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[Appraisal, Jan. 30, 1769, of lands in Dunstable, Monson, Salem, and Chester at £321. 16. 8; signed by John Hall, Daniel Massey, Peter Merrill, and Joseph Wright.]
[Order of court, April 4, 1769, settling the estate on Isaac Kimball, oldest son, it not being capable of division into -six shares.]
[Account of the administrator ; receipts, £8. 10. 8; expenditures, £24. 9. 5; allowed April 4, 1769.]
[Receipts for their shares in the estate of their father, Isaac Kimball, by Jeremiah Dow of Salem and his wife, Lydia Dow, in her right, James Gage of Pelham and his wife, Rebecca Gage, in her right, Jonathan Kimball of Bradford, Mass., and Joseph Kimball, Jr., of Bradford, Mass., as guardian of Aquila Kimball.]
HENRY APTHORP 1765 PORTSMOUTH
[License, Oct. 21, 1765, to George Meserve of Portsmouth, acting executor, to sell real estate of Henry Apthorp of Ports- mouth, merchant, deceased.]
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JOSEPH NEWMARCH 1765 NEWCASTLE
[Administration on the estate of Joseph Newmarch of New- castle granted to Henry Prescott Oct. 22, 1765.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 8.]
[Bond of Henry Prescott of Newcastle, merchant, with Samuel Haven, clerk, and Ammi Ruhamah Cutter, physician, both of Portsmouth, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Oct. 22, 1765, for the administration of the estate; witnesses. Richard Wibird Penhallow, William Parker.]
[Warrant, Oct. 22, 1765, authorizing Abraham Trefethen and John Simpson, both of Newcastle, mariners, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, attested Oct. 31, 1765; amount, £480. 6. 4; signed by John Simpson and Abraham Trefethen.]
CALEB TOWLE, JR. 1765 DANVILLE
[Administration on the estate of Caleb Towle, Jr., of Hawke. yeoman, granted to his widow, Ruth Towle, Oct. 22. 1765.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 115.]
[Bond of Ruth Towle, widow, with Jabez Page and Caleb Towle, yeomen, as sureties, all of Hawke, in the sum of £500, Oct. 22, 1765, for the administration of the estate of Caleb Towle, Jr., of Hawke, yeoman; witnesses, Dyer Hook, Thomas Page.]
[Guardianship of Abigail Towle, aged less than 14 years. daughter of Caleb Towle, granted to Caleb Towle Oct. 4. 1765.]
[Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 558.]
[Bond of Caleb Towle, innholder, with Elisha Batchelder and David Tilton, yeomen, as sureties, all of Hawke, in the sum of £500, Oct. 4, 1765, for the guardianship of Abigail Towle; wit- nesses, Samuel Hobart, Theodate Batchelder.]
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[Inventory, attested Dec. 21, 1765; amount, £135. 4. 0; signed by Jonathan Greeley and Zaccheus Clough.]
[List of claims against the estate, Sept., 1767; amount, £42. 4. 3; signed by Thomas Elkins and William Parker, Jr.]
[Account of the administratrix; receipts, £145. 14. 0; expendi- tures, £67. I. I ; mentions "Keeping the Child 2 years & 7 months"; allowed June 28, 1769.]
[Petition of Ruth Towle, June 28, 1769, for guardianship of her only child, a daughter aged about 4 years at the death of the father.]
[Warrant, Sept. 26, 1769, authorizing John Clough, Abraham Smith, husbandmen, Zaccheus Clough, gentleman, John Brown, yeoman, all of Poplin, and Elisha Sanborn of Brentwood, yeo- man, to set off the widow's dower.]
Province of 1 In obedience to a Warrant Directed to us New Hampr | By the Honourable John Wentworth Esq' Judge of Probates of wills for Said Province we have Set off one third Part of the Real Esteate of Caleb Towle Junr Late of Hawke Deceasd to the Widow Ruth Towle and Have Bounded it as follows (viz) Begining at the South West corner of Ruben Bachelders Land & Runing Southerly Binding on the high way that Leads from Ephm Elkens to Poplin Seventeen Rods to a Stake & Stone from thence to run Easterly about thirty Six Rods to a Small Pople Tree Spoted on four Sides Standing By Deacon Pages fence with a heap of stones By it from thence Runing Northerly Seventeen Rods Binding on Deacon Pages Land to Ruben Bachelders Land from thence Runing westerly Binding on Said Bachelders land to the Bounds first Begun at as witness our hands
Dated at Hawke october 7th 1769
Elisha Sanborn jr John Brown Zacch& Clough
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JAMES ROGERS
1765 LONDONDERRY
[Administration on the estate of James Rogers of Londonderry granted to Alexander Blair Oct. 25, 1765.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 23.]
