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Signed Sealed and declared
his
in the presents of us
John Newmarch
Wm Pepperrell Andrew Pepperrell
Arthur
marke 6 Beal (Seal)
Sworn to and recorded 2 Oct. 1711. Inventory returned 3 Sept. 1711, at £ 128: 18: 00 by Lewis Bane: Abran Preble Jun. appraisers.
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Probate Office, 2, 40.
In The Name of God Amen, The Sixth day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Eleven I Thomas Rice of Kittery in the County of yorke in the Province of the Masachusets Bay in New England (yeoman) being uery sick and weak in body, but of a per- fect mind and memory thanks he unto god therefore, calling unto mind' the mortallity of my body do mako and ordain . this my last Will & Testament, That is to say principally and first of all I give and Commend my soul into the hands of god that gave it, and for my body I commend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executrix, and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased god to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following man- ner and form.
Imprimis I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Daniel Rice (after his mother her decease) all my lands which I have not already disposed of, to him his Heirs and assigns forever provided and be it allways understood that this my son behave himselfe devtifull to his mother dvring her natural life, and if he should prove disobedient his mother hath by these presents power to dispose of those lands amongst my daughters at her discretion.
Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife all and singular my lands, messuages and Tenaments by her Freely to be possesed and Enjoyed during her natural life and also all my personal Estate as Cattle houshousehold stuft & what- soever else doth or may of right belong to me to her vse and for her Comfortable subsistance during her natural life and after her decease to go to my daughters, Mary Jane Elizabeth and Margaret Rice to be Equally divided among them or at the discretion of their mother.
Item I give here no Legacie to my sons Thomas and Richard Rice, Because I have by Deed of Gift already given them their portions.
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Item I Constitute make ordain and appoint my dearly beloved Wife my onely and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament hereby utterly disallowing revoaking all and every other former Testaments Wills & Executors by me in any ways before this time named and Willed, Ratify- ing this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
Signed Sealed & declared
as his last Will and Testament
in the presence of us Subscribers
Margaret Adams
Mary Newmarch John Plaisted
And it is further to be understood and it is my Will that my beloved Wife shall and hath full power to dispose of three or four house lotts by the water side where shee shall see Cause the Lotts not to exceed one hundred and fifty feet in Length and one hundred in bredth and this shall make good and suffitient title to the same not- withstanding any former Clause in my will. Tho : Rice (Seal)
Sworn to and recorded 13 March 1711-12. Inventory returned 17 March 1711-12 at £183: 16: 10, by William Godsoe, John Dennet and Jonathan Mendum, appraisers.
Probate Office, 2, 43.
In the Name of God Amen I Humphrey Spencer of Kit- tery in the Parish of Barwick in the County of Yorke in the Province of the Masachusets Bay in New England ( Yeoman) being weak of body but of Sound mind and memory blessed be god for it, And not knowing how it may please god to
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deal with me, do make and ordain this my last will and Tes- tament in manner and form following Vizt.
Imp". I commit my soul into the hands of the lord Jesus Christ my onely Saviour and blessed redeemer hoping for a glorious Resurection through his merits and Intercession. And as for that outward Estate that God has given me, I give and bequeath as followeth.
Item I will ordain and appoint that all my Just debts and funeral Charges be paid by my Executrix hereafter named.
Item I give and bequeath unto my son William all my whom lands Orchards homesteed dwelling house and out housing to him and his Heirs forever, he paying unto my son Samuel one hundred pounds in or as money may be most conveniently comply'd with, in convenient time after he comes of Age of twenty one years. Also I give unto my son William all my out and Wood lands wherever laying or being, Unless my Executrix hereafter named See's occation to Sell them or any part or parcell of them for the payment of my Just Debts and funeral Charges then and in such case I do hereby Impower her so to do, And any sale she shall make there of or of any part or parcell thereof to be good and valid in the law to all intents and purposes as thô I had made Sale thereof in my life time, and in case those lands should not be suffitient, then she may sell as much of my home lands as may be best spared, for that vse end and pur- pose, and no otherwise under any pretence whatsoever, and such sale so made to be valid as aforesd
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah my piece of land at the Bank alias Portsmouth in New Hamp- shere Joyning to John Cutt and M" Harvy bounded upon the high street, fifty four feet front, or however butted or bounded to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my dear and loving Wife Mary Spencer all my personal Estate of what nature kind or quallity soever shee managing the whole Estate for the best aduantage so as the Issves Effects and produce thereof may
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help towards the payment of my Debts, and bringing up my Children that the Estate may be kept whole if possible, or from being broke, as much as possible can be help't, And after iny son William comes of age to Inherit My said Wife shall yet notwithstanding possess and Injoy her Dowry or thirds of the Real Estate during her natural life as the law directs and prouide's.
