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[Order of court, April 10, 1677, directing David Robinson, joint administrator with his mother, of the estate of John Robinson of Exeter, to divide the estate, after her death, among the surviving children.]
[Norfolk County, Mass., Court Records, April 10, 1677, and Deeds, vol. 4, P. 51.]
THOMAS TRICKEY 1675
[Inventory of the estate of Thomas Trickey, Dec. 3, 1675; amount, £308.0.0 ; signed by William Furber and Henry Lang- staff ; attested by the widow.
" for ye prsent setlement of this estate This Court Leaves the whole estate in the hand of ye administratrix to be Improved &
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mannedged for her comfort & Livelyhood & this untill this Court take other order."]
[Administration on the estate of Thomas Trickey granted to his widow, Elizabeth Trickey, June 27, 1676.]
[Court Records, June 27, 1676, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 16.]
[Inventory of the estate was presented by the widow June 25, 1678.]
[Court Records, June 25, 1678, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 26.]
WILLIAM ROBERTS 1676 DOVER
[Administration on the estate of William Roberts granted to William Follett, Richard Otis, William Williams, William Will- iams, Jr., and James Bunker March 29, 1676.]
[Court Records, March 29, 1676, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 243.]
[All except Richard Otis declining administration, the court, June 27, appointed him sole administrator and fixed his bond at £200. The personal property not being sufficient to pay the debts, he was authorized to sell real estate, and Job Clements, one of the select- men of Dover, was joined with him " for ye ordering & disposing of the widdow & w' estate shall remaine after ye debts be paid, & for the putting out of the children in places sutable."]
[Court Records, June 27, 1676, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 19.]
[Order of court, March 27, 1677, that the selectmen of Dover bring in a list of the debts of William Roberts. ]
[Richard Otis's account of the estate of William Roberts, Aug. 27, 1677 ; assets, £132.1.9 ; liabilities and expenditures, £82.0.0; allowed by the selectmen of Dover Dec. 20, 1677 ; signed by Rich- ard Waldron, Job Clements, John Davis, and Anthony Nutter ; brought into court Dec. 25, 1677 ; mentions widow and a girl.]
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PHILIP BINMORE 1676 DOVER
In the Name of God amen. the Two & twentie day of May in ye Yeare of o' Lord God one thousand Six Hundred Seaventie Six I Phillip Binmore of ye Township of Dover in ye Count of Dover & Postmoth.
I doe of Love & affection weh I doe owe & bare to Rebecca my wife give Unto her the best beast which I shall be possesed of when it shall please god to call me by death & also a Rugg the beding as we doe now make Use of: and the Cubbord stoole : & ye Lamerie Cubbord : It I doe give Unto my daughter Temporaice ye greate brass Cittle : & to my daughter Hester my brass pan : & also for theire better mentenance & education I doe make & ordaine them to be Equall & Coequall Heires & Executrixes of all my Lands goods & Chattels wch is not fformerly disposed & given : & to be equallie divided betweene them & I doe desire & Request my Kinsman John Evens & M' Richard Rich to be my Executors in Trust to see the #formance of this my will as witt- ness my hand & seale .-
Joseph Canny wittnesses Pillip Binmore [seal]
silvanus nocke :
[Proved June 27, 1676. ]
[Inventory, June 23, 1676; amount, £81.8.3 ; signed by Job Clements and John Roberts. ]
JAMES PHILBRICK 1676 HAMPTON
[Administration on the estate of James Philbrick of Hampton granted to the widow, Ann Philbrick, and Timothy Hilliard May 30, 1676.]
[Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 4, p. 43, and Court Records, May 30, 1676.]
[Guardianship of Thomas Philbrick, son of James Philbrick, granted to Thomas's brother-in-law, Timothy Hilliard, May 30, 1676.]
[Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 4, p. 43, and Court Records, May 30, 1676.]
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[Order of court, Nov. 14, 1676, joining James Philbrick, Jr., son of James Philbrick, with his mother in the administration of the estate, he having returned from sea, and discharging Timothy Hilliard, son-in-law of the deceased. ]
[Norfolk County, Mass., Court Records, Nov. 14, 1676, and Deeds, vol. 4, p. 49.]