[Bond of Alexander Blair of Londonderry, gentleman, with James Adams of Londonderry, gentleman, and Hugh Ramsey of Merrimack, yeoman, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Oct. 25, 1765, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, William Parker, Richard Wibird Penhallow.]
THOMAS BROWN 1765 HAMPTON FALLS
In the Name of God amen this twenty Eighth Day of October in the Sixth year of his Majestys Reign And in the Year of Our Lord Christ 1765 - I Thomas Brown of Hampton falls in the Province of New Hampshire Yeoman
Item I Give and Bequeath to my wellbeloved wife Mehetable One Cow & the Houshold Goods which she brought with her or have been Commonly Called hers. And my will is that my said wife shall have no more Out of my Personal Estate as she has al- ready Receivd & Improved Some Part to her Own use and Disposal
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son Joseph Brown a tract of Land in Kensington where he now lives Containing by Estima- tion thirty five acres with the Dwelling House and Barn thereon ; also A Lott of Land in the Township of Chester in the Province aforesaid Laid Out for Eighty Acres be the Same more or Less to the Original Right of Eleazar Russell Said Place where my Said Son lives and Said Eighty Acres I Give him to Use and Improve During the term of his Natural Life And After his Decease the said Lands in Kensington with the Buildings to my Grandsons Joseph Brown And Benjamin Brown Sons of my Said Son Joseph Equally Between them to them their heirs & assigns Each One half in Severalty in fee Simple; And the Said Eighty Acre Lott in
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Chester to my Grandson Benjamin Brown Son of my said Son Joseph in fee Simple to my said Grandson his heirs & assigns.
I Also Give And Bequeath to my Said Son Joseph to him his heirs & assigns all the Remaining Lands I Own in Kensington aforesaid and a forty acre Lott in Chester aforesaid Laid Out to the same Original Right, also a Piece of Marsh in Hampton falls aforesaid Containing About one acre and a half On the Southerly Side of Browns Point so Called Bounding westerly by a Ditch between this Piece And my Other Marsh, Also a Piece of marsh Containing About One Acre Near Waltons mill so Called.
I Also Give to my Said Son Joseph twenty Pounds Lawfull money to be Paid by My Executor Within five Years after my Decease
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son Thomas Brown to him his heirs And assigns Part of my Homestead with the Dwelling House And Barn thereon where my said Son now Lives the Part of my place which he is to have is Bounded as follows vizt To Begin at John Brown's Gate at the Lower End of what I have Given to my Son John as mentioned in this my will And to Run Easterly Carrying the wedth of my Land And marsh Untill it Comes to the Ditch which is the Western Boundary of that piece of marsh which I have Given to my Son Joseph on the Southerly Side of Browns Point. I also Give to my Said Son Thomas his heirs and assigns two Lotts of Land in Chester One Laid Out for fifty Acres near Deacon Dearbon's the Other Laid Out for Sixty Acres near MacMurfeys Mills, both on the Original Right of Eleazer Russell; also One Acre of marsh in Hampton falls aforesaid which was formerly Foulsams on the Southerly Side of the Point; Also three Acres of marsh lying in the Bend of Perkins's River which was formerly Sanborns Also five Acres of Upland which I Bought of Nathan Cram Near Jonathan Weares mills: also three Acres lying on the Notherly Side the Mill Road Between Land formerly Daniel Weare's and land formerly Jonathan Gove's; I also Give my said Son Thomas the Priviledge for ten years of having one quarter part of the
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apples which shall Grow in my Orchard that is on that part of my Homestead which I have Given to my Son John
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son John Brown his heirs and assigns Part of my Homestead where I now live Viz' my Dwelling House and Barn and Buildings and my Land as it is in fence from the Countrey Road Down to the Gate Called John Browns Gate, also all my Land in Chester not Otherwise Dis- posed of in this my will also a Piece of Upland Containing About fourteen Acres Lying on the Easterly Side of a Pasture in the Improvement of Meshech Weare Commonly Called the Great Hill Pasture also about five Acres which I Own in said Pasture Also A Piece of marsh Containing About Seven Acres Lying on the Notherly Side of Browns Point Bounding by John Brown's Upland. What I have here given to my said Son John my Will and Meaning is that he shall Come into the Possession And Improvement thereof when he shall Arrive at the Age of twenty one years and in the mean time that he be Under the Care of his Mother and that she have the Managing and Improving of it for my Said Son's Benefit
