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Sign'd Seal'd Publish'd Pro- nounc'd & Declar'd by sd Sam1 Penhallow as his last will & Tes- tamt In presence of us the Sub- scribers
Edward Toogood Sam1 Shackford Jnº Ross Clement Hughes [Proved and allowed Dec. 23, 1726.]
Be it known to all inen by these Presents that Whereas I Sam1 Penhallow of Portsm° in ye Pro : of New Hampshire have made & declared my last will and Testamt in writing bearing date ye . . . . 1726 I ye sd Sam1 Penhallow by this present Codicil to ratify & confirm my sd last will & Testamt & do give & bequeath unto my well beloved wife Abigail free liberty to live in my dwelling house after my Decease as mistress of ye Same for ye Space of Six or Twelve months if she Sees mneet & to direct ye affairs of my family with ye assistance of my son whom I have made Execr of my last will and Testamt & further my will is that besides ye
Sam1 Penhallow
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Scarfs and gloves yt shall be given to my bearers that there be also given to ye revd messrs Fitch & Emerson & Dr Ross each a Scarfe & a pr of gloves equal to ym & yt each of ye watchers have one pr of gloves & yt no farther Expence be made at my funeral but instead of wine gloves Tobbacco & pipes wch are usually ex- pended on such occasions I order five pounds more to be added to ye five pounds wch I have given in my will to ye poor of ye Church which I belong to be distributed unto such as shall be thought proper objects of Charity by the Deacons with ye advice & direc- tion of ye revd m' Fitch & I also order forty shills to ye poor of ye revd m' Emersons Church to be distributed at ye discretion of sd m' Emerson all wch Sums & Expences above mention'd shall be pd & discharged by my Execr out of my Estate and my will & meaning is that this Codicil or Schedule be & be adjudged to be part & parcell of my sd last will & Testament & yt all things herein mentioned & contained be faithfully & truely #formed & as fully & amply in every respect as if ye same were so declared & Set down in my sd last will & Testamt as witness my hand & Seal ye 16th day of Novr annoq Domini 1726
Witnesses
Sam1 Penhallow
Clement Hughes his
Alexander X Wily mark
Ruth morgeridge
[Proved Nov. 18, 1728.]
[Probate Records, vol. II, p. 20.]
[Inventory of the estate of Samuel Penhallow, Jan. 28, 1726/7; amount, £1904.1.4; signed by Thomas Peirce and Clement Hughes. ]
[ Probate Records, vol. II, p. 23.]
This Certifys all Concerned that we the Subscribers being Leg- atees to the Estate of Samuel Penhallow Esq" Deceased, Are well
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satisfied that His Executor John Penhallow should have the Man- sion House, Garden Wharfe & Warehouses as they were Apprized, as # the Inventory for the sum' of Nine Hundred & fourty Pounds we knowing it to be the mind of the Testator that he should Enjoy them-Which we Comply with on Condition that he should not Charge the Estate any thing for the repairs-
Portsmº May 4th 1730
Abig11 Penhallow Eliza Penhallow
sign'd in 1732 --
Joshua Penhallow
signed Xbr 1732
William Winkley
Susanna Winkley sign'd Xbr 19th 1732 Jos : Penhallow signed May 18th 1733 Phebe Gross
[Richard Penhallow, son of Samuel Penhallow, chooses Theo- dore Atkinson of Portsmouth as his guardian Aug. 24, 1732 ; wit- nesses, Stephen Greenleaf and James Jeffry. ]
[Guardianship of Richard Penhallow, minor, aged more than fourteen years, son of Samuel Penhallow of Portsmouth, granted to Theodore Atkinson Aug. 24, 1732.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 13, p. 16.]
[Blank sheet of paper for bond, signed by Theodore Atkinson, James Jeffry, and Stephen Greenleaf ; witnesses, John Penhallow and Richard Penhallow.]
[Administration granted to Henry Sherburne, Jr., of Ports- mouth Oct. 1, 1737.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 265. ]
[Petition of Henry Sherburne, Jr., of Portsmouth, merchant, administrator de bonis non, Dec. 20, 1737, for license to sell real estate. ]
[License to the administrator, Dec. 31, 1737, to sell real estate. ] [Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 269.]
