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Finally. That At The Decease of their Mother The Above Named Mary Langley, It may and Shall be Lawfull and Expedient for Her as A Testatrix of Her Thirds in Said Personal Estate of
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Moveables, in her Propriety and Possession Of Every Part and Parcell Thereof ; To Will, Give, and Bequeath the Same Unto Whomsoever She may please to Esteem most worthy Thereof : But After Her Decease That Right of Third Part In Each Parcell of The Lands Aforesaid Belonging To The Real Estate of Her Late Husband Deceased : Hereby may and shall Respectively Fall, and Be Leaved unto, Each of her Aforesaid Sons That Doth or May Himself, His Heires or Assigns ; Then Inherit & Possess The Other Two Thirds of said Lands Intirely, to Have Just Propriety in, Claime of, Right and Title unto, All The Priviledges, Benefits Commodities and Appurtenances Thereof for So much Real Estate of Inheritance for ever.
And In Special, That Her Said Eldest Son James Langley, his Lawfull Heires Executors, Administrators or Assigns : then may & shall take Possession of and Inherit Her said Dwelling House and her Third of Barns and Hovels Upon Said Homestead Farm and other Land, After The Demise of His said Mother Mary Lang- ley ; Upon Presupposition of His Approving Himself, and his Family (as well as Each of her other Children afore Named) De- cently Dutifull unto her During her Present Life.
In Witness Whereof, Each of The Said Parties To These Pres- ent Indentures Have Interchangeably Sett Their Hand & Seals The Day Month and Year First Herein Written.
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered In The Presence of Caleb wakham
Stephen Buss
hur Mary X Langley mark James Langley Thomas Langley Francis Mathes Joseph Wheler John Langley Job Langley
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memorandum That Notwithstanding what is Given to the Third & fourth son, John Langly & Job Langley if that Land or any part thereof should be Lost, Vizt the Thirty Acres of Land Bo't of James Huckins, That Then the whole Estate should bear the Loss Witnessed by Jabez Fitch Benj'ª Gambling jun' [Allowed April 7, 1732.]
[Blank sheet of paper for bond, signed by Joseph Wheeler, Ben- jamin Rust, and John Kent ; endorsed "Joseph Wheelers Bond of Guardianship for Jms Langley's three Youngest Children, Vizt Mary Langly, Sam' Langly, & Eldad Langly."]
[Guardian's account, allowed March 28, 1753.]
SAMUEL SHACKFORD 1730/I PORTSMOUTH
In the Name of God Amen
I Samuell Shackford of Portsmouth in Newhampshire in New England Blockmaker * * *
Item : I give all My Estate in Lands in Newington to my son William Shackford & his heirs & assigns for Ever he paying such Legacies and bequests as hereafter and alsoe the one halfe of the Wharfe and work shop and ware house Where I usually Workt and the one halfe of all the Tooles used and in Partnership with my Brother John Shackford : the Wharfe house and Land my Part thereof to be to my son Wm his heirs and assigns for Ever
Item I will and bequeath the Eastern End of My Dwelling house in Portsmouth that part where I now liveth to the use of my wife Dureing her Widowhood : And the Western End where my son John liveth to himselfe and if my wife Mary againe : or at her Death Then I will all the said house and Land Garden and appur-
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tenances to my son John his heirs and assigns for Ever-my wife to have halfe ye Garden Deuring her Widowhood :-
Item : I give unto My son in Laws Samuell Sherburn & Eze- kiell Pitman and their heirs & assigns for Ever all that house & Land Where they now livs : to Ezekiell Pitman the Wester halfe ; and to Samuell Sherburn the Easter halfe, Pitman to have the Bennifit of the way at the Eastern End of the house and round the same in Comon with his Brother law Sam" Sherburn
Item I give and bequeath to my Son Joshua my halfe Right in the Town of Chester with all preveliges to him his heirs and as- signs for Ever and alsoe my Right in Barrington to him his heirs and assigns for Ever
Item I give my halfe part of the Gundulow in Partnership with my Brother John to my Son Wm : he to let his Brother John have her at any time or times to fetch his own wood or other things for his own use
Item I Give and bequeath to any of the Children of my son Samuell Deceasd If they or any Come here ten shillings to be pd by my Son William-
Item I give and bequeath all my Stock of Catle at Newington of Every Kind to my Son William-
Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Wife Frances twenty Eight pounds # annum Dureing her Life and in lieu of lier thirds of My Estate : to be paid her out of the produce of My part of the Farm at Newington by my son William : in any thing that my wife may want for house keeping-
Item I Will that my son William pay unto my Wife or her order the sume of fifty pounds money as he can produce the same out of the Incom of My Estate : or sooner if he See fit
Item I will that my son William pay unto his sister Mary Hodgden five pounds ? annum in som sort of Goods for six Years untill thirty pounds be so paid her after my wifes Decease
Item I will that my son John Pay unto his two sisters Pitman and Sherburn after my Dwelling house Comes into his Possession
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the sume of ten pounds Each : within two years after such Pos- session happens-
Item I will that my son Joshua shall have one feather bed and beding after his Time is out-
Item I give unto Each of my Daughters two of my silver spoons
Item I give and bequeath unto my son John the Looking Glass & halfe Dozen of Chaires in the further Roome after his mothers Decease
Item I give unto my son William my Great Bible after my wifes Decease
all the Remaineder of My Estate Not herein Disposed off I Will that it be Equally Divided betwene my Children after my wifes Decease
And I Do by these presents Constitute make & ordaine my son William iny sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament And I Do hereby utterly Disallow Revoake & Disanull all & Every other former Testament will & bequest & Exec' by me in any wise before named Ratifying & Confirming this and no other to be my Last will & Testam' In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the Day and yeare above said
Signed sealed published and Declared by the said Samuell Shackford as his Last will and Testament after the words (house) (six) (thirty) (Glass) were interlined-& five oblitera- tions Made-In presence off us-
William Winkley Thomas Hammitt James Jeffry [Proved March II, 1730/I.]
Sam" Shackford
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LAWRENCE ELLIS 1730/1 NEWCASTLE
[Bond of Stephen Barton and his wife, Mary Barton, formerly widow of Lawrence Ellis, with John Wilson and Daniel Greenough as sureties, March 16, 1730/1, for the administration of the estate of Lawrence Ellis of Newcastle, barber ; witnesses, John Penhallow and Benjamin Gambling, Jr. ]
[Warrant, March 16, 1730/1, authorizing Capt. Daniel Green- ough and Capt. John Wilson, both of Newcastle, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, signed by Daniel Greenough and John Wilson ; amount, £103.2.8 ; attested March 24, 1730/1.]
[Administrator's account of the settlement of the estate ; amount of personal estate, £53.2.8; expenditures, £106.12.5 ; mentions "Maintaining a Child six month till it arrived to 7 years Old."]
[License, June 21, 1732, to Stephen Barton and his wife, Mary Barton, administrators, to sell real estate of Robert Ellis of New- castle. ]
[Various receipts, etc., containing signatures of Sampson Sheafe, William Pepperell, Benjamin Parker, Theodore Atkin- son, John Wilson, Christopher Frederick, John Bradford, Joshua Cate, and Joseph Simpson.
John Bradford's receipt to the widow, Mary Ellis, for funeral supplies is dated July 29, 1728.]
SAMUEL RAND 1730/1 RYE
[Administration on the estate of Samuel Rand of Rye granted to his widow, Abigail Rand, March 17, 1730/1.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 13, p. 180. ]
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[Bond of Abigail Rand, widow, with Joseph Locke and James Marden, both of Rye, as sureties, in the sum of £1000, March 17, 1730/I, for the administration of the estate ; witnesses, Benjamin Miller and John Penhallow.]
[Warrant, March 17, 1730/1, authorizing Capt. George Walker of Portsmouth and Joseph Locke of Rye to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory ; amount, {416.10.0; attested June 16, 1731.]
JOHN HAM 1731 PORTSMOUTH
In the Name of God Amen
The sixth day of Aprill anno Domini 1731 I John Ham of Portsmouth in Newhamshire in New England Yeoman being thro' the Mercy of God in health *
Imprimis. I will that my Just Debts be paid by my Executrix, and for my funerall Charges it is to be paid by my two Sons William : & Thomas Ham : I having given my old place in Ports- mouth to them on that and other Considerations mentioned in their Deeds.
