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Essex County Probate Files, Docket 8,311. ESTATE OF THEODORE PRICE OF SALEM.
Administration on the estate of Mr. Theoder Price, intes- tate, granted 25: 4: 1672, to Capt. Walter Price, his father, and Ann, his wife, who brought in an inventory of his estate. The estate was ordered according to an agreement drawn up by the parties concerned, as follows: that Anna, the widow, should have Soli. for her own use, she giving said Walter a discharge for her thirds; that said Walter should take into his care and bringing up the eldest daughter of deceased, Elizabeth, who was to have 60li. at age or marriage; that said Anna should bring up the younger daughter Anna, who was to have 60li. at age or marriage; the administrators were to give security for the children's portions, and if either child died, her portion was to be divided between the surviving child and the mother ; that the widow should have all debts
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due the estate. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 58.
Inventory taken Apr. 10, 1672, by Hilliard Veren, sr., and Edmond Batter : Dwelling house and half an acre of ground, adjoining, with the outhousing, 160li .; a still with a worm, 10li .; pewter, a feather bed & bolsters, 2 pillows & beers, a Rug, 3 blanketts, 1 pr. sheets, with bedsteed, curtaines & val- lens, rods, rope, mat & flock Bolster, 10li. ; a truckle bed, bol- ster, rugg, 1 pr. blankets, 1 pr. sheets & appurtenances, 2li. 15s. ; a square table & 6 Joyne stooles, 1li. 5s .; a round table, 10s. ; 8 leather chaires, 3li. 10s .; 14 chairs old & new, 16s .; 5 Cushions old & new, 7s. ; a looking glass & 3 or 4 other bottle glasses, 16s .; a case of bottells, screw bottells, 15s .; 2 old pillowes & cases, 10s .; firepan, tongues, bellowes, 2 Haukes, 10s .; a lock of gold, 5li. 10s .; a sleeke stone & brushes, 2s .; 2 small bibles, a written book of mathamatix & 2 or 3 old small bookes, 1li .; 6 silver spoones, wine cupp, waying 9 ounces, 2li. 14s. ; a hand screene, 1s .; in the chamber, a feather bed & bolster & pillowes & 1 pr. Sheets, rugg, 1 blankett, greene curtaines & vallens & pillows, bedsted & appurtenances, 10li .; 4 pr. sheets, 50s .; 2 pr. pillowbeers, 8s .; 1 doz. ozenbridg napkins & cloth, 2 dozen & 7 of most worne napkins & 6 cloathes, 2li. 10s .; 10 towells, 5s .; 6 bands & 2 or 3 old ends, 5s. ; 5 shirts & 2 pr. drawers, 18s .; 6 capps & 9 neck cloathes, 1li. 6s .; 1 pr. Andirons, firepan, tongues, 12s. ; a smale look- ing glass, 12d .; a trunk, 7s .; a chimey cloath, 5s .; 4 boxes, 10s .; a powdring tub, 2s .; som belly peeces & collers & som thred & som other trifles, 2s .; a pr. pistolls & holsters, 1li. 10s .; about 7li. cotten yarne & "li. flax yarn & cotten wooll, 1li. 8s .; 1 pr. cards & old baskett, 1s. 6d. ; a quadron & gun- ters scall, 6s. 8d .; his wearing apparell, 7li. 10s .; a hatt, & 7 pr. of stockens with a chest, 1li .; in the kitchin, 2 Iron potts & pot hoockes, 12s .; a frying pan, spitt, chafing dish, 5s .; warming pan, Ss., brass Kettell, 1li. 13s .; latten ware, 4s. 6d .; skillets, scumer, ladle & candlesticks, 14s .; pewter, 4li. 10s .; earth wt. ware & red ware, 10s .; Trenchers & drip- ping pan, 2s. 6d .; old butts, barrells, tubbs, & other lumber, 12s. ; in cash, Rec. of William Hathorne, 1li. 10s .; the neager, 10li .; a hhd. of suger, 7li .; total, 260li. 1s. 2d. Also a belt, 5s. Estate debtor, to W. Price, 90li. 17s. 4 1-2d .; to Jno. Neal, 2li. 10s .; to New meeting house, 1li .; total, 94li. 7s. 4 1-2d. The pistolls not being sould is abated 6s.