CATHERINE HILTON 1676 EXETER
The will & Testament of mr8 Katheraine Hilten as Followeth :
mrs Katharaine Hilton, being of her #fect senses and under- standing doeth order and dispose of her goods and effects as fol- loweth
Impus: shee doth comit and commend her soule to god that gave it her, shee doth comit her body to the dust from whence it was framed with a decent burial of the same.
For her estate and goods as followeth.
To James Tryworthy the son of Sam: Tryworthy a silver beaker to be kept in the hands of her Daughter Elizabeth Gilman, till he come to age.
To James Triworth the son of John Triworthy a silver cup with a fork
To Edward Hilton jnior, a silver cup with two ears.
To Sam: Gilman her Grandchild a silver spoone.
To m' Sam: Dudly towards his ministy to be paid out of her Estate to the valew of money, to the sume of forty shillings.
To her Daughter m18 meridith named by Joanna, one yron great Kettle, and a cloth gowne, and a cloth petticoat, and a greene apron.
To m'8 Lucy wells, one stone ring, one mor Hayre petticoate
To her Daughter Elizabeth Gilman, her wedding ring, her serge gowne, her serge petticoat, and her stuffe petticoat, and alsoe her hat.
To Johanna Meridith, her grandchilde a paire of holland sheets To mary Gilman her Grand childe, a table cloth and napkins
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and a Holland pillow beare and a towel, and a great pewter platter
To Betty Gilman, one Holland sheet & a paire of stockings.
To Abigail Gilman the wife of Edward Gilman one feather pillow and wistead rug, and pillion and pillion cloth, and hood and safeguard.
To Katharaine Paul, her best skarth, and serge petticoat, being of a gray colour ..
To Katharine Gilman, a black handkerchief and a black sk-
To Sarah Gilman, a black hood,
To Lydye Gilman a black hood
To Abigail Gilman, her white mantle.
To goodwife Robinson, her cloth petticoat, & her cloth wais- coate, and a paire of bodyes & a paire of stockings, and a suite of linnen.
To Remainder of her linnen, what is not disposed of above wrytten to be divided among all her grand Daughters.
To Jane Hilton her silver bodkin, and a new shift
To all these p'misses above wrytten m'8 Katharaine Hilton, hath given, her ful consent and approbation, as appears verefied by these witnesses have subscribed
memoranda : This the will of the said Kathairine Hilton that when all her debts are discharged, in reference to her son in law Capt. John Gilman, & mrs wells, & what shalbe layd out and expended about her funerall, the remainder to be divided among her Grand children.
And furthermore, that all the p'misses abovesaid, may be put in act and exequetion I doe choose and appoint my son John Gil- man, Capt: for my Executor
To the p'misses abovesaid in testeffication of the truth of the same. I doe subscribe my name.
Sam: Dudley Rebeccah Sweat
[Proved May 30, 1676.]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files, and Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 3, p. 15.]
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[Inventory of the estate of Mrs. Catherine Hilton of Exeter, taken by John Folsom and Robert Wadleigh Oct. 6, 1676; amount, £78.10.6.]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files.]
ALEXANDER WALDRON 1676 NEWCASTLE
In the Name of God Amen; I Alexander Walden Sojourner On the Great Island near piscataqua River of Sound and perfect mind but weak in Body make and Ordaine this my Last Will and Testament in Manner following
first. I commend my Soul into the hands of God hopeing Through Christ my Savior to have pardon of Sinn and Life Eter- nall- and I make and Ordaine my executor hereafter Named to Dispose my Temporall Things as ffolloweth-
I. I make Isaack Walden of Boston my beeloved Brother my executor and Overseer of all my Concernements and for his paines I give to him and his wife in Money The Summ of Twenty pounds
2 My Temporall Estate I dispose of and Bequeath as followeth I give to Joan Barker of Coventry in the Kingdom of Old England If shee bee yet at making this my will Unmarried The Summ of One hundred pounds
3. I give my house and Land Scituate in Boston in Newe Eng- land unto the use and occupation of Abisha wife of Robert Tap- erell marriner during her Life and after her Decease I give and bequeath the Same hous and Land Unto my Brother william wal- den and my Brother George Walden equally to bee Beetween them both to have and dispose
4 All the Remaineing part of my Temporall Estate which God hath given mee. I give and bequeath To my Brother Edward Walden in the Kingdom of Old England, and To my Sister Mary and To my Brother Sammuell Walden to bee equally divided among them
5 I will that all my funerall Chardges and all the Debts that I owe to any person Bee first Dischardged and paid :
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6. I give and Beequeath Two Gould Rings in my Chest in a purs to Abisha Wife of Robert Taprell above Sayd
7 I give to Alce ; Eldest Daughter of Sayd Taprell in money the Summ of Ten pounds, to bee paid to her mother and in meane time to bee improved and with the improvement to bee paid to Alce at the Time of Mariadg or at the Age of eighteen yeares Onely if my executor first above mentioned Sees fit not otherwise That the sayd Abisha the Mother of Sayd Alce may Secure the Sayd Tenn pounds with improvement.
