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Signed Sealed and dlivered In
the mark X of
ye presents of us John ffifield Sam" Easman
Joseph Clifford
Jona Sanburn [Proved March 4, 1723/4. ]
[Inventory, Feb. 26, 1723/4; amount, £983.2.0; signed by John Fifield and Samuel Eastinan. ]
Articles of Agreemt made & Concludd on ye 9th day of May In ye 14th year of ye Reign of our Soveraign Lord George ye 2d by ye Grace of God of great Brittain France & Ireland King De- fend' of ye faitlı &c & In ye year of our Lord 1741 Between Samuel Fifield & Joanna his Wife Daughter of Joseph Clifford late of Hampt [Kingston] In ye Proe of N Hamp' In N Engld Husbandman Decd and Abram Sanbun & Abig1 his Wife Being also Daught' of ye sd Jos Clifford Decd as abovesd ye sd Sam" Fifield & Joana his Wife & ye sd Abrm Sanbun & Abig' his Wife Being al of Kingstown abovesd & as abovesd Children of ye sd Jos Clifford Being both parties Interestd In ye Estate of ye sd Jos Clifford of & Concerning ye settlemt Patition & Division of ye sd Estate In form & manner following (viz) whereas our sd father dyed Intes- tate & ye Debts & funeral Charges Being pd & ye whole Right of ye sd Estate by Decent Being In us by virtue of ye law of ye sd Proe In such Case Providd we do by these #sents Grant
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Bargain & Agree-Imprimis yt ye sd Sam" Fifield & Joan his Wife shal hold have & Enjoy as their part Portion & share of y" sd Estate of their sd father to them their heirs & Assigns forever a lot or Tract of land laid out to Frans Mason Origly & Joyning to Exeter Road so Cald Being forty Acres more or less & Boundd as may Appear on Kingstown Book of Records & an other peice of land lying on ye north side of sd Exeter Road & Joyning to Robt Stockmans land Between yt & Ens" Trist : Sanbons land & Isac Cliffords land on ye north & sd Road on ye south & a lot In ye north Grants so Cald being ye 3rt lot In Nº In sd Division & laid out Origly to ye Right of our said father Jos Clifford also ye one half of twenty Acres of land or meadow ground laid out to ye Right of Jnº Webster In ful of his first Division & lying on ye westerly side of Phil : Huntoon land or meadow ground upon ye Brook yt leadeth into ye long Pond so Cald & Boundd as may more fully Appear on sd Kingston Records & also 4 lotts In ye small Division next Exeter line Being 4 Single Shares In a lot & al ye lots Nod as followeth viz-ye 12th lot laid out to ye Right of ye sd Jos Clifford ye 38th lot to ye Right of Moses Sleeper ye 4Ist lot to Simon French & ye 46th lot to ye Right of Thos Philbrick Being al Boundd as may appear on ye Records of sd Kingstown as also for ye more ful & Perticular Boundaries of ye several peices of land above mentioned ye sd Records of sd Kingstown may more fully make Appear & also ye one halfe of ye sd Jos Cliffords Rights In ye Com'on or undividd lands In sd Kingstown & also 4 single shares In the small Division of one Acre to a single sliare or Right lying on ye nothierly side of ye highway going from ye sd Town to ye little River so Cald & Boundd as may Appear on sd Kingstown Records-& ye sd Abr : Sanbun & Abigail his Wife shall have hold & Enjoy as their ful part Portion & Share of their sd fathers Estate to them their heirs & Assigns forever their sd fathers Homestead liveing wth ye Buildings & Orchards sd land lying In two Peices (viz) about two Acres be it more or less where ye House Stands & wch is ye sd Orchard lying Between land of
