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JOHN SHERBURNE 1690 PORTSMOUTH
In the Name of God Amen I John Sherbourn of Portsm° in the Province of New hampshire in New England Marriner
And Now for the Setling my out ward Estate & Such goods Chattles, Houses Lands, uplands Medows, Orchards, Gardens trees woods Debts dues bills Bonds Moveabls & Immoveables with in dore & with out, as God Have bin pleased to bestow upon
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mee be it of ye Estate wch I now posses, or be it any other my Estate what Soe Ever ; I doe order will Give & dispose my Sª Estate to my well beloved wife Mary Sherbourn Dureing the time She liveth un married & no longer, And then to fall to my well beloved Son Joseph Sherbourn & ye Haier of his owne body All- ways Excepting (ten) pounds apeice out of Said Estate at price Currant which I bequeath to ye rest of my Children, And of this my last will & Testament I make my Said beloved wife Mary Sherbourne. my Sole Executrix as Witnes my hand & Seal here- unto Set this : 25 : day of November One thousand Six hundred & Ninety
Signed Sealed in
John Sherburn [seal]
presence of us
John Davies Splan X Lovell his Marke
[Proved Oct. 10, 1718.]
[Inventory of the estate of John Sherburne of Little Harbor, Newcastle, who died in 1698; amount, £475.13.0; signed by William Seavey and Tobias Lear ; attested by Mary Sherburne, executrix, March 4, 1718/19.]
JOHN SHIPWAY 1690 PORTSMOUTH
I John Shipway of the town of portsm° being under the present destemper of ye small pox but yett in perfict memory & under- standing not knowing how god may despose of me thought meet as A Christian man to set my house in order before I dye & there- fore I doe make & ordaine this to be my Last will & testement in maner & forme foloing-
Impr I give unto my well beloved wiff Sarah the one halff of my dewlling house & halff of my shop : & the one halff of my garden & orchard & of all my moveable estate both within dore & without, & that my Sd wiff shall have the use of my whole Estat
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both personall & reall untell my daffter mary shall Come to y age of eighten years or mary : & that my wiff shall have the use of all my other Land untell my daughter mary shall Come of age : &c : as above, & I will that my sd wiff shall have the use of the one halff of sd Estate of Every kind both houses Lands & all kind of moveables dewring her natuerall Liff
2ly I will that my daughter mary shall when shee Coms to the age of eighten years, or at the day of hur marriage, have the one halff of my houses & Lands, & the one half of all my moveables both within dores & without delivered into her present posession, & that after the death of hur mother, shee shall have all the Rest of my Estat my debts & funerall Charges being payed out of the same
31 I doe make & Apoynt my sd wiff to be my Executrix to this my Last will & testement
4 I request my honred ffather major Charls ffrost, & major william vaughan whome I allso apoynt to be my overseeres, to see that this my will be performed
In witness whereof I here unto set my hand & seall desember 15th 1690
Signed & declared to be the Jo: shipway & [Seal]
Last will & testament of John
shipway In presenc of us-
Richard Martyn Necolas Bennett
[Proved Jan. 12, 1690/I.] [Deeds, vol. 5, p. 69.]
[Inventory of the estate of John Shipway of Portsmouth, shop- keeper, Jan. 29, 1690/1 ; amount, £330.3.7 ; signed by George Jaffrey and Samuel Keais. ]
[Guardianship of Mary Shipway, aged more than thirteen, daughter of John Shipway of Portsmouth, merchant, granted to Joshua Fryer of Newcastle, mariner, Dec. 8, 1701.]
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WILLIAM HILTON 1690 EXETER
[Inventory of the estate of Capt. William Hilton, Exeter, Dec. 29, 1690 ; amount, £112.7.9; signed by William Perkins, John Wedgwood, and James Godfrey.]
[Probate Records, vol. 3, p. 5.]
[Administration granted to Richard Hilton of Exeter, oldest son, April 9, 1694.]
[Probate Records, vol. 3, p. 51.]
[Administration on the estate of William Hilton granted to his son, Richard Hilton of Exeter, Jan. 9, 1696/7.]
[Probate Records, vol. 3, p. 89.]
[List of claims against the estate, March 19, 1699/1700, to be paid by Richard Hilton, administrator ; amount, £70.6.10.]
