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Unto my Beloved Daughter Elizabeth I give that little house
7 by ye Well near yt house where m' Light lives wth y' cell of land lying between Peter Glandfeeld's & ye Gate of y' house where m" Light now lives, & so backward to ye Gate yt Opens to ye High way, As also another #cell of land about seven Acres, fenced, bounded by W> Cottons Rich: Joce's land & ye High-way. I give also to my Sª Daughter Eliz: besides yt fivety pounds payable by. her Bro: John, all ye rest of my Gold Rings, togeth' wth a pe of , black silk yt is in ye House for a Gown, & a pe of Red silk for a' Petticoat.
Further I will yt my son John shalbe sole Execut" of this my last Will & Testament Only if my son John dye before hee come home then my son Peter shalbee Execut' in his Room, & have his portion & be obliged to pay ye same Legacies as John should have done. And if any of my other children dye before they come to Age or marry ye portion of ye deceased shalbe equally divided among ye
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Survivors, excepting ye fivety pounds ape to my Daughters wch I will shalbe as above ordered.
I doe also hereby desire & appoint my Honrd ffriends Rich: Mar- tyn & Wm Vaughan Esq's to bee overseers to this my last Will & Testament, requesting them to see to ye formance thereof ac- cording to ye true intent hereof, as also to ye Division of all ye rest of my Estate not above ?ticularly disposed of whether in shipping or stock or any moveables within doores or without unto each of my children an equall share, after yt my Legacies Debts & funer- all charges are defraied out of my said moveables. And because my Execut' is from home I desire & impower my Overseers aforesd to look after my Estate & use theyr best discretion for preserving it, & to pay out of it what Debts are needfull to bee speedily paid.
And my Will is yt ye Houses & lands given above to my chil- dren shalbe to them, theyr Heires & Assignes for ever. In Testi- mony to all ve p'mises I set to mine hand & seal this twenty fifth of August 16SI If Peter come to bee Execut' & have John's Por- tion. then Peters portion shalbe divided among ye survivers & to y& also set my hand & seal I also impower my Overseers abovesd to Receive Debts as well as pay Debts till my Executor comes Home-
Witnes
John Hunking [seal]
Joshua Moodey
John ffletcher
[Endorsed] m' Jnº Hunkings will brought into Court of Adjornmt ye It Tuesday in decemb' 1681 : & is put on file on ye records of ye Court of Dover June 7th : 1681 being proved # m' Jos: Moodey & m' Jnº ffletcher who tooke oath y'unto
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THOMAS AVERY 168I
[Inventory of the estate of Thomas Avery, Sept., 1681 ; taken by Walter Neal Leavitt and Samuel Haines, Jr. ; amount in real estate and live stock, £112.12.0 ; other articles not valued ; at- tested by Joan Avery Nov. 1, 1681. ]
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THOMAS WILLEY 168I
[Administration on the estate of Thomas Willey granted to Mar- garet Willey, his wife, and John Willey, his son, Sept. 7, 1681.]
[Council Records, Sept. 7, 1681, in State Papers, vol. 19, p. 678.]
JOHN WHIDDEN 1681
[Administration on the estate of John Whidden granted to his widow, Elizabeth Whidden, Sept. 7, 1681, and an inventory was presented. ]
[Council Records, Sept. 7, 1681, in State Papers, vol. 19, p. 678.]
SAMUEL DALTON 168I .
HAMPTON
[Inventory of the estate of Samuel Dalton of Hampton, who died Aug. 22, 1681 ; taken Sept. 15, 1681; amount, £868.5.0; signed by John Sanborn and Henry Dow ; attested by his widow, Mehitable Dalton, Dec. 6, 1681. Mentions estate in Haverhill, Mass., given him by his father-in-law, Henry Palmer. ]
[Administration on the estate of Samuel Dalton granted to his widow, Mehitable Dalton, Dec. 6, 1681, who presented an in- ventory of £868.5.0.]
[Court Records, Dec. 6, 1681, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 50.]
SEWARD 168I
[Richard Seward made choice of his master, William Vaughan, as his guardian, who was appointed Nov. 22, 1681. ]
[Council Records, Nov. 22, 1681, in State Papers, vol. 19, p. 683.]
