Probate records of the Province of New Hampshire Vol. 2 1718-1740, Part 46

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Lastly We have Sett off to the Lower Divition the Remaining part of sd Estate Containing Eighty Six Acres Bounding as fol- loweth (to wit) Notherly in part on the widows Thirds partly on ye afore said Spragues Land and partly on the uper Divition and otherwaise as before described in the Inventory Each of which Settlements we have apprized att Two thousand Sixteen pound

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thirteen Shillings and four pence which makes the Total Sumne of £6050 : 00 : 00 according to our Inventory

And further we order that the said widow and likewise those to whome the uper Setlement Shall be assignd shall have free liberty to use and Improve the well belonging to said Farme for watter and Convenient yard Roome about the Dwelling House and Barne as they are now Improved or as the parties may Agree with Liberty also for the widow and those to whome the uper Divition Shall be assigned to pass and Repass through the Lower Divion from time to time and att all times forever herafter for bringing of their Hay from their Respective parts of marsh and other mowing Land as they Shall have Ocation which Two Divitions we leave to your Honour to Assigne to Such of the Deceaseds Children as your Honour Shall See meet

Dated in Cambridge December 6th 1739

Benjan Dana Sam1 Whittemore John Bradish Sam11 Sparhawk William Willis

[Middlesex County, Mass., Probate Files.]

[Citation, April 16, 1740, to Mary Phipps, widow, John Phipps, boat-builder, Olive Winkley, widow, all of Portsmouth, Joseph Chadbourne of Berwick, Me., yeoman, and his wife, Sarah Chad- bourne, and Jane Phipps of Portsmouth, minor, to appear for a final settlement of the estate. ]

[Middlesex County, Mass., Probate Files. ]

[Citation, April 18, 1740, to Caleb Gardner of Newport, R. I., and his wife, Elizabeth Gardner, to appear for a final settlement of the estate. ]

[Middlesex County, Mass., Probate[Files. ]

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To all unto whom these Presents shall come Jonathan Rem- ington Esq' Judge of the Probate of Wills &c in the County of middlesex wethin the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, Sendeth Greeting.

Know Ye that pursuant to the Act or Law of the said Province Entituled an Act for the Settlement & Distribution of the Estates of Intestates, & the Direction Power & Authority to me therein given, I do hereby order & assign unto mary Greely (wife of Peter Grely of Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire Gentle- man) and Elizabeth Gardner (wife of Caleb Gardner of Newport in the Colony of Rhode Island Gentleman), Both Children of Thomas Phipps late of Portsmouth abovesaid Esq' Deceas'd In- testate, all those pieces & parcels of Land with the Buildings & Appurtenances thereon & thereunto belonging, being the whole of the said Dece'ds Real Estate-lying in the aforesaid Province of the Massachusetts Bay ; and the same is particularly set forth & described in the Return of Commissioners by mne appointed & sworn for the Apprizal thereof, and by the said Commissioners valued at £6050 --- in good Bills of Publick Credit on said Prov- ince, as appears by the Return of the aforesaid Commissioners, Dated the sixth Day of Decembr A. D. 1739 & of Record in the Registry of Probate for sª County of middlesex-To Have & to Hold the hereby order'd & assigned Land & Premises with the members and appurtenances thereof unto them the aforesaid Mary Greely & Elizabeth Gardner, & to their Heirs & Assigns for ever On Condition that they the said Mary & Elizabeth, their Heirs, Executors & administrators shall & do well & truly pay or cause to be paid agreable to what shall be herein after order'd together with Interest as hereafter mentioned-Accordingly I order the aforenamed Mary & Elizabeth their Heirs, &c. to pay & clear all Charges relateing to this Settlement (amounting one way & an- other to £74-19 -- 2) viz to Mrs Mary Phipps (the Widow of sd Decea'd) 47 -- 10 -- 2, To Thomas Sheppard 20-15-0-To Jona Sprague 2-0-0, To Peter Grely 1-4-o for their Trouble & Expences in setling sd Estate & the remaining 3-10-0-being

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Fees by them paid at the Probate office) to retain in their own Hands-

Then to pay to their Brethren & sesters (Children of ye said Dece'd) or their Legal Representatives as follows Viz

