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mine & my wifes decease 5ly I will that my sonn Joseph pay vnto M' Laughton 23 shillings I owe vnto him out of the land I bought of John Deken 6ly I will that he paye 208 out of that Land yt I bought of John Deken 7ly I will that my wife Elizabeth shall have halfe the estate that we live in dureing the time of her Life also I will yt my wife Elizabeth, have the command of the rest of my goods to her disposeing after my death, Allsoe I will, that I make my sonn John Mansfield my lawfull executor & Henry Rhodes & Nathaniell Hanford my overseers."
Robert (his mark) Mansfield (SEAL)
Witness: George (his mark) Tayler and William (his mark) Clarke.
Proved in Ipswich court, Mar. 26, 1667 by Henry Rhodes and William Clarke.
Inventory of the estate of Robert Mansfield of Lynn, de- ceased Dec. 16, 1666, taken Apr. 25, 1667, by Nathaniell Handforth and Frances Burrall : weareing cloathes, 5li .; six paire of sheetes, Gli. 5s .; one fetherbed, two greene ruggs one of them being shaged, one blanket, one boulster, one bedsted, 3 pillows, 4 pillow beares & curtaines & vallens, 13li. 5s .; more in Lyning, 13s .; Iron & Brasse, 2li .; pewter, 1li. 2s .; one close bedstead, one flockbed, one flock boulster and one Rugg, 13li. 15s .; moneys, 14s., in corne, 4li. 9s., 5li. 3s .; Three chests, one joyned table, six joyned stooles, 2 wheeles with sum Lumber, 2li. 13s .; Two bibles, one sword & bandleors, 1li. 10s .; more Iron worke, 12s .; hay & flax, 2li. 10s .; cattle, 15li .; housing & orchyard, 15li .; eight acres & an halfe of upland within fence, 42li. 10s .; three acres & a halfe of upland without fence, 3li. 10s .; Ten acres & a quarter of salt marsh within fence, 51li. 5s .; one acre & quar- ter & half quarter of fresh meddow, 2li .; a saw, 4s .; total, 173li. 17s .; Debts due from the estate about 43li.
Attested in Ipswich court Apr. 30, 1667, by John Mans- field.
Copy of will and inventory, Ipswich Quarterly Court Rec- ords, vol. 5, page 34.
ESTATE OF THOMAS SAFFORD OF IPSWICH.
"Be it known vnto all men by these prsents. That I Thomas Safford of Ipswich in America in the County of Essex Husbandman (In Consideration of the Loue & good Affection I beare vnto my sonne Joseph Safford & other
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good Considerations mee thereunto moneing, & also in Con- sideration of his help & Care of mee hitherto,) haue Bar- gained & sould, & by these prsents doe bargaine & sell Aliene & Confirme vnto my said Sonne Joseph Safford of Ipswich aforesaid & his heirs for euer. All that my ffarme wherein I dwell Conteyning by estymation sixty Acres of vpland & fresh meadow be it more or lesse, with the howse barne & out howsing there vppon, together with all the pffits priui- ledges & Appertinances belonging to the same, bounded as followeth, vizt. with the High way to m' Saltonstalls farme toward the Southeast, the thick woods toward the South west, the River on the Northwest, land of Robert Wallis on the Northeast & in the Towne of Ipswich Aforesaid. To haue & to hould & quietly & peaceably to enioy & possess all the forementioned farme both vpland & fresh meadow Con- teining sixty Acres more or lesse with all the howsing before mentioned & what euer priviledges or Appertinances either doe or may belong vnto the same, with out any lett mollesta- tion or Interruption of mee the said Thomas Safford my heires executors Administrators, or Assignes Laying any Claime theirunto in by or from mee or any of my heires executors or Administrators, Know also that in Considera- tion of the sealing & delivering of this bill of sale, I the said Thomas Safford haue reserved to my self the one halfe of the benifitt of the aforesaid farme to be paid to mee yeerly during my naturall life by my sone Joseph. And also if my wife shall out line mee then my sone Joseph shall pay or Cause to be paid vnto her his said moother the fu- some of Six pounds pr Annum yerely & euery yeere during her naturall life. And Also my sone Joseph shall maintaine my eldest Daughter Elizabeth during her naturall life, (except any other puidence pruent, or shee thinke good otherwise to dis- pose of herself,) then my sone Joseph shall pay or Cause to be paid vnto my said Daughter Elizabeth the full some of Twenty pounds, she giueing a suffitient discharge. Also my sone Joseph shall pay or Cause to be paid to my daughter Mary after my decease the full some of five pounds. And Also to my daughter Abigaile the full some of fifteene pounds in three yeeres after my deceace, And for the pform- ance of all & euery of these seuerall payments Anuityes & Legasies aforesaid, at the seuerall times heere in this prsent writing specifyed, my said farme abouesaid shalbe respon- sable. All these payments being pformed I the said Thomas Safford doe freely giue & make ouer my said farme vnto my
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sonne Joseph as is expressed in this bill of sale aboue writ- ten. In Witnesse where of I the said Thomas Safford haue heere vnto sett my hand & Seale. Dated the Twentith day of february in the yeere of Grace Sixteene hundred Sixty & Six : 1666."
