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Kingstown
Mary Colman
may 31 1725
[Guardianship of Margaret Coleman, minor, aged more than fourteen years, daugliter of Joseph Coleman of Kingston, yeoman,
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deceased, granted to Tristram Sanborn of Kingston, gentleman, March 26, 1740.]
[Account of the settlement of the estate by Mary Bean, formerly Mary Coleman, adininistratrix ; amount of estate, £250.6.0; ex- penditures, £253.11.6 ; allowed May 28, 1740.
One item is " For bringing up two grandchildren of the said In- testate (being only heirs to the sd Intestate) namely Phebe Col- man a Daughter of Joseph Colman decd a son of the sd Intestate five years & one month from one year & eleven months old." Another, "And Margaret Colman a Daughter of the sd Joseph for seven years from her birth."]
[Warrant, July 16, 1740, authorizing Ebenezer Stevens, Simon Brown, Joseph Greeley, Jeremiah Webster, and Jedediah Philbrick, all of Kingston, to divide the estate, in answer to the petition of Mary Bean, administratrix, who represents that the deceased has no children now living, and that the next heirs are two grand- daughters, Phoebe Colby, wife of Abraham Colby of Amesbury, Mass., and Margaret Coleman, children of Joseph Coleman of Kingston, deceased, son of Jabez Coleman. ]
Prov : of To the Honble Judge of the Court of Probates of New Hamps Wills
Whereas we the subscribers haveing Received A Warrant from the Honble Court of Probates of Wills for this Province Authorize- ing & Impowering us to make An Equal & Impartial Division of ye Estate of Jabez Colman Late of Kingstown in sd Prov : Deceasd ( he dying Intestate) between his Two Grand Children viz : Phebe now the wife of Abraham Colbe of Alinsbury in the County of Essex in the Prov : of the Massachusets Bay, & Margaret Colman of sd Kingstown single woman Have been & viewed the Lands & Buildings of ye sd Intestate & according to the Best of our Judg- ment without favor or Affection have set of to Each her Respective part (haveing Regard both to Quantity & Quality ) as followeth viz :
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To Phebe now the wife of Abraham Colbe of Alinsbury abovesd The Deceased's Lot in ye Upper West Division next Chester (so Called) it being the 68th Lot in Numbr in sd Division, & Bounded as may appear on Kingstown Book of Records ; &
His Lot in the Division of Twenty Acres below the Two Hundd Acre Grant ; it being the 4 Lot in Number in sª Division ; & Bounded as may Appear on Kingtown book of Records, &
His Lot in the Upper Second Division above the Two Hundd Acre Grant it being the fourth Lot in Number in sd Division Con- taining about Twenty Acres & Bounded as may Appear on sd Kingstown Book of Records &
His Lot in the North Grant (so Called) being the 34th Lot in Number in sd Grants ; & Bounded also as may appear in sd Kings- town Book of Records ; & also
A small piece of Meadow on the Deep Brook so Called below the Cubb Pond (so Called) & Bounded as may appear on Kings- town Book of Records, &
Sixteen Acres in the Deceaseds Lot, in the second division so Called it being the 30th Lot in Numnbr in sd Division the whole of sd Lot Containing by Estimation 40 Acres more or Less ; sd piece of sixteen Acres Bounded as followeth viz : beginning at the Westerly End of sd Lot & Running Eastwardly 64 Rods into ye sd Lot keeping the whole width thereof which is 40 Rods, & Two single shares in the Common
2ly To Margeret Colman abovesd The Deceaseds Homestead Liveing Containing 42 Acres by Estimation & Bounded as may appear on Kingstown Book of Records with the Orchard & The Half of ye House & Half ye Barn standing thereon & fifteen Acres of Land Laying Above the Birch Swamp so Called & being Laid out in full of his first Division & also Bounded as may appear on Kingstown Book of Records; & also The Deceasds Lot in the Division of Little Lotts next Exeter Line it being the 15 Lot in Numbr in sd Division & Bounded as may appear on Kingstown Book of Records, &
four Acres of Land Laid out to the Rights of the Deceased in
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the Last Laying out, which was A vote or Grant of One Acre to be Laid out to A single share, & Bounded as may appear on Kings- town Book of Records, & also
The Easterly part of the above mentioned Lot in the second Division being the 30th Lot in sd Division Even all that Remains over & above ye 16 Acres which we set of to the sd Phebe the wife of the sd Abraham Colbe, &
Two single shares in the Common
As witness our hands this 12th day of septem' Annoq domini 17to
Eben' Stevens Jedidiah Philbrick Jeremy Webster
[Allowed Sept. 24, 1740.]