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[Petition of Henry Sherburne, Jr., administrator of the estates of Samuel Penhallow and John Penhallow, Nov. 1. 1738, that said estates may be settled as insolvent. ]
: [Warrant, Jan. 31, 1738/9, authorizing Eleazer Russell, Mat- thew Livermore, and John Cutt, all of Portsmouth, to receive claims against the estates of Samuel Penhallow and John Pen- hallow.]
[List of claims against the estate of Samuel Penhallow ; amount, £960.2.7 1/2 ; signed by Eleazer Russell, Matthew Livermore, and John Cutt ; attested Jan. 29, 1745/6.]
[Administrator's account of the settlement of the estate ; amount of estate, £1524.13.0 ; expenditures, £690.6.3 ; allowed, no date.]
JOSEPH ALCOCK 1726 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Joseph Alcock of Portsmouth granted to his widow, Keturah Alcock, Sept. 13, 1726.]
[ Probate Records, vol. II, p. 25.]
[Bond, in blank, signed by Keturah Alcock, Jacob Lavers, and Richard Toby ; witness, David Jeffries ; endorsed " Keturah Al- cock, her adm : bond Sepbr ye 13th 1726."]
[Administration on the estate of Capt. Joseph Alcock of Ports- mouth, mariner, granted to his widow, Keturah Alcock, Feb. 26, I745/6.]
[Warrant, Feb. 26, 1745/6, authorizing John Cutt and Jeremiah Libby, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, May 20, 1746 ; amount, {938.17.9 ; signed by John Cutt and Jeremiah Libby. ]
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THOMAS PARSONS 1726 NEWCASTLE
[Bond, in blank, signed by Mary Parsons, Theodore Atkinson, and Sampson Sheafe, Jr .; witnesses, Benjamin Gambling and Thomas Peirce ; endorsed " Mary Parsons her adm : bond on her husband Parsons his Estate 13th Sepbr 1726."]
[Administation on the estate of Thomas Parsons of Newcastle granted to his widow, Mary Parsons, Sept. 28, 1726.]
[Probate Records, vol. II, p. 15.]
[Warrant, Sept. 28, 1726, authorizing Joseph Jackson and John Yeaton, both of Newcastle, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, Oct. 1, 1726 ; amount, {634.15.6 ; signed by Joseph Jackson and John Yeaton. ]
JOHN CARTER 1726 GOSPORT
[Administration on the estate of John Carter of the Isles of Shoals granted to his widow, Ruth Carter, Sept. 19, 1726.] [ Probate Records, vol. II, p. 26. ]
[Warrant, Sept. 19, 1726, authorizing Rev. Joshua Moody and John Muchmore of Gosport to appraise the estate of John Carter of Gosport. ]
[Inventory, March 1, 1726/7; amount, £813.13.0; signed by Joshua Moody and John Muchmore.]
SAMUEL WINKLEY 1726 PORTSMOUTH
In the Name of God Amen
The thirteenth day of November Anno Domini 1726: I Sam- uell Winkley of Portsmouth In New hampshire in New England Esq' being Sick & Weak of Boddy
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Item : I Give and Demise unto my Son Francis. Winkley all that Dwelling house and Land at Crooked lane in Kittery where he lived : & I formerly lived my Selfe: wth all the preveleidges and a ftenances thereunto belonging or in Any wayes Appertaining to have And To hold to him my said son Francis Winkley & the heirs of his Body Lawfully begotten : But if he Dies without Issue of his Body Lawfully Begotten, Then I Will & Bequeath the same to be Equally Divided Amongst My other Children, or theire Rep- resentatives : I haveing given My said son Francis other things out of My Estate for his preferment already and have Made all his Breatheren & sisters To Quit Claime any Interest in said Es- tate to My said son Francis Winkley
Item : I give and bequeath unto iny Son Nicholas Winkley (be- sides what Money I have already Given him) all that my Right in the New Town of Barrington & whatsoever Estate I may be Enti- tuled to there, as I am an Inhabitant of the Town of Portsmouth affore said : to be to him his heirs & Assigns for Ever, alsoe I give him my bed I ly on & Boulster & two Pillows & Blankets and one Blew Rugg & Bedstead & my Bible yt was my fathers : and what Plate I Designed for him I have given him already
Item : I Give and bequeath unto my Son William Winkley all That hundred akers of Land in the Town of Barwick in the County of York in New England which was granted me by the Town of Kittery To have & To hold to him my sd son William his heirs and Assigns for Ever : Alsoe I give unto him a silver Porrenger made by Mr Dummer, & six silver spoons wth mine & his mothers name on ym & silver Whistle & two silver Canns wth my Name on them & Made by m' Tyler & my bed in my Kitchin Chamber, Blankets & Boulster the other blew rugg, & bedstead : alsoe I Give unto my said son Wm two large silver porringers & on silver Can Mark S W : & the Goldsmiths mark in Each I : R :
