Probate records of the Province of New Hampshire Vol. 2 1718-1740, Part 15

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Item I Give to My Daughter Mary the sume of five pounds to be paid her by her Brother Samuell At her Age of twenty one or Day of Marryage which shall first happen-

And I Do hereby Make and appoint my son Samuell Sher- burn to be sole Ex' of this my last will and Testament : And I Do hereby revoak Disanull and make void all former wills and Testaments by me heretofore made Either by Word of Mouth or in Writeing and holding for firin and valid this and No other to be my Last will and Testament In Wittness whereof I the Said John Sherburne to this my last will and Testament contained in this halfe sheet of paper have set my hand and seale this seven- teenth Day of December Anno Domini 1723-

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John Sherburn

signed sealed published & Declared by the Testator in tlie

# sence off uss whose names are

hereunto subscribed as Witt-

neses and attested by uss in the ₱ sence of the Testator

Nath11 Menduin

Cyprian Jeffry James Jeffry [Proved Feb. 16, 1730/1.]

RICHARD SCAMMON

1723

DOVER

In the Name and fear of God Amen

I Richard Scammon of the Town of Dover in his majesties province of new Hampshirer in new England being aged * *

first I Do will and bequeath to Elizabeth my welbeloved wife the one halfe part of the increas of all my quick Stock and also the one halfe part of the growth increas and yearly income and proffets of all my houseing orchards gardings Lands meddows and pastures which of right belongs to mne within the township of Dover ; all which Said halfe part of the increas and yearly proffit both Lands quick Stock to be Delivered To my beloved wife by my Executor herein and after mentioned at the End of Every year in good order and well Secured, for her futer comfort for and Duering her widdows Estate

inore I Do give and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth the bed That we Lie upon with all the furniture belonging to it and with that the one halfe part of all other household goods within Doores to be at her Dispose free and clear for Ever

It I do give and bequeath to my beloved Daughte Elizabeth welmett ye Sum of five Shilling be Side over and above what I have alredy given her and that the said five shillings be paid

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unto her by my Executor within one year and one day next after my Deceas

Itt I Do give and bequeath unto beloved daughter prudence Hodgedon the sum of five shillings beside and over and above what I have alrdy given her and that the said five shillings be paid unto her by my Executor within one year and one Day next after my Deceas

Itt I Do give and bequeath to my beloved Daughter Sarah Scammon the five Shillings besides and over and above what I have all reddy given her but not paid which is the sum of forty pounds which sum of five Shillings with the forty pounds I order and ordain to be paid unto her by my Executor within one year and one day next after my Deceas

Itt I do will & bequeath unto my beloved Son Richard Scamn- mon all my Lands Housing barnes orchards gardins meddows and pasturs with the priviledges and apurtinances there unto belong- ing or any ways apurtaining which of right in any waies be- longs to me within the town Ship of Dover And Els where in whatsoever place where they may be found And allso I do give unto my said son Richard Seammon all my Quick Stock of Cat- tle hors kind sheep and swine as also my plough Tackling and working tuools and also the Residue of all my household goods which I have not all reddy given to his mother by This my Last will and Testament to be had and held him the Said Richard Scammon and his heiers and assigns for Ever from and Imedietly after my Deceas in manner and upon the conditions herein and here after mentioned and Expressed in this my Last will and Tes- tament that is to say that he iny said Son Richard Scammon yearly and Every year Duering her widdows Estate that is to Say mother Elizabeth Scam'on the one half part of the Increas prod- uct incom and and yearly proffets of all and Singuler the prem- isses as above set forth and bequeathed in this iny Last will and Testament

Also I Do give unto my said son Richard Scammon all my mony as also bills and bonds

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finally I Do nominate ordain and appoynt my onely Son Rich- ard Scammon to be my Sole Executor in trust to See this my will Duly Executed as the Law Directs hereby abbrogating Adnulling and making void all former and other wills, and testaments here to fore by ine inade rattifying allowing and holding fearm and Stable This and this onely to be iny Last will and Testament Erevoakable I confermation there of I have Sett my hand and Seal this Twenteh day of December one thousand Seven hundred twenty and three 1723

Signed Sealed and published In the presence of us Elezaer Young

Isaac watson

John Houlden [Proved July 30, 1724.]

