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& Sara ncale, his two children, ten pounds each of them paiable at age or maried, Alsoe I giue to my son Jeremiah that peece of salt marsh I bought of the widdow moore & alsoe a peece of fresh meddow, by goodells lott soe caled. It I giue vnto my wife the time of her life halfe that lott of ten Acres by Bracketts, for her use together with the other halfe, left her by her father & after her decease, I giue it to my son Jeremiah to Injoy it wholy to himselfe & his heares foreuer.
"It I giue to my son John neale, that pcell of land caled tucks lott after his mothers decease, as is intimated before, excepting yt quarter of an acre giuen to his sister Lidea : alsoe I giue & bequeath to my son John neale, that ten acre lott caled Herberts Lott, and my will is that my son John shall pay or cause to be paid, to my daughter Lideas child Lidea, when she coms of age or maried ten pounds out of ye sd Tuckes & Herberts Lott, & in case ye sd Lidea my grand child doe not suruine tell yt time then to pay it to ye next of age of ye suruining children of my daughter Lidea It I giue to my son Jonathan, the one halfe of the twenty Acres caled Loofes lott, be it more or less : It I giue & be- queath to my son Jeremiah, my son Joseph & my daughter Lidea that fifteene acres land, caled watsons & Hales lott, to be equally devided betweene them, only it is to be vnder- stood that my will is that the third pt to my daughter Lidea, is to be to her & [her] heirs lawfully begotten of her owne body for euer It I giue to my son Joseph, that Acre of salt marsh adjoyning to the land of John Rowden
"It I gine to my Daughter Liddea : & to her heirs lawfully begotten of her owne body, the other halfe of Loofes lott soe caled, provided her mother, doe see cause & she cary it to her mother in a dutiful & penetenciall maner It I giue vnto my son Jeremiah neale & his son Jon : to my son John, Jona- thanan, Joseph & daughter Lidea, that swamp caled Adameses swamp, to be equally devided betweene them & my will is that my Daughter Lideas pt is to be to her & to her heires lawfully begotten of her owne body It after all my debts are paide my will is & I giue & bequeath the other two thirds of my cattle & moueable goods & estate to be equaly devided betweene my fiue children to say Jeremiah, John, Jonathan, Joseph & Lidea.
"I doe desire my Loueing freinds, major wm. Hathorne, Capt walter price & Hilliard Veren sent to be my ouer seers of this my will to whome I refer the devission of that pt of
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my land to be devided or goods, amongst my children, soe that it may be equall & for theire peace. Lastly I doe ap- poynt my beloued wife, & my son Jeremiah to be my execu- tors of this my last will and testament."
John (his O mark) Neale.
Witness : Wm. Hathorne, sr., Walter Price, Hilliard Veren, ST.
Proved in Ipswich court 28: 4: 1672 by Maj. William Hathorne, Capt. Walter Price and Hilliard Veren.
