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JOHN MOORE, JR. 1677
[Inventory of the estate of John Moore, Jr., May 10, 1677 ; amount, $70.10.0 ; attested by the widow, Agnes Moore, Nov. 2, 1677 .]
[Administration on the estate of John Moore was granted to his widow, Agnes Moore, and Capt. Thomas Daniell June 23, 1677, and they were required to give bonds in the sum of £100. ]
[Court Records, June 23, 1677, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 243.]
LAWRENCE CARPENTER 1677
In the name of god amen
the will and Testament of Larance Carpente on his Sicke beade this Seventh Day of may 1677-
Itom first and formest I doe bequeth my Solle to god that gave it and Secondly my body to the Earth from whence it came-
Itom therdly I doe bequeath all my temprall Estate Ether move- able ore Unmveablle with my Sheare and portlighe which is now in the constitey of Pette-wallish my Portligh is to be sixe Pound
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and the ministr Rate I to be free of to my yonge and tende daughte grace-
4thly I doe heare ordayne My true and well beloved frinds boath thomas Jackeson of Portchmouth and Richard Tope of Iles of Shoules to take the Care and Charge of my afore Said doughte and Estate for her Uese to deale with it for her according to the best that the for I Shall inabel them my Just debts to be paid as wittnis my hand this Irth of May 1677
wittnes
the marke of Larance X Carpente
the marke of Ane X Harvey Rogr Kelly [Proved July 6, 1677.]
[Inventory of the estate of Lawrence Carpenter, who died July 4, 1677 ; amount, £68.0.0; attested by Thomas Jackson.]
[Order of court, Oct. 31, 1677, binding Grace Carpenter, aged three years and a half, daughter of Lawrence Carpenter, to Thomas Jackson and his wife, Hannah Jackson, until she be eighteen years old, Thomas Jackson being executor of her fath- er's will. ]
[Court Records, Oct 31, 1677, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 21.]
ROBERT MANSON 1677 ISLES OF SHOALS
[Administration on the estate of Robert Manson of the Isles of Shoals granted to Henry Putt June 23, 1677, who gave bond in the sum of £40, with Roger Kelly as surety. ]
[Court Records, June 23, 1677, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 243.]
[Inventory of the estate of Robert Manson, who died May 10, 1677; amount, £24.6.0; signed by Roger Kelly and Richard Manson ; sworn to by Elizabeth Putt June 26, 1677.]
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TEAGUE ROYALL
1677
[Administration on the estate of Teague Royall granted to John Woodman and Stephen Jones June 23, 1677.]
[Court Records, June 23, 1677, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 243.]
HECTOR DEMASHAW 1677 ISLES OF SHOALS
[Administration on the estate of Hector Demashaw, a French- man who died on the Isles of Shoals, was granted to Peter Shaw June 23, 1677, who gave bond in the sum of £20, with Nathaniel Fryer as surety. ]
[Court Records, June 23, 1677, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 243.]
THOMAS CANNEY, JR. 1677
[Administration on the estate of Thomas Canney granted to his widow, Sarah Canney, June 23, 1677.]
[Court Records, June 23, 1677, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 243.]
[Inventory of the estate of Thomas Canney, Jr., who died May 15, 1677 ; amount, £311.8.0; attested by - Wingate, relict of Thomas Canney, June 25, 1678. Mentions L II years old, with her Aunt
" 6 children V 9 - 8 -
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for the setling of this estate This court doth order yt ye admstra- trix & Jnº Winget her prsent husband paying ye debts of her above- named dec'ed husband and bringing up ye children untill of age to choose their Guardians respectively, shee shall have all the move- able estate besides ye thirds of ye Lands during her life, & ye-
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of ye whole, while ye children come of age as aboves", & y" ye Lands to be divided among ye children as ye law hath ?vided, in ye meane time, not to suffer any strip or waste on ye houses & Lands Elias Stileman Cleric
ABRAHAM PERKINS, JR. 1677
[Inventory of the estate of Abraham Perkins, Jr., " who was slayne by ye Indians upon ye 13 : of June 1677 ;" taken June 28, 1677, by Samuel Dalton and Henry Roby ; amount £166.2.6.]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files, and Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 3, p. 23.]