[Division of the estate, Nov. 14, 1701, at seven shillings, six pence, to the pound, the estate being insolvent; mentions a widow.]
[Order of court to the administrator to pay the amount due to Samuel Wentworth to his widow, Mrs. Martin, Dec. 15, 1701.]
[Various notes and bonds produced as claims against the estate, containing signatures of William Hilton, Samuel Hilton, Christo- pher Palmer, Eaward Colcord, Peter Johnson, Ambrose Hill, Joseph Field, Robert Wadleigh, Michael French, Nicholas Moody, Joseph Smith, William Huckley, John Willey, William Perkins, Samuel Palmer, Joseph Palmer, William Ardell, and Joshua Broadbent. ]
[Various bills against the estate, containing signatures of Will- iam Ardell, Samuel Penhallow, Henry Deering, Nathaniel Wright, and Alexander Jones.]
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JOANNA SEVERETT 1690/I PORTSMOUTH
In ye name of god Amen, I Joanna siverit in the town of portsmº in the province of New hampshireddoe, being weak of body
Item. I give & bequeath unto my brother Richard Jose one hundred pounds in mony together with my fishing Catch
Item : I give & bequeath unto my Loveing sister margrat whit fiffty pounds in mony and the Largest brass kettle with one fether bed the best & all furnituer there unto belonging
Item : I give & bequeath unto my Loveing brother John Jose my wearhous & wharff my second brass kettle halff a duson putter dishes halff a dosen turkey work chairs halffe a dosen pare of sheets together with eight hh of Rum with two hh of suger
Item I doe give & bequeath unto my Loving sister Jane Jose this my house & gardin with shop & brew hous, which I now Live in, together with the furnis, halff a dosen Lether Chaiers halff a dosen pare of sheets two doson of napkins & all the furni- tuer in ye great Chamber Excepting the bed & furnituer before given to margrat whit halff a dosen silver spoones
Item : I doe give & bequeath unto my Loveing sister mary Jose fiffty pounds in mony, halff a dosen pare of sheets two dosen of napkins two hh of suger or sutt of whit curtins
Item. I doe give & bequeath all wearing Cloths whatsoever to be Equally devided betwen my three sisters & my sister hannah Jose-
Itim I doe give & bequeath unto my Loveing sister margarat whit my negro woman Elisabeth, & Iff my S sister should dy shee shall Return unto my sister Jane
Itim I doe give & bequeath twenty pounds in mony to my Cosen Joanna Jose & unto my Cosen thomas Jose my hous & Land at Crucked Lain or on kittry side and unto my Cosen hanah Jose ten pounds in mony-
Itim I doe give & bequeath unto my good frend Ester Lee my small silver tankard and my best Laest pettecot-
Itim as to the Rest of my Estate not before given I doe give
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& bequeath unto my two brothers & three sisters to be Equally devided betwen them Excepting my great silver tankerd I give unto my brother John Jose-
Itim I doe give & bequeath too my good frends hanah purmet & sary Estweck each of them a morning sutt
Itime I doe Constetut and apoynt my too brothers Richard & John Jose to sea that this my Last will & testament be fully per- formed & in witnes to the premisis I have hereunto set my hand & seal this second day of January 1690-
Annexced
I doe give & bequeath my two servant boys unto my brother John Jose-
I give & bequeath my silver basson & Joynted Ring unto Capt william whit I doe order & apoynt that my negro woman shall serve my sister whit or Jane twenty years & then to be free 1690-
In presenc of us
Joannah siverit [seal]
hannah purmet X mark
sarah Estwick
hur X mark
tho: Scottow-
[Proved Jan. 19, 1690/1.]
[Deeds, vol. 5, p. 76.]
