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Close to brother Edword beal, & my above Sª Executors to be at the Cost & Charges of my desent beuring in witness whereof I have set to my hand
test
John flecher John barsham
[Proved March 30, 1691.] [Deeds, vol. 5, p. 71.]
Th Cotton
WILLIAM HEARLE 1689 PORTSMOUTH
the Last will & testement of willeam hearle of the town of portsm° In the province of new hampshirede the 17th day of may 1689 -.
I willeam hearl being sick & weake in body
2ly I give & bequeath unto my son In law John Cotton & his wiff my daughter sarah, all my now dewling hous, together with my barne & all out houses & all my Lands garden orchards now in my possesion, Laying & being in the town of portsmº aforesd together with all the previlidges & appurtenances thereunto be- longing ; as alsoo all my stock of Cattle & swine, & all my house- hold goods & moveables both within dors & without, which house- ing Lands goods & moveables shall be to the sole use & behuff of the Sd John Cotton & his wiff sarah dewring the time of their naturall Liff-
3 I will that Affter the death of the above Sd John & sarah that all my above Sd houses and Lands with the previlidges thereunto belonging, shall be to the use & behoofe of the eldest son of the Sd John & sarah whose nam is willeam Cotton & Iff the Sd willeam should hapen to dye before he comes to Lawfull age or mary then it shall desend to the next heir male of the Sd John & sarah, & I will that all the above mentioned houses & Lands shall be Intailled uppon the Sd John Cotton & sarah his wiff & their heirs for ever
41y I doe hereby make & ordain my Sª son John Cotton to be my sole & only Executor to this my Last will & testement In wit-
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nes whereof I doe hereunto set my hand and seall the day & yeare above wretten 1689-
william hearle did own & de- clar the above wretten to be his Last will & testement in ye pres- ence of us
the marke of willeam X hearle [Seal]
Richard martyn John fflecher- [Proved March 30, 1691.] [Deeds, vol. 5, p. 71.]
ISABEL HOLDRIDGE 1689 EXETER
[Inventory of the estate of Isabel Holdridge, widow, June 16, 1689 ; amount, £29.17.1 ; signed by Jonathan Thing, Peter Fol- som, and Benjamin Jones ; attested before John Hinckes by Rich- ard Morgan Feb. 20, 1692/3.]
[Administration on the estate of Isabel Holdridge, widow of William Holdridge of Exeter, planter, granted to Richard Morgan, of Ipswich, Mass., planter, " haveing marryed Elizabeth the eldest daughter of the sd Isabell" ; dated Feb. 20, 1692/3.
Bond of Richard Morgan, with Richard Morgan, Jr., and Ed- ward Dyer as sureties, all of Ipswich, Mass., planters, Feb. 20, 1692/3, in the sum of £60, for the administration of the estate.]
NATHANIEL BOULTER JR. 1689 HAMPTON
[Inventory of the estate of Nathaniel Boulter, Jr., of Hampton, yeoman, who died June 1, 1689; taken June 28, 1689 ; amount, £206.6.3 ; signed by Richard Sanborn and John Leavitt. ]
PHILIP SEVERETT 1689 PORTSMOUTH
In the name of god Amen ye tenth day of sept 1689-
the Last will & testament of phillip Siverit of portsmº in ye province of New hampshirew england
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whereas god almighty have moved mee now to goe to sea in a Lawfull voiage iz being not certin how Long god will be pleased to spare my Liff, my will is that my Estat shall be settled as fol- loeth-
Impres I give to my beloved wiff Joanna all my Estate in New England viz: houses and Lands, & my two ketches Called the america & prosperos now at home with all debts dew to me here or any other place or places whatso ever with the cargoes on board the Sd vesels & the Return thereof In gen'rall all whatsoever Is mine In any place or places off the world or may bee hereaffter due to mee by bond bill book or any other way or means what- soever shall or may be dew to me in any place or places of the world shee paying wt small debts I may now owe here, & to pay the town of portsm° twenty pounds for the pore in itt
2: I give all my Estate now falling or belonging to me upon the Island of Jersy unto my brother thomas siverit viz houses & Lands, all & every part of them with the orchards & Rents that. are or may be dew to me there, he paying forty Crowns to the pore of the Island of Jerzey to be destributed in the same forme as m' James Corbit did before ye Last one hundred peaces of eight given by mee
3 I doe hereby nomenate & apoynt my well beloved wiff Joanna to be my sole Executrix of this my Last will & testament. all former wills & testaments being made void In witnes whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal dated In portsmº in the province of new hampshirew England the tenth day of september one thou- sand six hundred Eighty & nine
Ph: siverit [seall]
Signed & sealed in presenc of us
William pitman Elisha brier Edward melcher
[Proved Jan. 19, 1690/1. ]
[Deeds, vol. 5, p. 76.]