Richard Scamon

ZACHARIAH CLIFFORD 1723 CHESTER

[Bond, in blank, Dec. 23, 1723, signed by Joseph Clifford, Jacob Smith, and Daniel Moody. ]

[Inventory, Dec. 25, 1723 ; amount, £65.15.0 ; signed by Tris- tram Sanborn and Moses Sleeper; attested by Jacob Smith, administrator, Sept. 2, 1724.]

[Deborah Clifford renounces administration on the estate of her brother, Zachariah Clifford of Chester, May 27, 1724, in favor of his brother-in-law, Jacob Smith ; witnesses, Tristram Sanborn and Moses Sleeper. ]

[Administration on the estate of Zachariah Clifford of Chester granted to Jacob Sinith of Stratham Sept. 2, 1724.]

[Probate Records, vol. I0, p. 325. ]

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[Administrator's account of the settlement of the estate ; amount of estate, £24.3.0 ; expenditures, £35.9.10 ; allowed July 27, 1743.]

Know all men by these presents That Whereas Zachariah Clef- ford late of Chester in the Province of New Hampshire in New England deceased, Did leave Some Estate in Chester being Two thirds of his Original Right in Chester also a home lot of Twenty Acres originally Abraham Brown's And after the decease of Said Zachariah Clefford Jacob Smith have administred Upon Said Estate and has exhibited his Account of Administration which is alowd, And the ballance due to the Administrat' is Eleven pounds, Six Shillings, & Ten pence. But the Said Sinith administrator in favour of the Heirs of Said Deceased is willing they shall have posses and enjoy the Several parts or parcells of Land left by Said Zachariah Clefford in the form and manner fol- lowing. (Viz)

I/ William Clefford to have 10 Acres of Sd Cleffords home Lot and Ten Acres of Brown's lot the whole being 20 Acres

2/ Lemuel Clefford to have 10 Acres of Cleffords original Lot and Ten Acres of Abraham Browns original lot, as william And Lemuel Clefford have Sold to Samuel Emerson and Anthony Tole, so that those two Sales Shall remain good according to their respective Deeds

3ª/ Jacob to have 26 Acres and a half of the additional lot Nº 20 which Jacob Sold to James Wilson so that ye Deed to James Wilson shall remain good.

4/ Ithiel to have Two thirds of ye Hundred Acre lot Nº 15 originally Zachariah Cleffords, even the westerly end in quantity and quality And One full Third part of the undivided land be- longing to Said Right

5/ David to have Two thirds of the Eighty Acre lot Nº 94 even the westerly side in quantity and Quality And the meadow lot Nº 33 Belonging to Zach Cleffords Right

6/ Mehetabel to have two Thirds at the North end of a liun-

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dred Acre lot Nº 95 being the 2ª part of the Second division. And One third part of the Undivided land belonging to Zach Clefords Right

The Said William Clefford, Lemuel Clefford Jacob Clefford, Ithiel Clefford, David Clefford, And Mehetabel heirs of the aforesd Zach Clefford Deceased to have as is to them particularly before herein Set forth and mentioned To Have and To Hold to Each of them Respectively his or her Heirs and Assignes for ever. In witness to all herein contaned We the Subscribers have here unto affixed our hands and Seals the Nineteenth day of Septembr Anno Dom One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty Three

Signd Seald & Deld in pres- ence of

Abel Morss John Calfe

William Clifford

Ithieal clifford his David X Cleford mark her mehitabel X Elkins mark Eleazar Elkins Jacob Smith

[In the acknowledgment, Sept. 28, 1743, Mehitable Elkins is mentioned as the wife of Eleazer Elkins ; endorsed "An Agree- ment Between the Children of Zachariah Clifford late of Chester Deceased."]