Item I do ordain Constitute and appoint my dear and loving wife Mary to be my sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament, And I do pray and earnestly desire my Trusty and welbeloved friends the Honourable Ichabod Plaisted Esq' & John Hill Esq' to be overseers hereof, in advising & assisting my Executrix.
In Wittness that this is my last will and Testament, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 22ª day of January Annog. Domini 1743
Signed Sealed published and
Humphrey Spencer (Seal) Declared to be his last Will
and Testament in the pres- ence of us Wittnesses.
Jeremiah Wise
thomas Goodin
John Croade//
Sworn to and recorded 11 July, 1712. Inventory returned at £781: 1: 0, by Daniel Emery, John Kye and John Croade, appraisers, 5 Aug. 1712.
Probate Office, 2, 53.
In the Name of God Amen I Samuel Bragdon Sen' of Yorke in Province of Main, being Aged and Crazy of body but of Sound understanding, do make this my last will and Testament as followeth, First and above all, I commit my Soul into the hands of god, and my body to the Earth to be decently buried in hopes of a glorious Resurection. And as
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for my outward Estate, which a good god has freely bestowed on me, I dispose of it in manner following
Impr After my Just debts and funeral Charges are paid, I give and bequeath unto my Son Samuell (besides what he hath already) Ten pounds in or as money, as money shall generally pass, from man to man in this Country, when this sum comes to be dve, to be paid by my son Joseph, within two years after he shall come to enter upon the possession of the Living hereafter bequeathed wt him. Item I give and bequeath unto each of my four daughters, viz' Magdalin Patience, Sarah & Ruth, five and twenty shillings (five pounds in the whole) to be paid by my son Joseph the next year after the ten pounds above said is to be paid to Samuel
Item I give and bequeath unto my Wife, the vse and 'Improvment of all my lands, housing, Stock, houshold goods and money's even the whole of what I shall leave, for her own maintainance, and the bringing up of my youngest son till he comes to be of age.
Item I give unto my son Joseph the whole living that now I possess and Improve, whither land, dwelling houses Barns, and orchards, with all the priviledges and rights that do or may any ways appertain or belong thereunto. I also give unto my son Joseph the One halfe of my stock and the one halfe of my household stuft, and goods of all sorts belonging to house keeping.
Item My Will is that when my son Joseph shall come to be of age according to law to enter upon the living aforesaid, his mother if shee desires it shall have the Choice of all the Room in the dwelling house, the vse of halfe the lands, halfe the stock, and halfe the houshold stuft or goods, dur- ing her Widowhood.
Item My Will is that after my wifes decease, all that is left of my Estate in Cattle, Houshold goods, moneys or whatever Elce not disposed of in the above Said Articles Shall be Equally divided betwene my Son Samuel and my four Daughters above said. Finally I do appoint my dear
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Cousin, Decon Bragdon the sole Executor of this my last will & Testament, desiring him, and Intreating him to see the Will of the dead punctually fulfill'd, I do also appoint Mr Moody our Pastor, and Richard Milbery to be overseers of this my last Will and Testament.
In Witness to all and singular the Premisses, I have here- unto set my hand and seal this tenth day of May One Thou- sand seven Hundred and nine
Samuel Moody Samuel Bragdon (seal)
Witt
Hannah Moody
nesses Christian Passons
Sworn to and recorded 6 Jan. 1712-13. Inventory returned 6 Jan. 1712-13 at £208: 8: 0 by Samuell Donnell Samuel Webber and Richard Milbery, appraisers.
Probate Office, 2, 57.
In the Name of God Amen I Thomas Abbot Sent of Bar- wick in the County of Yorke in the Province of Main be- longing to her Majs Province of the Masachusets Bay in New England being weak of body but of sound mind & memory (blesed be god) do make and ordain this to be my last will and Testament, hereby Revoking making null and void all other and former Will or Wills, Testaments, Device or devices by me heretofore made, and do hereby declare this to be my last will and Testament in manner and form following.
Impr I Commit my soul into the hands of Jesus Christ my alone saviour and blessed Redeemer hoping (through his merritts death and Passion) Pardon and forgivness of all my sins and Eternall life in and through him alone, and as for that Temporali Estate which god has lent and be- stowed on me I do dispose thereof as followeth, after my Debts and funerall Charges are paid and discharged.