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Subscribed, Sealed & att. as the act & deede of the foresaid Thomas Safford in the prsence of us. [no signatures]
Presented in Ipswich court Mar. 26, 1667 by Joseph Saf- ford, and with it a testimony of John Addams and Nicolas wallis.
Inventory taken Mar. 19, 1666-67 : a Cloth Coat, 1li .; gray cloth Coat, 10s .; one hatt, 8s .; dublit and briches, 16s. ; graye Cloth Jackit, 16s .; payer of drawers, 4s .; pewter, 8s .; bras scilet, 2s .; warming pane, 2s., ketel, 4s., 6s .; one Iron pott with hookes, 6s .; tramel, 2s .; friing pane, 1s., 3s .; one payel, thre trayes, one cherne, 7s .; one small tubb, 2s .; a sive, a half pecke, a linen whell, 6s .; a payer of shoes, a payer of boots, 6s. 6d .; two chayers, 4s .; one table, one foorme, 10s .; one Ruge, one blankit, 2li. 10s .; one small flock beed, one pilow, two small pi[l]ows, 1li. 13s .; one bedstid, 3s .; one tabele Cloth, six napcins, 16s .; one payer of shetes, 1li. 5s .; one payer of shetes, 6s .; thre yerds and a half of Carpeting, 1li .; two bushels of rey, 8s .; ten bushels of Indyan Corne, 1li. 10s .; flex and hempe, 5s .; two bushels half of pease, 10s .; a grat tube, 7s .; five swine, 2li. 10s .; a pyed Cow with a calf and a blak cow, 8li. 15s .; a Rede Cow, 4li. 5s .; a browen hayfer thre yeres old, 4li .; a Rede hayfer thre yeres old, 3li. 15s .; a whight faced hayfer thre yeres old, 3li. 15s .; two sackes, 5s .; a frying pane, 1s. 6d .; two Cuchins, 2s. 6d .; the farme with house, barne, orchyerd, 200li .; total, 244li. 16s. 6d .; add old fane, 2s .; Debts owing from the estate, 22li. 6s. 8d.
Received in Ipswich court Mar. 26, 1667.
The depositions of John Addams and Nicolas Wallis, that they were present when Thomas Safford was on his death bed and he said he would have the writing stand, that he had given his daughter Killum five pounds and that he hoped she would not be troubled because he had done something for- merly for her, but he would give her one of his heifers, also his daughter Abie a heifer with a calfe six weeks old. Sworn in court Mar. 26, 1667.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 24,512.
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ESTATE OF EBENEZER SEVERANCE OF (SALISBURY ?).
"The last will & Testamt of Ebenezar Severance made the 22th of August 65 Imp I do giue & bequeath vnto my brothers Jnº Severans & Joseph Severans all my tooles to be divided equally between them: & to my brothers Ben- jamin & Ephraim Severans: each 40: It I giue vnto my Sister Mary Coffyns daughter: Mary fiue pound : It I gine vnto Abigail Ambross 20s: and the rest of my Estate : I do giue & bequeath vnto my beloved Sisters Abigail Church & Mary Coffin : And I do appoint my Honered ffather Jnº Severans my Sole Executor to this my last will & tes- tamt: In wittness whereof I haue here vnto sett my hand & Seale."
Eben" Severns.
Witness : Joshua Peirce, Tho. Bradbury, Sen.
Proved in Salisbury court 9: 2m: 1667 by Tho. Brad- bury, Sr. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 25,068.
ESTATE OF SAMUEL WINSLEY OF SALISBURY.