THOMAS PACKER 1723 PORTSMOUTH

This Indenture made the Twenty third day of decembr Anno Domini On Thousand Seven hundred and twenty three Annoqe R Res : Georgii Mage Brittainnee &c : Decimo Between Thomas Packer of Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshirent Son of Thomas Packer Late of Portsmouth aforesd Esq' Decest

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of the one part and Henry Dering of Boston in the County of Suffolk in the province of the Massachusetts bay Marchant and Elizabeth his Wife on of the Daughters of the said Thomas Packer Decest : of the Other part Witnesseth that Whereas towards the setlement partition and Distribution of the Estate of the Said Thomas Packer Esq' Deceased the said Thomas Packer party to these presents Hath on the thirtieth day of November Last Obtained of Mrs Susanna Small his Other Sister her Quit- claime to him and his heirs Executrs and Administrs of all her right Title Claime Intrest and demands of in and to all the Reall and Personall Estate of the said Thomas Packer Esq' deceased And in consideration thereof the said Susanna Small is to Have out of the Said Estate all those Lotts or parcells of Land which the Said Thomas Packer Esq' in his Lifetime purtchased of One John Pickering on the Neck Commonly Called Pickerings Neck in Portsmouth aforsesaid and the Negro Garle named Venus to her and her Heirs for Ever Also that part of the Dwelling House with Court house and Council Chamber where she Now Lives in Ports- mouth aforesaid And the Licence for A publick Use in the Same as usual with the priviledg of Pastering a Cow in that pasture or Land which the Said Thomas Packer Esq' decet in his Lifetime purchased of in's Elizabeth ffurnell and in's Hannah Jose To Have and to Hold these Buildings and priviledges During her Natural life, allso the Debt due from the Estate of John Pickering jun" deced to the Estate of the Said Thomas Packer Esq' deced to be assigned to her Irevocably with power to Recover it to her own use only. - and Whereas also the said Thomas Packer hath further purchased of Madam ffrances Packer Widow Relect of the Said Thomas Packer Esq' deceasd her Quitclaime to him and his heirs Execut's and administrs of all her Right title claimne Intrest and Demand (of Dower thirds or Otherwise) of in and to all the Reall and personal Estate of the Said Thomas Packer Esq' deceastd in Consideration of a Certain Sum of Money to her in hand by him paid Now the partys to these Presents being the only Remaining Partys Intrested in the Said Estate and

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well approving the above Mentioned proceedings towards a Setle- ment and minding to See all that Remaines touching the Same ffaithfully performned and allso to proceed further in the Setlement partiticion and distrobution of the Said Estate Between the partys to these presents according to their Several Rights as heirs Chil- dren or purchasers as aforesaid have theirfore agreed parted Dis- tributed and Covenanted as followeth Viztt Imprimes : It is agred and Concluded by and between the Partys above Named that the Said Henry Dering and Elizabeth his wife shall have in part of their purparty Share and Interest of and in the Estate of the Said Thomas Packer Esq' Deceastd besides Such houshold goods as they alredey Received, to Say One Certain ffarm Late the Estate of the Said Thomas Packer Esq' deceased lying in portsmouth aforesaid Containing by Estimation about two hundred and thirty fouer Acres Caled the New ffarm in the plaines Now in the ten- ure and Ocupation of Richard Carter with all the Uitensills and stocke belonging to the Same as Mentioned in an Inventory thereof taken Some time in October Last with the Appurt Also fouer Acres of Salt Marsh with the tatch beds and fflats belonging to it lying on the west Side of the Mouth of Greenland River in the bottom of Greenland Bay in the township of Dover which the Said Thomas Packer Esq' deceased purtchased of John Tuttle as attorney to Richard Rich by a Deed dated January the twenty Sixth day anno Domini on thousand Seven hundred and Eight Also twenty five Acres of Land in the Great Swamp in ports- mouth aforesaid Lying between the Land of John Wentworth Esq' & Dock' March and bounded on the Road from the Bank to Greeanland as the Same was laid out by the Committee June the Eighth one thousand seven hundred and Eleven to the Said Thomas Packer Esq' or by the Records of the Said townd of Portsmouth may more fully appear with the appurtenance : To Have and to Hold the said ffarm Stock and Lands with the appurrs to the Said Henry Dering and Elizabeth his Wife their Heirs Executrs Administrs and asigns in Severalty in Right of the Said Elizabeth as part of her purparty share and Intrest of