AGNES SNELL 1681
. [Inventory of the estate of Agnes Snell, wife of George Snell, Dec. 5, 1681 ; amount, £172.10.9 ; signed by John Shipway, Jr., 17
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and Samuel Keais; endorsed " This Inventory Lefte in Courte by m' George Snell Xber 1681"; attested by Jethro Furber May 3, 1682.]
GODFREY BROOKING 1682 ISLES OF SHOALS
To The honorable : His Majesties Councill now sittinge at Ports- mº- The peticon of William ffollet of Oyster River in behalfe of his Daughter In Law, Hannah Brookine of Isle of Sholes ;
Humbly Sheweth, Whereas Godfrey Brookinge was unfortu- nately drowned ye 10th day of Xber 1681 : at Isle of Sholes; and dyinge Insolvent : not leavinge estate neither to pay one halfe ye debts contracted by him in his life time nor any competency for his Relict and foure smal Children left behind him ;
Knowing no Authority there established at Star Island ; nor any way wherby y' petition' may be put In a way to satisfye ye Credi- tors-It is the humble petition of ye sd Relict ; yt y' honours would be pleased ; to use or direct some way or means ; yt the Creditors may Receive accordinge to proportion of ye small estate Left ac- cording to ye Inventory here presented to you and yr petitioner shall ever pray &c
[Misc. Provincial Papers, mss., vol. 1, p. 18.]
PETER VITTERY 1682 LONDON ENG.
[Administration on the estate of Peter Vittery of London, Eng., " who died out of ye Ketch ffriends Endeavor of piscattaqe River on a voyage to the Madara from sd River," was granted to Reuben Hull June 6, 1682.]
[Court Records, June 6, 1682, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 54.]
DODEVAH HULL 1682
[Administration on the estate of Dodevah Hull granted to his widow, Mary Hull, June 6, 1682, his will being imperfect. ] ·
[Court Records, June 6, 1682, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 54.]
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JOB CLEMENT
1682
Dover. 4. 7br 1682
The last will & Testamt of Job Clement Esq'.
I Job Clement being weak in Body but in fect memory doe dispose of my Estate as followeth
I make my Son Job Clement my sole heir & give to him all my houseing & lands Bills & Bonds with stock in tradeing & all my other Estate whatsoever except what is hereafter excepted
I give to my beloved wife Joanna Clement ye choice of my Houses for her to live in dureing her life time, together with what so ever Estate she brought with her whether in Cattell or houshold goods, & shee shall with ye House have ye use of ye Accom'odations of land belonging to it, & ye use of a ffeather bed dureing her life
I give to my Granchild Jane Kenney the residue of my Six Acre lott more or lesse ye one halfe of weh was formerly by mee given to her ffather, lying near ye Watch house on Dover Neck. Also I give to ye said Jane that bed weh my wife has ye use of dureing her life to come into her hands after my wives decease./ I give thirty shill to ye poor of ye Town & thirty shill" to ye church.
ffinally I make my son Job to my sole Execut" willing him to pay my Debts & funerall charges And request ye Honle Richd Waldron prsident & ye Revd m' John Pike to bee overseers to this my last Will & Testamt
In witnes to ye p'mises I have set to my hand & seal
The instrument above was signed & sealed by ye within mentioned Job Clements Esqr & declared to bee his last Will & Testament ye day & year above written 4 (7) 1682. In p'sence of us '
Job Clements [seal]
Richard Walderne
Joshua Moodey
[ Proved Nov. 9, 1683. See recorded copy . ]
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WILLIAM PITMAN I682 DURHAM
October the last, in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred eighty & two, I William Pitman of Oister river in the Province of New Hampshire being weak in body and being per- fect in memory & mind ; willing to settle my estate for the future, committing my soul unto him that gave it, & my body to the dust and Christian burial. My Will is, that my son John Pitman be my sole Executor of all my estate houses lands goods & chattels debts monies whatever All my legal debts being paid.
My Will is, that my Wife shall have two Cows, a bed and bed- ding and accomodation in the house And provisions for her this winter until they may be placed out, And one third of the income of my unmoveables during her natural life, or until she marry.