[Administration on the estate granted to Elizabeth Perkins Oct. 9, 1677, her father, Thomas Sleeper, being her surety.]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files ; Norfolk County, Mass., Court Records, Oct. 2, 1677, and Deeds, vol. 4, p. 56.]
[Elizabeth Perkins, administratrix, was ordered to attend court to divide the estate Oct. 8, 1678, but, being near her time of tra- vail, could not appear. ]
[Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 4, p. 64, and Court Records, Oct. 8, 1678.]
Itt is agreed by the Adminestratorex and Abraham perkins and Thomas Sleeper the Grandfathers of the Children of Abraham perkins Jur Deceased thatt Considering the three Children are young and to bee Brought up the which their mother and Alex- sander Dennum her p'sentt Husband Doth Ingage to bring up the Children and to Cause them to be taught to Read English and as they shall a Rive to the age of twenty one years or att their Days of marriage which shall falle outt first they shall be payd vize to mercie perkins twentie pound to bee payd as is above sayd
Itt to mary perkins twentie pound to be payd as above sparci- fied
Itt to Elizabeth perkins twentie pound to be payd to her att the age or time above mentioned and wee Doe Ingage our selves
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our Heires Exectuers & Adminestrators thatt all the lands of the sd Abraham perkins Jur shall ly Responsuble for the Education of the Children and the payment of their portions as is above mentioned Desireing the Honod County Courtt to Conferme the same
The marke of Alexsandr X Dennum Elizabeth Dennum Her X marke
Confirmed by court at Salisbury April 8, 1679.
Thomas Sleeper is discharged from his bond of £200.
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files; Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 4, p. 75, and Court Records, April 8, 1679.]
JOHN HEARD JAMES HEARD 1677 KITTERY, ME.
[Richard Otis gives bond in the sum of £500.0.0 July 3, 1677, as guardian to John Heard, heir to John and James Heard. ]
Articles of agreement made concluded and fully agreed upon, between Maj' Nicholas Shapleigh John Shapleigh Joseph Ham- 'ond and William Spencer of ye one Partie And Richard Otis and James Chadborn on ye other #tie Witnesseth, that whereas ye above named Nicholas Shapleigh John Shapleigh Joseph Ham- 'ond & William Spencer were by ye last will and Testament of John Heard of Kittery on Piscataqua River in New England Deceased bearing Date ye 3ª day of March in ye year of our Lord God one thousand Six hundred Seventy & five, Nominated chosen and appointed with ye above named James Chadborn to be his overseers in trust to See ye s" Will # formed/ Now we ye sd Nicho- las Shapleigh, John Shapleigh Joseph Hamond & William Spencer above named, being ye Major part of ye overseers of ye sd Will And Considering ye Introcacie & Mixture of ye Estate of sd John Heard,
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it being Mixed with and amongst ye Estate of James Heard the Son of John Heard, who Deceased without making any Will, And Con- sidering that many Inconveniencies might arise in ye Deviding of ye sd Estate doe by these presents Assign and make over all ye Right and overseership of ye last will and Testament of ye sd John Heard Deceased unto ye above named Richard Otis, who being ye now husband of Shuah the Relict or Widdow of James Heard, And to ye above named James Chadborn And to both of them Joyntly And have fully for our parts have authorized Lycenced and As- signed ye sª Richª Otis and James Chadborn to Act and doe all and every thing or things concerning ye Execution of the Said Will & Testament, And not Intermeddle with ye Administration of any part of ye Goods & Chattells money Debts or other Estate of ye Said Testament without ye consent of ye sd Richª Otis and James Chadborn their heires or Executrs, but Shall at all times hereafter And from time to time #mit and suffer ye s" Richd Otis and James Chadborn their heires Execut18 or Assigns to Adminis- ter all Such Goods Chattells moneys Debts and Estate, As at ye day of ye Date hereof be in ye Custodie of ye said Nicholas Shap- leigh and the rest of ye overseers or in ye hand of any other }son or sons which are to be Administred According to ye Tenour and Intent of ye sd Will and Testament, And ye sd Richª Otis & James Chadborn doe for themselves their heires Execut's Admin- istrat's And Assigns promise and engage that out of ye Moveables ye Estate of ye Sd John Heard and James Heard his Son, that they will Administer And pay all ye Just and due Debts which ye sd John Heard and James his Son did owe to any son or sons And alsoe to Satisfie All Such Legacies as is by ye will and Tes- tament Expressed And alsoe to take Care for ye Comfortable Sub- sistance of Isbell Heard ye Relict of ye sª John Heard During her Naturall life And alsoe for ye Children of James Heard Accord- ing to ye Intent of ye sd will and Testament, And alsoe to yeeld up ye Estate of Lands and housing unto John Heard ye Grand Child of ye sd John Heard Deceased when he Shall Accomplish & Attain to ye Age of twenty one years, Tenantable and Sufficiently