HATEVIL ROBERTS 1724 DOVER
In The Name of God Amen the Twenty Eight day of Octor Seventeen hundred and Twenty four I Hatevil Roberts of Dover in New Hampshirend being very Sick and week in body
Imprimus I give and bequeath to Lidia Roberts my Dearly beloved wife on half of all my lands on the Eastward Side of the brook yt runs into St Tavernces Cove During her natural Life with the one half of the house or houses out houses and one half of all the orchard on Sd Land with the one half of all the Move- able within Doors Dureing her Natural Life and at lier Deasease to Be Disposed of as is here after mentioned Item I give and be- queath to my Son Samuel Roberts all mny Land and house and out houses and Orchard at his Mothers Desease and the one half of all the above Sd Dureing hier Natural Life all which Land lies on the East Sid of the brook Runing into St Tavernses Cove as is above Named with the one half of all my others lands and Marshes with one half of the inills and I Do hereby Constitute ordaine and appoint my Said Son Samuel Roberts to be my Sole Excectr of this my Last will and Testament 16
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Item I will and bequeath to my Son Joshua Roberts as many acres of Land next beyond the afore sd brook westwd as his brother Samuel Robts hath on the East side of sd brook with the one half of all my other lands and Marshes to be Eaquily Divided betwixt the Two brothers as also the one half of my Mills at quamplieagon
Item I will and bequeath to my Two Daughters Abigail & Mary all my Moveable Eastate within Doors to be Eaquily Divided be- twixt them at the Desease of there Mother and the one half of all the afore Sd Moveables During her natural Life freely to be pos- sesd and Enjoyed by all the above named and I Do hereby utterly Disalow Revoke & Disanul all former and oth' Testaments wills Legacys Bequests Confirming this and no other to be my Last will & Testament In Wittness whereof I have here unto Sett my hand & Seal the day & Yeare above written
Signed Sealed Publisd Pro- nounced and Declared by the Sd Hatevil Roberts as his Last will and Testament In the Presents of us ye Subscribers
his Hatevil X Roberts Marke
abigaill Perkins Elazer Wyer Junor Nath11 Perkins [Proved Marchi 3, 1724/5.]
[Inventory, Feb. 23, 1724/5; amount, £895.11.5; signed by Silvanus Nock, John Roberts, Jr., and Nathaniel Perkins. ]
GEORGE VAUGHAN 1724 PORTSMOUTH
In the name of God amen
The last will and testament of George Vaughan I George Vaughan being Sick and weak, and Considering that the time of my death may be at hand ;
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3 I give to my dearly beloved wife the Third part of ye Income of my whole Estate. To hier also I give my mansion house wth all the furniture therein, with the gardens and orchards belonging thereto, and three acres of land more adjoyning to the Same dure- ing her widowhood
4. I will that all my Children Shall be maintained out of my Estate til they arrive to ye age of 20 years
5. I give To iny Daughter Sarah Ross and the heirs of her body the land (behind the houses of George Townsend and Jolin Grin- dal and two other houses between them) Square off wth the land I have already given her
6. I give to my Son in law John Ross one hundred pounds
7. I give unto Each of iny maiden daugliters five hundred pounds two hundred pounds of which is to be in land (to Each of them & their heirs) at ye bank
8. I will that the Education of my son Eliot at School & at Col- lege be defrayed out of ye Incomes of my Estate. To my son Eliot I also give five hundred pounds, two hundred of which to be in land at the bank and all my Eastern rights (so called) at Scar- borough, Cape-porpus, Dunstan or Elsewhere and To his heirs for- ever (except as hereafter Excepted )
9. I give my son William and to his heirs forever all my houses and lands at the bank, and between ye Creek and the bank. And all the residue of iny Estate, as houses, lands, farms Marshes Mills Tanyards and Streams of Water and Water Courses and Interest of ferrys I give unto my Said Son William and the heirs of his body forever ; But In case Either of my Sons Should dye without Issue lawfully begotten, It is then my will, that the Surviver and The heirs of His body Shall inherit, what I have by these presents given to the other ; and In Case both my Sons Should dye without Issue lawfully begotten, Then It is my will that ye Estates which I have by these presents given To my Said Sons Shall be Equally divided amongst my all daughters :
IO Iappoint iny Sd Son William to be sole Executor of this my last will and Testament. In Testimony of all before written I
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have hereunto Set my hand the first day of November 1724.