To Danforth Phipps (Eldest son of sd Dece'd) £995-16-9 2/3 (as his double Portion in sd Estate); and to Each of the other Children of sd Dece'd viz Elenor, Sarah, Olive, John, Bethiah, Hannah, Thos & Jane, or their Legal Representatives-Four hun- dred Ninety Seven Pounds-Eighteen shillings & four pence & 5/6th of a Penny; Together with Interest for the said Summns after the Rate of Six Pounds # Cent # annum to commence on & from the Eighth Day of July currant, & both Principal & In- terest to be paid (if demanded) on or before the Eighth Day of July next, which will be in the year of our Lord 1741 all which aforesaid summs with the shares of the said assignees, comprize the full value of ye Land, &c. herein before Setled upon them, and make Each Chelds share therein to be agreable to the Direc- tion of the Law.

Provided nevertheless, in case all or any part of the hereby assigned Land & Premises shall be legally Evicted from the afore- named assignees, their Heirs, Executors, Administrs or assigns, the rest of the aforesaid Dece'ds Children, their Heirs, &c. (sharers in this Division) shall refund their rateable parts, together with Law Charges.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand, & affixed the Seal of the Office of Probate for the County aforesaid this Eighth Day of July anno Domini one thousand seven hundred & forty

By order of the Judge

Jona Remington Sam1 Danforth Reg

[Middlesex County, Mass., Probate Files. ]

[Various bonds of heirs, July 8, 1740, signed by Peter Greeley, Olive Winkley, Joseph Chadbourne, Caleb Gardner, Danforth

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Phipps, John Winchester, and Samuel Phipps ; witnesses, Samuel Danforth, Caleb Gardner, Peter Greeley, Joseph Chadbourne, John Fellows, Nathan Noyes, Henry Wheeler and Joseph Bean. ] [Middlesex County, Mass., Probate Files. ]

Middlesex ss : To the honorable Jonathan Remington Esq' Judge of the Probate of Wills &c : for Said County

Humbly Shews, Joseph Chadburn and Sarah his Wife, That on the Eighth day of July 1740 the Estate of Thomas Phips late of Portsmouth Esq' deceas'd was Setled upon Caleb Gardner of New- port in the Colony of Road Island and Peter Greely of Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire who gave Bond with Sureties Inhabitants of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, to Pay the Said decds Children (of whom the Said Sarah is one) their Shares and Proportions of the Said Estate, according to your Order, in Twelve months. But tho' that Time is long Since Elapsed, they have not Paid to the Said Joseph or Sarah the Sums Coming to them out of the Said Estate, pursuant to the Decree aforesaid, nor any part thereof. Neither have they paid to the other heirs the money to them due by the Settlement aforesaid and the Said Peter Greely is Dead, and the Said Caleb Gardner lives out of this Pro- vince And so the heirs can't recover the Money due to them as aforesaid, Unless your honour will allow the Bond aforesaid to be put in Suit against the Said Gardner's and Greely's Sureties-

Wherefore, the Said Joseph and Sarah pray they may be Impowred to Put the Bond aforesaid in Suit agt the Sureties aforesaid-And they &c

Febry II : 1741-

Edm Trowbridge Att' for The Said Joseph & Sarah

[ Middlesex County, Mass., Probate Files. ]

[Jane Phipps of Portsmouth, minor, aged more than fourteen years, makes choice of her stepfather, John Pray of Portsmouth, as her guardian ; appointed Aug. 24, 1741.]

[Middlesex County, Mass., Probate Files. ]

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[Bond of John Pray of Portsmouth, gentleman, with Jonathan Sprague of Cambridge, Mass., saddler, as surety, in the sum of £1500, Aug. 24, 1741, for the guardianship of Jane Phipps ; witnesses, Samuel Danforth and William Stickney. ]

[Middlesex County, Mass., Probate Files. ]

Midx ss May the ninth 1743

To the Honourable Jonathan Remington Esq' Judge of the Pro- bate of Wills &c for the county of Middlesex-Humbly sheweth Caleb Gardner of Newport in the Colony of Rhode Island Gentle- man that

your Honour appointed a surveyor to measure all ye land in Cambridge in sd County that Thomas Phips late of Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire Esq died seised of-that the same was admeasured, & that according to admeas- urement sd land held out & which were apprized & settled upon your Petitioner & one Peter Greely late of sd Ports- mouth Gentleman deceased who were obliged to pay the Heirs according to ye same now so it is that there was a great mistake in sd admeasurement that there really is but .acres, & if so it is unreasonable that your Petitioner should pay for sixteen acres more then there is as He must do unless relieved by your Honour He therefore prays for a new admeasurement that Justice may be done Him touching the premisses, & as in duty bound ever prays

W Brattle for the petitioner

[New survey ordered Sept. 5, 1743.]