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JANE JOCE
1689
PORTSMOUTH
Octobr 31. Amo Dom: 1689.
I Jane Joce of Ports10 Prov: of Newhamp: in New-England, widow-Being (thrº Gods Goodness) of a Sound mind & perfect Memory-thº under Great pains & weakness of body wch make me sensible, I shal not Continue much longer in this World-Do. therfore Give, order & dispose my worldly Goods & estate to my dear children as followeth.
Imp: To my Eldest Son Richard I Give ye great Copper kittle, his Fathers Clock, & a Gold-Ring & a silver porringer
To my Daughter Johanna Sivert, My Negro Woman, and a Gold-Ring
To My Daughter Margaret White, One Silver platter, A silver whistle & Chain, My silken Quilt, my great brass kittle-A Gold- Ring, & a Cow. togather with twenty pounds money, to be paid out of mr Eliots Bill
To My son John Joce, My Seal-Ring. my silver Tumbler, & three silver spoons-also two Cows to be paid out of ye Stock now in Will" Richards hands, with twenty pounds money to be paid out of ye Bills due from m' Vahan & m' Eliot
To My two younger Daughters Jane & Mary I bequeath all my wearing Cloaths linnen & wollen, to be divided equally betwixt ym-And ten pounds English money, to be divided in like man- ner-Item-To each of ym a Gold-Ring. Item To each of ym a piece of Gold, Containing twenty shillings per piece, more or less- Item Twenty pounds apiece in money to be paid out of ye aforesd Bills, And ten pound apiece money, as a gift from y' Grandfather
To My Son Sam" I give my best feather-bed & all belonging to it,-A Seal-Ring, & Twenty pounds money to be paid out of ye aforesaid Bills
To My Daugh: Mary I give my Silver Tankard-
To my little Grandson Tho: Joce I order ten pounds money to be paid out of m' Willm Vaughans Bill, but sd money to Remain in m' Vaughans hands & keeping, till ye Childe Come of age : And if he dies bef: that time, It shall fall to his two sisters (already
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born) by equal Division, to whom I also give Twenty Shillings a piece more
Finally-As for ye Rest of mine Estate viz' in shop-goods, house- hold stuffe Cloaths, &c. wch is not already particularly disposed of in this Deed or Will-I leave it to be equally divided amongst my children. Excepting that I give to my two younger Daughters Jane & Mary, (who have had no former portion of this kind) five pounds a piece of this Division more than the Rest.