Signed Seal'd & Published by
Geo Vaughan
Geo : Vaughan Esq' as his last
Will and Testamt In presence of
us Richd Waldron Jun™ Abigail Shannon his Israel X Honwell Mark [Proved Jan. 25, 1724/5.]
[Inventory, July 22, 1727, signed by Samuel Hart, James Jeffry, and Ephraim Dennett ; amount, {12190.0.6.]
Whereas George Vaughan Late of Portsmº Esq' Deceased by his Last Will & Testament Devised to his Son Eliot Vaughan, & his fower Maiden Daughters : two hundred pounds Each of them in part of theire Respective Portions to be paid them in Lands at ye Bank : Wee ye subscribers hereof being Requested & appointed by William Vaughan Execut' to ye aforesd George Vaughan, to Lay out for Each of ye afore Children So many Lotts of Lands as wee in our Judgments Should think meet any whare in the lands of ye Sd George Vaughan at ye bank : to ye vallue of two Hundred pounds for Each according to the Intent of ye will affore said : Ac- cordingly Wee Did View the Lands; and according to Our best Judgments We have alloted Nine Lots of Land : Each to be Equall to forty foot one way & Eighty ye other : & have made a draught thereof as on ye Other Side this Paper is set Down & numbred Each part : ye first part Nine Lots Nº I : ye Second Nine Lots Nº 2 ; the third Nine Lots Nº 3 : the fourth Nine lots nº 4. ye fifth nine Lots nº 5 : and have made them as Equall in Quantity & Quallity as in our best Judgment wee Could : June ye 15th 1728 Sam" Hart James Jeffry Ephraim Dennet
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alcocks
Ed Cators
125 0
michal Whiddens
72º 4:4 lots
80
80
72.º5:
4 lots
40
40
40
40
Cross street 30 foot wide
new Street 30 foot wide
nº2:2 lots
nº 4: 2 lots
40
nº2 : 2 lots
nº4: 2 lots 40
7º2 1 lot
7º 3 1:207
nº3: 2 lots
n.º 3: 2 lots
nº5:2 lots
nº5:2 lots
nº 5: 12ot
Cahit Sam" Harts
Samuel Hart James Jeffrey Ephraim Dennit
Samuel Cutts land
nº1: 3 lots
40
nº 3 1: 2oz
nº4 1 7ot
40
Deere Street 46 foot wide
100
maj Vaughans orchards behind nobles House
07:3: 4 7ots
100
72°%: 5 lots 85
nº2:4 lots
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Portsmouth in New Hampshire New England June 22d 1728-
I William Vaughan of Portsmouth in New Hampshiresd as Executor to my Honered ffathier George Vaughan Late of Ports- mouth afforesd Esqr Deceased have sett off five Divisions of Land Each Division numbred as on ye tother Side this paper : and Vall- ued by ye sons ye subscribers hereabove at two hundred pounds Each Division which I'allot one Division to Each of my maiden Sisters : being foure of them and one of ye Divisions to my Brother Elliott Vaughan for the two hundred pounds apeice to be paid Each of them in Lands According to my Sd ffathers Will they to make Choice of Each ones Divisions them Selves : and To have and To hold the Said five Divisions Lots or cells as Numbred within to them their heirs & assigus for Ever, for the Considera- tion aforesaid : In Wittness whereof I have here unto set my hand and Seale-
Signed Sealed & Delivered In
Wm Vaughan
Presence of us- Sam11 Hart James Jeffry [Deeds, vol. 16, p. 176.]