Item I Give unto My Daughter Elizabeth Weeks (besids what I have already Given her) : six Cane Chairs & Couch yt I bought of Capt Paxton : & Seven Pewter Dishes twelve Plats A Quilt and Blanket-And alsoe (If so happen that She should be a Wid- dow : & Desire It) I Give unto her Dureing her Widdowhood :
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the use of my Corner shop on the place where I now live and the Yard before it and my new Clellar under my house & about a third part of the Garden (if She See good to make use of it: all this to be without paying any rent for the same the Pewter Dishes my Daughter Elizabeth have them already sent her
Item I Give unto my Son Samuell Winkley all my Now Dwell- ing house And Land in Portsmº affore said with all the houses Preveleidges and appurtenances to the same belonging or in Any wise Appertaining To have And To hold to him my said son Samuell Winkley and the heirs of his body Lawfully Begotten (al- ways Excepting the use and Improvemt of what I have before given My Daughter Eliza Dureing her Widdowhood if it so happen)- But if my said son Sam]] Should Die without Issue of his Body Lawfully Begotten : then my will Is that the said house And Land be Equally Divided Betwixt the rest of my Children or theire Representatives
I alsoe Give unto my said son Samll the sume of One hundred & twenty five pounds Currant paper Bills of Credit : to be put at Interst on good Security for the Bringing up my said son : & alsoe a feather Bed my Camlet Curtains, Blankets, white Rugg bedsted curting rods Boulster & Pillows : and he to have his mothers bed & all the furniture belonging to it & my Silver Tankard made by in' Greenough : & six silver spoons made by mr Cunny & Seven silver spoons mark wth his Mothers former Name : & a Silver Cup I bot of Capt John Hunkins & a little two card silver cup : & silver Botkin & a Silver Porrenger yt is at his sister Weekses in Boston : & five Gold Rings one of ym a Seal ring wth my Name on it : two Moiders of Gold & one Small p'c Gold abt six Shillings Vallue : & ye twelve Caen Chairs & Glass in the Hall, & the Glass in ye Hall Chamber & ye six Turky workt Chairs in the Kitchin Chamber & foure Pewter Dishes & six pewter Plates : If my son Samuell Should Die before Marriage or before he Comes to age without Issue of his Boddy Lawfully begotten Then all the above bequests (affter his funerall Charges & Lawfull Debts are paid : the remainder to be Equally Divided Amongst my other Children or their Representativs
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· Item I give unto my Kinswoman Elizabeth Hunking that now lives with me ten pounds in Money or out of my goods to be paid her by my Executors :- & one Silver Spoone Made by Dan" Greenough
Item, Whatever Is Left of My Estate, affter the Gifts & Leg- acies above Exprest & my funerall Charges paid : My Will Is that It Shall be Equally Divided amongst my Children and their Representatives-My Daughter Sarah Langdon to have her part of that, her Name Not being Mentiond befor in this will : I have- ing paid her : her Portion already
Item I Give unto Mary Grant my old Servt a Silver Spoone Made by Dan11 Greenough-
And I Do hereby Desier my Trusty & well belovd friends George Jaffrey Esq' & m' Eaphraim Dennit both of Portsmouth affore sd to accept and be the Executors of this my Last Will & Testament and Guardian to my Son Samuell untill he Come to age : And I Do by these #sents Constitute and appoint them the said George Jaffrey & Eaphraim Dennit Executors of this my Last Will & Testament : and Guardians to my sd son Samuell Winkley untill he Come to age-
And I Do hereby Revoak Disanull & Disallow all former & other wills & Testaments by me made allowing & holding firm and vallid this and noe other to be my Last will and Testament. In Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seale the Day & yeare first above Mentioned-
Signed Sealed Delivered De- Samuell Winkley clared & pronounced by Me the said Samuell Winkley to be my Last will and Testament in #s- · ence of
Sam" Shackford the Mark of John X Shackford James Jeffry {Proved May 6, 1736.]
