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Attested in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673 by Daniell Clarke, the executor.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 7,279.
ESTATE OF ABRAHAM TAPPAN OF NEWBURY .*
"In the Name of God, I Abraham Tappin of Nubury in the Countie of Essex; being through Mercie at present in good health And of Sound Memory And understanding Blessed be God, doe Make this my last Will And Testament In Maner following first I comit my Soule both in life and in death into the hands of Allmighty God my most merci- full Creator; through the Merits And Mediacon of Jesus Christ my Alone Saviour And Euer blessed redeemer ; through the power and presence of his holy And good Spirit; my Body to the Earth whence its original was taken, to be de- cently buried by my Executors, here after Named; In hope of A happie resureccon in the great day of the Man Christ Jesus, to whom be Glory for Euer AMEN: And for those good things of this world which it hath pleased God to Comit to my Care and Management during my pilgrimage in this present life I doe As much As in me lyeth Giue And dispose As followeth First Wheras by A Certavn Deed or Couenant in writing bearing Date the 30 day of July 1661 I haue Granted to my Son Peter Tappin One half or Moytie of the homelott, Consisting of twentie and Six Acres, of Orchard plow ground And pasture land, with the one half of all my other lands, dinidend, Meadow And Marish, in Nubury Aforesayd, with the Cleare half of All the liberties,
* See also Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Mass., vol. 5 (1916), pp. 176, 398.
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priuiledges And Appurtenances, to the Same belonging, with one half of the Barne And outhowses, As in the Sayd Coue- nant is Expressed wherin Allso Mencon is Made of his hau- ing the other half After my own and wines decease, on Consideracons therin prouided And performed: Yet for As much As my Son Jacob, is Shortly by Gods permission, to Enter Marriage, with Hannah, the daughter of mr Henry And Jane Sewall, And to liue in the howse with myself and wife, And that my Son Peter is through Gods blessing on his labours And the Estate he received from mee And raysed betwixt us, otherwise, well prouided of howsing and otherwise, My full mind And desire is, that my Son Peter be Content to let fall his Clayme unto the other half part of the howsing, lands, and other the premises before Ex- pressed Menconed in the Sayd Covenant, to the End my Son Jacob May Inherit the Same; And in Case my Son Peter be willing to Answer my desire herein I then Give And be- queath unto him the Sum of Twentie pounds payable in twelve Months by my Son Jacob in Corne or Neate Catle not Exeeding Seauen years old or in both at price Currant ; But if my Son Peter shall refuse to Grant my desire herein, then my Will And Mind is As hereafter Expressed; first that the legacie of twentie pounds, payable unto him by my Son Jacob be voyd And Adnulled As if it had neuer been Menconed.
"Secondly that my Son Peter shall pay unto my Son Jacob, his Heirs or Assignes, the full price which the Sayd half homelot And All other the Premises before And in the fore- sayd Couenant Menconed shall Amount unto within ten Shillings As they shall be valued at by Indifferent, Expe- rienced Men, with respect to the Sittuacon, Stacons And qualities of the Sayd howsing And lands And other the Premises Aforesayd, the Apprizers to be Appointed by my ouerseers or the Suruiuour of them, And in Case of their decease before that time, the valuacon to be Made or Ap- prizers Appointed, by Steuen Greenleafe Sent. And John Webster Sent. or the Suruiuour of them. Thirdly My Will And mind is, that the foresayd payment to my Son Jacob be Made within Six Months After my [own and my wiues || decease, one third part in Merchantable Weate sound And well dressed: One third part in Barley sound And well dressed : And One third part Neate Catle not Exceeding Seauen years old, And the Sayd Wheate, Barley And Catle at Monie rates or prices; Theis things 1 Conceiue Just And
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Equall, hauing done for my Son Peter beyond what I haue done or Can doe in proporcon for the rest of my Children, And Some other Consideracons respecting my Son Jacob, who is now to match with one with whom he hath A Consid- erable Sum or Estate, And the good service by him done for the benefit of my whole family And more Especally in my Elder years. And it is my Will And Mind, that in Case of Nonpayment As Aforesayd unto my Son Jacob His Heirs or assignes, that then the Said homelott and All other the premises Aforemenconed shall be the proper inheritance of my Son Jacob And Hannah his wife And the Heirs of their two bodies; lawfully to be begotten, be- twixt them, their Heirs And Assignes for Euer; And for want of such Issue at the deccase of my Sayd Son Jacob And Hannah his wife I Gine And bequeath the Sayd home- lot and all other the premises Aforesayd unto my Sons Abraham, Isack And John Tappin Equally to be distributed Among them or the Suruiuours of them, their Heirs And Assignes for Euer.