JOHN JACKSON 1690/I PORTSMOUTH
I John Jackson of portsmº in New england Marener being sick & week in body * *
Imprimis I doe Leve & bequeath unto my only son John Jackson & his Ayeris for ever my deweling hous & Land formerly belonging to my father Richard Jackson being thirty & nine acres of Land more or Les together with five acres of salt marsh at Littel harbor, all which hous Land marsh with all & singullar the appertenances there unto belongs I had by deed of gift of my father above sd my son to enter In possision of one moety or on half thereof when hee Comes to Lawfull age of twenty one years then to Injoy one
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halff of all the proffits bennifits & advantidges that may be made of ye one halff of sd houss orchard Land marsh & appertenances & to enjoy all the aforesaied Affter my wiff's deceas : & I doe will allso that my son shall have his maintenance & seutable education untill he be Capable of puting to a trade or maintaing him selff out of the remainder of my estat
Item I doe give will & bequeath to my beloved wiff margaret Jackson whom I nomenat & appoynt my sole Executrix A parsel of Land by me purchased from Richard soward being fourten acers more or Les Adjoyning to my one hous & Land as by deed of sale more fully apperes & allso I doe bequeath unto my wiff the use of all my hous & Lands marsh & appurtenances untell my son com of Lawfull age & on halff thereof dewring hur natuerall Life
Allso I doe give unto my beloved wiff too ackers of Land upon the Letill Iland Com'only Called Jacksons Island mentioned in a deed of gifft grantted to me by my father affore sd which too acers & ye foreten acers before mentioned to be for the sole use behoff of hur my sª wiff hur heirs or Asignes for ever as allso I doe give unto hur my sd wiff in consideration that shee is to be at the Charg of maintaing & eduecating my Child as aforesd all my other per- sonall Estat in goods or Chattels whatsoever in any ways belong- ing to me
ffinally I Request & desier my honred frends Major william vaughan & m" Richard martyn to be Assistant to my wiff & son & to see this my Last will and testement put in exsecution according to the plainest sence the words will Admeett . In testemony of all & singular ye primysies I have here unto set my hand & seal & declare this to be my Last will & testement this twenty fourth day of January Anno dom 1690/91
Signed & delivered In presenc of
James Conners John Backer georg Jaffres [Proved Feb. 28, 1690/1.] [Deeds, vol. 5, p. 69.]
John Jackson & [Seal]
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[Administration on the estate of John Jackson granted to his son, John Jackson of Portsmouth, Sept. 6, 1718, the former ad- ministrator, Richard Jackson, having died. ]
[ Probate Records, vol. 10, p. III.]
ANEHEMIAH PARTRIDGE 1690/I
In the name of god Amen I Nehemiah partridge being Sick & weake but of Sound mind & memory to the praise of god doe make this my Last will & testament, Revokeing all former, dated at my house in portsmº on pascataway River in New england the ninth day of febuary 169%-
Imprs I give & bequeath my Soul to god that gave it & my body to the dust from whence it came, to be deasently buried by my Overseers, in sure and Certin hope of a glorious Resurection at the second Coming of my savior Jesus Christ to glory amen/
Itime I give unto my beloved wiff Sarah all my Estate both reall & personall duering hur widohood, but Iff shee see Cause to Chainge hur Condition & marry : then I give the one half of all my Estate to my sonn will: partridge, & the other half at her deseace to him allso, & Iff my son be Resolved to travel beyond seas : then I give unto him eight pounds deu to me from Roger dearing Shippwright but Iff hee stay at home & Assist his mother In Caring the trade on I Leve it to her discristion, to give him further Incorridgment, & In cas my beloved wiff see Caus to alter hur Condition, then as above Expresed : In ye mene time I make her my Executrix & my brother John & william partridge my over- seers to see this my will performed
test henry Crown John partridge Elias Broded [Proved Feb. 18, 1690/1.] [Deeds, vol. 5, p. 86.]