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[Warrant, Feb. 26, 1745/6, authorizing Henry Sherburne, Jr., merchant, Jacob Treadwell, tanner, Daniel Jackson, shopkeeper, John Griffith, shopkeeper, and Jeremiah Libby, housewright, all of Portsmouth, to divide the estate, "Whereas Wm Winkly of Portsmº aforesd Boat-builder & Sarah Winkly of Portsmº aforesd Widow Admrx of the Estate of Nichº Winkly Late of Portsmº aforesd Mariner Deceased have applied to the Said Judge Representing that Sam" Winkly Late of Portsmº Esq' Deced Late father of the Said Wm & the Sd Nicho in & by his Last Will & testament Did give & Devise unto his Son Sam1 Winkly & the heirs of his Body Lawfully Begotten all that his Late Mansion house with the Land Adjoining Usually Improved with the same & in Case of the De- cease of the Said Sam11 without Such heirs then to his Surviv- ing Children or their legal Representatives in fee That the Said Sam" the Devisee was Deceased without Such heirs whereby the Limitation over now took place that the Premises were now held in Common & undivided that there were Minors viz the Children of the sd Nich : Interested for whose Support as well as the pay- ment of the Creditors of the Said Nicho the said Administratrix had Occasion to Sell his Share of the premises & he the sd Wm being disposed to Sell his Interest therein which they Could not so do while Said Shares Lay in Common to equal Advantage as if Divided."]
Province of 1 Pursuant to a Warrant from the Judge of the New Hampsh
Probate of Wills &c for Said Province hereunto Annexed Directed to us Impowering us to make Partition of a Lot of Land with the Buildings thereon Lately the Estate of Sam1 Winkly now Deceasd as Directed & prescribed in the Said War- rant we have according to the best of Our Judgment performed the same as follows Viz To William Winkly we have Set off thirty foot fronting on the Street leading from Daniel Street to the Street leading by the Dwelling house of Nath! Mendam down to the River beginning at the Corner of the Lot next to the said Street last mentioned & Carrying that breadth twenty Six foot back upon a Square-to hold to him the said William & his Heirs in Sever-
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alty as his & their full Share part & portion of the said premisis and to the Right or Heirs of Nicho Winkly we have Set off forty Nine foot fronting on the same Street that William Winkly's fronts on lying next to his aforesd part on the Northerly Side thereof & so runing Back from Said Street twenty Six foot on a Square as aforesd to hold in Severalty as aforesd In Witness whereof we have hereunto Set our hands the 30th Day of april 1746
Hen Sherburne Junr Jer Libbey Jacob Treadwell Dan" Jackson
[Warrant, March 22, 1749/50, authorizing Henry Sherburne, Jr., merchant, Jacob Treadwell, tanner, Daniel Jackson, shop- keeper, Jeremiah Libby, housewright, and John Griffith, shop- keeper, all of Portsmouth, to set off to Tobias Langdon his wife's share, "Whereas Tobias Langdon of Portsin° aforesd Esq' In the Right of Sarah his Wife Daughter of Sam1 Winkley late of Portsmnº aforesd Esqr holds in Common & Undivided With others heirs of the sd Samuel Part of a Messuage in Portsmº aforesd being his Late Mansion house Part of Which has been heretofore sett off to others of the Said heirs has Lately Moved to have his Part Set off."]