[Middlesex County, Mass., Probate Files. ]

[Certificate of John Winthrop, surveyor, that the land consisted of 249 1/2 acres and 21 rods. ]

[Middlesex County, Mass., Probate Files. ]

[Petition of Caleb Gardner of Portsmouth, R. I., and his wife Elizabeth Gardner, for relief on account of the new survey ; cita-

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tion was issued May 26, 1746, and was served on Mrs. Mary Pray, formerly widow of Thomas Phipps, Joseph Chadbourne and his wife, Sarah Chadbourne, Mary Greeley, Cyprian Jeffries and his wife, Olive Jeffries, and Jane Phipps, "being all ye Deceased heirs I Could find."]

[ Middlesex County, Mass., Probate Files. ]

JOHN SARGENT I737 PORTSMOUTH

[Administration on the estate of John Sargent of Portsmouth, cordwainer, granted to his widow, Elizabeth Sargent, Oct. 3, 1737.]

[Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 299.]

[Warrant, Oct. 3, 1737, authorizing Daniel Jackson, Jr., and John Shackford, Jr., both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate. ]

[Inventory, Oct. 25, 1737; amount, £22.0.10; signed by Daniel Jackson, Jr., and John Shackford, Jr. ]

[Warrant, Feb. 22, 1737/8, authorizing Eleazer Russell and John Cutt, both of Portsmouth, gentlemen, to receive claims against the estate, which is insolvent.]

[List of claims, Aug. 30, 1738 ; amount, £3.15.7 ; signed by Eleazer Russell and John Cutt. ]

DANIEL PEIRCE I737 NEWBURY MASS.

[Guardianship of Lydia Peirce, aged less than fourteen years, granted to her father, Daniel Peirce of Newbury, Mass., yeoman, Oct. 4, 1737 .]

[ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 270.]

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ROBERT PIKE

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PORTSMOUTH

In the Name of God Amen I Robert Pike of Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire Mariner Do make & Ordain this to be My Last Will & Testament as followeth being bound to sea *

Imprimis I Give & Bequeath to my Hond Uncle Theodore At- kinson Esq' his heirs and assigns after the debts and Legacies herein Mentioned are paid and Satisfyed the whole Residue and Remainder of my Estate both Real Personal in what place or under what Circumstances Soever to be at his Disposal as he thinks proper I Give & Bequeath to my Hond Uncle the Revd M' William Shurtliff and to his wife Mary Shurtliff four hundred pound to be paid by my Executors In Current money of New Hampshire-I Give and Bequeath to my Hond Uncle Solomon Pike One hundred and fifty pounds Current money of New Hamp- shire to be paid by my Executors and likewise my half Pew that I have in the North Meeting house of Portsmouth

I Give and Bequeath to my Hond Uncle Solomon Pikes two Sons namely Nathaniel and Joshua Pike and to Each of them Sixty Pounds to be put at Interest for them (till they Arrive to the Age of Twenty One years) By my Executors-I Give to my Cozn Samuel Gardner Sarah Pike and Sarah Sims and to Each of them forty Pounds to be paid by my Executors In Current money of New Hampshire-I Give to my Hond Uncle Theodore Atkinsons Son Theodore Five hundred pound Current money of New Hampshire to be paid him at twenty one years of Age by my Executors-I Give to my Real friend William Sindry of London Twenty pounds . Sterling Money of Great Britain-My Will is that if any of the above and Within mentioned die before they come of age or before iny Self then their Legacies to Go to Theodore Atkinson Esq' and his heirs (the Reverend M' William Shurtliff & his wife only Excepted and if Either of them Die The Other is to Receive the four hundred Pounds before Mentioned and Dispose of it as they Shall think proper) And then Lastly I