Inventory taken 5: 4: 1672, by Hilliard Veren and John Pickering: Four acres of land inclosed called Tuckes lot, 90li .; a dwelling house in which Jeremiah Neale lives with the ground adjoyning, about 5 acres, 150li .; 3-4 of an acre of saltmarsh bought of widdow more, 7li. 10s .; about 3-4 of an acre of fresh meddow by Goodells lott, soe called, 7li .; 5 acres of land by Good: Brackett's, 10li .; 10 acres called Herbert's lott, 25li .; 20 acres more or less called Loofes lott, 40li. ; 15 acres called watsons & Hales lott, 35li. ; an Acre more or less of salt marsh by John Rowden's, 10li .; about 8 acres of upland & swamp called Adamses swamp, 30li .; 5 cowes, 15li .; 6 oxen & 3 steers, 39li .; 3 yearlings, 2 calves, 5li .; 1 horse & 2 mares, 3li. yf alive, Sli .; 18 ewes, & weathers & rams, 11li. 4s .; 4 swin with sucking piggs, 2li. 4s .; about 5 acres of pease upon ye ground & other graine, worth little by reason of the drought, 2li .; two or three old tumbrells, slead, chaines, yoakes, plowes, wheele barrow & other plow tackle, 5li .; two guns, the lockes defective, 3 blades of swords, powder & bulletts, 1li. 10s .; salt meat, 20s .; bacon, 30s .; 3 hives of bees, som decayed, 10s .; 50 Bushells Indian corne at 30d. p., 6li. 5s .; 4 Bushells pease, 13s. 4d .; 9 Bushels mault, 1li. 16s .; dung forcks, pitchforkes, howes, axes, shov- ells & other tooles & old seithes, reap hoockes & other lumber, 1li. 10s .; tubbs, barrells, pailes & other lumber, 10s .; pew- ter, 3li. 6s .; brass kettles & 2 candle stickes, pestle & morter, 3li. 4s. ; 3 old Iron potts & drippin pan, 1li .; 3 bras scilletts, chafindish, brass pott, warming pan, 1li .; tin ware, old earth- ware, trayes & dishes, 10s .; fetters & old horse tackle, grin- ston, 12s .; 3 old spinning wheeles, 7s. 6d .; a hauck, And- irons, tongues, fire shovell, bellowes & spitts, 10s .; old booke & bibles, 1li .; 6 pillow beers, a boardcloath & 1 doz. naptkins, 1li. 5s .; 8 pr. of sheets, 4li. 16s .; 3 shurts, 15s .; 6 pillow- beers, 2 board cloathes, 6 naptkins & towells, 1li. 6s .; his wearing apparell, with a hatt, 5li .; 4 pr. stockens, 3 pr. shooes, old, 1li .; about 20li. Cotton wooll, 16s .; sheepe wooll,
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30li., 1li. 10s .; about 20li. of Hunney, 14s .; 2 old wenscot & 2 smale old board chests & a box & settle, 1li. 10s .; 3 or 4 basketts, brush, looking glass & som small old things, 6s .; 3 yards carsey at 5s. p., 15s .; 12 yrds. hoame mad cloath, 1li. 16s .; about 20 yrds cloath at the weavers, 2li. 10s .; about 40 yrds. at the weavers, 3li .; 10li. linen yarne, 1li .; a greene rugg, 18s .; reg rug, 14s .; old red rugg, 8s .; 3 pr. of old blanketts, 1li. 10s .; 12 chaires, 2 stooles, 2 tables, 1li. 6s .; the feather beds, bolsters, sheets, blanketts, covering & ap- purtenances, 3li. 10s .; a flock bed, bolster, sheets, blanketts, covering & appurtenances, 2li. 10s .; a truckle bedstead, 2li .; curtaines & vallens, 1li .; cotten yarne, 4s .; 1 pr. pillowbeers, 4s .; scales & waites, 5s .; a pcell of cheese, ili .; cash, 3li .; a bedsteed, rope & matt, 1li. 5s .; 18 cord of wood in ye woods, 9s .; a canoe, 12s .; 400 of board, 16s .; oweing to the estate, 25li. 12s. 3d .; total, 593li. 14s. 7d. Estate debtor, 121li. 14s. 1d. Added to the inventory, barn apprized by Mr. Bartholmew Gedney & John Pickering, 23li.
Attested in Salem court 28: 4: 1672, by Mary, the relict. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 18, leaves 142, 143.
