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And we ye sd John Tuck & Mary his wife for our selves oure heirs Excutors & Administrators do by these presents remise re- leas & forever Quit claim unto ye sd Jonathan Dole his heirs & assigns forever all such right estate title interest property claime or demand : as we ye sd John Tuck & Mary his wife had now have might or ought to have of in or to all & singuler ye premises lay- ing in ye Township of Newbury or Province of ye Massachusets Bay afore sd as allso unto all ye sums of money afore sd so that ye sd Jonathan Dole his Heirs & assigns shall & may forever here- after by force & virtue of these presents lawfully peceably & Quietly have hold possess & injoy ye above said premises to his & their owne proper use benifit & behoofe forever without any lett hinderance suit molestation or denial of ye sª John Tuck & Mary his wife their heirs Excutors Administrators or assigns forever- in witness & confermation of all & singuler ye written covenants engagements & acquitances we ye sª Jonathan Dole. John Tuck & Mary his wife have Set to oure hands & seals ye fifth day of Aprill' Ann-Domini seventeen hundred twenty & five & in ye eleventh year of ye Reign of our sovereign Lord George by ye grace of God of great Britain France & Irland King defender of ye faith ect.
Signed sealed & delivered
Jonathan Dole [seal]
in presence of us
John Tucke [seal]
William Staniford
Mary tucke [seal]
Shubel Sanborn
Henry Moulton
Essex ss. Ipswich Dec. 26th 1729 Then Jonath Dole : and John Tucke & Mary : his Wife Parsonally Appeared & Acknowl- edged this agreem' to be theire act & Deed
Before John Appleton, J : Pce
The above s" Agreemt Made by the Party's above said : That Part of the Land that Lyes in the County of Essex, & conveyd to the above sd Jonath Dole : I do allow & approve of ye sd agreemt By John Appleton Judg Probate
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files, and Probate Records, vol. 316, p. 151.]
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THOMAS DIMOND 1707 STAR ISLAND
In the Name of God Amen
The fourteenth day of July 1707. I Thomas Diamond of star Iland one of ye Iles of shoals in ye Province of new Hampshire Fisherman
Imprimis I give & bequeath unto Jane my Dearly beloved wife whom I make ye sole executrix of y8 my last will & testament y." summ of five hundred pounds of good & lawfull mony to be raised & Levyed out of my Estate togather with all my houshold goods debts & moveable effects she paying what debts I owe but in cace my wife should be now with child, & ye Child live then it is my will y' my wife have but two hundred & fifty pound togather with all my household goods debts & moveable effects as afore s" & ye Child yt she may now go withall to have all ye remainder of my estate
Item. In Case my wife dos not prove with child or has not a liveing Child to inherrit my estate y" I give & bequeath unto my nephew Thomas Diamond son of John Diamond deceas'd y" summ of one hundred & fifty pounds mony.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my nephew John Diamond ye youngest son of my brother John Diamond ye like sum of one hundred & fifty pounds mony.
Item I give & bequeath unto my sister Grace Luis ye sum of fifty pounds mony. And thirty pounds more to be divided equally between her children
Item I give unto my Cousin mary Spinny ye Daughter of my Brother John Diamond ye summ of twenty pounds mony.
Item I give unto my Cousin Margett Tripe daughter of my Brother willm Diamond ye sum - of twenty pounds likwise
Item I give & bequeath unto Diamond Currier & Weymouth Currier sons of my son in law Richard Currier all my Houses, warehouses, stage & flakerooms y' I have here upon ye Iles of shoals to be equally divided between ym And I do hereby disal- low, revoke & disannull all & every other former testaments wils, Legacies & bequests & execut's by me in any wayes, before
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named, willed, & bequeathed Ratifying & confirming y8 & no other to be my last will & testament
In witness wrof I have hereunto set my hand & seal ye day & year above written) yt Clause (whom I make ye sole Executrix of y8 my last will & testament) was enterlind before ye ensealing & publishing of yes presents
Signª Seald & Dclared Pub .. thomes : dimond [seal] lished & Pronounced by Thomas
Dimond In Presence of us
Dan" Greenleaf
Edward Gould
George Blackdon
[Proved April 27, 1708, and June 7 and 9, 1709. ]
[Inventory ; amount, £1308.17.11 ; signed by Theodore Atkin- son.]
