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Attested in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673 by Thomas Kim- ball, one of the administrators; John Pickard the other ad- ministrator dissenting and so further order to be taken the estate remains in the widow's hands. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 14,739.
* See ante, vol. 1, page 275.
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ESTATE OF ANTHONY CROSBY OF ROWLEY.
Administration on the estate of Mr. Anthony Crosbie, in- testate, granted Feb. 20, 1672, to Mrs. Prudence Crosbie, the widow, by Mr. Samuell Symonds and Major Genrll. Denison, and she was ordered to bring in an inventory to the next Ipswich court. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 191.
Inventory taken Feb. 19, 1672, by Richard Swan, Abra- ham Jewett, Samuell Brocklebanke and Ezekiell Northend : in the phisike chamber in aparrell, hats, bookes, belding in- strument and other Iron things, glases, gallipots, Chests, boxes and other things with a paire of pistolls and Curtaines for a bed and a fish net, 21li. 9s .; In the parlour Chamber in beding, carpet, coper, Cradle, woolle, hopes, wheelles, meassures, mealle Tubbs, Chest, bages, sives and other small things, 8li. 4s. 10d .; in puter, brase, Iron pots, skellets, spit, grediron, Tongs, Trammell and such things, 10li. 12s .; bedsteed in the parllour with beding and all the furniture about it, 10li .; more bed Linen, Table Linen with Coobbart Cloathes and Tooells, 23li. 7s. 6d. ; Tables, Chaires, cu[sh]ins, one cheste in the parlour, case for glases, boxes, 5li .; Two horsses, 9li .; Three Cowes, 10li. 10s .; swine, 4li. The book debts that are certaine, 73li. 14s. 8d .; debts due from the estate, 143li. 3s. 5d.
The lands appraised by Samuell Brocklebanke, Ezekiel Northend, Jonathan Plats, John Acie and Abraham Jewitt: the houseing, orchard and land about home, 200li .; parsell of meadow about 4 acres and a halfe in the farme by Richard Swans meadow by the pond, 26li .; one acre and three quar- ters within the feilld gate a little of Thomas Remingtons, 12li .; small percell of about thre quarters of an acre lying betwen Thomas Remingtons land and Tho. Leavers, 5li .; two acres of marsh in the oxe pasture, 12li .; small persell of upland at the north end of Satchwell meadow next to the feild fence, 10s .; percell of land and meadow about the brooke commonly called Stony Brooke, 40li .; percell of meadow in the great meadow being three parts of that which was laid out to Leift. John Remington, 12li .; land in the litle pasture at the east end of satchwell meadow, 40li .; total estate, debts deducted, 380li. 3s. 3d.
Attested in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673 by Mrs. Prudence Crosbie, widow of Anthony Crosbie. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 6.589.
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Mrs. Prudence Crosbie, administratrix of the estate of her late husband Mr. Anthony Crosbie, brought in an inventory amounting to 380li. clear estate. There being three children left, court Mar. 25, 1673, ordered the estate as follows; to the widow, 180li., to the eldest son, 100li., and to the other two children 50li. each, the children's portions to be paid out of the land at the age of twenty-one years. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 194.
ESTATE OF FRANCIS PLUMMER OF NEWBURY.
Administration on the estate of Frances Plumer of New- bury, intestate, granted Feb. 20, 1672, to his sons Samuell and Joseph, by Mr. Samuell Symonds and Major Genrll. Denison, and they were ordered to bring in an inventory to the next Ipswich court. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 191.
Francis Plumer dying intestate, administration upon the estate was granted to his son Samuell, who gave bond Mar. 25, 1673, for 500li., with Wm. Sawyer as surety. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 194.
Samuell Plumer, administrator of the estate of Frances Plumer, his father, brought in an inventory to the court amounting to about 412li. Court Apr. 16, 1673 ordered that the debts both to the widow and other men be first paid, and then the estate was to be divided, half to Samuell, the eldest son, and the other half to the other son and daughter. By agreement, Daniell Pearce, sr., Rich. Dole and John Knight, sr., were to divide the estate as equally as they could, the eldest son to have his choice of which half he would have. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 196.
