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Proved in Salem court 30: 4: 1674 by Lt. Tho. Putnam and John Putnam. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 22, leaf 16.
ESTATE OF MICHAEL PARTRIDGE OF MARBLEHEAD.
Michaell Patridg dying intestate, an inventory of his estate was brought into court 30: 4: 1674, by Mr. William Browne, sr., to whom it was given by Thomas Edwards, boat- master, and the latter was appointed administrator, he to pay the debts in proportion as the estate warrants. Salem Quarter- ly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 77.
Mighell Partridg, Dr .. to paid several men p. Tho. Edward, 4li. 7s. 1d. ; one 1-3 pt. of ye Shallup, 24li. 4s .; Goodman Lord & other men for his Buriall, 14s. ; total, 29li. 5s. -. Creditor, 1-3 pt. of ye shallup as she was prised, 15li. ; his winter Voyag with Tho. Edwards, 11li. 6s. 9d .; some old Clothes, 2li. 15s .; total, 29li. 2s. 3d.
Allowed 7 : 5m : 1672.
Acompt of ye vioag of Michaell Partridg and Thomas Hoop- er who were Drowned in ye Month Apriell : here at Salem : In
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Merchantble fish among 4 men, in all there was 9.1 qntles, 84li. 12s .; their Refuse Fish, with a Barrill of Oyle, 20li. 13s .; total, 105li. 5s. To Mr. Browne & Boates hier, stage Roome and Beefe & nett, 59li. 18s .; there Remains, 45li. 7d. Diveded between 4 men Comes to 11li. 6s. 9d. a man.
To what Thomas Edwards hath ben out for Michael Par- tridg: paid to Samll. Nicholson for Michaell partridg, 1li. 12s. 6d .; to John Brock, 12s .; to Edw. Homan, 5s. 6d .; to Goody Coale, 11s .; to house Rent, 10s .; to Tho. Edwards, 8s. 6d .; to vinson Stutson for shoose, 5s. 6d .; to Mr. Lattimore, 2s. 4d .; total, 4li. 7s. 4d. To both their Burialls, 1li. 8s.
The appraisal of a shallop, belonging to Michaell Partridg, made June 30, 1674, by Erasomus James, William (his W mark) Neck and Christopher Necke: one pare of Shoose, in silver, Gs .; 1 pare of stockings, 3s .; 2 ould Shurts & 3 hand Chefer, 6s .; 3 old pare of Drawers, 5s .; 1 old Blanckett, 6s .; 1 pare Gloves, 2s .; 1 old Bed sack & pillow, 2s .; 1 Coate, 8s .; 1 Sute, Coate & Breaches, 1li. 4s .; 1 woollen wastcoat & Drawes, 3s .; 3 pare of old Stockings, 3s .; 2 old Caps, 1s. 6d .; 1 Bible, 3s .; 1 old hatt, 2s .; 1 old Cheest, 1s .; total, 2li. 15s. 6d.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 20, leares 17-19. ESTATE OF ROBERT HOOPER OF MARBLEHEAD.
Robt. Hooper dying intestate, an inventory of his estate was brought into court 30: 4: 1674, by Mr. William Browne, sr., to whom it was given by Thomas Edwards, boatmaster, and the latter was appointed administrator, he to pay the debts in proportion as the estate warrants. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 77.
Robert Hooper, Dr., to severall Menn for Debts, 3li .; his buriall, 24s. ; to Mr. Wm. Browne, Senr., for 1-3 of ye Shallup, 24li. 5s. ; total, 38li. 5s. Creditor, 1-3 pt. of ye Shallup as She was prised, -; his Winter Voyage with Tho. Edward, 11li. 6s. ; a pcell of old Clothes, 15s. ; total, 27li. 1s. 9d.
Allowed 7: 5m : 1672.
Acompt of ye vioag of Michaell Partridg and Thomas Hooper who were Drowned in ye Month Apriell : here at Sa- lem : In Merchantble fish among 4 men, in all there was 94 qntles, 84li. 12s .; their Refuse Fish, with a Barrill of Oyle, 20li. 13s .; total, 105li. 5s. To Mr. Browne & Boates hier,
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stage Roome and Beefe & nett, 59li. 18s .; there Remains, 45li. 7d. Divided between 4 men Comes to 11li. 6s. 9d. a man.
