The Probate records of Essex County, Massachusetts, 1665-1674, Part 35

Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Essex County); Essex Institute; Dow, George Francis, 1868-1936
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: Salem, Mass., The Essex Institute
Number of Pages: 544


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Attested by the executors at the same time the will was proved.


Essex County Probate Files, Docket 25,236.


"Received by me Henry Sewall of Newbury heire and execu- tor to his ffather Henry Short late deceased" 34li. 8s. in New England money, which sum I have received of "the sd Henry Short, for that four & thirty pound eight shillings which the sayd Henry Short deceased was to pay to my ffather and Brother Dummer in England and was to have beene sent severall years agone by Mr. Richard Cutts, by order of the sd Henry Short, which faileing, I have now re- ceived it" and stand obliged to pay the said sum unto my brother Steven Dummer in England and do fully acquit the said Henry Short (his mother the relict and executrix of Henry Short deceased) for that sum payable to my father and brother from the said Steven Dummer.


Signed Aug. 6, 1673. Witness: Anthony Somerby, Sam. Sewall. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 3, page 293.


ESTATE OF THOMAS BOARDMAN, SR. OF IPSWICH.


"In the name of god Amen the seaventeenth day of De- cember in the yeare of our Lord god one thousand sixe hun- dred and seauenty I Thomas Boreman senior of Ipswich weake in body: but blessed be god of sound and perfect memory : Doe make this my last will and Testament as fol- loweth freely and willingly Comending my spirit into the hande of god that gaue it; And my body to the Earth from whence I received it, And first for my wife my will is that all that part of the land in my farme that I now possesse, shee shall enioy and receive and take the Benefitt thereof during her naturall life: And after her Decease to returne vnto my sonne Thomas and his heires ; And likewise all my Household stuffe and my Cattle I giue and bequeath vnto my Wife Dur- ing her naturall life to dispose of as shee pleases. Item my will is that my Daughter Joanna at the day of her marriage,


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or after as my wife shall please to dispose of it to her : shalbe for her porcon, to the value of one hundred pounds; and what shall want of such a some: my will is that my sonne Thomas shall make good to my Daughter to make vp the some as aforesaid : fine and forty pounds of the said hun- dred pounds, my wife shall pay my daughter at the day of her mariage, or at the age | |of || two and twenty yeares, and the remainder of the said hundred pounds my will is that my sonne Thomas shall pay my Daughter out of the land that my wife doth possesse during her naturall life: after her decease. Item I giue and bequeath vnto my sonne Daniell and his heires for euer that parcell of land thatch and marsh ground conteyning sixe acres more or lesse from the Bridge to the point of the Coue ; to witt foure rods from the ordinarie highe water marke; Provided that the said Daniell my sonne and his heires doe from time to tyme yearely allow his Brother Thomas two dayes in ye yeare to repaire the bridge ; And if at any tyme my sonne Daniell or his heires be minded to sell the said parcell of land my will is that my sonne Thomas and his heires shall have the first legall offer of it. Item I bequeath to my daughter Mary the wife of Robert Kinsman that is to say to her Children twenty pounds | | two yeares after my wiues decease .! | Item to my Daughter Mar- tha the wife of Thomas Loe to her Children twenty pounds two yeares after the decease of my wife; when my sonne Thomas shall possesse the whole farme. Item my will is that my sonne Daniel shall haue eight pounds within one yeare after my wiues decease for the Use of his two sonnes at the age of one and twenty yeares, and that my sonne their father shall giue in securitie to my | |wiues || Executor to pay it them at the age aforesaid.