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SAMUEL WENTWORTH 1690/1 PORTSMOUTH
the Last will & testemony of Samuel wintworth Seen' of portsmº in the province of New hampshirein New england made the 13th of march 1690/91
I Samuel wintworth being of perfect memory & remembrance but not knowing the providenc of god Concering mee (becaus of the small pox) with which am now vesited) doe make, ordain, constetute, & declare this to be my Last will & testement in maner & form folloing-revokeing & anulling by this presents all & every testement & will heretofore made & declared Ether by word or Righten
Imprimis being hertely sory for all my trancegretions I be- queath my sole & body into the hands of god by the blesed obla- tion of my saviour ; the on at the time of my desolution the other at ye time of my Resurrection-
2ª I give & Conferm unto my beloved Son Samuel wintworth that hous & Land wherein he now Lives with all the previlidges & appertenances thereunto belonging for ever together with all those houshold goods of any sort of which he is posest-
31y I give unto my beloved wiff mary wintworth one halff of my dewling house out houses & garden with all prevelidges ap- pertaining to it deuring hur natural Life, & when shee dys it shall be absolutly and freely given or destrebuted to my Children, or other of them as shee shall see most meet more over shee shall have one third part of all my moveable Estate, whether In debts houshold goods or other wise to hur own free use & deposall, out of what shall else arise of my Estate not yet desposeed of, whether Lands, houseing debts, plat Linen houshold goods of any sort, or whatsoever also appertains to mee I will that my beloved Children videlesit son John son Ebenezar, daughter mary & daughter doro- thy wintworth shall have fouer score pounds per each, provided it will amount to so much, otherwise to have an Equall dividend of ye whole that else remains ; and if it amounts to more than eighty pounds # each, I will that my son samuell wintworth shall have an Equall proportion with my Sª Children of ye remainder,
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further more I will that Iff any of my Sª Children vizt John Eben- ezar, mary or dorothy, dye, before they Com to age or mary, that ye portion I have given, them shall be Equally desstrebuted amoung the rest of them that survive : finally I make my beloved wiff Executrix to this my Last will & testement, I request nome- nat, and apoynt my good frends m' Richard martyn & Samuel penhallow to be my overseeres and Injoyn my Executrix honerably to satisfy them for all their paines whom I desier to be Carfull for the Concerns of my Children, & soe to order matters for them as may tend to their best advantidge & for the maintaining and pro- moting Love between them
and Iff their happen any deverance amoung my wiff & Children or ether of them about the Interpretation of my will, or any matter referring to their Concerns theirin, my will is, that the party or partys Concerned, shall Chues each of them a man to Joyn with the oversers, for ye decision of any such Controversye, & what thay or the magor part determine I will shall be the final Issue of any such matter the manegment of my bureall I Leve to ye pru- denc of my beloved wiff & overseers, & Doe oblege my Executrix with the advice of my overseers to see to the Right devition of my Childrens portion as mentioned on the other sid & descharg of all my Jest debts & funerall Charges out of my Estat In testemony to all & singuler the premissies I Set to my hand & affix my Seal this thirtenth day of march in the year of our Lord 1690/91
Samuel wintworth signed sealed Sam: wintworth [Seal] & declared this to be his Last will
and testement in the presents of us
Richard gearish Edword melcher Elisha briard [Proved April 4, 1691.] [Deeds, vol. 5, p. 72 ]
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WILLIAM FULLER 1690/I
HAMPTON
In the name of God Amen this Eighteenth day of March in the year of our Lord Sixteen hundred and Ninetie or Ninetie one I William ffuller of Hampton in the Province of New Hampshire in New England (Seinor) being ill and weak of Body
Imprimis I give and bequeath to my Cozens Josiah Moulton the Son of Henry Moulton of Hampton and Elizabeth his wife my Dwelling house barne Orcharde out houses and all my right of & Land meadowe marsh com'onages lying and being either in this Towne of Hampton or else where to him and his heirs for ever likewise all my Cattell of all Sorts whatsoever and all my Imple- mts of Husbandry and all my Household Goods of all sorts what- soever and wheresoever any of them Shall be He or they per- formeing what I shall hereafter order them, and pay such Lega- cies I shall appoint him or them to pay
Item I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Dow the now wife of Daniel Dow the sume of fforty shillings to be payed within one year after my and my wifes decease to be payed by my Executor in Marchantable pay att prise current
Item I give and bequeath unto Mary ffog that was the Daugh- ter of Samuel ffog of Hampton late deceased the sume of Twenty shillings to be paid by my Executor in Marshantable & pay att prise current within two years after my and my wifes decease.
Item I give and bequeath unto Martha Marston the now wife of John Marston of Andover (seinor) the sum of fforty shill- ings to be payed by my Executor in Marchantable pay at price currant within three years after my and my wifes decease.