"Allso I Gine And bequeath to my Son Jacob his Heirs And Assignes for Euer, my hay lott at Plum Island which I purchased of Richard Dole, Somtime the lott of Dauid Wheeler Item I Giue unto my Sons Abraham, Isack And John Tappin ten pounds A peece And to my Son in law Samuel Mihil or his wife Six pounds to be payd by my Son Jacob in twelve Months After my decease, And to my Grand- children Elizabeth Tappin twenti Shillings, And to Peter and Samuel ten Shillings Apeece, payable Allso by my Son Jacob in twelue Mº. After my decease And for the better Incouragment of my Sayd Son Jacob And Hannah his wife I hereby promise And Grant unto my Sayd Son Jacob and his wife Hannah Equall use, benefit And Aduantage of my howsing, lands, Appurtenances and priviledges; howshold Goods And Stock of Catle of All Sorts, Equall with myself and wife during Our lives And After our decease the whole of All not formerly bequeathed in this my Will, Excepting such as shall out of my Sayd Stock & other Estate be by me disposed in my life time unto my other Children not Exceeding Seauentie fiue pounds in the whole. And for the Sure performance of this my last Will And Testament Irrevocable I doe Constitute and Appoint my Beloved wife Susan And my Son Jacob my Executors or the Suruiuour of them to be Sole Executor, And my Christian friends & breth- ren Archelaus Woodman & Trustram Coffin Ouerseers therof
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to whom I Gine fiue shillings Apeece; And in Case of Any difference Arising betwixt my Son Peter And Jacob or Any other of my Children respecting this my Will, it is my Will and mind that it be determined by my ouerseers afore- menconed. Witnes my hand & Seale the twentie day of June one thousand Six hundred & Seauentie."
Abraham Toppan (SEAL) Witness : Mary Lunt, Joseph Hills, H[enr]y Sewall.
Before the signing hereof it is declared "that fiftie pounds of the Seanentie fiue pounds reserved in the last line but fine is for my Son John in case he line to full Age of twentie one years if not, twentie fiue pounds of it I Giue to Jacob & the rest to Abraham & Isaek. Allso a featherbed & furniture therto belonging to my Son John after my own & wines decease or otherwise."
Proved in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673 by Mr. Josephi Hills and Mr. Henry Sewall. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 27,806.
Copy of inventory of the estate of Abraham Toppan of Nubury, deceased Nov. 5, 1672, taken Nov. 27, 1672, by Joseph Hills and Daniell Peirce: his dwelling house & out- howses extant the 30 day of July 1661 with his home lott conteining 26 acres 13 aeres devidend land 20 aeres of meadow ground neare great pine Iland with foure aeres Will. Mosses meadow, 526li .; 4 working oxen 20li .; 8 cowes, 28li .; one heifer, 2li .; one calfe, 25s .; 24 sheepe, 10li .; 18 lambes, Gli .; 8 swine, 8li .; six piggs, 2li .; 3 cushings, 6s., one earpet, 4s., 4 paire sheets, 3li., 3li. 10s .; one diap cloth & napkins, 12s .; three other table cloths, 10s .; 1 dozen of napkins, 12s., 4 pillow cases, 16s., 1li. 8s .; 5 pewter platters, 1 bas- sen & ure, 3 saweers, 1 butter dish, one quart pot, one candle stick, one cadle cup, 1 porringer waying 29li., 1li. 18s. 8d .; one bras candlestiek, 3s., one bras pott, 26s., one Iron kittle, 6s., 1li. 15s .; one Iron pot, 6s., one bake pan, 5s., one bras skillett, 5s, 16s .; 1 bras pan, 1 pestle & Smoth- ing Iron, 5s., one silver beaker, 45s., 2li. 10s .; one silver spoone, 10s., 1 pr. Cobirons, fire pan, tongs, 25li. 12s., 1li. 2s .; one joyne cubbard, 30s .; two sives, 2s .; one old bedsted & a barell, 5s .; 2 coverings, 2 blanketts with halfe a down bed & 2 firkins, 1li. 15s .; about 12 bush. Indian corne, 32s .; 4 bush. of rye, 20s .; 15 bushells barly, 3li .; 4 bush. of wheat, 20s .; 10 bush. oates, 20s .; one old axe, 18d .; one paile, 2s .; one frying pan, 4s .; tray, 2 milkpans, 3s .; 3 sacks, 6s. ; two old trunks, 5s. ; one old chest, 2s. ; one table in ye hall,
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10s .; 3 barrells & half barrell, 7s .; 3 occumy spoones, 9d .; a paire of bellows, 6s .; 2 chaires, 4s .; 15 trenchers, 10d .; two glasses, 2s .; two forkes, 18d .; one dung fork, 1s .; one bible, 8s .; Raigner of originall sinn, 2s .; I plow, 1 chaine, one yoake, one Harrow, 20s., one fanne, 10s., 1li. 10s .; the new barne, 25li .; Johns bed with ? bolsters. 2 pillows. 3 blanketts, one Rugg, one coverlet, curtains & valence, 12li., 37li .; 3li. of sheeps woole, 40s .; wearing apparrell, 10li .; 4 paire of sheets with other linen, pewter, bras. Iron. plate, with other household goods and Implements of husbandry de- signed to Jacob, besides his last year's corn, 28li. 10s. 3d .; total, 710li. 15s. 6d.