Before signing I do recall & Reverse the exception or Last Gift of five pounds a piece to my two younger daughters-in the Division of ye shop-goods, houshold stuff, &c. & do order it to be equally divided amongst y" all-But if it should so please God, yt either of y' two younger brothers die without Heirs & leave any thing of my Gift, it shall Return to the younger sisters upon equal Division
This I declare to be my Last Will & Testament, as Witness my hand ye Day & yeer above-written
Testes
Jane Joce X her mark
John Pike
Elizabeth X Clark her mark
REUBEN HULL I689 PORTSMOUTH
I Reuben Hull of Portsmouth in New England being sick and weak in body but of sound & perfect mind and memory do make this my last will and Testament in manner & form following Vize
Impr$ I bequeath my Soule to God who gave it, & my Body to the Earth to be decently Interred according to the direction of my Executrix with the Advice of my Overseers. hereafter men- tioned
I' I will that all my Just Debts & ffunerall charges being payed the residue of my Estate be disposed as foll-
It I give unto my well beloved wife Hannah Hull the full & free use of my dwelling house lande Wharfe and Warehouse dur- ing her Natural life
I' I give unto my Son Joseph Hull after the Death of his mother
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my said house Land wharfe & warehouse but provided the same should be appraised at more yn will make him a dubble portion wth the rest of my Children y" to respond to the rest wt the sd house wharfe Land & Ware house shall be aprised more than will make a Double Portion
I' I give unto my Sister Sarah Fermiside Ten Pounds
I' I will that my Iland houses Stages Boates & concernes at the Ile of Shoales be Sold
I' I will that the remainder of my whole Estate Shall go to the maintanance of my wife & bring up of my Children till they come to Age & to be Equalie Devided among them in Such forme & manner for the Intrest of each son concernd as my Over- seers hereafter menc'oned shall advise
I' I make my well beloved Wife Hannah Hull the Sole Executx of this my last Will & Testament, to Act therein according to the Advice of my Overseers /
And finally I nominate & Request my good friends M' Richd . Martin : M' Wmn Vaughan : M' Sam" Keas & M' Richª Waldron to be my Overseeres to give unto my Execut" there Best advice aboute the executing of this my Will-
Richard Martin Wm Vaughan John ffletcher Geo Jaffrye & Richd Waldron all of Portsm" in the Province of new Hampshire make Oath that they were Present with M' Ruben Hull of the same place Merchant on the Three & twentieth day of December 1689 & heard him that which is written before on this Sheet of Paper to be his last will & testament & that he was then of a Sound Disposing mind & memorie but died before he had Oper- tunity to signe and Seal the same
Richª Martin Jnº Fletcher Geo. Jaffery Wm Vaughan Richª Waldron .
Jurat 30th die October 1693
[Proved Oct. 30, 1693.] {Probate Records, vol. 2, p. 8.]
Coram John Usher Left Gov'n'
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[Inventory, Dec. 17, 1689 ; amount, £921.0.8 ; signed by Henry Penny and George Snell. ]
FRANCIS RAND 1689
The Last will & testament of francis Rand being weak in body but Sound in sences do make this my Last will as followeth Im- primis I bequeath my Soule to god that Created it & my body to be burried decently their to ly in hopes of the Sure and certain Resurrection Item and do appoint my son thomas Rand and Samuell to be my Execut's I give and bequeath to my Son Thomas Rand halfe my upland within fence & without only that rockey hill which is twelve acres more or less with the house & barn & orchard i do keep and reserve to my disposing and do Give to my Son thomas half the Marsh too acres to be taken out of it after my decease and my wife Christian Rand provided that the Sª thomas Rand doth mannage that half of the Land and Marsh for his father ffrancis Rand and his mother Rand during their life and Thomas Rand is to have on third part of ye corn and hay that Shall be produced of sd Land and Marsh and to moe the Grase & Make the hay & Stack it and after my decease to pay five pounds to my Son John Rand and the s" thomas Rand is to have that part of ye upland that Ajoins to his one plantation and y' part of the marsh lying to ye South west and sd Thomas Rand is to repair the fences of his part of the upland and Marsh
Item I Give to my Son Samuell Rand halfe my marsh two acres to be taken out of his half and I Give to my Son Samuell Rand the on half of the upland within fence and without, after his de- cease to fall to his Children that he have by his now wife mary Rand Excepting that that Land & Marsh house and Orchard that is above written provided that the sd Samuell Rand doth mannage the half the upland and Marsh as his brother Thomas Rand doth for his father francis Rand and his mother Christian Rand Liveth and after their decease to fall to him & his Children and the sª Samuell Rand is to pay to my son John Rand after my decease five pounds
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& ye sª Samuell Rand is to have on third part of ye Corn, and hay that is produced of the land and Marsh the part of his upland adjoining to Anthony Brackets & that part of ye marsh Called the long point for him after his father Rand & his Mother Rand decease to have possese and peaceably to injoy if this is not performed by Thomas Rand & Samuell Rand to mannage ye land & Marsh Soe long as their father Rand and Mother Rand liveth this part of this instrument to be void and of none effect Item I Give unto my daughter Sarah herick the Pasture where my house Standeth uppon web the Dwelling house & halfe the orchard and too acres of Marsh after my decease & my wifes Christian Rands the Pas- ture is twelve acres more or lesse and for her to Give it after her decease to her near relalations and on acre of land within my now planting feild, her Marsh to begin at the hay Stacks, by Brackits fence Item I Give to my Daughter Mary Barns and after her decease to her Children half my orchard and two acres of Marsh after my decease and my wife Christian Rand the two acres of Marsh to ajoin to my Daughter herick Marsh Item I Give to my Son Nathaniell Rand five Shilling
Item I Give and bequeath unto my Sons thomas Rand & Samuell Rand my barn after my decease and my wife Christian Ran decease and I doe farther Ingage to help you in fencing and Planting so far as I am able & Soe doe make this my last will and testament as witness my hand and Seal this thirty first day of December Anno Domini 1689
Signed Sealed In ye presents of us witnes georg tibbs thomas Leachfeld [Proved Feb. 19, 1691/2.] [Deeds, vol. 5, p. 85.]