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ye above Mentiond Trist Sanbuns & land of Thos Sleepers late of sd Kingstown decd & fifty one Acres be it more or less lying on ye other side of ye sd Road Cald Exeter Road on wch ye Barn stands & Boundd as may more fully Appear on sd Kingstown Book of Records & twenty acres be it more or less In ye Division of twenty acres lying Between ye lower 2ª Division & ye 200 acre Grants so Cald it Being ye 28th lot In Nº In sd Division & laid out to ye Right of ye sd Jos Clifford & Boundd as may Appear on sd Kingstown Rec- cords & twenty acres In ye upper 2ª Division above ye 200 acre Grants laid out also to ye Right of ye sd Jos Clifford it Being ye 35th lot In Nº in said Division & Boundd as may Appear on sd Kings- town Records 20 acres be it more or less & ye one halfe of twenty acres of land or meadow ground laid out to ye Right of Jolin Webs- ter In ful of his first Division & lying on ye westerly side of Phil : Huntoons &c as may more fully appear In ye former part of this In- strumt where ye other half is set of to ye wthin mentioned Sam" Fi- field & Joana his wife & also ye one half of their said fathers Rights In ye Com'on or undivided land In sd Town & as for ye Boundaries of ye Several Peices of land above mentiond ye Records of sd Kings- town wil make more fully appear ye above & five mentiond Peices of land wth ye Rights In ye Com'on or undividd land wth ye House & Barn & Orchard wth al ye vileges Appurs & Com'oleties to the Respective shares or parts of ye sd Estate of ye sd Jos Clifford To have & to hold to ye sd Parties to these Usents Respectively as herein Before mentiond unto them their heirs & Assigns forever In Severalty to their own & only Proper use Benefit & Behoof for- ever ye sd Sam" Fifield & Joan'a his Wife & ye sd Abr : Sambun & Abigail his wife do by these #sents Grant Bargain Alien & Con- vey mutually unto Each other al ye Right Title Interest Property & Deinand wtsoever wch Either of them have In ye Estate yt was their sd fathers In Kingstown aforesd to Each his Heirs & Assigns forever, In Testimony wrof these Parties to these #sents have mutually set their hands & seals ye day & year first above written
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Signd Seald & Dª In #sence of us Jedediah Philbrick Wm Sanbun
Samuel Fifield her Joanna X Fifield mark Abraham Sanbun her Abigail X Sanbun mark
[Deeds, vol. 25, p. 346.]
EDWARD AYERS 1723/4 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Edward Ayers of Portsmouth granted to John Ayers and John Cutt Jan. 22, 1723/4.]
[ Probate Records, vol. II, p. 63.]
[Bond, in blank, Jan. 22, 1723/4, signed by Jolin Cutt, John Ayers, Thomas Peirce, and Richard Cutt ; witness, Clement Hughes. ]
[Warrant, Jan. 22, 1723/4, authorizing Capt. Samuel Hart and Clement Hughes, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate of Edward Ayers of Portsmouth, intestate, administration of which is granted to his sons, John Ayers and John Cutt.]
[Inventory of the estate of Edward Ayers, blacksmith, Feb. 20, 1723/4; amount, £1429.5.5; signed by Samuel Hart and Clem- ent Hughes. ]
JOHN BURLEIGH 1723/4 EXETER
[Administration on the estate of John Burleigh of Exeter granted to his widow, Mary Burleigh, Jan. 31, 1723/4.]
[ Probate Records, vol. Io, p. 308. ]
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[Bond, in blank, Jan. 31, 1723/4, signed by Mary Burleigh, Joseph Hall, and Ephraim Folsom ; witnesses, Richard Waldron, Jr., and Benjamin Gambling. ]
[Warrant, Jan. 31, 1723/4, authorizing Edward Hall of Exeter and Samuel Piper of Stratham to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Feb. 1, 1723/4; amount, £415.4.0; signed by Samuel Piper and Edward Hall. ]
JOHN MUSSEY 1723/4 KINGSTON
[Inventory of the estate of John Mussey of Kingston, Feb. 17, 1723/4 ; amount, {190.14.6 ; signed by John Fifield and Joseph Greeley. ]
[Administration on the estate of John Mussey of Kingston granted to his widow, Hannah Mussey, March 4, 1723/4. ]
[Probate Records, vol. 10, p. 175. ]
[Account of the settlement of the estate; amount of estate, £141.9.10 ; expenditures, {150.2.0 ; allowed March 23, 1735/6. " Memº The admx with the Consent of Phillip Morse her hus- band freely gives the Ballance of this Accot to the heirs to the Estate of the Intestate."
Mentions children, Hannah Mussey, Reuben Mussey, and Ben- jamin Mussey.]