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Do hereby Appoint and Ordain The Honble Theodore Atkinson Esq" John Rindge Esq' of Portsmouth and John Thomlinson of London to be My Executors to see this my Last Will & Testament Executed- -

Dated in Portsmouth In the Province of New Hampshire This twenty Seventh Day of Octobr Anno Domini 1737-

but in case any of my Debts Should not be Recd Each person to Deduct the part out of the Legacie in proportion- Signed Sealed & Delivered to Robt Pike

be the Last Will & Testament of

Robt Pike In the presence of us-

Benj" Plum'er

Samuel Marshall

Thomas Davis

[Proved Nov. 14, 1738. ]

[Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 399.]

JAMES TURNER I737 PORTSMOUTH

[Administration on the estate of James Turner of Portsmouth, mariner, granted to his widow, Mary Turner, Oct. 12, 1737.] [ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 279. ]

[Inventory, May 16, 1738 ; amount, fo. 15.0 ; signed by Thomas Peirce and Stephen Greenleaf. ]

JOHN GOVE I737 HAMPTON

[Administration on the estate of John Gove of Hampton, house- wright, granted to Joseph Norton of Hampton, yeoman, Oct. 15, 1737.]

[Warrant, Oct. 15, 1737, authorizing Jonathan Fifield and Joseph Worth, both of Hampton, to appraise the estate. ]

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[Inventory, signed by Jonathan Fifield and Joseph Worth ; amount, £105.8.8 ; attested Dec. 28, 1737.]

[Additional inventory, signed by Jonathan Fifield and Joseph Worth ; amount, £42.0.0; attested Jan. 31, 1738/9.]

RICHARD CALLEY I737 STRATHAM

[Administration on the estate of Richard Calley of Stratham, joiner, granted to his son, Richard Calley of Stratham, joiner, Oct. 26, 1737.]

[Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 302.]

[Warrant, Oct. 26, 1737, authorizing Moses Leavitt and Edward Fifield, both of Stratham, to appraise the estate. ]

[Inventory, Nov., 1737 ; amount, {2006. 12.9 ; signed by Moses Leavitt and Edward Fifield.]

[Guardianship of Nicholas Calley, minor, aged less than four- teen years, son of Richard Calley, granted to James Folsom of Exeter, glazier, May 31, 1738. ]

[Guardianship of Abiah Calley, aged less than fourteen years, daughter of Richard Calley of Stratham, granted to Jonathan Clark of Stratham, yeoman, May 31, 1738.]

[Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 292.]

[Administrator's account of the settlement of the estate ; amount of personal estate, £592.19.4; expenditures, £161.13.6 ; allowed Dec. 27, 1738.]

[Warrant, March 30, 1739, authorizing Moses Leavitt, Edward Fifield, William Moore, gentlemen, Jonathan Dearborn, yeoman, all of Stratham, and Peter Gilman, gentleman, of Exeter to divide the real estate. ]

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Pro : of Agreable To A Warrent To us Directed By The Newhampr ) Honble Richard Waldron Esqr Judge of The Probate of wills &c authoriseing and Impowering us To make a division of The Real Estate of in" Richard Caley Late of Strathem Joyner Decesd among the Heirs of The Sd Decesd and There Legall Rep- resentitives and The Widow of Sd Decesd -

We Have Proceeded and Made a division of The Same as folo Vizt To Marey Widow of Sd Decesd we have Set of for Her one Third Part of Sd Estate one Peice of Land Bounded as fol viz. Begining at mr George Vezeys westerly Corner bounds (on The South Side of The Country Road That Leads To Portsmnº) at The way and from Thence bounding on Sd way upward twenty Rods To a Stake and from Thence South 59º East one Hundred and Thirty rods to a Stake which is about Six feet to ye Southward of a white oak Tree and Thence bounding East 59º N : To a Stake Standing at The Land belonging To The heirs of Benja Levit and Thence north 48° W : bounding on sª heirs : Land To George Vezeys Land and Then on Sd Vezeys Land To The bounds first mentiond and for her on Third Part of The house we have Set of The two Lower Rooms at The End of the house next The way with a fire Place In Each : as also the halfe Part of The Celer under That End the house. To be the back side half and for her Third Part of The Barn we have set of one third Part of It At The Southermost End as also a Privilede Conveint To Go To Sd house and Barn To Improve The Same ; from The Cuntry Road-