"In the name of God amen ye 17th day o August 1665 I Samuell Winsley of the town of Salisbury in ye County of Norfolk Massechusets in New england being in good health & of pfect memory (prayse be giuen to god for ye same) & knowing ye vncertenty of this life on earth, & being desierous to settle things in order doe make this my last will & testa- ment in manner & forme following: That is to say first & principally I comend my I comend my Soule to almighty god my Creator, assueredly beleiuing that I shall receive full pardon and free remission of all my Sinns & be saved by ye prsious death & meritts of my blessed Savior & Redeemer Christ Jesus, & my body to ye earth from whence it was taken, and as touching Such worldly estate as ye Lord in mercy hath lent mee My will & meaning is ye Same shalbe imployed & bestowed as hereafter by this my will is ex- pressed, And first I do revoke, renounce, frustrate, & make voy'd all wills by mee formerly made & declare & appoint this my last will & testament: Item I giue & bequeath : (my debts being first payd) vnto my brother Nathanell Winsley forty pound : but in case he dies wth out childeren | |or child|| then to returne twenty pound to my Sister Weeds childeren & to put in security : by his bond to pforme the same It: I guiue unto my brother Elisha winsley twenty pound Item I giue vnto my sister weed ten pound & to each of hir chil-
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deren fine pound : & Item I giue vnto Judeth Bradbury fiue pound, It I giue vnto my Cosen Sam : fowlers Son Samuell three pound : & vnto his daughters Mary & Sary fowler twenty shillings each of them: Item my meaning is that my Executor here after named shall pay all the legasies by this my will bequeathed wthin one yeare after my decease: & the one halfe of my brother Nathanells legasie not vntill two years after my | |mothers|| decease: Also I do forgiue & release vnto my Cosen Sam : ffowler : wt debts soever he doth owe vnto mee, Also my will is that if my Mothers estate should fall short of maintaineing of hir So that she should come to want then my will is yt my Executor shall pay hir tenn pound : Item I do giue my house & all my land to my loueing brother Ephraim Winsley: Whom I do make my Sole Executor : of this my last will & testamt: It my will is that if my brother Ephraim die wthout any heire of his body lawfully begotten that then my house & land: shalbe di- vided, the one halfe to ye childeren of my Sister weeds chil- deren ; or ye vallu therof : one halfe of ye said halfe: or ye vallu therof vnto Sam : Weed ye Eldest Son. & the other halfe of my Said house & land vnto my brother Nathaniell & my brother Elisha : my meaning is yt my brother Elisha winsly shall enjoy the house & land paying ye vallu of ye one half therof to my sis- weeds childeren as aforesd & ye vallu of one quarter of ye said house & land vnto my brother Na- [tha]nell : Wittness my hand & Seale ye day & yeare aboue written."
Sa [torn] Winsley
Witness : Tho. Bradbury, Sr., Mary (her MB mark) Brad- bury.
Proved in Salisbury court 9: 2m: 1667 by the witnesses.
Inventory taken Oct. 7, 1667, by John Gill and William Buswell : in mony, 3li .; a firkin of butter, 1li. 10s .; in debts, 15li. 5s .; A bedsted, bed and furniture to it, 13li .; Arms as muskett, sword and other armor, 2li .; in brass houshold stuff, 1li. 6s .; pewter things, 1li .; wooden dishes, 4s .; Iron houshold stuff, 2li. 15s .; A sittern, 1li .; Chests, 1li. 12s .; linen, 5li .; Chaires and stoles, 1li .; bookes, 2li .; scales, weights, measures, lokeing glas, 1li. 6s. ; beer vessell and other Cask, 1li .; A Case of glases and stone Judgs, 1li. 7s .; old iorn and Iron tooles, 2li. 5s .; Cart and wheles, 3li. 6s .; a bed blankett, 1li. 4s .; two pr. of spurs, 5s .; two oxen, 16li .; six Cows, 26li .; fower young Cattle, li .; in horse flesh, 15li .; bridle and sadle, 16s .; a bed and rugg, 2li. 13s .; a brass
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kettle, 7s .; his house and land a[cc]omadations in Salsbury, 180li .; two acres of meadow more, 12li .;
Presented in Hampton court 8: 8m : 1667 and attested by Ephraim Winsley, executor.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 30,177.
John Weed of Amsbery, planter, and wife Deborah (her mark) acknowledged receipt, in May, 1667, of Ephraim Winsley, executor of the will of Sam" Winsley of Salisbury, deceased, a legacy of £10 given to said Deborah, £4 of it being paid in a bed, rug and chest, and £6 in good neat cattle. Dated Feb. 13, 1670. Witness: Tho: Bradbury and Jabez Bradbury. Acknowledged by both Feb. 13, 1670, before Robert Pike, commissioner. Norfolk County Court Records, vol. 2, page 199.