Attested 29: 4: 1672 by Capt. Walter Price and An the relict of Theoder Price. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 18, leaf 135.
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Whereas Mr. Dudley Bradstreet being the husband of Ann the late wife of Mr. Theoder Price, deceased, was possessed of an estate of 60li. belonging to Anna, daughter of Mr. Theoder Price, deceased, and payable to said Anna at the age of eighteen years or marriage, as appears by court order of 25: 4: 1672, said Bradstreet acknowledged 24: 9: 1674, a bond of 120li. for security of the said child's portion.
Mr. John Price, executor of the will of Capt. Price, de- ceased, being possessed of an estate belonging to Eliza. Price, daughter of Theoder Price, deceased, payable to said Eliza- beth at the age of eighteen years or marriage, said Price acknowledged 24: 9: 1674, a bond of 120li. for security of the child's portion.
Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 82.
ESTATE OF DANIEL KING OF LYNN.
"The Laste will And Testement of Mar Daniell Kinge of Swampscot This 7th of the 12th Mon 1671 Thoughe weake in Bodey yet perffet in Mind & Memore, firste I Bequeath My soule to god That gaue itt and My Bodey to Bee Buried By My Christian ffrindes In hope of A Joyfull Resurrection att the Laste daye firste I giue vnto My Sonn Daniel Kinge The house And Land whear hee Now dweles : the Boundes of wch Land is Bounded from the sea & soe alonge By Beauer Brooke as it tis allredy Layd oute & Marked vntill you Come to the heighwaye that goes to Marbellhead that now is & as itt was Layd out By a Comittee And soe alonge the heigh waye till you Come to A popel tree that is one the weste side of the heigh waye that groes forked, And from thence westerly to The Chessnut Tre Vppon a straighte Line and soe uppon that Line to Linn Common, and then alonge by Linn Common vntill you Com vnto the Land of Ralph Kinge, and soe to Runn all alonge By his Line south easte till you Come to the sea Further more I giue vnto My sonn Daniell kinge Tenn Ackers of salte Marshe in the Towne Marsh Below Allen Breades Land Juner, And Lying one the westerly sid of the Meddow of Ralph Kinge as itt is alredy deuided Bee itt More or Less The sayd Daniel Kinge paying yearly to Mee and to My wife soe Longe as wee Boath shall line Tenn pound a year yearly in Moni or in sutch thinges as wee shall Acepte of
"secondly I giue vnto My Daughter Hannah Blaner And to her heires for euer The farme That is Called Darnels farme, And is thus Bounded one Salem & Marbell head one the Northeaste, and soe alonge the Line westerly vntill it
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takes the Line Agaynste the Chestnut Tree & soe to Runn vppon a south easte Line to the Chestnut Tree, And soe alonge the same Line soe many Rodes as itt is one the west- erly end at Linn Line And from Thence To Runn easterly to the Lower Corner of the feild Nexte to Marbell head heighwaye And My will is That My sonn Blaner shale paye to Mee & to My wife Tenn pound A year yearly in Monie or in sutch paye as wee shall Acepte of soe Longe as wee Boath shall Line
"Thirdly I doe giue vnto My Daughter Elizabeth Redden and To her heires for euer | |all|| That Traete of Land That Leyeth Beetwen the Land that I haue giuen vnto My Sonn Daniel Kinge and the Land that I haue giuen to My Daugh- ter Hannah Blaner, which Land Boundes vppon Marbell head land puided that my Sonn Ridden doath Acquit Mee of all debts & demandes from the Begining of the world vnto this day, although I doe not know I ow him anything
"forthly I doe giue vnto My daughter Sarah Nedom and to her heires for euer, the Land that is Caled smithes hill as the old fence went in smiths Time puided that My sonn Nedom fence it In By ittself with a stone wale And to make a bridg ouer to the Land Further More I doe gine vnto My daughter Sarah Nedom and to her heires that sixty Ackers of Land that lies at the head of Ducke pond & is Bounded one the weste with the Rockes one the North with Mas humferies farme & one the east with Saleni Boundes, And vpon the Considera- tion My sonn Nedom shale gine to Mee & My wife soe Longe as we Liue fiue pound A year yearly in Moni or in that that we shale except of Further I doe hear make my Deare & Louing wife Elizebeth my Full & soll executrix of this my will.
