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THOMAS THOMPSON 1739 LONDONDERRY
[Administration on the estate of Rev. Thomas Thompson of Londonderry, clerk, granted to Robert Boyes of Londonderry March 28, 1739, the widow declining to act. ]
[ Probate Records, vol. 14, p. 455.]
[Warrant, March 28, 1739, authorizing Lieut. Andrew Todd and Allen Anderson, yeoman, both of Londonderry, to appraise the estate. ]
[ Probate Records, vol. 15, p. 643.]
[Inventory, Sept. 25, 1739 ; amount, £724.10.0 ; signed by Allen Anderson and Andrew Todd.]
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[License to the administrator, Sept. 26, 1739, to sell real estate. ] [Probate Records, vol. 15, p. 651. ]
[Guardianship of Alexander Thompson, minor, aged more than fourteen years, son of Rev. Thomas Thompson of Londonderry, granted to Moses Barnett, gentleman, June 14, 1758. ]
[ Probate Records, vol. 20, p. 539.]
[Bond of Moses Barnett, with Robert Boyes and Robert Wallace as sureties, all of Londonderry, in the sum of f1000, June 14, 1758, for the guardianship of Alexander Thompson ; witnesses, Samuel Dickey and James Ramsey. ]
HENRY BENNETT 1739 PORTSMOUTH
In the Name of God Amen The twenty third day of April 1739 and in the twelfth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the second.
I Henry Bennet of Portsmouth in the Province of New Hamp-
shire Yeoman being sick & weak in body
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Item I Give & bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Frances Bab five Shillings
Item I Give & bequeath unto my Grandaughter Sarah Fenlay- son one of my feather beds & the bedding belonging thereunto & three sheep
Item I Give & bequeath to my Grandson Nathaniel Fenlayson one of my feather beds and the bedding belonging thereto together with three sheep, and all my wearing Cloths and Apparel and my hat.
Item I Give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Johanna Jackson five pounds
Iteni I Give & bequeatlı to my beloved daughter Lucy Lang & to her Heirs & Assigns for ever In consideration of her Care of me in my advanced Age, and in my Sickness one of my feather beds
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with the bedding belonging thereunto and all the rest of my house- hold Goods, together with iny Cow, and the residue of my Estate, whether it be real or Personal moveable or immoveable or where- soever the same is or may be found. - and
Lastly I do inake Constitute and appoint my Son In Law Wil- liam Lang to be Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my Seal the day and year before written
Signed Sealed Published & de- his
clared by Henry Bennet to be his
Henry X Bennet Mark
last Will & Testament In presence of
John Peverley Joseph Nelson Richard Waldron jun" [Proved May 30, 1739. ]
[Warrant, May 30, 1739, authorizing John Langdon and Joseph Nelson, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, signed by John Langdon and Joseph Nelson ; amount, £110.9.2 ; attested July 25, 1739.]