Inventory of the estate of Francis Plummer, deceased Jan. 17, 1672, taken Jan. 24, by Richard Knight, John Emery, Sr., Thomas Hale, Jr. and Anthony Somerby : the House, barne, orchard & sixteen acres of land adjoyning, being four four acre lotts with previledg of frehold, 120li .; twenty acres of salt marsh & meadow, 120li .; horse, 8li .; 2 mares, 2 colts, 8li .; four oxen, one yoake, 13li .; an- other yoake, 11li .; four Cows, 18li .; 2 yerling steers, 2 calfes, 5li. 10s .; five and twenty sheep, 12li .; His weareing Apparrell wth 2 pr. of bootes, 2 cushions, 3 hatts & a pr. of shooes, 17li .; four swyne, 2li .; in the chamber in Indian Corne about 20 bush., 3li .; A thousand of boards,
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2 ladders, 4 formes, troughes, 3 hold posts & old timber of a house falne downe, 3li .; A long cart with wheels, stock bands, boxes, plow & Irons, yoaks & 2 Chaynes, 3li. 10s. In the shop, a weavers Loome with Gears, harnesses, &c. with 6 prongs, pitchforks, spade, shovell, Hooes, an Iron Barre, a frooe, Chissells, Augurs, Beettle, 3 wedgs, 4 axes, 5 Iron Hoopes, planes, files, an Iron vice, a woodden vice, short Crosscut saw, 2 handsawes, wimble stocks, wimble bitts, 2 sadles & bridles, 2 paire of scales & weights & many other tooles for Smiths tooles & carpenters Square, 14li. In the parlour: feather bed, bolster, 2 pillows, blanket, cover- let & bedsted, 7li. In the Hall: table, forme, cubbard & great chest, 3li. In another Roome: bed wth 2 flock bol- sters, pr. of blankets, Rug & Coverlet, 4li .; four paire of sheets, 3 pillowbears, 1 holland pillowbeare, tablecloth, 7 napkins, a shirt, 4 peices of old sheets & 2 caps, 5li .; two paire of gloves & a remnant of kersy, 7s .; a small Iron kettle & Iron pot & Iron skillet, 4 peuter dishes, 2 basons, small flagon, pint pot, pint bottle, brasen candlesticke, tin- ing dripping pan, 4 spoones & an old Iron kettle, 2li. 15s .; bible & 4 bookes, 16s .; 2 chayres, small table, 2 tramells, GridIron, smoothing Iron, spit, tongs, old fire shovell, bel- lows, chest, 3 paire of wooll cards, a welsh bill, 5 trayes, 2 bucketts, 9 trenchers, earthen pan, pitcher, woodden platter, 5 dishes, a paire of shooes, 4 Sacks, 2li. 15s. In the Hall chamber : 6 bushels of barly, 2 bushels of Rye, three bushels of wheat, 8 bushels of oats, a bushell of pease & beanes, 5 bushels of meale, 2 bushels of malt, 4li .; Three hayre seives, Ridder, seive, trowell, 4 old hogsheds, 3 barrells, meale trough, bottom of an old trunke, a fanne, 3 Raw sheep skins, a hogskin, A Reele, spining wheele, an old bedsted & lum- ber, 1li. 4s .; fifteen pound of wooll & 2 pd. & 1-2 of cotten wooll, 1li. 13s .; 2 pound of feathers, 4 pound of flaxen yarne & 2 pd. of tow yarne, 12s .; Grindstone, 7s .; Gun, sword, bullets, snapsacke, 1li. 10s .; two barrells, meshing tub, a halfe bushel & gallon & a pounding trough, 11s. 6d .; twelve pound of woollen yarne, 1li. 10s. In the little chamber : a great Tray, a trough, Syder presse, cheese press, cart rope, dungpot, old wheelbarrow, old sled, 2 tand skins, 1li. In the dairy house: 4 flitches & halfe of Bacon & a quarter of a barrell of porke, about 28 pound of cheese, 3 pound of butter, 2 barrells & a butter tub, 4li. 10s. In the Cellar : a peice of leather, a full Barrell of Syder, 2 empty barrels & an old Churne, 1li. 5s .; debts from Joseph Plumer, 6li .; from William Sawyer, 4li .; In larde, 10s. ; total, 412li. 5s. 6d.
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Attested in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673 by Samuell Plum- mer, the administrator.
Debts due from the estate to severall men, 33li. 8s. 9d .; to the widow, 35li .; total, 68li. 8s. 9d .; clear estate, 343li. 16s. 9d.