"Further More I doe giue vnto My Daughter elizabeth Redden And to her heires for euer six Ackers of salt Marshe in the Town Marsh be it More or Less and is Bounded one the west with the Meddow of Mas Cobbett And one the south with the medd of Henery Collines and one the easte with the meddow of Robert Driver And one the North with the Medow of John Witt and William Craffe. Further More I giue vnto My daughter Hannah Blanner & to her heires for euer Three Ackers of Meddow More or less in the Towne Marsh & is Bounded one the west with the Meddow of Nathaniell Cart- land & on the North with the Meddow of Nathaniel Cartland & one the easte with the Meddow of Theofilus Bayles & one the south By a Creeke."
Daniel King, Sinyer.
Witness : Richard Walker, William Cowdry.
Proved in Salem court 26: 4: 1672 by the witnesses.
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Inventory of the estate of Mr. Daniell Kinge of Linn, de- ceased May 28, 1672, taken by Richard Walker and William Cowdrey, and allowed upon oath of the widow, 26: 4: 1672, in Salem court : A house And Two hundered Ackers of Land with the fencing, 520li .; Ten Ackers of salte marsh, 80li .; one house more And 120 Ackers, And a Barne & Three Ackers of Salte Marsh, 300li .; 100 Ackers of land with 6 Ackers of salte Marsh, 330li .; 8 Ackers and 60 ackers of Land up in the woods, 140li .; six old horses & one Two year old horse, 22li .; Four Coltes, 4li. 10s .; 6 oxen, 34li .; 4 Cowes, 16li. ; one heifer of Two year old & one yearling & a wenninge Calfe, 5li. 5s .; 4 sheep, Two Lambes, 2li. 10s .; 3 swine and 8 Pigges, 3li. 10s .; 4 fether Beades & 4 Boulsters, 13li .; A flock Bead & fether Boulster, 2li .; 4 Ruggs & 4 Blanckets & 4 fether pillowes, Gli .; To heigh Bead steeds & Two Trundell bead steads, 2li. 10s .; 2 payer of Cortaynes and valiants, 2li .; 5 payer of flaxen sheets, 5li. ; one payer of hollen sheets, 1li. 10s. ; a payer of fine sheets, 1li. 5s .; Two dozen Napkins, 2li .; 2 fine Tabell Clothes, 1li. ; 5 pillow Beeres & a Cubbord Cloth, 1li. 5s. ; 2 fine Toweles, 6s .; 2 Course Tabel Clothes & 2 pillow Beeres, 12s. ; 5 Napkins, 7s. 6d. ; Two Trunkes & Two Chestes, 1li. 6s .; Two Coverlides, 1li. 6s .; Tabell & Carpet & 4 Joynd stooles, 1li. 18s .; fower Chaires and Three Cushines, 1li. 8s. ; one Cosslet, 1li. 10s .; Bead steed, 16s .; 4 yards of Bayes, 1li. 2s. 6d .; A Coper kettell and a Brass pan and a Iron Pott, 2li .; 2 payer of Trameles & a lettel posnet, 7s. 6d .; payer of Tonges & a fier pan & a spitt, 5s .; Iron ketel & Iron skilet and two payer of pott hookes, 15s .; Tenn putor dishes & a quarte pott and a pinte pott, Two salte sellers, one Basson, 2 Sassors, one Chamber pott, 2li. 10s .; two Tinn puding panes, 3s .; 2 Brass Candelstickes, and two spring wheles, 18s .; Beare Vessell and Brewing vessel and other drey Caske with A Cheese press, 1li. 14s. ; A Littell Tabell & Two Littell stooles, 6s .; Twelve pound of sheeps wool, 12s .; A Cutlash and old Iron, 15s .; Bookes, 1li .; payer of stilyards, 16s .; 2 smale Peeses of Plate and 2 silver spones, 1li. 15s .; Three smale drest skines, 10s .; waring apparell, Sli. 6s .; total. 1,528li. 9s. 6d.