Item I will and Bequeath unto my well beloved Wife Judith Dureing her life for the Bringing up of My Children by her all that Land I Bought of Hannah Snell of Portsmouth affore Said Widow : which was the Right & Estate of Dodavah Hull Late of Portsmouth affore said Deceasd being forty fower acres, and alsoe I give and bequeath unto her Dureing her Naturall life My Right Title and Interest in the Comon Land of the Town of Portsmouth affore said as it is My Due according to a Vote of the said Town passed in the yeare 1699 as the same May be laid out by the Comittee for that End : alsoe I Give unto my said Wife all my Goods Chatles Debts & Credits stock on the place and farming Utensils to be at her Disposall : and after my Said wifes Decease I will that my lands affore said that I have Given her Dureing
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her life shall be Equally Divided amongst My Children I have & may have by my Said wife Each of my Said Children to have his Equall proportion, or Daughter if any I may have to them their heirs and assigns for Ever-
Item I give unto my son John Hamn my Right in the Town of Barrington to him his heirs and assigns for Ever
Item I give unto my Daughters (besides what I have advanced for them already Vizt Elizabeth Remick : Mercy Bond : & Dorcas Richards Each of them five Shillings to be paid by iny Executrix :
Item I give unto my Sons Thomas and William Ham Each of them besides what I have given them already five Shillings to be paid by my Executrix --
I likewise Constitute and appoint iny well beloved Wife Sole Executrix of this my Last will and Testament : hereby utterly Disannulling Revoaking & Makeing void all & Every other Former Testament wills & Legacies & Executors by me in any wise heretofore Made Ratifying Confirming and holding firm and Vallid this and no other to be my last Will & Testament
In Wittness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the Day and yeare first above Written
Signed Sealed Published pro- John Ham nounced & Declared by the Said
John Ham to be his Last will and Testament in presence off-
John Penhallow thomas welch James Jeffry [Proved Dec. 1, 1735.]
[Warrant, Dec. 27, 1736, authorizing John Fabyan and Seth Ring, both of Newington, to appraise the estate. ]
[Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 200.]
[Inventory, signed by John Fabyan and Seth Ring ; amount, £395.8.0; attested Jan. 25, 1736/7.]
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DIAMOND CURRIER 1731 ISLES OF SHOALS
[Administration on the estate of Diamond Currier of the Isles of Shoals granted to Thomas Cannington of Boston, Mass., mer- chant, May 13, 1731.]
[Probate Records, vol. 13, p. 269.]
[Bond of Thomas Cannington of Boston, Mass., with Henry Keyes and John Bradford as sureties, in the sum of £1000, May 31, 1731, for the administration of the estate of Diamond Currier of the Isles of Shoals, fisherman ; witnesses, John Penhallow and Richard Wibird, Jr.]
[Warrant, May 31, 1731, authorizing Thomas Lambert of the Isles of Shoals, Foster Trefethen, John Tuckerman, Capt. Robert Downes, and William Sanderson to appraise the estate of Diamond Currier, administration of which is granted to Thomas Canning- ton, principal creditor.]
[Inventory, Aug. 8, 1732 ; amount, £409.2.0 ; taken by Capt. Robert Downes, William Sanderson, and Thomas Lambert, and signed by Thomas Lambert. ]
SAMUEL CUTT 1731 BOSTON MASS.
[Administration on the estate of Samuel Cutt of Boston, Mass., granted to his widow, Hannah Cutt, May 17, 1731.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 13, p. 2.]
[Bond, in blank, of Hannah Cutt, widow, with Ephraim Dennett and Peter Greeley as sureties, in the sum of £1000, May 17, 1731 ; witnesses, John Penhallow and Thomas Greeley.]
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JOMATHAN GOODHUE 1731 CHESTER
[Administration on the estate of Jonathan Goodhue of Chester, husbandman, granted to Elizabeth Wood, formerly his widow, June 11, 1731.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 13, p. 202.]
[Blank sheet of paper for bond, signed by Elizabeth Goodhue, Samuel Ingalls, and Jacob Sargent ; witnesses, William Staniford and Joshua Wingate, Jr .; endorsed "in's Eliz : Goodhue her adm : bond on her husband Jona : Goodhue late of Chester Decd to be dated Ist June 1731."]
