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[Guardianship of Benjamin Follett, aged about eight years, granted to his brother, Nicholas Follett, Oct. 2, 1705.]
[Probate Records, vol. 5, fol. 32.]
JOHN GILMAN 1700 EXETER
I John Gilman Sent of Exeter in the Province of Newhampsh in New England ; being of sound mind and memory ; but ancient and infirm
2: I give and bequeath unto my beloved Son Nicholas Gilman, imediately after his Mothers decease one half of my Six hundred acres of land lying at Wachuck, and one half of all my lands, meadows and flatts lying att Lamprey eal river ; moreover one
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half of my hundred acres of land lying at grassy swamp. and one half of all my salt meadows lying within the bounds of Exeter ; to bee to him and his heirs forever ; Provided, that out of the same, he doth pay unto his mother or order in one year after my decease the sum of twenty pounds money ; and that he doth also pay to each of his Sisters hereafter named Eight pounds within three years after my decease in money or in merchantable good pay equivalent thereto.
3. I do give unto my beloved Son John Gilman imediately after his Mothers decease all my interest in the upper saw-mill, with all the priviledges thereunto belonging ; also all my land in ye Comon feild. I do also give him my Temple Meadow and One half of my six hundred acres of land at Wachuck, with half my lands, mead- ows and fflatts at Lamprey eale river. moreover one half of my hundred acres of land lying at Grassy swamp, and the half of all my salt meadows lying within the bounds of Exeter ; to bee to him and his heirs forever. Provided, that out of the Same he doth pay unto his mother, or her Order, within one year after my decease the sum of twenty pounds money ; and that he doth also pay unto each of his Sisters hereafter named twelve pounds within three years after my decease. in mony or merchantable good pay of the Province, equivalent thereunto.
4. Unto my beloved Daughter Elizabeth Wadleigh I give five pds money, which I will shalbe payd her within one year after my decease, by my Sons John & Nicklas Gilman, each of them one half.
5. Unto my beloved Daughters; viz Sarah Dudly, Lydia White, Abigail Thing, Joanna Coffin, Alce Gilman, and Katherine Gil- man I give twenty pounds each, to bee payd them and each of them as is already mentioned on this and the other side by my two sons Nicholas and John Gilman. and whereas my two Youngest Daughters, Alce and Katherine Gilman, have not as yet had in pro- portion with the rest of my Daughters ; I will that my Wife out of what I have given her, shall pay to each of them thirty pounds ; within three years after my decease or sooner if she can.
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Finally, I give unto my beloved Wife all my other estate of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether reall or personall not already willed or disposed off ; to be to her own proper use and disposall, without any maner of lett or impediment from any person or per- sons whatsoever.
And if in case that my said Sons, Nicholas and John Gilman refuse to pay the severall Legacies unto their Mother and Sisters ; my will then is, that whatsoever I have given them or their heirs herein, shall wholy revert unto the proper use benefitt, and dis- posall of my wife for ever, for answering of the same ; she paying unto Each of them five pounds.
Unto this my Last Will and Testament I make my Beloved Wife Elizabeth Gilman, my sole Executrix, obliging her to pay all my just debts, and to defray my funerall charges.
In testimony to all and Singular the p"mises, mentioned, on this, and the two preceding pages, I hereunto sett my hand, and affix my Seal this sixteenth day of July. 1700.
Signed, Sealed and declared John Gillman Senor [seal] in the prsence of
Joseph Smith
John fullsam ·
Sam" Penhallow
[Presented March 31, 1709, and, the widow declining to act, administration was granted to the two sons, Nicholas Gilman and John Gilman. ]
[Bond of Nicholas Gilman and John Gilman of Exeter, with Peter Coffin of Exeter and Nathaniel Weare of Hampton as sure- ties, in the sum of £1,000, March 31, 1709 ; witnesses, Benjamin . Gambling and Charles Story. ]
[Warrant, May 2, 1709, authorizing Lieut. James Dudley and Lieut. Jonathan Wadleigh of Exeter to appraise the estate.]
[Warrant, May 2, 1709, authorizing Lieut. James Dudley and Lieut. Jonathan Wadleigh to receive claims against the estate.]