Attested 26: 4: 1672 by the widow.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 18, leaves 146, 147.
Jno. Blanye married Hanna, daughter of Mr. Daniell King, and about two years since she died and left him with seven children to care for besides debts, and having nothing to help him to provide for them but only a bare plantation
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and Mr. Ralph King and others of his wife's relations con- tinually sueing him, and he not knowing what may be the cause of their so doing, unless to obtain possession of the plantation which they say is worth 600li. and desiring that all differences may be ended between them, petitions the court at Boston for a settlement of the estate and agrees to be satisfied if they will give him 160li. and also will give se- curity providing that the children may have the remainder.
In answer to the petition the court Oct. 28, 1678, ordered that Capt Brattle, Capt. Wayte and Lt. Wm. Johnson make inquiries into the grounds of the complaint, all parties con- cerned to be present.
The above power is continued until the court in October when a hearing is granted for the case.
Deposition of Richard Walker aged about 65 years and Wm. Cowdrey, aged about 73 years, that being present when Mr. Dan. King made his will whereby he gave unto his daughter Hannah and her heirs, an house and part of his lands, Mr. Jno. Blanye understanding that he was not men- tioned in the will, sent his wife unto her father and us de- siring that his name might be put into the will for his life, but her father refused, because he said Mr. Blanye brought nothing to him and should have nothing from him.
Daniell King, Ralph King and Ezekiell Needham, guardi- ans (by order of the Salem court) to the children of their sis- ter Hanna Blany, deceased, shewing that John Blany, father of the children, still persists in cutting the timber off the land given to their said sister and her heirs by the will of her father, and by neglecting to care for the estate and allowing it to go to waste the children's estate will be entirely wasted, petition the court to appoint some honest and faithfull neighbors and friends to have power to "Inspect into whatt your honors shall determin about ye premises leaving us out who are Related."
Petition of Daniell Kinge of Salem, Ralph Kinge and Eze- kell Needham of Lynn shewing that they had presented a peti- tion in Occtober last and not having a hearing do ask again for a hearing thereof, it being a matter of great concern to some motherless children by whom an estate of their mother's con- ing to their father, which Estate was given her by her father's will and to her children and now the father who is John Blay- no of Lyn being possessed doth make wast of the land by cutting the timber as Mr. Thomas Laughton and Ensign John
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Fuller of Lynn both viewed it and declared so. Lyn, 27: 3m : 1679.
Mass. Archives, vol. 16, papers 99-103.
Joseph Blaney of Lynn, shipwright, in consideration of 100li. to be paid by his brother John Blaney of Salem, cord- wainer, and also to give to him about 1 1-2 acres of salt marsh in Lynn which belonged to the estate of their grand- father, Mr. Daniel King, released all further claim on the said estate, lying partly in Salem and partly in Lynn. Sealed Mar. 23, 1713.
Witness : Joseph Jacobs, Daniel Rogers.
Acknowledged Mar. 23, 1713-14 by Joseph Blaney before John Appleton, Judge of Probate.
Salem, Jan. 26, 1714-15, Joseph Blanoo received of John Blanoo 100li. and the lands in full consideration of the above release. Essex County Probate Records, vol. 311, page 107.
