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1 Words in brackets are supplied from the recorded copy.
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marston ye which was first Granted to Robert marston : Ittem fower Acres of medow in the Greatt medow lying between the medow of will ffuller & Henery Robey : Ittem thre : acres in the Greatt Bores Head medow Adjoyning to the medow somtimes Thomas Chases : Item five acres of Salt marsh lying on the other side of the River by the landing place Ittem one share of the Cows Comon and one share of ye ox Comon : Item I Give unto my Son Robertt Moulton six acres of Planting land in the East feild Adjoyning to the lott of John Redman
And further itt is my will and Determination thatt when my sone Joseph shall Come to the Age of twenty one yeers hee shall Enter upon & posses the land which I have here Given and Appointed for him and them thatt hee shall yeerly #vid and lay in for his mother fower loads of Hay : and shall likewise pay unto his mother Every yeere fifteen Bushiles of Indian Corne and Eight Bushiles of wheatt and five Bushiles of malt all merchent- able and thatt my son Joseph shall afford and Allow His mother Convenient House Room for her Hay and Cattell Duering the terme of her life or to her Day of marriage
and further thatt my son Benjamin shall ?vide for his mother three load of Hay yeerly to bee putt into the Barne and to pay her ten bushilles of indian Corne & Six bushiles of wheat yerly Duer- ing the time above sayd : the which Corne is by both my sons to bee Delivered as their mother shall stand in need
Itt I Give & Bequeth unto my daughter Hanna moulton the some of ten pounds to be payd out of my stock when shee shall Com to the Age of sixteen yeers the which is to bee Improved by my Exequetor for her untill shee shall Com to the Age of twenty yeer or att her day of marriage which shall fall out first
Itt I Give unto my Daughter mary the some of ten pounds to bee payd by my sonn Joseph five pounds when [she] shall Come to the Age of sixteen yeers and five pounds the yeer following
Itt I Give unto my Daughter Sarah the some of ten pounds to bee payd by my sonn Benjamin five pounds when shee Come to the Age of sixteen yeers and five pounds the yeere followin
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Ittem I Give unto my Daughter Ruth the some of ten pounds to bee payd by my son Josuph moulton five pounds when she shall Arive to the Age of sixteen yeers and five pounds the yeere following
Item I Doe appoint Conserning my Child which is yett un Borne thatt if God Give itt life untill itt Come to the age of four- tteen yeeres itt shall Chose a gardian and shall then my two sones Joseph & Benjamin shall pay unto the sd Child the some of five pounds to bee Improved in the Hands of the sd Gardian for the + fitt of the Child untill itt shall Come to Age : and itt is Alwaies Hvided thatt att my wives marriage the paymentt of the Corne & Hay by my sons above mentioned shall seace : and thatt when my wife leave the house the sd new Room is to Remaine to my sonn Joseph and yt all her Removeing the bedstead & the Greatt Table and other Lumber shall Remaine in the house by lumber I Intend tubes & troughs & such like : and thatt when my sones Come to Age my plowes Cartes yoaks & Chaines and such Imple- ments of Husbandry shalbe Devided between my two sons Joseph & benjamen : and thatt my two sones Joseph & Benjamin shal' vid & bring home for their mot[h]er twenty loads of wood ? annum thirtteen loads to bee #vided by Joseph & seaven loads by Benjamin Duering the terme of her life or untill the Day of her marriage & they are to begin their time of #viding of this wood when Benjamin shall Come to the Age of twenty one ; and my will and Intent is thatt If my sone Joseph Depart this life before hee Com of Age thatt then my sonn Benjamin shall Injoy his lige- sey and thatt my sone Robertt shall Injoy the legesay appointed to Benjamin
And farther I Doe will and Determin thatt if thear bee any of the stocke left att my wives Desease thatt itt shalbee Devided amongst my Children by my Exequetors or so much of itt as they shall Judge meett my two Eldest Exeqter and I Doe make Co[n]- stitute and appoint my Loving father in law Robert Page yeoman and my Loving Brother in law Henery Dow to bee my Lawfull Exequetors to this my last will and testiment who are to Adminester
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[uppon my estate] and to settele itt according to this last will after my Disease and I Doe appoint yt att my sones Reseiving their tions they shall allow unto their mother Comonedg for to keepe her Cattle Duering the time above sparcified and this my last will and testament I Doe Conferme with my hand & seale the Eight Day of march Anno D one thousand six Hundred and sixty & three : vided thatt if att my wives marriage the thirds of my land should bee Claimed from my sones then yt the Exequetors shall Devid the stock to my Children or so much of it as they shall see meett
Wittnes my Hand & seale
Will [Seal] moulton
Signed Sealed and Confermed
in the p'sents of
Robertt X Page His mark
Samuel Dalton
Thomas Page
[Proved Oct. 11, 1664. ]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files, and Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 2, p. 9.]