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[Inventory, July 9, 1709 ; amount, £310.11.9 ; signed by James Dudley and Jonathan Wadleigh ; added Nov. 7, 1709, £5.10.0.]
HENRY GREEN 1700 HAMPTON
The Last Will and Teastiment of Henry Green of Hampton Esq' liveing in the Province of New Hampshirew England Being very aged and Weake of body
Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my Welbeloved son Abra- ham Greene my grant of land att a place Com'only Called the new plantation As also one sheare of the Cow Com'ons of Hamp- ton and my grant of land att The north Devition as also the Remainder of my pece of Salt mash Where my son Jacob Have his thirtie Acres all in that place above thirtie acres I give to my son Abraham Greene As also the Remainder of my Pausture land Over the ffall River that is not layd out to my son Jacob already I give to my son Abraham Greene.
21y I give and bequeath unto my Welbeloved son Isaac Green All the Right of upland that I Have in a place Com'only Called Halls ffarme within the Township of Salisbery as fformerly ac- counted I also give unto my son Isaac Green a pece of mash adjoyning to his Owne mash in the above Sayd Hals ffarme that I have not yitt disposed off :
31y I give and bequeath unto my Welbeloved son Jacob Green : my pece of ffresh meadow be it more or less With a small pece of upland that I lately Bought of Left: Joseph swett. As also thirtie acres of Salt mash as it is mentioned in a Writting already given him under my Hand I also give him al my upland on this side the ffals River where my Houses stand with my Houses grist mill and saw mill and the Privillidg of the River and a small pece of land granted to me on the southerly side of the ffalls River adjoyn- ing to my Damm And one sheare of the Cow com'ons of Hampton and also twentie acres over the ffals River already layd out to him and in his possestion I also give unto my son Jacob Green All my stock of Cattell of all sorts Whatsoever With all my Houshold
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goods and implemints of Husbandrey of all sorts What So Ever . Within dors and With out not other Ways disposed of The first mentioned pece of ffresh meadow and small pece of upland that I bought of Joseph swett if my son Jacob Dye Without an Heire male my will is that it shall goe to my son Abram Green or his Heiers.
415 I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth Cases three Children that she Had by James Chase sixe shillings in mony to Each of them to be payd by my Exequetour :
5ªy I Haveing satisfied my welbeloved Wife according to Agre- ment with Hir I doe also give Hir libertie to live in my House one yeare after my deceas if she desire it
6ªs I give unto my Daughter Mary Green the Wife of peter Green the Sum of sixe shillings mony she Haveing Had Hir por- tion Before
71y I give unto my Daughter Hannah sometime the Wife of John Asy the some of sixe shillings mony she Haveing Had Hir por- tion Before :
Sly I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth Cass ye wife of Joseph Cass sixe shillings mony she haveing had Hir portion before
And I doe by thes presents make Constitute and Appoint my trustie and Welbeloved son Jacob Green to be my soale Exeque- tour to this my last Will and Teastiment to se that it be performed in Every perticuler and to take speaciall Care for my decent and Christian like Buriall and for the Confermation of All above Writ- ten I the above sayd Henry Green Have Here unto putt my Hand and sealled it with my seall this 211d day of August 1700 and in the 12th yeare of the Reigne of our soveraigne lord William the third by the grace of God king of great Brittaine ffrance and Ireland defender of ye ffaith &c
Henry Grene [seal]
Witnes John Smith Hannah & Dow Hir Mark :
Henry Dow :
[Proved Aug. 20 and 23, 1700.]
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. [Inventory of the estate of Henry Green, who died Aug. 5, 1700 ; taken Aug. 30, 1700 ; amount, £884.9.5 ; signed by Henry Dow and John Tuck. ]
[Court record : caveat, Aug. 19, 1700, by Abraham Green, oldest son, against the probating of the will until he could be present.
He was notified to appear Aug. 22, when the will was offered by his brother, Jacob Green, and admitted to probate.
Aug. 26, 1700, Abraham Green asks for letters of administra- tion de bonis non ; not granted.]