My Will is, that my son ffrancis Pitman have & injoy as a gift of mine All that Place or tenement which I bought of Richard Knight, commonly called Giles's place, he paying my Executor four pound.
Item I give unto my sons Ezekiel Pitman & Nathaniel Pitman, that parcel of marsh that I bought of Richard Knight lying near the Meeting house equally betwixt ym
Item I give unto my son Joseph Pitman all my part of land near the valley of twenty five acres at Colley's marsh, as appears more large by Records.
I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Jenkins fifteen shillings.
I give unto my daughter Abigail Willy, Sara Thrisco, Ezekiel Pitman, Ann Pitman, Zacharias Pitman, Hanna Pitman, Judith Pitman, each of them aforenamed three shillings a peece.
My Will is that Edward Leathers & Stephen Jenkins should be the Overseers of my Wife & children, & of my executors, to see this my Will performed.
Witness John Woodman Stephen Otis [Proved Nov. 16, 1682. ] "Deeds, vol. 4, p. 64.]
William Pitman his X mark & seal [seal]
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[Inventory, Nov. 15, 1682; amount, £173.6.o .; signed by Robert Burnham and Joseph Smith. ]
MOSES COX 1682 HAMPTON
In ye name of God Amen I Moses Coxe of Hampton in ye pro- vince of new Hampshirew England being very Aged and weake of body
Ittem I give and bequeath unto prudence my welbeloved wife if she doe outlive me the one half of all my land medow & marsh & Com'onages and the use of the moveabls (Excepting what shall be here after disposed of in this my last will ) All during the Tearme of hir Naturall Life And after hir decease then to Returne unto my son in law Jeames Perkins & my Daughter Leah his now wife
Ittem I give and bequeath unto my son in law Jeames Perkins and to Leah his wife The other Half of all my Lands both upland meadow marsh & Com'onages
Ittem I give unto my Daughter Mary Godfree & my Daughter Sarrah Norris five shillings apece to be payd by my Exequetours in marchble pay att prize Current
Ittem I give unto my Daughter Rachell Rawlings the some of twentie pound five pounds to be payd the first yeare after mine & my wifes decease and five pounds to be payd within two years after my & my wifes decease and five pounds more to be payd within three years after my & my wifes decease and five pounds more to be payd within fower years after mine & my wifs decease to be payd by my Exequetour in good marchble pay att Current prize as it shall then pase from man to man Also I give unto my Daugter Rachell Rawlings one feather Bed & bolster after mine & my wifs decease-
And I doe by these pressent make Constitute and Appoint my Trustie and Welbeloved son in law Jeames Perkins to be my sole Exequetour to this my last Will & Teastiment In Wittnes Here unto I have put too my Hand and Sealled it with my seall this
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first day of november in ye yeare of our Lord Sixteen Hundred & Eightie two & in the thirtie forth yeare of the Raigne of our sov- eraigne Lord Charls the second by the grace of God king of England scotland ffrance & Ireland defender of the ffaith
signed sealled and Confermed Moses Cox [seal] in the pressence of uss.
Henry Dow Samuell Dow [Proved July 18, 1687.]
[Inventory of the estate of Moses Cox, who died May 28, 1687 ; taken June 10, 1687 ; amount, £124.14.0 ; signed by Henry Dow, Abraham Cole, and John Moulton.]
SAMUEL DUDLEY I682/3
[Inventory of the estate of Samuel Dudley, Feb. 10, 1682/3 ; amount, £641.12.0 ; signed by William Morse and Robert Smart ; witnesses, Edward Smith, John Folsom, and Bartholomew Tip- ping ; attested by Theophilus Dudley, administrator, March 3, 1682/3.]
To the Right honerabell Edward Cranfeld Equir & governer of new hampshires are to aquaint your honner that I Eliza- beth dudley Laite wife of m' Samuell dudley deceased have agreed with the Children of the Said dudly for my dowery allso to aquaint your honner that I doe Refuse to Adminester and therfore I doe Leave it to my sonn in Lawe theophelus dudley
Sir yours honeres to serve to my power
witnes my hand and seale Elizabeth Dudly [seal]
merch : It : 1683
m' Elisabath dudly owned : this above to be her acte and dede this 2ª of march 1683 Before me
John Gillman of the Counsill
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ARTHUR BENNICK I683
[Inventory of the estate of Arthur Bennick, who died Jan. 20, 1682/3 ; taken April 2, 1683 ; signed by James Thomas and Ben- jamin York ; attested by Mary Bennick, administratrix, April 11, 1683.]