[Inventory of the estate of " William Moulton of Hampton : late Deceased : upon the Eighteenth day of Aprill : Anno : 1664"; taken by William Godfrey and John Sanborn May 14, 1664; amount, £470; attested by Robert Page and Henry Dow, executors. ]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files, and Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 2, p. 12.]
[Sarah Moulton acknowledges the receipt, April 28, 1674, from her brother, Benjamin Moulton, of £10 left her in the will of her father, William Moulton ; witnesses, Henry Dow and John Moul- ton.]
[Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 2, p. 341.]
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THOMAS PHILBRICK . 1663/4 HAMPTON
The Last will and testament of Thomas Philbrick Sun' of Hampton in the County of norfolke in new England=
I Thomas Philbrick being very Aged and weak in body Butt sound in understanding senc & memory Doe settle my Estate according to this my last will here under written
Impri I Give and Bequeth unto my son James Philbrick and to my Grand Child John Philbrick my fresh medow lying near to the Beach being by Estimation six acres more or less as itt is the which to bee Equally Devided betwen them att such time as shal be . after mentioned : Ittem I Give unto my son James Phil- brick . . Dwelling House and my House lott with the orch- yard and all. priveledges and appertinances thear unto belonging to him His Heiers for Ever : Ittem I Give & bquith unto my son and to my Grand Child John Philbrick
my . . . of Thomas Sleeper lying towards the Clam- · bancks in that . of marsh Comonly Called the Little ox Comon to bee Devided . . them att such time as is hereafter mentioned
Ittem I Give unto my sonn Thomas Philbrick the some of pounds to bee payd by my Exequetor after my disease · Ittem I Give unto my sonn Thomas Philbrick the land which was sometimes Daniell Hendrakes Called the Hop Ground to bee wholly att His Disposall at this p'sent time : Ittem I Give unto my sonn James one bed with all the furnituer thearunto belongeing and a payer of Cob Irons and a payer of tongues : Ittem I Give unto my Grand Child John Philbrick thatt Bed which hee useth to ly upon with the Bedding Belonging to It. and my Beetle and [fower ]1 wedges and one of my Hakes : and a weanable Cow Calfe within a yeer after my Diseace to bee payd by my Exequetor and like wise I Give to my Grand Daughter Hanna Philbrick one weanable Cow Calfe the next yeer to bee payd by my Exequetor
Ittem I Give unto my son James Philbrick my mare and hee
1 Words in brackets are supplied from the recorded copy.
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is to pay or deliver unto my sonn Thomas Philbrick the first Colt which she shall bring when itt is weanable Ittem I Give my fower Cowes to my fower Daughters to my Daughter Elizabeth one to my Daughter Hanna one to my Daughter mary [one] and to my Daughter martha one to bee Delivered by my Executor after my Deseace and the moveables in the House which [are] not Expressed above are to bee Equally Devided between [my four] Daughters after my Desease. and I Doe appoint my sonn [James] Philbrick to bee my lawfull Exequetor to this my Last [will] and Testament and I Doe Declare itt to bee my Intent thatt [when] my Grand Child John Philbrick shall Come to the age of twenty one yeeres thatt then hee shall Enter upon & posses whatt I have Given him by this last will : and thatt att the Deseace of my Daughter Elizabeth Garland her son James Chase shall have one Cow in lew of the Cow which I have Given my daughter Elizabeth & thatt the Cow Given to my Daughter Cass shalbee for the use and #fitt of her daughter martha : & for the Confermation Hereof I have sett to my hand & Seale the twelft of march 166 : 64 :
Signed & Sealed in ye p'sents of £ Thomas [Seal] Philbrick Samuell Dalton X his mark
Mehetabel Dalton
[Proved Oct. 8, 1667.]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files, and Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 2, p. 99.]