his frances X Rand [Seal] mark-
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EDWARD GILMAN 1690 EXETER
In the name of God Amen I Edward Gilman of Exeter in the Province of New Hampshire in New England, Yeoman being very weake in Body
Item I give and Will that all my Estate both Houses Lands Cattle debts and alsoe all moveables & . ..
· to be improved & made use for & towards the bringing up of what Children God was pleased to bestowe upon me according to the discretion of my Overseers hereafter menc'oned Item my Will is that the Over- seers of this my Last Will & Testam' doe pay or cause to pay to my Son Edward Gillman one ffift of all my Estate in consideracon of his being my Eldest Sonn my Will is that hath the one Tenth part as addition to the former Legacy of all my Estate after the Children are brought up and the said Edward must obtained to the age of Twenty one yeares before that he is to have the s'd Legacie paid him which he is to be paid In the Houses & Land at Exeter and provided it be valued to more than his parte then he muste returne the overplus of the pay to the Overseers And like- wise my Will is that my Son Maverick shall have the one ffift part of all my Estate and that in my House & Land at Kittery & pro- vided it be valued more than his ffift part he is to returne the Overplus to the Overseers and the s'd Maverick is to be possest of the p"mises by the Overseers when he obtaines to the age of Twenty One yeares Item I give to my Daughter Abigall Gillman the ffift part of my Estate and that when shee comes to the age of 18 yeares or at the day of Marriage And likewise the same part I give to my Daughter Cuttering to be paid at the age of 18 or at the day of Marriage Item I give to my Daughter Elizabeth one ffift part of my Estate payable by the Overseers when shee of the age of 18 yeares or at the day of her Marriage Item my Will is that if any of my Children dyes before that they receive their Legacy it must and my Will is that it be divided betwixt the Survivors equally, and alsoe it is further to be Explained that the Tenth part which my Son Edward hath is to be taken out of each ones ffift part & that by the Overseers Now knowe yee That I
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doe Null and make voyd all former Wills whatsoever and that this p'sent Will I doe acknowledg to be my last Will and alsoe I doe nominate and appoynt my Honrd Unckle Capta John Gill- man Jonathan Thinge Moses Levit & John ffulsham Overseers of this my Last Will & Testam' In witnesse thereof I have here- unto Sett my hand & Seale June 2ª 1690
Signed sealed & deliv-
Edward Gillman [seale ]
ered in the prsence of us Byly Dudly John Beane . Henry Williams
[Proved April 12, 1692.]
[Administration granted to Jonathan Thing and Moses Leavitt March 30, 1692, no executor being named in the will; bond in the sum of £Soo was given, with Biley Dudley and John Folsom as sureties. ]
[Inventory, June 26, 1690 [1692] ; amount, £270.10.9; signed by Biley Dudley and Kinsley Hall. ]
SAMUEL HALL 1690
[Administration on the estate of Samuel Hall granted to his brother, Kinsley Hall, Aug. 11, 1690, who presented an inven- tory. ]
[Court Records, Aug. 11, 1690, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 68.]
