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8. To John Wilson a son of the deceased, one share bounded as follows viz. From the Stake last mentioned running easterly by said Rundlets land twelve rods forming a gore running to a point at the bound first mentioned - then southerly to the goal lot three rods then easterly on said goal lot twelve rods then nearly the same course to said Bordman's land to a Stake then northwesterly on said land six rods to the bound stake of the last share, containing one hundred & sixteen rods.
9. To Anna & Priscilla, daughters of Increase Wilson, oldest son of the deceased, one share bounded as follows, viz. Begin- ning at the northwest corner of the goal lot as it now stands and running on the easterly end of the same lot and on another lot of Col Bordman's till it comes to land of Winthrop Odlin - then on said land to Col. Bordman's land formerly mentioned seven rods - then on said land nine rods and a half to the bound stake of the lot last described - then westerly to the bound first mentioned - containing one hundred & ten rods.
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Exeter, 20th November, An. Dom. 1790 -
Samuel Tenney Benja Boardman James Thurston
Committee
N. B. As the head lines of most of the above lots run a little obliquely, when it is said the lots maintain the width of the head line first described from end to end, it is to be understood that the width shall everywhere be measured on a line parallel to said head line, & not perpendicular to the Sides.
Sam1 Tenney, for the Committee
LUCY WALKER 1766 PORTSMOUTH
In the Name of God Amen I Lucey Walker of Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire Widow being Sick *
3dly I Give unto my Son M' Joseph Walker one Third Part of all my Estate both Real & Personal to him & his heirs & assigns for ever
4thly also I Give to my Son in Law Mr John Staverse & Kath- rine Staverse his wife one Third Part of all my Estate both Real & Personal to them and their heirs & assignns for Ever
5thly also I Give to my Daughter Elizabeth Walker one Third Part of all my Estate both Real and Personal to her & her heirs & assigns for Ever
6thly also my Will & Desire is that my Son Joseph Walker & my Son in Law John Staverse & Kathrine Staverse his wife who is my Daughter, and Elizabeth Walker Pay out of what I have given them to Lucy Staverse my Grandaughter Ten Pounds Lawfull money in Equal Thirds and the money to be put to Interest for the Bennefit of Said Lucey Staverse and to be Put into the hands of my Executors for that use aforesd my Real & Personal Estate being Cheifly in the Town of Portsmouth in Said Province of New Hampshire -
Finaly I do Constitute and appoint Hunking Wentworth Esqr
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& Doct' Daniel Rogers to be my Executors of this my Last Will & Testament Revoking all other Wills. I do hereby Ratify and Confirm this & no Other to be my Last Will and Testament as Witness my hand & Seal this 27th Day of February annoque Domini 1766
her Lucey X Walker mark
[Witnesses] William Hart, Mehetabel Walker, Joseph Bass. [Proved April 19, 1766.]
LEVI WYMAN 1766 PELHAM
[Administration on the estate of Levi Wyman of Pelham, yeoman, granted to Patience Wyman, widow, Feb. 27, 1766.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 280.]
[Bond of Patience Wyman, with John Butler of Pelham and Samuel Parker of Salem, yeomen, as sureties, in the sum of £200, Feb. 27, 1766, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Joseph Wright, William Elliott.]
[Inventory, Feb. 17, 1766; amount, £108. 15. 0; signed by William Elliott and John Ferguson.]
[Warrant, March 19, 1769, authorizing John Ferguson and William Elliott, both of Pelham, to set off the widow's dower.]
[Account of the administratrix; receipts, £80. II. 0; expendi- tures, £65. II. o; mentions "maintenance of 2 Children for 336 Weeks"; allowed Sept. 30, 1771.]
[Settlement of claims against the estate; amount of claims, £112. 10. 0; amount distributed, £15. 0. 0; allowed Oct. 1, 1771.]
[Petition of Patience Wyman, "now Residing in Canady in the Kings Demions," March 7, 1801, for license to sell the reversion of her dower; license granted March 10, 1801.]