Thomas Hooper Debter. to Goody Colle, 17s. 6d .; to ye Old Boat, 5li. 10s .; to Boston for Boots, 1li. 2s .; to Vinson Stutson for Shoose, 7s. 6d .; to Beniamin Parmeter, 1li. 15s. 6d .; to Mr. Brown, sr., 3li. 1s .; to Mr. Lattimore, 2s. 6d .; to house Rent, 10s. ; total, 13li. Ts. To both their Burialls, 1li. 8s.
Tho. Hooper's goods appraised by Erasomus James : parcell of old Lumber, as Stockings, Drawers & wastcoats, 2s .; 1 old Shurt, 3s .; 1 pare Breeches, 6s. : 1 old Coate, 4s .; total. 15s. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 20, leaves 17-19.
ESTATE OF THOMAS NEWHALL, SR. OF LYNN.
"The last will and testament of Thomas Newhall Senior of Lyn in the county of Essex hauinge his prefect memory and understandinge Imprimis I bequeath my Spirritt to the Lord that gave it and my Body to the dust from whence it was taken I bequeath my twelf acres of salt marsh to my sonn Thomas Newhall and my sonn John Newhall the six aeres that my sonn Thomas shall haue is three Acres in Rumley marsh neere the Island and the rest is a peell lyinge in the Towne marsh called Gaines his necke and another peell lyinge in the Towne marsh adioyninge to my Brother Farrington and the six Acres yt my sonn John shall hane lyeth in the last Divission in Rumley marsh but if my soon John should haue noe child before he dyeth then the six Acres I gine to my sonn John to return to my sonn Thomas and his heirs for ever but if my sonn John should have a child or childeren then the sd six Aeres to bee att his owne disposse forever. I bequeath to my sonn Thomas Brownes his childeren twenty Pounds equally to be devided between them and the sixteen Pounds weh he hath already of mine in his hands is to be part of this Twenty pounds I gine to his childeren. I bequeath to my sonn Richard Haven his childeren twenty pounds to be equally devided amongst them namly betweene Joseph Haven Richard Haven Sarah Haven Nathaniell Haven & Moses Haven this not to be paid vntill they com to the age of twenty one years, I bequeath to my tow daughters Susana Haven & Mary Browne each of them a paire of sheets and each of them too pillow beares. Alsoe I constitute & make my lawfull & sole executor and to pforme this my last will and testament
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my sonn, Thomas Newhall. I doe alsoe bequeath vnto my sonn Thomas Newhall his childeren thirty pounds and that this is my tru will and testament I haue set to my hand This first of Aprill 1668."
Thomas (his T mark ) Newhall, senier. Witness: Thomas Laughton, Robart Potter.
Proved in Salem court 1: 5m : 1674 by the witnesses.
Inventory taken 25: 4: 1674, by Oliver Purehis and Robert (his mark) Burges : An old dwelling house with an old barne & 6 Acres of Upland & 12 acres of Meddow, 95li. ; 30 Acres of Land in the woods, some part meddow, 30li .; an old fether bed, 1 Bolster, 1 pillow, 1 pillowbear, 2li. 10s. ; 1 Green Rugg. old, 1 Branched Coverlett, 1 old blankett, 1 old pr of Curtaines & vallence, 2li .; 2 pr of sheets, 1 table cloth & 3 napkins, 2li. ; 1 Hatt & his wearing apparrell with 2 bands, 3li. ; 1 yrd & 1-2 of Red Cotton or such like, 4s. 6d .; 5 vessels of Brass, kettls, pots & skillett, 2li. ; an iron Kettle & skillett, 8s .; pewter as 3 platters, 1 small flaggon, 1 Bowl & 1 Candlestick, 1 pott of a pint or more, 1li. 2s .; 1 pr. of Andirons, 1 pr. of Tongs, 1 spitt, 1 potraek, & 1 pr. of pothookes, 1li. 1s .; 1 warming pan, 6s .; 1 Bible & 4 other good bookes, 1li. 5s .; 1 press Cubbard, 2 old Chests, 1li. 10s .; 2 chayres, 12s .; 1 Box & some small matters in it, as two small black hankerchiefs, 1 black quoife, 1 Bonnett, & two small Remnants Linnen, 16s .; money, 5s. 7 1-2d. ; a small parcel of land about an Acre neer ye overshut mill betweene the mil wast & ye Cawewey bridge, 3li .; estate in ye hands of John Newhall his son, 20li .; one-halfe pinte pott, Is. 6d. ; some debts due to him p weaving &c., 6li. ; total, 173li. 1s. 7 1-2d.