Sam" Weed receipted for legacy of £5 from estate of his uncle Samuel Winslo, deceased, paid by his father Weed, Apr. 10, 1674. Acknowledged in court at Salisbury Apr. 14, 1674. Norfolk County Court Records, vol. 2, page 326.
ESTATE OF JONATHAN BROWNE OF SALEM.
Administration on the estate of Mr. Jonathan Browne of Salem, granted June 25, 1667, to Abiell, the widow, who brought in an inventory amounting to 67li. The estate was insolvent and the creditors were ordered to put in their claims at the next Salem court, notice of which was to be set up at the meeting house in Boston and Salem. Salem Quar- terly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 2.
Inventory taken Apr. 16, 1667, by Hillyard Veren and Sam- uell Gardner: One smale young horse, his wintering being al- lowed, 4li .; one cow with wintering, 4li .; 2 smale piggs, 10s .; one fether bed, bolster, pillow, Rugg, blanket, old covering, curtaines, vallens, bedsteed, 9li .; one side cubbord in ye chamber & cloath, 1li .; one Truckle bedsteed, 6s .; one old bedsteed with a covered. & old straw bed, 10s .; one pine chest, 6s .; one old sitterne & an old case with som bottells & an old barell, 6s. 8d .; 8 pr. of sheets worne, 4li. 10s .; 19 worne cource table napkins, 10s .; 1-2 doz. of fine diap. nap- kins, worne, & 9 of other sort, 15s .; 8 Cource towells, 6s .; 3 cource cloathes worne, 10s .; 2 finer worne table cloathes & long towel, 15s .; 5 pr. & one pillowbeere, 1li .; 2 linen cubert cloathes, worne, 5s .; 2 old trunkes & an old box, 12s .; a
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little square table, 6s. 8d .; a basket chaire, 6s .; a little pine chest, 4s .; a square table & side cubbord, 1li. 4s .; a carpet & window curtains & rod, 12s .; 6 Joyne stooles, Ss .; 10 chaires & a Cradle, 1li. 6s .; in a smale ring, 6 spoons & Cupp, 4li .; 1 pr. Andierns, 10s. ; pewter, 2li. 12s .; brass & latten candle- sticks, 4s. ; earthware, 18s .; a warming pan, 6s. 8d .; a smale brass Kettle & 2 skilletts, 1li .; 1 brass pott, 18s .; 1 pr. andirons, fire pan & tongues, fender & hangers, 1li .; 2 tables & forme in ye kitchen & stool, 1li .; a spit & smoothing Iron & bellowes, 6s. Sd .; some cotten yarne, with a little flax, 4s .; a sea bed & sea clothes & other wearing cloathes, Gli. 6s .; a rapier & belt, 10s .; 300li. refuse tobacco at 3d. per li., 3li. 15s .; a feather bead properly belonging to ye widdow, 10li .; a bible & 1 book & forestaff, 10s. Total, 68li. 8s. Sd .; debt due from John Lambart, 1li. 16s. 4d .; by a parcell of Irish goods in the hand of Mr. Thomas Den. Debts due from the estate: to Mr. Henry Bartholomew, 6li. 2d .; Mr. Phillop Crumwell, 7li. 15s. 10 1-2d .; Capt. George Corwin, 9li. 12s. 10d .; Anthony Ashbe, 6li. 8s. d .; William Lacke, 14li. 18s. 8d .; Francis Skiry, 7li. 9s. 9d .; Mr. John Gidney, sr., 3li. 3s .; Mr. Richard Gren of Boston, Sli .; Mr. Samuell Shrimp- ton, 14li .; Mr. Allin of Boston, Minister, GOli .; Mr. John Browne, sr., 81li. 11s. 3d .; James Browne, 5li. 10s .; Edword Humber, 2li. 3s. 4d. ; Izack Williams, 6li. 6s. 10d .; Mr. Hull, 23li .; total, 250li. 4 1-2d. These debts were ordered to be paid at the rate of 5s. 4d. per pound.
John Browne, sr., petitioned the court, 11: 6: 1667, that his daughter Abiell Browne, who had been appointed admin- istratrix, was a helpless widow and not able to act, and he, having been called away, desired the court to appoint some one to settle the estate. He agreed to satisfy according to every man's proportion.