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth
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Abbot, and unto my son Walter Abbot my home lott of land, which I formerly purchased of my father Green, vizt from the River side vp to the hill to Walters land formerly given him ; said Lott of land to be Equally divided betwene them with all the housing, out housing, orchard, corn and mowing land with all priviledges and appurtinences thereunto belonging, and if in case my wife see cause to have that halfe which lys next to Peter Grants my son walter shall lett my said wife have the Priviledge of an out lett which now is betwene Daniel Goodins, and my son Walters, and after my wife's decease her said halfe to Revert to my son Thomas Abbot to be to him and his Heirs forever I also give my wife one ox aud one Cow already in her possession
Item I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Abbot one hundred and ten Acres of land upon the Rocky hill bounded on the North side by the land of Jabez Fox, and on the south side by John Taylor's land.
Item I give and bequeath unto my son Joseph Abbot a lott of land laying in the Township of Dover in New Hamp- shere which I bought of John Lovering it being about fifty acres as p Deed of Sale from said Lovering with all rights profits priviledges appurtinences thereunto belonging to him and his heirs forever, Onely my son Joseph paying ten pounds in Currant money of this Province to my Daughter Hannah Abbot on demand.
Item I give and bequeath unto my son Moses Abbot all my part of the housing and lands at Strawbery bank, which was formerly my father Walter Abbots my share being one third part thereof to be to him and to his heirs forever, also one third part of all the Debts dve to my said fathers Estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Butler and unto my daughter Patience Lord my Corn or Grist Mill at Quampbegon, with all the rights Profits previ- ledges and appurtinences thereunto belonging, to be to them and their Heirs forever Equally.
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Item I give and bequeath unto my son Walter Abbot one Cow, one pair of Iron doggs and two Iron Chains, & one ox.
Item I give and Bequeath unto my son John Abbot one Iron Chaine, and Confirming to him what I had before given him, on deed of gift, I also give him one ox.
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Good- ridge, one ox one Iron pott, and halfe my swine (except one SOW)
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Abbot, one Cow, one sow, one frying pan.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Thomas But- ler two yearlings, my Carbine and my old horse bridle and sadle.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Butler, One Iron Pott and halfe my swine ( except one sow) also my table with a draw to it and two Chairs.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Hannah Abbot one Iron Kittle and halfe my pewter and two Chairs. .
Item I give unto my Daughter Patience Lord one bedsted and two Chairs.
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Elizabeth, the other halfe of my pewter, one kittle one skillet all my beds and beding furniture thereunto belonging, during her Natural life, and after her decease, I give the same unto my Daughter Hannah
Item I give and bequeath unto my sons Joseph Abbot John Abbot Walter Abbot and Thomas Butler, all my Lands at Quamphegon more or less, both upland & medow lands (Excepting ten Acres thereof which I give and bequeath unto my son Josiah Goodridge and to his Heirs forever ; I say I give and bequeath all the rest of my s' lands at s4 place unto my sª sons Joseph, John, Walter Abbot, & Thomas Butler, to be to them and to their heirs forever, and also unto them four I give and bequeath my saw mill, flume, dam, with all the rights profits priviledges, accomadations and appurtinances thereunto belonging, to be to them and
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their Heirs forever, Said lands and saw mill to them four Equally, they paying each their dve proportion of Thirty pounds money unto Doctor Elisha Cooke of Boston Esq" and ten pounds money unto Josiah Goodridge. The new End of my dwelling house at Quamphegon next to the saw mill I give and bequeath unto my son and daughter Elizabeth Butler forever the other End to be to the vse of the saw Mill. Also my share of boards now at the Mill, or what may be there undisposed of after my decease, I will that they be disposed of by my Executors hereafter named for the payment of my Just Debts, and funerall Charges, so far as it will hold out, to defray the same, and an accot given thereof by the Executors. And as for any more Estate Real or personal, that may not be disposed of in this my will, I give and bequeath the same to my Executors.
Item I ordain Constitute and appoint my beloved wife Elizabeth, my son John Abbot, and my son Walter Abbot to be joynt Executors of this my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 20th day of May Anno. Dom 1707.
Signed Sealed Published and declared to be his last will & Testament, as Contained in the two foregoing sides and as above written. In Presence of Benjamin Nason Jobn Rye. John Croade
Memorandum : the words the other halfe of my pewter on the first side Interlined before signing and sealing as also one Kittle and one Skillet, same place.
