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Item : I give unto my daughter Phebe Rawlins two acres of my middle marsh at Hampton, and thirty pounds in money to be paid out of my estate. .
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Item : I give unto my well beloved wife Mary Larance my dwelling house Barn and land belonging to it on both sides of the way, except what I before gave to my son Joseph, together with seven acres of Marsh lying at Perkins's and five pounds a year to be paid by my two sons as above expressed, during life. And all my houshold goods and four Cows, and a yoak of neb Oxen and a Cart & Chains and all things fitting for it, & fifteen sheep and all the swine, to be for her own proper use & to dispose of as She sees cause.
Item : I give unto my Grandson David Larance my dwelling house and Barn, and the land adjoyning or belonging to it On both sides of the way, together with four acres of the marsh after his Grandmothers decease.
Item I give unto my two sons William & Joseph the other three acres of Marsh lying at Perkins's, and all the rest and residue of my stock not already disposed on.
Item I give to my Grandaughter Mary Stevens fourscore pounds in money to be payed out of my estate when she comes of age or upon marriage day if married before.
Item. I give to my brother Benjamin Taylor two acres of my middle marsh lying in Hampton & five pounds money.
Item I give to my Grandson Jonathan Larance five pounds money.
Item: I give to my Grandson Nath11 Stevens five pounds.
Item : I give to my son Rawlins's Eldest daughter five pounds.
Item. I give to the Chh of Christ in Exeter five pounds to be layed by them for a silver Cup to be used at the sacrament.
Item : My will is that my two sons William and Joseph shall pay my Just debts Legacies & funeral Charges and then the rest and residue of my whole estate both real and personal shall be equally divided between them, only their mother shall have the use of the Negro during life & then to return to them to be equally divided between them .-
finally : My will is and I do hereby appoint my well beloved wife mary Larance & my two sons William & Joseph to be the
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Joynt Execu's to this my last will & testament and do hereby revoke disannull and make void all former wills and testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof, I the s" David Larance have hereunto set my hand and seal, this sixteenth Day of Febru- ary Anno Dom: one thousand seven hundred & nine, ten, Annoq R R Anne magnæ Brittaniæ &c: Octavo :
David Larans [seal]
ence of
Signed, Sealed & owned In pres- his William X Taylor mark
Jethro pearson
Mehitabel X Things mark
[Proved May 16, 1710.]
[Inventory of the estate of Lieut. David Lawrence, taken May 20, 1710: amount, £1220.10.0; signed by James Sinclair and Moses Leavitt. 7
JOHN PIKE 1709/10 DOVER
Dover the 6th of march 1709/10
I John Pike of Dover minister of the Gospel being Sick & weak of body but of Sound & #fect mind & memory do make this my last Will & Testament in manner & Form Following
Imprimis I bequeath my Soul to god who gave it & my body to ye grave to be decently Interd according to ye Discretion of my Executrs hereafter named
Item I give to my Son Nathanael the one halfe of that Farm or estate of house land & marish that was Formerly m' Goldways wth all priviledges & Appurtenances thereunto belonging. I have already given him by deed of Gift the other halfe of s" Estate soe that now he shall have ye Whole to him his heirs & assigns for Ever also that weh was m' Wosters orchard & liveing Standing Just before it Accounted about two acres & all this I give to my s" Son Nath1 wth this proviso that he Joyn wth his Brother Robert
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in paying an Equal proportion of the Charge of bringing up their Brother Solomon to School till he Arrive to the Age of fifteen year
Item I give to my Son Robert that part of my land lying upon the little River Between the Comon High way & a place call'd Fox hill containing about Acres Sixteen wth all the house- ing thereon & all priviledges & appurtenances thereunto belong- ing wth this proviso that he Joyn wth his Brother Nath1 in paying an Equal proportion of ye Charge of bringing up their Brother Solomon to School till he Arrive to ye age of fifteen years & then take care to dispose of him as he & his Brother Nath1 shall think most for his Advantage, also I give Robert one third part of my meadow in Joynt wth his two younger Brothers