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SAMUEL BRACKETT I766 NEWMARKET
In the Name of God Amen the third Day of march in the year of our Lord God one thousand Siven hundred Sixty Six I Samuel Bracket of Newmarket in the province of New Hampshire in New England Husbandman being aged Sick and weak of Body
Itam I Give and Bequeath to my beloved Son John Bracket his heirs and assignes for Ever one acre of Salt marsh which I Bought of Samuel and william Hilton Joyning to and Runing Parrelel with Thomas youngs Esqrs marsh and also Eight acres of Land bounded as foloweth begining at the High way that Leads to wadelies Bounding on the North west sid on Land I Gave to my Son Joshua and on the South East on said John Brackets Land until Said Eight acres be Completed and also two acres of madow Land Begining at said Joshuas Madow Land I Sold him and Runs South Easterly Carring the whole Bredth of my mowing Land untill Said two acres are Completed also one half of my Right and privelige in wadelies mill so Cauled -
Itam I Give and Bequeth to my Beloved son Ichabod Bracket one Shilling Proclemation money to be paid him by my Executor within one year after my Decease -
Itam I Give and Bequeth to my Bloved Daughter mary Chapman five pound Proclemation money to be paid to her or her heirs or assigns by my Executor within one year after my Deceas
Itam I Give and bequeth to my Beloved Daughter Elizebath masson one Shilling Starling money to be paid her by my Execu- tor within one year after my Decase -
Itam I Give and Bequeth to my beloved Daughted abigel Har- ford five Pound Proclemation money to be paid to her or her heirs or assignes by my Executor within one year after my De- cease
Itam I Give and bequeth to my beloved Daughter Kezia Bracket one Shilling Sterling money to be Paid her by my Executor within one year after my Decase -
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Itam I Give and Bequeth to my Grand Daughter molley perkins five pound proclemation money to be paid to her or heirs or assigines by my Executor at her arveing to the age of Eighteen years Itaam I Give and Bequeth to my son Joshua Bracket Whome I Do hereby make ordain and appoint my Sole Exacutor of this my Last will Testement to his heirs and assigines for Ever all the Remander of my Estate Both Real and personal with all my waring aparrel and all my Stock and utntels for form- ing use and the one half of my mill at wadelees falls with the prvelidge there to blonging also my will is that my House hold furniture Shall be Equaly Divided among my Daughters * *
Samuel Bracket
[Witnesses] John Bennet, John Bennett Juner, Hubartus Neal. [Endorsed "not provd Date 1766."]
[Administration granted to Ichabod Brackett of Newmarket Dec. 30, 1767.]
[Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 45.]
[Bond of Ichabod Brackett, yeoman, with Walter Bryent and Joshua Brackett, yeoman, as sureties, all of Newmarket, in the sum of £500, Dec. 30, 1767, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Robert Parker, William Parker.]
[Inventory, March 2, 1768; amount, £59. 4. 3; signed by Walter Bryent and John Bennett.]
[List of claims against the estate; amount, £73. 14. 1 ; signed by Walter Bryent and John Smith, and attested Dec. 12, 1768.]
JOHN NESMITH 1766 MERRIMACK
[Administration on the estate of John Nesmith of Merrimack, mariner, granted to Robert Nesmith March 4, 1766.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 250.]
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[Bond of Robert Nesmith of Merrimack, yeoman, with James Underwood and William Read, gentleman, both of Litchfield, as sureties, in the sum of £500, March 4, 1766, for the adminis- tration of the estate; witnesses, Samuel Parker, Joshua Blodgett.]
[Inventory, attested May 9, 1766; amount, £95. 5. 6; signed by Moses Barron and Samuel Patten.]
[License to the administrator, brother of the deceased, Feb. 24, 1767, to sell real estate.]
[List of claims against the estate, July 13, 1767; amount, £II0. 2. 0 due to Robert Nesmith; signed by John Cochran and John Harvell.]
[Account of the administrator; receipts, £44. 13. 6; expendi- tures, £16. 19. 0; allowed Nov. 5, 1768.]