I also Give to my said Son John the Wood which is or shall be Standing Growing or being on One Acre in that part of my farm which I have given to my Son Thomas which Acre lyes to the Southward of the Landing Place Barrs so Called as the same is Staked Out And my said Son John shall have full Liberty to Cut and Carry off said wood for his own use As he shall have Occasion for the term of twenty years
Furthermore my Will is And I do hereby Order that all my Personal Estate of whatsoever Denomination shall be Equally Divided Between my two Sons Thomas Brown and John Brown Except Sufficient for to pay my Honest And Just Debts & funeral Charges And Necessary Charges for Setling my Estate and the twenty Pounds Above mentioned Given to my Son Joseph
Lastly I Do by these Presents Constitute & appoint my Son Thomas Brown Sole Executor
Thomas Brown
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[Witnesses] Meshech Weare, Elijah Peaslee, Benjamin Conner. [Proved Nov. 27, 1765.]
[Warrant, Nov. 27, 1765, authorizing Meshech Weare and Elisha Brown, gentleman, both of Hampton Falls, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, April, 1766; amount, £663. 2. 6; signed by Meshech Weare and Elisha Brown.]
[Caveat of Meshech Weare, June 28, 1774, against the allow- ance of the executor's account without notice.]
[Account of the executor; receipts, £232. 19. 9; expenditures, £48. 19. 212 ; filed Aug., 1774.]
DANIEL THING 1765 EXETER
In the Name of God amen the Twenty Eighth day of October annoque domini one Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty five I Daniel Thing of Exeter in the Province of Newhampshire in New England Clothier *
Item I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Elizabeth Thing one half of my household Goods, three Cows, all my Swine, and what Corn and meat which I Shall leave at my de- cease, to be hers and at her disposal forever, and I Give unto my Said wife the Improvement of my home Place with the orchard and buildings Standing thereon, and of all my land lying between the land belonging to the heirs of Nathaniel Bartlett Jun' de- ceased and Thomas Lords land, and of all my land lying on the Southerly Side of the little River (So Called) and Sufficiant fire wood for the maintainance of one fire to be provided for her at my dwelling house in Exeter aforesaid by my Son Stephan Thing So long as She Shall Remain my widow, Excepting only one fire Room in Said dwelling house.
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Item I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Son Stephan Thing his heirs and assigns forever my dwelling house barn orchard and all my home Place and all my land lying by Thomas Lords land with the barn Standing thereon, and all my land lying on the Southerly Side of the little River (So Called) in Exeter aforesaid and all my land lying in Eppin in the Province afore Said together with the dwelling house and barn Standing thereon, and all my other Real Estate wharesoever it lays or may be found, and I Give him the bed which he usually lodges on when at Eppin together with the beding belonging thereto, he paying out as I have alredy ordered and Shall hereafter order in this my will, and I Give my Said Son my wareing appariel and all the Remainder of my Personal Estate which I have not alredy dis- posed of or Shall hereafter otherways dispose of in this my will
Item I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Martha Thing my largest Silver Cup, and the value of Twenty four Pounds Stirling the one half thereof to be Paid to her within Six months after my decease, and the other half within Six months after her mothers decease in the Currancy that then Shall be passing in the Province aforesaid
Item I Give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Unice Thing my smaulest Silver Cup and the value of Twenty four Pounds Stirling the one half thereof to be Paid to her within Six months after my decease and the other half within Six months after her mothers decease in the Currency that Shall then be Passing in the Province aforesaid.