[Order of court, March 23, 1735/6, that the estate be settled on the oldest son, John Mussey, if he consents. ]
[Warrant, March 23, 1735/6, authorizing Jedidiah Philbrick, Joseph Greeley, and Nathan Batchelder, all of Kingston, to ap- praise the estate. ]
[Inventory, April 14, 1736; amount, £338.0.0; signed by
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Joseph Greeley, Nathan Batchelder, and Jedidiah Philbrick ; John Mussey, oldest son, consents to receiving the estate, and the court orders that he pay his brothers and sisters their proportion. ]
[Various receipts, containing signatures of Joseph Brown, Nathaniel Sargent, James Tucker, and Nathan Hale. ]
JOHN SANBORN 1723/4 KINGSTON
[Inventory of the estate of John Sanborn of Kingston, Feb. 19, 1723/4; amount, £456.0.6; signed by William Buzzell and Joseph Clough ; attested by Mehitabel Sanborn, widow and adınin- istratrix, March 4, 1723/4.]
[Administration on the estate of John Sanborn granted to his widow, Mehitabel Sanborn, March 4, 1723/4.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 10, p. 177. ]
[Bond, in blank, signed by Mehitabel Sanborn, Ebenezer Ste- vens, and Jonathan Fifield ; witnesses, Benjamin Gambling and Jacob Smith. ]
[Paul Sanborn, aged 20, son of John Sanborn, makes choice of his uncle, Jonathan Fifield of Hampton, as his guardian ; dated Hampton, Oct. 21, 1735.]
[Mary Sanborn, aged 16, daughter of John Sanborn, makes choice of her uncle, Tristram Sanborn of Kingston, as her guard- ian ; dated Kingston, Oct. 21, 1735.]
[Sarah Sanborn, aged 14, daughter of John Sanborn, makes choice of Ebenezer Stevens of Kingston as her guardian ; dated Kingston, Oct. 21, 1735.]
[Warrant, Oct. 27, 1735, authorizing Jonathan Fifield of Hamp- ton, Ebenezer Stevens, Tristram Sanborn, Joseph Fifield, and
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Jacob Gilman, all of Kingston, to divide the estate among the widow and five children.]
Prov : of In Compliance with a Warrant from the Court N : Hamps : of Probates for the Province aforesd, to us directed to authorize & Impower us to divide the Estate of Jolin sanborn Late of Kingstown In the Province aforesd Deceas'd; Wee the Subscribers have been & viewed the Buildings & Land ; and ac- cording to the best of our Judgment haveing regard to Quality as well as Quantity have Divided ye sd Estate & have set off the parts & portions as followeth viz : one third to the Widow as followeth ; viz One Half of ye Home place ye East Side thereof with the Buildings thereon, it being Twenty Acres, to begin at the south end thereof & to Run the whole Length keeping Half ye widthi from end to end; And One Hundred & forty six acres in ye Two Hundred Acre Grant so Call'd, beginning at the Westerly end thereof, & so running Easterly to make up the abovesd Com- pliment it being the 25th Lott in number in sd Division ; & one share in the Common ; valued by us 336€ -06s-08d
To Tristram Sanborn the eldest son the other Half of the Home Place it being Twenty Acres Laying on the westerly side thereof adjoyning to ye other Half above mentioned ; And Twenty seven acres in the Easterly End of ye above inentioned Two Hundred acre Lott ; And one share in the Common, value 244€ __ s __ d being two Shares-
To Abigail Sanborn Twenty Two Acres Laying on the south side of the High Way going from Salisbury to Kingstown, have- ing Land of William Bussel on the West & Land of Ebenezer Stevens on the east & the Millpond Right so Called & half A share in the Common value 122º -005-0od
To Paul Sanborn, the second Division Lott it being forty Acres & the 32ª Lott in Number in sd Division & half A share in the Common, value 122€-005-00d
To Mary Sanborn ; the forty Acres Lott in ye Uper West Div- sion next Chester ; it being ye 24th Lott in number in sª Division :
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& the Uper Second Division above the Two Hundred Acre Grants (so Called) Twenty Acres it being the 26th Lott in that Division & half A share in the Common ; value 122º -00s-00d
To Sarah Sanborn ; the Lower second Division below the Two Hundred Grant so Called, Twenty Acres ; it being the 6Ist Lott in Number in that Division, & the North Grant so Called ; the 26th Lott in Number in that Division ; & Twenty seven Acres in the abovementioned Two Hundred Acre Lott, Laying at ye Westerly end of & Joyning to a piece of ye same Lott set off to Tristram Sanborn above mentioned between that & 146 acres in the same Lott set off to the widow & one Half Share in the Common
Dated at Kingstown ye 12th day of November Annoq Dom : 1735
Jona ffifield Ebenezer Stevens Tristram Sanborn Joseph fifeild Jacob gilman
[Allowed Nov. 26, 1735.]