[Inventory, Aug. 2, 1731 ; amount, £316.11.6; signed by Samuel Ingalls and Jacob Sargent : attested by Elizabeth Wood, formerly widow of the deceased, Dec. 21, 1731 ; endorsed, "In- ventory of the Estate of Jona Goodhue Dec' 21st 1731-Now ye Wife of Nath' Wood."]
JOSEPH JENKINS I731 DOVER
[Administration on the estate of Joseph Jenkins of Dover granted to William Jenkins of Dover June 15, 1731.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 13, p. 266. ]
[Warrant, June 15, 1731, authorizing Capt. Samuel Emerson and Samuel Smith, both of Dover, to appraise the estate of Joseph Jenkins, adıninistration of which is granted to his brother, Wil- liam Jenkins. ]
[Probate Records, vol. 13, p. 264.]
[Bond of William Jenkins, with Samuel Emerson and Robert Thompson as sureties, all of Dover, in the sum of frooo, June 15, 1731, for the administration of the estate ; witnesses, John Sherburne and John Penhallow.]
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[Warrant, June 15, 1731, authorizing Capt. Samuel Emerson and Samuel Smith, both of Dover, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, signed by Samuel Smith and Samuel Emerson ; amount, {650.1.2 ; attested Oct. 6, 1733.]
Memorandm wr as Joseph Jenkens of Dover Decd ye 26th Day of Decr 1730 & Dyed Intestate & leaving an Estate of Real & #sonal to ye vallue of 666 Pounds Six Shills & yt after al Debts & Charges pd ye Reinaind' to be Equally Dividd as ye law Directs & Willm Jenkens Being Adm to his Decd Brothers Estate & ye sd Wm Jenkens wth his Brother John Jenkens & his three Sisters Namely Sarah Davis Jemima Jenkens & Keziah Hoeg have al mutually agreed & ye sd Adm' have pd & Set of unto his Brother & unto his three Sisters & their Husbands to Each & to Every one of them their proper part & Proportion of their Decd Brothers Estate to their ful Satisfaction & Contentment as is aforementiond John Jenkens is to have twenty Acres of land Grantd to his father Joseph Jenkens lying In Durham on ye north side of Thos Foot- mans land & also twenty four Acres of land lying In sd Town on a place known by ye name of Roberts Neck al vallued In ye In- ventory to one hundred & Eight Pounds & ye Remaind' of his part pd by ye Adm' to Jeremy Davis & his Wife Sarah Davis one House twenty five Acres of land lying In Durham Bot of James Basford as by Deed of Sale wil appear Reference Being had there- unto prized to Ninety five Pounds & one Barn Frame prizd at five Pounds & ye Remainder pd by ye Adın' Jemima Jenkins & David Hoeg & Keziah Hoeg his Wife is to have al ye Rights of land yt their Brother Jos Jenkens had In ye Town of Rochester Prized at one hundred & fifty Pounds & also al their sd Brothers whole Right yt he had In ye Town of Canterbury al In ye Proe of N : Hampsh' Prized at ten Pounds & their Remainder of their part pd by ye Adını & a ful Discharge of ye abovesd #mises we ye Sub- scribers hereof namely John Jenkens Jeremy Davis & his Wife Sarah Davis & Jemima Jenkins David Hoeg & his Wife Keziah
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Hoeg are al fully satisfyd Contentd & pd al & Each of us our part & ful Portion of ye Estate proper to us & Each of us out of our Brother Jos Jenkens Estate pd by Wm Jenkens Adm' to sd Estate & do All & Every one of us as Above namd do by these #sents for us our heirs Exers & Admrs do forever Acquit & Discharge ye sd Wm Jenkins his heirs Exers Admrs "forever as Adm' for paying us or any of us or ours any more as Witness our hands & Seals on our parts : & Wm Jenkens ye Adın' of his Brother Jos Jenkens on his part himself his heirs Exers & Admnrs do by these #sents do forever Release Remise & forever quit Claim unto Jnº Jenkens Jeremy Davis & his Wife Sarah Davis & to Jemima Jenkens & to Davd Hoeg & his Wife Keziah Hoeg to them & Every one of them their heirs Exers Admrs & Assigns al ye lands & Every part of land & Messuage as is Set forth & mentiond on ye other side to their names & this to be a full & final Agreement of our sd Decd Brothers Estate amongst us & for ye Confirmation hereof we do al whose names are In this writeing do Subscribe our names & set our Seals y$ 25th day of febry Anº Dom : 1734/5-
Wm Jenkins his mark Jnº X Jenkins his Jery X Davis mark Sarah Davis Jemima Jenkins David Hoeg Keziah Hoeg
[ Deeds, vol. 21, p. 271.]