Debts owing to him, from Samll. Worster, 3li. 16s .; Tho. Hardy, 10s .; old Hardy, 15s .; Jo. Rand, 24s. 8d .; Nico. Wallington, 3li .; Wm. Huttchens, 11s .; Jo. Poore, 5s .; Jo. Godfry, 3s .; Peeter Toppan for keeping cattle, 128li .; debts owing to Rich. Dole, 1li .; Capt. Gerish, 6s. 6d .; Jo. Knight, 11s .; Wm. Ilslv, 14s .; Jo. Webster, 11s .; Tristram Coffin, 12s. 9d .; Capt. White, 16s. 5d .; Ja. Ordway, 5s. ; Ben. Lowle, 5s. 6d .; Nath. Clarke, 3s. 4d .; Jo. Bartlet, 5s .; Mr. Thomas, 9s .; Mrs. Cottle, 6s .; Josh. Bream, 4s .; Peter Toppan, 6s .; Hugh Marsh, 20s .; Mrs. Noyes, 8s.
Attested in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673 by Sussan Toppan, the executrix. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records. vol. 5, page 206.
ESTATE OF THOMAS JONES, JR. OF (GLOUCESTER ?).
"Esexe in New England. In the name of God amen this 13th day of November 1672 I Thomas Joanes Jun now resident in the County aforesaid being visited with the hand of God and very weake, yet haueing my perfect Memory thankes be to allmighty God and Caling to remembrance the unsertaine estate of this transitory life, and that all flesh must yeald unto death when it shall please God to Call doe make, Constitute, ordaine and declare this my last will and Testament in maner and form following revokeing and anull- ing by these prsents all my Testament or Testaments, will or wills heare to fore made or declared eyther by word or by writting, and this to be taken onely for my last will and noe other; Imps. I doe order giue and dispose the Estate now belonging unto me both reall and personall in manner and form following that is to saye first I will yt all those debts that I owe in right and Continence to any manner of
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person or persons whatsoeuer shall be well and truely Con- tented and paid by my Executor hereafter named within Convenient time after my discease Item I giue unto my well beloued Brother in law Thomas Howard my land at Towne. I giue unto him also fiue pounds which my Brother Benjamin is to pay after my Mothers discease I giue unto my Brother Thomas Howard one sheep and on gunn which is at Nicholas Manins at salem; Item I giue unto my Brother Benjamin my best sute of Clothes (vez.) Briches wascoat and Coate; Item unto my will beloued Mother four pounds which shee owes unto mee Item I giue unto my Sister Memeber one sheepe; This I doe Constituet my my Brother Thomas Howard to be my lawfull Executor and that he shall pay all my debts which is lawfully due to any man." Thomas (his [h mark) Joanes. (SEAL)
Witness : Mary (her V mark) Joanes, Remember (her X mark) Joanes.
Proved in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673 by the witnesses.
Inventory of the estate of Thomas Joanes, Jr., deceased Nov. 25, 1672, taken Dec. 12, 1672, by Wm. Griggs and James Hughes : His Lands at Towne, 201i .; his best sute of Clothes, 2li .; his every day Cloathes, 5s .; Two Blanketts & 1 bedsack, 1li .; Two paire old stockings & one paire old shoose, 8s .; one Muscoot Barrell & lock, 14s .; old Coate, 6s .; Cloathes, shirt & Neckcloth, 1li .; 1 old chest and Bible, 4s .; Two sheep, 14s .; on Rasier, 1s. 6d .; in his mother's hand, 4li .; total, 30li. 12s. 6d. Debtor to Mr. Wm. Browne, Sr., 2li. 19s. 9d .; Thomas Cliford, 1li. 19s .; Wm. Griggs & James Hughes, 2li. 2s .; Benjamin Joanes, 12s. 9d .; total, yli. 13s. 6d.