ELIZABETH WIBIRD 1739 PORTSMOUTH
In the Name of God Amen I Elizabeth Wibird of Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire Widow *
Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Son Richard Wibird the Sum of two hundred Pounds (besides what is herein after Given him with his Brother) to be taken out of my Estate (after the pay- ment of my Debts and Funeral Charges) before any other Gift or Legacy herein made or Given is paid-
Item I Give to my Grandson Anthony Wibird the Sum of thirty Pounds to be paid by my Executor hereafter named to my said
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Grandson when he shall Arrive at the Age of twenty one Years-
Item I Give to my Grand Daughter Sarah Wentworth the Sum of thirty Pounds to be paid by the Executor of this my last Will when she shall Arrive at the Age of Eighteen Years or at the Day of her Marriage which shall first happen-
Item I Give to Mehitable Wainwright the sum of twelve Pounds to be paid by my said Executor-
Item I Give to Mrs Hannah Bradford the sum of twelve Pounds to be paid by my said Executor
Item I Give Devise and Bequeath all the Rest Residue and Remainder of my Estate Real and Personal (Except my Wearing Apparel) unto my two Sons Richard Wibird and Thomas Wibird in manner following that is to Say the one half thereof to Richard his heirs and Assigns and the other half thereof to Thomas his Heirs and Assigns And further my will is that in Case both or either of my said Grand Children should die before the time here- in Limited for the payment of what I have above bequeathed them Respectively shall come And also in Case I should out live all or any of the Legatees herein named then the sum or Sums Given to such Deceased Person or Persons or that shall so Decease (in either of the Cases aforesaid) shall be Equally Divided between my two said Sons-
Item my Wearing Apparel that shall be left after my Decease I Give to my said Grand Daughter Sarah and to Mehitable aforesaid to be Equally Divided between them by the Executor of this my said Will but I do not understand or mean that my Rings should be Included in or Accounted as part of my Wearing Apparel for those viz my Rings I Give to my two Sons as the other part the Residue of my Estate in manner before mentioned-
Lastly I Constitute my Son Richard Wibird Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament and hereby Revoke all former Wills by ine in any inanner heretofore made In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the first Day of May Anno Domini 1739 and in the twelfth Year of His Majesty's Reign --
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Signed Signed Sealed Pub- lished and Declared by the said
her Elizabeth X Wibird mark
Elizabeth Wibird to be her Last Will and Testament in Presence of us
Mary Barnes Samuel Penhallow William Parker
[Proved Feb. 23, 1742/3. ]
[Probate Records, vol. 15, p. 233. ]
[Bond of Richard Wibird, with Hunking Wentworth as surety, both of Portsmouth, in the sum of £500, Feb. 23, 1742/3, as ex- ecutor ; witnesses, William Parker and Samuel Penhallow.]
MORRIS HOBBS I739 HAMPTON
In the Name of God Amen This 3d Day of May 1739 I Marrice Hobbs of Hampton in the Province of New Hampshire in New England being Now Weak & Sick in body
Imprimes : I Give unto my Son Josiah Hobbs one Share or Lot of Land Which Lyes in the Second North Division So Called & Lyes for thirty Acr's Which Lot of Land I bought of Thomas Marston & Half a Lot of Land in the Town of Chester Which is Laid out for Fifty Acres be the Same more or Less as it Lyes Un- divided With Richard Taylors Half Share & Lyes in the Division that was Last Laid Out in Said Chester & Two Shares of Salt marsh in Little River marsh So Called & is in them about Five Acres be it more or Less & the Youngest Yoke of Oxen I also Give unto him one Cow & one hefer that is three Years old & two Calfs I also Give unto my Sd Son one Hundred Pounds in Pasable Bills of Credit to be paid to Him by his Brother Marrice Hobbs & I also give unto my Sd Son Liberty to Live in the East End of my Dwelling House untill he have A conveniant time to build a Hous for him Self & one Half of iny Right in the Lower
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Sawmill & the Priveledges Belonging to it-Item I Give unto my Son Jonath Hobbs one House and one barn & Fourty five of Land more or Less Which Lyes in the Town of Kingstown Between Mr Fifields Land & Mr Clarke's land & one Quarter of a Share or Lot of Land in Chester in the North Parish in the Sd Town of Chester the Whole Lot is laid out for one hundred Acres be it more or Less as I Bought it of Richard Cliford & also I Give to my Sd Son one Hundred Pounds in Pasable bills of Credit & I order my Son Maurice Hobbs to pay it to him & also I Give to him one Yoke of Oxen that are Four Years Old & two Cows & two Year Olds
Item: I Give unto my Daughter mary Smith Twenty Shillings & I order my Son Maurice Hobbs to Pay it to her the Re'son is that I Give her no inore Because She has had her Portion all Ready.