Item I Give and bequeath unto my Grand daughter Molley Thing the only Surviving Child of my Son Bartholomew Thing deceased the value of Twenty four Pounds Stirling to be paid to her when She Shall arive to the age of Eighteen years in the Currancy which Shall then be passing in the Province aforesaid. and my will is that if my Said Grand daughter do not live to the age of Eighteen years, that then what I have Given to her in this my will Shall Remain in the hands of my Executor to his own disposall
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Item I Give and bequeath unto my two daughters aforesaid viz Martha Thing and unice Thing all the Remainder of my household Goods which I have not Expressly Given away before in this my will to be Equally divided between them, and I Give my Said daughters the Improvment of one fire Room in the house in which I now dwell So long as they or Either of them Shall Remain unmaried.
Finally I do hereby Constitute appoint make and ordain my beloved Son Stephan Thing aforesaid my Sole Executor * *
Daniel Thing
[Witnesses] Nich& Gilman, Chrisº Rymes, Barth1 Gilman. [Proved June 25, 1766.]
[Warrant, June 25, 1766, authorizing Nicholas Gilman, gentle- man, and Trueworthy Gilman, tanner, both of Exeter, to ap- praise the estate.]
[Inventory, Sept. 23, 1766; amount, £640. 18. 6; signed by Nicholas Gilman and Trueworthy Gilman.]
BENJAMIN CILLEY 1765 DANVILLE
[Administration on the estate of Benjamin Cilley of Hawke, gentleman, granted to his widow, Judith Cilley, Oct. 29, 1765.] [Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 23.]
[Bond of Judith Cilley, with Job Kenniston of Brentwood and John Darling of Kingston, yeomen, as sureties, in the sum of £400, Oct. 29, 1765, for the administration of the estate; wit- nesses, William Parker, Jr., John Cilley.]
Province of the Deposition of John thorn Jun' Sarah New Hampshire Keniston wife of Job Keniston & Mary thorn all of Lawful age who testifieth & say that on the 22nd Day of September 1765 the said Deponents being at the Dwelling
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House of Benjamin Selly of Kingston in said Province Since Deceasd in the time of his last sickness; that He the said Selly then Called two of the Deponents to him and Desired them to take Notice that He Gave his mare & Cow to his wife and his oxen being one yoke to his two sons John & Moses and also his Bigest Heifer to his son Aaron and that the said Benjamin Selly appeared to the said Deponents at that time to be in the Exercise of his Reason
John thorn Jn' her Sarah X Keniston mark her Mary X thorn mark
[Inventory, March 19, 1766; amount, £121. 17. 0; signed by James Bean and Jacob Hook.]
[List of claims against the estate, May 1, 1767; amount, £233. II. I ; signed by William Parker, Jr., and Josiah Bartlett.]
[Account of the administratrix; receipts, £83. 6. 0; expendi- tures, £41. 12. 10; allowed June 10, 1768.]
[Settlement of claims; amount distributed, £41. 13. 2; al- lowed June 16, 1768.]
ALEXANDER CALDWELL 1765 LITCHFIELD
In the Name of God Amen I Alexander Caldwell of Litchfield in the Province of Newhampshire Yeoman Being Sensioble of my Approaching Dissolution
Item my will is & I do herby Bequeath unto my Beloved wife Margret for her maintenance & support after my Decease Dur-
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ing her natural Life the Improvement of one Third part of my Real Estate in Litchfield with one half of the Buildings on the Same and one half of all my personal Estate
Item I give and Bequeath unto my son Thomas Caldwell five shillings sterling to be paid by my Executors out of my Estate in one year after my Dicease which is his full part out of my Estate with what I have allready Given him
Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Agness Stinson five shillings sterling to be paid out of my Estate by my Execu- tors within one year after my Decease which is her full part out of my Estate with what I have allready Given her
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Daughter mary Christy five shillings sterling to be paid out of my Estate by my Executors within one year after my Decease which is her full part out of my Estate with what I have already Given her
Item I Give and Bequeath unto my son William Caldwell forty five pounds Sterling money to be paid by my Executors out of my Estate within one year after my Decease which is his full part out of my Estate with what I have allready Given him
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Daughter Margret Caldwell twenty two pounds ten shillings sterling money to be paid by my Executors out of my Estate within one year after my Decease with Interest for the Same from this day till paid which is her full part out of my Estate with what I have already Given her
Item I Give and Bequeath unto my two sons James & Alex- ander in Equall propotion all the Remainder of my Estate Real & personal to be Equally Devided within one year after my De- cease and allso all the third Left to my said Wife to the Said James & Alex' in Equal propotion at her Decease
and my will is that if either of my Children Die Before they have Lawfull Isue there part or potion be Equally Devided Be- tween those who are now unmarried
Item my will is and I do hereby Constitute ordain and make my Said wife Margret Caldwell and Samuel Barr Esqr of London- derry Jointly & severly Executors of this my Last will & testa-
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ment Ratifying and Confirming whatsoever is afore writen In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this Thirtyeth day of October in the sixth year of his majestyes Reign Annoque Domini 1765 Alex Caldwell
[Witnesses] William Patterson, Arthur Darrah, James Under- wood.