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ffenced, or as now it is And in case of Mortallitie, to whomesoever it Shall belong according to ye true intent and meaning of ye sd Will and Testament And for ye formance hereof we ye sd Richd Otis and James Chadborn doe bind our selves our heires Executrs and Administrat's Joyntly and Severally by these presents-In wit- ness whereof we have hereunto set too our hands and Seales this fifth day of Novemb' in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred Seventy Seven
Signed Sealed and Nicho: Shapleigh [his seal]
Delivered In the pres- ents of
John Shapleigh This seal]
Jos. Ham'ond [his seal]
William Brickham
William Spencer [his seal]
Alice Chadborn
The mark of Richd Otis X [his seal] James Chadborn [his seal]
[Allowed Nov. 5, 1677.]
EDWARD COLCORD, JR. 1677
[Administration on the estate of Edward Colcord, Jr., granted to his father, Edward Colcord, July 7, 1677.]
[Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 4, p. 55.]
[Relatives moving for a settlement of the estate, the court, Nov. II, 1679, ordered Capt. John Gilman, John Sanborn, and Sergeant Joseph Dow to call the administrator to account.]
[Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 4, p. 74, and Court Records, Nov. II, 1679.]
[Order of court, Sept. 7, 1680, that the administrator bring in an account of the estate. ]
[Court Records, Sept. 7, 1680, in Deeds, vol. 5. p. 39.]
[Order of court, Dec. 7, 1680, settling the estate of Edward Colcord, Jr., on his brother, Samuel Colcord.]
[Court Records, Dec. 7, 1680, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 44.]
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JOHN KENNISTON 1677
[Administration on the estate of John Kenniston granted to his widow, Agnes Kenniston, Aug. 1, 1677.]
[Court Records, Aug. 1, 1677, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 242.]
[Inventory of the estate of John Kenniston " who was lately slain by ye Indians," Aug. 1, 1677 ; amount, £65.3.0; signed by Samuel Haines and Philip Lewis.]
BRYAN PENDLETON 1677 PORTSMOUTH
Portsmouth 9th of August (1677)
I Bryan Pendleton sometyme of Sacoe In ye County of yorke, Now resident in Portsmouth, on Pishataqe River in N: E: do make & ordaine this to bee my last will & testament, hereby re- voakeing all former wills by mee made /
I : I give unto my beloved wife Ellner Pendleton (besids what I have reserved for her in a Deed of Gyft to my Grandchild Pen- dleton Fletcher) all my househould goods, together with all that peece of Land belonging to mee liing between my son James & Mr Dereings, upon ye great Island which I have excepted, & re- served out of my deed of Gyft of all to my son James / Further- more, I give unto my wife, all my houseing & land at Cape Por- pus, which Richd Palmers wife hath the use of dureing her life, together with my six hundred & fourty Acres of Land more or less liing on the East side of Wests brooke, near Saco ffalls, which I bought of John West, & Major William Phillips as by Deed will appeare & also Tymber Island at the little River, all which I give to my wife absolutely to bee at her disposall /
2ly unto my grandchild James Pendleton Junior, I give my hundred acres of upland, & Tenn Acres of Meddow which I bought of Jon Bush & lyeth with in the Towneshipp of Cape Porpus ad- joyneing to princes Rocke,
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31y all my houseing & Land at Wells with all the priviledges & app'tenances I give unto my two grandchildren Mary, & Han- nah Pendleton weh my son had by his former wife to bee æqually divided between them /
4 : I give to my wife all my weareing Cloaths to bee disposed off as shee shall see meete, desireing her to remember some poore /
5 : Finally I make my wife my executrix & Joyne my beloved. son James Pendleton executor together with his Mother, willing my executrix to disburse what is meete for my funerall Charges. & my executor to pay all my debts, And I request Mr Josua Moodey, & Mr Ric: Martyne, to bee overseers to this my last will & testa- ment /
In witnese to all & singular the #'misses, I have set to my hand & seale, this 9th day of August 1677 :
witnese
Josua Moodey, Ann Moodey
Bryan Pendleton [his seale]