And To Richard Eldest Son of Sd Decesd Wee Have Set of for his two Ninth Parts of Sd Estate one Peice of Land bounded as foll viz : Begining at The westerly Corner bounds of The Lot aforsd (which is set of To the Widow) at The way and Tlience bound- ing upward on Sd way Nineteen Rods To a Stake Thence E : 21º S : ninty four rods to a stake and Thence north 21° E : two rods to The widdows Lot, So bounding North 59º W : on The widows Lot To The way To the bounds first mentioned as also all The buildings Standing There on : Except the Part of buildings with The Priveledges Before Set of To The Widow for her Thirds-

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and : To William a son of Sd Decesd we Have Set of for his one Ninth Part of Sd Estate one Lot of Land Bounded as foloweth viz' Begining at The high way at The westerly Corner bounds of Richards aforsd Lot and So bounding Upward on The way twelve Rods To a Stake and Thence East 21° South ninty four rods and thence north 21° E Twelve rods To A Stake It being Richards Southerly Corner bounds and Thence bounding on Richards Lot To The bounds at The way first mentioned

And To Nicholas a Son of Sd Decesd we have Set of for his one Ninth Part of Said Estate one Lot of Land bounded as folo viz Begining at Williams aforsd westerly Corner bounds at The way and Thence bounding on The way twelve Rods To Palmers Land To a Stone marked R : C: and Thence East : 21° S : bounding on Palmer and Chases Land ninty four rods To a Stake and Thence north 21° E twelve rods To williams South Easterly Cor- ner bounds and Thence bounding on williams aforsd Lot To The bounds at The way first mentioned

And To John a Son of Said Decesd We have Set of for his one ninth Part In Said Estate one Lot of Land bounded as folo vizt begining at the Southerly Corner bounds of Chaces Land at The way That Leads from The Cuntry Road up by owen Ronells and Thence bounded on The way upward twenty two rods and halfe To a Stake and Thence Runing North abt 8º E To a Stake Standing in the Line of The widows Lot and Thence bounding on The widows Lot Noth 59º W : twenty Six rods & half To Richª aforsd head bounds and Thence bounding on the head of Richards Lot To wiliams Lot and Then on williams Lot To Nich- olas's Lot and Then on Nicholas Lot To Chases Land and Thence on Chases Land To The bound at the way first mentioned

And To Thomas A Son of Sd Decesd we have set of for his one ninth Part of Said Estate one Lot of Land Bounded as folº Vizt Begining at John aforsds Easterly Corner bounds at The Way and Thence bounding on the way Twenty Three rods and halfe To Richard Caleys Land and Thence North 27° E : Thirty five rods To a Stake bounding Part of the way on sd Richard Caleys

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Land and Thence North : 59º W : thirty six rods To Johns aforsd northerly Corner bounds (at the widows Lot bounded Part of the way on the widows Lot :) and Thence on Johns Lot To The bounds at The way first mentioned

And To Elizebath a Daughter of Sª Decesd we have Set of for her one ninth Part of Sd Estate one Lot of Land : bounded as foloweth Vizt begining at The Corner bounds of The Land be- longing To the heirs of Benja Levit aforsd (at The high way That Leads from The Cuntry Road up by Abraham Stockbriges) and Thence bounding upward on Sd way Ten Rods to a Stake and Thence on a Strait Line Through The Land To Thomas aforsd his north Easterly Corner bounds of his Lot, and Thence bound- ing on Thomas his Lot twenty Eight rods to the head of The widows Lot, and Thence on the widows Lot to the Land belong- ing to Levits aforsd heirs and thence on said heirs Land to the bounds at The way first mentioned-

And To Abiah a Daughter of Sd Decesd we have Set of for her one ninth Part of Sd Estate one Lot of Land bounded as foloweth Vizt Begining at Elizebeths uper Corner bounds by The way and Thence bounding upward on The way fourteen rods wanting three feet, To a Stake and Thence Through the Land Keeping the Same distance from Elizabeths Land as at The way To Rich- ard Caleys Land to a Stake and thence bounding on Richard Caleys Land Twelve rods & a halfe To Thomas his Lot and Thence bounding on sd Thomas his Lot To Elizabeths Lot and Thence bounding On Elizabeths Lot To The bounds at The way first mentioned