Attested in Salem court 1: 5m: 1674 by Tho. Newhall.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 22, leaves 9, 10.
ESTATE OF WALTER PRICE OF SALEM.
"I Walter Price of Salem being weake in body, but of per- feet understanding & memory, blessed be God, do ordaine this my last will & Testament, for the setling of my outward Estate, as followeth, Imprimis, I doe order & appoint all due Debts to be paid & discharged vnto any person or persons to whom they belong, out of my proper Estate & in particular the Legacyes giuen to my two Grandchildren Elizabeth Price and Anne Price. Item, I giue and bequeath to my sonne John, and confirme vnto him what was promised him vpon his Mar-
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iage, viz: one third part of the Ketch Friendship, also the whole Ketch William & John, halfe the warehouse at winter Iland, & the now dwelling house of John Lambert in Salem, or the debt due to me from him. Item I giue & bequeath vnto my sonne John the dwelling house wherein Doctor Weld now liueth, with the ground belonging to it Item I giue & be- queath all the rest of my Estate, to my deare and Loveing wife, Elizabeth Price, to be possessed & enioyed by her dureing her naturall life, only shee paying out of it, a portion, what she shall thinke meet, to my sonne William Price, according as he shall behaue himselfe.
"Item my will is that my sonne John Price shall, after my decease, liue in my now dwelling house with his mother, & shall manage the Estate for her, & the Grandchildren, viz: Elizabeth Croade, John Croade & Elizabeth Price, vntill they shall be disposed of, by their said Grandmothers Consent, Item my will is that my sonne John Price, liueing with his mother & manageing the Estate, as aforesaid, dureing her naturall life, shall in Consideration thereof, possesse and inioy as his owne, the one halfe of the Estate that is left at his mothers decease, or else shall possesse & inioy the whole Es- tate that is then left, (excepting the houshold goods,) he paying out of it, the value of halfe ye said Estate, at that tyme to the aforesaid Grandchildren Viz: Elizabeth Croade, and John Croade or any else of my Children, according to the will of his mother at her decease, and also to their sister Hannah Croade Item, I giue and bequeath vnto my sonne William Price twenty shillings, and to my daughters Eliza- beth Rucke and Hannah Verin twenty shillings apiece. Also to my daughter Anne Bradstreet fiue shillings Item, I doe will and appoint my beloued wife, Elizabeth Price, and my sonne John Price, to be Joynt Executours of this my last will and Testament, and I desire & designe my beloued brother Capt. William Gerrish of Newbury, and Capt. Thomas Lothrop of Beverly to be Querseers thereof. And in wittnesse hereof I haue hereunto Sett my hand and seale this 21 day of may, in the yeare of our Lord, 1674."
Walter Price. (SEAL)
Witness : Edw. Norrice, Benjamin Gerrish.
Proved in Salem court 1: 5m: 1674 by the witnesses and the executors were given until the next Salem court to bring in an inventory.