BENJAMIN FOX 1766 NOTTINGHAM
In The Name of God Amen. This Nineteenth Day of march Anno Domini one Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty six I Benjamin Fox of Nottingham in The Province of new Hamp- shire in new England Husbandman Being very weak & sick in Body * * *
Item I Give unto my well beloved wife Mary Fox all and Singular my Lands Musuages and Tenements by her freely to be Posesed & Enjoyd For and Dureing the Space of seven years next Ensueing after my Decease in order that shee may support her self and her Children thare by Dureing Said Time and at the Expiration of said Time to use Poses and Enjoy the one third part of the lands And Tenements aforesaid to her only Proper use and Benefit for and Dureing her Remaining my widdow and the other Two Thirds of my Lands musuages & Tenements afores'd I Give unto my son Benjamin Fox as an absolute Estate of Inheritance in Fee Simple for Ever Provided he the said Ben-
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jamin shall pay the Legacys which Shall be hereafter ordered by my Executor hereafter named
Item I will to my son Elijah Fox the sum of five pounds Lawfull money to Be paid either By my son Benjamin aforesaid or if he Refuseth To be paid by my Executor hereafter named out of the Two thirds of the Premises afores'd at the Expiration of Eight years after my Decease
Item I will to my Son Daniel Fox five pounds Lawfull money to Be paid out of the Two thirds afores'd at the End of nine years after my Decease
Item I will to my son Edward Fox five pounds to Be paid out of the Two thirds aforesaid at the End of Eleven years after my Decease
Item I will to my son Israel Fox five pounds to be paid out of the Two thirds afores'd at the End of fifteen years after my Decease
Item I will that my three Daughters Moly Bety and Hanah Have Two pounds Ten shillings Lawfull money apiece to be Paid out of the Two thirds of the premeses afores'd when Each of them shall arive at the age of Eighteen
Also I will that my well beloved wife mary aforesd have & poses Half my Dwelling House & seller Dureing her widowwood and all the moveables and stock that Shall Remain after pay- ment of my Debts will shee shall have to use & Dispose of at her Pleasure for Ever. Also I will at the End of her widowwood that the other Third part of my Real Estate be my son Benjamins for Ever. -
Lastly I constitute and apoint mary Fox my well beloved wife Sole Executor *
Benj fox
[Witnesses] Joshua Burnam, John Neley, William Nelley. [Proved May 28, 1766.]
[Inventory, Nov. 25, 1766; amount, £5235. 10. 0; signed by Joseph Sias and Joshua Burnham.]
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JOSEPH WATSON
I766 DOVER
[Administration on the estate of Joseph Watson of Dover, husbandman, granted to his widow, Elizabeth Watson, March 26, 1766.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 164.]
[Inventory, April 10, 1766; amount, £287. 4. 3; signed by Ephraim Hanson and Joseph Hanson.]
[List of claims against the estate, July 30, 1767; amount, £118. 3. 934; signed by Alexander Caldwell and Joshua Wingate.]
Province of We the Subscribers being appointed by the
New Hamps' Honble John Wentworth Esq' Judge of the Probate of wills for Said Province To Set of one third part of the Rale Estate of Joseph Watsons Late of Dover Decesd to his widow Elesebeth watson we have Don the Same in the following form viz -
Begining att a heep of Stones by the widow Joanna Watsons Land South forty Tow Degrees East fourteen Rods from Shef- felds Land So Cald Runing noth Eighty Degrees East thirty one Rods to Richard Scammons Land Late of Dover Decesd then Southerly by Sª Scammons Land to the Road then Runing by Sd Road Thirty one Rods to Land in William Hansons persesion then bounding westerly partly by Sa Hansons and partly by the widow Joanna Watson their Land to the first bounds Containing between Seventeen and Eighteen acres together with one Lower Rume in the west Corner of the Dwelling House and also a Privilage in the Citchen to Do her house hold work in together with a Privilage in the Suller a Cording to her Right in Sd Estate and the East end of the Barn as far as the Second Tear of posts of Sd Barn for her third part in the aforesd Estate the widow Elese- beth is to a Low a Road of Tow Rods in weadth by Scammons Land through her Land to Pass and Transport any thing to or from the other part of Sd Land to the main Road they keeping the Road that is a Lowd them there for and as the aforesd buld-
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ings Stands on the aforesd widow Elesebeth Land the owners of the others part of Sa buldings Shall not be Debard from passing transporting to or in or from the aforesd buldings nor from Lay- ing any thing by the aforesd buldings as thay may have a Cashon of Kepping within the Compass of Tow Rods Round Sd buldings So that no one that has a Right or Shall have in the aforesd buld- ings is not to be Debard from Enjoying there Priviladge a Cord- ing to there Right in the aforesd buldings or Shall have there in Doing no Damige to the aforesd widow Elesabath by passing Transporting but the nearest way from the aforesd buldings to the Road a Lowd Throw her Land as you may See in the anext Plan which is humblely Submited by us according to the best of our Judgment
Dover March 23 Day 1767 -
Joshua Wingate 1 Commeette
Alexr Caldwell Jos: Hanson
[Account of Amos Howard and his wife, Elizabeth Howard, administratrix; receipts, £204. 10. 0; expenditures, £109. 2. 472; mentions "Maintenance of three of the Deceas'ds Children being under 7 Years of Age"; allowed April 27, 1768.]