8 I give Scarfs to all my Barers to the grave. Money I have in my Chest Is about sixty pounds, my executor above Said is to Take it with all the moveable Things to Dispose according to this my Last will and Testament witness my hand & seal ye 7th June 1676
Signed Sealed Alexander Waldren [seal] & d'd in p'sents of us
Elias Stileman
Nath ffryer-
[Proved June 27, 1676. See Court Records. ]
[Inventory, June 14, 1676 ; amount, £383.13.7 ; signed by Fran- cis Tucker and William Henderson ; attested by Isaac Waldron June 27, 1676.]
AMBROSE SHERBURNE 1676
[Administration on the estate of Ambrose Sherburne granted to his father, Henry Sherburne, June 27, 1676.]
[Court Records, June 27, 1676, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 14.]
JOHN PIERCE 1676 DOVER
[Administration on the estate of John Pierce of Dover granted
to Robert Burnham and Stephen Jones June 27, 1676.]
[Court Records, June 27, 1676, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 14.]
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WILLIAM BEARD 1676
[Administration on the estate of William Beard granted to his widow, Elizabeth Beard, June 27, 1676, who presented an inven- tory of £262.II.O.]
[Court Records, June 27, 1676, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 18.]
[Inventory of the estate of William Beard, who died about the first of November, 1675 ; amount, £262 .-; signed by William Follett, Robert Burnham, and Stephen Jones ; attested by the widow, Elizabeth Beard, June 27, 1676; administration granted to Elizabeth Beard, Robert Burnham, and Stephen Jones. ]
For the settlement of the Estate contayned in this Inventory it is ordered that all the moveable estate shall belong to the widdow & also the one half of the Housing & Lands to hir & Heyres for ever, the full use & improvement of the whole estate of land to be hirs during hir life And at hir decease the other half of the House & Land not setled upon the widdow & hir heyres to come to Ed- ward Leathers & to remain to him & his Heyres ; unlesse the case of the widdow shall at any tyme be such as to require further sup- ply & sale be made of any part thereof by order and approbation of the Court; And as for what Edward Leathers doth at present possesse It is confirmed to him & his Heyres for ever :
Elias Stileman Cleric
ROBERT WILLIAMS 1676
[Administration on the estate of Robert Williams, " that wase murdered," granted to Elias Stileman, June 27, 1676.]
[Court Records, June 27, 1676, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 15.]
[Inventory of the estate of Robert Williams, " yt was murdered in Spruce Creeke "; dated July 25, 1676 ; amount, £36.2.9 ; liabili- ties, £25.5.6; signed by Nathaniel Fryer and Richard Stileman. ]
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GILBERT WILFORD 1676
[Inventory of the estate of Gilbert Wilford, taken July 28, 1676, by Henry Palmer and Robert Ford ; amount, £75.6.6; attested by Capt. John Whipple April 10, 1677.]
To 61b we ye widdow had for her necessarie maintenance for her selfe & children before ye Administrator entred
To ye 3ª part of ye lands wch ye widdow challengeth web ye Administrator is not charged wth :
Tho: Bradbury rec
[Debts due from the estate, £68.15.0; to Mr. Wainwright, Capt. Saltonstall, Mr. Walker, Josiah Gage, Nathaniel Clark of Newbury, Mass., Ensign Chandler, Robert Ayers, Henry Palmer, Richard Swan, John Light, John Simonds, Deacon Goodhue, Joseph Plummer, Goodman Hazeltine, John Hazeltine, James Kingsbury, Cornet Whipple. ]
[Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 3, 1). 23.]