Inventory of the estate of Capt. Walter Price, taken June
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4, 1674, by John Hathorne and John Higginson : two dwelling houses near ye meeting house & a Kitching, a stable &c. with the land, 400li .; warehouse in ye towne, 45li .; warehouse at Winter Island, 45li .; 1-4 pt. of a mill upon ye South river, 180li .; 5 achres of Land att ye planters marsh, 1-2 upland & 1-2 salt marsh, 40li .; six or seaven achres of land In ye south feild part Inclosed and pt. In ye generall feild, 45li. ; house & land yt Jno. Lambert lives in, 50li .; house & land yt was formerly Jno. Bauldings, 42li .; parcell of Land att Andiver taken upon Execution of Marke Graves for 30li. upon acct., valued now at 25li .; Ketch Freindship, 36 tons, 160li .; Ketch Wm. & Jno., 22 tons, 100li .; 5-8 of the ketch Begening, 24 tons, 60li .; 1-2 ketch Hope, 27 tons, 60li .; 1-2 ketch Patient Betty, 23 tons, 47li. 10s .; 1-2 ketch Crickett, 18 tons, 25li .; a Negro boy apprentice with Wm. Dounton, 25li .; a maide ser- vant for six yeares, Sli .; a parcell of English goods & salt, 365li. 8s. 11d .; goods sent to ye southward & Eastward, 56li. 10s .; a parcell in England. In Mr. Harrod's hands, 50li .; household goods, 158li. 1s. 2d .; 5 bush. of wheat at 4s., 1li .; 15 bush. pease, 3s., 2li. 5s .; 1-2 bar. molasses, 15s .; biskett, 10s .; 1 bar. of Ireish beaf, 1li .; 6 bar. porke, 50s., 15li .; 3 bar. Beafe, 30s., 4li. 10s .; 9 gall. brandy, 4s., 1li. 16s .; 6 Qts. 1-2 fish, 3li. 18s .; 1 2-3 barl. oyle, 2li .; 4 pr. stilliards, 3li. s .; 5 pr. scales & weights, 15s .; 3 pr. beams & scales, 2li. 15s .; 1 old Standish & Ink box, 1li .; a half bushel, 1s. 6d .; 3 hhs. & a parcel of old hhs. & barl., 2li. 9s .; 1 old horse, 3li .; 1-2 pt. of 12 mares & Colts In ye woods, 6li .; 1 Cow, 3li .; 3 hoggs & 3 shootes, 3li. 10s .; about 5 Load of hay In ye stable, 5li. ; 4 Cord of wood, 1li. 4s .; English goods, 7li. 6s. 11 1-2d .; total, 2,058li. 14s. 4d. Funerall Expenses, 60li. My fathers ware- ing Cloathes genrally given away. There are considerable debts due from ye estate wch. wee hope there may bee debts sufficient to pay by debts due to ye estate. Mr. John Ruck came into court and laid claim to a parcel of land contained in the foregoing inventory which was to be left to further trial.
Attested 24: 9: 1674 by Mr. John Price, one of the execu- tors.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 22, leaves 11, 114.
ESTATE OF HUGH ALLEY, SR. OF LYNN.
"This 2 day of the 11 month 1673 This is the last will of hugh ally Sener I giue to my son John Ally a yew shep and a lamb at mickelmas next his wife and children for to haue
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the yuse of them tele the children com to age and then the children to hane the yew shep and the lamb and the incres of these shep, I gine to my grandchild John linsy at michalmase next a ewe shep and the first yewe lamb that this yewe brings his brouther Elizer linsy shall haue and the first yew lamb that Elezers ewe shep brings that sameull linsy shall haue and the increse of these shep to be cepte for them tell they be at age and then they to have them all for thear on yuse at there des- posing I gine to my grandchildren Elezar linsy childrin at mickelmas next a yewe and a lamb and the children for to haue the incres of them when they com at age I giue to martha milles and hure child martha mills a vewe shepe and a yewe lamb at mickhas next and they for to hane the incres of thes shep and for the Rest I leue to my wife for to dispose of my estat at hure death to my children as she sese most nede as witnis my hand this present month 1673."
Hugh (his A mark) Ally.
Witness : William Basett, Ellenn (her V mark) Lambert, John Aley.
Proved in Salem court 1: 5m: 1674 by William Bassett and Ellenor Lambert, and Mary Alley, the widow, was ap- pointed administratrix.