ESTATE OF JOHN WILKINS OF SALEM.
Inventory of the estate of John Wilkins, of Saylem, de- ceased, taken by Nathaniell Putnam and John Putnam: Three cowse, 10li. 10s .; 1 Steare, 2li .; 2 yearlings, 2li. 10s .; 2 Calves, 1li .; 11 Swine, 4li. 5s .; 1 Horse, 5li .; 1 mare, 2li .; Indian Corn upon ye ground, 1li. 10s .; The halef of a house, 8li. 10s .; In Iron ware, 3li .; woodden weare, 6s .; Puter, 10s .; Brase, 10s .; Pisstoles, Holsters, sord & belt, 2li .; Bedding, 4li .; wearing clothes, 3li .; total, 50li. 11s.
Attested in Salem court, 26: 4: 1672, by Mary, the relict, who was appointed administratrix, and ordered to pay the children, Elizabeth, John, Mary and Abygale, 40s. each, at age or marriage. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 18, leaf 145.
ESTATE OF JOHN STACEY OF MARBLEHEAD.
Administration on the estate of John Stacy, intestate, granted 25: 4: 1672, to Elnor, the relict, who brought in an inventory which was allowed. She was ordered to pay to John, the eldest son, 10li., and to Mark, Grace and Edward, šli. at age or marriage. If she married again her husband was to give security and the children were to be allowed as much again. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 56.
Inventory of the estate of John Stasie, deceased, taken Feb. 28, 1671, by Moses Mavericke, John Deverix and Samll.
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Ward: Hous and Land, 100li .; 1 Cow, 4li .; 6 swien, 3li .; fether bed, Rugg, 2 blankets, 1 paire of shetts, 2 pillows and pillowbes, bowlster, 5li .; 1 trundlbed with furniture, 3li .; 1 bed and furniter in the Chamber, 4li. 10s. ; flax and Cotton, lli. 10s .; 1 pewter platter, with some other pewter, 12s .; 1 bras kitl, 40s., 1 Letl bras kitl, 5s .; 2 Iron potts and hang- ers, 1li. 10s .; 1 frieng pan Chafing dish and a spitt, 5s .; 1 paier of bellis, 1s. 6d. ; 4 old barells, 4s .; wooden and Earthen ware, 1li. 10s .; 2 sives, 3s .; lanthorn, 2s .; 1 muskitt and sword, 1li. 10s .; 1 fowlling peas, 1li. 5s .; 1 wolling whell and Cords, 5s .; tining, 10s .; old Chests, 15s .; 1 Shovell, 4s .; betl, 3 wedges and axes, 10s .; fier shovell, tongs and gridiron, 2s .; 1 Coat and briches, 1li .; a parsell of old Cloths, 1li. 10s .; 2 shirts, 10s .; 3 paier of drawers, 5s .; 1 hatt, 5s .; 1 paier of shoes, 5s .; 3 paier of stockins, 7s .; money, 7li. 17s. 6d .; to- tal. 144li. 9s. Debts owing, 10li.
Attested 27: 4: 1672 by Elner, relict of John Stacy. Es- sex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 18, leaf 122.
Bond of John Stacey of Marblehead of 600li., with Eliezer Ingalls and Peter Osgood of Salem, as sureties, July 2, 1713, for administration on the estate of grandfather Jno. Stacy and grandmother Elinor Stacy, both of Marblehead, de- ceased, Grace Cowes, daughter, refusing said trust. Wit- ness : George Locker. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 26,078.
ESTATE OF THOMAS CAULIE OF MARBLEHEAD.
"I Thomas Cawlie being now in parfect memorie though verie sick and weack in bodie if I should now die I desir the Lord to have mercie upon my immortall Soull into whos hands I doe desir to resine it and I desir my bodie to be desentlie buried for my good and Lands I will that they be disposed of as follows I will that my depts be onestlie paied out of my estatt and for what thear is Left I giue to my wiff during horr liff as alsoe on third port of my | |hous and || Land after my children doe Com toe agge the wholl of my ||hous and|| Land to remaien in my wiffs hand untill thay shall Com toe age and after hor deses I will that what thear shall remaien of this | |my!| estat shall return toe my Children toe bee equally devided betwixt them.