As a Sedule to this my last will & testament, I give unto my beloved son James Pendleton, all my land on the East of Wests. brooke butting on the great River of Saco, six hundred Acres more or less, my farme & all my land at Cape Porpus, in all three hun- dred acres in the occupation of Ric: Palmer, all my severall Islands. in or neare Cape Porpus, ye one halfe of my stock of Cattle of wt sort so ever upon my farme at Winter Harbour, found after mine and my wives decease, with all my weareing apparell & one third of my househould goods (except my utilensills of husbandry /
And to Mary & Hannah Pendleton daughters to my sayd son James all ye My lands In Wells, being those Plantations or Lotts. bought of Mr ffletcher, Ham'ond, & West Improved by Joseph Cross, & to each of them one third part of my househould goods, after mine & my wives decease, Item to Bryan Pendleton my Grandson, ye remaind' of my land on Great Island, w' is Con-
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tayned there in & addition to my will, any thing in the sd will not withstanding,
This Scedule signed Bryan Pendleton [his seale] & sealed In ye presence of us,
Joseph Dudley [Proved April 5, 1681.] [York County, Me., Deeds, vol. 5.]
[Inventory, June 23, 1681; amount, £787.12.0. " Capt Pen- dleton was not free in giveing his Attest to this Inventory because hee Conceived severall goods were disposed of, before hee could have oportunity to come to looke after y.m."]
[York County, Me., Deeds, vol. 5.]
EDWARD TYNG 1677 BOSTON, MASS.
I Edward Tyng Senior of Boston in New England being by the Gracious alwise Disposeing Providence of God preserved unto Old Age & accompanied with many infirmities attending the Same & feeling Sensible decays in my Self Which Bespeak my approach- ing dissolution
Item I Give and Bequeath unto my son Edward Tyng the Sum of one hundred Pounds to Be paid out of my Estate having Given him a Considerable Estate already Item I give & Bequeath unto my Daughter Eunice the Sum of Five hundred Pounds to be Paid her out of my Estate in Good Pay. Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Son in Law Mr Joseph Dudley about Twenty Pounds which he is indebted to me by Book. Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Present grand Children Viz To Thomas Hannah & Mary Savage. To Thomas Edward Joseph & Paul Dudley to Samuel Searl & John Tyng to Each of my Said Grand Children the Sum
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of one hundred Pounds to be Paid unto them out of my Estate at the Discease of my Wife & my Will is that in Case any of my Said Grand Children should Depart this Life before my Said Wife then the Legacy or Legacies hereby Given unto him her or them so Dying Shall be at the dispose of my Sª Wife to Give it as She Seeth meete Item my Will is that none of my Estate be Spent or Laid out in Farmeing more than to the value of £10.0.0 in Building to Prevent the Looseing or Forfeiting of any Lots of Land and if the Providence of God by Fire or otherwise Should Lessen or Take away any Part of my Estate then my Will is that my Lega- tees aforenamed Shall make an abatement proportionable to Such Loss out of their Severall Legacies hereby Bequeathed unto them Proportionably Item all my Just Debts funeral Expences & the aforementioned Legacies being paid & Ordained to be Paid I Give & Bequeath the Whole Remainder of my Estate Both Real & Personal unto my Beloved Wife Mary Tyng to Dispose of the Same as She Pleaseth and in Case my Said Wife Should Want for any Comfortable Supply during her Widdowhood I do hereby Licence & fully Impower her (with the Consent of my Overseers) to make Sail of any of my Lands or other Estate for her Supply Item I do hereby appoint & Constitute my Beloved Wife Mary Tyng to be Sole Executrix of this my Last Will, and do intreat my Hond Friend John Leveret Esq M' Anthony Stodderd & Capt Thomas Brattle to be Overseers of the Same requesting their Advice & Councel to my Said Executrix in the Due Performance thereof. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal this Twenty fifth day of August in the Year of our Lord God. one thousand Six hundred & Seventy & seven 1677-
Signed Seal'd & published by Edward Tyng [& a Seal] the Worpp" Edwd Tyng Esq' to be his Last Will & Testament in Presence of us-
George Monk, Isa Addington
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Memorandom, the Words (Proportionable to Such Loss) was Interlined by M' Tyngs order upon the 7 Jany 16So at Which time · he Declared that. whereas there is a Legcy of Five hundred pounds Given to his Daughter Eunice She being Since Married to M' Samuel Willard he hath Paid her the Said Sum of five hun- dred pounds & so the Said Legacy is Void Read to & owned by M' Tyng in Presence of us.
