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Last will and testment in the Presence of us the Subscribers
Samuel Palmer
Stephen Batchelder Stephen Palmer [ Proved June 23, 1735.]
[Blank sheet of paper for bond, June 23, 1735, signed by Robert Moulton and Elizabeth Moulton ; witnesses, John Penhallow and Sammel Penhallow. ]
JOHN WILLIAMS 1735 DURHAM
In the name of god amen the twenty third day of may anno domine one thousand seven hundred and thirty five I John wil- liams of the town of durham in the provence of new hampsh in new england husbandman being very sick and weak in body
Imprimis I give and bequeth to Ruth williams my well beloved wife one third part of my Lands being the home stead or tenement where I now dwell the fence about sd Lands to be kept in good repair from time to time by my executor hear after named as allso
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the east end or part of mny now dwelling house and also ye one half of my barn during her natuarel Life and at her decease ye sd land house and barn shall return to my sd executor I allso give unto my sd wife all my moveable estate both within dors and with out to be by her freely possessed and disposed of as she shall see ineet
Item I give to my daughter hannah huckins the wife of James huckins fifty pounds in Currant silver money or good pasabel provence bills of Credit of new england to be paid her by my sd executor at ye expiration of the term of one year after my decease.
Item I give unto my grand daughter elisabeth badger ten pounds in Currant silver money or in good provence bills of Credit of new england when she shall arrive at the age of eighteen years the said ten pounds to be then paid her by my sd executor this being ye remainder of her mothers portion which she had not Received
Item I give unto my son John williams whome I Constitute make and ordain my sole executor of This my last will and testa- ment all and singuler my Lands mesuages and tenements build- ings and edifices and all my other estate both real and personal in durham and else where excepting what I have otherwise dis- posed of in and by this my Last will and testament by him and liis heirs and asignes freely to be possessed and enjoyed for ever and I do hereby utterly disallow Revoke and disannul all and every other former testaments, wills Legacies bequests and execu- tors by me in any ways before namned willed and bequeathed Rati- fying and Confirming this and no other to be iny Last will and testament In witness whereof I have lear unto sett my hand and seal the day and year above written
Signed sealed published pro- nounced and delivered by ye sd Jolin williams as his last will and testament in the presents of us the subscribers
John Williams
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Ephraim Davis James Bunker Benjamin Burdick [Proved March 27, 1745.]
THOMAS PERKINS 1735 STAR ISLAND
[Sarah Perkins renounces administration on the estate of hier husband, Thomas Perkins, June 23, 1735, in favor of Samuel Waldo of Boston, Mass., principal creditor ; witnesses, William Sanderson and Nathaniel Sparhawk. ]
[Inventory of the estate of Thomas Perkins of Gosport, June 26, 1735; amount, £88.2.6 ; signed by Joseph Mace and Charles Randall. ]
SAMUEL CANNEY 1735 DOVER
In the Name of God Amen the Twenty fifth day of July one thousand Seven hundred & thirty five I Samuel Canney of the Town of Dover in ye Province of New-Hampshire in New- Eng- land Black-Smith being very sick and weak of Body, but of Per- fect mind and memory, thanks be given to God; do make and ordain this my last Will & Testament ; As touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to bless me in this Life, I give Demise & Dispose of the same in ye following manner and formı. viz :
Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Wife Sarah Canney whom I also Constitute make and ordain iny sole exec- utrix of this my last Will and Testament, All my Household goods and movables both within dores & without, to her, her Heirs & Assigns for ever, I also give unto iny sd Wife iny Dwel- ling House & Barn, with the sole use and Improvement, of all my
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Land & orchard during the term of her remaining iny Widow, and in Case she shall not marry again, then I give her the Improv_ ment of my sd House Barn and all my sd Land during the term of her natural life, Exepting Three Acres which I have hereafter in this my Last Will given Conditionally unto my Son Sam" Canney.
