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Item I give and Bequeath unto iny son Samuel Heard all my Homestead Lott of Land, where my Dwelling House now stands together with the Orchard standing thereon, to him his Heirs and Assigns for ever he or they allowing & delivering unto my Wife Abigail Heard Yearly & every Year the one third part of ye Pro- duce Profit or Income of the sd Land & Orchard during the time of her Continuing iny Widow, & in Case she shall Marry again. she shall have the liberty to Improve the one third part, of the abovesd or before mentioned homestead Lott of land, and Or- chard during her natural life, at her own Cost and Charge. And I also give unto my sd son Sam1] Heard my now Dwelling House, together with the Barn, & all other Buildings standing on my sd Homestead Lott of Land, at ye Decease of his Mother, my wife Abigail Heard, & not till then, to him his Heirs and Assigns for
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ever. I also give unto my son Sam" Heard, and to his Hiers and Assigns for ever the one half of my Mill-Priviledge on the South- erly side of the River att Tole-End, & the one third part of my Mill Priviledge on the Northerly side ye sd River at Tole-End, & also the one half of my Thirty Acres of Land lying between Blackwater Bridge, and the Pitch Pine Plains, and also the one fourth part of the Common or undivided land in the Township of Dover which doth or shall belong unto me, and Ten Acres of Land in my first Division Lott at Rochester and the one third part of my undivided lands in sd Rochest' together with the one half of my Mill Priviledge att Squamonogonick, or at ye Norway Plains in sª Rochester.
Item, I give unto my Three Daugliters, & to their Heirs & As- signs for ever, viz : to Elizabeth Knight, Mary Warren, and Ke- ziah Wentworth, the one half of iny Orchard adjoyning to my son Joseplı Heards Orchard, or the remainder of that Orchard, the one half of which I have, by this my last Will, given unto my sd son Josephi Heard, and also all my Moveable Estate that shall remain at the Decease of thier Mother Abigail Heard, to be eaqually Divided among them. I also give unto my two Daughters aforesd Elisa- beth Knight & Kesiah Wentworth, & to thier Heirs & Assigns for ever, the one half of my Mill-Priviledge at Squamonogonick, aforesd or at ye Norway Plains to be eaqualy divided between them. I also give unto my Daughter Elisabethı Knight aforesd & to her Heirs & Assigns for ever, Eight Acres of fresh Marsh lying at Winkols Pond in sd Dover.
Item, I give unto my Two Grand sons Joseph Knight & Tris- tram Warrin, & to thier Heirs & Assigns for ever, Thirty Acres of land lying at a Place Commonly Called dead-Water, to be eaqually divided between them.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my loving Wife Abigail Heard the one third part of the Profit Income or Produce of all my now Improv'd lands, Marsh & Orchards which in this my last Will & Testament I have given to my sons John & Sam" Heard, that is to Say, the one third part of the Grass & Hay, & all Sorts of Grain
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both English & Indian and also ye one third part of ye Fruit, of the Orchards, given to my sd sons Jnº & Sam" Heard, & also ye one third part of ye Gardain fruits which the sd land given to my sd two sons Jnº & Sam" Heard shall produce ; all which third part of the Produce of the abovesd land & Orchards is to be de- livered unto my sd Wife Abigail Heard, by iny sd sons John & Sam" Heard in dne season Yearly or every Year, during the whole time of hier Continuing my Widow, but in Case she shall Marry again, then she shall have ye liberty to Improve the one third part of ye abovesd Land, & Orchards, during the whole term or time of her Natural life, but Shall manage then at her own Cost & Charge as is before Expres'd. I also give unto my sd Wife the Sole use & Improvement of my Dwelling House, & of my Barn standing on the southwest side of my sd Dwelling House, during ye whole time that she shall Continue my Widow, but if it shall so happen that she shall Marry again, then she shall have ye use & Im- provement of one third part of my Dwelling House & of the Cel- ler under, & one third part of ye afores Barn during the whol term of hier natural life, & my sd son Sam" the use & Improve- ment of ye other two thirds of my sd Dwelling House Celler & Barn, & at ye Deceace of iny sd Wife, niy sd Dwelling House & Barn shall be my son Samuel's, as is before mentioned. And all ye rest of my Moveable Estate not given disposed of or mentioned in this my last Will & Testament, I give unto my sd Wife Abi- gail Heard, & what Shall remain thereof at her Decease, shall be eaqually divided among my three Daughters, Elisabeth Knight, Mary Warren & Kesiah Wentworth.