John Conny Isª Addington-
[Proved Jan. 19, 1681/2.]
JOHN HALL
Greenland in ye
Townsh" of Dover
29. Aug: 1677
1677 GREENLAND
The last Will & Testam' of John Hall of Greenland.
I John Hall being of perfect Memory
doe make & Constitute this to bee my last Will & Testament, hereby revokeing all Wills by mee formerly made. After my Debts and ffunerall Expences defrayed out of my Estate, I dispose of ye remaind' as followeth.
Iº Unto my dearly beloved wife Elizabeth I give all ye Mony y' I leave together wth ye one halfe of ye Household stuffe belong- ing to or in either of ye Two houses vz: either my old house or ye new one com'only called Josephs House, ye mony to be at her ab- solute Disposall, ye Household goods to bee for her use dureing her life, & my Daughter Sarah to have them after or of her mother wch her mother pleases. I give her also twenty pounds ?. annu to bee paid her by my son Joseph yearly dureing her Naturall Life ye one halfe in Provisions, ye other halfe at any Merchants in Pascataque River yt shee shall chuse. Furthermore I will yt my wife shall have her liberty to live in & make use of as her own during her naturall life either one of ye big tow Rooms in ye New house or ye whole old House wch shee pleases as also ye Use of all ye Orchard belonging to ye old House while she lives, & like- wise she shall have my Negro while she lives-
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2° To my son Joseph Hall I give (upon Condition yt he doe pay as by these p'sents I order him) All my Houseing new & old wth all ye out houseing Orchard joyning thereunto & all my Lands wthin ffence & without on ye Eastern & western side of ye Road wth my Grant of land to bee laid out at Cochecho to have & to hold to him & his Heires for ever, provided yt if he dye wtout Heires the whole Estate before mentioned yt I have given to him shalbe equally divided between my Daught Sarah and my Grand child Abigail Dam'e. Alwaies excepting and reserving ye use of yt part of them above & hereafter mentioned to my wife & Daugh- ter, as also excepting ye propriety of that weh I have hereafter given my Daughter. I also give to my son Joseph ye one halfe of my moveables, to say my Household Goods, stock & utensills of all sorts wtbin doores & without, & all my wearing clothes, except wt is hereafter excepted.