CHRISTOPHER JOCE 1676 PORTSMOUTH
The Last Will & Testamt of Christopher Joce of Portsmº made this 14th Septemb' 1676
Beeing weak in Body but in fect Memory I doe ordain this to bee my last Will & Testament
Impr I give unto my beloved Sonn Richard Joce all my house- ing & stage, my shallops & moaring place at ye Isles of Shoales wth ye Chains belonging thereto, ye new moaring Cable, with what soever I have belonging to my said place of ffishing at sd Isleand, & all ye Appurtenances belonging to ye Boates-
2. Unto my son Thomas Joce I give my now dwelling house wth all ye houseing belonging thereunto, as also all ye land about & belonging to ye House (excepting ye ffort-ffeeld) togeth" wth my Ware house & wharfing & y' 30. foot of Land lying next to ye ware-house of Jnº Hunkins, wth all ye Preveledges thereunto
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belonging. Provided yt his mother shall have ye use of ye whole during her widdowhood, & if shee marry then when Thomas comes to Age shee shall have ye third both of ye houseing & land dureing her naturall life, & after her decease then ye whole shall return to my said son Thomas, he paying to my Daught' Marga- ret thirty pound.
3 Unto my Daught" Joanna I give my House & land on ye Great Island wth all ye Priviledges and Appurtenances thereunto belonging togeth' wth three Acres of Marsh at ye little Harb' joyng to Tho: Sevy's Corn-field, as also a ffeather-bed wth bolster, Pil- lowes, sheets, Blankets & Rugg
4. I give to my Daughter Margaret eight Acres of land at boyl- ing Rock on ye South-side of ye River, & ye small field com'only called ye ffort-field near to my own House-lott, being five Acres more or lesse, wth a ffeather bed, Bolster Pillowes, sheets, blankets & Rugg, & thirty Pounds before mentd fro her Bro. Thomas.
5. Unto my Daughter Mary I give my House & land wch I bought of Jnº Tucker wth all ye Priviledges thereunto belonging, togethr wth ye shop & wharfing wth all ye Priviledges thereunto belonging, as also a ffeather-bed wth like furniture as unto her sisters forementioned, ffurther obliging my Son Thomas to give to his sister Mary pasturing for one Cow dureing the naturall Life of his said sister.
6. Unto my sons John & Samuel togeth' wth my Daughter Jane I give my three Hundred Acres of land lying in ye long reach next to James Rawlins to be equally divided betwext them three, & a feather-bed unto Jane wth like furnit" as to ye other above mentioned, And unto Samuel I also give my other three Acres of Marsh at little Harb' joyning to yt wch I have given to his sister Joanna, & two Cowes unto my son John.
7 I give unto my Couzen Tho: Joce my twelve Acres of land lying in Thos Spinnyes Creek next adjoyning to yt wch was Wm Palm's land, he to possesse it p'sently on my decease
8 All my stock & Household Goods (except wt is before given away) I give to my beloved wife Jane Joce, together wth ye Use
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& Improvemt of my whole Estate forementioned for ye brengeng up of my children tell they come to Age, & as each child comes to Age (to say ye sons at 21. yeares, ye Daughters at 18. or at ye day of marriage if before 18.) he or shee shall have ye possession of what I have here given. And at ye decease of my wife, all ye Remaindr of my stock & household Goods wth all ye rest of my Estate whatsoever yt is not expended for her own maintenance & ye bringing up of my children shalbe equally divided amongst my childeren. If one or more of my children dye before they come to Age, or if any of my Daughters dye without Issue, ye portion yt I have given to y shalbe equally divided among ye Survivers. I give also a Cow to my servant Jone Knight.
9 Furthermore I give & bequeath unto my Beloved wife fifty pounds to bee absolutely her own & at her disposeall to whom & when she pleases, thirty pounds whereof shalbe paid her by my son Richard, ye other twenty she shall have out of ye Household Goods or stock wch shee pleases.
IO ffinally I make my Beloved wife aforesd my sole Executrix willing her as to receive wt is due to mee so carefully to pay all my Debts & funerall charges, together with three pounds wch I give to ye church in Portsm° & three pound more wch I give to ye Colledge.