Finally I do Constitute & Appoint my sd Wife Abigail Heard And my sd son Sam" Heard to be the Executrix & Executor to this my last Will and Testament, hereby Revoaking Renouncing & utterly makeing void, & of none Effect, any, and all other Will, or Wills whatsoever heretofore by mne made or Suffered to be made. Ratifying & Confirming this and no other to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the Year first above written.
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Signed Sealed Published Pro- nounced & Declared by the sd Tristram Heard as his last Will & Testament In the Presence of us Jona Cushing William Willand His Willm X Horn Jun Mark [Proved June 3, 1734.]
Tristrum Heard
V RICHARD GOSS 1734 RYE
[Bond of Rachel Goss of Rye, widow, with Samuel Berry and Ebenezer Berry as sureties, May 1, 1734, for the administration of the estate of her husband, Richard Goss ; witnesses, John Pen- hallow and Nathaniel Shannon.]
[Warrant, May 1, 1734, authorizing Capt. Joseph Locke and Joseph Brown, both of Rye, to appraise the estate of Richard LGoss of Rye. ]
[Inventory, June 25, 1739 ; amount, £410,14.0; signed by Joseph Locke and Joseph Brown. ]
HENRY SEWARD I734 PORTSMOUTH
In the Name of God Amen I, Henry Sewer of portsmouth in New England Shipwright
Item, I doe give all my present Estate or goods onely the Land att Barrington ; That is to say My Dwelling House Garden and all the Beach to my well beloved Wife Mary Sewer Dureing her Widowood But if my wife Marrys again I give only the house above
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mentioned and Thirty foot down to the Watter side carrying its breadth of the house with a Third part of the Garding Dureing her Natural Life and after her Decease I do give and bequeath to my well beloved Son John Sewer and his heirs for ever All the Beach with one third of the Garden-
Item I will & bequeath to my well beloved Son George and his heirs for ever One Third of the Garden and another pease of Land running forty foot down to the Watter side taken his Departure from the North East Corner of the said Garden then Running halfway from the said Corner towards the South East Corner of Said Garden Carrying its Depth the whole Wedth
Item : I will & bequeath to my Son John and his heirs for ever A pease of Land joyning to the Watter side taking his Departure from the South East Corner of the Garden running halfway to- wards the North East Corner of Said Garding
Item : I will And bequeath Unto my Executors My Right in Barrington Containing One hundred and Twenty Acres of Land-
Item I will & bequeath that my Executors pay unto My Daughter Stewtly Tenn Shillings-
Item ; I will and bequeath that my Executors pay unto My Daughter Goodin Tenn Shillings-
Itein I will & bequeath that my Executors pay unto my Daugh- ter Pulkinhorne Tenn Shillings-
And I doe by these presents Constitute make and Ordain My Sons John and George My hole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby Utterly Disallow Revoke and Dis- anull all and every other former Testament Will and Bequest and Executors by mne in any wise before Named, Ratifying and Con- firming this and no other to be my Last will and Testament ; In Wittness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seall This Twentyninth Day of May One thousand Seven hundred and Thirty four
Signª Sealed and Delivered in Henry Sewer
the presence of us
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Samuel Sherburne William Winkley Isaac Summer [Proved April 13, 1737.]
Province of To the Hon'ble John Wentworth Esq' New Hampshire ) Judge of Probate of Wills and for granting Administration within the said Province-
The humble Petition of George Seaward of Portsmouth in the Province aforsaid Boatbuilder Sheweth
That Henry Seaward late of Portsmouth aforesaid Caulker, (Grandfather of Your Petr died about 30 Years agoe seized in Fee Simple of a Tract of Land in Barrington in the same Province containing 120 Acres being Lot (258) in the 6th Range of Lots there, and by his Last Will and Testament devised the same unto George Seaward Your Petitioners Father and Jolin Seaward an Uncle of Your Petr
That the said John Seaward is now living but Your Petititioners Father died about the Year of Our Lord 1758 Intestate seized of an undivided moiety of said land leaving Issue Your Petitioner & Joseph Seward now of Portsmouth aforesaid Caulker, and Benja- min Seaward & Dorothy Seaward Children and legal Representa- tives of Benjamin Seaward another Son of the said George the Father who deceased after his said Father & are now Minors.