Attested Mar. 25, 1673 by the executor.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 15,229.
ESTATE OF JOHN GAGE OF BRADFORD.
"I John Gage being by the grace of god In som Compe- tent mesure of vnderstand and daily waiting for my Chang do make this my Last wil and testament and do herby apoint my Sonns Samuell Daniell Nathaniell Jonathon and Josiah : gage Joynt Exectors of this my will wch is as ffoloweth- first I Comit and Comend what I am and haue Into the hands of my most Loueing and gracious god In Christ Jesus my soul Imediatly vpon my Death to be Recived Into those
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heuenly mansions which my blessed saviour hath prepared for me: and my body I Desire may be Intered In a Desent manor In hope that my saviour will In his Due time Raise it Into glory ffor my temporall Estat which god hath giuen me I Dispose of it as followeth first my Debts al to be Paied and then I will and Bequeath to my beloued wife Sarah Gag one Cow and al what houshould Goods wase hir owne; During her Life and to Dispose of at hir Death: the Rest of my houshould goods as beading peautar brass Iron Earthen and woodden vessels within house I gine vnto hir During hir Natural Life and at hir Death to Returne to my Children : only I Do Reserve out of these to be now Disposed of to my Children al my wearing Clothes and my Chest ad al yt is In it and a great Kettell and a Cowel : also I giue vnto hir on third part of al the Corne That shal be mine at my Desease and I do will that my fiue Sonns aboue mentioned them ad Each of them thaire heires Exece- tors adminst. ad asignes shal pay or Cause to be paied to my wife Sarah Gag twenty shillings apeice Every yeare dur- ing hir naturul Life In good marehantabel Corne the one halfe In English graine the other halfe In Indian Corne to be Diliuered by hir order In som place In this towne of Bradford or aboard a boate In merimacke Riuer at Havor- hill : al ye abouesd partickulars I wil to hir vpon and with hir consent to Relinquis [h] al hir Right In the Rest of my Estate for my Sonns I wil that they Inioy and posses for them and theire heires for Euer al and Euery part and parcil of my Lands as it is alredy Laied out and alloted to them and Euery one of them my Island which is not yeate laide out to be Eaqualy Diuid amongst them my grand sonn to haue an Equall share with Each of them: all the Rest of my Estat I will that it Be Equaly Divided amungst my Sonnes: In witnes that this is my Last will and Testa- ment I set to my hand and seale."
John (his I mark) gage. Witness : Shubaell Walker, Gilbart (his W mark) Wilford. Proved in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673 by the witnesses.
Inventory of the estate of Sergt. John Gage of Bradford taken Mar. 26, 1673, by Henry Kinsbury, Thomas Kimball and Shubaell Walker : wearing apparill wooling and Linning, 6li. 14s .; 2 beads, beading, 1 beadsteade, on pair Curtines, 13li. 1s .; Bookes, 20s., and a curtlash, 2li. 2s .; peauter, brass and Tinn ware, 3li. 13s .; Iron ware, pots, friing pan, Tramils, Pothooks and fire pane, 1li. 3s .; Earthen and wood
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vessels, 13s. 6d .; 3 Chests, 1 box, cupboard, 2 kneding troves, 2li. 7s .; Tubs and barills, 1li .; Chaires, Cushins, Tabels, spinning wheels, 1li. 4s .; plough Irons, chaines and Utin- cels for husbandry, Ali. Ss. 6d .; bridel, saddel, pillion, a paire of shoose, 17s .; paire of gloves, bag, 6 spoones, 5s. 6d .; agures, Chisils, hamers, pincers, aules and other small things, 9s .; about 50 pound of porke, 12s. 6d .; 2 Cowes, 9li .; horse, Coult and halfe a mare, 9li .; 6 swine, 4li .; about 350 accars Land, 350li .; about 10 accars upon a Island, 10li. Debts due the estate, 15li .; total, 435li. 10s. Debts due from the estate: to Mr. Francis wainwright of Iptchswich, 12li. 10s .; Samuell Graves of Iptchswich, Ili .; other small Debts, 2li. 8s .; to ye Docctars,-
Attested in Ipswich court 25: 1: 1673 by the executors. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 10,483.