Item I give unto the Church in Hampton my Pewter fflagon
Also my will and meaning is that the said Josiah Moulton and Elizabeth his wife and ffamily shall come and live with me in the House and bring all their Cattel and make improvem' of all my Estate both Cattell and Lands meadow and Marsh Grounds and that they take such care and be helpefull to us for the cumfort- able livelyhood of me and my wife during our natural lives with the use and improvemt of all my Estate and debts, as a Son and
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Daughter ought to take of their ffather and mother Also my Will and meaning is that if it shall please God that if my wife out live me she is to have the com'and and use of all my household Goods . if she please for her comfortable livelyhood, but not to sell or dis- pose of any of them but to my Execut' Except he faile in his Duty to her, and soe my Overseers see a necessity to sell some thing for her comfortable livelyhood, which if they see there be & rather then shee should suffer, they or either of them may Sell any part of my household goods or Cattell as they see a neede of but noe Lands to be Sold from my Execut' Alsoe my will and meaning is that my Execut" take speciall care that my wife be maintained honourably and cumfortably as abovesaid if she out live me during her natural life with the improvemt of this my Es- tate and Debts and after her decease to be decently and Chris- tianlike buryed or if he faile it shall be in the power of my Over- seers them or either of them to make improvemt of so much of the said Estate & Debts as there shall be necessitie of to make her life comfortable during her life and after for her decent buri- all And then what remaines to be to the Sole and proper use of the said Josiah Moulton and his Heirs forever And I do by these presents make constitute & appoint the abovesd Josiah Moulton to be my Sole Executor to this my Last Will and Testamt And my Trustie and well beloved ffriends Nathaniel Bachelder Senior and Henry Dow them or either of them to be my Overseers to see that this my Last Will & Testament be performed and every part thereof in confirmacon hereof I the abovesd William ffuller have hereunto put my hand and affixt my seale
Signed Sealed & Confirmed
Willm ffuller [seale ] in the p'sence of us
John Samborne Sent Joseph Moulton John Samborne Jun
[Proved Aug. 5, 1693. ]
[Probate Records, vol. 2, p. 5.]
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[Inventory of the estate of William Fuller of Hampton, who died May 26, 1693; taken June 1, 1693; amount, £213.11.0; signed by Henry Dow, William Marston, and John Moulton. ]
RICHARD MARTYN JR. 1691
[Administration on the estate of Richard Martyn, Jr., granted to his father, Richard Martyn, April 3, 1691, who gave bond in the sum of £30.]
[Court Records, April 3, 1691, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 68.]
THOMAS JACKSON 1691
[Administration on the estate of Thomas Jackson granted to his father, Richard Jackson, April 8, 1691, who presented an inven- tory of £6.7.5, and gave bond in the sum of £10, with John Pick- ering as surety. ]
[Court Records, April 8, 1691, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 72.]
EDWARD CATOR 1691 NEWCASTLE
[Inventory of the estate of Edward Cator of Great Island, ship- wright, May 29, 1691 ; amount, £103.12.0; attested by James Blagdon and Joan Blagdon, his wife, April 25, 1693.]
RICHARD STILEMAN 1691
To all Christin People to home these Shall or may come
Know Ye that I Richard Stileman Beeing Bound one a voyag to Barbados ;
Not Knowing how Almightey God may Dispose of me, whether to Returne me Hether In saftey or By death take me to him Seelfe ; I doe Make this my Last Will and tastement
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I Give and bequeath to my Sister Mary Fox widdow my best Beed and bedsteed wth greene Curtains and a vailants a Rugg a pare of blancotes a pare of sheetes and a truckle beed wth ye firne- ture and a Sivler Bole wth a foot marked R$ M
I Give to my Cosen Richª: Jordan the Son of my Sister Eliza- beth Jordan my Dwelling howse ware howse and Lands wth two Beeds and ferneture he leting his ant Mary Fox live there During hir widdohood or teel he Comes of age I give him halfe a dsen of silver spoones and my Ringe
I Give and bequeth to my Cosen Mary Jordan teen pounds in Such Housel goods as I Left in my house or whare house wth a Silver Candilstick
I give and bequeth to my Cosen John Jordan teen pounds In good houshold goods with a Silver wine Cup
I Give to my Cosen Robart Jordan teen pounds wth a Silver wrought Cup
I Give to my Cosen Ruth Bussell a Sivelr Tumbler in Rememe- berance of me
I Give to Hannah Pormort widdo of Joseph Pormort five pounds Curant pay with a Sivler dram Cup
I Give to my good freind m' francis Tucker teen pounds Currant pay
I Give to my friend mer Nathaniel Frier forty Shillings
And I doe Leave my Trustey and well beloved ffriends Nathan- iell Fryere Esquer and mer Francis Tucker, My trustes to se this my will formed-
In· witness heareof I have heareunto seet my hand and seale this first day of June : 1691
Witnesses Richard Stileman [seal]
Francis Tucker
Stephen Hardison
James Booth
Joseph Allcock
[Proved April 19, 1703, and administration granted to Francis Tucker of Newcastle, no executor being named in the will.]