That Your Petr and some other of the Parties are desirous of holding their respective Shares of the said Lands in severalty
Wherefore as the premises are properly Cognizable before Your Honour Your Petitioner accordingly humbly prays your Honour that Partition may be made of the said Lands between the said Jolın Seaward and the Heirs of the said George Seaward the Father agreeable to the Law of the said Province in such Case made and Provided. And that the Parties may be cited to appear &c
George Seaward
Portsmº 4th Febry [Citation ordered Feb. 14, 1769.]
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McMURPHY 1734 LONDONDERRY
[Janet MacMurphy of Londonderry renounces adininistration on the estate of her husband May 24, 1734, in favor of her brother, John MacMurphy. ]
WILLIAM HUCKLEY I734 HAMPTON
[Keziah Huckley renounces administration on the estate of William Huckley June 4, 1734, in favor of Samuel Page.]
[Bond of Samuel Page, with Benjamin Jamies and Nathaniel Drake as sureties, June 5, 1734, for the administration of the estate ; witnesses, John Penhallow and John Watts.]
[Warrant, June 5, 1734, authorizing Benjamin Jamies and Nathaniel Drake, both of Hampton, to appraise the estate of Wil- liam Huckley of Hampton, whose widow has renounced admin- istration. ]
[Inventory, signed by Benjamin James and Nathaniel Drake ; amount, £58.6.0 ; attested July 30, 1734.]
RICHARD JOCE I734
[Bond of Damaris Joce, with John Pray and John Ayers as sureties, all of Portsmouth, June 10, 1734, for the administration of the estate of her husband, Richard Joce ; witnesses, Cyprian Jeffry and John Penhallow. ]
JOSIAH CLARK I734 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Josiah Clark of Portsmouth granted to his widow, Mary Clark, June 27, 1734. 1
[Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 57.]
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[Bond of Mary Clark, widow, with William Parker, Jr., lawyer, and John Clark, mason, both of Portsmouth, as sureties, July 24, 1734, for the administration of the estate of her husband, Josiah Clark of Portsmouth, clothier ; witnesses, Jolin Penhallow and Nathaniel Shannon. ]
[Warrant, July 24, 1734, authorizing William Parker, Jr., and Ephraim Dennett, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, Sept. 27, 1734; amount, £642.12.6; signed by Epliraim Dennett and William Parker, Jr. ]
[License to the administratrix, March 26, 1735, to sell real estate. ]
[Administratrix's account against the estate " Since ye Decease of my Husband Josiah Clark 1729; " amount, £141. 11.5 1/2 ; mentions "Bringing upp Ann 3 Mos," "Do Sarah 3 Years & 3 111º."]
JOHN WEBSTER I734 RYE
[Bond of Jeremy Webster and Josiah Webster, with Theodore Atkinson of Portsmouth and Ebenezer Webster of Kingston as sureties, July 8, 1734, for the administration of the estate of their father, John Webster of Rye, mariner ; witnesses, John Penhallow and Elizabeth Penhallow. ]
[Warrant, July 8, 1734, authorizing Nathan Batchelder and Richard Hubbard, both of Kingston, to appraise the estate of Jolin Webster, whose widow renounced administration. ]
[Inventory, Nov. 19, 1734; amount, £702.11.8; signed by Richard Hubbard and Nathan Batchelder.]
[Administrators' account of the settlement of the estate ;
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amount of personal estate, £126.11.8; expenditures, £75.14.8; allowed March 16, 1735/6 ; mentions a brother, Caleb Webster, his schooling, sickness, and death.]
JOSEPH GRAHAM I734 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Joseph Graham of Portsmouth, cordwainer, granted to Adam Graham of the province of New York, yeoman, July 16, 1734.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 39.]