"Item my will is that my sonne Kinsman shall haue a foote path to goe to his land he bought of me, Item my will is that (the lands belonging to these two: my sonne Daniell and Robert Kinsman | |viz. ten acres more or lesse belonging to the said Robert, and ye sixe acres abouesd giuen to the said Daniell|| only excepted) all the rest of my land shall remaine and continue vnto my sonne Thomas and his heires to enioy it quietly and peacealy after my wiues decease, pay- ing those legasies afore mentioned. Item my will is that my Brother Daniell shall abide with my wife while shee lines, and after her decease that he shall continue while he liues with my sonne Thomas to be mainteyned by him. Item I will that if my Daughter Joanna be not disposed of in mar-


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iage while I liue, I shall leaue her to my wife and to her wisedom in her mariage to be disposed of. Finally, my will is that my wife shall be my sole Executrix to see my | |will|| performed while shee liues, and at her decease I leave it to her wisedome to appoint whome shee please to see the pfor- mance of my will that shall or may not then be fully executed and pformed. And I make Simon Tomson and Thomas Burnam my welbeloued ffreinds my Querseers to see this my last will and testament duely and truely executed and pformed. In Witnes whereof I haue heereto set my hand & seale the day and yeare abouesaid."


Thomas Borman. (SEAL) Witness : William Hubbard, John Dane.


"Anno 1673 may the 3 Memorandum whereas in the forth lyne i have thare exspresed Consarning my wife what she shall inioy deuring hir natrall lyfe uppone good and waitie considerations I haue here addid a firther confurmation and adishon namely that my louing wife shall not only inioy cattell houssald goods and lands but that if she shall ned she may allso dispose of part of them as ned shall Require Eyther Cattell mouables or Land and heretwo I set my hand" Thomas Borman, Senior. Witness : John Dane, Johanah (her I B mark) Borman. Proved June 19, 1673, by the witnesses before Mr. Samuell Symonds, Dep. Gov., and Maj. Gen. Daniell Denison.


Inventory taken May 26, 1673, by Daniell Epps, John Dane and Simon (his n mark) Thomson: the dwelling House, Barne & outhouseing with all the Lands adjoyning thereunto wch is by estimation 42 Acres & halfe, which is halfe the Lands within the river & creekes, yt was sometime Frank- lings & his owne grant, 280li .; ten acres of planting land on that side ye river called Buttons poynt, 70li .; Neat Cattle, 4 Oxen & two steers 4 yeare old, 30li .; 6 cowes, 4 heyfors, 3 thre yeare olds, two yearlings, 3 calves, 37li .; 23 sheep, nine lambs, 13li. 10s .; one mare and young coult & a yearling coult, 6li .; three swine, 3li .; his wearing cloathes, 12li. ; beds, bowlsters, pillowes, Ruggs, blankets & bedsteads, 27li. 16s .; Linin of all sorts, 16li. 7s .; in yarne, 1li. 10s. ; pewter & tin, 4li. 2s .; in brass and spoones, 3li. 16s .; in Iron ware, 3li. 4s .; in Lumber, 3li. 5s. ; Bookes, 1li. ; wheele & cards, 10s. ; earthen ware, 10s .; corne upon the ground, 10li .; corne & mault, 7li. 18s .; coopers tooles, 5li. ; caskes, keelers, trayes & wooden dishes, 1li. 13s .; meat, 1li. 10s .; guns with there furniture,


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2li .; a Cart, plow, Harrow and other Oxe taekling, 5li .; a Fan, grinstone, sled, 16s .; debts due to Mris. Borman, 5li. 19s. 6d .; total, 553li. 6s. 6d .; some small things that were forgotten, 1li. The debts owing besides the Legacies ordered by will, 30li.


Attested by the executrix to be a true inventory of her hus- band's estate.


Essex County Probate Files, Docket 2,734. ESTATE OF ROBERT ROBERTS OF IPSWICH .*


Obadiah Bridges' receipt, dated June 23, 1673, to Thomas Peerin, his father, in part of pay for his portion given him by the court in Ipswich in a feather bed and bolster, 5li. Wit- ness : Elizabeth (her E B mark) Robardes. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 20, leaf 149.


ESTATE OF WILLIAM LORD, SR. OF SALEM.