Item I Give to my sons Joshua & Solomon in Equal propor- tion that whole parcell of land lying on the Norwest side of little river Containing three score Acres more or lesse wth two thirds of my meadow in Joynt wth their Brother Robert web meadow is com- only called Great Meadow & it is to be understood all the land & meadow before mentioned lies in the Town of Salisbury in ye province of the massachusetts
It I give to my daughter Hannah two twenty acre lotts lying a little way over the river to the Eastwds of Capt Trews In Salis- bury & one halfe of the Lott Comonly called the beach Lott in Salisbury
It I give to my Daughter Mercy One halfe of a Six score Acre lott Lying betwixt Amesbury & Haverhill formerly bought by my Father of wm Huntingdon & one halfe of ye Lott comonly call'd ye beach lott in Salisbury
It I give to Joseph Stockman Jun' twenty acres out of the Six- score acre lott lying Between Amesbury & Haverhill & to my neices Dorothy Light & Sarah Pike daughter of Robert Pike each of them twenty Acres out of the Six score acre lott aforesd
It I give all my moveable Estate into the hands of my Executrs to Defray the Charge of my Funerall & pay my Just debts & ye remainder to be Equaly Divided Between my daughters Hannah & mercy
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And ffinaly I make my two Eldest Sons Execut's of this my last will & Testament to whome also I give a lott of ab' thirty acres in a place call'd mill division towds Amsbury & a ten acre lott at Salisbury at a place call'd ye run the better to Enable them to pay my debts
Signed Sealed & declared to John Pike [seal] be his last will & Testament in p'sence of
Samuel Tebets
John ambler Sarah Cutt
[Proved March 10, 1709/10. ]
[Warrant, March 10, 1709/10, authorizing Capt. John Tuttle and Thomas Tibbetts, both of Dover, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory of the estate in New Hampshire, March 25, 1710 ; amount, £104.19.2; signed by John Tuttle and Thomas Tib- betts.]
[List of Dr. Robert Pike's disbursements on account of his father's estate ; amount, £236.6.2.]
[List of debts due from the estate ; amount, £211.5.9.]
[Joshua Pike, son of Rev. John Pike, makes choice of his brother, Robert Pike, as his guardian, Oct. 28, 1712 ; witnesses, Robert Rutherford and Charles Story.]
[Probate Records, vol. 7, p. 243.]
JOHN DENNETT 1709/10 PORTSMOUTH
The last will and testament of John Dennet
I John Dennet of the towne of Portsmouth in the Province of newhampshire in newengland who through the goodnesse of God have Present health *
2 As to my temporel Estate I make Ammi my wife my sole
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Executrix unto this my last will and testament and unto her I give all my movable Estate except what after shall be excepted as allso I give unto her the one half of the income or yearly Prof- its of the lands orchards gardins housen now in my Posestion and Improved by mee during her naturel life and whilest Shee remains a widow but if shee is married to another husband : then the whole of my lands orchards housen gardins shall descend to my son Ephraim : and the one halfe of my movable Estate to be devided amongest the rest of my Children
3 I give unto my son John Dennet all that land which I bought of Isaac Remack in the towne of Kitrey which is now in his Poses- tion and whare hee dweleth I give him allso that twenty Pounds in money which hee formerly borrowed of mee but hath not Ret- torned
4 I give unto my daughter Ammi Adams twenty Pounds in money besides what She has allready had
5 I give unto my Son Joseph Dennet all that track of land which I bought of the towne which lyeth in the way to boodey Poynt except twenty acres tharof which I give to his brother Ephraim
6 I give unto my son Ephraim all the lands orchods gardins housen now improved by mee to wit the land which I bought of John fernell allso that which I bought of Mathew Ham and of Thomas Ham and of John Jackson and of Nathaniel Jackson and of Roger Swain as doth appeare by their severl deeds of sale I say. I give it to my Son Ephraim the one half at my decase and the other halfe at the decease of his mother I give him allso one fetherbed with the furniture thareof I give him allso one yoake of oxen : and it is my will that my son Ephraim do not interupt nor molest his mother in the quiet Posestion of what I have above given her vise my movabels both within the house and without as allso the on halfe of my lands orchards gardins and what Part of the houses Shee liketh best