3º To my Daughter Sarah I give my thirty sixe Acres of Land more or lesse lying at Harwoods Point & sixe Acres of Marsh more or lesse adjoyning thereto, to bee had & held by her & her Heires for ever, & if shee dyes without Heires I give it unto my Grand- child Abigail Dam'e. Furthermore I give my sd Daughter Sarah ye one Half of all my Stock willing yt she shall possesse sd Land & stock im'ediatly upon my decease, only ye use of her Hay- Ground together wth all ye Hay-Ground & pasture-land upon ye Farm to bee in com'on between her & her Brother Joseph together wth ye use of ye Barns & outhouseing betwext ym for ye maintain- ing of her stock while shee lives unmarried upon ye ffarm, allow- ing her to keep (if shee pleases) as much stock upon ye ffarm as Joseph, both of y to agree yt the Farm be not over-burdened. Also I give her yº use of ye field at red-oak hill as long as she lives unmarried, & so long also ye use of ye Houseing & Orchard assigned to her Mother when her mother shall leave it by Death or otherwise, & one year after her Marriage if shee pleases. Fur- ther I give to my daught Sara ye best Bed in ye Porch-chamb wth ye Hangings & all Furniture, 2 p' of sheets, Bolster, pillowes & Je 2 New woollen Blankets & Je Rug belonging to it with ye best
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Bedstead. Also I will y' Joseph shall pay her twenty pounds more within three years after her Marriage, & yt shee shall have my best Cloak, Great Coat, Searge Jacket, best red wastcoat, & Joseph shall have ye rest of my wearing clothes. And both my wife & Daughter shall have free use of fireing upon ye ffarme, dureing theyr being there And Sarah is to bear her proportion of getting ffodder for her Cattle.
4° Unto my Grandchild Abigail Dam'e I give sixty pounds to be paid her by my Son Joseph in currant pay of ye River, ye one halfe when shee shalbee eighteen yeares of Age, ye other halfe foure yeares after. Also I give to sd Abigail yt bed which is next to ye best with all Appurtenances suitable for it ; as also y' Heifer & hee sheep wch shee calleth hers or ye like & as good if they bee otherwise disposed of before my decease. And to prevent trouble thro misunderstands, I will y' it bee taken notice of by my Ex- ecutrs yt I accº all ye Goods moveables & stock upon ye ffarm to bee mine & yt neither shall challenge a propriety in any of them, but they shall all goe into ye division as is above exprest.
5° To ye church of Dover I give fifty shill: to bee laid out by Joseph for the Com'union Table.
Furthermore I make my Beloved wife, son Joseph & Daughter Sarah Joynt ExecutTs of y8 my last Will & Testamt willing yt they all three while they al live act as one in all matt's Bly referring to ExecutTp: (excepting what is before appropriated to one or other of them, ) & that if there bee any Question or matter referring to ye Execution of this my Will wherein they doe not all concurr, they shall consult wth ye Overseers by whom such matter shalbe decided by theyr best Light according to ye true Intent & meaning of ye p'mises.
Finally I request & appoint my Trusty ffriends m' Josh: Moodey m' Richd Martyn & m' Job Clemens sent to bee Overseers to see to ye formance of y8 my last Will & Testamt willing & appoint- ing yt they shalbee fully satisfied by my Executors Joyntly for what expence of Time they may bee at thereabout.
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In witnes to all ye p'mises both on the other side & this I set to my hand & seale this 29th August 1677
Signed & Sealed in prsence of us those words [& all my lands] be- tween 2d & 3ª Line in 2d ?tic' on ye other side, being interlined before Sealing Joshua Moodey John ffletcher william ffurbur senior [Proved Oct. 31, 1677.]
The Mark of John X Hall [seal]
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[Joseph Hall and Sarah Hall, joint executors, give bonds of £200 for the execution of the will. ]
EDWARD WEST 1677 NEWCASTLE
[Inventory of the estate of Edward West, Great Island, Sept. 1, 1677 ; amount, £540.14.6; signed by Elias Stileman and John Harvey.]
[Administration on the estate of Edward West granted to Martha West and George Walton Oct. 31, 1677, who presented an inven- tory of £540.14.6.]
[Court Records, Oct. 31, 1677, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 21.]
[Martha West having died, administration was granted to George Walton, in behalf of the children, June 24, 1679, who presented an inventory, and pledged his homestead and all his land on Great bay for the division of the estate according to order of court. ]
[Court Records, June 24, 1679, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 29.]
[Guardianship of John West granted to William Partridge June 24, 1679, he being chosen by the ward.]
[Court Records, June 24, 1679, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 31.]
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[Guardianship of Edward West, Jr., infant son of Edward West, granted to Capt. Thomas Daniell Sept. 7, 1681.]
[Council Records, Sept. 7, 1681.]
BENJAMIN SWETT 1677 HAMPTON
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