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and in the Estate of the Said Thomas Packer Esq' deceased : Itain it is ffurther agreed by and between the Said Partys that the said Thomas Packer Party to these presents shall have and Enjoy in part of his purparty shar and Intrest of and in the Estate of the said Thomas Packer Esq' deceased both as heirs a purtchesor aforesaid and to Enable him to answer the Considerations afore- mentioned and as he is a Child and coheir of the Said Thomas Packer : Esq' deceased To say the late Manner house of the said 'Thomas Packer Esq' in Portsmouth aforesaid wherein he Lately dwelt with the other Buildings Courthouse and Council Cham- ber there unto Adjoyning wherein the Said Susanna Small now Dweles with the Gardens and Orchards there unto belonging and adjoyning also all those Lotts of Land which the Said Thomas Packer Esq' deceased in his Life time purchased of John Pickering at Pickerings Neck aforesaid also the Warehouse & Wharffe at the Dock and Land whereupon the Stand in Portsmouth aforesaid which the Said Thomas Packer Esq' purchased of m' Samuel Cutts and Capt John Hill allso seventeen acres and a halfe of pas- ture Land in Portsmouth aforesaid Near Edward Cates's which the Said Thomas Packer Esq' purchased of mrs Elizabeth ffurnill and inrs Hannah Jose and the Executors of Richard Gerrish Esq dece'd : also a Certain ffarm at Grenland in the township of Ports- mouth aforesaid commonly called the Old ffarm Late the Estate of Thomas Packer Esq' deceased with the Land adjoyning to it bought of Richard Carter Containing in all about thre hundred acres Now in the tenure and Occupation of Soloman Cotten Moses Welsh and the Said Thomas Packer with all the Stock & Uten- sills thereunto belonging as Exprest in an Inventory thereof taken Some time in October Last : Item all Other the Movable Estate goods Chattels Houshold Stuff mony Bills bonds Book Depts and slaves late the Estate of the Said Thomas Packer Esq' deceased : by him the Said Thomas Packer party to these pres- ents to be taken Demanded Recovered and Received without any account thereof or of any part thereof to be Rendered to the said Henry Dering and Elizabeth his Wife or Either of them To Have

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and to Hold : the premises hereby set off and Assigned to the Said Thomas Packer with their and Every of their appurtenances to him the said Thomas Packer party to these presents his heirs Executrs Administrs and assigns for Ever to his and their own Use as part of his purparty Share and Intrest in Severalty of and in the Estate of the Said Thomas Packer Esq' Deceased :-

ffurthermore in Consideration of the Great Advantage the Said Thomas Packer Party to these presents has by the partition and distribution above Set forth Over and above the Said Henry Dearing and Elizabethi his Wife he the Said Thomas Packer Doth for himselfe his heirs Executrs and Administrs Covenant promise and Grant to and with the Said Henry Dering and Elizabeth his Wife their heirs Execut's and administrs that he the Said Thomas Packer will forthwith take Administration one the Estate of the Said Thomas Esq' deceased upon himselfe and pay and Satisfie all Debts and Demands of all and every person and persons that shall or may have any Demands on the Estate of the Said Thomas Packer deceased as Well as the Said Madain ffrances Packer and Susanna Small as all others what so Ever out of his Purparty Share and Interest above mentioned and wholly Indemp- nify the S' Henry Dering and Elizabeth his wife their heirs Executrs Administrs and assigns against all of them in the quiet possession of their part abovementioned And Its the true Intent and Meaning of these presents and so allways to be understood that the premises herein Granted Set forth and Assigned to the Said Thomas Packer Shall not in any Manner take Effect until that the Said Thomas Packer hath fully paid and discharged the Debts and ffuneral Charges of his Said late ffather Thomas Packer Esq' deceased