May it Please your Ex11 and the Honble Councill
As Relating to the affair betwixt iny Son and Capt Walker, I am bold to say that in Justice to Capt Walker and out of the respect which the family bears him, My Son Wm Vaughan myself nor any of the Family will oppose the Entails being taken of the Pasture Lands att the Bank reserving one Thousand pounds worth to the five youngest Children according to Col Vaughan Dd his Will and if he be satisfied therewith the whole family will Concur with him in a Pet" to that end, and My Self will renounce my thirds and My Children their Reversionary Right which Providence has given them. By My Daughter I have sent a Pet" to your Ex" and the Honble Councill Bord which I would have Sooner done, but that I believe the Attorneys are Engaged by the other Side & Refused to act in the matter in my Favour, Your Justice as I am a helpless
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Woman I hope will shield me and my distressed Children from the designs of unreasonable people-
In Confidence of which I Rest
Your Ex" and the Honble Coun- cill most obedient Humble Ser- vant
Portsmo 3 of May 1729 Eliza Vaughan
To his Ex" Willm Burnet Esq' Governour and Commander in Chief of the Province of N : Hampshire and the Honble Councill [ Prov. Papers. Correspondence, mss., vol. I, p. 59.]
Sam" Hart of Portsmº of ful Age Testifieth & sth : yt he hath heard ye Honrble George Vaughan Esq' Decd say while In health y + he Intendd his lands at ye Bank should be sold Into House lots for ye Peopleing of ye Town but his Farme should never be sold- - May 28th 1740-
[Deeds, vol. 24, p. 474.]
Sam" Hart
I ye subscriber do voluntarily Declare yt I was ye writer of ye Testamt of ye Honourble Geo: Vaughan Esq' & yt ye sd George at ye time of his Giving me ye Minutes of his sd Testamt Expressd his Will to be yt his son Willm ye Execut' of ye sd Testaint should have his ye Testators lands at ye Bank & Between ye creek & ye Bank In Fee Simple to Enable him ye Exer to pay his ye Testa- tors Debts & Legacies In Testimony wrof I have hereunto Sus- cribd my Name this 28th day of may anº Dom : 1740-
[ Deeds, vol. 24, p. 474. ]
Richd Waldron
HENRY HOBBS 1724 DOVER
[Inventory of the personal property of Henry Hobbs of Dover, Nov. 26, 1724 ; amount, {10. 10.6 ; signed by Eleazer Weare and Nathaniel Perkins. ]
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[Administration on the estate of Henry Hobbs granted to his widow, Mary Hobbs, Dec. 2, 1724.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 10, p. 378. ]
[Bond, in blank, signed by Mary Hobbs, Eleazer Weare, and Nathaniel Perkins. ]
STEPHEN BROWN I724 HAMPTON
[Administration on the estate of Stephen Brown of Hampton granted to his widow, Martha Brown, Dec. 2, 1724.]
[Probate Records, vol. 10, p. 385. ]
[Bond, in blank, signed by Martha Brown, John Brown, and Jonathan Fifield.]
[Inventory of the estate ; amount, £236.17.0 ; signed by Natlı- aniel Weare and Jonathan Fifield ; inentions a brother, Benjamin Brown.]
JAMES NOCK 1724 DOVER
[Administration on the estate of James Nock of Dover granted to his widow, Abigail Nock, Dec. 2, 1724.]
[Probate Records, vol. Io, p. 365. ]
[Bond, in blank, signed by Abigail Nock, Silvanus Nock, and John Rollins; endorsed " Abigail Knock Her Admin : Bond on her Husband James Knocks Estate 2ª Dec' 1724."]
[Inventory of the estate of Elder James Nock of Dover ; amount, £317.19.0 ; signed by John Smith and Thomas Young ; attested by Abigail Nock, administratrix, Dec. 2, 1724.]