JAMES BURLEIGH 1723/4 EXETER
[Quitclaim, Feb. 20, 1723/4, by William Burleigh, Joseph Burleigh, Josiah Burleigh, and Giles Burleigh of all interest in the estate of their father, James Burleigh of Exeter, deceased, to their brother, James Burleigh, he paying all claims against the estate ; witness, Andrew Burleigh. ]
JAMES RUNDLETT 1723/4 STRATHAM
[Administration on the estate of James Rundlett of Stratham granted to his widow, Elizabeth Rundlett, and his son, Daniel Rundlett, March 4, 1723/4. ]
[ Probate Records, vol. 10, p. 282.]
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[Bond, in blank, signed by Elizabeth Rundlett, Daniel Rund- lett, Jacob Smith, and Edward Fifield ; witnesses, Benjamin Gambling and Jacob Smith. ]
[Inventory of the estate ; amount, £521.18.0 ; signed by Jacob Smith and Edward Fifield ; attested by Elizabeth Rundlett and James Rundlett, administrators, June 3, 1724. ]
OBADIAH MORSE 1723/4 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Obadiah Morse of Portsmouth granted to Richard Wibird of Portsmouth - 1724.] [Probate Records, vol. 10, p. 405. ]
[Warrant, March 4, 1723/4, authorizing John Cutt and Eleazar Russell, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate. ]
[Bond, in blank, March 9, 1723/4, signed by Richard Wibird, Clement Hughes, and William Cotton, Jr .; witnesses, Benjamin Gambling and John Wibird.]
[Inventory, July 31, 1724 ; amount, {200.0.0 ; signed by John Cutt and Eleazer Russell. ]
[Warrant, Aug. 14, 1724, authorizing Capt. Samuel Hart and Clement Hughes, both of Portsmouth, to receive claims against the estate. ]
[License to the administrator, Dec. 6, 1724, to sell real estate.]
[List of claims against the estate, March 9, 1724/5 ; amount, £88.2.1; signed by Samuel Hart and Clement Hughes.]
[Administrator's account of the settlement of the estate of Oba- diah Morse, blacksmith ; amount of estate, £201.13.0; balance for creditors, £41.8.11 ; allowed June 2, 1725.]
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[Various accounts, notes, etc., containing signatures of Oba- diah Morse, Mary Wall, James Jeffry, George Jaffrey, T. Phipps, Susanna Jacobs, Mary Aborn, Richard Wibird, Clement Hughes, Thomas Fitch, Penn Townsend, Benjamin Elliot, and John Went- worth.]
JOHN DAVIS 1723/4 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of John Davis of Portsmouth granted to Joseph Buss and Samuel Davis, both of Portsmouth, March 10, 1723/4.]
[ Probate Records, vol. I0, p. 455.]
[Bond, in blank, March 10, 1723/4, signed by Joseph Buss, Samuel Davis, Jacob Lavers, and J. Bradford ; witnesses, John Cutt and Benjamin Gambling. ]
[Warrant, March 10, 1723/4, authorizing Clement Hughes and John Drew, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate of John Davis, administration of which is granted to his brothers, Joseph Buss and Samuel Davis. ]
[Inventory, signed by Clement Hughes and John Drew ; amount, £143.3.7.]
[Account of the settlement of the estate; amount of estate, {204.3.7 ; expenditures, {225.4.1 ; allowed Dec. 31, 1740.]
THOMAS LANDELL 1723/4 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Thomas Landell of Ports- inouth granted to his widow, Margaret Landell, March 13, 1723/4. ] [York County, Me., Probate Records, vol. 3, p. 126.]
[Bond, in blank, signed by Margaret Landell, John Cutt, and Richard Cutt ; witnesses, Sarah Cutt and Elizabeth Ditty. ]
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[Warrant, April 28, 1724, authorizing Capt. Samuel Hart and Lieut. Michael Whidden, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate of Capt. Thomas Landell. ]
[Inventory of the estate in York county, Me., May 14, 1724 ; thirty acres of land in Kittery, Me., valued at £67.10.0.]