"I will that my Eldest son benieman shall have a dubl por- tion of my hous and Land after my wiffs thirds is taken out and the rest toe be devided betwixt my other twoe sons: my
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thre sons paieing toe my daughter when thay Reseive thar portions the sum of twentie pounds to be paied by my sons equally when they shall be of age.
"I will that that parsill of Land which I gave to Fransis Gater as it is now staked [th]at he and his heirs for ever may peasably Inioy without any molestation | | from|| me or any of my heirs exexotors administrators or asighns whearas I gave to my father palmiter a porsell of Land wher now his dwelling hous stands I desire that he may peacably and quiettly inioy it during his liffe and after his deses he is to Resine up to my son benieman Cawlie on third port of the saied hous and Land and to give him the refusall of the other twoe thirds paieng for it as an other will he is to have it it is my desir that Sam11 Word and my father Benieman Parmiter should be overseers to se this will performed and in case ether of them should die befor it be acomplished that then my wiff shall Chos on mor to Joyn with him that lives to se the same performed."
Thos. (his O mark) Caulie. Witness : Samll. Word, Beniamen Parmiter.
Proved in Salem court 28: 4: 1672 by Mary the relict of Thomas Caly and she was appointed administratrix.
Inventory taken Apr. 27, 1672, by Samll. Ward, Richard Norman and James Dennes : One bed, 3 blankits, 1 rugg, 3li .; 1 bed, 1li. 5s .; 3 Iron potts, 1 Iron Skillitt, 1li. 10s .; tongs, potthooks and Crooks, 10s .; 1 frieng pan, 3s .; 1 brass skillitt, 3s .; 3 platters, 6 poringers, 1 pewter platter, 1li .; 6 Earthen dishes, 2s .; 1 pewter chamber pott, 2s. 6d .; 1 Smothing Iron, 2 heaters, 4s .; Earthen ware, 1s .; 1 old Chest and box, 3s .; his wearing Cloths, 1li .; 1 hatt, 4s .; 2 Musketts, 1li. 15s .; 2 whells, 8s .; 1 tow Com, 6s .; 2 buckitts, 1s .; 2 Cows, 8li .; 1 heifer, 3li .; five swien, 3li .; 2 horsis, 9li .; 1 hous and Land Joyning to it, 70li .; 1 old Cort and sleed, 1li .; 1 ten acer lot, 30li .; to the reversal of an acre of Land after ye Death of my wife's father, 5li .; total, 139li. 17s. 6d.
Attested in Salem court 28: 4: 1672 by Mary, the relict.
Thomas Cauly, debtor to Wm. Browne, jr., 5li. 3s. 5d .; to Wm. Browne, sr., 4li. 9d .; to Hilliard Veren, sr., 2li. 4s. 8d .; to John Waldron, 1li. 10s .; to Daniel Weld, 18s. 3d .; to Am- bros Galle, 2li. 5s. These debts were to be paid by selling as much land as the Court ordered.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 18, leaves 123, 124.
Upon a motion made for advice about care to be taken reg-
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ularly for the payment of about 16li. debts from the estate of Tho. Caly, deceased, court 24: 9: 1674, declared that consid- ering the will of said Caly provided for the payment of the debts out of the estate and there being little or no other goods left, the overseers by advice of the Worshipfull Maj. Hathorn were to sell enough land to pay the said debts. Salem Quar- terly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 82.
ESTATE OF PETER COMEY OF (SALEM ?).
Administration on the estate of Peter Commu granted 28: 4: 1672 to Jacob Pudeater.
Attested in Salem court 28: 4: 1672 by the administrator.