Item: I Give unto my Daughter Sarah Towl Twenty Shillings & I Order my Son Maurice Hobbs to Pay it to her-
Item I Give unto my Daughter Theodate Batchelder Twenty Shillings & I Order my Son Maurice Hobbs to Pay it to Her-
Item I Give unto my Daughter Hannah Hobbs one hundred & Twenty Pounds in Passable bills of Credit & I Order my Son Maurice Hobbs to Pay it to her : & I Also Give Liberty to her to Live in the East End of my Dwelling house Untill She be Married
Item I Give unto my Daughter Easter Hobbs one Hundred & Twenty Pounds in Passable bills of Credit & I Order my Son Maurice Hobbs to Pay it to her & I also Give her Liberty to her To Live in the East End of my house Untill She be Married
Item, I Give unto my Daughter Elizabeth Hobbs one Hundred & twenty Pounds in Pasable bills of Credit & I Order my Son Maurice Hobbs to Pay it to her & I also Give her Liberty to live in the East End of my Dwelling House Untill She be Married
Item : I Give unto my Son Marrice Hobbs my Dwelling House Where I Now Live Except the East End of it his Brother & Sisters are to Live in that the Time above mentioned & then he is to have that Also I Give unto my Said Son Maurice my Barn & Orchard & all the Land that I have Where the Said house & Barn is which is about Thirty Acres be it more or Less & one Share or Lott of
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Land Which Lyes in the first North Division in Hampton Which Lyes Between Smiths Land & John Wedgwoods Land I Also Give to my Sd Son one Share or Lott of Land in ye Second North Division Between Simon Knowls land & Richard Taylors land and Half a Right in the Second Division So Called in Hampt about Twelve Acres of Land more or Less as it Lyes in the Said Second Division Which Piece of Land I Bought of Ens Samuel Marston I allso Give to my Sd Son Marrice all my Salt marsh & Thac'h Ground that I have in Hampton & my Piece of Thatch Ground that I have att the Cross Beach & all iny Land & marsh that I have not all Ready Disposed of I Give to my Sd Son & all my Moveables in my Sd House I Give to my Sd Son & all my Stock of Cattle that I have not All Ready Disposed of I Give to him & iny Horses & Sheep & Swine & Husbandry Tools I allso Give to him & what Debts are owing to me I Give to my Sd Son & What Debts or Dues are owing from me I Order my Sd Son to Pay them & I Doe Appoint my above Named Son Marrice Hobbs to be Sole Executor to this my Last Will & Testamt & in Confirmation here- of I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the Day & Year above Mentioned In the Twelfth Year of King George the Second His Reign our Great Britain
Signed Sealed Sealed & De- clared by Maurice Hobbs jun to be his Last Will & Testament In Presence of us Witnesses-
Richd Taylor- Benja Hobbs- Jabez Smith- [Proved July 25, 1739. ] [Probate Records, vol. 15, p. 631.]
The X mark & Seal of
Marr : Hobbs-
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JOSEPH CROSS I739 PORTSMOUTH
In the Name of God Amen I Joseph Cross of Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire Labourer being very Sick & Weak *
My Will is that my Justs Debts & Funeral Charges be Paid by my Execx herein after named within Convenient Time after my Decease & then all the Remainder of my Estate Real & Personal or of what nature or kind Soever & Wheresoever the Same is or Shall be found I Give Bequeath & Devise the Same unto Martha Cross my Well beloved Wife to have and to hold to her her heirs & Assigns forever & to her & their Proper use Benefit and Behoof forever-Lastly I Constitute and Appoint my Said Wife Sole Execx of this my last will & Testament & hereby Revoke all former Wills by me in any Manner made-In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the 12th Day of may Anno Domini 1739 Signed Sealed & Declared by ·his
the Said Joseph Cross to be his
Josh X Cross mark
last will & Testamt In Presence of
Joseph Meservey Thos Newmarch John Cross- Wm Parker- [Proved May 30, 1739.]