[Settlement of claims; amount of claims, £118. 3. 934 ; amount distributed, £95. 7. 712; filed Aug., 1768.]
[Citation to Amos Howard of Dover, husbandman, and his wife, Betty Howard, administratrix, Dec. 13, 1792, to show cause for not paying the claim of William Watson of Dover.]
[Decree of court, Jan. 1, 1793, placing the bond of the ad- ministratrix in suit.]
GIDEON TIBBETTS I766 ROCHESTER
[Administration on the estate of Gideon Tibbetts of Rochester, yeoman, granted to Nathan Hoag March 26, 1766.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 164.]
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[Bond of Nathan Hoag of Stratham, with Satchell Clark of Stratham and Theophilus Smith of Exeter as sureties, in the sum of £10,000, March 26, 1766, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, William Vaughan, William Parker.]
[Warrant, March 26, 1766, authorizing William Allen of Rochester, gentleman, and Charles Baker of Somersworth, blacksmith, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, April 7, 1766; amount, £323. 18. 334; signed by William Allen and Charles Baker.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 232.]
[Account of the administrator; receipts, £97. I. 3, personal estate; expenditures, £62. 19. 734 ; mentions "maintenance of a child under 7 Years old"; allowed Feb. 23, 1768.]
[Guardianship of Ephraim Tibbetts, son of Gideon Tibbetts, granted to Nathan Hoag of Stratham, yeoman, April 6, 1770.]
[Probate Records, vol. 26, p. 219.]
[Bond of Nathan Hoag, yeoman, with William Pottle, gentle- man, as surety, both of Stratham, in the sum of £500, April 6, 1770, for the guardianship of Ephraim Tibbetts, aged less than 14 years; witness, William Parker.]
[Additional account; receipts, £154. 17. 214; expenditures, £87. 14. 10; mentions "Maintenance of the only Child from the 19th Day of January 1768 till he was 7 yrs old being 154 weeks. . boarding nursing & attends widow Sixty two weeks & 12 & . her fun1 Expences"; allowed Nov. 13, 1782.]
JONATHAN MARTIN 1766 NEWCASTLE
[License to Abraham Trefethen of Newcastle, miller, adminis- trator, March 27, 1766, to sell real estate of Jonathan Martin of Newcastle, mariner, deceased, intestate.]
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NOAH TARBOX
I766 LONDONDERRY
In the name of God Amen I Noah Tarbox of Londonderry within the Province of new hampshiren new England Cordwiner being Sick and Indisposed *
Item my will is and I give and Bequath to my Bloved wife Jain Tarbox ten pounds Stering mony of Great Briting in two Yares after my Deses and also twanty Dolers which was her Son Larnard for Ever and also the Benefit of two Coys and my Mear as Long as shee Reamens my wadow as also my Bed and bedsted and tramel for Ever as also one fort part of my fising plas as Long as my Wadow and I Low my Chirldran to kep my wadow and James my Yonges son one Year after my Descees in Rezena- bal Bord Shee Given them her third for one Year they Keping her mare and Coys I also one bed and Chest and other housal plenising fit to kep hir hous as Long as shee is my widow but at her Maring or deth thes Last and Catal shall Revetun to my Chirldring and also one half part of my Beases
Item my will is and I Give and Bequeth to my Chirldrain Ebenezer Marey Sushana Leade noah Lusae Estar & James Tarbox as also my Grand son John Noltan all one Equeal part of my Real and personel Estat after my Debts and other Cherges is payd only my thire sons is to have one fort Part of my fising poles more then the Rest and if my Gran Son John Nolton dies before he arifees to to the ages of twant one then his part is to Revetun to my Children Equeal and if he Lives he is not to have his mony till he arifes to twenty one and any of my Chirldren that I am in debets to I alow to have ther Debtes first payd to them
and I do hereby utterly disllow Revoke & disanull all & Every other former Testemets wills Legacies and Bequeastts & Exacut by me in any wise befor named wiled and Bequethed Ratifyin and Confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Teste- ment and do Constutute mack and ordain my son Ebenezer Tarbox Exacuter of this my Last will & Testement. In Witness wherof I have hernto set my hand and seal this twnty Eght day
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of March anno Dom: 1766 and in the sixt Year of his Majtes Reign Goreg the third &c
his Noah X Tarbox mark
[Witnesses] Ezekiel Grele, Samson Kidder, John Clark. [Proved May 9, 1766.]
[Inventory, May 1, 1766; amount, £II0. 7. 4; signed by Samuel Senter and David Marshall.]