JOHN AMAZEEN 1700 NEWCASTLE
In the Name of god Amen this thirteenth day of August Anno Dom Seventeen hundred I John Amazeen Sen' of New Castle In the Province of New Hampshire In New Engle being Sick and Weak In body ; *
Ist I bequeath My Soul To Almighty god that gave It Trusting To be Reedeemed by The Merrits of Jesus Christ-
2 My body to A Decent burial As It Shall Please my Executors heerafter mentioned
3 I bequeath All my Estate housing land Cattle goods D's Mony and whatsoever I now Injoy or Ought to have and Injoy unto My Son Christopher Amazeen And out of the Same to Pay his Brother John Amazeen forty Pounds Money
Lastly I Apoint my Son Xtopher and Theodore Attkinson to be My Executors of this My last Will and Testament In Wittness whereof I have heerunto sett my hand and seal Att New Castle ye Day Above Mentioned
In #sents of Aaron Moses
his John X Amazeen [seal] mark
Noah Parker
Theodore Attkinson
[Proved Feb. 6, 1705/6. ]
[Theodore Atkinson renounced executorship, Feb. 5, 1705/6.]
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JAMES ROLLINS 1700 PORTSMOUTH
[Inventory of the estate of James Rollins Aug. 16, 1700; amount, £16.15.2 ; signed by John Chevalier. ]
[Thomas Ash and Mary Ash, his wife, renounce administration on the estate Oct. 25, 1700, and consent to the appointment of Samuel Keais. ]
[Administration on the estate of James Rollins of Portsmouth, mariner, granted to Samuel Keais of Portsmouth, felt-maker, Oct. 26, 1700, Mary Ash, wife of Thomas Ash, and mother of the deceased, having renounced administration. ]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 224.]
[Bond of Samuel Keais of Portsmouth, felt-maker, with William Partridge, Jr., innholder, and John Hoddy, mariner, both of Ports- mouth, as sureties, Oct. 6, 1700, in the sum of £50, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Richard Partridge and Charles Story. ]
WILLIAM FERRYMAN 1700
[Account of John Woodman, dated Oyster River, Sept. 4, 1700, for expenses in connection with the funeral of William Ferryman, who was drowned ; amount, £o. 11.0.]
PHILIP LEWIS 1700 GREENLAND
In the name of God Amen : I Philip Lewis of Greenland in ye province of N: Hampshire in New England
Item Where as in a former will I did give & bequeath unto my Son Abraham Lewis a certain tract of Land & meadow ground & salt marsh lieng on ye northerly side of ye brooke, on ye northly side of my dwelling houses, I doe in this my last will order it for my Son Abrahams portion ; & whereas my son Abraham hath sold
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ye Sª tract of Land to my sd Son John Johnson, I doe in this my will consento ye sd sale therof to my Sª Son John Johnson the bounds & limts thereof as is mentioned in sd deed of sale notwithsdanding what I have formerly given my son Abraham I now further give Give him five pounds mor to be payd in current pay :
Item I doe Give & bequeath unto my 3 Grand children John Lewis & James Lewis and Philip Lewis my Son Jotham Lewis his chaldren, all my rights of Land of whatsoever sort on ye Easterly Side of ye Roadway where theire fathers house standeth as also a pece of land on ye westerly side of sd roade according to ye grants of sd lands as also Six acres of salt marsh lieng in ye Town of Hampton, As likewise I do give them my sd Grand chil- dren two eights of my saw mill with all privilidges thereunto be- longing on ye same tearms and condition as Sam" Heyns hath his part, which sd lands & marsh is to be devided betwen my sd Grand children as my Exsecutors shall see meet as they arive at ye age of 21 years
Item I doe Give and bequeath unto my Son John Johnson and my dauhter Hannah my dwelling house & out houses with ye land where yy stand with all rights of land & meado grounds or marsh whatsever is mine not, disposed of already to ym & their Heyrs for ever as also my corn mill & saw mill with all rights and privi- ledges thereunto belonging And further more I Give unto my sd Son John Johnson & my Daughter Hanah all my moveable Estate of what sort or kind both within door & without moveable & Im'oveable of what sort so ever, And further my will is y' my Son John Johnson shall pay unto my Grand Daughter Hannah Lewis ye daughter of my Son Jotham ye sum of tenn pounds in current pay equivolent to mony within a years time after my discease
And further my will is And it is to be understood yt if my wife continue after my decease my Estate which I have in this my will Given to my Son John Johnson & Hannah his wife shall be so ordered & Improved so as may be for ye comfortable mainte- nance and support of there mother above sd during her naturall life, to be att ye ordermt of my cousens John Tucke and James
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philbroke whome I apoint as overseers concerning ye ordering of ye sd Estate for my wife maintenance as abovesd
And furthe my will is & I doe hereby appoint my Son John Johnson and my Daughter Hannah his wife to be sole Exsecu- tors & Exsecutrix to this my last will & Testament, And for ye confirmation of this my last will and Testament I doe hereunto set my hand & Seale this first day of november Anno Dom: 1700
wittness Phillip Lewis [seal]
John Cate Isaac Cole John Tucke [Proved July 8, 1701.]