SAMUEL LEAVITT 1707 EXETER
[Administration on the estate of Samuel Leavitt of Exeter granted to James Leavitt of Exeter Aug. 12, 1707.]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 349.]
[Bond of James Leavitt of Exeter, yeoman, with Robert Coffin, gentleman, and William Moore, yeoman, both of Exeter, as sure- ties, Aug. 12, 1707, in the sum of £500, for the administration of the estate of his father, Samuel Leavitt ; witnesses, Charles Story and Benjamin Leavitt. ]
[Inventory, Sept. 17, 1707 : amount, £1441.15.4 ; signed by James Sinclair and David Lawrence; attested Dec. 2, 1707.]
[List of claims against the estate, Feb. 26, 1707/S ; amount, £67.16.7 ; signed by James Sinclair and Jonathan Wadleigh.]
[Various accounts, bills, etc., containing signatures of Job Jud- kins, Joseph Smith, Nicholas Gilman, Enoch Sanborn, Clement Hughes, Richard Wibird, Thomas Phipps, Charles Story, James
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Leavitt, John Hanaford, Edward Sewall, Thomas Webster, Sam- uel Thing, and James Dudley.]
Administration being granted Unto James Levit of Exeter of his father m' Samuel Levit's Estate late decd hath divided it as followeth.
ffirst to his Mother in Moveables fifty Seaven pounds tenn shill Six pence; to one halfe of the dwelling House and one halfe of the Barn, one third of the Saw Mill to four Acres of Marsh at the Long Marsh, and one halfe of the Improved Land adjoyneing to the House, and as much more land adjoyneing to it as shall make it upp forty Acres, And the use of three Acres of Land at Town, and the third part of one hundred Loggs./
Next : To Samuel Levit one Yoke of Steers at : 61 : 138 :8 : Three Loads of Hay 41:109:04 : To one Cow and Nine Sheep :41 : 199 :od one Horse at four pound, one Muskett at fifteen shil- lings To one House and Barn and Land Upp the Countrey Eighty Nine Acres ; To one hundred and Sixty Eight Acres of Land adjoyneing to his House to beginn at the Long Marsh and to southeast forty Rodds in wedth to the Countrey Road and from thence Nine and thirty Rodds and halfe in wedth the Length of Ephraim & Daniel and Moses Levitts land, and the Remainder his Land to lye a Cross the ffarme at the head of Ephraim Levits & Daniel Levits & Moses Levits Land./
Next : To Ephraim Leavett one heifer at 258 : one Gunn at 178 :- 21 : 28 :04 To land upp Countrey : 44 Acres to three Acres and halfe of Marsh at the long Marsh adjoyneing to his Land, one hundred & fourteen Acres of Land beginning at his Marsh next to William Mores Land and soe to Runn Southeast by Will- iam Mores Land forty Rods in Wedth up to the Rodd Excepting agt the Lott of Samuel Leavit where the Orchard is he is to be but thirty five Rodds and Soe to runn the Same Course above the Countrey Road leaveing a high way two Rodds wide next to William Mores Line Northeast a Cross the ffarme a Straite Line & to be thirty Nine Rodds and a halfe in wedth upon that Line and soe to Runn Southeast till he extends the aforementioned 114
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Acres- Samuel Leavits before it mentioned is to be the next Lott to Ephraims and to pay to the widdow tenn shillings # yeare dureing her life
Next Daniel Levit is to have next to Samuel Levits land one hundred Seaventeen Acres and halfe of Land, beginning at the long Marsh and soe to Runn forty Rodds in wedth Southeast till it comes to the Northeast Line before mentioned and from that Line to Runn in wedth thirty Nine Rods and a halfe Southeast till it Extends the aforesaid 1172 of Land and to have three Acres and a halfe of the Long Marsh adjoyneing to Said Land and 44 of Land upp Countrey and to pay to his Mother the widdow tenn shillings # yeare./
Next Moses Levit one bedd and ffurniture one Cow and Trun- del Bedd Stead and in Land next to Daniel Leavitts Land 117 : Acres, and to beginn at the South Side of the pockett at the ffence North . and soe to Runn in wedth fforty Rodds South- east in length till it comes to the North east Line before men- tioned, Excepting m' Edgerlyes ffeild and Soe to Runn from the North east ffence, thirty Nine Rodds and a halfe southeast till it Extends 127 : Acres and 44 Acres of Land upp Countrey what Land within the ffence on the South Side of the Said pockett that would ffall to Moses Levit upon a Line Daniel Levit is to have it allowing to Moses the Same quantity of Land out of his laying to the Wedth of Moses Levits Land below the way and to pay the widdow tenn shillings & yeare dureing her life./