GEORGE DUNCAN 1739 LONDONDERRY
In the name of God, Amen ; The Twenty ninth Day of may in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred & thirty nine ; I George Duncan of London-Derry within the province of new Hampshire in new-England Esqr being aged and frail and Infirm in body * * *
Item My Will is and I do give and Bequeath to Margaret my Dearly Beloved Wife all my houshold Furniture of Every Kind &
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nature whatsoever ; and also all the Catle & Creatures that belong & appartain to me at my Decease Exclusive of all Beding of Cloaths & the furniture Belonging thereunto, which I will that my Bloved Doughter Ester Duncan Shall have which bed & Beding with the furniture have been Generally Called her's and I also will that my wife Shall have the one third part of all the Grain and produce that is Rais'd upon my Farm Such as Indian Corn, Rie, wheat or any other Grain and the one third part of the hay Dureing life, and I also will that iny Wife Shall hold posses & Enjoy the wes- terly End of my Dweling house with the Chamber Belonging there- to with the one half of the Selar without hindrance let or Molesta- tion dureing life, and in Case that my wife Should not have ocasion to Spend the aforesd Houshold Furniture, & Catle & Creatures for her Support and Maintainance dureing her life time ; my will and pleasure is that what remains of it whether in Furniture or Catle at her death Shall be Given to my Daughter Ester or to the Duti- fullest of my Children as She Shall Jude, together with the advise of my Exacrs Except a small accknowledgement to be Given of the Same to my Beloved Sons William Duncan & James Duncan.
Item My Will is that my Beloved Son John Duncan Shall have five Shills Bils of Credit out of my Estate ; Together with what he has allready Recd
Item my Will is that my Beloved Son George Duncan Shall have five Shills Bils of Credit out of my Estate; Together with what he has allready Recd
Item My will is that my Beloved Son Robert Duncan Shall have five Shills Bils of Credit out of my Estate; Together with what he has allready Recd
Item My will is and I Give and Bequeath to my Beloved Son Abraham Duncan Fourty Shills in Bils of Credit to be paid out of my Estate ; Together with what he has allready Recd from ine by the hands of my Son Robert Duncan.
Item My Will is and I Give and Bequeath to my Beloved Sons, William Duncan, and James Duncan, all My Real Estate, to be
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Divided in Equall Shares Between them in Quantity & Quality, Exclusive of what is after Mentioned.
Item My will is and I Give and Bequeath to my Bloved Dough- ter the Just and full Sum of one Hundred Pounds Bils of Credit at the End of one year after iny Decease to be paid to her by my Sons William Duncan and James Duncan in Consideration of her part of the aforesaid Real Estate .- and I also order My Son James to live with his mother untill he arive to twenty one years of age and to be Dutifull to his Mother
Item My Will is that in Case my Exacrs Judge it advantagious and most profitable for my Sons William Duncan and James Dun- can to Sell and Dispose of the aforesd Estate before my Son James Duncan Comes of age, or to the years of Maturity then and in that Case my will is and I do hereby authorize and Impower my Exacrs hereafter mentioned to Joyn with my Son William Duncan in the Sale of Said land and to Improve my Son James Duncans part of the Money for his Benefit & advantage to the best of their Skil & Judgement untill he arive to twenty one years of age.
Item My will is and I do hereby nominate and appoint my Be- loved Son Robert Duncan and John Macmurphy of Londonderry aforesaid to be my Exacrs of this my last will & Testament : and do hereby utterly Revoke and Disanul all other wills Legacies & Bequeasts and Exacrs before named or Willed Ratifying Confirm- ing & allowing this and no other to be my last Will and Testa- ment In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and af- fixed my Seal the day & year before mentioned.
Signed Sealed published pro- Georg Duncan nownced and Declared by me George Duncan as iny last will and Testament in presence of these Witnesses.
John Jamison John Duncan Thomas Jameson [Proved Aug. 4, 1741. ]
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JOHN SMITH, 3d
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DURHAM
[Administration on the estate of John Smith, 3d, of Durham, innholder, granted to his widow, Hannah Smith, May 30, 1739.]
[Warrant, May 30, 1739, authorizing Stephen Jones, Jr., gentle- man, and John Williams, Jr., husbandman, both of Durham, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, signed by John Williams, Jr., and Stephen Jones, Jr .; amount, £140.3.0; attested the last Wednesday in October, 1739.]