[Inventory, Sept. 23, 1701 ; amount, £161.3.0 ; signed by Peter Coffin, Walter Neal, and John Pickering. ]
WILLIAM HILTON 1700
[Administration on the estate of William Hilton, mariner, " lately belonging to his Majties good shipp or vessell called the Deptford ffrigott Capt Carr Comander," granted to his brother, Richard Hilton, Nov. 25, 1700.]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 225.]
THOMAS WIGGIN 1700 EXETER
[Administration on the estate of Thomas Wiggin of Exeter, husbandman, granted to his widow, Sarah Wiggin, Dec. 19, 1700.]
[Probate Records, vol. 4. p. 230.]
[Bond of Sarah Wiggin of Exeter, widow, with Thomas Wig- gin of Exeter, yeoman, and John Pickering of Portsmouth, gentleman, as sureties, Dec. 19, 1700, in the sum of £800, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Catherine Tufton and Charles Story.]
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[Inventory of the estate of Thomas Wiggin of Sandy Point, March 14, 1700/1 ; amount, £243.13.3 ; signed by John Picker- ing, Isaac Cole, and Nathaniel Wright.]
WILLIAM MOORE 1700 EXETER
I William More Sen' of Exeter in the province of Newhampshire in New England being weak of body but of sound perfect mind & memory, praised be God, do make and ordain this my present last will and testament, as followeth, I commit my spirit into the hands of God that gave it, and I dispose of all such temporal estate as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me, as followeth
Impr I will that my debts and funeral charges be all paid and discharged.
Item. I give unto my daughter Mary More the one halfe of my three hundred acres of land which lyeth at the head of M' Hiltons land, and a peice of marsh and flats lying by Jeremy Gilmans land to be to her use & profit untill marriage and then to return to my son William he paying her fifteen pounds, and also I give her my great cupbord, and priviledge convenient for her in my dwell- ing house & two acres of land in my planting feild for her while she lives unmarried.
Item. I give to my son William More my dwelling house, barn, out houses and all the land I bought of my brother Andrew Wig- gins that is undisposed of, he allowing his sister priviledge in the house and land as above-expressed, also I give him the one halfe of my three hundred acres of land lying at the head of M' Hiltons land, and about eleven acres of land, above Henry Magoon's deceased meadow, & my peice of land and swamp above M' Moses Gilmans, as also a small peice of marsh on- the north side of Exeter river a little below my house ; also I give him two oxen and two steers, & all my carpenters' tooles, arms & ammunition, & my flats lying over against Moses Gilman Jun' house, also Jon" Clark's time.
Item. All the rest & residue of my personal estate goods &
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chattels whatsoever I do give and bequeath unto my son & daugh- ter William More and Mary More to be equally devided between them ; finally my will is and I do hereby appoint and make my son William More full and sole executor of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I the sd William More have her- unto set my hand and seal the twenty fifth day of December Anno Domini, seaventeen hundred, Annoq duodecimo R Regis Guili- elmi tertii Anglice &c.
Signed sealed and owned william moore [seal]
in the presence of us
Benjamin Palmer
John Clark Elizabeth Clark [Proved May 2, 1704.]