Inventory of the estate of Mary Mansfeild, executrix of her former husband, John Neale, of what goods was left at her decease, that she was possessed of, taken 7: 7m: 1681, by Hilliard Veren and Benjamin Gerrish: 2 chests, 11s .; 1 bedsted, 10s .; 3 boxes, 3s .; 2 stooles, 2s. 6d .; 9 chaires, 12s .; warming pan, 8s .; 3 skilletts, 6s .; 1 chafen- dish, 2s. 6d .; 1 three pint pott, 2s .; 1 brass candlestic, 7s .; gridiron, 2s. 6d .; 1 pr. tongs, 12d .; 1 bread grater 18d., 1 old frying pan, 2s. 6d .; 1 pr. doggs, 2s .; pr. cobirons, 2s. 6d .; 1 Kittle, 30s .; 1 small Kittle, 5s .; 1 pr. holl. pillobyes, 3s .; 1 pr. Lacet pillobyes, 3s .; 2 single pillobyes, 2s. 6d .; pr. cotton pillobyes, 2s. 6d .; 2 pr. cotton sheets, 25s .; 1 holl. sheet, 5s .; 2 silver spoones, 17s .; 5 occume, 12d .; cashe, 4li. 8s. 6d .; 1 purse, 6d .; gold ring, 12s .; bed, 2 bolsters, 3li. 4s .; two pillows, 6s .; 1 pr. blanketts muche worne, 7s .; rugge, 10s .; coverled, 3s .; 5 curtaines old, 6s. 6d .; 1 old hatchell, 2s. 6d., 1 course table cloth, 7s. 6d .; 5 small towells, 2s. 6d., 2 old table cloths, 4s. 6d .; 1 doz. napkins, 15s .; 1 bell, 2s. 6d .; 5 shifts, 1li. 2s .; 1 old bible, 2s .; 1 old weskott, 2s .; box with irons, 18d .; 2 old aprons, 3s .; 19 dressings, 9s .; 5 woomens neckcloths, 5s .; 3 cappes, 2s. 6d .; 6 quoives, 2s .; 19 bands, 2s., old Linning with a mans cap, 3s .; 2 pr. worne Leather gloves, 18d .; 4 pr. cotton, 2s .; 1 silk hoode, 2s. 6d .; 1 old silk hood & hankerchef, 3s. 6d .; 1 silk handkercheife,
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2s. 6d., 1 paragon handerchief & cape, 4s. 6d .; 2 speckled handkercheifs, 12d .; 2 quoives & 2 handkercheifs well worne, 18d .; 3 pr. old stockins & 1 pr. old shoes, 4s .; 1 hatt, 6s .; old fashond well worne hatt, 2d .; 2 old ones, 12d .; 1 old pr. bodices, 15d., 1 sad colored gound, 13s. 3d .; 1 penis- toon coate, 5s .; 1 cotton coate, 4s. 6d .; 1 old gound, 6s .; 1 old coat, 4s .; 1 old cloke, 3s .; 1 riding hood, 2s. 6d .; 1 safe- guard, 4s .; 1 little bl. seag cloak, 12d .; 1 old riding hood, 12d., 3 old homespun peticoats, 8s .; 2 old cloth wescoates, 4s., 1 searge wescoat worne, 6s .; 4 green saye aprons, Ss .; 1 pr. britches, 6s .; 1 pr. bl. britches & coat with itt, 11s .; 1 remnant Kersy, 3s .; 2 old wescoats, 2s .; pinsers, brand & some other old things, 1s. 6d .; pestle & morter, 12s., bras pott & pott hooks, 1li .; 1 trivett, 2s., bras Ladle & chany porringer, 3s .; earthern pott, 6d., & some other trifles, 1s. 3d .; 3 trayes, 2 or 3 wooden dishes, 5s .; brush, nedle box with some nedles, 1s .; silver bows for spectacles, 18d., peper box, 2s .; 1 old carpett, 12d., 2 Linsy woolsy aprons, 2s. 6d .; grindstone & crank, 5s .; 1 old table, 4s .; spit, 3s .; 1 muffe, 12d. ; parcell of pewter, much of itt old, 1li. 14s .; 3 haifers, 35s. pr. head & earlin cafe, 15s., 6li .; 1 cafe, 10s .; 1 chaine, 12d .; due for rent from Jeremiah Neale, 15s .; John Fisk, Jr. is Dr., 10s .; total 39li. 18s.
The estate is Dr. to Joseph Neale the remainder of a legasy given by his grandfather Lawes, 3li. 10s .; Jere. Neale due to him for rent, 1li .; Joseph Neale the remainder of a legacy given by his father, 1li. 19s. 10 1-2d .; Sergt. Mansfield, 10s .; charges about the estate & pd. ye cleark & my time & other exspences, 2li .; total, 8li. 19s. 10 1-2d.
Attested in Ipswich court Sept. 27, 1681 by Jerymiah Neale, administrator. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 19,173.
Jeremiah Neale* [Lt. copy] administrator of the estate of Mary Mansfield, deceased, executrix of the estate of her former husband John Neale, brought in an inventory of about 31li. Ordered 28: 4m: 1681 that the estate be divided into six shares, Jeremiah Neale, the eldest son, to have two shares as a double portion, the other four shares to Jonathan and Joseph Neale, and the widow Ann Neale for the use of her children and the children of Jonathan Hart that he had by Lidea Neale. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 370.