MARY DOLBEAR 1739 PORTSMOUTH
The Deposition of Ann Hilton of Portsmº In ye Prove of N : Hamp' of lawfull Age-this Deponent testifies & Declares yt on or about ye 29th day of Sept Anº Dom : 1738 she Performd ye Office & Duty of a Midwife or hand woman for one Mary Dolbeare as she was Called at ye House of m' Sam" White of sd Portsmº Joyner & Deliverd her of a female Child then & there Born of her Body yt ye Deponant was Informd by ye woman she then & there Deliverd yt she was ye Wife of one James Dolbeare of Boston In ye County of Suffolk In ye Proe of ye Massa Bay Brazier yt ye sd woman whom ye Deponent then Deliverd Boardd at ye said Whites a Consider- able time as was Com'only Reportd & yt she was taken sick & Dyed at his House wth in about five Months after ye Birth of ye sd Child and further sth not-Portsmº June 26th 1739-
Ane Hilton
[Attested the same day, "M' James Dolbeare Being sent."] [Deeds, vol. 24, p. 157.]
The Deposition of Ann Nelson of Portsmº In ye Proe of N : Hamp' Wife of Joseph Nelson of sd Portsmº Tanner : of lawfull age Testifieth & says yt on ye 29th day of sept In ye year of our
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Lord 1738 she was at ye House of m' Sam" White of sd Portsmº Joyner when at ye same time one Mary Dolbear Wife of James Dolbear of Boston In ye County of Suffolk she saw Deliverd from ye Body of sd Mary Dolbear a female Child Ann Hilton Being then there and #formd ye Duty of a Midwife ye Deponent further saith yt she heard ye sd Mary Dolbear say she was ye Wife of James Dolbear of Boston Brazier & yt ye sd Mary Dolbear lived or Boardd at sd Sam" Whites House a Considerable time & there Dyed & from thence Buried or Carryd to her Grave Portsmº June 26th 1739- Ann Nelson
[Attested the same day "M" James Dolbear being #sent."] [ Deeds, vol. 24, p. 157.]
NICHOLAS WINKLEY 1739 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Nicholas Winkley of Ports- mouth, mariner, granted to his widow, Sarah Winkley, July 25, 1739.]
[Warrant, July 25, 1739, authorizing John Ayers and John Shackford, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, signed by John Ayers and John Shackford ; amount, £304.5.7 ; attested Sept. 26, 1739.]
[License to the administratrix, March 26, 1740, to sell real estate. ]
JESSE CHRISTY 1739 LONDONDERRY
In the name of God amen this fourth day of august in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and thirty nine I
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Jesse Cristey of Londonderry in the province of new hampshir new Englan yeman being very sike and weak of body * *
Impr I give into my wellbeloved wiff mary Cristey ye one third pairt of my real esteat during her natrul Liffe together with the one third of my personal Esteat my presant debts being payed first I give and bequaith unto my beloved son Pitter Cristey twenty shillings have given him his portion already
Impr I give and bequaith unto my well beloved son James Cristey twenty shillings haveing given him his portion already
Impr I give and bequiath unto my beloved daughter margrat mcfarland a shute of morning apperal with a Cloke and blak silk hood all the afor mantinoned Leageses to be payed out of my per- sonal Esteat
Impr I give and bequaith unto my well beloved Daughter Agnas Cristy the sumne of Eghty pounds to be payed out of my Esteate in twelfth month after my desseas besids hir Clos
Impr I give and bequaith unto my belvoid daughtr Jean Crestey Eghty pounds to be payed out of my Esteate when she shall demand it after Eghteen months from the deat of thes presents
Impr I give and bequaith unto my beloved son Geroge Cristey the sume of fifty pounds to be payed out of my Estat to him and appropried to his use when he shal araive to the age of twelf years and he to be mentained and made a good English scoller on the Esteat till that time
Impr I Give and bequaith unto my beloved Daughter mary Cristey the sume of fifty pounds to be payed out of my Esteate
Impr I give and bequaith unto my beloved daughter Ann Cristey the sume of fifty pounds to be payd out of my Esteate
Impr I give and bequaith unto my well beloved son Thomas Cristey the remanders of all my Esteate both real and personal (Excepting what is befor given and bequaithed) with the third that my belovid wiff heath of the real Esteate at hir death and I appoint my son thomas Cristey and Robert Boyes Esq' to be my soll Exectours of this my last will and testment allowing and Con-
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firming this and no there to be my last will and testmant revock- ing all other wills testments whatsoever
signed sealed published pro- Jesse Cristey
nounced and declaled to be my
last will and testment In presents of us
William Gillmor
0 Thomas Horner
Robert Riddell [Proved Oct. 31, 1739.]