"I William Lord of Salem in New England, Cutler, being ancient, & but weake in body, yett of perfeet memorye & vn- derstanding blessed be ye Lord, doe make this my last Will & Testament, this second day of March, Anno Domini, 1668. Imprimis, I gine vnto Abigal my beloved wife (when all my iust debts are paid) my whole Estate, that God hath given me in this world, that I shall be possessed of at ye time of my decease, that is to say all my houseing, and lands whatsoever, shall after my decease, if she survive me, be to the use & be- hoofe of my said wife, the tyme of her naturall life & all the rest of my Estate, I giue to my said wife, her heyres and as- signes for euer, Except some Legacies afterward exprest And my will is that my said wife, so long as she remaines a wid- dow, and vnmarried, shall haue free liberty & full power to make sale of any part or pareel of my said houses & lands, for her necessary use, prouided it be with the aduice of the Querseers of this my Will, (who are underneath Exprest or Implied,) but in case my said wife shall marry any other man, that after such tyme of marriage, shee shall haue noe power to sell any part or parcell of the aboue said houses & lands, that are then unsold. And further, my will is, that Abigal my said wife, shall haue power to dispose of all my said houseing & lands, that shall then remaine Unsold at ye tyme of her decease, provided it be amongst ye Children of


* See ante vol. 1, page 422.


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William Lord my kinsman, who, my will is, shall after my said wines decease inioy ye same, according to my said wiues will & discretion, deniding amongst them, onely my kinsmans sonne William, & daughter Abigal, shall haue each ye better portion or part.


"Item, I gine vnto Mrs Felton, widdow, twenty shillings, and to M' Joseph Grafton, senior, and Richard Prince, each of them a horse or mare fold of two yeares old, to be paid them at my decease. Lastly, I doe Appoint Abigal my said wife, to be sole Executrix of this my last will & testament. & ye said Joseph Grafton & Richard Prince to be Querseers, to whom I Committ ye Care and ouersight of ye fullfilling this my will & in Case either of these my ||two|| frends should decease before my said wife, then she shall haue power to ap- point one or more in his or their roome."


William (his W L mark) Lord, senior. Witness : John Rucke, Edw. Norice, Jolin Cole.


Proved in Salem court 24: 4: 1673 by Mr. Edward Norrice and Mr. John Ruck before Worshipfull Major Daniell Deni- son and Mr. Tho. Danforth, Esqrs.


Inventory of the estate of Willvam Lord, sr., of Salem : Dwelling house with the ground & range of houses Adjoyning, 15li. ; dwelling house near the dwelling that the widow now dwells in, 40li. : 1 dwelling house by the water sid, 35li .; fower Acres of bastard marsh, 40li .; fower meares, 12li .; 2 Cowes, Gli .; one bed with furniture, Gli .; one table, six platters & other utensils, 3li .; on small trunke with Lining, 3li .; 2 beds & furniture, 3li. ; in the shop & two Cittells, 3li. 10s .; 1 shot, 10s. ; in debts, 55li. ; total, 357li. ; debts due from several men to ye estate, 10li .; debts to be paid, 20li.


Attested 24: 4: 1673 by Abigaile Lord, the relict.


Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 20, leaves 42, 43.


ESTATE OF JOHN GILLOW OF LYNN.


"The last will & Testement of John Gillow of Lyn, nowe beinge in perfett memorey though weake in body : this 20 of febuary 1672 1 I bequeth my speritt onto god that gaue it and my bodey onto the dust, 2 : I Bequeth onto my louinge wife all my part of howesall goods and all my Cattell with the pro- duse of all my housinge and lands and medowe for the Bringin up of my Chilldren ontell thaye Come of adge 3 I Bequeth onto my son John all my howsings lands and medowe which is that hallfe that my mother gaue me of my fathers estate


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and my son John to haue it when that he Cometh of adge: and he payinge onto my daughter mary and to my daughter Sarah thare portions: and my wife now beinge with Childe that Childe to haue a equall share with my daughters and if it be a son then to haue his portion in land : my elldest son John is to haue a dubell porshon and the Rest of my estate to be equally deuided betwene my other Chilldren : and if aney of my Chilldren dye before that thaye Come of adge then thare parts to be equalley deuided betwene the liuinge : all so if my wife Remaine a widowe ontell my son John Com of adge then she is to haue on end of my howse and the Thards of my lands duering her widow whood.