JOHN LEWIS 1700/I NEWCASTLE
To all Christian People to whome These Presents Shall Come know yee That I John Lewis of new Castle In New Englª Cooper being Very Sick and weak of Body
2 I give to my wife Eliza My Dweling house Shop Store house Wharfe Garden with All the Priviledges and Apurtenances there unto belonging or Appertaining ; With my servants time, only Duering her natural Life or Widdowhood ; And out of the Same Att the Marriage day of my Daughter hanah Lewis I give her the Estermost End or Room In My house and half the Garden from thence forth forever and one feather Bed and furniture and the Rest to remain My Sd Wife® As before Duering her life or Widow- hood And Att Either of them My Estate to be Equally Divided between My two Daughters Mary Cobbet and Hanah Lewis and there heirs but In Case they or Either of them Dy without Law- full Issue then the whole Or the part; to Remain from thence for- ever to My Daughter Eliz® Eborn and her heirs but If She Dy without Isue I bequeath the Same to Theodore Attkinson And his Heirs forever
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3 I Leave my Wife Eliza My Executrix of this my last will and Testament and Desire Rob Eliot Esq and Theodore Attkinson To Over See the Same performed
Wittness my Hand and seal this 22" Jan'y 1700/1
In #sents of
John Houldon
Israel Leevit
his John X Lewis [seal] mark
Theodore Attkinson
[Proved May 27, 1701.]
BRIDGET GRAFFORT 1701 PORTSMOUTH
In the name of God Amen. I Bridget Graffort of Portsmouth in New Hampshire, in New England being in a Languishing Es- tate of Body, & Apprehending my Change drawing nigh
Item I Will & bequeath to my Kinsman m' George Vaughan my Sixteenth Part in the Ship which M' Samuel Rimes is Master of and Also that field Scituated on the South side of the Road Leading to the Creek (where Maj" Vaughan's Mills are) Now Lett out to & Improved by Maj". Vaughan, to the s" George, his heires & Assigns for Ever.
Itm I Will & bequeath to M' Samuel Keais the Use & Improve- ment of my dwelling house & the Orchard adjoyning, and also the fish-warehouse (so Called) & the wharf thereto belonging, together wth all advantages Redounding from the Premises or Appurtenances to wit fences out houses & Grass belonging to the Dwelling house & Orchard to him his heires & Assignes for Seven Years. Moreover I Will & bequeath to sd m' Keais all the Land Lying between the Land joyning to the house where he now dwelleth & the Broad Street Running East & west Next to s" Keais's North- ward the whole breadth of sd Keais Land which he dwelleth on, to him I Also bequeath the one half of my Right & Title to Weath- ers's Island (so Called) & my Cow, & Sow & the Sword, belt, Cartridg-Box & Silver-headed Cane which were m' Graffort's (my Last husband.) to him his heires & Assignes for Ever.
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Itm I Will & Bequeath to my Cousin M' Samuel Penhallow the One half of my Right & Title to sd Weathers's Island (So Called) as also a house lot Adjoyning to the wesward side of that I Lately gave to my Cousin Mary King fronting Northwardly on the broad street, in Breadth fifty feet & Runing Southward in Length One hundred feet ; to him sª Penhallow, his heires & Assignes for Ever.
Itm I Will and bequeath to Ruth Kirk & her daughter my Maid Each of them a feather bed & to Ruth the Younger what Soever .She hath received of me besides her wages, to them their heirs & Assignes for Ever
Itm I Will and bequeath to my Man servant Thomas Mathews Thirty Shillings more than his wages.
Itm I Will & Bequeath to Samuel Keais Junior my great Bell- mettal-mortar and Pestill
Itm I Will and Bequeath to my Cousin John Daniel my husbands Brothers Son his heires & Assignes the Picture of Captain Thomas Daniel my husband, deceased and his Seal-Ring, & those Rings that were Sent to me out of England as Tokens, and my best- Stoned-Ring as also three Silver Spoons Guilded wtb Gold
Itm I Will and bequeath to My Cousin Hoell & my Cousin Clark her Sister the Sum of three Pounds a peice
Itm I Will & Bequeath to my Cousin Bridget Vaughan the Sum' of Twenty pounds provided She Renounce her Claim of A Ten pond Legacie Given in Captain Daniel's Will.