Item, I give unto my son Sam" Canney Three Acres of Land on the Northerly side of my Land adjoyning to M' Jnº Gage's Land runing from the Lane by my Barn down to the River, hold- ing ye same breadth all the way, ye sd Three Acres of Land I give mly sd son Sam" Canney in Case lie Shall Pay & discharge all such Bonds and obligations wherein I stand bound and obliged for him, & shall thereby Exempt me and my Heirs from paying the same : but in Case either I or my Heirs shall pay ye sd Bonds or obliga- tions, then ye sd Three Acres of Land is hierein given with the Rest of my Land ; I also give unto my sd son Sam" Canney Thirty Pounds in Cattle or in the Produce of my Place at ye market Price at ye time of Payment, to be Paid him by his Brethren Joshua & Love Canney, in Three Years after my sd Place or Land shall Come into their hands, that is to say Ten Pounds in y efirst Year, & Ten Pounds in ye Second, & Ten Pounds in ye Third year that they shall Possess ye sd Place or Land as their own Proper Estate.
Item I give unto my son Thomas Canney if he is living, & shall live to Come liome, Thirty Pounds, to be paid him in Cattle or in the Produce of my Place at ye Market Price, at ye time of Payment, to be Paid him by his Brethren Joshua and Love Canney in three Year after they have Paid ye Legacy herein given to my son Sain11 Canney, and to be Pay'd yearly, that is to say Ten Pounds a year till the whole Thirty Pounds shall be paid.
Item, I give unto my Son Benjamin Canney Thirty Pounds to be Paid in Cattle or in the Produce of my Place at ye Market Price at ye time of Payment, to be Paid him by his Brethren Joshua and Love Canney, in Three Years after they have paid ye Legacy here- in given to their Brother Sam" Canney in Case their Brother Thos Canney shall not then be return'd from Sea, but in Case he shall then be return'd home, then in three years after they have paid
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his Legacy herein given, that is to say Ten Pounds a year till the whole Thirty Pounds be Paid .-
Item I give unto the Children, of my Daughter Sarah Hussey, viz Joseph, Jean, Sarah Lidya, & Samuel Hussey Ten Pounds, that is to say forty shillings to each of them, to be Paid them in the Produce of my Place at ye Market Price, at ye time of Payment, by my sd sons Joshua & Love Canney, to the Males at their arriv- ing at the Age of Twenty & one Years, & to ye females upon their Arriving at the Age of Eighteen Years.
Item I give unto my Daughters Lydia the wife of Benjamin Lewes ; and to Martha Canney Ten Pounds each, to be Paid them in the Produce of my Place, at ye Market Price at ye time of Pay- ment, by my sd sons Joshua and Love Canney in Two Years after they have Paid the Legacies hierein given to their Brethren Sam !! and Benja Canney, that is to say, to my Daughter Lidya Lewes, Ten Pounds in ye first year & to my Daughter Martha Canney Ten Pounds in ye Second year after they have paid ye sd Legacies to their Brethren Sam" & Benja Canney.
Item I give unto iny sons Joshua and Love Canney, All my Land with the orchards and Buildings standing thereon, except- ing the three Acres herein Conditionally given to my son Sam1 Canney, and in Case he shall not Comply with ye Conditions here- in mentioned whereby he may be Entitled to ye sd three acres of Land; then I give the sd three Acres, together with any other Land to my sd Sons Joshua and Love Canney and to their Heirs and Assigns for ever, at their Mothers Marrying again, and in Case she shall not marry again, then after her decease, by them freely to be Posses" and Enjoy'd. And I do hereby utterly disallow Re- voke and Disannul all and every other former Testaments Wills Legacies bequests and Executors, by mne in any ways before named, Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament, In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal the Day and Year first above written
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Signed Sealed Published Pro- nounced and Declared by the sd Sam" Canney as his last Will and Testament in ye Presence of us ye Subscribers Epharim Tebbetes Edward Tebbets Jona Cushing [Proved Sept. 1, 1735.]
His Samuel X Canney Mark
ISAAC DOW 1735 RYE
[Administration on the estate of Isaac Dow of Rye, yeoman, granted to his widow, Charity Dow, Aug. 16, 1735.]
[Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 74.]
[Warrant, Aug. 16, 1735, authorizing Richard Jenness and John Garland, both of Rye, yeomen, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, Sept. 5, 1735 ; amount, £595.0.0 ; signed by Rich- ard Jenness and John Garland. ]
BENJAMIN EVANS 1735 DOVER
[Administration on the estate of Benjamin Evans of Dover, yeoman, granted to Benjamin Evans of Dover, yeoman, and Mary Evans of Dover, widow, Sept. 1, 1735.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 76.]