Debts due from the estate: to goodm. Porc, 18s .; for two bushels of wheat for the buriall, 10s .; to goodman March, 13s. 3d .; goodie Rendall, 3s .; goodman Person, 6s .; John Adkinson, 17s .; goodman Sumerbe, 17s .; goodman Ilsley, 4s. 6d .; Thomas haines, 2s .; goodman Perse, 4s .; the Con- stable for Rates, 17s .; goodman Emry, 15s .; Steven Gren- leaf, 12s .; Peter Tapan, 15s .; Samuell Plumer, 4li. 6s .; Abram Adams, 4s .; Thomas Moyce, 1li. 15s .; John wels, 6s .; goodman Daves, 1li .; Joseph Palmer, 10s .; Marie duell, 2li. 10s .; goodman Mirick, 3s .; Richard dole, 4li. 10s .; Capt. Gerish, 4s. 6d .; Thomas hale, Sr., 6s. 6d .; Rich. Knight, goodm. Sumerbe, John Emry, Tho. Hale, 1li .; William Tit- cum, 2li .; to the widow upon a late agreement, 5li .; John Knight, 2li.
Agreement, dated Nov. 25, 1670, between Francis Plum- mer of Newbury and Beatrice, his wife, confirming the con- tract made before marriage that if Plummer should die be- fore the said Beatrice, the latter was to have all the estate that was properly hers before marriage, and also to have the new room, half the orchard, half the apples, and her thirds of the land of said Francis during her life, also fire- wood out of said Francis Plummer's twenty acres near the little river and the garden as it is now enclosed. If said Beatrice deceased before him, that she should have power to dispose of what estate was hers before marriage to any of her relatives, and if anybody claimed any debts due from William Cantlebury, deceased, said Beatrice's estate was to pay such debts and not the estate of said Plummer, her now husband.
Witness : Richard Dole and Anthony Somerby.
An inventory of the goods to belong to Beatrice, the wife of Francis Plumer or to her heirs: a horse & mare & cattell soe many as was prised to him at 35li. to be paid within one year after the decease of either the said Francis or Beatrice; two Ruggs, four blancketts, two pairc of sheets of cotten & linnen, pr. of fine sheets of six yards a peice in them, one feather bed, one brass kettle, an Iron kettle, a paire of sheets more, one chest with a coffer with wearing
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linnen in them, petticoats, wascoats, two pillows, foure platters, a basen, pewter pint pott, a paire of old curtaines & vallens.
The house and land at Salem that was William Cantle- buryes is the proper estate of the said Beatrice, and Francis Plumer has no interest in it as shown by the marriage con- tract between the said Francis Plumer and Beatrice; besides four cattell and four sheep, and also what is due by bills from Joseph Plumer, Daniell Thurston and Robt. Long, also Francis Plumer agreed not to require anything for keep- ing his wife's grandchild for the time past to this day.
Dated Nov. 25, 1670. Francis (his { mark) Plumer. Witness : Richard Dole, Anthony Somerby.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 22,135.
ESTATE OF MRS. SUSANNA JORDAN OF NEWBURY.
Administration on the estate of Susan Jordan, intestate, granted Mar. 25, 1673, to Abell Merrill, her youngest son. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 193.
Inventory of the estate of Susanna Jordan, deceased Jan. 25, 1672, taken Feb. 4, 1672, by William Pilsbury, Moses Pilsbury and Anthony Somerby: one cow, 3li. 15s .; two heifers coming three yere old, 5li .; one pigg, 3s. 4d .; her wearing apparrell, 2li .; an old flockbed, a paire of sheets, an old Rug & blancket, 1li. 10s .; two old Iron potts, one pr. of pot hooks, frying pan, bucket, 2 tramells, 1li. 4s .; a little cubbard, 2 old chests, a keiler, an old hogs- head & 2 trayes, 14s .; 3 old pewter dishes, an old chamber pot, a pint pott & a broken cup, 13s .; An old sword, a spit, fire shovel & tongues, 10s .; a brasen candlestick, pr. of sheep sheers, an old brasse skillet & some lumber, 3s .; total, 15li. 12s. 4d. Debts due from Abraham Merril, 1li. 10s .; Richard Bartlet, 1li .; Thomas Barbur, 9s. The deceased owes to Henry Short, 1li. 10s .; goodman Ordway, 5s. 5d .; John Bartlet, 2s .; Will. Bolten, 2s. 8d .; Tristrum Coffin, 12s .; John Knight, 6s .; to Abell Merrill for wintering two cowes 3 winters & 2 calves, 7li. 4s .; cutting & making 3 load & halfe of hay, 18s .; charges for her funerall for coffin & digging the grave, 1li .; due to Joane Merrill, 2li. 5s .; total, 1211. 5s. 1d.