7 I give to my granddaughter Margret Adams that Peice of land which I bought of M' Graferd an house lot at Strawbery
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banke which is on the west side of the house which formerly m' Caleb Beks and is 85 foot froont by the stret and is 88 foot deep as doth appear by deed of sale
8 I give to my grand daughter Mary dennet who is blind forty Pounds to be Payd in money
9 I give my son Ephraim ten acers of land in the uper Part of the land which I bought of the towne metioned on the other side vise to begin at the south Corner on the hend and run 40 rod noth west and from thenc 40 rod noth East and from thence 40 rod southeast and from thenc 40 rod southwest whare it begun which is ten acers I give him the wood of other ten acers of land joynen to the former 40 rod squar on the northeast side tharof I say the wood of this last ten acers but not the soyl and as for the former ten acers if hee be at any time disposed to sell it my will is that he sell it to non but his brother Joseph if hee will buy it
And Joseph shall give his brother Ephraim free liberty to carry off his wood over his land to the high way as he hath ocation
but if my son Ephraim dye without heirs lawfully begoten of his owne body I will that the afforesaid ten acers shall Return to his brother Joseph both the land as well as the wood
moreover if my son Ephraim die with out heirs lawfully be- goteen of his owne body my will is that after his deceas and the deceas of ammy my wife the lands orchads gardens housen which I have given him on the other side shall be devided betwen my other children only so that my son John Dennet have a dub Por- tion tharof
in testimoney hereof I set my hand and seal this 17 of march
1709
signed sealed and Published John Dennet [seal]
in the Presence of us
Sam" Keais
Timothy Davis
Mary Gerrish
The Inter Lims In This Instrument whear Ther befor sining and sealing
[Proved Aug. 1, 1709.]
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JOHN COTTON
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HAMPTON
[Administration on the estate of Rev. John Cotton of Hampton granted to his widow, Ann Cotton, April 6, 1710.]
[Warrant, April 6, 1710, authorizing John Tuck and Joshua Wingate, both of Hampton, to appraise the estate.]
[Mary Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, and Thomas Cotton, children of Rev. John Cotton, make choice of their mother, Ann Cotton, as their guardian April 10, 1710; witnesses, Joseph Smith and William Williams ; allowed the same day.]
[Inventory, June i, 1710; amount, £349.18.8 ; signed by John Tuck and Joshua Wingate. ]
[Warrant from Gov. Joseph Dudley, April 14, 1715, authoriz- ing Capt. William Heath, Capt. Edward Bridge, and Ichabod Griggs, all of Roxbury, Mass., to report whether or not the estate of Rev. John Cotton in Brookline, Mass., is capable of division among his children without injury to the whole. They report April 28, 1715, appraising the property at £700.0.0, and advis- ing against its division.]
[Suffolk County, Mass., Probate Files.]
[Bond of Ann Cotton of Brookline, Mass., widow, with Samuel Wentworth and John Watts, merchants, both of Boston, as sure- ties, May 2, 1715, in the sum of £590, for the distribution of the Brookline property of her husband, Rev. John Cotton of Hamp- ton, according to the direction of the governor and council ; wit- nesses, Benjamin Rolfe and Samuel Tyley, Jr. Mentions an only son Thomas, a minor, and daughters Mary Whiting, Dorothy Gookin, and Ann Cotton, a minor.]
[Suffolk County, Mass., Probate Files. ]
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JAMES ROBINSON 1710 NEWCASTLE
[Lucretia Robinson, widow of James Robinson of Newcastle, asks, April 6, 1710, that administration on the estate of her hus- band may be granted to Nathan White, her son-in-law. ]
[Administration on the estate of James Robinson of Newcastle, cooper, granted to Nathan White of Newcastle and his wife. Elizabeth White, daughter of the deceased, May 1, 1710.]
[Probate Records, vol. 7, p. 174.]