[Inventory of the estate of Samuel Hall, "of whot : Come to Knowledge : Since : Adminestration was : granted unto Kinsley : hall : to ye : first : Invitory ₱ : magor william : vayghan : and m' Rich: martin and : to be aded at ye foot of ye Invitory put on fill : baring date august IIeth 1690"; dated March 28, 1692; amount, £35.12.6; signed by James Sinclair and Charles Rund- lett. ]
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THOMAS MARSTON 1690 HAMPTON
[Inventory of the estate of Thomas Marston of Hampton, who died Sept. 28, 1690; amount, £182.18.6; taken Oct. 6, 1690, by William Marston, John Smith, and Henry Dow ; attested by Henry Dow Feb. 22, 1692/3.]
ELISHA PLAISTED 1690 PORTSMOUTH
Boston in New England
In the Name of God Amen I Elisha Playsted of Piscataway in New England Marriner Being very Sick and weake in Body But of a Sound Disposeing mind doe make Ordaine and Appointe This to bee my last will and Testament Revoakeing all others formerly made-Imprimis I Bequeath my Soule into the hands of God who gave it hopeng Through the pretious Merrits of my Savoire to have Pardon and Remission of all my Sines, And my Body Unto Christian Burriall-
Ist I give unto my well belloved wife Ellizabeth Playsteed One hundred Acres of Land more or Lesse Lyeng and being in Piscat- away River in the Towne of Nitchawan and one horse and one Cowe and a part of the Ship called the Frinds Adventure wch is belonging unto mee, be it more or Lesse, And two hundred gal- lons of Rum two hundred waight of Cotton wooll and a tunn of Mallasses with a parcell of Joyners tooles all wch beinge on board the Sd Ship and what wages maye bee due to mee on The account of this voyage made from Barbados This first of October 1690 with what Beddinge and household goodes maye bellonge or in any wise appertaining unto mee
2ly my will is that my wearing Cloathes bee Equally distributed amongst my Bretheren
Item I doe will ordaine and make my well Belloved Wife above- named my Sole Executrix of this my will and Testament and that she have and Enjoye whatsoever Else maye bellonge or in any wise bee Sayed to Appertaine Unto mee, In Witnes of This being
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my last will and Testament I have hereunto Sett to my hand and seale This twenty Sixth of October in the yeare One thousand Six hundred and ninty
Signed Sealed and Declared to the mark of
Elisha X Playsted [seal]
be his last will and testament in Presence of us
Thomas Baker
Dan: Vernon [Proved Dec. 6, 1690.]
[Suffolk County, Mass., Probate Files. j
JOSEPH FIELD 1690 DOVER
[Administration on the estate of Joseph Field was granted to his brother, Zacharias Field, Nov. 14, 1690, who gave bond in the sum of £100, with Samuel Burnham as surety. ] -
[Court .Records, Nov. 14, 1690, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 68.]
[Inventory of part of the estate, taken by Zacharias Field March 28, 1692 ; items not valued. ]
[Bond of Zacharias Field of Dover, yeoman, with John Tuttle and Thomas Potts, yeoman, both of Dover, as sureties, Sept. 5, 1704, in the sum of £200, for the administration of the estate ; witnesses, Martha Bates and Charles Story.]
[Warrant, Sept. 5, 1704, authorizing Capt. John Tuttle and Thomas Roberts to appraise the estate.]
[Warrant, Sept. 5, 1704, authorizing Capt. John Tuttle and Thomas Roberts of Dover to receive claims against the estate of Joseph Field of Dover.]
[Inventory, Sept. 28, 1704 ; amount, £74.10.0; signed by John Tuttle and Thomas Roberts ; an addition of £18.0.0 is made April 3, 1705.]
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[List of claims ; amount, £104.7.2 ; signed by John Tuttle and Thomas Roberts ; allowed April 3, 1705.]
[Division of the estate as insolvent, at eighteen shillings, nine pence, half penny in the pound ; allowed April 2, 1706.]