[Warrant, Sept. 1, 1735, authorizing Joseph Estes and William Twombly, both of Dover, to appraise the estate of Benjamin Evans, administration of which is granted to his widow, Mary Evans, and his son, Benjamin Evans. ]
[ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 76.]
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[Inventory of the estate of Benjamin Evans of Dover, Sept. 5, 1735 ; amount, £525.8.2 ; signed by Joseph Estes and William Twombly ; attested by Mary Evans and Benjamin Evans, admin- istrators, Oct 1, 1735.]
[Warrant, Oct. 1, 1735, authorizing Paul Gerrish, John Hamn, yeoman, and David Watson, yeoman, all of Dover, to appraise the homestead in order that the oldest son may purchase the whole. ]
[Inventory of the homestead, signed by Paul Gerrish, John Ham, and David Watson ; amount, £360.0.0; attested Oct. 18, 1735.]
[Order of court, Oct. 18, 1735, that the oldest son, Benjamin Evans, take the estate and pay the other four children their shares, the widow's third being first deducted. ]
BRIDGET DUNNIFORD 1735 GREENLAND
In the Name of God Amen Sept 11th 1735
Be it known to all inen That I Bridget Dunnifoord of the Parish of Greenland In the Township of Portsmouth in the Province of New hampshire Being verey sick and weak of Body - *
Imprimis I Bequeath Unto my Well Beloved Son Enoch Barker my Barn and Orchyard Containing by Estimation more or less two acres lying in the township of Portsmith in the province afforesaid butted and bounded as followeth The Easterly Side upon Joshua Cates Land, and westerly upon, William Cates land, and northerly Upon the Countrey Rhoad, and Sutherly Upon Edward Cates Land and furthermor my will is that my Said Son Shall pay or Cause to be payed Unto my well beloved daughter Sarah Dunne- foord when She comes of years Twenty Six pounds current money of this Province, as also To pay or cause to be payed unto my well beloved Son and Daughters Jonathan Barker Bridget Barker Elisabeth Barker and Mary Barker and Auna Barker, five pounds
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to each of them Current Money of this Province afforSaid Three Years after he comes of Age (which payments are all to be made according to the Value as money is Valued at this present time) of writting, as also to pay or cause to be payed Unto his Grand 'Mother Cate the sum of Three pound Yearly and Every year dur- ing her life time
Item I Give unto my well beloved son Jonathan Barker all the rest of My Estate Real and Parsonall and the Use of this Estate for four years from the Date hereof binding him to Mantain my Daughter Sarah Dunnifoord untill She Comes of Age to doe for herself whom I likewise Constitute make and ordain my Sole Exe- cutor of this My last Will and testament and I doe hereby utterly disallow, revoke, and disanull, all and every other former Testa- ments, Wills, Legacies, and Bequeaths by me in anywise before Named, Willed, and Bequeathed Ratifing and Confirming this as my last Will and Testament, Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seal ye day and Year abovewritten-
Signed Sealed published pro- her Bridget X Dunnifoord Mark Jonathan barker
nounced declared by ye Said Bridget Dunnifoord as Her last Will and Testament in the Pre- sence of us
Noah Barker Ma Wyatt Ja : Wood [Proved Feb. 22, 1737/8.]