James Dudley twenty Acres of Land in the Mast Swamp Soe called part of Pine Hill, and forty four Acres of Land upp Coun- trey and 108 :{ of Land lying next to Samuel Levits Land the whole Breath of the ffarme leaveing two Rodds for a way next William Mores Line, and to his twenty Acres in the Mast next to James Sincklers the whole breadth of his Land and it is to lye from the Brooke North east, and to pay to the Widdow Tenn shillings ₱ yeare./
Next James Levit Administrator in Land at Town Eight Acres and halfe To 44 Acres of Land upp Countrey, Land in the Mast
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Swamp twenty Acres and upon the ffarme ffifty Acres, 40 Rodds lying next to James Dudley Land and soe to Runn a Cross the ffarme as Dudleys doth leaveing a way two Rodds wide next to William Mores Line, and To five Acres of Marsh at Hampton ; To two thirds of halfe a Saw in one fframe ; And to pay to the widdow Tenn shillings a yeare dureing her life/
Next Benjamin Levit to his fathers weareing Cloaths, One paire of Boots Two Calves one Heifer, To Twenty Six Acres of Land in the Great pasture to five Acres of Marsh at Hampton, to forty four Acres of Land upp Countrey, To fforty Acres of Land upon the ffarme lying next to James Dudleys Land and to Runn a Cross the ffarme as the other Lands doe leaveing a way two Rodds wide next Wm Mores Line. There is to be a way two Rodds wide left through the great pasture next to Thomas Wil- sons Land from Hampton Roade into the Mast Swamp allowing Benjamin Levit as much Land upon the ffarme to his own Land, James Levit and James Dudley is to be at halfe the Charge in makeing and in Keeping in Repaire the ff'ence next Said way, Said Benjamin to pay to the widow Tenn shillings Annually./
Next Thomas Veasey to one paire of Curtaines one Heifer, One Ox to Land upp the Countrey : 44 : Acres. To that part of the Temple Meadow Soe called, that was Lieu' Levits deceased, and at the upper end of the ffarme 1203 of Land, and Seaven Acres to be taken out of Moses Levits Land added to it which will Make 1273 and to pay the widdow tenn shillings a yeare Annually/
It is further to be Understood, that the House' and Land and Marsh that is for the widdows use dureing her life, at her decease is to fall to Samuel Leavet Excepting three Acres at Town that is to fall to James Leavit, and that all the Long Marsh Excepting the ffour Acres for the widdow is to Equal between Daniel Levit and Ephraim, and that Samuel Levit is to Equal Shares in Said Marsh with Daniel and Ephraim dureing their Mothers life and noe longer. It is further to be Understood that if James Dudley purchase a way to his Land in the Mast Swamp and if James
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Levit see good to make use of Said way he is not to be hindred by James Dudleys comeing to his Land the Said Levit paying his part in the said way/
It is farther to be Understood that what Land is Overplus upon the ffarme, when Every one has his part laid out ; he that hath not his whole portion upon this Said ffarm shall have his Over- plus according to what his part of Land is/
Mary Levit widdow and Relict of m' Samuel Levit of Exeter late deceased, and Samuel Levit, Ephraim Levit and Daniel Levit Moses Levit James Dudley Ben Levit James Levit Thomas Vea- sey us and every of doe firmely ingage by these presents to stand and abide to every Article of this within written Instrument and are Satisfied Contented in the Said Division which was made this third day of June one thousand Seaven hundred and Eight as Wittnesse our hands and Seales./
Signed and Sealed
The mark X of Mary Levit [seal]
In the p'sence of us The mark X of Sam" Levit [seal]
within written Witt-
Ephraim Levit [seal] nesse
Daniel Levit [seal]
Henry X Lamprel
Moses Levit [seal]
James Sinckler
James Dudley [seal]
Benja Levit [seal ]
James Leavit [sea]]
Thomas Veasey [seal]
[Allowed Aug. 3, 1708.]