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SAMUEL EASTMAN 1724 KINGSTON
In the Name of God Amen I Samuel Easman of Kingston in the Province of New Hampshire in New England being in health
Itm 2dly I Give to my son Samuel Easman his heirs & assigns forever all that part of my homstead which Lies on ye North side of ye Country road in Kingston with ye Dwelling house Or- chard & appurtinances and also a Lott of Salt marsh in salsbury of abt three acres in ye Lower higledee Tigledees so Called which was formerly my father Easmans And the one half of two smal Lotts in ye North Division in Kingston & one Com'on Right in Kingston .- Itm 3dly I Give to my son Ebenezer Easman his heirs & assigns forever all that part of my homstead in Kingston which Lies on ye south Side of ye Country Road with ye barn & appur- tenances And ye other half of ye aforesd two sinal Lotts in ye Northi Division and also ye Privilidge of ye Spring so Called which is in his Bror Samuels part on ye North side of ye road
Itm 4ly I Give to my sons Joseph & Thomas their heirs & as- signs forever to be Equally divided between them my sixty acre Lott and my fourty acre Lott of land lying to gether In Kingston Near trickling falls mill so Called and further I Give to my sd son Joseph all my right & Interest in the mill pond there so Called. -Itm 5ly I Give to my sons Edwerd & Benjamin their heirs & assigns forever My hundred Acre Lott In ye 200 Acre Division so Called in Kingston and iny three other Lotts laid out to ye west- ward of y" Meeting house to be Equally divided between them. And furthermore I do hereby give to iny sd son Benjamin his heirs & assigns iny Lott of Salt Marsh In salsbury which I bought of Goodm severants to be possest by him when he Comes to full age. -- Itm 6ly I Give to iny Grandson Richd Long a Cow or five pounds to be paid by my Executrs which with what I formerly paid to his inother my Daughter Ruth shall be accounted as her full portion of iny Estate. - Itm zly I Give to my Daughter Elizabeth one half of my Barn Lott of Land so called in Salsbury on that side of it
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Next adjoyning to her husbands Thos ffelloes's land .- Itm gly I Give to my Daughters Mary Sarah & Ann their heirs & assigns to be Equally divided between them the other half part of my aforesd Barn Lott in Salsbury and also my house Lott and orchard thereon in sd salsbury on ye East side of ye way And my will Is that In Case they sell their shares in ye sd Barn Lott they shall Give their Bror ffelloes ye refusal of it if he will give as much as Another for it and In Case they sell their shares in ye sd house Lott or or- chard they shall Give M' Cushing or his ye refusal of it if he will Give as much as Another for it. And furthermore I Give to my daughter Mary my feather bed furniture & bed Cloaths belong- ing to it .- Itm gly I do hereby Constitute & appoint my two sons Samuel & Ebenezer Executrs of this my Last will & Testamt to whom I further Give all my stock & household Stuff Cash debts due to me & moveable Effects of what Kind & Natuer so- ever (Except my bed & furniture before given to my daughter Mary) In Consideration of which & what is before Given to them in this my will they are to pay all my debts & funeral Expences and ye aforesd Cow or five pounds to Richd Long as aforesd And furthermore I Give that one Comon right in Kingston (which is not before desposed of in this my will) to my sons Joseph Eben- ezer Thomas Edwerd and Benjamin And iny will is that in Case any of my abovenamed sons should happen to dye before he or they Comes to full age to possess what is before given to them and before they have disposed of ye Same otherways than their respec- tive parts or shares of the lands before given to them in this my will shall be divided Among their surviveing Brethren Not sisters And finally hereby revokeing all former wills I do ratifye & Con- firin this & no other to be my last will & testamt wittness my hand & Seal this third day of December Anno Domini 1724. An- noq R. Ris Georgii Magne Britte &c Undecimo.
Signed sealed & declared by Sam1 Easınan ye sd Samuel Easman to be his last will & Testamt in prsence of us
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Caleb Cushing John Stevens Jun Caleb Cushing Jun' [Proved June 8, 1726.]
[Warrant, April 30, 1726, authorizing John Fifield and Joseph Fifield, both of Kington, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, June 4, 1726 ; amount, {1337.0.6 ; signed by John Swett and Joseph Fifield. ]
BENJAMIN COTTON 1724 PORTSMOUTH
[Warrant, Dec. 3, 1724, authorizing Capt. George Walker and Ephraim Dennett, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate of Benjamin Cotton of Portsmouth. ]
Tho : Walden Matthew Nelson Jnº Davedson & Nath1 Peverly allow'd admin : on Benjamin Cotton's Estate. ]
[Probate Minutes, Dec. 4, 1724.]
[Bond, in blank, signed by Thomas Walden, Matthew Nelson, John Davidson, Nathaniel Peverley, Nathaniel Tuckerman, and John Pray ; witness, Benjamin Gambling. ]
[Inventory, March 2, 1725; amount, £517.14.6 ; signed by George Walker and Ephraim Dennett.]
GEORGE WALLIS 1724/5 NEWCASTLE
[Administration on the estate of George Wallis of Newcastle granted to Nathaniel Berry of Newcastle Jan. 8, 1724/5.]
[Probate Records, vol. 10, P. 337.]