John Massey, aged about forty-one years, testified that he went to Jacob Pudeter's house several times after Petter Commue came there in his great weakness, and said Petter declared that he was turned out of his dame Barresess house and from Mr. Humber's, where he thought he might be wel- come for what was due to him for his former service. "thear uppon Comming to Jacob Pudeter Uppon a Saboth day at Night with Feseck to tak the Next daye Jacob & his wiffe was Loth to Intertane him Never the Les he contineued theare For the spase of A Fortnight In much weknes & the Afforsaid Jacob & his wiff desiring him to goe to goody Bar- eses Againe he saide he would Never goe thether Agen becaus of the great discatisy he had Reseved In turning him Away but he had mony In M' Joseph Gardner hand & thoase that did most for him In his weknes should have what he had If god took him Away & If he Lived he hoped to make them a Recompense." Sworn, 28: 4: 1672, before Wm. Hathorne, assistant.
Joseph Fouler, aged about thirty-one years, deposed that "being sent For to watch with Peter Comey one Night when he was very wek & the same Night It plesed god to take him out of this world . . . seing him in a weke condition I de- sired to know of him how It was with him & how hee had ordered wt he had he Answered that he was very wek but only For hys outward Astate he had Given Itt to Jacob Pudeter & his wiffe only a par of shews which he was not Abell to expres to how he Intended them." Sworn, 28: 4: 1672, before Wm. Hathorne, assistant.
Inventory of the estate of Peter Commu, which was left at Jacob Pudeter's, taken Feb. 14, 1671-2, by Joseph Grafton and John Grafton: Three pare of Breches, 1li .; 3 Cots, 1li.
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õs .; 1 Rug, 15s .; shewes & stockings, 10s .; 2 old sheets, 1 pare Drawers, 3 Hancachers, 2 Neck Cloths, 7s .; 2 hats, 6s .; a wascoot, 5s .; a belt & a pare of old Gloves, 4s .; a par of Drawers, wascot & a par of stockins, 6s.
Attested in Salem court 28: 4: 1672 by the administrator. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 18, leaf 140.
ESTATE OF JOHN NEAL OF SALEM.
"I John Neale of Salem, Senior, being sick & weake but of pfect memory Blessed be the Lord, doe make this my last will & testament, this 3ª of may 1672. Impr whereas it is to be under stood, as by the last will & testament of my father in law, frances Lawes deceased the house outhouses & land adjoyning &c as is exsprest in the said will will be to the use of my beloued wife while shee liues & further I doe giue & bequeath unto mary my beloued wife that pcell of land | caled Tuckes lott | containing about fower acres in- closed & lying in the Towne, for the time of her life, ex- cepting on quarter of an acre of it, which sª quarter of an acre to the northward corner next the highwaye I giue & bequeath to my Daughter Lidea Hart & to her heires law- fully begotten of her owne body, for euer.
"It I giue vnto my said wife, one dozen of napkins & a board cloath & 6 pillow beers, which shee shall make choyce of. It besides the bed & furniture giuen her by her sª fa- ther, I giue & bequeath to her, one third pt of all my cattell and moueable goods & estat undisposed of heare after in this my will, that is to be understood when my debts are paid which my will is should be paid out of that pt of my estat to say my catell & moueable goods.
"It I giue vnto my son, Jeremiah neale, that dwelling house & all the ground adjoining, (to say that house he now liueth in) except one acre of the land which I giue & bequeath to John my son Jeremiahs son, to be possest of it when he come of age, & alsoe excepting that end of the house from the chimney to the westward, & the use of halfe the oarchard & of about one quarter of an acre of ye ground for a garden & yeard room & which my will is that my son John neale shall haue the free use of he keeping of it in repaire untill such time as my son John shall come to enjoy after his mothers de- cease ye aforesaid pcell of land caled Tuck lott &| then the whole to be to my son Jeremiah|| and alsoe, it is to be understood, that my son Jeremiah neale is to pay out of the said house & land, aforesaid, to my two grandchildren, Mary
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