Province of Pursuant to the Warrant hereunto Annexed New Hampshire ) We the Subscribers three of the Persons therein appointed Have Considered of the matter therein Directed and Orderd to be done and as there Could not with any manner of Con- veniency nor without prejudice to the whole be set off any part of the Buildings as Several of the Heirs have their parts thereof already Set off-We have allowed to the Said Langdon in his Said Right- Something the more in Land whose part of the Said premises meny tiond in the Said Warrant is Bounded as follows viz Fronting twenty foot on the Street leading from Colo Henry Sherburnes to Nath! Mendums & lying next to the Land of John Shackford & running back from Said Street carrys the Same Breadth twenty Six foot then begining at Said Shack ford's Land at the End of the Said twenty
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Six foot runs twenty foot on the Said Shackfords Land & then runs Southward carrying the Same breadth of twenty foot forty five foot the Said part Lying in the form of an L-Witness our hands the 27th Day of March 1750-not to come within ten feet of the House Hen Sherburne Jun Jacob Treadwell Jer Libbey
JOHN BRACKETT 1726
[Citation, Dec. 6, 1726, to Samuel Brackett of Rye to appear and take administration on the estate of his father, John Brackett ; return signed by Samuel Marston, deputy sheriff. ]
[Administration on the estate of John Brackett granted to his son, Samuel Brackett of Rye, Dec. 7, 1726.]
[Probate Records, vol. II, p. 28.]
[Bond, in blank, Dec. 7, 1726, signed by Samuel Brackett, Robert Pike, and John Pray ; witnesses, Benjamin Gambling and Daniel Greenough. ]
WILLIAM PIKE 1726 EXETER
[Administration on the estate of William Pike of Exeter granted to his widow, Judith Pike, Dec. 7, 1726.]
[Probate Records, vol. Io, p. 412.]
[Bond, in blank, signed by Judith Pike, Samuel Thing, and Jonathan Wadleigh; endorsed "Judith Pike her adm. bond 7th Dec. 1726 on her husband Wm Pike's Estate."]
[Inventory, Nov. 27, 1726 ; amount, {844.16.4; signed by Robert Briscoe and Jonathan Wadleigh. ]
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PAUL HALL
1726 EXETER
In the name of God, Amen, I Paul Hall of Exeter in the Province of Newhampshire in New England Turner, being weak of Body
Item I give to my Daughter Elizabeth Hall my tract of Land lying in Exeter woods at a place called Popplar Hill, containing Ninety Acres.
Item : I give to my well beloved Wife Mercy Hall my House and Barn and Shop and all my personal estate consisting of my Hous- hold goods, Stock Debts, and all Moveables within Doors and with- out to be for her own use and at her own Dispose :
Finally : My Will is and I Do hereby Appoint my well beloved wife Mercy Hall Sole Executrix to this my Last Will and Testa- ment Hereby Revoking, Disanulling and makeing void all former Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made. In Witness whereof I have to this my Last Will and Testament Set my hand and Seal This twenty third Day of December Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty Six :
Signed, Sealed, & Owned In
Paul hall
presence of us .- Nathaniel Ladd Jermiah Bean John Sinkler [ Proved June 7, 1727. ]
JOHN LEAVITT 1726 HAMPTON
In ye Name of God Amen : this 23 : Day of December : 1726 : I John Leavit of Hampt in ye Province of Newhampshiren New- england : Being Now Weak in Body : *
Imprimes : I Give unto my Beloved Wife Deliverance ye Im- provement : of all my Estate both Rael & Personall : But two Small Pieces of land : Which lyes on ye Falls Side of ye town : in ye West Division : undivided With ye land of my Couson thomas
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leavit : those two Pieces of land I Dont se Caus to will away to any Person : my Wife is to Improve my Estate untill my Daugh- ter Deliverance be Eighteen years old or untill she be married : And then my Wife is to Improve ye one Half of all my Estate : & if my Daughter shold Dye Before she be married : then my Wife is to Improve all my Estate borth Rael & Personall as long as she shald live
Itaim I Give unto my Daughter Deliverance ye Improvement of one Half of all my Estate Borth Rael & Personall : as sone as she is married ; or When she is Eighteen years old : & ye other Half of all my Estate att her mothers Dearth : And if my Daughter have a male Heir of her own body : then I give unto him : after his mothers Deceas : all my Estate Borth Rael & Personall ; unto him : & unto his heirs for Ever : And if my Daughter Deliverance Dye : Without a male Heir : of her own Body : then I Give all my Rael Estate : unto my Cousen Thomas leavits Eldest Son John & unto his heirs for Ever the John leavit Which I mean is Grandson to my Brother Arites leavit
And I Doe appoint : Capt Jabez Smith : & my above Named Wife Deliverance to be Executors : to this my last : Will & Teste- ment : & In Confirmation hear of : I Have hear unto Sett my Hand & Seal ye Day & year above mentioned : In ye thirteenth year of King George his Reign over grate britain : Signed Sealed & De- clared : by John leavit to his last Will & Testament : In Presence of us
Wittneses
Thomas Elkins John dearbon Juner John Nay Juner [Proved Aug. 8, 1727.]