Attested in Ipswich court 25: 1m: 1673 by Abell Merrill. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 15,247.
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ESTATE OF RICHARD FITTS OF NEWBURY.
"Wittnes by theise prsents yt I Richard ffitt of Newbury in ye County of Essex in New England Planter being but weake in body yett of sound & perfeet memory, for divers causes & Consideracons mee there vnto mooving, doe make this my last will & testant, & doe dispose of my lands goods & chattles as followeth, first I bequeath my soule into ye hands of my blessed Saviour & Redemer Jesus Christ, & my body to bee buried when it shall please ye Lord to call me hence: To my Loving Brother in Law James Ordway I give & bequeath five pound and to his daughter Jane Ord- way I give five pound to bee pd by my Executer in twelne moneths after my decease in Corne and neate Cattle: Allsoe I give vnto my Sister Travisses daughter ye eldest my wives red pettecoat; to bee forthwith conveyed to her quickly after my desease: To my well beloved Kinsman Abra |ha|m ffitt I give and beequeath all my lands both vppland and Marsh meaddoe ground Lying & being in ye bounds of the towne of Newbury aforesd to have & to hold for ever paying to his sonne Abraham ffitt which hee had by his first wife fore score pound allsoe my will is yt hee the sd Abraham pay tenn pound to his daughter yt hee had Allsoe by his first wife both paymts to bee well & truely made when ye said Children come to bee of age, ffurther more I giue and be- queath all my goods Cattle sheepe & hoggs to my Loving Kinsman Abraham ffitts, paing all my Just debts, whoome Allsoe I give power to Receive such debts as are justly due to mee: Allsoe I doe Appoint my Kinsman Abraham ffitt to bee ye sole Executer of this my Last will and testamt, & ffurther I doe Appoint William Chandler and Ensigne Steven Greenleafe to be ye Overseers of the same and In wittnes whereof I have herevnto sett my hand & seale ye 2ª day of Decembr In ye yeare of our Lord 1672."
Richard (his R mark) ffitt. (SEAL) Witness : Wm. Chandler, Steven Grenlefe.
Proved in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673 by the witnesses.
Inventory taken Dec. 4, 1672, by Steven Grenlefe and Wm. Chandler : eight Acrees of Uppland Errable wth an Orchard and a ffreehould thereunto belonging, 74li .; six Acrees of marsh meadoe ground by Jerreco, 35li .; a Lott at Plumb Island, 15li .; Two hoggs & one Cow, 6li. 5s .; five sheepe, 2li. 10s .; bed & 4 pilloes, 2li. 6s .; Flocks & Flocke pilloe, 12s .; parcell of wearing Clothes, 2li .; parcell of Linen,
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sheetes, napkins, shifts, pillobers, 6li. 10s .; small Chest & old Lumber, 5s .; a halfe bushell, sive, pale, barrill & Indean Corne, 13s. 6d .; Iron worke, 1li. 12s .; Two Iron potts, 1li. "s .; frying pann, slice, tongs & spade, 7s .; wearing apparrell and Cloth, 7li. 10s .; Iron geare in ye Chamber wth a ferken, trayes & hopps, 15s .; a beere vessell, tubb & 400 foot of boards, 1li. 5s .; brass skimmer, skillett and a pott, 5s .; 14 bushells of barley, 2li. 16s .; 4 Acres of devitent Land, 4li .; total, 164li. 18s. 6d.
Attested in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673 by the executor to be a true inventory of the estate of his uncle Richard ffitt of Newbury.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 9,547. ESTATE OF WILLIAM GEARE OF WENHAM.
Administration on the estate of Wm. Geare, intestate, granted Mar. 25, 1673, to Triphany Geare, relict, and the ordering of the estate is recorded with the inventory. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 193.
Inventory of the estate of William Geare of Wenham, de- ceased Nov. 13, 1672, taken 10: 1m: 1673, by Tho. Fiske and Richard (his R H mark) Huttn : howse & land there- unto belonging, 36li .; one horse, 4li .; Neate Catle, 9li .; swine, 1li. 10s .; Corne, 2li. 10s. ; plows & some other Utensels, 3li .; Books, 12s .; Brass & Iron ware, 2li. 8s .; Beding & Bed- stead, 811 .; sheets & some other lining, 3li .; Chests & Boxes, 1li. 4s .; spining whels, 10s .; warmeing pan, 6s .; houshold Utensels, 3li. 18s .; wolen yarne, 10s .; Debts, 9li. 6s .; more, 6s .; total, 86li. 10s. Debts due from the estate, 6li.