* Copy, Essex County Probate Files, Docket 19,173. -
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ESTATE OF WILLIAM CASELY OF COCKWOOD, ENGLAND.
Inventory of the goods or clothes found, May 30, 1672, on board the ketch Eliza and Marah, when they were at sea, belonging to William Casely, deceased, of Cockwood in Dev- onshire, said Casely dying when they were about seven days from New England, appraised by Nathaniell Pickman and Zebulon Hill: One Bible, 4s .; Mr. Smiths booke of ye great assiz., 1s .; 1 booke ye voice of the rod, 1s. 4d .; 1 Ditto Mr. Baxters Call to ye u[n]co[nverted], 6d .; old Coattes, 1li .; 2 pr. of Bretches, 1li. 2s .; 2 pr. of Drawrs, 14s .; 3 pr. of stockens, 6s .; 3 pr. of Gloves, 3s .; 3 Wastcoates, 8s .; 1 dublet, 5s .; 2 old Coates & 3 pr. old britches, 4s .; 3 shurtts, 12s .; 2 Capes, 6s .; 1 pr. of worsted stockens, 3s. 6d .; 1 Speckled neckcloth, 1s. 6d .; 1 Cod Line and Lead, 3s .; 1 Mackll. line & Lead, 1s. 6d .; 1 Coate & Britches, 2 pr. of stocks & mitt- inges, 1li. 6s .; 1 pr. of blewling Britches & 1 pr. of blew Drawers, 9s .; 1 feltt hatt, 3s .; 1 Sml. loocken Glass, 9s .; 1 thousd. of pines, 10d .; 1 Rasur & pr. of sisurs & halfe of a hone, 2s .; 23 duz. of pypes, 5s .; 1 bl. helfd Knife, 4d .; 4 duz. of Cod hookes, 8s .; 9 skn. of snud thrid, 1s .; 8 C. of sparrables, 1s .; Cash, 2s. 6d .; 1 pr. of fishing bootes, 12s .; 1 pr. of shoes, 5s .; 1 hatchet & old hamer, 2s .; 2 Gimletts, 2d .; 1 Gun & lock, 10s .; a barrell, 2s .; 1 ps. of Leather to mend shooes wth., 1s. 4d .; total, 10li. 8s. 3d. Said Calely debtor to Mr. Abra. Bartholmew for his owne & boyes pas- saioge, 13li. 6s.
Attested in Salem court 28: 4: 1672 by Mr. Abraham Bartholmew the administrator. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 18, leaf 143.
ESTATE OF SAMUEL JACOBS OF IPSWICH.
Administration on the estate of Samuell Jacobs, intestate, granted Sept. 24, 1672, to Ann, the relict, who brought in an inventory amounting to 300li. clear estate. There was one child, who was to have 100li. when of age, and the widow was to enjoy the rest of the estate, but if she married, she was to provide security for the child's portion. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 175.
Inventory of the estate of Mr. Samuell Jakob, late of Ips- wich, taken July 3, 1672, by John Appleton, Samuell Apple- ton and John Whipple: in the hall, in pewter, 10li. 11s .; tin ware, 13s. 6d .; ockanim spones, Gs. 6d .; thre Iron
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candlsticks, 4s. 6d .; 3 bras candlstiks, 10s .; one bras pestle, two bras Kivers, 4s. 6d .; one fowling peec, one musquit, 3li. 10s .; a casse of pistils and houlsters, 1li. 10s .; one Jacke, 20s .; one spit, 6s. 6d .; one shreding Knif with scuers & clever, 3s .; one peele and a payer of large tonges, 10s .; two boxe Irons and heaters, 10s .; one Cubburd, thre joyned stooles, 16s. 6d .; fower chayers, two stooles, 9s .; fower Cuchins and other small things, 12s .; a plaate, Roape and a stafe and other things, 4s .; two baskits, a small trunck, Ss. In the parlor : in plate, Gli. 16s. 6d .; firpan, tonges and bellis, 2li .; a Clocke, 5li .; one table, thre Chayers, 1li. 3s .; eight Cushins, 3li. 2s .; two Carpits, 1li. 7s .; thirty yds. of Cloth, 6li. 15s .; five yds. and a half of Cloth, 1li. 15s. 9d .; a fowlded serene & a remnant of Cloth, 1li. 18s .; books, 2li. In the litle parler : a Limbik with top and botum, 5li .; one bedsted, 1li .; Linon yerne, 43 pownd, 4li. 16s .; thre wheles, som tere flax & a hare line, 1li. 3s. 9d. ; nayels, 10s .; a chayer, 2s. 6d .; his waring Clothes woolin and linone, with hats and bootes, 17li. 1s. In the parlor Chamber: curtins, valents, 7li .; a Ruge and two blankits, 3li. 6s .; fether bed, two bol- sters, 6li. 15s .; grat bedsted, trundlbed with cord and mat, 1li. 6s .; one bedcase and a Ruge, 2li. 8s .; two Coverlits, 2li. 12s .; fower chayers with Cloth and fringes, 2li. 4s .; fower stooles with Cloth and fringes, 1li. Ss .; table and Carpit and a grat Chayer, 2li. 17s .; Andeirons, Looking glas, 1li. 7s .; glases and a case of Knives, 11s .; glases and cheny dishes, 7s .; windo Curtins, 9s .; a truncke and a warming pane, 1li. 2s .; one paver holon shetes, 3li .; five shetes, 4li .; a Large table cloth dieper, a payer of shetes, 2li. 9s .; two table clothes, 1li. 1s .; a duzen dieper napkins, 1li. 10s .; two table clothes, 1li. 8s .; two table clothes, 1li. 11s. 6d .; cub- burd clothes, 1li. 12s .; seven pilowbers, sevene towels, 4li. 8s .; two duz. of napkins, 2li. 2s .; a chest and thre napkins, 19s. 6d. In the halle chamber : a Remnant of linen and woolen cloth, 1li .; bedsted with curtins and valents, 2li. 12s .; one Ruge, two blankits, 3li. 6s .; fether beed, bolster, six pillows, 7li .; a case of drawers, a cloth mate, 2li .; one chayer, two stooles, 1li. 4s .; a trunek with a frame, 10s .; two truncks, 2li .; one chest, one case of glasses, 16s .; fower boxes, 16s .; thre remnants of fine Linon, 1li. 7s .; Muscado Endes, 12s. ; a cuchin cloth, 2li .; pineuchins and swete bages, 1li .; childs blankits, 3li. 6s .; thre sutes of Linon, 3li. 10s .; other child Linon, 3li .; a Looking glace, 10s .; thre yds. of broad Cloth, 1li. 4s .; two yds. of Molecy, 12s .; six payer of
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sheets, one od sheet, 5li. 15s .; six payer of pilowbeeres, 1li. 10s. ; five cubburd clothes, 1li. 10s .; course napkins and tow- els, 12s .; thre yds. of cloth, 9s .; Linon cloth, 1li .; windo curtains, 5s .; silke work and silk and other thinges, Sli. In the Little parler chamber : one bedsted, 5s .; one covelit, 12s .; two blankits, 1li .; a flockbeed, fether bolster, 2li. 10s .; a beed casse, 16s. In the garat: a beedsted with a Cord, 5s .; a coverlit, 12s .; two blankits, 6s .; flockbeed and thre bol- sters, 2li. 10s. In Cattle : two steres of fower yere old, 9li .; thre thre year olds, 9li .; two two yere olds, 4li. 15s .; four of one year old, 7li .; sixe calves, 2li. 8s .; a Cow, 4li .; a hors, 5li .; one mare and foele, 5li .; a two year old mare, 2li. 5s .; eighten swine, 12li. 18s .; eighten small swine, 5li. 8s .; ten shepe, seven Lames, 5li. 15s. Twenty five buch. Indian corne, 3li. 6s. Sd .; seven acers of Indian corn on the ground, 7li .; five axes, 1li. 4s .; two howes, 5s .; thre wedges, one axe, 7s .; a spade, frowe, shave, ager, 9s .; syth with geers, 5s .; harow, 10s .; Cart wheles with Iron worke, 3li .; tumbrell, 9s .; chaine, 7s .; cart rope, 6s .; pilyon and cloth, 1li. 4s .; sadle and bridle, 1li. 10s .; old sadle, 5s. In the bruhouse: a Larg Copper, 5li. 10s .; two Ketls, 2li .; two scilits, 11s .; a Chern, cowele, butter tub, 10s .; Kelers, boules, trayes, 10s .; chesmoats and other things, 5s. ; a Cows and a stann. & tubes, 13s .; ches pres and a Keeler, 7s .; payeles, dishes, trenchers, 10s. In the buttry : friing pan, gridiron, 8s .; chafingdish, 7s .; s[i]ves, scales and boules, 5s .; sixe sackes, 1li. 4s .; ships woole, 6s. In the seler : two powdering tubes, 10s. ; ten bareles, 1li. 5s .; a great Jugge, 3s. Bordes and plank Cart syds, 5li. ; laders, 12s .; 12 acerrs of barley, 120 buch., 24li .; six acers of Rye, 4li. 16s .; two acers of oats, 24 buch., 2li. 8s .; tim- ber boultes and a plow, 1li. 5s .; two sword and a belte, 2li. 15s .; total, 356li. 10s. 6d. Due from Mr. John Paine of Boston, 4li.