THOMAS DEARBORN 1710 HAMPTON
In the Name of God Amen, the Tenth Day of Aprill ; 1710 I Thomas Derborn of Hampton senior, in the Province of New Hamshier in New England, being weak of Body
Imprimis I give and bequeath unto Hannah my dearly beloved Wife my dwelling House with the Barn Orchard And all my home Lott thereunto belonging, with my Pasture Westward of my House which Lyeth between Land of my Brother John Derborn and Land of John Leavit, I likewise give unto my wife a certain piece of Land be the same more or less which was my father Colcord's and lieth between Land of Leutt John Smith on the North and Land of sergeant John Tuck on the south and butting on the Country Road on the East; I likewise give unto my sd wife All my moveable Estate within doors with two oxen with all sutable impliments of Husbandry needful for the working of two oxen. As also two Cows and Ten Sheep with all my swine and Mare All the which afore mentioned I give unto my sd wife as her own proper Estate to despose of at her death or before as shee shall see meet
Item I give unto my s" wife during her Widowhood my piece of salt Marsh joyning in part to Marsh of Isaac Marston and Marsh of John Godfrie but chiefly upon the River commonly called Browns River, except what I shall despose of hereafter I also order my four sons to find her yearly ten cords of wood
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for her use (Viz) Samuel one Cord and half, And Ebenezer one Cord and half; Thomas four Cord And Jonathan three Cord
Item I give unto my well beloved son Samuel one share of Land in the North Divition comonly so called, As also one Acre and half of Marsh and Thatch grownd to be laid out to him in that part of my Marsh Joyning to John Godfrie, As also one Quarter part of A share in the Cow Common not yet laid out .
Item I give unto my well beloved son Ebenezer one Acre and half of Marsh and Thatch Ground to be laid out to him joyning to his Brother Samuel as also one quarter part of A share of the Cow Common not yet laid out
Item I give unto my well beloved son Thomas Eight Acres of Land joyning to Land where his Brother Ebenezer now dwelleth, As also A share of Land lately laid out near a place called the Temple I do likewise give unto him at his mothers decease or at her second marriage the one half of my Marsh before given to her I likewise give him at my decease all my implements of Husbandry which his mother shall not have occation for in the improving her two oxen as also all my carpenters tools As also on Quarter part of A Share in the Cow Common
Item I give unto my well beloved son Jonathan one Share of Land lately laid out at the falls and is Joyning to Land of John Green, With one Share in the West Divition, And a third part of a share at the falls coming to me by my Father Colcord's right, As also two Acres of upland joyning to my brother John Derborns Pasture which was formerly my fathers, As likewise one Quarter part of a Share in the Cow Common, I do likewise give unto him att his mothers decease one half of my Marsh given to my wife
Item I give the remainder of my Cattle and Sheep not disposed of to be equally divided amongst my Grand Children which shall be living att my decease, Excepting one cow which I give unto my son Thomas
And I do constitute and appoint my Dearly beloved Wife to be my sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament, And I do
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hereby utterly disallow revoke and disanul all and every other former Testaments Wills Legacies Bequests, and Executors be- fore named by me in any ways, Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament: In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and seal the Day and Year above Written
Signed sealed and declared by the said . Thomas Derborn to be
Thomas X Derborn [seal] his mark
his last Will and Testament in the
presence of us the subscribers
Thomas Wabster
John dearbon Jun Tho: Crosbie
[Proved June 9, 1710.]
[Inventory of the estate of Deacon Thomas Dearborn, June 3, 1710 ; amount, £290.10.0 ; signed by Thomas Crosby and John Dearborn.]