Jona. Browne of Salem, on July 13, 1666, promised to pay to Roburt Buling of Choptanck, Maryland, 3962li. of to- bacco according to his father, Mr. John Browne's obligation, etc.
Letter, dated Nov. 1, 1667, from John Hull to Mr. John Brown, sr .: "I some tyme since Aquainted you that att the frequent And Earnest request of yor sonn Johnathan Brown Pretending to me Extreame necessity I lent him and by his desires paied for him severall sums of monies And English Goods at money Price to the valew of thirty fower Pound fiffteen shillings & 7ª of wch I recd but eleven Pound fiffteen
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shilling 6ª he Promised me mony in a very short space butt fayled off Performance I never had any dealing with him before to oblige me to doe that favr but onely with respect to yor selfe as his fathr and my servt Jerimie dumer as his Brother I intreate you to undertake the Consideration of this my debt & also the Managemt theroff that iff it may be I might have the whole though I give you what tyme you desire or iff not the whole then what Proportion is in equity due I Comitt all vnto you being well satisfied both in yours & yor wives Honest desire that right may be done I wrote to you three monthes Agoe my letter is with yor wife for it seemeth you were newly gone to sea. . . If yor selfe please to call at my House I suppose I have yor sonns Hand for most prt of it Salem being a place that my occasions will not permit me to Come vnto."
Mr. Johnathan Browne is dr to John Hull : May 31, 1666, to monyes lent & dd. by mrs Scott, 5li .; June 7, more mony lent, 3li. ; June 22, Goods dd. to rec. mony or Verginia Tobb. at 1 1-2d., 16li. 15s. 7d .; to Benjamin Musey, 10li .; total, 34li. 15s. 7d. Cr., July 7, 1666, by Tobb. recd., 11li. 15s. 6d .; balance, 23li. 1d.
Maryland, May 31, 1666, Mr. James Aling, Dr., to Tobac- co resaved, 9,600; commission on sales, 1,500; total, 11,100. Cr., May 31, 1666, by 90 gallons or romme at 30 pr., 2,700; by 2800li. of suger at 3 pr., 8400; total, 11,100. Bill receipted by Jonathan Browne, James Allen made oath, Oct. 31, 1667, before Anthony Stoddard, commissioner.
Copy of Mr. Jonathan Browne's account: Dr. to Mr. John Browne, sr., 13: 9: 1665, to 671 Gildars, 8 stivers paid to Gover Locerman by order as pr. Resate, each Gilder being 20d. Inglish, 55li. 19s .; on 20: 1: 1666, to 4,562 lb. of to- baco paid in Virginia at 10s. pr., 22li. 16s. 3d .; on 16: 6: 1666, to 330 lb. of Twist & Role tobaco of James Browne at 4d. pr. lb. in Sallem delivered, 15li. 10s. Copy signed by John Brown and James Browne.
James Allen appointed Mr. Hillyard Vering his attorney. Wit: Richard Cooke, who made oath, 1: 9: 1667, before Anthony Stoddard, commissioner. He wished to be excused for his freedom in asking the favor of "one unknown to you" and said that about twenty hogsheads Brown had disposed of without his consent, tobacco then bringing 3d. per pound. The 9,600 pounds would have brought him Soli. clear of charges, said Allen having paid the freight, etc. Paper addressed "These For M' Hilyard Vering att Salem."
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Richard Green, aged about thirty-nine years, deposed that about Oct. 23, 1665, being bound to Virginia, etc. He de- livered the goods according to bill of lading. Sworn, 16: 8: 1667, before Anthony Stoddard, commissioner.
Nathaniell Green, aged about thirty-nine years, deposed that he delivered to Jonathan Browne of Salem two punch- ines of Muscovado sugar, etc. Sworn, 16: 8: 1667, before Anthony Stoddard, commissioner.
Bond, dated Nov. 17, 1666, whereas there were twenty- nine hogsheads of tobacco shipped upon the Johns Adven- ture in Verginia in Mar. 1666, Richard Greene being master, consigned to Mr. Abraham Browne, Edmond Downs & Co., of which one quarter part was the property of Mr. James Allen of Boston, Jonathan Browne agreed to make good the bargain to pay Allen for his quarter part in case the com- pany failed to pay, either in current money at two pence per pound or good, sound merchantable tobacco in cask, etc. Wit- ness : Richard Cooke. Sworn, 1: 9: 1667, before Anthony Stoddard, commissioner.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 13, leaves 16, 17.