[York County, Me., Probate Records, vol. 3, p. 163. ]
[Administratrix's account of the settlement of the estate ; amount of estate, {227.0.0 ; expenditures, £419.10.0 ; allowed Dec. 15, 1736 ; mentions children, Elizabetlı, who was 5 years old at her father's death, Lucy, who was 3 years old, and Thomas, who was 18 months old. ]
[Various bonds, accounts, etc., containing signatures of Thomas Landell, John Cutt, Samuel Alcock, Eleazer Russell, Elizabeth Ham, John Fernald, and Elizabeth Alcock. ]
JOHN CROSS 1724 PORTSMOUTH
Portsmouth in newhampshirew england Aprill the Sec- ond day 1724 the last will and testament of John Cros being very Sick and weak in body but in perfect memory
first I bequeath my soul to god to him that gave it and to dis- pose of it at his good will and pleasure as he sees good in his dew time
Secon I give unto my Dear wife all my moveabel Estate both with in doors and out
thirdly I give unto my Son Joseph My house and land after my deseas and my and the deseas of iny Dear wife
forthly I give to my sons George Joshua and John five shill- ings to eaclı
fiftly I give to my Dafters Mary and Lida and to my grandafter Mary Cros five shillings to each
lastly I apoint my son Joseph to be my excexeter and to pay all
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the above legacyes within one year after my deseas and to bury me Christian like
signed sealled and delivered In
his mark John X Cros and Seall
presents of
J. Emerson his John X lang mark Hugh Banfill [Proved Feb. 5, 1724/5.]
BENJAMIN BICKFORD I724 NEWINGTON
In the Name of God Amen
I Benja Bickford of the Town of Newington in the Province of New Hampse in New England Planter being in Bodily health * *
Item I give my Now Dwelling house in Newington to my son Benjamin : to him and his heirs for Ever : he paying fifty shillings in money to Each of his sisters he to have it after his mothers Decease
Item all My Lands in Newington besides where the above Dwelling house stands on : I Give unto my son Thomas hie paying Each of his sisters forty shillings : he to have the Said Lands or- chards & Barn after his mothers Decease or if she marry then to have two thirds of it Imediatly on such marriage
Item I Give and bequeath unto my Two sons John & Joseph all my Righ to any Lands in Rochester the New Township Lately Granted in New Hamps' It being about five hundred acres to them theire heirs and assignes for Ever in Equall halfes-and alsoe wliat stock is Left affter theire Mothers Decease to be in Equall halves Divided betwixt them-
Itein to my well beloved wife I Give all my houses & Lands in Newington Dureing her Widdowhood : And all my stock of Cattle
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goods & Chattles wtsoever and what is Left after her Decease of my stock to be Equally Divided betwixt my Two sons John & Joseph-
Item to my Daughters Mary, Abigall, Elizabeth, & Deborah, I give foure pounds ten shilling a peice to be pd Each of them by theire brothers as herein before Exprest : and All my household Good to be Divided Amongst them as theire Mother shall see fit : and when or how she shall see meet-
And I Do hereby ordaine make & appoint my well beloved son Thomas Bickford my whole & sole Executor of this my Lsat will and Testament ; And I Do hereby revoak, Disannul and make voide all former wills & Testaments by me heretofore Made : In Wittness whereof I the Said Benjamin Bickford to this my Last Will & Testament on this halfe sheet of Paper have set my hand & Seale after the words (Stock, &, pd ) were interlined-this fourth Day of Aprill anno Domini one thousand seven hundred & twenty foure signed sealed published and De- the Mark of
Benja X Bickford
clared by the Testator in the #sents of uss to be his Last will & Testament
Robt Pike Peter Grele James Jeffry [Proved June 2, 1725. ]
JOSEPH KENNISTON 1724 STRATHAM
[James Kenniston of Stratham renounces administration on the estate of his son, Joseph Kenniston, in favor of his son, Joshua Kenniston, April 29, 1724, and James Kenniston, Jr., another son, consents. ]
[Administration on the estate of Joseph Kenniston granted to his brother, Joshua Kenniston of Stratham, May 5, 1724. ]
[Probate Records, vol. 10, p. 317.]
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[Bond, in blank, May 5, 1724, signed by Joshua Kenniston, George Kenniston, and Joshua Hill ; witnesses, Benjamin Gamb- ling and Mary Gambling. ]
[Inventory of the estate of Joseph Kenniston of Stratham, May 12, 1724; amount, £175.0.0; signed by John Sinclair and George Clark.]
[License, Sept. 5, 1724, to the administrator to sell real estate. ]
JAMES BUNKER 1724 DOVER
[Administration on the estate of James Bunker of Dover granted to his sons, James Bunker and Joseph Bunker, both of Dover, May 5, 1724.]