JOHN HORNE 1710 DOVER
[Warrant, blank, April 10, 1710, for the appraisal of the estate of John Horne of Dover. ]
THOMAS HANSON 1710 DOVER
In ye Name of god amen ye 24 day of ye 2 month 17010 I Thomas Hanson of Cochecha in ye Towne of Dover in yr prov- ence of Newhampshirenter being sick and weak of. boder *
Item I give and bequeath to Marey my well beloved wife halfe ye purduce of my homesteed to be raised and levyed oute of ye Estate
Item I give and bequeath unto my well bloved sun Nathanuall yt trackt or parcall of land lying and being betwene Rainers brooke and ye Indion widgwom broock
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Item I give and bequeth unto my well be loved daughter maray a suffishent Maintaince oute of my Etate or homested to gether with her mothers fether bead Duiering her Life time if shee sees scose but if other wise I give unto her twentey powne lawful money to be raised and levyed oute of my homesteede and ye fether bed to be parte of ye twentey pownd
Item I give and bequeth unto my well beloved Elezabeth ye sum of ten powne to be raised and levyed oute of my home steed in lawfull money and to paid by my beloved sun James home I opint my Excutor
Item I give and bequeth unto my well beloved sun James Hanson home I lickewise Constitute make and ordaine my onley an sole Executor of this my laste will an testament all and singu- ler all ye lands of my home steed onley I macke my wife duering her life time Joyntly Executerecks with him and to have half ye purduse of ye place duiering her life time and After her deces to be ye onley and sole Executor of all my lands of my homested of this my laste will and testament by him freely to be possesed an Injoyd and I doe heare by uterly disallow revok and disannul al an Every other formor testements wills an legacies be fore this time named willed and bequethed ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my laste will and testament in witnise whereof I heare unto sete my hand and seale ye daye and yeare above writen and furder it is my will yt my sun James shall have a yoake of oxen and all tacklan an geare belongen theare unto an also yt after I and my wifes decese all ye moveabels goods shall be Equaley devided amongst all my Children
signed sealed published pro- nounced and Declared by ye s" Thomas Hanson as his last will and testament in ye presentce of us ye subscribrs
Jonathan watson Richard Scamon John Bampton
Thomas X Hanson [seall .
his mark
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Be it known to all men by these presents y' whereas I Thomas Hanson of Cochecha of ye Towne of Dover and province of New- hampshere planter have made and declared my laste will an tes- tamente in wrighteing bearing date ye 24 day of ye 2tl month 1710 I ye sd Thomas Hanson doe by this present Codicil Confirm an ratfie my sd laste will and testemente I give and bequeath unto my well beloved suns Thomas and John yt parsall of land yt I purchesed of 'henerey Nock Comonly Coled an known by ye name of Nocks mash and allso I have gave : ye have allreadey had Ethe of them a yoake of oxen an tacklan and geears be- loning thear unto and my will and meaning is yt this Codicil schedule be and be a Judged to be a parte an parcel of my sª last will and testement and yt all things theare in Contained an men- tioned be faithfully an truly performed and as fully an amply in my laste respect as if ye same ware soe declared an set down in Every will an testement
and allso I have given unto my well beloved Daughters marrey an Abagall and theay have allreadey had Eashe of them a Cowe and a feathear bead a pece this is to put an End to diferance yt may arise after my decese an to sartifi all whome it may Consarne yt these heare mentioned have had theare parts and porshens y1 I have gave them with ye reste of my Children in witnes wheare of I have heare unto sete my hand and seale this sixth day of ye 3 month 1710
signed sealed published and declared by ye sª Thomas Han- son as parte of his laste will an testament in ye presents of us ye subscribers
his Thomas X Hanson [seal] mark
John Bampton Richard Scamon Jonathn watson [Proved Dec. 5, 1711.]
[Inventory, Nov. 8, 1711 ; amount, £250.16.6; signed by John Tuttle and Tristram Heard.]
[Probate Records, vol. 3, p. 193.]
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WILLIAM WILSON 1710 HAMPTON
[Administration on the estate of William Wilson of Hampton, cooper, granted to his widow, Elizabeth Wilson, April 26, 1710.] [Probate Records, vol. 7, p. 134.]
[Bond of Elizabeth Wilson of Hampton, widow, with Lieut. Joseph Swett and John Gove as sureties, in the sum of £100, April 26, 1710, for the administration of the estate ; witnesses, Joseph Smith and Elizabeth Smith.]