[Inventory, taken by Thomas Marston and John Redman ; amount, £124 ; sworn to by James Philbrick. ]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files. ]
JOHN MARTIN 1664
The last Will & Testament of John Martyn made this 5th April 1664. /.
I will that what estate I have may bee distributed as followeth vz : One third part of my whole estate I give & bequeath unto my beloved Wife Sarah Martyn. -
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The other two thirds I will that it bee equally divided between my five Children Sarah Mary Mehitabeel Hanna & Abraham Saving only that I give unto my servant William Peirce all my Tooles
Further I will that my Wife & my Brother Larefet shall bee my Executors .-
Also I request Capt" Brian Pendleton & M' Richard Cutt to bee Overseers for the #formance of this my Will according to the true Intent of the same. As witnes my hand & seale.
Witnesse John Martin [seal]
Joshua Moodey
Richard Martyn
[Proved June 30, 1664. ]
[Court Papers, 1674-1677, p. 217.]
ROBERT READ 1664 HAMPTON
[Account of the administrator, Robert Smith, against the estate of Robert Read of Hampton, showing a balance of £7.2.6 due him from the estate. This the court, April 12, 1664, ordered to be paid out of the rent of a house in Boston belonging to the estate. ]
[Norfolk County, Mass., Court Records.]
WILLIAM URIN 1664 STAR ISLAND
[Administration on the estate of William Urin of Star Island granted to Jonathan Wade, Capt. Brian Pendleton, Richard Cutt, and Nathaniel Fryer May 13, 1664.]
[Court Records, May 13, 1664, in Deeds, vol. 2, p. 85.]
[" A trew Invice of the goods of William Uren deceased the last of Appsrill 1664"; amount, £433.12.8 ; signed by Jo" Hunk- ing, John Fabes, and Christopher Joce; brought into court July II, 1664, by Capt. Pendleton. ]
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under written do attest & affirm, That Capt : Richard Cutt & Capt James Pendleton, & my self & Jonathan Wade, were all appointed Administrators of the Goods & chattels of William Urin of Star Island, who died intestate, as by the Records of the Town of Portsmouth related thereunto as at large appeareth, in the year of our Lord God One thousand Six hundred Seventy one or Sev- enty two ; as appeareth also by bond given the 17th day of July 1672, under ye hand and seal of Richard Woolcomb, that mar- ied said Urins widow to the abovesaid Administrac'on of One hun- dred & ffifteen pounds in money, to bear them harmless in what they acted about sd Urins Estate which Bond is now with me Nathaniel ffryer Sen' So we ye abovesaid Administrators acted in that Power, and by the desire of the said Urins Widow, gave & consented that the said Widow should have ye House, and all the Land that was her deceased Husbands William Urin's, that lyeth on the Great Island at Pascataqua, for & in her Thirds, clear of all Debts heirships or incumbrances whatsoever of the sd Urins Estate.
Nathaniel ffryer 1
Taken upon oath the IIth
November 1685, before me R Chamberlain Just P.
[Deeds, vol. 3, p. 182 b.]
OTHO TUCKERMAN 1664 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Otho Tuckerman of Portsmouth granted to his widow, " Eme " Tuckerman, May 24, 1664.]
[Court Records, May 24, 1664, in Deeds, vol. 2, p. S5.]
[Administration on the estate of Otho Tuckerman granted to his widow, "Eme " Tuckerman, " & Leaves it in her hands until she shall marry againe, & then bond is to be given unto this Court for the securing the childrens portions out of it."]
[Court Records, June 28, 1664, in Deeds, vol. 2, p. 90.]
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[Inventory, 1664 ; amount, £84.19.3 ; signed by Pheasant East- wick.]
WILLIAM KING . 1664 ISLES OF SHOALS
[Inventory of the estate of William King who died at the Isles of Shoals ; taken May 28, 1664; amount, £21.2.0; signed by John Hunking and John Marden.]