Nathaniell Gage renounces his right of administration upon the common right at Ipswich of his father, John Gage. Dated Bradford, Feb. 11, 1718-19.
Bond of Daniel Gage of Bradford, for 200li., with Jacob Foster and Joseph Foster of Ipswich, sureties, Feb. 16, 1718- 19, for the administration (d. b. n.) on the estate in Ipswich, of his grandfather John Gage of Bradford, formerly of Ipswich, deceased.
Witness : James Todd, Daniel Rogers.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 10,484.
ESTATE OF GILES CROMWELL OF NEWBURY.
"In the Name of God Amen The Last will and Testament of Giles Cromwell of Newbury in the County of Essex in New England being very Aged and weake of Body but of pfect vnderstanding I Desire to Resine up my soule to God that Gaue it and my Body to the Dust when my Apointed time shall come and concerning my [E]state that God in his Goodness hath Giuen mee [I] doe Dispose of as follow- eth Imprimis I Gine [and] Bequeath unto my son Phillip Cromwell e-n Acres of upland Lying in the Bounds of Newbury C[om]only called Divident land 2ly I Giue unto my son Phillip Cromwells Eldest son that shall liue and Arine unto the Age of one and twenty yeares six Acres of marsh Lying in the Bounds of Newbury called Pine Iland marsh being six Acres of the twelue acres Adjoyning to the marsh of steven Grenleife likewise I Giue and Bequeath unto my Daughter Argentine Cram the wife of Benjamin
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Cram my House Lot Lying and being in Newbury containe- ing eight Acres more or Less as it is Bounded on the North with the Comon and southerly with the Land of Ensigne steven Greeleife and Easterly with ye High way, with all the Houseing therupon standing with all the Rights and privi- lledges of comonage therunto belonging as also I Gine unto my Daughter Argentine my twenty acres of marsh lying in the bounds of Newbury in that marsh called Pine Iland marsh lying between the marsh of Mr Edward Woodman & the marsh that was somtimes the marsh of John Roff bounded on the Easterly end with a Great Crick and on the westerly end with the Rocks. as Also the Remainder of the twelue Acres of marsh of which six acres I haue Giuen to my son Phillips eldest son all the Remainder of it I Giue and be- queath to my Daughter Argentine Cram likewise my will is that all which I have Given to my Daughter Argentine after her Decease shall be equally Devided amongst her children that shall be then liueing that doth beare the Name of Cram and If any of the children shall Dy before they shall Arine to the Age of twenty and one yeares their Part shall be De- vided amongst the Rest Equally Alwaies provided that the House and Lands be not Devided but that it shall Remaine Intire to the Eldest son he paying Equall Proportions to the Rest of the children or for want of a son to the Eldest Daughter she Paying to the Rest the Equall Parts accord- ing to the valuation of it And I doe constitute and [ap]oint my son Benjamin Cram my sole executor [to] this my Last will and to Confirme all the [pr ]misses aboue written to be my last will and Testiment I haue Heerunto set my hand and seale this twenty seaventh of the 2ª Month in the yeare of our Lord sixteen Hundred and seaventy two:"
Giles (his N mark) Cromwell (SEAL)
Witness: Anthony Stanyun, Benje. Swett.
Proved in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673 by Benjamin Sweet and Mr. Anthony Stanyen being disabled to travel to the court, made oath Mar. 20, 1672-3, before Samuel Dalton, Commissioner.
Inventory of the estate of Gills Cromlom, deceased Feb. 24, 1672, taken by Bene. Swett and Steven Grenlefe: Eight Akers of plow land with ye house & orchard and free hould, 80li .; eleven akers of devident land, 11li .; twelve Akers of march, 60li. ; twenty Akers of medow, 60li .; wearinge Clothes, 18s .; a bill from Caleb Moody, 3li. 8s. 11d.
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Also information of a debt due to the estate of 11li. from John Bartlet, Sr., that he gave bill for to Philip Cromlom as his father Gills Cromloms attorney & also a bill of 6li. from Edward Richison, but the sd Phillip not yett appear- ing about any of these concerns I know not ye true state of it. Attested in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673 by Benjamin Cram. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 6,583.
ESTATE OF THOMAS WELLMAN OF LYNN.