[Bond of Adam Graham "in the Province of New York," with Francis Mathes of Durham, gentleman, and James Boyd of Ports- mouth, shopkeeper, as sureties, July 16, 1734, for the administra- tion of the estate; witnesses, John Penhallow and Francis Ma- thes, Jr. ]
ROGER SWAIN I734 PORTSMOUTH
[Bond of John Morse of Kittery, Me., with Francis Tucker, hatter, and Mark Nelson, cordwainer, both of Portsmouth, as sureties, July 31, 1734, for the administration of the estate of Roger Swain of Portsmouth, joiner ; witnesses, John Penhallow and Nathaniel Shannon. ]
[Warrant, July 31, 1734, authorizing Capt. Samuel Banfield and Henry Sherburne, Jr., both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate of Roger Swain, whose widow renounced administration. ]
[Inventory, signed by Samuel Banfield and Henry Sherburne ; amount, £446.9.0; attested Sept. 13, 1734.]
ELKINS
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[Citation, Sept. 24, 1734, to Samuel Elkins of Exeter, yeoman,
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on complaint of his sister, Abiel Martin, to appear and give an account of the estate of his father, who died intestate about forty years ago ; return signed by Daniel Thing, constable of Exeter. ]
THOMAS HAMMETT I734 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Thomas Hammett of Ports- inouth, sail-maker, granted to Mrs. Elizabeth Hammett and Henry Sherburne, Jr., of Portsmouth, Oct. 28, 1734.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 51.]
[Bond of Elizabeth Hammnett, widow, and Henry Sherburne, Jr., of Portsmouth, merchant, with Abraham Senter, sail-maker, and John Gains, chair-maker, as sureties, Oct. 28, 1734, for the administration of the estate of her husband, Thomas Hammett of Portsmouth.]
[Warrant, Oct. 28, 1734, authorizing John Shackford and Capt. Isaac Sumner, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate of Thomas Hammett, sail-maker. ]
[Inventory, signed by John Shackford and Isaac Sumner ; amount, £435.19.6 ; attested Jan. 22, 1734/5.]
[Warrant, Oct. 31, 1735, authorizing Nathaniel Mendum, Isaac Sumner, and Matthew Livermore, all of Portsmouth, to receive claims against the estate. ]
[List of claims against the estate ; amount, £302.3.1 ; signed by Isaac Sumner and Matthew Livermore. ]
[License to the administrators, Jan. 28, 1735/6, to sell real estate. ]
[ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 121.]
[License to Henry Sherburne, Jr., of Portsmouth, merchant, and Elizabeth Stevenson, wife of William Stevenson of Ports-
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mouth, laborer, formerly Elizabeth Hammett, administrators, April 25, 1739, to sell real estate. ]
[ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 472. ]
[Administrators' account of the settlement of the estate; amount of estate, £560.12.1 ; expenditures, £455.7.3 ; allowed July 31, 1745.]
[Various receipts, bonds, notes, etc., containing signatures of Thomas Hammett, Ebenezer Stevens, Joshua Penhallow, Samuel Moore, Clement Hughes, Nathaniel Rogers, Joseph Sherburne, Hunking Wentworth, Samuel Hart, Walter Deniford, Richard Wibird, Jotham Odiorne, Joshua Peirce, Thomas Peirce, Samuel Smith, Moses Furber, Joshua Peirce, Jr., Thomas Wright, John Bradford, Elizabeth Nodwell, James Pitman, and J. Hardison.]
MICAH EMERSON 1734 DOVER
[Bond of Sarah Emerson, with Thomas Leighton and John Leighton, both of Dover, as sureties, Nov. 9, 1734, for the ad- ministration of the estate of "Michael" Emerson ; witnesses, John Penhallow and Mary Penhallow.]
[Inventory of the estate of "Micah" Emerson of Dover ; amount, £818. 14.0; signed by Samuel Smith and Thomas Leighton ; at- tested March 26, 1735.]
ROBERT COCHRAN I734 LONDONDERRY
[Administration on the estate of Robert Cochran of London- derry granted to James Cochran of Londonderry Nov. 12, 1734.] [Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 54.]