JOHN MAGOON I731 KINGSTON
[Administration on the estate of John Magoon of Kingston granted to Benjamin Magoon of Kingston June 15, 1731.]
[Probate Records, vol. 13, p. 186.]
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[Bond of Benjamin Magoon, with Thomas Gordon and Samuel Judkins as sureties, June 15, 1731, for the administration of the estate of his brother, John Magoon ; witnesses, John Sherburne and John Penhallow. ]
[Warrant, June 15, 1731, authorizing Cartee Gilman and Wil- liam Graves, both of Exeter, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, Sept. 9, 1731 ; amount, {104.4.0; signed by Car- tee Gilman and William Graves. ]
JAMES RANDALL I731 NEWCASTLE
[Administration on the estate of James Randall of Newcastle, husbandman, granted to his widow, Deborah Randall, June 15, 1731.]
[Probate Records, vol. 13, p. 6.]
[Blank sheet of paper for bond, signed by Deborah Randall, John Sherburne, and Elias Tarleton ; witnesses, Thomas Gordon and John Penhallow. ]
[Warrant, June 15, 1731, authorizing Capt. George Walker, Thomas Mannering, and John Sherburne to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, signed by George Walker, John Sherburne, and Thomas Mannering ; amount, £1520.9.0 ; attested Sept. 21, 1730 (1731).]
RICHARD WATERHOUSE 1731 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Capt. Richard Waterhouse of Portsmouth granted to Capt. Samuel Waterhouse of Portsmouth, inariner, June 25, 1731.]
[Probate Records, vol. 13, p. 140.]
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[Bond of Samuel Waterhouse, with Hunking Wentworth and Richard Joce as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in the sum of £1000, June 22, 1731, for the administration of the estate of his father, Richard Waterhouse ; witnesses, Margaret Rust and John Pen- hallow. ]
[Warrant, June 25, 1731, authorizing Hunking Wentworth and Richard Joce to appraise the estate of Capt. Richard Waterhouse, mariner. ]
[Inventory, June 25, 1731; amount, £778.11.6; signed by Hunking Wentworth and Richard Joce.]
To all People to whom these Presents shall Come Greeting Whereas Samuel Waterhouse of Portsmouth in the Prove of New Hamp' shop-keeper & Arthur Waterhouse of Portsmouth aforesd Marriner are & Stand Seized & Possessed as parceners or Tenants in Cominon of & in all the Real Estate which belonged & of Right Appertained unto their Father Richd Waterhouse Late of Portsmth aforesd Mariner Deceas'd And to ye End that full & final Parti- tion & Division should be thereof made Have Covenanted Granted & Agreed in manner & form following vizt that the said Arthur shall have as his full Share part & Portion thereof all that Lot of Land fronting Easterly on the Street leading to the Mill Dam (so Called) over the Stone Bridge heretofore called the Canoo Bridge Northerly is bounded by Land of Nathan1 Rogers Esq' Westerly by Land of George Peirce & Southerly by Land of ye sd Sam1 in part & Partly by Land before the House standing on said Lot which is left Open for a Common Passage between the House & the House of the said Samuel being bounded as the Fences round said lot now Stand with all the buildings & Appurts thereto be- longing, To Have & To Hold the said Lot of Land & Premises unto him the said Arthur his Heirs & Assigns to his & their proper Use Benefit & Behoof forever in Severalty Moreover the said Arthur shall have hold & Enjoy to him & his Heirs only (without
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the power of Assigning Conveying or Leasing or Letting the same) the Priviledge of the Passage or Way up between the said Houses vizt the Dwelling House of the said Samuel & the House Standing on the said Lot being the same which was heretofore the Dwelling House of the said Richd as far as the North West Corner of the said Samuel then to run off on a Square 'till it Comes even with the Northerly side of said Samuel's Garden or as far as the Stone Wall behind his sd House runs Northward then to run off on a Square to the sd Wall which Passage shall be & Remain open for the Conunon Use & Benefit of the said parties Limited as