[Abigail Wilson of Hampton, daughter of William Wilson, makes choice of Joseph Swett of Hampton as her guardian, April 26, 1710 ; witnesses, Joseph Smith and Charles Story. ]
[Inventory, signed by Joseph Gove and John Gove : amount, £71.12.0.]
[Settlement of the estate, allowed May 20, 1716; estate, less funeral charges, £64.11.7 ; claims against estate, £12.10.11 ; one third to the widow, and the remainder divided equally among four daughters, Abigail Wilson, Martha Wilson, Hannah Wilson, and Elizabeth Wilson. ]
[License to the administratrix, June 8, 1716, to sell real estate, that division may be made among the children. ]
[Probate Records, vol. 9, p. 12.]
CALEB GRIFFITH 1710 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Caleb Griffith of Portsmouth granted to Henry Lyon of York, Me., and his wife, Elizabeth Lyon, formerly widow of the deceased, May 24, 1710. ]
[Bond of Henry Lyon, with Edward Ayers and Clement Hughes as sureties, in the sum of £300, May 24, 1710 ; witness, Samuel Penhallow. 7
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ISAAC GODFREY 1710
HAMPTON
In the name of God Amen I Isaac Godfrey of Hampton in the Province of new Hampshire in newengland (ffarmer) being weake of Body * * *
I Item : I give and bequeath to Hannah my Dearly beloved wife the previledg of my Dewlling House for to Live in so Long as she shall Live or till she shall marrey agine : and also I give unto Hannah my wife all my houshold goods for her to dispose of as shee shall see meete : and also Jonathan is for to provied for hannah my wife meat drink and fier woode and to maintaine her Comfartabell and Honerabell so Long as shee Lives or till she shall marrey again ; and if my Son Jonathon shoud fail in any purtickeler then my said wife shall have full power for to make seal of any of my Esstat ayether Land or marsh for her Comfertabell Livelyhood deuring the tarme abovesaid ; and my three Daughters is to have Liberty for to Live in my now Dewlling House tille they shall marey that is to say Abigail Elizabeth and hannah
2 Item. I give to william my wellbeloved Son my Lott of Land in the north plaine being ten acres more or Less as tis Layd out and the House and Barn upon itt : and the north Ende of my Lott in the west ffield Butten upon Jonathan Elkins taken the hoole Breadth of my Lotte till itt Comes to John ffuller Bounds betwen the sd ffuller and Parkins and So Square of to Henry Darborn and also the on half of my west medow william to Devide and Jona- thon to Chuse ; and also my nine acres of Salt marsh on the South Side the ffalls River Butten on m' Husseys ffarme ; and also my two sudermost Stacks in my marsh att Burch Iland being about fouer acres to to be parted as we uise to mowe them : and also the on half of my medow Joyning to the Parsoneag william to devid And Jonathon Chuse : and also one shear in the Cow Common that was my father marrons and also two Lotts on in the first north De- vition and on The second north Devition ; and also two half shears in the first west Devition and on shear in the Second west Devi-
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tion ; and also my Two Timber Chaines that he has now in his possessione
3 Item : I give to Jonathan my well beloved Son all thess things herafter mentioned only what is befor Excepted : viz my home Lott that Is to Saye plow Land and pauster Land and Houses Barns orchards : and also my Southerly End of my Lott in the west feild that is not befor dispossed of: and also the on half of my west medow william to Devid and Jonathon to Chuse : and also the on half of my medow Ad Joying to the parsoneag Land william to Devied and Jonathon for to Chuse : and also all my Remainer of my marsh att Burch Iland only the two Stacks that I desposed of befor; and also Six acres of Salt marsh Leying on the north side of the ffalls River; and also one Shear of the Cow Common that was fformerly my father william Godfreys : and also two half Shears in the first west Devition and on shear in the Second west Devition ; and also on shear in the Second north Devition ; and also all my Right att kingstowne : only Jonathan is not for to dispose of any thing so Long as my wiff Liveth : and also I give unto Jonathon all my Stock of what Cinde so ever and also all my Implyments for Husbendery of what sort soever only what is before disposed of
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