Finally it is Concluded and Agreed between the Said parties that all those Lands and Real Estate Late the Estate of the Said Thomas Packer Esqr deceast : Lying in Nutfield Cheshire New Boston and New Portsmouth and all Other Estate of the Said Thomas Packer Esq' deceast Lying in any other place not afore Mentioned or Ment to be divided Shall be divided on fourth part

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thereof to the Said Henry Dering and Elizabeth his Wife in Right of the Said Elizabeth and the other three parts to the Said Thomas Packer party to these presents upon the demand of Either Party their heirs Executrs Administrs or assigs and Ample Deeds thereupon accordingly to be inade : In Witness whereof the partys afore Named to these pressents Indentures have hereunto Interchangably Set there hands and Seales the day and Year first within written-

Signed Sealed & Delivered in

Henry Dering

Eliza Dearing

the presents of Us Joseph Green Isª Walker [Deeds, vol. 13. p. 481.]

[Administration on the estate of Thomas Packer of Portsmouth granted to his son, Thomas Packer of Portsmouth, May 27, 1724.] [Probate Records, vol. 10, p. 294. ]

THOMAS SLEEPER 1723 KINGSTON

[Administration on the estate of Thomas Sleeper of Kingston grauted to his widow, Mary Sleeper, Dec. 30, 1723.]

[ Probate Records, vol. 10, p. 329 ]

[Bond, in blank, Dec. 30, 1723, signed by Mary Sleeper, Moses Sleeper, and Ebenezer Stevens ; witnesses, Benjamin Gamb- ling, Richard Ward, and Joseph Sherburne. ]

[Inventory, Feb. 22, 1723/4; amount, £971.14.0 ; signed by John Fifield and Tristram Sanborn.]

WILLIAM SMART 1723/4 EXETER

[Warrant, Jan. 16, 1723/4, authorizing Edward Hall of Exeter and Willianı Moore of Strathain to appraise the estate of William Smart of Exeter. ]

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[Administration on the estate of William Smart of Exeter granted to his brother, Robert Smart of Exeter, Jan. 17, 1723/4.] [Probate Records, vol. 10, p. 339.]

[Bond, in blank, Jan. 17, 1723/4, signed by Robert Smart, Andrew Glidden, and Robert Pike ; witness, John Fellows. ]

[Inventory, Jan. 21, 1723/4 ; amount, £429.8.0; signed by William Moore and Edward Hall. ]

[Citation to Robert Smart of Newmarket, husbandman, Sept. 17, 1738, to appear and explain why he has not completed his administration ; return signed by Joseph Rollins, constable. ]

JOSEPH CLIFFORD 1723/4 KINGSTON

In the name of god amen, the two and twentyel day of January In ye year of ower Lord one thousand seven hundred and twenty three, four I Joseph Clifford of kingstown In ye provence of new- hampsheir In newengland Carpenter Being very sick and weak In Body,

firstly I give and bequeth and grant that iny Beloved sister debrah Clifford shall be honnonrabelly maintained Both In sick- ness and In helth out of my Estate during ye terme of hir naturall Life, and she my abovesd sister shall have one end of my now dwelling house att hir despose for hir support and Commfort dur- ing ye terme of hir naturall Life

2ly I give unto my well Beloved son John Clifford iny two hundred acre grant & yt twenty Acres of swamp Land that was Layed out to me by ye Right of John webster In ye mapell swamp so Called and allso the twenty acre Loot that Layes Betwen ye Lower seccond devesion and ye two hundred acre grant

3ly I give and bequeath unto my well Beloved son Joseplı Clifford all my Land whare I now Live upon Both Sids of ye highway with all my buildings Both In houseing and Barn that

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stands upon said Land only the one End of my house as to ye time above mentioned, and allso ye Loot of Land that I Bought which was Layed out to frances mason which Loot of Land Layes one ye south sid of ye Road against Sam11 Judkens and allso all my Land that was Layed out to me and yt I have Bought In that small devesion of Land below Israls meddow upon Exetur Line