Inventory taken 7: 12: 1673, by William Bassett and John Lewis: One house and one Acker of land and a half, 10li .; one mare and one hors, 4li. 10s. ; 3 swin, 2li .; 2 cowes, 6li .; 12 shepe, 6li .: fodr, 2li .; 2 beds and beding, Gli .; gots, 1li .; bockes, 5s. ; tras and bouls, 10s. ; puter and Earthen ware, 10s .; Jorn and brase, 1li. 12s .; cobard and 1 chest and 2 tronks chears and stols, 1li. 10s .; Inglish and Ingin corn, 3li .; axses and houws and old Iron, 1li. 10s .; whelles and tubs and palles, 2li. 10s .; meate, 10s .; linen yearen, 12s .; sadell and bouts and shoues, 1li .; wearing clothes in linin and wolenen, 2li. 10s .; glases, 4s. ; debts due to the estate, 5li. 4s. 4d. ; total, 60li. 17s. 4d.
Attested 1: 5m : 1674 by Mary Alley.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 22, leaves 12, 13.
ESTATE OF JOHN LEGG OF MARBLEHEAD.
"In the Name of God Amen The Last Will and Testament of John Legg Sinor being very weake: but in his right Sences and perfect Memory: is as followeth Imprimis I doe first Commit my Body to ye Graiue and my Soull to God yt Gaue
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it I doe Gine and bequeath |! & make ouer|| vnto my Wife Elizebeth all my whole estate what Euer : house and land & Goods and all things: to be at her dispossing Continuing her life soe yt noe Children of ou's shall disturbe or Mollest her in ye time of her life: after my decease: but only what she doth think Good to dispose of to her Children or others I leane it to her Libertie I doe further will and desire yt if my wife she should marry with any man after my decease yt ye man to whome she shall be maryed to shall not haue any thinge to doe with ye Estate at all but after my wifes decease ye whole Estate to be Equally Diuided between my three sons yt is to say samuell John and Daniell, I doe more over will and desire yt my Son Daniell being my Youngest son should haue tenn pounde more than ye other two : to be taken out of ye Estate, I doe leaue in Leaguseas to my Son Sam's two Children fine pounds a peeee and likwise to my son John : his two Children fine pound a peace this I doe : frely : being in my Right mind : have vnto all above written Sett my hand ye 16 day of No- vember 1672."
John (his T mark) Legg. Witness : Samll. Ward, Edw. Humphrey.
Proved 1 : 5m : 1674 by Lt. Samll. Ward and Edw. Humph- ry, and Samuell, John and Daniell Legg, sons of the deceased, appointed administrators of the estate.
Inventory of the estate of John Legg, taken at Marblehead, May 25, 1674, by Samll. Ward and Erasomus James: One Dweling House and two outt houses with about 1 1-2 acres of meddow & orchard, 115li .; pastuer walled in, 3 1-2 acres, 55li .; one Lott Containing 20 acres, 36li .; part of a farm about Eight acres, 17li .; two Cowes comanedg, 9li .; one ser- vant Boy, 8li .; fower Cowes, two steers & one heiffer, 17li .; three swine, about 1 year old, 1li. 10s .; cashe left, 10li. 15s. ; depts out, Gli. 19s. 11d .; one Fether Bed and a under Silke Grase Bed, 2li. 15s .; old Bolster, & three smale Fether pil- lows, 14s. 6d .; two Ruggs, 2li. 14s .; Curtain & vallains, 16s. ; one Bed Steed and Cord and matt, 1li. 2s. ; one pair of and- irons, 1li .; one Long table, 25s. and one short table, 5s .; one paer of Bellows, 18d., and a Gridiron, 2s .; one Candlestick, 2s., and one Looking Glace, 1s .; one great Chaier, 3s. 6d., and one Bedsted Cord & matt, 24s .; one sett of Curtains and val- lins and fower Curtain rods, 15s .; one warming pann, 4s., and one fryin pann, 2s. ; one spitt, 3s. 6d., and one great Chist, 10s .; one iron Cettle, 8s., and one Cettle pott and Hooks, 5s.