ABRAHAM PERKINS 1683 HAMPTON
In the name of God Amen. I Abraham Perkins of Hampton in the Province of New Hampshire in New England being weak in body but sound in understanding and of a disposing mind Do make this my last Will & Testament, as followeth.
ffirst, I commit my soul to Almighty God ye ffather of Spirits, who gave me life and being, and my body to the earth from whence it was taken, that after my dissolution to be buried in Hampton burying place in a Christian & decent manner as my Executors shall appoint. And for what worldly goods God hath given me, my Will is as follows
Item, I give unto my beloved Wife during her life the new end of my house, with the chamber above : And give her hereby liberty to make use of ye other back house as she shall have need. And I give unto her two cows & their increase wholly to dispose of them as she shall please. And for as much as I do by this my Will give unto my sons Jonathan & Humphry all my land & cattell excepting them two above menc'oned deviding all things equally betwixt them as hereafter shall be declared. And my Will is, that they do both of them carefully provide comfortable relief for their mother, & to provide three lods of hay & to put it into the barn for to winter her two cows, except they do agree otherwise. And further my two sons Jonathan & Humphry shall provide for their mother sufficient fire wood so much as she shall need making it fit for her use, And to give her yearly sixteen bushel of corn Twelv of Indian Two of wheat & Two of barly or rye. And they shall provide for her a well fatted hog or shot to kill, & half a hundred of good beef yearly. And I do give unto my Wife all my
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houshold stuff to be at her disposing excepting carpentars tools & military implements & husbandry. And I give unto her 4 sheep & my sons to maintain them for her & the thirds of ye apples in ye orchard. And in case my two sons Jonathan & Humphry do neglect their duty to their mother in providing things necessary for her comfortable being & not attending to my Will, then this is my Will; She shall have ye thirds of all I have And further- more this is my Will, That I give unto my two sons (Jonathan Per- kins and Humphry Perkins all my lands I have in Hampton, both meadow and Upland, viz ; My house Lots & planting Lot North hill Lot and Asbrook Lot and the North devision towards Green- land And the New plantac'on with three shares of the Cow com- 'ons and one in ye Ox com'on. With all my tools for Carpentars, All implements for husbandry, as Ploughs, carts, harrows, yokes, chains. And likewise all implements belonging to military discipline ; Guns, swords, pikes, am'unition, & what els. And my Will is, That my son Jonathan shall have ye whole Lot that I bought of Isack Cole wch is about four or five acres, lying be- tween my old house Lot & ye street way which he hath now built upon. All these particulars above menc'oned I do give to him & his heirs for ever, paying out such legacies as hereafter shall be expressed. And I do give unto my son Humphry my House yt I now live in, With all ye building belonging to it, With ye Orchards belonging & being that this Lot is bigger than Jona- thans, the Lot being about ten acres & much building, my son Humphry shall pay to my daughter Sarah twenty pounds for a legacy, Shall pay it in four years after my decease, To pay it in currant merchantable pay at currant price. And I do give unto my Granddaughter Mary ffifield now dwelling with me, ffive pound. And I give unto my daughter Abigail ffive pound. And I give unto my son James Perkins ffive pound. And I give unto my Grand- son John Perkins ffive pound. And I give unto my son David ffive shillings. And I give unto my son Luke ffive shillings ; for these two sons have had their share already, These six last lega- cies which is twenty pound ten shillings shall be paid by both my
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sons Jonathan & Humphry equally alike every year ffive pound to them abovenamed after one another as they are set down to be paid in currant marchantable pay at curra't price : And my son Jonathan & Humphry shall equally devide all my cattel except- ing that cow he had with his wife. And to all these abovemen- c'oned I set my hand & seal
Hampton August 22. 1683. Signed & Sealed in ye
Abraham Perkins [seal]
prsence of us Witnesses Seaborn Cotton John Tucke [Proved Sept. 18, 1683. ] [Deeds, vol. 4, p. 63.]