[Proved June 30, 1766.]
[Inventory, Sept., 1766; amount, £267. 0. 0; signed by James Underwood and Arthur Darrah.]
JOSEPH HEATH 1765 KINGSTON
[Administration on the estate of Joseph Heath of Kingston granted to his widow, Sarah Heath, Oct. 30, 1765.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 24.]
[Bond of Sarah Heath, with Jeremy Webster and John Dodge, yeoman, as sureties, in the sum of £1000, Oct. 30, 1765, for the administration of the estate; witness, William Vaughan.]
[Inventory, May 27, 1767; amount, £112. 19. 6; signed by Isaac Webster and Thomas Johnson.]
[Account of the administratrix; receipts, £63. 8. 1174; ex- penditures, £46. 6. 0; allowed Oct. 29, 1767.]
[Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 16.]
[Settlement of claims; amount of claims, £69. 1. 6; amount dis- tributed, £II. 3. 0; allowed May 4, 1768.]
[Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 163.]
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JOSEPH SARGENT 1765
NEWCASTLE
[Administration on the estate of Joseph Sargent of Newcastle, physician, granted to Edward Sargent of Newcastle, mariner, Oct. 30, 1765.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 23.]
[Bond of Edward Sargent, with Alcock Stevens and Thomas Furber, both of Portsmouth, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Oct. 30, 1765, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, William Parker, Richard Wibird Penhallow.]
[Warrant, Oct. 30, 1765, authorizing Henry Prescott, mer- chant, and Benjamin Randall, mariner, both of Newcastle, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Jan. 15, 1766; amount, £6. 15. 0; signed by Henry Prescott and Benjamin Randall.]
SAMUEL POOR 1765 RAYMOND
[Administration on the estate of Samuel Poor of Raymond, yeoman, granted to Samuel Poor Oct. 30, 1765.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 24.]
[Bond of Samuel Poor of Raymond, yeoman, with Benjamin Whittier of Raymond and Henry Moore of Chester, gentleman, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Oct. 30, 1765, for the administra- tion of the estate; witnesses, William Parker, William Vaughan.]
[Inventory, Feb. 25, 1766; amount, £202. 5. 5; signed by Henry Moore and Nathaniel Etheridge.]
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JOHN GILMAN
1765
KINGSTON
[Administration on the estate of John Gilman of Kingston, yeoman, granted to his widow, Sarah Gilman, Oct. 30, 1765.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 23.]
[Bond of Sarah Gilman, with James Bean and Edward Stevens, both of Brentwood, yeoman, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Oct. 30, 1765, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, William Parker, Richard Wibird Penhallow.]
[Inventory, April 28, 1766; amount, £853. 16. 0; signed by Jonathan Smith and James Bean.]
[Account of the administratrix; receipts, £384. 19. 0; expendi- tures, £222. 3. 312 ; allowed July 28, 1773.]
[Bond of Nicholas Gilman of Raymond, gentleman, with Josiah Bartlett of Kingston and John Dudley of Raymond as sureties, in the sum of £1000, June 2, 1774, for the administration de bonis non of the estate; witnesses, John Pearson, Moses Par- sons, John Robinson, Jonathan Hill.]