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9d .; one skillett, 3s. 6d., and one pott hanger, 5s. & a Hearth iron, 4s .; fower Putter platers and one Basson, 10s .; three porengers and one salt seller, 2s. 6d. ; five spoons, 2s. 6d., and fifteen trenchers, 1s .; fower Earthen Dishes, 1s. 6d., and two Brushes, 1s. 3d .; two Earthen potts, 6d., three old Chaiers, 4s. 6d .; one putter Quart and pinte pott, 5s .; one putter Basson and porenger, 3s .; one Cann, 2s. and one Chamber pott, 3s. 6d .; one earthen pott, 1s., and one Bible and psalm book, 6s. 6d .; one pair of pott Hangers, 4s .; one Brase cettle, 7s .; one Brase skellett, 2s., and fower wooden Dishes, 1s. 9d .; one paile, 2s., and two Earthen pans, 2s .; one paer of tongs, 2s., one Churn, 4s. 6d .; one Candlestick, one Lampe, 2s., and fower Joynt stools, 8s. ; one womans Hatt, 16s .; one old Fether bed, 2li .; three new pillows, 12s. 6d., two old pillows, 5s. 6d .; one Bolster, 7s .; and one Green Rugg, 17s .; one Green Rugg, 15s., one pair of white Blanketts, 20s .; one paer of old Blanketts, 12s., one Red Blankett, 6s .; six Diaper napkins and one table Clothe, 14s .; six napkins, 8s., one pair of Cotten sheets, 16s .; one pair of Cotten and Lining Sheetts, 16s .; three old sheets, 14s., one holland pillobe, 3s. 6d .; two pair of pillobes, 7s. 6d., two holland aprons, 12s .; one Green say appron, 6s., and two blue approns, 3s. 6d. ; one Lute String Scarfe, 6s. 6d., and head Clothes & Gloves, 8s. 6d .; one table Clothe, 3s., a man's Coat new Kersie, 30s. ; one paier of Kersie Briches, 10s., and an old searg Coat, 2s. 6d .; one woman's Coat of moor- haier, 16s., and two old searge Coats, 8s .; one Stufe Coat, 13s., and one Brod Cloth wastcote, 12s .; one Searg wast Coate, 9s., one Red peniston Coate, 6s. 6d .; one woman's Cloke, 7s., and two Carpitts, 13s .; one old Trunke, 9s., and one new Chest, 12s .; one new Box, 5s .; total, 316li. 13s. 2d.
Attested 1: 5m: 1674 by the appraisers.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 22, leaves 14, 15.
ESTATE OF JOHN TARBOX, SR. OF LYNN.
"This 25th of 9mo 1673 The last will and testament of John Tarbox senior of Lyn in the county of Essex beinge in his right minde and haveing his understandinge Imprimis I be- queath my soule to god as into the hands of my faithfull cre- ator and my body to the dust from whence it was taken I bequeath my house and housinge with orchard and all my Land and meadow with a green rugg and a great Iron kettle a round Joyne Table to my sonn John Tarbox and his heires for ever after mine and my wifes decease I bequeath vnto my sonn
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Samuell Tarbox and his heires twenty fiue pounds to be paid vnto ||him|| or his heires by my sonn John !|tarbox !! or otherwise to haue that three acres of Land yt was my wifes before I marryed her and tow acres of salt marsh in rumley marsh if my sonn John shall not pay this twenty fiue pounds in one yeare and a halfes time after mine and my wifes de- cease and it is to be vnderstood this twenty fiue pounds given to my sonn Samuell is not till after one year & halfe after myne and my wifes deccase. I bequeath vnto my Grand child Samuell Tarbox one younge steere to bee put out for his only use and benefitt. I bequeath unto every one of my sonn John Tarbox his childeren and my sonn Samuells childeren one ewe sheep a peece. Lastly I bequeath unto my louinge wife all the rest of my estate to be dispossed of by her what shall bee of it att her decease left equally to my sonn John tarbox and his heirs and my sonn Samuell and his heirs alsoe I leaue my wife my only executrix and my louinge freinds capt marshall & Thomas Laughton senior my overseers of this my will and heareunto I haue sett my hand."
John (his N mark) Tarbox, senior.
Witness : Thomas Laughton, Sr., Robert (his R B mark) Burges.
Proved 1: 5m: 1674 by the witnesses.