[Probate Records, vol. 4. p. 112.]
ALEXANDER COMBES 1707 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Alexander Combes of Ports- mouth granted to his widow, Abigail Combes, Aug. 15, 1707.]
[Bond of Abigail Combes of Portsmouth, widow, with Thomas Phipps of Portsmouth and Clement Hughes as sureties, Aug. 15, 1707, in the sum of £500, for the administration of the estate ; witnesses, John Lowe and Charles Story. ]
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SAMUEL FELLOWS 1707 HAMPTON
[Administration on the estate of Samuel Fellows of Hampton granted to his widow, Deborah Fellows, Sept. 2, 1707.]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 346.]
[Bond of Deborah Fellows of Hampton, widow, with John Sanborn and Samuel Melcher as sureties, Sept. 2, 1707, in the sum of £200, for the administration of the estate ; witnesses, Judalı Sanborn and Tristram Sanborn. ]
[Warrant, Sept. 2, 1707, authorizing Lieut. Joseph Swett and William Wilson, both of Hampton, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Nov., 1707, amount, £379.17.9; signed by Joseph Swett and William Wilson. ]
[Warrant, Dec. 2, 1707, authorizing Lieut. Joseph Swett and William Wilson to receive claims against the estate. No claims appeared. ]
[Account of Deborah Fellows, administratrix, against the estate, Sept. 5, 1708. One item is " to bringing up six Children one year one eight year old called Isaac John 6 years old, Hannah 5 year old Iaiah 4 years old, Rach 2 years old Samuell born two months after his fathers decease-" Allowed Sept. 5, 1708.]
[Guardianship of Samuel Fellows, Jr., aged fifteen, son of Samuel Fellows of Hampton, saddler, granted to his uncle, Jonathan Fellows of Ipswich, Mass., yeoman, Jan. 14, 1723/4.]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Records, vol. 314, p. 383.]
[Bond of Jonathan Fellows, with John Harris, laborer, and Joseph Abbey, blacksmith, both of Ipswich, Mass., as sureties, in the sum of £1000, Jan. 14, 1723/4. ]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files.]
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GABRIEL GROUT 1707 PORTSMOUTH
The testemony of-Wm Partridge Jun of full age: Testefyeth and saith that on the tenth day of sept: 1707 that he the said par- tridge asked Gabrell Grout whether he wold send any of his Estate w Eegland to his dafters he said It was small that he had and that what he had he wold give to the old woman & her son which I took to be abgill Rously and her son Capt sammuell AlCock after his Decease & funerall Charges are paid-
sep: 13th 1707 Sworn before George Vaughan Just pre
The Depositio" of Nath" ffreeman of full age testyfieth that he heard Gabriell Grout on ye tenth Inst declare that after his Decease & Intermt .Abigaill Rously & her Son Alcock Should have ye Remainder of his Estate-
Sep: 13th 1107 Sworn before Geo: Vaughan Just pce
Mary Lamson of full Age saith that Gabriell Grout told Abigall Rously after his Decease & Decent Interment she should have all things for herself wch he left ; all wch she solemnly declared to be ye Truth in ye p'sence of Almighty God- before Geo: Vaughan Just pce
sep: 13th 1707
[Administration on the estate of Gabriel Grout of Portsmouth, butcher, granted to William Williams of Portsmouth, blockinaker and butcher, Sept. 15, 1707.]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 347 .]
[Bond of William Williams of Portsmouth, with Christopher Pottle and Isaac Marston, both of Hampton, yeomen, as sureties, Sept. 15, 1707, in the sum of £200, for the administration of the estate ; witnesses, Elizabeth Scott and Charles Story. ]
[Inventory, Sept. 19, 1707 ; amount, £9.19.0; signed by Will- . iam Cotton and Christopher Pottle; £5.2.0 added later ; a list of accounts was added July 6, 1708, amounting to £39.3.2, making the whole estate £54.4.2. The list of accounts states that Mr.
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Grout was in partnership with the administrator, William Will- iams.]