SAMUEL STEVENS 1735 EXETER
In the Name of God Amen I Samuel Stevens of Exeter in the Province of New Hampshire in New England Husbandman being weak of body * *
Item I Give to my Seven Children viz Samuel Stevens Healy Stevens Edward Stevens Nathaniel Stevens Sarah Stevens, mehit-
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abel Stevens Patience Stevens five pounds in money apeice to be paid them by their mother when they come of Age the boys to the age of twenty One years & the Girls Eighteen-
Item I Give to my Wife Patience Stevens my now Dwelling house barn Orchard & all the Land adjoyning to it being the whole of the tract of Land I Bought of Capt Theophilus Dudley lying partly in Exeter & partly in Kingstown Supposed to be Sev- enty Acres be it more or less and Sixty Acres of land granted to me by the Town of Exeter & laid out at or Near a place called Coppy hold bridge & all my other Rights of Land in Exeter or Elsewhere & likewise all Household Goods & all my moveables Within Doors & without & likewise all my Stock of Cattle Sheep & Swine To be for her Own Use & at her Own Dispose with this proviso that She Shall Dispose of it at hier Decease to which of my Children She pleases Excepting So much as is necessary to be sold for the paying mny Just Debts Legacies & funeral Charges which I hereby Impower her to Sell land to Do
Item My Will is that my beloved wife Patience Stevens Shall be Sole Execx to this my last will & Testament hereby Revoking all former Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made-
In Witness Whereof I have to this my Last will & Testament Set my hand & Seal this first Day of October Anno Domini One thousand Seven Hundred and thirty five-
Signed Signed Sealed & Owned
In presence of us
his Samuel X Stevens mark
John Clark her
Hannah X Gilinan
mark
her
Elizabeth X Judkins mark [Proved and allowed Aug. 30, 1738.] [ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 357.]
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[Warrant, Aug. 30, 1738, authorizing Tristram Sanborn of Kingston and Joseph Lovering of Exeter to appraise the estate. ] [Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 428.]
[Inventory, Oct. 23, 1738 ; amount, {1234.19.0; signed by Tristram Sanborn and Joseph Lovering.]
MORRIS HOBBS 1735 DOVER
[Inventory of the estate of Morris Hobbs of Dover, husband- man, Oct. 7, 1735 ; amount, £409.17.0 ; signed by Thomas Wal- lingford and Thomas Davis. ]
[Joanna Hobbs renounces administration in favor of her son, James Hobbs ; dated, Somersworth, Oct. 27, 1735.]
JOHN PENHALLOW 1735 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of John Penhallow of Portsmouth granted to his widow, Elizabeth Penhallow, Oct. 14, 1735.] [ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 80. ]
[Administration granted to Henry Sherburne, Jr., of Ports- mouth, merchant, May 30, 1737.]
[Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 264.]
[Guardianship of Mary Penhallow and Samuel Penhallow, minors, aged more than fourteen years, and John Penhallow, aged less than fourteen years, children of John Penhallow of Portsmouth, granted to Henry Sherburne, Jr., of Portsmouth, merchant, May 31, 1737.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 224. ]
[Inventory ; amount, {271.15.4 ; signed by John Cutt and Daniel Jackson, Jr .; attested Feb. 6, 1737/8.]
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[List of claims against the estate ; amount, {1071.0.11 ; 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, £1725.9.1 ; expenditures, £88.17.II ; allowed, no date. ]
[See also estate of Samuel Penhallow.]
WILLIAM FOWLER I735 AMESBURY MASS.
in the name of god A men this 18th day of october annoque 1735 I william Fowller of almsbery in ye county of essex and yo prov of thee massatuchutts bay in new england husband man being aged * *
Itm I gave to my son thomas fowller to and to my son Joseph fowller all my lands wich I have not disposed of by deeds
I gave to my son Joseph my bad and my grate pot and A loom and all ye geears belonging and the raming part of my moveabels I gave to my son Thomus fowler
I gave to my son Josiah fowller five shillings
I gave to my son william fowller five shillings
I gave to my son philip fowller five shillings
I gave to my Daughter hannah bagly teen pounds
I gave to my Daugher mary davies teen pounds
I apoint my son Joseph fowller to pay my Daughter mary five pounds bills of credit towards the payment fore menchened with in three yeare after my deseace and the reinander part of ye pay- ments fore menchiened I ordain and apoint my son thomas fowller to pay within three yeare after my deseace in pasable bills of Credet or Cattle at price Currunt furdermore I ordain and apoint my son Thomas fowller to be my true and sole excettour to this my last will and testment and dissalow of eany other will or be-
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quament ever mad before by mne as wittness my hand and sele the day above retten
witness Gideon Bartlet Abraham merrill Thomas Carter
William Fowler
[Endorsed " A Will of Wm Fowler late of Kingston Decd Exhibd by the Exec' who Refused 30th Octobr 1745 not proved."]