"and if the produse of my estate will not be sofishant to bringe up my Chilldren then thoase as are the ouerseers of my will haue libortey to sell som parte of my lands or medows for the bringin up of my Chilldren And if aney other estate doth fall onto me by Inheritance or other wise I giue that onto my Chilldren : my elldest son hauinge a dubell portion the other equall shares : And if my father or mother ether hane made a will or shall make a will and give thare hallfe parte of the liuinge ||as I liue in || onto my son John : then my will is that that hallfe parte of the liuinge as my mother gaue me : that as is not spent of it in bringin up my Chilldren shall be equally deuided betwene my other Chilldren: this to be un- derstode my son John is to haue the howsinge lands and medows payinge the rest of my Chilldren thare portions but if || that as|| my wife is with Chilld if be a son he is to haue his portion in land : and medowe: All so I doe make my wife my execetriks :- Allso I doe apointe and make my frends Robart Burgis Thomas Newhall and Robart Potter to be ouerseers of this my will as wittnes my hand the daye & yeare ยท aboue written."


John Gillow (SEAL)


Witness : Robert (his R R mark) Burgis, Robert Potter, Thomas Newhall.


Proved in Salem court 24 : 4 m : 1673 by Robert Potter and Thomas Newhall.


Inventory taken Mar. 19, 1672-3, by John Fuller and Richard Moore : Wearing aparrill, 4li. 10s .; a Fether bed and bolster and thre pillows, 3li. 10s .; Feather Bed and bolster and pillow with thre blankitts, 3li. 10s .; other beding, 1li. 15s .; sheets and other Linins, 2li .; pewtor and Tine things, 8s .; iron potts and ketles and a trammill, 1li. 16s .; bybells and other books, 1li. 5s .; tow bedsteads, a trundelbed and coppered


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table, on weavers loam and slays and Harnis and warpping bars, 2li. 14s .; Chests and boxces and a little trunck, 1li .; A muskitt and sword and Amunition, 14s .; A still, 10s .; pare of stilliards and spitts, 12s. ; a pair of tongs, a fier shovell, a Drauft chayn, 7s. 6d .; sett of Hopps, and elever and pin, 9s. 6d .; warming pan and a spitt, 8s .; sett of cast boxes and to ex pins, 12s. ; an Iron Ringer, 5s .; one ould plowshare, 2s .; a parcell of barrills and ould Chaiers and other ould Lumber, 18s .; fowr cows and tow Calfs, 13li. 10s .; six sheep and tow lambs, 3li. ; a mare and Coult, 3li .; tow Sowes and tow shoots, 2li .; one thousand of shingalls and hallf a hundred of boards, 14s .; pare of Scoals and wayt and thre Spones and broaken Silver Spones, 11s .; A dwelling House and Barn, 40li .; Thirty Akers or ther abouts of oupland, 120li .; six Akers of oupland and Medow Att the bridg Foot, 24li .; twenty Akers of salt march and Fresh medow, Soli .; An orchard and land it stands upon and the yard about the dwelling Hows, 30li. ; total, 346li. 11s .; debts due, 4li. 7s .; debts due from the estate, 5li. 12s.


Attested 27: 4: 1673 by Sarah, the relict, who declared that one-half of the estate in house and land was her hus- band's and the other half her husband's father's.


Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 20, leaves 44, 45.


ESTATE OF ROBERT MORGAN OF SALEM.