Itm I Will that the Legacies abovementioned, mentioning a Cer- tain Sum Shall be paid in money or that which is Equivalent as Soon as the Moveables or Land may procure it by Sale thereof
Itm I Will & bequeath All my Brass & Pewter ware to my Cou- sins Bridget Vaughan, Margaret Vaughan, Abigail Vaughan & Elizabeth Vaughan, To be Equally divided between them, to them their heires and Assignes Severally their Equal Part.
It™ I Will and bequeath All my moveables & Debts to me, Re- maining after the payment of the aboves" Legacies funeral Charges & Debts, to be Equally divided between my Cousin Mrs Mary
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Penhallow, Mary King, Bridget Vaughan, Margaret Vaughan, Abigail Vaughan & Elizabeth Vaughan.
Itm I Will and Bequeath to my Cousins John Daniel aforesd Bridget Vaughan, Abigail Vaughan Margaret Vaughan & Eliza- beth Vaughan All my Housen Lands & all my fixed & Real Estate Not Allready in this my will or in the Execution thereof disposed of Excepting & Reserving to M' Keais the use of the house, Ware- house, Wharf & Orchard for Seven Years as Aboves" before it be actually At their dispose, to be Equally divided between them : To them their heires & Assignes for Ever.
Itm I Will & Appoint & Authorize M' Samuel Penhallow & Mr Samuel Keais to be the Sole Executours of this my Last will & Testament-
Finally. I Appoint & Request M' Job Alcock & m' George Snell my Loving friends as Overseers to See to the Carefull Per- formance of the Premises
And In witness of This being my Last Will & Testament I have hereto Set my hand & Seal this first day of April In the year of our Lord One Thousand, Seven hundred & One.
Signed, Sealed & Declared to Bredget Graffort [seal]
be her Last Will & Testament,
In presence of us.
Obadiah Mors his
Splan X Lovell mark John Wade
[Proved July 15, 1701.]
[Caveat, June 6, 1701, by William Vaughan, in behalf of his children, against the probating of the will of his sister, Bridget Graffort. ]
[Court record, June 6, 1701 : Samuel Penhallow and Samuel Keais offer the will for probate; probate deferred and hearing ordered.
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July 9, the parties not being prepared, another hearing was ordered.
June 6, John Wade and Obadiah Morse testify as to Mrs. Graf- fort's condition. ]
[Warrant, June 6, 1701, authorizing Samuel Penhallow and Samuel Keais to take the personal property into their custody and return an inventory.]
[Subpoena, July 14, 1701, to Mrs. Elizabeth Eborne, Sarah Cotton, wife of John Cotton, Mrs. Ann Clark, Ruth Kirk, and Ruth Kirk, Jr. ; served by William Williams, constable of Ports- mouth. ]
To ye hon re William Partridge Esq"
whereas yr Hon' hath been pleased hitherto to deferr ye Probate of My Sist Grafforts will upon my motion, for time to make it appear that ye same ought not to be proved, but made Null, in ord' thereto I now humbly offer
That my Sist' Graffort by ye Generality of Those that have of late Conversed wth her has been thought Whollie incapable of making a legall will, for that She has been neither of a Composed mind nor sound Memorie & understanding, but w' She hath said one Day She hath com'onlie forgot and Contradicted ye Next.
I am also informed that this will was made by ye Instigation of M' Keise one of ye Nominated Execut's & a Considerable Legatee, whose Interest Obliged him to promote ye Making Such a Will & that it was not done at ye Meer Motion of Mrs Graffort, but upon M' Kease's putting her upon it and advising her to M' Wade then p'sent to be Penman thereof, In ord' to ye Proof hereof I pray that ye Severall Witnesses to sd Will may upon Oath give answer to such Questions as may be asked them in ord' to a full Discoverie of ye truth in this Matter, all wch is humbly Submitted to y' Hon" by y' most humble Servant
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