Att a Court of probate the first Tuesday in October Anno D'm 1707
Christopher pottle made oath that William Gline now in Court is the Reputed Sonn of one Agnes Grout wife to Wm Gline in South Trent in the County of Devon in England, which Agnes Grout was Sister to Nicholas Grout of the Same place who was father to one Gabriel Grout lately deceased in portsmouth in New England./
Edward Weycomb made oath in Court that he was well ac- cquainted with Gabriel Grout aforesaid, deceased, and did often hear the said Gabriel Grout in his life time Say that Wmn Gline above mentioned was his owne Cozen./
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 95.]
[List of claims against the estate ; amount, £31.6.10 ; no date. ]
[Minutes of probate court, July 6, 1708 ; Abigail Rousley brings in her claim for £21, but refuses to make oath to it and settles for £6. Her account is for boarding, lodging, washing and attend- ance for five years. The accounts of Thomas Matthews and William Williams were presented and allowed. ]
[Various accounts, bills, etc., containing signatures of Dr. Rich- ard Mills, Thomas Phipps, Charles Story, Joseph Smith, and Abigail Rousley.]
SIMON DOW 1707
HAMPTON
In the Name of God Amen :. The Eighteenth Day of Septem- ber : 1707- I Simon Dow of Hampton, in the province of New Hamshier, in New England; Husbandman being very sick and weak in Body, * *
Imprimis I Give and bequeath unto Mehetable my dearly be- loved Wife, my dwelling House, and new Barn, one half of my
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Orchard, My Land at the Plain Lot, it lying between land of my two brothers Sam11 an Jabez, as also a piece of Land, lying on the south side of the highwaw, going to the Beach, commonly known by the Name of Capt Dows Pasture, As also my Marsh at Little River, which I bought of Daniel Lamprie, as also she to have liberty to cut, and improve, two Stacks of Grass in the Spring Marsh which Marsh was given me by my honoured father, and one Shear of the Ox common, She y" said Mehetabel, my beloved wife, to have and enjoy, what is above mentioned during the time of her widowhood and no longer
item I Give unto my well beloved son Simon Dow, When come of age, the Leanto belonging to my dweling house, and after my wives second Marriage or decease, the whole house, I give unto him also all my Right in the lot where my house standeth, with the Orchard, and Barns, As also the Land and Orchard which I Bought of Aaron Sleepper, As also my Plain Lot, and one half of my Land which Bought of William ffifield, he to have that half lying next to Benjamin Lamprie, as also one Shear of the Cow common, As also my part of Seventeen Acres in the spring Marsh, bought of Philemon Dalton, And also my fresh Meadow, which I bought of Aaron Sleepper, it being Eight acres more or less, as also one shear of the ox common (viz) Marsh Thatch and upland, he my sa son Simon to have what is above metioned when come to the age of twenty one years excepting what is before given to my wife and he not to have yt during her widowhood and a shear of thatch and upland bought of Isaac Godfree
item I Give unto my son Isaac Dow, my Lot at the North Plain, my Land in the East field, which I bought of William Sanborn with half ye Land bought of Wm: ffifield, joyning to sd land, as also a piece of Land commonly called the pasture, before given his mother during her Widowhood, all mi right in the spring Marsh, which my father gave me, it being part of marsh com- monly called his seventeen Acres, As also one shear of Marsh Thatch and upland, on the Ox common, before given his mother, And two shears of Marsh, att ye Little River, bought of Daniel Moulton,
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item I Give unto my son Jonathan Dow, my House and Land bought of William Moulton, which Samuel Chapman now liveth in, provided ye sª Chapman doth not pay the money agreed for, but if he doth, then my son Jonathan to have the money, I Give unto him also all my Right in the West Divition, be it more or less, as also my Marsh, at the Little River which I bought of Daniel Lamprie, before desposed of to his Mother, during her widowhood As also a piece of Meadow, lying in great meadow, bought of Benjamin Moulton, Half a shear of Marsh and Thatch, bought of my uncle Joseph Dow, with half a shear of Marsh, and upland bought of Philemon Dalton-
item I Give unto my Daughter Mary Dow, two Acres of Marsh, commonly called the spring Marsh bought of Sam" Colcord :
item I Give unto my daughter Hannah Dow, three shears in ye Little River Marsh, the one bought of Tho Webster snr, & one of Josiah Dow, the other laid out to my self
item I Give unto my Daughter Sarah Dow, five pounds to be paid her by my son Simon, when she cometh to the age of twenty years,
item I Give to my daughter Mehetabel Dow, five pounds to be paid by her Brother Simon Dow att her marriage,
And I appoint my well beloved Brothers, Samuel and Jabez Dow, to be executors unto This my last will and Testament, And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, and disanul, all and every other former Testaments, Wills, Legacies, and bequests, and Executors, by me in any ways before Named, Willed and be- queathed, Ratifying and Conferming this, and no other to be my last Will and Testament, In Witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal the Day and Year before specified
signed sealed by the said Simon
Simon Dow [seal]
Dow as his last Will and Testa-
ment in presence of us witnesses
Tho Crosbie Benjamin Lamprey Syener
Seth fog Sn' [Proved Nov. 19, 1707.]