Attested in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673 by Tripheny relict of Wm. Geare; there being two daughters the court ordered the estate to remain to the widow for the present and if she marry then to give her two daughters 20li. each, if she dies a widow the estate left, to be divided equally be- tween them. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 10,701.
ESTATE OF ANTIPAS NEWMAN OF WENHAM.
Administration on the estate of Mr. Antipas Newman of Wenham, intestate, granted Mar. 25, 1672-3, to Mrs. Eliza- beth Newman, relict. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 193.
Inventory of the estate of Mr. Antipas Newman of Wen-
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ham, deceased Oct. 15, 1672, taken Mar. 22, 1672-3 by Thomas Lowthrop, Daniell Epps, Th. Fisk and Richard Kim- ball: the homestead, 160li .; 5 ackers of upland wth an Orchyard upon it, 28li .; one farme upland & meadow for- merly Wm. Fiskes, 160li .; one farme bought of Osbon with a small parcell of meadow, 70li .; parcell of Land at Royall Side, 40li .; neat Cattell, 40li .; Shecpe, 11li. 7s .; Swine, 9li. 10s .; Horses, 9li .; Syder, 6li. 8s .; wheat, 1li. 15s .; rye & peas, 1li. 8s .; Oates & barly, 7s .; Syder milne, 3li .; carte, plowtackling & harrow teeth, 2li .; Plate with two Gould rings, 9li. 10s .; his wearing cloaths, 14li. 5s .; Bedsteads, beds, bowlsters, pillowes, Ruggs, blankets, 18li. 3s .; all sorts of linin, 38li. 8s .; cubboards, Chayres, Chests, Cushens, 6li. 19s. 6d .; Brass & copper, 5li .; Pewter, 5li .; Tinn ware, 1li .; Iron ware, 4li .; earthen ware, 10s .; all sorts of caskes and wooden ware, 3li. 12s .; debts, 20li .; Boocke, 16li .; total, 785li. 2s. 6d. 770 Acres of Land near New London, also a hous Lott in New London, -; several debts due to mearchants, 109li. 10s. 6d.
The names of the children Mr. Antipas Newman left at his decease, Mar. 27, 1673 : John Newman, 12 years of age, 7th December, last; Samuell, 6 years, 10th Sept., last; Elizabeth, 4 years, June 15 last; Sibel, 3 years, 10th of ye instant March; Waytstill, one year, 13th Dec. last.
Mrs. Elizabeth Newman, administratrix, presenting an in- ventory of the estate of Mr. Antipas Newman, her late hus- band, amounting to 676li., clear estate, besides the land and estate about New London, court Apr. 16, 1673, ordered that the widow, releasing her thirds, should have for her part one-third part of the whole estate, and should enjoy the re- mainder of the estate for the education of her children. At age or marriage of the children, John Newman, the eldest son was to have 140li., Samuell, 70li., Waitstill. 70li., and to the two daughters Elizabeth and Sibell, 7Oli. The land and chattels at New London or elsewhere shall be divided after the same manner, Mrs. Newman, the widow, to have one third for her part, the other two thirds to be divided, the eldest son to have a double portion and the other four chil- dren to have their equal shares. All the houses and land to be security for the payment of the portions.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 19,410.
Elizabeth Endicott formerly widow of Mr. Antipas Newman late of Wenham, and administratrix of his estate, finding
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that she is incapable for management of so great a business, petitions the court Dec. 2, 1680, that her eldest son John Newman, who is now come to years, may be made executor with her.
The court held in Salem 30: 9: 1680, granted the request and appointed John Newman, the eldest son, joint executor with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Endecot. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 34, leaf 77.
Copy of the petition to the General Court held at Boston May 11, 1681, of John Newman administrator of the estate of Antipas Newman for power to sell land to pay debts left unpaid. The court granted the petition and referred the matter to the court of Essex County to approve and confirm the sale.
Capt. John Corwin and Mr. Daniell Epps, Sr. affirmed before the Salem court 28: 9: 1682, that there was real need for John Newman to sell some lands for payment of debts, whereupon the court allowed the sale of a parcel of land as per his deed of sale to Tho. Fiske.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 39, leaf 17.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM RAYNER OF MARBLEHEAD.