MARY LONG I735 NEWCASTLE
[Administration on the estate of Mary Long of Newcastle, forni- erly Mary Lidden, granted to Roger Dearing and Elizabeth, his wife, of Scarborough, Me., Oct. 21, 1735. Mary Long is called the sister of Roger and Elizabeth Dearing. ]
[York County, Me., Probate Records, vol. 5, p. 19. ]
[Inventory of the estate in York county, Me., Sept. 29, 1735 ; amount, {III.9.0 ; includes a half interest in land and buildings in Kittery, Me. ]
[York County, Me., Probate Records, vol. 5, p. 20. ]
[Administrators' account against the estate ; amount, £175.15. o. ; allowed Oct. 21, 1735 ; includes an item " to nursing & medi- cans Expended for Mary Long an Infant of ye sd Mary Dcesd for the first five Months after she was brought to me in which she was sick," and another, " to six years & 3 months Provision for the sd Infant."]
[York County, Me., Probate Records, vol. 5, p. 20.]
An Accot of Elizabeth Dearing formerly Elizabth Skilling Ad- ministratrix to ye Estate of Josiah Skilling late of Kittery Decesd of the over Charge of the Inventory by Reason that It appears that one half of the Land & Houses belongs to Mary Long Daughter
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of Mary Long formerly Mary Lidden Sister to Elezabeth Dearing formerly Lidden administratrix as above mentioned £50.0.0
[York County, Me., Probate Records, vol. 5, p. 20.]
[Guardianship of Mary Long, daughter of Mary Long of New- castle, granted to Danforth Phipps of Scarborough, Me., Oct. 21, 1735.]
[York County, Me., Probate Records, vol. 5, p. 21. ]
WILLIAM BOWEN I735 CAMBRIDGE MASS.
[Administration on the estate of William Bowen of Cambridge, Mass., innholder, granted to Martha Bowen of Portsmouth, widow, Oct. 22, 1735.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 88.]
[Warrant, Oct. 30, 1735, authorizing Joseph Sherburne and Mark Hunking, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate of Wil- liam Bowen, administration of which is granted to his widow, Martha Bowen.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 98.]
[Inventory, signed by Joseph Sherburne and Mark Hunking ; amount, £236.14.6 ; attested Nov. 26, 1735.]
[Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 99.]
MARK GILES I735 DOVER
[Administration on the estate of Mark Giles of Dover granted to his widow, Sarah Giles, and his son, Mark Giles of Dover, yeoman, Nov. 4, 1735.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 414. ]
[Warrant, Nov. 4, 1735, authorizing Tobias Hanson and John Hayes, both of Dover, yeomen, to appraise the estate. ]
[Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 102.]
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[Inventory, Nov. 18, 1735; amount, {266.11.0; signed by Tobias Hanson and John Hayes. ]
JOHN FORD JR. I735 GREENLAND
[Administration on the estate of Jolin Ford, Jr., of Greenland granted to his widow, Sarah Ford, Nov. 27, 1735.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 114.]
[Warrant, Nov. 27, 1735, authorizing William Norton of Greenland aud Job Chapman of Hampton to appraise the estate. ] [Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 109.]
[Inventory, Dec. 10, 1735 ; amount, f11. Io.0 ; signed by Wil- liam Norton and Job Chapman. ]
JOSEPH WEEKS I735 GREENLAND
[Administration on the estate of Josephi Weeks of Greenland, cordwainer, granted to Jedediah Weeks of Greenland, yeoman, Nov. 27, 1735.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. [13.]
[Warrant, Nov. 27, 1735, authorizing Samuel Chapman and Thomas Marston, both of Greenland, yeomen, to appraise the estate of Josephi Weeks, cordwainer, administration of which is granted to his son, Jededialı Weeks. ]
[Inventory, Dec. 29, 1735 ; amount, {236.16.0; signed by Samuel Chapman and Thomas Marston. ]
[Administrator's account of the settlement of the estate ; amount of the estate, {236.16.0; expenditures, £163.4.11.]
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GEORGE RICHARDS 1735 TOPSHAM ENG.