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[Bond of Francis Tucker of Newcastle, gentleman, with Will- iam Kelly of Newcastle, mariner, and James Booth of Portsmouth, tailor, as sureties, April 19, 1703, in the sum of £500, for the ad- ministration of the estate; witnesses, John Chevalier and Charles Story.]
[Warrant, Dec. 1, 1703, authorizing John Hinckes and William Kelly, both of Newcastle, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, Jan. 4, 1703/4 ; amount £180.8.0 ; signed by John Hinckes and William Kelly.]
[Warrant, Feb. 1, 1703/4, authorizing Theodore Atkinson and William Kelly, mariner, both of Newcastle, to receive claims against the estate.]
[List of claims, July 31, 1704; amount, £59.15.6; signed by Theodore Atkinson and William Kelly.]
[Warrant, Dec. 5, 1704, authorizing the administrator to sell certain lands. ]
[Various notes, accounts, etc., containing signatures of Richard Stileman, Richard Chamberlain, and Francis Tucker.]
NICHOLAS DOE 1691
[Administration on the estate of Nicholas Doe granted to his son, John Doe, June 6, 1691, who presented an inventory, and gave bond in the sum of £100, with Richard .Clark and John Bennett as sureties. ]
[Court Records, June 6, 1691,. in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 73.]
Att a Court of probates the 6th day of November 1705
Sampson Doe moved to have his Brother John Doe to take Let- ters of Administration of the Estate of Nicholas Doe his father deceased ; which if he refused to doe, he would take letters of Administration himself./
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John Doe being present desired to have Letters of Administra- tion granted to him, which the Judge Allowed he giveing in Suffi- cient Securitye for the performance of his Administration/
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 70.]
[Administration granted to John Doe Jan. 1, 1705/6.] [ Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 70.]
[Inventory of the real estate of Nicholas Doe, who died in 1691 ; taken March 30, 1706; amount, £225.0.0; signed by Richard Hilton, Winthrop Hilton, and Abraham Bennick.]
It is Agreed this fourth day of June 1706 Between John Doe Adm' of the Goods Chattells and Estate &c: of Nicholas Doe his father And Sampson Doe Brother of the Said John Doe as follow- eth ; viz whereas the Said John Doe hath a Right to the one halfe of said dec's Estate ; and Sampson Doe haveing purchased his Sister Marys part to the Said Estate hath alsoe a Right to the other halfe part It is agreed between the Said parties that John Doe shall have & Enjoy all the Lands mentioned in the Inventory here- unto Annexed (Excepting the Home place at Lubberland being forty six Acres of Upland more or Less and the Houses Barns & Orchards belonging to the Said forty two Acres or homestead) And that the said Sampson Doe pay to the Said John Doe ffifty pounds in Curre Mony of New England and all the Charge of what two indifferent men to be Chosen between them shall Value and Say that the Said John Doe hath Laid out and Disbursed in makeing the said Homestead better than it was when the Said Nicholas Doe dyed ; the said ffifty pounds and the remainder what shall be Said to be soe laid out and Disbursed by such persons as they shall Choose is to be paid at fifteen pounds " Annum till the whole be fully satisfied and paid. And likewise that the Said Sampson Doe shall have and peaceably Enjoy the Said homestead being forty six Acres of Upland together with the Houses Barns and Orchards mentioned in said Inventorye. And both parties desires that the Honrble the Judge of Probates will accept and Confirme this Agree- ment and Order the same to be Recorded by the Register In witt-
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