[Inventory of the estate of Abraham Perkins of Hampton, who died Aug. 31, 1683 ; taken Oct. 4, 1683 ; amount, £361.2.6; at- tested before Edward Cranfield by Jonathan Perkins and Hum- phrey Perkins Oct. 5, 1683.]
ISAAC HANSON 1683
[Inventory of the estate of Isaac Hanson, Sept. 17, 1683; amount, £115.18.7 ; signed by John Evans and Nathaniel Ste- vens ; attested by Mary Hanson Oct. 15, 1683. ]
[Additional inventory, Sept. 8, 1684 ; amount, £5.10.0; signed by John Evans. ]
SYLVESTER HERBERT 1683 NEWCASTLE
[Bond of Robert Mason and Walter Barefoote, Oct. 1, 1683, in the sum of £100, for the administration, by Thaddeus McCarty, of the estate of Sylvester Herbert of Great Island ; signed by Edward Cranfield.]
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JOHN SHIPWAY
I683 PORTSMOUTH
By the Gov'
Henry Tippet & ursila Tucker this day appeared before me & made oath that John Shipway Deceased declared that all his Es- tate both personall & Real should goe to his son John Shipway : Given und' my hand this 9th day of Novber 1683
Edw Cranfield
[Inventory, Portsmouth, Nov. 29, 1683; amount, £440.0.0; signed by Henry Crowne and John Lewis ; attested by the son, John Shipway, Dec. 13, 1683.]
[Bond of John Shipway of Portsmouth, merchant, Dec. 13, 1683, in the sum of £100, for the administration of the estate. ]
THOMAS DANIEL 1683 PORTSMOUTH
I Thomas Daniel of Portsmouth, in the Province of New-Hamp- shire, being Through ye goodness of God in #fect memory though much Indisposed,
My Worldly Estate I dispose as followeth-
Imprim8 I give & Bequeath to my dearly beloved Bridg Dan- iel all my whole Estate in goods, Chattles, debts & Elce, whatso- ever my Just debts being first paid & ye Legasies hereafter men- tiond
2ª I give to my hond Mother m's Elianor Cutt Tenn pounds in money to buy her mourning -& moreover I doe order & oblige my Executrix to reimburse my Honord Mother for what she laid out to ransome my Couzen Graffort
3- I give to my Kinsman Thomas Graffort, one hund: pounds Starls money of Old England & my Intrest in ye debt of St John ffredricks due to ye Estate of my Hond ffather Cap" Richª Cutt in Order to his ransome, I also forgive him what is due to mee on his accomp' in my books-
4- I give my Coz: John Daniel Twenty pound Sd Starls money 5- I give my Coz: Bridget vaughan Ten pound, in money here
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6- I give my good freind Henry Dering 20/s to buy a ring-
7- I make my dear wife my Executrix. And my lo. Brother William vaughan Cozin Richd Waldron Jun' with my good freind m' Joshua Moodey & John ffletcher my over Seers to See this my will formd giveing unto Each five pounds apece in money. my debts & Legasies to be paid as Soon as my Executrix Conven- iently may- Dated this twelvth of Novemb. 1683. In witnesse to all the premises I set to my hand & seal (the line & half in ye 2ª "Uticular wch is written in another character being inserted by my order before sealing).
12th Nov. 1683. This Instru- Tho. Daniel [seal]
ment was signed & sealed by Capt" Tho: Daniel and declared to be his last Will & Testament before us
Jnº ffletcher Geo. Snell John Buss [Proved Nov. 19, 1683. ]
HENRY TIBBETTS 1683
[Inventory of the estate of Henry Tibbetts, Dec. 10, 1683 amount, £2.6.6; claims against the estate, £3.4.9; signed by John Tucker, Nicholas Walden, and John Shipway ; attested by Nicholas Walden and John Shipway Dec. 13, 1683.]
JOSEPH WALKER 1683
[Inventory of the estate of Joseph Walker, who died Nov. 7, 1683; items not valued ; attested before Edward Cranfield by Walter Neal Dec. 10, 1683.]
[Bond of Hannah Walker of Portsmouth, widow of Joseph Walker, and Walter Neal of Greenland, Dec. 10, 1683, in the sum of £100, for the administration of the estate by Hannah Walker and George Walker.]