4ly I give and bequeth unto my beloved dafters Johanah Cliford and abigaiell Clifford the twenty pounds yt Is due to me ye said Joseplı Clifford from John harde of hampton In ye provence above- sd, and all ye mony that Is now due to me or shall be due to by bills or bonds to be Equely devided betwen them when thay Come to be marred or to ye age of twenty years, and that my Exectours to this iny Last will and testement are Ipowered to Call In that twenty pounds which will be due to my Estat from ye bovesd John hardy so soon as His bond Is out and make ye Best use as thay Cane for the benifett of my above said dafters untill thay Come to the age of twenty years or untill thay are marreid and then to Return prinspall and use unto iny abovesd dafters and for my other bonds not to Straiten any parson that gave them me untill thay my said Dafters are inarred or Come to ye age above mentioned, but If any parson that owes me by Bill or Bond or shall owe me by bill or bond shall see Casue to pay thare Bills or bonds Before my Dafters be Come to ye age above mentioned or be Before thay are mared that then you shall take said mony and make ye best use you Cane for ye Benifett of iny Said dafters, and to Return both inony and us unto my said dafters when thay Come to the age or when thay are marreid as above mentioned and Likewise I give unto my abovesd dafter Joannah Clifford the bead & beding that heir mother brought unto me and Curters for said bead and If said Beed or Beding or Curtains be not so good as thay ware when thay Comne unto me thay shall be made so good unto hir my said dafter out of iny estatt, and I allso grant yt my dafter abigaill Clifford be made Equell with hir abovesd Sister botlı In bead and Beding and Curtains out of my Estate and that ye housel stufe yt my wife ye mother of these

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my above said dafters Brout unto me to Equely deveided Betwen them two said dafters & further I do grant that my abovesaid Joseph Clifford shall pay unto my abovesd dafters twenty pounds apease In mony or Stock to be payed five pounds apease yerly utill ye twenty pounds apease be payed, from ye time my said son Joseph Clifeord Comes to the age of twenty years old

and Likewise I give unto iny abovesd son John Clifford my twenty acre Loot In our uper seccond devesion and allso my norh grant

and I Likewise give unto my above said son Joseph Cliford my fourty acre Loot In our uper devesion next Chester

and Likewise I give unto my Cusen John Scribener that now Lives with ine If He should Live and tary with me or mine untill he Comes to ye age of one and twenty two Steers a Comming three years old and two suts of Cloatlis and my young hors It is to be understod two of ye Cowes and six of ye sheep that are now with mne are iny abovesd sister debrah Cliffords, farther I give unto my Cusen debrah Scribner a Cow If she maryes before hir ant debrah Clifford dies, and Likewise i grant that my sister debrahis two Cowes may be maintained by my Estat both winter and summer, and further I give and grant that my son John Clifford abovsd shall have a yoake of oxen and a Cow If he Lives to Come to ye age of one and twenty years, and further I give and grant yt if I have not mony anofe In iny house to pay my funrall Charg and ye dockter and adminstration one my Estat and all mny Lawfull depts that then my Exectours must make It out of my stock and for ye Rest of my Stocke to be Improved by my Exectours for ye suport of my sester debrah Clifford and my four Children abovesd and Likewise the Encome of my Estat that Is to say In Lands Is to be Improved to ye Ends as above mentioned

and Like wise I give all my housell Stufe what Sever that I have not all Redy desposed of unto my two sons John and Joseph to be Equely devided Betwen them when they Come to ye years of one and twenty years

It is to be under stod that all my stock that Is not Improved

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for Ends Before mentioned shall be my son Joseph Cliffords Be- fore mentioned when he Comes to the age of one and twenty years

and for my Carpentrs toles to be Equely devided Betwen my abovsd sons and I do by these presents Constut and ordaine Tras- trunı Sanburn and moses Slepers Botlı of ye town and provence abovesd yeoman to be my sole Exectours to this iny Last will and testment as witness my hand and seall the day and yeare before mentioned

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Probate records of the Province of New Hampshire Vol. 2 1718-1740, Part 15

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