And I request & appoint m' Joshua Moodey m' Rich Martyn together wth my ffather-in law Ricd Cum'ins to bee my overseers for ye bett' #formance of y8 my last Will & Testament .- In wit- nes to all ye premises I set to my hand & seale ye day & year abovewritten
Signed & Sealed in
Mark of
presence of
Christopher Joce X [seal]
John ffletcher Dorothy Jarman
[In margin] I dispose of my three quarters of ye Ketch Provi- dence as followeth, One quarter I give unto my wife, the remain- der to my children, to each of them one Sixteenth.
[Proved June 25, 1678. ]
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ABRAHAM CHASE 1676
[Thomas Chase, administrator of the estate of Abraham Chase, moved that the estate might be divided among the brothers of the deceased, Thomas Chase, Joseph Chase, James Chase, and Isaac Chase. The court at Salisbury ordered, Nov. 14, 1676, that Sam- uel Dalton and Ensign John Sanborn account with the adminis- trator relative to the debts.]
[Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 4, p. 49.]
HENRY HATHERLY 1676
Inventory of the estate of Henry Hatherly, Dec. 2, 1676; amount, £23.9.6; amount of liabilities, £19.18.10; one item is funeral charges of himself and wife ; signed by Jeffry Currier and Richard Manson ; attested by John Purrington March 27, 1677.]
THOMAS NOCK 1676/7 DOVER
In the Name of God amen the ffifteene day of ffeburary in ye Yeare of o' Lord God one thousand six hundred Seaventy Six I Thomas Nock of ye township of Dover in ye County of Dover & Portsmouth being sick & weake of body
It I give to my Brother Silvanus Nock twentie Acars of Land being Ut of the Land weh was granted to my father tho Nock & to Joyne Next to ye Land of Thomas Beard betweene Cochecha & the marsh com'only Called Nockes marsh-
It I give to my Sister 'Rebecca Nock twentie acars of Land being ' of the foresaid #cell of Land, and to Joyne to my Brother 'Silvanus twentie acars before mencioned ( vided) it doe not reach to ye marsh called Nocks marsh nor to ye plaines ad- joyning to ye sd marsh
It I make my Brother Henrie Nock my Lawfull Heire of all my Lands (vidd?) the twentie acars of Land at Cochecha adjoyning
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by Thomas Downes his Lott & also all the Lands Lying at Nocks marsh which was my ffathers except the ffourtie accars before given to my Brother & Sister-
It I give to my Brother Silvanus Nock my two steeares & plow chaine & my Chest & all my bedding & my wareing ap dell
It I give to my Sister 'Rebecca Nock my white faced hiffer being two yeare old-
It I give to my Unckle Jerimre Tibbits one ewe sheep -
It I give to my Bther'Henrie Nock my Muskuet & my bible
It I doe make my deare & tender Mother Rebecca Binmore to be my sole Executorix of all my estate not formerly expressed & I desire my veri good frind John Roberts to be my over seer & wth my mother to see this my will #formed
In wittnes where of I have hereunto sett my hand & seale the day & yeare abovesd-
John Robearts John Evens [Proved Oct. 31, 1677.]
signe of ' Thomas X Nock [seal]
[Inventory Feb. 26, 1676/7 ; amount, £81.17.0 ; signed by John . Evans and John Wingate. ]
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[Sylvanus Nock made choice of Lieut. Peter Coffin to be his guardian June 27, 1676.]
[Court Records, June 27, 1676, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 14.]
[Bond of Rebecca Binmore of Dover, widow, to John Roberts of Dover, in the sum of £27.0.0, to pay to Henry Nock £13.4.0 in cattle, sheep, or swine when he shall become 21 years of age. " The Condition of this p'sent obligation is such that where as the bove sd John Roberts was by the desire of Henrie Tibbits of Dover deceased & also by order of Court chosen & appointed overseer of Henrie Nock Son' of Thomas Nock deceased & where as Re- becca Binmore afore said Mother to the sd henrie Nock is contented to take the Care & tuision of the sª Henrie Nock Untill he accom-
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plish the age of one & twentie yeares & hath Recd of the sd John Roberts soe much Cattle sheep & Swine as doth amount to the sum of thirteene pounds & ffower shilling."