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GEORGE LAVERS
1683/4 PORTSMOUTH
Portsmº in New hampshire ye 30th of January 1683
I George Lavers of the Town of Portsmouth in the Province of
New hampshire being under great weaknesse of body,
I Unto my beloved wife I give all my now dwelling house both the olde & new parts thereof together wth my land & Orchard thereunto adjoyning, as also all my money, wth all my household goods of every kinde, together wth all the provision that is now in my house, moreover I further give unto my said wife five pounds A yeare in provision Such as is needfull for her at the Same prices as they are to be bought for money, to be paid her from yeare to yeare (by my son Jacob) so long as shee liveth : all the above mentioned premises to be wholly, & solely at the disposall of my said wife during all the time of her naturall life
2 I give & bequeath to my beloved Sonn Jacob Lavers my shop weh is neare unto my house; and all my stock, and all the Lether, & all the shoos, & all the hides, as also all the debts due to me from any person or persons whatsoever & I doe also give unto my sd Son A peice of Land of fifty foots front, adjoyning to the land of m' George Snell in the Town of Portsmº afforsd, wch land runs up towards m' Richard Martyns Orchard so farr as the fence of sd Snell runs wch Joynes to sd land, All wch the premises above mentioned I will that my said Son shall have possesion of at the time of my decease he paying all my debts & funerall charges, And also paying my wife five pounds A yeare in provi- sion as abovesd every yeare during her Naturall life.
Moreover I doe will & bequeath unto my said sonne after the death of my said wife all my above dwelling house & land, & orchard thereunto belonging, together wth what household goods of mine shall be left at his Mothers departure out of this world to be to him, his heires Execut™s & Assignes for ever.
ffurther I will that my wife shall be sole Executrix of this my last will & Testament. & doe hereby desire & appoint my beloved friends m' Richard Martyn & m' Richard Waldron to be Over- seers to this my last will & testam' requesting them to se to the
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true performance there of according to the true intent of the same, In testimony to all the premises I Set to my hand & seale
George Lavers declared the George Lavers [seal] above written instrumt to be his
last will & testamt in presence of
us
Test-Samuel Keais Obadiah Mors : [Proved May 24, 1684.]
DANIEL GILMAN 1683/4 EXETER
[Inventory of the estate of Daniel Gilman of Exeter, Feb 2, 1683/4; amount, £119.1.0; signed by John Gilman, Sr., and Samuel Leavitt ; attested by Alice Gilman Feb. 7, 1683/4.]
[Bond of Alice Gilman, widow of Daniel Gilman, Feb. 7, 1683/4, in the sum of £100, for the administration of the estate ; signature of Edward Cranfield.]
[Citation to Nehemiah Leavitt of Exeter and Alice Leavitt, his wife, Oct. 25, 1705, to appear. before the court and administer the estate of Daniel Gilman, Elisha Hutchinson of Boston applying for letters of administration as principal creditor ; signed by Joseph Smith ; return signed by Thomas Webster, constable of Exeter. ]
[Administration granted to Samuel Thing of Exeter, smith, March 5, 1705/6, the widow having been cited and declining to act. ]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 304.]
[Bond of Samuel Thing, smith, with Thomas Webster and Bradstreet Wiggin as sureties, all of Exeter, March 5, 1705/6, in the sum of £200, for the administration of the estate ; witnesses, John Walker and Charles Story. ]
[Warrant to Thomas Webster and Nicholas Gilman, March 5, 1705/6, to appraise the estate ; signed by Joseph Smith and Charles Story. ]
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[Warrant to Thomas Webster and Nicholas Gilman, March 5, 1705/6, to receive claims against the estate; signed by Joseph Smith and Charles Story. ]
[Inventory, March 26, 1706; amount, £83.0.0; signed by Thomas Webster and Nicholas Gilman. ]
[Claim of Elisha Hutchinson ; amount, £74.4.6; attested be- fore John Foster, councillor in Massachusetts, Sept. 27, 1706.]
[Account of Samuel Thing, administrator, against the estate ; amount, £5.10.0 ; allowed by Joseph Smith Oct. 5, 1706.]
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