Attested in Ipswich court 24: 7m: 1672 by Ann Jacob, widow of Samuell Jacob.
Debts due to Mr. Wainwright, 29li. 10s. 2d .; John Pen- gillap, 2li. 3s .; Deacon Goodhew, 5li. 19s. 8 1-2d .; Joseph Fellowes, 2li .; Mr. Robert Paine, Sr., 1li. 8s. 6d .; Deacon Knowlton, 2li. 7s .; my Uncle Samuell Appleton, 1li. 4s .; my brother Richard Jacob, 1li. 9s. 9d .; sundry small debts about 5li .; funerall charges, 4li. 14s .; total, 55li. 16s. 1 1-2d. To the Doctor not known.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 14,727.
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ESTATE OF JOHN SOOLART OF WENHAM.
"The verball Will of John Soolart of Wenham in the County of Essex Ordinarie Keeper, about three or foure mounths before his death as Atests Abraham Martine and Lewis Ford, this 25th September 1672 Wee the aboue sd Deponants, I Lewis Ford being in the rome where my master and Dame was, he spake to me to call in Abraham Martin which I did and when wee were both come in he sayed, I being often troubled with faynting Fits and doe aprehend I haue not long to liue, My Will therefore is that after my decease my Wife shall haue the vse of my wholle estate for her selfe dureing the time of her Widowhood (and for the bringing vp of the chilldren that were with her, as Lewis Sayth, which clause only Abraham doth not remember) and if shee should marrie he did then giue her a third part of all his Estate, and the rest of the estate his Will was that it should be deuided amongst the chilldren as he sayd.
"This Honored Court may be pleased to vnderstand, That when the aboue mentioned will was declared by my Husband, John Soolart, as the witnesses doe avouch, that my Eldest Sonne John was not then in the Country but my Husband had giuen him a parcell of Land in wrighting wch accord- ing to his declared intent should bee huis portion, but he by the prouidence of God coming home againe betwene the time of the abouesayd Will and his decease, John did deliuer up the wrighting againe Expressing his desire rather unto some other gratuitie his intentions being to follow the Sea and should not soe well bee able to improue Land, Where upon my Husband did againe say to me and declared it to me as his very will, that if he died I should haue the use of his wholle estate for my selfe and the bringing vp of the chill- dren dureing the time of my Widowhood, and if I should marrie then I should haue one third part of the estate to my selfe, and my Eldest Sonne John should have a duble portion out of the remainder, and the rest of the estate should be equally deuided amongst the rest of the Children, this, as allsoe that which is aboue written as the wittnesses doe declare I doe desire to Comit with myselfe and the wholle case unto your Wisdoms to consider and determine as your Worships shall Judge equall."
elesebeth solart.