" John Roberts came into Court held in Dov' I June 1680 and rendred up to ye Court this bond & estate menconed wch ye court have put into ye hands of wm willy & have taken security fro him to respond ye same when sd Hen: Nock coms to 21 years of age
Elias Stileman Sec" "]
[Guardianship of Henry Nock was granted to William Willey June 1, 1680, he being chosen by the ward. The court binds the ward to his guardian for seven years. to learn the trade of shoe- maker, and at the end of that time he is to receive his legacy of £13.4.0, for which his mother is bound by bond. ]
[Court Records, June 1, 1680, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 34.]
MATTHEW MARTYN 1677
[Administration on the estate of Matthew Martyn granted to .William Deamont March 28, 1677, who gave bond in the sum of £50.]
[Court Records, March 28, 1677, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 243.]
JEREMIAH TIBBETTS 1677 DOVER
In the name of God Amen : I, Jeremiah Tippetts of Dover Upon puscatuqua : now Lyeinge Upon my sick bed but of my perfect minde & memory doe Com'ite & bequeath my soule & spirite to God that gave it & my outward estate as followeth-
first I desire that my body be decently buried & that my funerall Charges with all Lawfull debts due from me be honestly discharged & satisfied Next I ordaine & Appoint to my Sonn Jeremiah that ye Remainer of that ten Acres of land which I bought of ye towne which Lyeth now without fence with two yearlinge steeres Already
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in his possession bee to him & his for ever for & on ye accompt of thirteen pounds given to my s Sonn by his Grandfather Thomas Canny which I made use of for my owne behoofe Thirdly I doe Appoint & ordaine to be in the hands of mary my wife for ye bringing up of our smale Children all my present Estate : Except what shall be heereafter nominated : & ye one halfe of my now dwelling house & barne to be for her owne proper use dureing her life time but the former dureing her widdowhood or as my Executors shall see Cause : it is to be understood yt I Assigne to my wife the new end of the house : 4ly I doe heerby bequeath to my Sonn Jeremiah to be delivered into his own Custody at one and twenty yeares of his age & to be for him & his for ever the other halfe of my house & barne with the one halfe of that fenced ground which is of the ten Acres I bought of the towne : 5tly I doe bequeath to my Sonn Thomas at his one & twentieth yeare of age to bee for him & his for ever, the other halfe of the fenced ground which is of that tenn Acres which I bought of the towne and also the halfe of my dwell- ing house & barne now left in the Custody of my wife to be his for ever after my wifes decease : 6ly I doe heerby bequeath to my daughter mary Rawlines one Cow : 7ly I ordaine & Appoint that my Execors heereafter named shall pay or Cause to be paide to my daught' hanah tenn pounds for & on ye behalfe of ten pounds given to her by her Grandfather Canny & made use of by myselfe for my owne use : & behoofe : 8ly I doe heereby Apoint & ordaine that whatsoever part of my Estate shall Remaine unspent after the Raisinge & bringinge up of my Children whether moveable or unmoveable it be Just & Equally Devided Amongst my Children now following : namely Han'ah. Joseph. Sam1: Benjamine : Eph- raim : martha, Elizabeth Nathaniell & henery : & for the Execution of this my Will & Testament : I doe by these presents Appoint & ordaine mary my Wife & Jeremiah my Eldest sonn to be my true & Lawfull Execors: & to be overseers for the Right man'agement of all & every the 'misses Aforsd I doe heereby Appoint & ordaine my Brother Joseph Canny & my trusty & Loveing freind serjant John Roberts : to All Which I signe & seale this 5th day of may
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one Thousand sixe hundred seaventy & seaven as Wittnes my hand : 1677
Teste The X Signe of Jeremiah Tippett [seal]
Job Clements John Robearts
[Proved Oct. 31, 1677 .]
[Inventory, June 20, 1677 ; amount, £272.0.0.]
[Summons, Oct. 27, 1709, to Jeremiah Tibbetts and his son, John Tibbetts, to appear before the court on the first Monday in November to administer the estate of Jeremiah Tibbetts of Dover ; service signed by Edward Evans, constable of Dover. 7
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