Thomas Abbot (scal)
Sworn to and Recorded 23 April 1713. Inventory returned 27 March 1713 at £407: 11: 0, by John Wyatt, Benjamin Nason and John Croade, appraisers.
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Probate Office, 2, 59.
Thomas Muddle being sick in body but of perfect memory blessed be god for it do make this my last Will and Testa- mend. Impr I will and bequeath my soul to god my maker, hopeing in and through Jesus Christ To Receive Eternal life in his Meritts.
2ły I Commit my body to be buried decently according to the discretion of my Executors hereafter Named.
Bly I will and bequeath to M' Phillip Hubbard all my worldly goods hereafter Mentioned that is to say all my money and wearing Cloths, and gunn and ammunition, and two young horses, one of three years old, and one two years old next Spring and all my Debts dve to me by Bill of other- ways, that is to Say thirty six shillings and six pence dve from John Stagpole as appears by Bill, and from Samuel Sadey fourty shillings as appears by Bill Dated May 9th, 1711, and ten shillings dve by bill from Samuel Cosen of Dover, And fifty shillings dve from William Merifield by Bill, and four shillings and six pence dve from Jatnes Smith of yorke, and three shillings dve from Humphrey Chadbourne and Seventeen shillings dve from Sarg+ Gatchel, and three shil- lings and six pence dve from Samuel Pike and three pounds ten shillings dve from Howard Henderson of Dover on a bargain for a horse, James Emery and Baker Noson and Thomas Potts witness to said bargain. And I do appoint W Phillip Hubbard to be my Executor to this my last Tes- tament, and to be at the Cost of my present sickness and funerall. Dated in Kittery Feb : 13t 1743 in the Province of the Masachusets Bay in New England. his Wittness/
Thomas
Muddle (seal)
Richard Tozer his Moses X Goodin Inarke Daniel Emery
marke
Probated 14 April, 113. Inventory returned 24 Feb 1712-13 at £42: 1: 6, by Johu Crnade, James Emery and John Happer, if prataass.
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Probate Office, 2, 60.
In the name of God Amen I Daniel Stone Sent of the Town of Kittery in the County of yorke In her Majts Prov- ince of the Masachusets Bay in New England being sick of body but of sound and disposing sence and memory, Blessed be god for it, do make this my last Will And Testament in manner as followeth (vizt) first and principally I resign my soul to god, hopeing through the Merritts of my blessed lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to Obtain pardon. Remission of all my sins, and my body I commit to the Earth from whence it was taken to be decently buried at the Discretion of the Executors to this my last will and Testament. And as for the worldly goods the lord hath lent me After my lawfull Debts is paid and funeral Charge I give and bestow as followeth.
11y I give and bequeath unto my son Jonathan Stone all that my Tract of land lying beyond the dirty swamp and all the rest of my outlands Excepting thirty acres to him and to his Heirs forever.
21y I give and bequeath unto my son Daniel Stone all my Homested lott of lands with the house and barne and orchard standing thereon to be his after his mothers decease, and his and his Heirs forever, and thirty acres of out land to be his at my decease.
3by I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary five shillings.
4" I give and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret five shillings.
5ly I give and bequeath. unto my daughter Rachael five shillings.
6iy. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Patience five shillings.
717 I give and bequeath unto my daughter Abigail five shillings.
8ly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah five sbillings.
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9y I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth five shillings.
101 I give and bequeath unto my daughter Leah five shillings.
11ly I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Patience all my homested lott of lands with the house and barne and orchard standing thereon for her Comfortable maintainance during her natural life, and all the rest of my goods Chat- tels Vtensils, and Estate whatsoever abroad or at home without doores or within I give unto my foresd wife, and to be at her disposing forever.
12ły I do Constitute and appoint my loving wife Patience to be the Executrix to this my last Will and Testament and also my son Daniel Stone to be an Executor with his mother, And this my last will and Testament to be in force according to the tenour and trve Intent thereof renouncing and revok- ing any and all wills whatsoever heretofore by me made or caused to be made.
In witness hereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this twenty Eighth day of March Anno Domini One Thou- sand Seven Hundred and thirteen.
Owned signed and Sealed Daniel Stone (seal)
in presence of us
Daniel Goodin Sen"
William Goodin sent witness
James Warren
Sworn to and recorded 23 April, 1713. Inventory returned at £276: 2: 5, by James Warren, James Emery and John Hupper, appraisers, 23 April 1713.
Probate Office, 2, 63.
The last Will and Testament of John More of yorke being in his right mind.
first I. give up my soul to god my Creator hopeing in his Mercys.