"I Robert Morgan beeing Sick in boady but of perfect un- derstanding doe make my will as followeth I comend my soule into ye hands of him yt gave it & comitt my boady to ye earth in hope of a blessed resurrection at ye last day. My estate I dispose of thus I giue unto my deer wife Marget all my neat cattle sheep & moovables to be wholy hers as allso ye house I now dwell in with all the land adjoyning to it as tillage land, orchards, pasture & hay pound I give to her use during her life yet so yt if any of my children to whome I give ye propriety of ye said lands after her decease shall desier it they may have their portions layd out & liberty to build thereon for their habitation during my wives life.


"Item I give my sonne Samuell that twelve acres of land at Manchester weh my wives father Norman gave unto her in ye great plaine & allso eight acres I had of the towne at Long hill & my old mare these I give my sonne Samuell in consid- eration of his paying my debts. my other horse kinde I give as before I disposed one colt to Benjamin, a mare to Robert & another to Bethia. Item I give my sonne Samuell five aeres


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of the land adjoyning to my house after my wives decease, wch shall lye from the high way to ye water side next to Thomas Roots his land Item I gine my sonne Joseph fower acres of land adjoyning to Samuells from the bottome to ye top. Item I give my son Benjamin three acres of land to lye next Jo- sephs from the bottome to ye top, yet so as to take in just so much of the west end of the house as hee was at charges to build & part of ye little orchard next the dore, weh orchard shall bee devided between Joseph & Benjamin.


"Item I gine unto my wife & Daughter Bethia together & to the longest liver of them the rest of my now dwelling house wth ye pasture land adjoyning weh is above the country high- way, abutting upon Mr Hales lande & the rest of my lande I give unto my sonns Robert and Moses to bee divided between them equally Allso my will is that what housholde-stuff shall bee left at my wives decease shall bee given to Bethia if she shall survive her mother farther my will is that if any of my sonns to whome I have given lande shall dye before their mother, vet the lande shall descende to theire heires at my wives decease Allso I make my sonne Samuell my sole executor of this my last will and Testament. And Desier my loving freinds Ensigne Corning and John Stone to bee overseers of this my last will. Wittnes my hande & seal this 14th Octbr 1672."


Robert (his N mark) Morgain (SEAL) Witness : William Reeves, John (his O mark) Trask.


Proved 24: 4: 1673 by the witnesses before Maj. Gen. Deni- son and Mr. Tho. Danforth.


Inventory taken Dec. 10, 1672, by John Galley and Thomas Pickton : twenty akers of land with the hous and orchard, 160li .; 4 kous, 12li .; 2 steers, 6li. 10s .; 1 old mare, 2li .; 1 mare and 3 coults, 6li .; 6 swine, 2li. ; 8 Akers of land at Longe hill, 8li .; 3 shep, 1li. 4s .; goods in the house and plow taklen, 12li .; pork and barly, Engan corne and heay, 10li .; total, 219li. 14s. The debts due about 20li.


Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 20, leaves 50, 51.


Petition Nov. 14, 1694, of Samuel Weed of Amesbury shewing that Robert Morgan of Beverly made his will and in it these words "if any of my Sons to whome I haue giuen land shall dye before their mother yet the land shall descend to their heirs after my wifes decease," and now the wife, and thre sons being dead without issue and the petitioner having married the only daughter of the testator, holds himself inter-


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ested in the said estate in right of his wife, Bethiah by descent as in the said will and prays for a citation to be issued to the executor Samuel Morgan to appear in court in order to settle the estate.


Citation dated Salem Nov. 14, 1694 to Samuel Morgan, executor of the estate of Robert Morgan, to appear and give an account of his administration.


Essex County Probate Files, Docket 18,746.


ESTATE OF THOMAS COLDUM OF LYNN.