[Bond of James Cochran of Londonderry, with Ninian Cochran and James Aiken, both of Londonderry, as sureties, Nov. 12, 1734,
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for the administration of the estate; witnesses, John Penhallow and Mary Penhallow. ]
[Warrant, Nov. 12, 1734, authorizing Robert Given and Abra- ham Holmes, both of Londonderry, to appraise the estate of Robert Cochran, administration of which is granted to his brother, James Cochran. ]
[Inventory, Nov. 12, 1734; amount, £466.17.10; signed by Robert Given and Abraham Holmes. ]
[Administrator's account of the settlement of the estate ; amount of personal estate, £336.17. 10 ; expenditures, £243.3.10 ; allowed March 28, 1750.]
[Various receipts, containing signatures of Daniel Clyde, Ninian Cochran, and Robert Clark. ]
SAMUEL GRAVES I734 KINGSTON
[Bond of Samuel Graves of Kingston, yeoman, with Robert Boyes of Kingston and James Jeffry of Portsmouth as sureties, Nov. 15, 1734, for the administration of the estate of his son, Samuel Graves of Kingston ; witnesses, James Graves and John Penhallow.]
NATHANIEL GOOKIN I734 HAMPTON
[Administration on the estate of Rev. Nathaniel Gookin of Hampton granted to Mrs. Dorothy Gookin and Nathaniel Gookin of Hampton Nov. 18, 1734.]
[Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 52. ]
[Bond of Dorothy Gookin and Nathaniel Gookin, with Joseph Whipple and Ward Cotton, both of Hampton, clerks, as sureties,
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Nov. 18, 1734, for the administration of the estate ; witnesses, Joshua Wingate and William Staniford. ]
[Warrant, Nov. 18, 1734, authorizing Joshua Wingate and William Staniford, both of Hampton, to appraise the estate of Rev. Nathaniel Gookin, administration of which is granted to his widow, Dorothy Gookin, and his son, Nathaniel Gookin. ]
[Inventory, Nov. 30, 1734 ; amount, £370.9.9 ; signed by Joshua Wingate and William Staniford. ]
[Guardianship of Daniel Gookin, ininor, aged more than four- teen years, son of Rev. Nathaniel Gookin, granted to his brother, Nathaniel Gookin, Dec. 9, 1734.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 53.]
[Blank sheet of paper for bond, Dec. 9, 1734, signed by Na- thaniel Gookin, Joshua Wingate, and William Staniford ; witnes- ses, Joseplı Whipple and John Penhallow. "This is a Bond of Guardianship that M' Gookin Gives for His Bror Daniel Gookin upwards of 14 Years of Age."]
[Catalogue of the library of Rev. Nathaniel Gookin, with ap- praised value of each book ; amount, {114.17.7 ; signed by Joseph Whipple and Ward Cotton ; attested Dec. 9, 1734.]
JOHN CRAM I734 HAMPTON FALLS
In the Name of God Amen the Ninth day of December 1734 I John Crain of the South or Falls Parish in Hampton in the Pro- vince of New Hampshire in New England Farmer being old *
Imprimis I Give and Bequeath to my Eldest Son Benjamin Crain three half Shares of Land where his house now Stands Bounded to Jonathan Tilton's Land on the South and Robert Rows Land on the North & fifteen acres of Land at a place Called Grassey Swamp
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Bounded in part on his brother John's Land & in part on Colo John Gilman's Land and five acres of Land at a place called the burnt Swamp be the Same inore or less Bounded to John Green's Land on the North and one Quarter of an Original Right in Chester and one third part of my peice of Salt marsh which Lyeth on the South Side of the marsh formerly Deacon Samuel Shaws all which Land and marsh I have Mentioned in my Deed of Gift to my Said Son Benjamin & this for his double portion Paying to my Daughter Argentine the wife of Abraham Brown one Cow She having Re- ceived the rest of her portion already-
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son Wadley Cram four half Shares of Land where his house now Stands Bounded to Doct' Deans Land on the North and Bachelders Land on the South & thirty acres inore or less bounded on the North to Robert Wadley's Land and on the South to Bachelders Land and one Quarter of one Original Right in Chester and half one Original right in Chichester and one third part of the Same peice of marsh with his Brother Benjamin all which I have mentioned in my Deed of Gift to my Son Wadley Except the half Share or right In Chichester and this is his portion paying to my Daughter Abigail the wife of John Bachelder one Cow