aforesaid-And the said Samuel shall have as his full Share part & portion of the said Estate all & every part portion & member thereof besides & Excepting what is hereby set off & Granted to the said Arthur as above Expressed. To Have & To Hold all & every Part of the said Estate (except as aforesd ) to him the said Samuel his Heirs & Assigns to his & their proper Use Benefit & Behoof in Severalty forever. And the said Parties for themselves their Several & Respective Heirs do hereby Mutually Release & Quit Claim to Each other all Right title Claim Interest & Demand whatsoever of in & Unto the parts portions & Shares of the said Estate Respectively set off to the other of them in manner afore- said. In Testimony whereof the said Parties have hereunto Set their hands & Seals the twenty Eighth Day of Augt Anno Domini 1744, & in the Eighteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign-
Signed Sealed & Delivd In Sam" Waterhouse Deborah Waterhouse
Presence of us Thos Peirce George Peirce [ Deeds, vol. 68, p. 534.]
MATTHEW CLARK 1731 LONDONDERRY
[Administration on the estate of Matthew Clark of Londonderry, husbandman, granted to James Clark, husbandman, and Elizabeth Clark, both of Londonderry, Aug. 14. 1731.]
[Probate Records, vol. 13, p. 188.]
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[Bond of James Clark and Elizabeth Clark, with James Lindsay and Thomas Clark as sureties, July -, 1731, for the administra- tion of the estate ; witnesses, George Duncan and John Mac- Murphy.]
[Inventory, Sept. 14, 1731 ; amount, {611.9.0; signed by John Blair and James Rogers. ]
[License to the administrators Jan. 1, 1733/4, to sell real estate. ]
JAMES SINCLAIR 1731 EXETER
In the Name of God amen the twenty third day of July in the yeare of our Lord God one Thousand seven hundred and Thirty one I James Sinkler of Exeter in the Province of new Hampshi new England Husbandman being In pain and weak of body
Imprimis I Give and bequeath unto mary my darly beloved wife the use and Improvement of one halfe or End of my now dwelling house and all the moovables in the house Excepting what is here- after disposed of for and dureing the Terme of her natural Life provided She Remaine a widow and my wife to have the third part of my Estate as the Law directs and my will is that at the discease of my wife the moovables she had To be devided between My four Daughters in Equel proportion Except My wife dispose of it in her life
Item I Give and bequeath to My Son John Sinkler five pounds to be paid out of My Estate by my Exexutr hereafter Named
Item I Give to iny Son Joseph fourty acres of Land out of my part or proportion of the Town Common in sd Exeter also I Give to my son Joseph the full of my Rite to any Land alowed to me by the Province of the massachusets for my servis in the nara- genset warr
Item I Give to my son Sam" fifty acres of Land that is to say
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my Rite to a grant of fifty acres of Land Granted by the Towne of Exeter
Item I Give To my son Jonathan Twenty shillings
Item whereas I formerly Gave To my son Richard a Tract of Land In Stratham it was what I designed to be his part or propor- tion of my Estate
Item I Give to my son Ebenezer the one halfe part of my Rite or propriety in Gillman Towne also all my Land where I Live in Exeter near wheal Rights Creek with the house barne and orchards and all my stock and utensels for work be they of what Kind so- ever also one feather bed
Item I Give and bequeath To my son Benjamin The one halfe of my propriety in Gillman town and my will is that iny Son Benjam shall have Liberty to go to Lerne any Trade that he shall like best but if he have a mind to Continue with his Brother Eben- ezer and help him to Carry on his work Till Benjam arive to the age of one and Twenty years Then iny son Benjam To have sixty acres of my proportion of the Common Land in Exeter but if iny sª son Benjam do Choose to go to Lerne a trade or to Leave my son Ebenezer then sd sixty acres of my Common Land to be to My Exexutor
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