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[Warrant, Nov. 26, 1707, authorizing Thomas Crosby, Jona- than Moulton, and Jonathan Marston, all of Hampton, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, Nov. 28, 1707 ; amount, £483.5.3 ; signed by Jona- than Moulton and Jonathan Marston. ]
To the Honorable Judge of the Probats
that i mehetable dow the wife of Simon dow latly desesed i wholly renounce all that my husband gave me in his will i desier my priviledg that the law gives me but I not being able to go my self I wholly give my father fre power to act for me
dated ye 2 day of desember 1707
mehetabel dow
I doe Allow of Such Renuntiation and shall Order her Dowry according to Law when the Inventory comes in
Joseph Smith
WILLIAM FURBER 1707 DOVER
Att a Court of probate * the first Tuesday in October Anno D'm 1707
Wm ffurber eldest Sonn of Wm flurbur late of Dover Townshipp decd appeared at this Court and prayed letters of Administration to be granted to his mother In Law [step-mother] m's Elizabeth ffurbur which was accordingly granted./
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 95.]
[Administration on the estate of William Furber of Portsmouth granted to his widow, Elizabeth Furber, Nov. 4, 1707.]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 353 ]
[Inventory, Nov. 8, 1707 ; amount, £229.16.6 ; signed by John Tuttle and Nathaniel Hill.]
[Warrant, Aug. 3, 1708, authorizing Capt. John Pickering and Samuel Keais, both of Portsmouth, to receive claims against the estate.]
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[List of claims, amounting to £95.2.10 ; signed by John Picker- ing and Samuel Keais. ]
Know all men by these Presents that I william ffurber of Welch Cove in ye towneshipp of Dover in y" Province of New Hampsh in New England, yeoman, Doe Acknolidge my selfe to be Justly Indepted unto Elizabeth Kenard of the Towne of Portsm" in said Province Widdow the full and Just sume of Two Hundred pounds Current Muney of New England to Be paid upon Demand ; for ye Confermation Here of I the above said William ffurber Doe bind my selfe My Heirs Exsexct's and Administ" unto ye above said Elizabeth Kenard and Her Hears Exsexct" adminst" or Assignes as wittness My Hand and seale this third day of Aprel in ye fifth yeare of Her Majties Reigne that Now is over England Annoq Dom: 1706-
The Condition of the Obligation is such that where as there is A Contract of Maredge Concluded to be Betwen ye above said william ffurber and ye said Elizabeth Konard that forth with after the Day of Maridge is sellibrated if she doe out live me ye s" will- iam ffurber that then I doe Give grante Bargain and by these Pres- ents Doe Conferme unto her ye sª Elizabeth Kenard, During her Naturall Life if she shuld out Live me; the hole and sole, use, Benifet profits, Priviledges and Advantages of all and singuler the Houses, Barnes, Orchards ; and Lands where on I now Dwell : (Excepting what I have Given to my two suns : Wm and Jethro ffurber by eache of them one Dead of Gift Baring Equall Date wth these Presents) to say all the Land Lieng on ye westward side of two Elm Trees one of them .standing about Eight Rods to the Eastward of ye spring that Goes from my house to Bludy Point and ye other being an Elme Tree standing Neare the Line of that land I have Given my sunn Jethro ffurber being the two Wester- most Bound Marke Trees of that Land I have Given my sun Will- iam ffurber by ye Deade of Gift above mentioned, being all the land I have laying to ye westward of ye above said Bound Trees As Pasturing Corne land Medow or Mowing Ground with all the
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