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son John Cram three half Shares of Land where his house and barn now Stands Bounded to Samuel Melchers Land on the Northi and Robert Rows Land on the South and two half Shares of Land at a place Called ye red Oak ridge bounded to Timothy Hutchins his Land on the East & to the Land of Jnº Page on ye West & fifteen acres of Land at the Grassey Swamp So Called in the Same peice with or by his Brother Benjamin Bounded Partly to Peter Samborns Land and partly to Colo John Gilmans Land and John Bachelders Land and one Quarter of one Original Right in Chester and one third part of iny peice of marsh by or with his Bretheren Benjamin and Wadley and this I Give to my Son John for his portion part of which I have Given him in a deed of Gift
Item I Give to my Son Jonathan Cram all iny homested vizt iny
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house barn and all my housing and Land Joining to Exeter Road on both Sides of the way and all iny Stock of Cattle and Creatures of all Sorts and kind whatsoever and all my husbandery Tools and household Stuff and Goods without doors and within that I Shall leave at iny Decease and a Quarter of one Right in Chester and one half of an Original right in Chichester and two Acres of Salt marsh be the Same more or less bounded on the North to marsh of Edinond Johnson and to Hillyards marsh on the South Paying to my Daughter Mary Eight Pounds in or as Money now the wife of Samuel Cram and one Cow, and Pay to my beloved Wife fifty Pounds in money or Passable Bills of Credit one half at iny Decease & the other half one twelve month after-And I do Give & order my Son Jonathan to Receive all moneys dues and Debts due to me whatsoever, and to Pay all my just Debts which I owe-I do Like- wise Constitute make and ordain my Son Jonathan Cram iny Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke & disannul all & Every other former Tes- taments Wills & Executors made by me in any ways before named Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament-In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the day and year above Written Signed
Signed Sealed Published and his John X Cram inark
Declared by the Said Jolin Cram as his last Will and Testament in the Presents of us the Sus- cribers
Nath1 Healey Jonathan Bac'elder Benjamin Prescut his Jonathan X Bachelder mark [Proved and allowed March 31, 1742.] [Probate Records, vol. 15, p. 154.]
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ELIPHALET COFFIN 1734/5 EXETER
In the Name of God Amen I Eliphalet Coffin of Exeter in the Province of Newhampshire in New England Gentleman being weak of body
Item : I Give to my beloved wife Judith Coffin all my moveable estate with in Doors and with out and my Molatto Girl named Jinne and my Negro Girl Named Peg and all my Stock of Cattle and Swine to be for her own use and at her own Dispose, And the whole Improvement of my Real estate as long as she remains my widow, and three hundred pounds to be paid out of my Real estate each of my Children their proportion according to what is given them and my negro inan Jack as long as she remains my widow.
Item I Give to my Son Peter Coffin My dwelling house and orchard and all the land adjoyning to it, and all my land lying in Exeter at a place called the Neck bounding upon the highway leading to Grassy Swamp on the west, and on every other side with the land of Collo Jolin Gilman and the great River and a lot of land lying in the Meeting house lot, lying between John Rices land and Ephraim Philbricks. And one Third part of my Pasture lying by Samuel Elkins's : And all my Common Rite in the Township of Exeter : And my Rite of Salt marsh and land lying in Stratham at a place called Sandy point, and an hundred acres of land be it more or less lying at Lamperele River at a place Called the hook, and my house lot which I Sold to Abner Coffin, if he returns it again, or if not the money he owes for it. I like- wise give him two acres of land lying in the Township of Dover with an orchard upon it which was my fathers and iny Right in the Saw mill at Dover and all other Rites of land in Dover Exe- cepting Starbrooks Meadow and iny Negro man Jack after his inother has done with him and all my Bills Bonds and book Debts, and desire that his mother would let him have the clock, and I give him my Rite in Tuchaney mill
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