"ffirstly 1 bequeve my Soule unto god yt guave it mee Seconlyey : as my estate I bequene my Eastate as followeath : Namly I give unto my Cosin Sara : Horte : my Chest with all ye mony excep that wch shall satisfie ye doctor & other ex- pences duering my sienes : & all my eiern ware : as pot & Cet- tel & fier pane & tongs & andierns & trammialls & a small morter of Iron : my mening is yt all but ye eiern war was to be payd at psent: I give unto my sisters whitnise Childerens all my wering Cloaths : I give unto my sister whitny my horse & ? shep & 2 lames: I give unto hir all yt is due unto me in Mr Purchhis booke wich is five pownd or thear abouths: I give unto my loving mother twoe yards of Doulas & my demmy Caster hatt: I give two shirts of dowles one to my sister whitny & ye other unto my Cosin Sara Hort I give unto my honnered father twoe buralls of sider with all my dets yt are due unto me : as namly twelve shilings due from Rob In- galls senior from good Farre eaight shillings eaight pence from beniamine Chadwell twelve shillings fr. Rich. Moare & John More eaight shilings further I give unto my Cosin Sarah harte eaightene shilings wch is due unto me from Ealie giles of Salame. this I my will in ye presents of us vn- derriten & do witnes it with my hand ye 10th day of march : 72."


Thomas Colddum,


Witness: Rich. Hauen, senier, Richard (his R mark) Ha- ven, Junur.


Proved in Salem court 26: 4: 1673 by the witnesses, and there being no executors named in the will, administration was granted to Tho. Coldum and Richard Whitney.


Inventory of the estate of Thomas Coldam, in the several parts according as it was willed by him: To his sister Mar- tha Witney & her Children, a horse & 2 sheep & 2 Lambs, 5li. 5s .; debts due as per Mr. Purchases book, 5li .; to her chil-


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dren all his wearing Cloathes, 5li. 18s .; a doules shirt, bands & wearing lining, 1li. 6s .; total, 17li. 9s. To Sarah Hart In money, 4li. 11s. ; a Chest, 5s., & a Dowlas shirt, 10s .; in Iron ware as upon Will, 2li. 5s .; debt due to estate p Elia Giles, 18s. ; total, Sli. 9s. To his Father Thomas Coldum 2 Barl of Cyder, 16s .; p debts due to the estate as p the will, 2li. To his Mother Johana Coldum a Caster Hatt and two yards of Dowlus, 1li. 6s .; given in legacies as appeares upon the will, 30li .; the remainder of the Estate not particularly disposed of, 2li. 17s .; Estate is debtor to said Sarah Hart for funeral charges, 18s .; remainder of the estate undisposed, 1li. 19s.


Attested in Salem court 24: 4: 1673 by Richard Whitney. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 20, leaves 52, 53.


ESTATE OF WILLIAM TOWNE OF TOPSFIELD.


Administration granted 24: 4: 1673 to Johana Towne on the estate of Wm. Towne, her late husband, and she was to bring in an inventory to the next Ipswich court. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 66.


Petition for settlement of a small estate left the under- signed by their father, who died ten years ago leaving no will, but left his estate in the hands of their mother who was ap- pointed administratrix and the estate remained unsettled un- til her death, and now they desire that the following division may be allowed : the land to be divided equally to his three sons, Edmond, Jacob and Joseph and the moveables equally to the three daughters, Rebecka, Mary, and Sarah; also the three brothers to pay all debts now due and what charges shall after arise in settlement of the estate to be equally borne by all six.


Dated Jan. 17, 1682. Signed by Mary (her mark) Towne relict of Edmond, Jacob Towne, Josep (his mark) Towne, Francis (his mark) Nurs with the consent of Rebeka, Mary (her mark) Esty formerly Mary Towne, Sarah (her mark) Bridges.


Witness: John How, John Pritchet.


Allowed by the court at Ipswich Apr. 10, 1683. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 4, page 515.


ESTATE OF JOHN HATHORNE OF SALEM.


Mr. John Hathorne was appointed 24 : 4: 1673, administra- tor of the estate of his son John, who died in the service of Richard Cutts, and he was to bring in an inventory to the next Salem court. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 67.


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ESTATE OF JACOB BARNEY OF SALEM.