[Administration on the estate of William King of the Isles of Shoals granted to his son, William King.
William King, the administrator, being under age, chose John Hunking as his guardian.]
[Court Records, June 28, 1664, in Deeds, vol. 2, p. 88 b.]
MRS. LUDECAS 1664 DOVER
[Inventory of the estate of Mrs. Ludecas, taken by Thomas Willey and John Meader June 2, 1664; amount, £11.6.o.]
[Account of her debts to Thomas Humphrey ; amount, £11.6.}; sworn to by Thomas Humphrey June 3, 1664. She is credited with £2.2.0.]
[Administration on the estate of Mrs. Ludecas of Dover granted to James Middleton June 28, 1664.]
[Court Records, June 28, 1664, in Deeds, vol. 2, p. 89 b.]
THOMAS HINKSON 1664 PORTSMOUTH
The will of thomas Hinkson June the 3th 1664
Item I give to my wife the one halfe of my Estate As long as shee shall lieve & no longer & the other halfe to my Childe & the mother to have the desposing of it tell shee shall Come to sixting yeares of Age & then shee shall have it to her owne desposing & Aftar her desase the hole & All so intrust my well bee loving frends John Shurburne & william brooking to see that nothing
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shall be wasted nor sold which shall bee hort full to my Childe As witnis my hand X
in the prasence
of these witnases
the marke X of thomas Walver
the marke X of thomas Peverell
Walter Rodes
Tho : Walford tooke his oath hereunto the 29 June 1664 Elias Stileman Cleric
[Inventory, June 20, 1664 ; amount, £87.9.3 : signed by Rich- ard Tucker and Richard Sloper.]
There being brought into this Court an Imperfict Will of Thomas Hinckson of portsmouth deceased This Court grants unto Martha Hinckson his Widow pow' of Administrac'on to his estate, & enjoynes her to # form the will though Im #fict according to ye mind of the deceased, and if in case she marries againe to give sufficient securitie to the Court for the Childs pt menc'oned in the sayd Will
brought into Court at the same time by the sª Widdow an Inven- tory of the estate amounting unto 8411. 099. 3ª unto wch she tooke her oath debts 61 : 78 : Star' owing
[Court Records, June 28, 1664, in Deeds, vol. 2, p. 88 b.]
[Mary Hinkson made choice of Sergt. John Sherburne for her guardian June 25, 1678.]
[Court Records, June 25, 1678, in Deeds, vol. 5, p. 27.]
OLIVER WINGATE 1664 ENGLAND
[Administration on the estate of Oliver Wingate " of Bridg- towne In the Countie of Devon in Old-England, being lately cast away at yº Isles of Sholes," granted to Edward Holland, " his Kinsman," June 13, 1664.]
[Court Records, June 13, 1664, in Deeds, vol. 2, p. 85 b.]
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[Administration on the estate of Oliver Wingate of the Isles of Shoals granted to Edward Holland in behalf of the widow, and Edward Holland and John Sanborn of Hampton give bonds of £120.
Inventory presented by Edward Holland, amounting to £60. II.2.]
[Court Records, June 28, 1664, in Deeds. vol. 2, p. 89 b.]
[Inventory of the estate of Oliver Wingate, who died the last of April, 1664 .; amount, £60.11.2; brought into court June 30, 1664.]
THOMAS WIGGIN 1664 EXETER
I Thomas Wiggin of Quamscott being Sensible of the infermy- ties & decaye of old age & not Knowing how soon it may please god to take me out of this transitory Life Being in #fict memory doe ordayn this as my Last will & testamt
Imp's I give & bequeath unto my Lo: wife Katherin Two feather beds boulsters Ruggs blanketts bedsteeds & all ye furni- ture belonging thereunto to be at her sole dispose
It: I give unto my Loving wife aforesd: a scarlett sute & Cote, provided that if my Sonn Andrew wiggins doe pay or cause to be pa unto his mother the some of five pownds or a good Cow of Like vallu he to have the sd sute otherwise my sd wife to have & Injoy the same as aforesd :
It : I give unto my sd wife my Gelding to be at her sole dis- pose.
It I give & bequeath unto my Son Thomas wiggins one flag- gon & voider : & great coate & wearing clothes.