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Nextly I give my whole Estate, houses lands, and all my Creatures, and mouables det to my trve and loving wife Martha More, Dureing her life time to make vse of to the best aduantage for her Selfe and the Children. And after mv wifes decease my Will is that my two sons, John and Samuel may Enjoy it own propper Estate. Therefore I give my whole Estate above mentioned viz houses lands mouables and Cattle &c' after my wife's decease to my two sons above mentioned, Jnº And Samuel for their own propper Estate, to use occupie and Enjoy. I. further will that my two sons above mentioned, John and Sammuel do pay to my Eldest daughter Marcy forty shillings and to the other three daugh- ters twenty shillings a piece, Further that my sons after my wife's deccase may take possession of my Estate, and divide it Equally betwene them.
Attest. Elisha Allin Sam" Winch his John X Whitney marke
his John M More (Seal) marke
Probsted 7 July, 1713. Inventory returned at £228: 3: 0, by Richard Cutt and Richard Micholl, appraisers, 10 March 1:11.
Probate Office, 2, 66.
In the Name of God Amen. I Margaret Warrin of the town of Kittery in the County of York in her Majesties Province of the Massachusets Bay in new Eenland being very Aged and growing grave ward Apace but of Sound and Disposing sence and memory Do make this my Last will and Testament in manner as followeth first I resign and Commit my Soul to god that gave it and my body to the Earth from whence it was taken to be Decently buried at the Discretion of the Executor of this my Last will and
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Testament ; Viz my will is that the money I have I Leave and Do Order for the Defraing my funerall Charges and what Shall be Left to be Equally Divided A mongst my three Children Gilbard James and Margret.
2'y I give and Bequeath unto my Son Gilbard Warrin one Cow and three Sheep.
31y I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Margret Stack- pole my Great Brass Kittle and two Blankits and one Cov- erlid and Ten yardes of woling Cloath and my Greate wooden Platter and one pare of sheets and all my wareing Cloath.
41 I give and Bequeath unto my Sons Iames Warrin my feather bed and Bolster and all the rest of my Estate what- soever A Broad or at home with out dores or within.
5ly I do order and apoint my Son Iames Warrin the whole and Sole Executor to this my Last will and Testament Revoking and Renounsing all other wills heretofore by me made in witness hereof I set to my hand and Seal ye thirtenth of December anno Domini one thousand Seven hundred and Twelue her
Signed sealed and owned Margaret
Warrin (seal )
to be her Last will and mark
Testament in the presents of Vs his Baker X Nason mark
Joseph wood witnesses
Thomas Curtis 7
Probated 15 Oct. 1713.
Probate Office, 2, 72.
Yorke June : 4 : 1706 in ye fear of god Amen
I Benjamin Trafton in tending A vige to sea being at this time of a disposing mind and und Consideration of mortily
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make this my Last will and Testament my Soul I give in to ye hands of my most mercyful Redeemer to be Calld, for & disposed of as he in his Infinite wisdom shall see meet, my worldly goods I dispose of as followeth & my will is that all ye Iust debts I owe be paid by my Executor out of my whole Estate after my decease.
2 My will is yt my loving Brother William Beale have ye whole improvment and Sole profit of my Estate during three years from ye date hereof to be to him bis Heirs or Assigns after ye Expiration of this time.
Item My will is yt my three Sisters Jaue Beale Dorothy Mane & Penellipy Day have ye income of my whole Estate after my debts be paid to be Equaly divided between them untill my Brother Zacheus Traffton & Thomas .Traffton come to age of one and twenty years and then -
4 my will is yt my Lands in Yorke all and Every part and parcell thereof be Equaly divided betwene my two lov- ing Brothers Zacheus Traffton & Thomas Traifton to be and remain a good Estate of inheritence to them their Heirs & Assigns forever : if one of these my Brothers dy before he be one and twenty years of age ye other Shall inherit yo whole of my Estate if they both dy before they come of age or will not themselves Settle on this my inheritence in Yorke then my will and finell-conclution is is yt if my Brother Wil- liam Beale will Settle on this my inheritence yt, it Shall be & remain unto him & his Heirs lawfully begotten on ye body of my sister Iane Beale to be unto her Heirs forever: & if my Brother Beale do not Settle him Selfe or ye Heirs of my Sister Iane on this my inheritence yt then it Shall be Equaly divided betwene my three Sisters Iane Beale Dorothy Mane & Penellopy Day to be unto them and ye Heirs of their Bodies Lawfully begotten forever this is my will & ye finall Settelment of my inheritence forever
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