Inventory taken 29: 3: 1674, by Thomas Laughton, sr. and Robert (his R B mark) Burges : one dwellinge house and one barne with seaven Acres of upland and A orchyeard neare ad- joyninge, 55li .; six acres of salt march lyinge in Rumley marsh, 30li .; three cowes and a calfe, 10li. 10s .; 3 younge eat- tle, Fli .; 9 sheepe and six lambes, 4li. 16s .; tow swine, 3li .; one bedstead & bed & bedinge, Gli .; tow coverings, 1li. 10s .; three paire sheetes, 2li. Ss .; two shirts, 2 pillowbeares, one table cloath & a wallett, 1li. 16s .; a bed tickinge, & a old Blankett, 8s .; one peece of new cloath being wollen, 2li .; one carpett and a couchinge, Ss .; two coats & a pair of drawers & a paire of old Breeches, 1li. 16s .; for more old weareinge cloathes, 14s .; Three paire of old stockings and one paire of shoos & a hatt, 9s. ; one sack & foure Baggs & a winnow sheet, Ili. 2s .; one peece of cloath, 8s .; one parsell of yearne & one pound flax, 16s. 6d .; two old pillows, 6s .; seaven pound of sheep woole and cotten woole yearne, 12s .; cleaven pound sheeps woole & two old Baggs, 12s .; two platters, two drink- inge potts, three poring dishes & two bassons & a bottle, all pewter, 1li. 2s .; one brasse skillett & a brasse skinner, 5s .;
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THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY.
one Brasse pot & one Iron kettle, 1li. 2s .; three Iron potts, 1li. 13s .; one warmeing pann, a fire shovell & a pair of tongs, two paire pott hookes & a pott hanger, a paire of bellows, 16s. 6d. ; a fryinge pann, Iron morter & Iron pinn & a tinn pann, 5s. 6d .; one round Table & two Joyne stooles, 12s .; three chests & a old cubberd & a box, 1li. ; two spininge wheels, 5s .; three pailes, 4s. ; some earthen potts & wooden dishes & some wooden trayes, 5s. 6d. ; three sawes & foure axes, 1li. 4s .; six old sickles & hookes & a peell of old Iron, 12s .; two forkes and one Iron crow & a grinstone, 11s. 6d .; Two old chairs & an old stoole & cuchen, 3s. 6d .; one truel hammer & a paire of pinchers, 2s. 4d. ; six old basketts, a lanthorne & six pound of flax, 7s. 8d. ; one peell of lumber, 17s. 6d .; foure Barrells & a tub, 10s. ; two barrells, one lather undressed flax a dungforke and shovell, 14s .; six bushill & half of Indian corne & one bush. of mault, 1li. 3s. 6d .; money, 2s. 6d .; owing for two oxen by John Tarbox, jr., and Samuell Tarbox, 12li .; owing by John Tarbox, jr., 1li. 7s. ; owing by Ezekell Needham, 9s. ; total, 159li. 6s. 6d. Debts owing to Capt. Marshall, 5s. 8d .; to George Coale, 6s. 8d .; to Robert Driver, jr., 2s. 6d .; to John Tarbox, jr., 10s.
Attested in Salem court 1: 5m: 1674 by the relict of the deceased and executrix of his will.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 22, leares 28, 29.
ESTATE OF RALPH ELLINWOOD OF BEVERLY.
"January 7th 1673 The last will and testament of Raph Ellinwood who being weecke in body but of a good memory first I Comit my body to the earth and my Soule to god that gaue it Secondly I make helen my wife my lawfull executrix and to make use of all my estate to bring up our Children in the feare of the lord. Thirdly I make my son Raph my law- full heire after his mothers decease but when he is Come to the age of twenty one yeares he is to haue the ten akres which was formerly old Robert Moltons lot and that our son Raph is to pay to our other four sons as namely John Joseph Benia- min & david and our too daughters Mary and Elizabeth each & either of them an equall portion only Raph a doble portion acording as the estate is prised to be paide as each comes to age onely I alow my wife hir thirds dureing the terme of hir life and after hir decease equaly her thirds are to be devided amongst our sons & daughters that then doe surviue."
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