It I give & bequeath unto my daughter Mary one Cubbard with drawers, wch I formerly promysed her
It I give unto my sª wife one peece of broad cloth & w'ever debts are owing or shalbe owing & due unto me together with any other goods wtsoever not fformerly given Nor abov menconed
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having alreadie Give unto my two sons Andrew & Thomas there portion, & for the better execution of this my will: I make my Loving wife Katherin aforesd my Executrix, & desire my Loving friends Sam : Haines, & Elias Stileman to be my overseers, here- by Revokeing all former will or wills In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seale the 16 : of June 1664
Testes : Joshua Moodey. Elias Stileman Samuell Haines [Proved 1666.] [Essex County, Mass., Probate Files. ]
Tho : Wiggin [Seal]
PHILIP FOGGETT 1664
L' Ralfe Hall desireing that he might have powr of administra- c'on to the estate of phillip ffoget is granted him
[Court Records, June 28, 1664, in Deeds, vol. 2, p. 89.]
NATHANIEL HOCKADAY 1664 ISLES OF SHOALS
[Administration on the estate of Nathaniel Hockaday of the Isles of Shoals granted to John Fabyan of Star Island June 28, 1664, for the use of the widow and child. ]
[Court Records, June 28, 1664, in Deeds, vol. 2, p. 89.]
THOMAS STEVENSON I664 DURHAM
[Administration on the estate of Thomas Stevenson of Oyster River granted to his son, Joseph Stevenson, June 28, 1664.
Joseph Stevenson, being a minor, chose William Follett for his guardian, who accepted and gave bonds of £100 " for paymt of the portions to rest of sª Joseph his brothers & sisters, when it is knowne w' it comes to."]
[Court Records, June 28, 1664, in Deeds, vol. 2, p. S9 ]
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[Inventory, taken by William Follett, John Davis, and William Dow; amount, £107.1.3 ; attested by Joseph Stevenson, admin- istrator, June 29, 1664.]
ROBERT TUCK 1664
[Inventory of the estate of Robert Tuck, appraised by Robert Page and Thomas Ward Nov. 17, 1664. Amount, £385.17.2.]
[Norfolk County, Mass., Court Files, vol. I, p. 39.]
[Administration on the estate was granted to " Johannah Tucke widow & John Samborn her son in law," Oct. 11, 1664.]
[Norfolk County, Mass., Court Files, vol. I, p. 39, and Court Records, Oct. 11, 1664.]
[Order of court, April 11, 1665, that the estate of Robert Tuck, intestate, be left in the hands of the administrator for the use of the widow during her life, and then to be divided among the three children, Robert Tuck, Elizabeth Sherburne, and Mary Sanborn, and the grandchild, John Tuck, son of Edward Tuck. ]
[Norfolk County, Mass., Court Records.]
[Order of court, Oct. 9, 1666, authorizing Ensign John Sanborn to sell lands to the value of £40, with consent of the widow. ]
[Norfolk County, Mass., Court Records.]
Articles of agreem' made & concluded upon by & between m' John Samborn on ye one pte & Johannah Tuck on ye other pt both residing at Hampton in ye County of Norfolk & Administrator & Administratrix to ye estate of Robert Tuck deceased : Imp: It is agreed upon yt ye sd widdow Johannah Tuck shall deliver up power of Administ' in this p'sent Court unto ye aforesd m' John Samborn concerning ye aforesd Estate of Robert Tuck deceased : In Consideration wherof ye aforesd John Samborn doe engage to. pay unto ye aforesd widdow Johanna Tuck the full sum of fiveteen pounds yeare duering ye terme of her naturall life & y' she
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hall enjoy out of ye aforesd Estate ye use of two Cowes & three acres of meadow duering her life as aforesd wch meadow is intended to bee ye Same wch is now in her possession bee it more or less & other necessary things for her house keeping as shalbee upon ye mature Consideracon of Jonathan Thing & Thomas Mastin thought convenient they both being made choyce of by her for that pur- pose weh parties are to receive ye afore mentioned fiveteen pounds. annually for her use
This was ownd by both parties, above named (i e) John Sam- born & Joanna Tuck to bee their act & deed : And wth ye Consent of both parties ye Court orders it to bee Recorded :
as attests
Tho : Bradbury recd
[Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 2, p. 124.]