ESTATE OF ROGER HASKELL (OF BEVERLY ?) .*
"The 27 of May 1667 I Roger Haskell being sick in body, but of perfet memory doe make this my last will & testa- ment I doe bequeth and giue to my wife too Cowes the one being at our son in law William dodges & one at home named Coll I likewise doe bequeth & giue to my three youngest sons Roger Josiah & Samuell three other Cowes as yong whiteface, velvet & Colley likewise I giue to my daughters hannah & Sarah 2 heifers a Red one named Cherry to hannah & a black one Caled gentle to Sarah I likewise giue to my son marke a yoke of oxen Called Browne & Broude I likewise giue to my son william too oxen named black & Butter & the horse I had of nehemiah grouer I likewise giue to my son John a lyned oxe I likewise giue to my sister Jone a heifer as soon as the Calfe is taken off I likewise giue my son marke my black horse & to Roger my Roaned horse & to my son Josiah & Samuell my too mares likewise I giue to my wife a a yearling & to my daughter Elizabeth the Browne yearling & a yearling to my 3 yongest sonns likewise I leaue my sheep
* See also Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Mass., vol. 5 (1916), pp. 46, 111.
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to my wife & Children to pt them as they thinke fit I like- wise giue to my three yongest sonns all my lands & houses wheare I now liue to be equally divided when they Come to age out of the same land my will is that they pay to my too daughters hannah & Sarah ten pounds sterling apeice
"I likewise giue to my son marke my Barne Cloase with that medow that Joyne to it out of the which my will is that this my son is to pay to hannah & Sarah ten pound sterling when they come of age I likewise bequeth & giue to my sons John & William forty akers of land a peece behinde the great pond; & likewise that land at drapers pointe Called Mr Gerfords with the medow my will is that my wife shall haue the one halfe & my | |3|| sons Roger Josiah & Samuell the other halfe & my meadow at Bunkares to be didided equally betweene my too sons John & William as likewise my meadow at wenham meadow either of them an equall pportion likewise my will is that my son william dodge shall haue halfe my meadow at the great pond & John & william the other halfe likewise my will is that william dodg shall haue ten ackers of land most Convenient for him neere his now dwell- ing & my too daughters hannah & sarah twelve acres a peice out of the same land & the Rest of that land to be equally divided amongst my 3 yongest sons puided that the way may still Remaine out of that land to my now dwelling I like- wise giue Roger my steere Called golding & Josiah a steere caled galent my son marke to him I giue what land my father in law John Stone liue vpon after his desease I like- wise giue to my wife one Roome which she pleese & that my wife shall have the disposing of this my estate till my sons & daughters come to age & upon the same shee is to bring them up in the feare of god & to pvide for them & my de- sire is that my Brothers william & marke haskell be the ouerseers to see this my last will truely pformed."
Roger (his R mark) Haskall. Witness : Thomas Pickton, John Hill.
Proved in Salem court 26: 4: 1667 by the witnesses; Elizabeth, widow of Roger Hascall, deceased, presented his will and was appointed executrix.
Inventory taken June 11, 1667, by John Rayment, Hugh Woodbery and John Dodge : Howsing and the land lieing to it in fence, 160li .; 100 Acres of land on the Rocks adjoining, 60li. ; 80 Acres of land at Lord's hill, 80li .; 4 Acres of medoe at Buncar's, 16li .; 2 acres of medoe in wenham medoe, 5li .; a parsell of medoe by wenham pownd, 6li .; the barne Close
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and medoe, 50li .; one halfe of that was Mr. Gafford's, 50li .; neat Cattell, 53li. 18s .; horses, 25li. 5s .; sheepe, 10li .; graine on the ground, 24li .; beedinge, 15li .; wearing Clothes, 14li .; Armes, 6li .; pewter and a warming pane, 2li .; severall par- ticular of howsholld stufe, li. 10s; bookes, 10s .; severall Iron toolls, 2li .; severall things and plow gears, 15li. 5s .; swine, 2li. 10s .; gessed 80 bushells of endian Corne, 12li .; total, 616li. 18s.
Allowed in Salem court, 25: 4 m: 1667.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 12, leaves 111, 112.
Upon a motion by Ed. Berry and his wife and William Hascall that the court would consider some differences be- tween the executrix and overseers of the estate of Roger Hascall, deceased, in order to settle said estate, Mr. Ed. Batter and Mr. Hen. Bartholmew were appointed 28: 4: 1670, to examine the will and the debts and to make return to the next Salem court. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 35.
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