Inventory taken 7: 6m: 1672, by Nathaniel Putnam and Tho. Fiske: howses & about twenty Akrs of land with Or-
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chard thereunto Joyneing, 165li .; twenty Akrs of Upland Joining to Richard Kemballs farme & 4 Akers of medow adjoining, 38li. ; one akre 1-2 of meadow in the Great medow, 6li .; about 4 Akrs 1-2 of upland at Lords hill, 5li .; about 6 Akrs of medow cald Thorndicke medow, 30li .; 17 Akrs of upland in the neck, 34li .; 5 Akrs upland bought of John Batchelder, 30li .; two oxen, 10li .; 6 Cows, 22li .; Sheep, 12li .; one horse, 4li. 10s .; mare & Colt, +li. 5s .; swine, 12li. 14s .; Calves, 2li. 12s .; Powltry, 5s .; Oats in the straw & threst, 3li. 10s. ; wheate in the strawe, 15s. ; pease, 1li .; Indian Corne in the house 12 b., 1li. 12s .; Inglish haye in the Barne, 4li. 10s .; Indian Corne upon the land, 1li. 12s .; mault & hopps, 1li. 5s .; Appls upon the trees, 3li .; Wine & Liquor, 15li .; plowe & harrowe, 1li .; Cart & wheels, 1li. 4s .; one Grindston, 10s .; one syder mill, 2li .; Chains & fetters, 13s .; Beetl & wedges, 7s .; Axes & hows, 13s .; two Iron Crowes & Iron lumber, 16s .; pitchforks & Raks, 3s .; sadle, Bridle, pilion & pannell, 1li. 5s .; one scale, Beam & empty caske & Beere in the Seller, 4li. ; wooll, 2li .; one spineing wheell, 4s .; Cards & Curry Combe, 2s. 6d .; chees press & other wooding ware, 1li. 5s .; in Brarss, 3li. 14s .; two Iron spitts, one pott hanger & Iron foott, 10s .; pewtter, 4li .; Iron potts, pott- hangers & fire tongs, mortter & pestle, Brass scales & Cob iron, 2li. 15s .; warming pan, frying pan, crosscutt sawe, hand sawe, lanthorne, 1li .; Armes, 2li .; wareing cloathes, 5li .; plate & mony, 9li. 13s. 6d .; two Chests, 10s .; Tabls, forms, Chairs, Cushings, spade, smootheing Iron, 2li. 2s .; Butter & Cheese, 2li. 10s .; Beding, sheets, Curtains, valents, Bedsteads & board lining, 22li .; sith, sickle, 6s .; Booke Debt, 100li .; sope & sugar, 1li .; total, 575li. 13s. Debts: to Mr. Browne of Salem to be paid in money, 43li. 16s. 3d .; Stephen Hasket, 2li. 2s .; John Batchelder, 25li .; Joseph Lovet, 2li. 10s .; total, 73li. 8s. 3d.
Attested in Ipswich court Sept. 24, 1672 by Elizabeth Soolart, administratrix of the estate of her late husband.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 25,861.
Administration on the estate of John Sorlah, intestate, granted Sept. 24, 1672, to Elizabeth, the relict. An inven- tory of 500li. clear estate being presented, court ordered to the widow, 165li., and two of the daughters having received their portions, as appeared by an acquittance, and seven chil- dren yet remaining, court ordered to the eldest son John a double portion, 84li., and to rest of the six 42li. each, namely, Sarah, Hanah, Martha, Joseph, Abigaill and Bethia, as they
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come of age. Upon condition that said John wait for his portion until his mother's death, he was to have his portion out of the homestead, and if he had occasion to build he was to have one acre of land next the highway about the place where Spaldens house stood, he fencing it; he was to have all the land for his whole portion as it was appraised in the inventory and the rest of the land to be security for the payment of the other children's portions. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 176.
Whereas John Solart of Wenham died intestate, and the court Sept. 24, 1672 having made a division and settlement of the estate between Elizabeth the widow and the seven youngest children, since which time Joseph Solart one of the aforesaid seven children hath died and we considering ourselves the lawful heirs to the estate of our brother Joseph Solart petition the court 30: 9m : 1682, to consider the case and order a division of the estate ordered by the Ipswich court to Joseph Solart, amongst the surviving children of the said John Solart. Signed Elizabeth wife of Joseph Lovett, Hannah wife of John Trask, Sarah Solart, Martha, wife of Thomas Kilham, Abigail wife of Mordecai Larcom, Bethiah Solart and John Edwards in behalf of the children which he had by Mary the daughter of John Solart.
The court at Salem 28: 9: 1682, granted that the interest of the said Joseph Solart be equally divided amongst the rest of the children now surviving. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 38, leaf 149.
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