upon ye Complaint of ye aged widow Tuck yt she wanteth neces- sary Comforts & that John Samborn Administrator to her late husbands estate doth not take due care for her though there bee suffitient estate to due it : It is therefore ordered by this Court : ye Select men of Hampton or a Committee of two or three of them whom the rest shall choose & appoint for yt end ; Are hereby required & impowered from time to time to take due care yt ye said widdow Tuck bee supplied with all necessary comforts for her livelyhood sutable to her condicon ; And John Samborne Adminis- trator is ordered, & requiered by ye authority of this Court to make- payment for ye same out of ye estate of Robert Tuck Deceased, & wt ever hee shall Disbursse to keep a faithfull accompt therof & it is to bee allowed in his account as Administrator : And yt ye sd Samborn shall have power to make sale of land belonging to. ye sd Tucks estate to supply ye necessity of ye sd widdow Tuck : Ordered by the court at Hampton 14 : 8 : 1673.
[Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 4, p. 22.]
[Inventory of the estate of widdow Joanna Tuck of Hampton " deceased upon the 14 day of february 1673"; presented by John. Sanborn, administrator to the estate of Robert Tuck; amount,. £33.10.0 ; attested by John Sanborn April 14, 1674.
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[Inventory of the estate of Robert Tuck, April 11, 1674; amount, £244.9.0.]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files, and Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 2, P. 320.]
TOBIAS LANGDON 1664 PORTSMOUTH
[Inventory of the estate of Tobias Langdon, who died July 27, 1664 ; taken Nov. 30, 1664 ; amount, £369.2.0 ; signed by Henry Langstaffe and John Sherburne ; attested by the widow, Elizabeth Langdon, June 28, 1665.]
At a County Court held at Dov' 27 Jun- 65 Tobias Langdon of portsm° dying intestate this Court grants pow' of Administrac'on unto his Widdow Elizabeth Langdon unto his estate who at ye same time brought into Court an Inventory of the Estate amounting unto 3831 : 98 The weh sd Sum' the Court ord' y' ye Widow shall have 1/3 pt of the house & Land during her Life & ye other 33ds the Eldest of Sayd Langdons sonns to have a double porc'on out of it at ye age of 21 yeeres wch is to be apprized, the remainder to be distributed among the rest of ye children at ye age of 18 yeeres & all the moveables to remain in the hands of the Widow for ye bringing up of his sa children & after the decease of the sd widow her 1/3 pt of house & Land in the vallue thereof to be devided among all his sd children the Eldest son paying ye rest their parts out of it & So to have ye 1/3 of hous & Land : upon further considerac'on the Court respitts this as their determynation untill they take further ord' aboute the better settlement thereof : Afterwards this is refered to ye Court of associats to ord"
This is a true Coppie taken out of the Court Records as attests
Elias Stileman Cleric
JOHN HART 1664/5 PORTSMOUTH
The Last Will of Jnº Hart of portsmº in piscattaqe River ship- wright
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I John Hart abovesd being weake of Bodie but in perfict mem- ory, doe ordaine this as my last Will and Testament hereby revok- ing all former Wills and bequests w' soever,
. My Just debts being payd & my funerall Expences discharged I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Judeth during her naturall Life the house & ground on which it standeth wch I have in Bos- ton & wherein she now Liveth provided & it is my Will it be Kept in good repare at her & her husbands proper cost & charge. & after my sª Daughter her decease then the Sd house & grownd to be to the only use & behoofe of the three daughters the sd Judith had by Robert Rachell her former husband. & if it shall happen that any of the three shall dye before they shall have any Issue then my will is that it shalbe to the surviver or survivers & theire heires for ever.
It I give & bequeath unto my Grandchild Mary Rachell that pecce of Land Scituate & being betweene the Sa house & Land & the house & Land of m' Allexsandt Addams in Boston to be to the only use & behoofe of her ye sa Mary & her heires for ever :
I' I give & bequeath unto ye sd Mary my Granchild a peecc of black Stuff to make her clothing wth all
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