In the name of God Amen I George Richards of Topsham in the County of Devon in Great Brittaine Marrinor being bound to Sea, And being Possessed of Some Real Estate in New England : And Knowing the Frailty & Mortality of Humane Nature And that it is Appointed for all men once to Dye And Considering the Uncertainty of the Time thereof being of Sound Mind and Mem- ory Do therefore Make this mny Will for the Disposition of my Said New England Estate Imprimis I Give and Demise unto Lydiah Racklif of Portsmouth in New Hampr in New England Widow, all that Messuage Dweelling house And Land in Portsmº aforesd Which I Bought of James Jeffry of Portsmouth aforesd Gent : Which is Now in the Tenure and occupation of George Walton Shoopkeeper and also all that Nienty Six Acres of Land in the Town of Barrinton in New Hampshire aforesd which I Bought of the Said James Jeffry all the Said Dwelling House and Land in Portsmouth aforesd And the Land in Barrington aforesd to be to the Use Benefit and Behoofe of the aforesd Lydia Racklif During Her Natural Life-Item after the Death of the aforesd Lydiah Racklif I will & Devise all the aforesd Dwelling House & Lands in Ports- month and the Lands in Barrington aforesd unto inary Richards a Child Now Living with Samuel Moore in Kittery in the County of York in New England Coardwainer Which Said Child I have Caused to be So Named & all the aforesd House & Lands I Give And Devise) after the Death of the aforesd Lydiah Racklif) unto the aforsd Child Mary Richards To have And to hold to her & her heirs & Assigns forever-Item if it Should Happen that the Said Lydiah Racklif Should Dye before the Said Mary Richards the Child before Mentid Shall attaine the Age of twenty one Years Then I Desier And Appoint my Goods friends George Marshall Samuel Marshall & Obediah Marshall all of Portsmº aforesd to be Gaurdians & Trustees of the Child Mary Richards aforesd and of the Estate aforesd to Improve the Same for and to Her Use & for her Bringing up : and I do Appoint them the Marshalls aforesd
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Joyntly & Severally to do & #form all things Necessary about the #mises-Item If the Said Mary Richards Dye without Issue then I will & Devise all the Estate hereby Given her to William Racklif the Son of the before Namned Lydia Racklif His heirs & Assigns forever he Paying his two Sisters Elizabeth Racklif And Mary Racklif fifty Pounds Each in four Equall payments within four Years after the Same May Come into his hands & if Such Descent happen to him while in his Minority then I Desier & Im- power the Marshalls above Named to Take Care & Improve the Estate aforesd for his Use Until he Arrive at the Age of Twenty one And I Appoint the Said Lydiah Racklif to be Execx of this My Will And Testamt of the Estate And Gifts aforesd And in Case of her Death then all or Either of the Marshalls aforesd to be Executors And In Witness thereof I have hereunto Set my hand Seal December the third in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred & thirty five-
Signed Sealed Declared & Pro- George Richards nounced by the Sd Georg Richards to be his Will of the Estate here- in Mentioned In Presence of us-
Nath1 Marslıall
David Brown
James Jeffry
[Proved and allowed July 25, 1739.]
[ Probate Records, vol. 15, p. 628. ]
[Warrant, July 25, 1739, authorizing John Ayers and John Shackford, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate in New Hampshire. ]
[Inventory, signed by John Ayers and John Shackford ; amount, £448.0.0; attested by Lydia Rackley, executrix, Sept. 26, 1739.]
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EDMUND JAMES 1735
HAMPTON
In the Name of God Amen : this : Ioth Day of Decer 1735 : I Edmond James of Hampt in ye Province of Newhampshire in New- england : Being Now Weak in body *
Imprimes : I give unto my Beloved Wife Persilla the Improve- ment of all my Estate Both Rael & : Personally : untill my Child- dren Come of age or untill thay be married : & then she is to Im- prove : but one third Part of my Rael Estate : I give unto my sd Wife all my stock of Cattel : And hors & sheep & swine : & all iny movables in ye house & Els whare to Doe With them as she Pleases : for ye benifitt of my children : & give her leberty to sell my Piece of thach ground : Which lyes att : ye : cross Beach : if she thinks it Will be a benifitt to my children : & if my sd Wife Shall see caus to marry : again : then she is to give to Each of my children : a cow : When thay : come to ye age of Eighteen years old : & my sd Wife shall have ye Improvement : of my house : untill my children come of age : & then she is to have ye Improvement of but one third of it :
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