[Warrant, June 2, 1774, authorizing Benjamin Stevens, hus- bandman, and Samuel Philbrick, yeoman, both of Kingston, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Nov. 1, 1774; amount, £6. 6. 6; signed by Benja- min Stevens and Samuel Philbrick.]
[Account of the administrator; receipts, £276. 6. 6; expendi- tures, £273. 2. 734; mentions the deceased as father of the ad- ministrator; allowed July 31, 1776.]
OBADIAH DUSTIN 1765 SALEM
[Administration on the estate of Obadiah Dustin of Salem, yeoman, granted to Ruth Dustin Oct. 30, 1765.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 115.]
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[Bond of Ruth Dustin, widow, with Nathaniel Woodman and Caleb Dustin, yeomen, as sureties, all of Salem, in the sum of £500, Oct. 30, 1765, for the administration of the estate; wit- nesses, William Parker, Richard Wibird Penhallow.]
[Inventory, Sept. 4, 1765; amount, £1943. 7. 0; signed by Obadiah Eastman and Nathaniel Woodman.]
[Guardianship of Obadiah Dustin and Abigail Dustin, minors, aged more than 14 years, children of Obadiah Dustin, granted to Caleb Dustin Oct. 30, 1765.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 115.]
[Bond of Caleb Dustin of Salem, yeoman, with Nathaniel Woodman of Salem, yeoman, and James Paul of Londonderry, trader, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Oct. 30, 1765, for the guardianship of Obadiah Dustin and Abigail Dustin; witnesses, William Parker, Richard Wibird Penhallow.]
[Account of the administratrix; receipts, £147. 17. 1012; ex- penditures, £95. 14. 812; mentions "Maintaining two of the Deceases Children under 7 years of age 2 years Each"; allowed June 24, 1767.]
[Warrant, Oct. 26, 1768, authorizing Timothy Ladd of Atkin- son, John Currier, Nathaniel Woodman, Daniel Gordon, all of Salem, and James Paul of Londonderry, yeomen, to divide the real estate.]
Province of Wee the Subscribers Being appoynted a New Hampr Commitee By the Honble the Judge of the Probate of Wills &c for said Province to make Portion and Divi- sion of the Rael Estate of obediah Duston of Salem In said Province yeoman Decd amongst the Heirs of said Decsd Wee have acordingly Done the same and Have also By the Request of the widow of said Decsd and By the Consent and approbation of the Gueardeain to and for the Eldest son Have Presumd to set of the widows Dower In maner & form following (Viz) of obediah Rite we have set of to the widow the House with a
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Priviledge to the Roade of about five Rods front begining at an apple Tree about three Rods South easterly from said house Near the stone wall by the Roade thence Norwesterly about ten Rods to a stake and stones standing in the Line of David Dustons shear thence westerly about twelve pools to The Roade so by sª Roade to the Bounds first mentioned Reserving to the use of said obediah a Previledge at the west End of said house of Building and a gardin spot - we have also set of to said Dower off of said obadiahs Part on the westerly side of the Roade Eleven Rods In wedth from the Roade westerly til it Coms to the Rite or Lot Laid out to the Decsd Heirs. Wee also set of to said Dower The Easterly half or Nue End of the Barn to be for said widows use and improvement During Life after that to be the property of the two youngest Sons (Viz) David and Simeon to be move of at Peleasure Wee also set of to ye said widows Dower on the westerly side of the Roade out of Davids Shear five Rods in wedth Joyn- ing on the abovesd Eleven Rods which wee took off of obediah shear Runing west to the abovesd Decsd Heirs Right and East Crossing the Roade about twelve Rods to a stake and stones standing by obediahs Land Wee have also set of to the said widows Dower out of the shears of the within mentioned heirs in orchard Tillage and Wood Land about twenty two acres Bounded as followeth Begining at a stake and stones by the Roade Thence north about sixty pools to a stake and stones by the wall by Land Belonging to the heirs of thomas Duston Thence East by sª Heirs Land about forty five pools to a black oake marked thence south seventy nine pools To a stake and stones by Dan' Gordens Land thence by Said Gordens Land west about twelve pools to the Roade Thence Norwesterly by sª Road to the bounds first Mentioned
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