the mark & Seal of John X Leavit
[Warrant, Feb. 14, 1726/7, authorizing Thomas Elkins and James Leavitt, both of Hampton, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, Feb. 24, 1726; amount {1029.12.0, signed by Thomas Elkins and James Leavitt. ]
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THOMAS LYFORD 1726 EXETER
In the Name of god amen the Twenty Nineth Day of December 1726 I Thomas Lyford of Exeter in the Province of New Hampshire in New England husbandman being very Sick and weak in body *
Imprimis I give and bequeath unto Judith my well beloved wife the one halfe of all my Estate both raiel and personal During her Natural life and after her Deceese unto my well beloved Sone Thomas Lyford, and also I give her all my Stock Exceptng one yoke of three year old Steers : 10 catel sheepe Hogs and all my household goods and moveable Effects
Item I give unto my beloved Sone Thomas Lyford the one third part of all my whome Stead lands house orchards. and one third part of all my flats and of the twenty acres of land at piscasset and one third part of my fifty acres of land lying above Daniel Larys, and a yoke of three year old Steers and a gune : and after my honest Debts & Ligaceis are all paid I give unto my sone Thomas Lyford the one haffe of one third more of the same mentioned before of lands & after his mothers Decease the whole
Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved sone David the thirty five acres of land which Came by his grandfather lying before Joseph Halls mill when he Coms to the age of Twenty one years and also I give him a Gun
Item I give & bequeath unto my well beloved Son John Lyford the hundred acres of land in Exeter towne, Commons which was proportioned to me by the Commitee
Item I give unto my beloved Daughter Elizebth Sinkler and to my Daughter Judith Foulshom and to my Daughter Dority Burley and to my Daughter mary leavitt and to my Daughter Abigall Kim- ball and to my Daughter Rebacca and to my Daughter Susannah Each of them Twenty Shillings a peice to be paid out of my Estate
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Lidia and Hannah Lyford Each of them six pounds to be paid out of my Estate
and I likewise Constute make and ordaine my said beloved sone
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Thomas Lyford my Sole Executor of this my last will and Testa- ment of all and Singular my. whole Estae : and I do hereby utterly Disalow revoke and disannul all and Every other former Testament wills Legacies and bequests and Exeteur by me in any ways before Named willed and bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and noe other to be my last will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seale the day and year first above written
Signed Sealed Published pro- nounced and Declared by the said Thomas Lyford as his last . will & Testament in the presences of us the Subscribers
Thom : Webster
Cornelius Connor Moses Connor [Proved June 7, 1727.]
Thomas Lyford
THOMAS WIGGIN 1726/7 STRATHAM
I Thomas Wiggin sent of streatham in the province of new hamp- shaire in new ingland upon good consideration have thought it convenient to make this my Last Will and testament in form and maner as followeth : *
item i geive to my sun John Wiggin thirty akers of Land begin- ing at the head of my pasture where my pasture fence now is and to take half the breadth of my Land on that side of my Land where my sun John his dwelling hows now is and to run south east while the thirty akers is compleated and made up
item i geive to my sun John Wiggin two akers and a half of salt marsh lying on the easturly side of wals crick begining at the mouth of the crik and so runing upwards while the two akers and half be compleated
item i geive to my sun walter Wiggin six akers of Land begin-
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ing at my planting field and so to run southeast from the field while the six akers be compleated and to be the same breadth as it is from walters house to isac foss his line.
item i geive to my sun walter wiggin twenty four akers of Land at the head of my pasture and begining at my pasture fence and runing southeast between the Land that i have geiven to my sun John and the Land of Jude allen : and i do alow a way of two rods wide out of my sun Johns and my sun walters Land the way shall be taken equally out of each of their Land and it shall be for my sun thomas to pas thro when he shall have ocation : and my sun walters Land shall run southeast from my pasture fence while ye twenty fowr akers be compleated
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