[Bond, in blank, Jan. 8, 1724/5, signed by Nathaniel Berry, Nehemiah Berry, and Samuel Rand ; witnesses, Butts Bacon and Benjamin Gambling.]
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[Warrant, Jan. 8, 1724/5, authorizing Tobias Langdon and George Walker, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate of George Wallis, administration of which is granted to his son-in-law, Nathaniel Berry of Newcastle. ]
[Inventory, Jan. 9, 1724/5; amount, {279.17.0 ; signed by Tobias Langdon and George Walker. ]
[Decision, Feb. 14, 1725/6, of Joshua Pierce and Clement Hughes, arbitrators of the account of Christopher Scadgel against the es- tate, allowing him {12.10.0.]
[License, April 1, 1726, to the administrator to sell real estate, reserving the widow's right of dower. ]
[Account of the settlement of the estate ; amount of estate, £323.8.0 ; balance over expenditures, £190.8.9 ; allowed Sept. 12, 1726, and ordered "That the Administrator letts out to In- terrest one Hundred pounds of ye above Ballance the Interest to be Applyed for ye Support of Caleb Wallis only Son to ye Decd during his natural life he being an Ideot & So not Capable of Maintaining himself & ye remainder being £90-8 .. 9 and ye three acres and three quarters of Comn'on Land unsold to be Equally Divided Among ye rest of the Deceaseds Children vizt Ann Barns, Mary Seavy, Ester Berry Deborah Scaggell & Hannah Randle, and after the Decease of ye aforesd Caleb Wallis & his Funerall Charge being paid out of ye aforesd £100- ye remainder to be also Divided as aforesaid."]
[Receipts for their shares of the estate "untill the Death of our brother Caleb Wallis" are signed by Edward Randall and Hannah Randall, Abraham Barnes and Ann Barnes, Christopher Scadgel and Deborah Scadgel, Benjamin Seavey, Jr., and Mary Seavey. ]
[Various receipts and accounts, containing signatures of Samuel Brackett, William Barry, Stephen Marden, Charity Marden, Led-
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yard Webber, John Odiorne, Thomas Wright, George Jaffrey, John Yeaton, Joshua Peirce, Jr., John Bradford, George Wallace, Wil- liam Cotton, Abigail Osborne, Samuel Penhallow, Joseph Moul- ton, James Davis, Elizabeth Cross, Stephen Greenleaf, James Jeffry, Jotham Odiorne, Clement Hughes, and Richard Wibird. ]
THOMAS WALDEN 1724/5
In The Name of God Amen I Thomas Walden being in Per- fect mind & memory doe Make & Ordain this to be my last will & Testament bequeathing my Soul into the hands of God who gave it & my body to A Decent Interment
I give unto my three Sons Thomas John & William my three Houses in the Town of Portsmouth to be Equally Divided be- tween them as also all my lands that I am now in Possession of or Shall hereafter become mine
I give unto my beloved wife Sarah my one fifth part of the Brig- antine Portsmouth & Cargo to be disposed of by her & Improved or Applyed to the bringing up of iny said three Children as also all the Debts Due to me or may hereafter be Due to mne viz from Mr John Hardison the Sum of twenty two pounds ten shillings from mr Joslina Peirce Jun' the Sum of Thirty pounds as also Some Debts Due to me from Sundry persons at the Isle of Shoals &c : I also give & bequeath to my said wife Sarah all my Other per- sonall Estate of what kind Soever to be lier own for Ever & at her Disposall & I hereby Constitute & appoint her my sd wife Sarah to be my Soul Executrix and revoke all Other wills by me made unto which I hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 18th day of Janry Anno Domino 1724/5
In The Presence of
. Thomas Walden
George Jaffrey James Titcomb Mary Emerson
[Proved and allowed March 6, 1724/5.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 10, p. 428. ]
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JOHN JONES
1724/5 STRATHAM
[Administration on the estate of Jolin Jones of Stratham granted to his widow, Mary Jones, March 3, 1724/5.]
[Probate Records, vol. 10, p. 358. ]
[Bond, in blank, March 3, 1724/5, signed by Mary Jones, John Clark, and Noah Clark. ]
[Warrant, March 3, 1724/5, authorizing Noalı Barker and Ben- jamin Hoag, both of Stratham, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, Dec. 1, 1725 ; amount, {404.12.0 ; signed by Noah Barker and Benjamin Hoag.]
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