Inventory of the estate of William Rayner, deceased Oet. 26, 1672, taken by Tho. Fiske and Richard (his R H mark) huttn : howses & twelve akers of land, 45li .; two horses, 8li .; Neate Catle & sheepe, 18li .; swine, 5li. Ss .; Carte, plowe & tacklinge, 1li. 10s .; sadle, bridle & pilion, 12s .; workeing tooles, 1li. 5s .; Armes, 1li. 10s .; weareing Cloathes, 2li. 16s .; Beding with the firniture, 5li. Ss .; Iron ware, 2li .; warming pan, 5s .; spining wheels, 10s .; sheets, 1li .; lining yarne & flax, 1li .; wooll, 14s .; Lumber in the howse, 1li. 19s. 6d .; Books, 6s. 6d .; one Churne & one Tubb, 6s .; total, 97li. 10s. Debts due to several marchants, 28li. 12s. 6d. and 12s. 6d .; other debts, 20li. 7s. 1d., total, 50li. 2s. 1d.
Attested in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673.
Administration on the estate of Wm. Reiner, intestate granted Mar. 25, 1673, to Elizabeth Reiner, the widow, and the estate to remain in her hands, she to pay to her eldest son Thomas Reiner, 10s., and to the other children 5s. each, when they come to twenty one years of age.
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ten years, Joseph, five years, Susanna, fourteen years, Eliza- · beth, 12 years, Hanah, 7 years, and Sarah one year of age. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 23,292.
ESTATE OF JOHN DAVIS OF TOPSFIELD .*
"May the Sixteenth 1672 The last will and Testement of John Daues That beeing week In body yet pafit in memori I being In detted to M' batter of Salem feefteene shilengs and fore pence and beeing In detted to mr newman of wenoun twelue shilen and to goody mole of Salem one shiling and to old mr garner of Salem three shilings and I Oe Danil borman one shiling Six pence and to old mr baker of Ipswech ten penc and to quarter master pearke[ns] ten penc and I oe two shilings Six penc due by Rate to the towne now there are detes that ar oeing to me John french oth me fore shilings and Six pence Robart Smith oeth me on shilig and Six pene and mikal bouden oeth mee fiue pound fefteene shi[li]ngs he lius in [Salem: copy] bounds and Jacob towne of Topsfecld oeth me thirti pound thes two last detes wil a pere due by bil or bond and I haue twente bushils of Indean Corne in my masters Clarkes house three peckes of indian Corne Wileam Pearkens oeth mee and I hane a fier lock musket and a Cutles and hanger After all my detes ar payde the Rest of my estate I despose of of as follows To mare howe of Salem I giue fiue pounds I also giue to Jacob townes lame Child fiue pounds I giue to Samuel houlet fore pound and I giue my dame Clarke ten pound and I giue luk wackle twente shilings and I giue matha Clare mi masters dafter twenti shilings and I giue to my master dafter willi. Perkens wife fine pound and I give to John Robesons wife twente shilings and the Rest to pay for diet and Charges and its my wil that mi master Clark and frances Pababody shal be my excecters."
John (his 8 mark) daues.
Witness : Euen (his I mark) Mores, frances Pabody.
Proved in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673 by Lift. Francis Pabody and Evan Morice; and Frances Pabody openly re- nounced his executorship.
Inventory taken by John Gould and John How: one was- cot and payer of drawers, 8s .; one Doblet and payer of britches, 18s .; one yard of brodcloth, 14s .; foure payer of stockengs, 18s .; one payer of gloves, 2s. 6d .; one payer of
* Copy, Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 203.
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THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY.
lenen linengs, 5s .; one holen shurt, Ss .; one shurt cloth, 7s .; one How, 2s .; payer of shues, 2s. 6d .; bandelers and Snapsak, 4s. 6d .; one pound of powder and bulets, 2s. 6d .; one paier of tobaco toungs, 6d .; bands and hancatchers, 12s .; mony, 8d .; too hats, 2s .; one chest, 3s .; detes due to John Davis, 37li. 11s .; one paire of stokins to Jacob Towne, 2s. 6d .; from willyem Perkins one bushell of Rey, 4s .; total, 43li. 7s. 8d. Debts he oweth: for feseck and Cordulls to Mr. Numan, -; to Mr. Batter of Salem, -; ten months diet or thareabouts and his burriell, 15li .; to Mr. Rogers for Phisek, 4s .; to goody Pabody, 4s .; Jorny to Rouly to ye docters to John How, 2s .; goodwife mole of Salem, 1s .; old Mr. Gardner, 3s .; Rate to the Towne, 2s. 6d.
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