[Various notes, bonds, etc., containing signatures of Joseph Field, Joseph Davis, Salathiel Denbo, William Williams, Mary Martyn, Joseph Meader, Elias Stileman, and Daniel Gookin. ]
JOSEPH CANNEY 1690
[Administration on the estate of Joseph Canney granted to his widow, Mary Canney, Nov. 17, 1690, who presented an inven- tory, and gave bond in the sum of £400, with Edward Allen and Thomas Tibbetts as sureties. ]
[Court Records, Nov. 17, 1690, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 68.]
WILLIAM FOLLETT 1690 DURHAM
[Administration on the estate of William Follett granted to his widow, Elizabeth Follett, Nov. 17, 1690, who presented an inven- tory, and gave bond in the sum of £700, with Samuel Drew as surety. ]
[Court Records, Nov. 17, 1690, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 68.]
[Administration on the estate of William Follett of Oyster River granted to his widow, Elizabeth Follett, Aug. 7, 1705.]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 68.]
[Inventory, not dated ; amount, £174.2.0; signed by Joseph Smith and James Bunker ; endorsed " not perfected therefore not Recorded."]
[Warrant, Aug. 7, 1705, authorizing Joseph Smith and James Bunker, both of Oyster River, to receive claims against the es- tate.]
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[Claim of William Dam of Dover for £2.8.3, as heir to his grandfather, Lieut. William Pomfret.]
Abigall Nason of oyster River aged about Eighty yeares or there- abouts Testifieth and Sayth that Nicholas ffollett now of ports- mouth in the province of New Hampshire Tailor, is the Reputed & eldest sonn of Nicholas ffollett late of portsmouth aforesaid marriner deceased which said Nicholas ffollett deceased was Sec- ond Cosin to William ffollett Late of oyter River aforesaid Cooper deceased who dyed without Issue leaveing behinde him a Compe- tent Estate in Lands ; which as this Deponent is Informed Letters of Administration is granted to Elizabeth ffollett widdow of the said Wm ffollett deceased And she farther Sayth that Nicholas ffollett Tailor abovesaid is the next and nearest of Kindred to the Said Wm ffollett deceased now liveing, that she Knows of
June 29th 1706
her mark abigall X nason
Coram
Geo: Vaughan Just Quorm
Sarah Meader of ye Same place Aged fivetie two or thereabouts testifyeth & saith yt ye above is ye Truth to ye best of her Knowl- edge this 29th June 1706
Coram
sarah medar
Geo: Vaughan Jus. pce
Att a Court of probates &c held at portsmouth for the province of New Hampshire on the first Tuesday in August 1706 Coram Joseph Smith Esq'./
Elizabeth ffollett Adm'x of the Goods and Chattells and Estate of Wm ffollett her husband decd and Nicholas ffollett heire at Law to the said Wm follett decd both appeared at this Board and It was Mutually Agreed between them as foll to witt that the said Eliza- beth ffollett upon or before the tenth day of october next shall deliver possession to the said Nicholas ffollett of all the Lands mentioned in an Inventory Exhibited into this Court by the said Adm'x being the Lands of the said deceased and that she doe alsoe signe a Release of all her Right & interest thereto to the
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said Nicholas ffollett at which time & upon signeing of such Re- lease he the said Nicholas ffollett is to give his bond to the said Elizabeth ffollett to pay her the said Elizabeth II" { Annum dure- ing her Natural life for her Maintenance, And that he the said Nicholas ffollett doe alsoe enter into a bond to the Judge of the probates at the same time for the payment of all Debts due from the said Wm ffollett decd his Estate and doe then likewise pay Unto the said Elizabeth ffollett all her Charges and Expences in Mony that she hath been at for Administring upon said Estate the afore- said Charges and Expences to be taxed and sum'ed upp by the Judge of probates or the Register of the said Court : This Agree- ment is humbly desired to be Allowed and Approved off by the Honrle Joseph Smith Esq' Judge of probates &c : as wittnesse our hands the day and year abovesaid./
her Elizabeth X ffollett Mark N ffollett
Ist Tuesday in Aug 1706
I Allow and Approve of the above Agreement
pr me Joseph Smith Judge of probate &c
[Bond of Nicholas Follett of Portsmouth, tailor, Jan. 1, 1706/7, in the sum of £600, for the payment of all debts due from the estate ; witnesses, Elizabeth Fernald and Charles Story. ]
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