Administration on the estate of Jacob Barney, deceased, granted 24: 4: 1673, to Eliza, the widow, and to Jacob, the son, who were to bring in an inventory to the next Ipswich court. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 67.


Inventory of the estate of Jacob Barney, Sr., taken June 2, 1673, by John Porter, Sr. and Richard (his R mark) Leech : 7 Acres of salt marsh, 42li. ; 5 Acres of meddow cald Bishops meddow, 5li. ; 250 Acres land, 360li. ; 5 Acres meddow caled bunker meddow, 20li .; dwelling house, barne & cow house, 26li .; 68 Rodd in Salem, 9li .; 4 Cowes, 14li .; 4 oxen, 20li .; 2 steares 3 yeares old, a steare, 7li. 10s .; 1 gale 4 yeares old, 4li. 10s .; 1 bull 2 yeare old, 2li. 5s .; 2 heifers at 2 yeares old, 4li. 15s .; 4 yearlin, 6li .; 3 young calves, 2li .; 1 steare of 2 yeare old, 2li. 10s .; 1 Calfe, 6s. 8d .; 15 sheepe unshorne, 8li. 5s .; 1 Ram, 8s .; 23 lams, 6li. 6s. 6d .; 6 swine, 6li .; 1 mare and colt, 2li. 10s .; 1 yong mare 2 years old, 1li .; 1 horse, 3li .; 26 cord of wood, 3li. 10s .; 1 Servant boy for 5 yeares, 9li .; 1 Servant man -1-2 yeares, 3li. ; money, 5li .; 5 yds. gentin, 1li. ; 7 yds. holland, 1li. 8s .; 7 1-2 yds. of ozenbriggs, 14s .; 11 yds. browne holland, 2li. 10s .; 5 shirts, 1li .; 2 new shirts, 1li .; bands, nec cloathes, capp & handcarcheff, 6s .; 3 hatts, 1li. 10s .; 1 sute of cloathes & coate, 3li .; remnant cloath, 5s .; 1 sute clothes & coate, 2li. 15s .; 2 wastcoates & pr. drawers, 16s. ; 3 old coates & pr. breeches, 6s .; 5 pr. stockins, 2 pr. shoes, 1li .; pr. gloves and a brush, 1s. 6d .; 1 new coate, 1li .; 13 yds whome made cloath, 2li. 12s .; 2 1-2 yds. carsey, 1li. 2s .; 3 1-2 yds. carsey, 1li. 2s .; 6 1-4 yds. searg, 1li. 17s. 6d .; 3 3-4 yds. searg, 1li. 2s. 6d .; remnant whome mad cloath, 2s .; remnat of carsey, 4s. 6d. ; remnant wte peniston, 10s. ; 4 pr. sheets, 2li. 15s .; 1 pr. holland sheets, 2li .; 1 old sheet, 4s .; 3 pillow beares, 6s .; 1 table cloth, 8s .; 5 napkins, 8s .; 1 table cloath, 2s. ; 2 1-4 yds. canvas, 4s. 6d. In the new roome, fether bed, bolster, 2 pillows, 2 blanketts, rugg, 1 pr. curtains & vallents, 1 bedsteed, 9li .; 3 cheests, 1 box, 1li .; 1 pr. cortaines & val- lents, 10s .; warmin pan, 6s .; bookes, 18s .; 2 tables, 1 chaire, 8s. In the old roome, 1 trundle flock bed, bolster, 2 pillows, 3 blanketts, rugg and bedsteed, 2li. 15s .; fether bed, bolster, 2 pillows, 2 blanketts, rugg, 1 pr. curtaine, vallents, 1 bedsteed, Sli. ; tubb, trough, 2 pr. cards, 8s .; 3 sives, 12d .; 1-2 bushell, 1 peck, 3s .; bedding and bedsted in the chamber, 1li .; 2 kittles, 2 skilletts, 2li. 10s .; 1 pott, kittle, Iron skillett, frying pan, 1li .; 6 pewter platters, 20s .; bed pan, 10s .; 5 saucers, 1




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