Burnam: Itt I gine tenn pound of teere yarn to my daughter Lidia Ropps It I giue to my daughter hanah wells the fiue and twenty of flax teere which I haue in the house: & fiue more to my daughter Sarah massey also fiue pound more to my daughter
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Lidia Ropps It I giue to my daughter hanah one paire of sheets one pillow |Beere|| one napkine on table cloth & two shifts : and the rest of my waring linnen to be divided equaly Betwene my youngest three daughters It I gine to my daughter Abigaill tredwell my best New dresing It I giue to my daughter Elizabeth half my tow yarn prouided she pay for the weauing the other half: which I giue to my daughter hanah & I giue my daughter Elezebeth what tow I haue in the house It I giue my Son Thomas wells tenn shillings in such goods as shal be left It I giue to mary greyley my sons maid Seruent: Six shillings It and rest of my goods and cattaill I desire (when my charges and reckonings are cleared) should be deuided equaly betwene my son John wells and my own fiue daughters Itt also I desire my eldest Son Nath wells to be the executor of this my last will and testament: and this is my last will this twent second of July one thousand Six hundred and seauenty one."
[no signature].
Witness: Mary (her M mark) fouler, faith (her F mark) Warner.
Proved in Ipswich court 26: 7: 1671 by the witnesses.
Inventory of the estate of Abigaill Wells, widow, taken Sept. 16, 1671 by Robert Lord and Wm. Fellows: a bedsted & cord being old, 6s .; small fetherbed ould, 2li .; flockbed, 1li. 10s .; feather boulster, 1li. 5s .; three small pillows, 15s .; Rug & blankett, 2li .; paire of ould curtaines & vallants, 15s .; warmeing pan, 9s .; 2 large sassers, 6s .; one pewter dish, 6s .; one smaller pewter dish & sasser, 5s .; poringer, spoone, old salt & pint pott, 5s .; one Iron skillett, 3s .; two blew aprins, 5s .; 3 other old aprins, 2s .; one paire of sheets, one pillowbeere, one napkin, one table cloth, two ould shifts, 2li. 13s .; 7 yards of paragon at 4s. 6d., & silke, 12d., 1li. 12s. 6d .; 2 paire old sheets, 1li. 4s .; old linnen & old pr. stockings, 12s. ; a peece tow cloth, 2s .; paire of shoes, 4s. 6d .; 3 aprins, lli. 4s .; one new neck handcherchiefe, 7s .; five neck hand- kerchiefes, 1li. 3s .; her weareing lennen & muff in a box, 4li. 17s .; a new dressing, 5s .; a box yt the linnen & muff is in & 12d. in mony, 10s .; woollen yarne & old things in a box, 11s .; bookes & an old bible, 12s .; 2 old chaires & cushon, 6s. 8d .; a little table, 5s .; lennen wheele, 4s. 6d .; an old panell, pillion & bridle, 8s .; 2 hatts, 50s., a paire of gloves, 18d., 2li. 11s. 6d .; a phillip and cheny coat, 2li. 5s .; a searg safgard & 2 hoods, 2li. 9s .; a red peticoat, 1li. 10s .; 4 old peticoats &
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6s. in Henry bennets hands, 2li. 16s .; 4 old wastcoats, 1li. 10s .; a gowne, 2li. 10s .; a greene aprin, 5s .; a paire of stockins, 8s .; a chest, 6s., a few trifles in it, 1s., 7s .; 4li. of woole, 6s. & 10li. of lennen yarne, 2s. 6d., 1li. 11s .; 20li. of tow yarne, 1li .; 35li. of teere flax, 2li. 3s. 9d .; Tow, 9s .; flax in the stalke, 30s .; the old mare & halfe hir foale, 2li .; halfe of two 2 yeare old colts, 3li .; in Nathaniell Wells hand Sli .; in cattle, Sli .; total, 63li. 18s. 5d. Debts due from the estate & funerall charges, 8li. 18s.
Attested in Ipswich court 26: 7: 1671 by the executor.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 29,282.
ESTATE OF THOMAS JONES OF GLOUCESTER.
"I Thomas Joanes of G[lou]cestor in the County of Essex in New England being (by Gods providence) cast upon my Bed of Sickenesse & weakenesse & not knowing how neare the time of my departure may be at hand yet knowing that all men are borne to dye & depart out of this world doe therefore make knowne & declare this my last will and T'es- tament in manner & forme folowing ffirst I doe Commit & Commend my Soule into the hands of God the Father of Spirits and my body to the Grave to be decently buried by my Surviving Friends And for my Goodes ffirst it is my will & I doe give & bequeath unto my deare & loving wife all the Goods & Cattell with the halfe of the Ground meadow & upland where now I Live (on this side of the River common- ly called Annasequam) with halfe the House also Standing upon the Sayd Land the same to injoy during her naturall Life after my decease. Item I give & bequeath unto my Sonne Beniamine Jones & to his Heires the other halfe of the House & Land where now I live on this Side of the River abovesayd the Same to injoy & possesse after my decease as also the other halfe of the Sayd House & Land after the de- eease of his sayd mother viz the whole Living to have & inioy as his owne proper Right after the decease of his mother if shee Surviveth my selfe As also all my Tackling for the Teame yoakes & Chaynes plough & plough Irons with all other Tooles & Implements which are mine for the Carrying on of Such workes & Imployments as we have usually beene occupied in or about. The Sayd Tooles and Implements for worke It is my will & meaning that my Sayd Sonne Shall have & inioy as well as the halfe of the house & Land above- sayd presently upon my decease Item I give & bequeath unto my Sonne Thomas Joanes my Land with the orchyard the
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THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY.
Sayd Land containing about three Acres more or lesse & being Situate on the other Side of the River abovesayd viz on the southeast side of the River right over agaynst my House where I now Live and Six Acres of Land upon the Lower Necke where Goodman Harradden liveth and my will & meaning is that my Sonne Thomas shall have & injoy the Sayd Lands presently upon my decease only it is my will & I doe hereby declare that my wife Shall have the thirds of the Sayd Land during her naturall Life.
"Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Winslow of Salisbury one Shilling Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Ruth Haward of Salem one pounde ten shillings to be payd in Goods or Cattell as they goe betweene man & man Viz at the Common price Item I give unto my Daughter Remember Jones twenty Shillings to be payd in Goods or cattell at the common price Item I give & bequeath unto my Sonne Thomas Jones five Pounds to be payd in Goodes or Cattell at the Common price by my Sonne Benjamin after the decease of my wife Item I give & bequeath unto my Sonne Samuel Jones one Shilling Item I give & bequeath unto my Sonne North Jones twenty Shillings at the decease of my wife to be payd by my Sonne Benjamin if he comes in his owne person to demand the Same Item I give & be- queath | |to my daughter Remember|| one Iron pot after my decease Item I give & bequeath unto my Grandchild John Jackson one Ewe Sheepe at my decease. Item I give to my Sonne Thomas my longest Muskett & my Sonne Benjamin the other Muskett And for my Household Goodes & Cattell it is my will & meaning that my wife shall have & injoy them as her proper Right after my decease only to pay all Such Debts (as doe appeare that I owe to any man) out of them, except Such Legacys abovesayd which I have appoynted unto my Sonne Benjamin to pay And to the end that this my will may be duely & truely performed I doe Constitute appoynt & ordayne my deare & loving wife Sole executrix & doe intreat & desire my well beloved and Respected Friends Mr John Emerson Mr Walker & Phillip Staynwood Senior to be the overseers In wittnesse whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seale the Seaventh day of this present month of August Anno Dom one thousand Six hundred and Seaventy one."
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