[Probate Records, vol. 10, p. 335.]
[Inventory, May 22, 1724 ; amount, £977.6.0 ; signed by Fran- cis Mathes, Stephen Jones, and James Nute. }
[Probate Records, vol. 10, p. 336.]
Articles of Agreement made and Concluded upon This Eighth day of Decembr in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of our Sove- raign Lord George by the Grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland King Defendr of the Faith &c Annoq Domini 1725
Between Martha Bunker of Dover in the Province of New Hampr Widdow relict of James Bunker late of Dover aforesd Yeo- man Deceased of the one part And James Bunker and Joseph Bunker both of Dover aforesd Administrators on the Estate of their late Father Jaines Bunker Aforesaid of the Other part
Imprimis The said James Bunker and Joseph Bunker for them- selves their Heirs Executrs and adminis promise and oblige them- selves to and with the Said Martlia Bunker, That she shall have the use of two Ground Rooms in the Western End of the Late
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Dwelling House of the said Deceased and also of the Cellar under Said Ground rooms, and also the Improvement of a piece or Tract of Land of the sd Deceased's Known or Called by the name of the Litle field, bounded as followeth vizt Begining at a pitch pine Tree Near the head of the long Creek and runs down by the High way till it comes to the Gully that runs into Said Creek where the old House Stood, and the Channell of the said Creek to be the Bounds, And also Liberty to pasture five Cows, on the other Lands of the Deceased aforesd and Liberty of fetching watter from ye sd Decds Well and of Cutting & fetching wood for her owne use, off of ye sd Deceaseds Land, all which beforementioned Priviledges & Liberty the Said Martha Bunker is to Enjoy during her Natural Life in her own person or Assigns
Secondly The aforesd James Bunker and Joseph Bunker prom- ise & oblige themselves as aforesd That the said Martha Bunker shall Enjoy That one Third part of the aforesd Deceased's personal Estate which she hath already received, As her own proper Estate & her Heirs for Ever, and Also one Third part of all ye Debts due to the Said Deceased
In Consideration of all which the Said Martha Bunker Releases to the aforesaid James Bunker and Joseph Bunker in their aforesd Capacity, all hier Right of Dowry and Power of Thirds in & unto the aforesd Deceaseds Estate, and promise thand obligeth her self her Heirs Executrs and Admin's to maintain the Child she hath had by the aforesd Decd without any Charge to the Said Deceaseds Estate untill the sd Child comes of Age, And also to maintain & keep in good Repair one Third part of ye out fences on the Said Deceaseds homestead, and also pay one Third part of ye debts due from ye Sª Deceased-
And for the True performance of all the foregoing Articles each party bind themselves Their Heirs Executrs and Admin's each unto the other in the Sum of four Hundred pounds Currant money of New England
In Testimony whereof the parties have hereunto Sett their hands & Seals the day & year first abovementioned
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Signed Sealed and Delivd in prsence of
John Mackellroy hier martha X mackelroy ınark James bunker Joseph bunker
TOBIAS LANGDON 1724 PORTSMOUTH
In the Name of God Ainen
The twentieth Day of May Anno Domini 1724 : I Tobias Lang- don of the Town of Portsmouth in New Hampshire in New Eng- land Wheeleright, being Now in health of Body *
Item. I give & bequeath unto my well beloved son Tobias Langdon all that Lot or peice of Land in Portsmouth afforesd which I bought of Capt John Pickering : and on which Lot my sd sons Coopers shop Now standeth the whole Lot Its preveleidges And Appurtenances To have & To hold unto My sd said son Tobias his heirs & assigns for Ever. I alsoe Give my sd son Tob- ias all that I have Don towards the Build & fitting my sd sons Dwelling house : I also Give unto my sd son iny silver Hilted sword : And fifty pounds to be paid by mny son William Langdon within three years after I and my Now wifes Decease in Any thing Equivolent to money
Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Richard Langdon his heirs & assigus for Ever all that house Lot of Land I Bought of Capt Pickering : lying on the south side of the way yt Goes from Coll Plaisteds to Coll Packers with thirty five foot Wharfidge Joyning to Tobiases Now wharfe on the North East Side thirty five foot wide : alsoe I give him fifty pounds to be paid by William Lang- don my son at money price within two years after I and my now wifes Decease Also I Give him my silver Hilted Bayonet and one silver Mugg
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