And : To Mary a Daughter of Sd Decesd we have Set of her one ninth Part of Sd Estate one Lot of Land bounded as folº Vizt begining at Abiahs Uper Corner bounds at The Way and Thence bounding on The way Eight rods wanting three feet, To John Rondlets Land and Thence bounding on Said Rondlets Land To Richard Caleys Land and Thence bounding on Said Caleys Land To Abialis Lot and thence bounding on Abiahs Lot To The bounds at The way first mentiond

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Rundlets Land

our

High way

Mary Lot-

Abiah Lot-

Elizabeth Lot-

on Levits Land

Caley Land

on Riche

Thomas Lot

highway

John Lot

Land

on Chases

on Vezeys Land

Rich Duble Share

Will™ Lot

nicholas Lot

on Pamers Land

Cuntrey Road

A Plan of The Division of The Estate of m" Rich Caley (Late of Stra™ Decesd) amongst The Heirs and widow as Taken By

A Scale of 40 Rods-

Str: AT 12: 1739. P Gilman Survay"

The Widows Thirds

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The Lots with There buts and bounds mentioned In This Re- turn are Clearly Described and marked out In the Plan of the division of said Estate hearwith Exhibited --

Strathem Aprill 24th 1739 :

Moses Leavit Edward Fifield Jonathan Dearborn Peter Gilman

[Allowed April 25, 1739.]

JAMES WALLACE 1737 LONDONDERRY

[Administration on the estate of James Wallace of London- derry, husbandman, granted to liis widow, Frances Wallace, Oct. 26, 1737.]

[Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 315.]

[Warrant, Oct. 26, 1737, authorizing William Moore and William Gilmore, both of Londonderry, to appraise the estate. ]

[Inventory, signed by William Moore and William Gilmore ; amount, £193.18.6 ; no date.]

[Account of the settlement of the estate by Frances Logan, formerly widow of the deceased ; amount of personal estate, £72.18.6 ; expenditures, {86.10.6 ; allowed May 30, 1739 ; inen- tions " Keeping of a Child being a son of the Intestate from the 17th of April 1732 being then two year and a half old to this time."]

[Guardianship of Robert Wallace, minor, aged less than four- teen years, son of James Wallace, granted to Thomas Horner of Londonderry, yeoman, Oct. 31, 1739.]

[Guardianship of Robert Wallace, minor, aged more than four-

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teen years, son of James Wallace, granted to James Adams of Lon- donderry, yeoman, March 28, 1744.]

JOHN BUZZELL

I737 DOVER

In the Name of God Amen I John Bussel of the town of Dover in the Province of New Hampshire in New England Husbandman being Sick & weak of body but of perfect Mind and Memory & knowing it Appointed for all men once to die do Commit my body to the Earth to be Buried in decent manner at the Discretion of iny Execr hereafter mentioned & my Spirit I Commit unto the hands of God that gave it And as Touching the worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me In this life I Dispose of the same by this my last Will & Testament In the following manner viz-

Imprimis I Give & Bequeath to my Beloved wife Saralı Bussel the one half iny Homestead Land that is to Say the one half the Produce or yearly Income of my Said Homestead Land to be de- livered to her my Said wife well and Seasonably housed yearly dur- ing her Natural life by my Execr Hereafter named as also the use & Improvement of my dwelling house and of the one half of my Barn during her Natural life And I also give to my Said wife to be Intirely at her disposal all my household Goods & three Cows two Stears above two years old Six Sheep & my Riding horse-

Item I Give to my Son John Bussel his heirs & assigns twenty acres of Land being part of my Common Right in the Said Town of Dover & the one half of my Undivided Lands in the Town of Rochester which I have also Convey'd him by one Deed of Gift under my hand & Seal ---

Item I Give to my Son William Bussel his heirs & assigns Ten acres of Land being part of my Common Right in the Said Town of Dover and the one half of my undivided Lands in Sd Rochester

Item I Give to my Son Henry Bussel whom I Nominate Consti- tute & Appoint Sole Execr of this my Last Will & Testament To him his heirs & assigns forever the one half of my Said Home-

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