[Warrant, Oct. 31, 1739, authorizing Thomas Horner and Rob- ert Riddell, both of Londonderry, yeomen, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, Nov. 16, 1739 ; amount, £913.4.3 ; signed by Thomas Horner and Robert Riddell. ]
JAMES PALMER 1739 STRATHAM
In The Name of God Amen the twentieth Day of August In the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and thurty nine I James Palmor of Stretham In the Province of Newhampshire Blacksmith *
Impremis I give and bequeth unto Sarah iny well beloved wife over and above the bargain I made with her before marrage- a morning sute of apparriel and one years provition to be provided her by my Excr-Item I give and bequeth to my beloved Son John Palmar all that tract of Land I bought of willam Powel setuated Liing and being in Streatham buted and bounded as by one Deed on record from Said powel and I also give him half mny wright in the town of Bow and to his heirs and assigns forever on Condition that he iny said son John palmar pay to my two Daughtars Eleze- beth Rollings and mery merril fifteen pounds to Each of them in inoney within two years aftar my Deses : Item I give and bequeth
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to my beloved Daughtar Elezebeth Rollins Eighty pounds fifteen pounds to be payd her by my Son John as is afore said and sixty five pounds to be payd as I Shall here aftar ordor
Item I give and bequeth to my beloved Daughtar mary merril Eighty pounds fifteen pounds to be payd her by my Son John as is afore Said and sixty five pounds to be payd her as I shall here- aftar ordor-
Item I give and bequeth to my beloved Son Joseph Palmor all my homstead Lands in Streatham where I now Live togethar with my houses and barns and out houses and all that appertain there unto to him his heirs and assigns forever and I also give him all my Stock of Cattel of all sorts and kin that I shall Dye sesed of on the Condition that he my said son Joseph Palmor pay to my Daughtar Elezebth Rollins sixty five pounds fourty five pounds money and twenty pound in houhold goods or othar moveabls one half two years aftar my Deses and the other half three years aftar my Deses
and also to my to my Daughtar mnary merril sixty five pounds fourty five pound money and twenty pounds in houshold goods or othar moveabls one half in two years aftar my Deses and the othar half in three years aftar my Deses and I also give and bequeth to my son Joseph Palmor one half my wright in the town of Bow to him his heirs and assigns forever whom I Likewise Constitut mak and ordain my soul Executar of this my Last will and testement and I Do hereby utterly Dissalow and revoke and Disannul all and Every othar formor testaments wills Lagacies and bequests and Executars by me in any ways before named willed and bequeathed ratifying and Confirming this and no othar to be my Last will and testement in witnes where of I have here unto set my hand and seal the Day and year above written
signed sealed published pro- nounced and Decleared by the Said James Palmor as his Last will and testement in the presence of us witness
James Palmer
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John Clark Richard Palmer Richard Calley [Proved March 26, 1740.]
EDMUND LANE 1739 DOVER
In the Name of God Amen-
Whereas I Edmund Layn of Dover in ye province of New Hamp- shire in New England Trader being in Extream pain of Body yet in perfect Sense and Memory and Knowing that tis appointed for all men Once to die and thinking my Self Just Departing this life I make this as my last will and Testament First I give My Soul to God that first gave it Secondly my body to ye Earth to be decently buried And as to iny worldly Estate Both Real & per- sonall I give & Bequeath to iny dearly Beloved wife Jane Layn to Dispose of as she shall see good she first allowing and paying My Funeral Charge the Charge of My Doctors and all my Just & honest Debts where she or I have heretofore Contracted I also give My said wife all my whole power & strength to Call in recover and All the Just debts that are owing or payable unto me the Said Edmd Layn-In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal this Eighteenth day of September in ye thirteenth year of his majestys Reign Anno Dom : 1739
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