Inventory of the estate of Thomas Wellman deceased Oet. 10, 1672, taken by Thomas (his 7 mark) Kendall and Jeremiah Sweyen : his wearing Cloths, 3li. 11s .; on Bed, Curtins, and valene, li .; Bed, 2li. 10s .; on Bed more, 3li .; on; dusen of napkins, 1li. 4s .; fower paire of sheets and on sheete, 4li. 17s .; three tabel cloathis, nine pilabars, nine tonels, 3li. 15s .; two Chists and two Boxes and three Chaires, 1li. 6s .; two Chaires, 2s .; two Bibles and other Bookes, 2li. 15s .; milek vesels, 16s .; six earthen pots, on skillet, on morter, two Iron pots, on smothen Iron, 1li. 1s .; on paire of stelyards, 18s .; warming pann, 7s .; fower Barrells, on Churne, on Cheese tub, three sackes, 1li. 5s. 6d .; Gridiron, on paire of toungs, fire shovell, on crowe of iron, 12s .; Brasse and puter, 5li. 8s. 6d .; two spets, 4s .; two paire of andirns, 1li. 10s .; on Brasse pot, on kittell, on tramell, on paire of pot hookes, 2li. 2s .; on Chest and on tabell, 10s .; wedges, axes, hammers, shaving knife, chaine and a peece of a chaine, on Iron foot, 1li. 10s .; on pilyon, 4s .; three Guns, two swords and am- manishon, 2li. 16s .; on Loome, two spining whels, 3li. 6s .; tubes, two sives, on half bushell, 9s .; on dweling howse, 30li .; nine score ackers of upland and meddow, 200li .; Barne, 20li .; fower oxen, 20li .; five Cowes, 15li .; on mare, 3li. 10s .; two horsses, 5li .; on callfe, 1li .; Carts, yockes, plows, sleed, 3li. 3s .; fifteen swine, 9li .; English Graine, 3li. 9s .; Inden Corne, Sli. 15s .; on whip sawe, on tennent sawe, on hand- sawe, oger, two chessels, 1li. 6s .; ould Barrells, troves and tubes, 1li .; three hundred of bords, and sedere stuf, 1li .; three two year oullds, 7li. 10s .; Debts, 13li. 9s. 5d .; total, 370li. 10s. 7d.
Delivered in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673.
An agreement dated Mar. 22, 1672-3, concerning the estate of Thomas Wellman of Lynn, deceased, intestate, that the widow shall be executrix, and the estate be divided to the eldest son Abraham, one half of the land, and the other
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half to the widow and her younger son Isack, during her life, at her death to the son Isack; the barn to the widow's disposing; the new dwelling house to the widow during her life, and at her decease, or if she should marry again to her eldest son; to the eldest daughter Elizabeth Welman, the second daughter Sarah Wellman and the younger daughter Mary Wellman, 30li. each, to be paid by their mother in cattle and household goods.
Signed Elizebeth (her I mark) Wellman, Senear, Abra- ham Wellman, Ishak Wellman, Elisabeth (her E mark) Well- man, Juner, Mary (her V mark) Welman.
Presented in Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673 by the widow of Thomas Wellman and allowed with this proviso, that the daughters shall receive their portions at the age of twenty one years, and if the widow marry, to give security for the daughter's portions.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 29,277. ESTATE OF JOHN DOW OF HAVERHILL.
Administration upon the estate of Jno. Dowe of Haverhill granted Apr. 8, 1673 to Mary Dowe, his widow. Salisbury Quarterly Court Records, vol. 2, leaf 12.
Inventory of the estate of John Dow of Haverhill, who died intestate, taken by George Browne and Robert Clemens: Apparell, 5li. 12s .; beding & bedstead, 10li .; Brass & iron, 4li. 5s. ; Ammunition, 2li. 12s. ; house and house lott, 50li. ; five comon rights, 10li .; Eleven acres ox comon land, 11li .; Two parcells of meadow (ie) East & pond meadow, 20li .; two Cowes, 9li .; three young neate cattle, 7li .; mare & colt, 5li .; Thirteene swine, 8li .; a parcell of land beneath ye little river East, 12li .; Three acres upon ye barren plaine. 3li .; a sheepe, 10s. ; a hide, 14s .; Rie, pease & Indian, 3li .; chest, box & wooden ware, 3li .; an interest in an Island at Haver- hill, 1li. 10s .; wheelebarrow, Sythe, fork & sickles, 12s .; bridle & sadle, 1li. 10s. Debts from ve estate: to Samuell Plumer, 4li. 10s. or thereabouts : Mr. Dolton, 5li. 12s .; Capt. Saltonstall by bill, 1li. 12s. 8d .; Martha Heath, Sli. 6s. 8d. The estate creditor : by Gilbert Wilford, sli .; Belnap, 1li.
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