JOSEPH RUNNELLS 1766 DOVER
[Administration on the estate of Joseph Runnells of Dover, tanner, granted to his widow, Lydia Runnells, April 3, 1766.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 171.]
[Bond of Lydia Runnells, with Zaccheus Purington and Moses Varney, yeomen, as sureties, all of Dover, in the sum of £500, April 3, 1766, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Solomon Hanson, Richard Wibird Penhallow.]
[Warrant, April 3, 1766, authorizing Joseph Roberts and Solomon Hanson, both of Dover, yeomen, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, April 30, 1766; amount, £398. 10. 5; signed by Joseph Roberts and Solomon Hanson.]
[List of claims against the estate; amount, £304. II. 614; signed by Joseph Roberts and Solomon Hanson, and filed Dec. 30, 1767.]
Province of Pursuant to a Warrant from the Honble Newhampshire John Wentworth Esq' Judge of the probate of wills &c for the Province of Newhampshire; Directing and ap- pointing us the Subscribers a Committee to Set of to Lydia Runnals wife & Relict of Joseph Runnals Late of Dover De- ceased, one third part of the Real Estate of which the said Joseph
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Died Seiz'd - accordingly we have made an Estimation of Said Estate and Sat of to the Said Lydia for her Dower of Said Estate the Lands following Viz about five acres of Land in Dover aforsd Together with the house, Barn, Bark house, Tanyard &c on the Same, being the Same on which the said Joseph Livd in his Life time and is Bounded as follows viz Northerly by the highway westerly & Southerly by Land of maul Hanson and Easterly by Land Belonging to the heirs of martha Pinkham Deceased, also Twenty four acres of Land purchased of Jonathan Pinkham and eighteen acres of Land purchased of Shadrach Hodgsdon which Said Twenty four acres and Eighteen acres of Land Layeth together & is near the aforsd five acres. the whole forty two acres is Bounded as follows Viz northerly & Easterly by the highway Southerly by Land of Joseph Tibbets & westerly by land of the Heirs of martha pinkham aforsd - Dover March Ist 1768 -
Shadrach Hodgsdon Edward Leathers jun Ebenezer Thompson
Committee
[Account of James Libby and his wife, Lydia Libby, formerly Lydia Runnells, administratrix; receipts, £311. 5. 5, personal estate; expenditures, £214. 5. 5; mentions "Allowance to the Widow Necessaries for upholding Life & the Support of Children under seven years old"; allowed Nov., 1769.]
[Settlement of claims; amount of claims, £304. II. 614; amount distributed, £97. 0. 0; allowed Nov. 6, 1769.]
MARY PRAY 1766 PORTSMOUTH
In the Name of God Amen I Mary Pray of Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire Widow being Sick * * *
3dly I Give my Daughter Sarah Chadborn of Berwick Widow Five Shillings to paid her by my Executor
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4thly I give to my Son in Law Cyprian Jeffry and olive Jeffry his wife five Shillings & a Silver Poringer to paid them by my Executor ---
5thly I give my Daughter Hannah Sprauge of Cambridge Widow five Shillings - to be paid her by my Executor -
6thly I give my Son in Law William Doak and Jane Doak his wife Five Shillings and all my House Furniture of what kind soever as beds & bedding only my wearing apparell to be Equally Divided among my Children
7thly I Give Jonathan Warner of Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire Merchant my House and Land with all the Preveledges belonging thereto to him & His Heirs & assigns for Ever wherein I now Live in, oposite to the House of John Moffatt Esqr & the House of Nathaniel Mendum Esqr in the Street that Leads to the River by Henry Sherburne Esqrs and the Said Jonathan Warner is to Pay all the Legasies Debts & funeral Charges out of what I have given him before mentioned
Finaly I do Constitute and appoint Jonathan Warner of the aforesd Town & Province merchant to be my Sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament Revokeing all other Wills. I do hereby Ratify and Confirm this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament as Witness my hand & Seal this 16th Day April annoque Domini 1766 -
her Mary X Pray mark
her [Witnesses] Dorothy X Pickering, Mark Seavey, Bray Under- mark
wood.
Portsm° Ap11 19h 1766 notwithstanding the above Will was that the House & Land was given to Jonathan Warner before mentioned its my Desire that when my Debts & Legaicies &
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funeral Charges is paid the Residue to be Divided to & amongst my Children before mentioned as Witness my hand & Seal her Mary X Pray mark
[Witnesses] mark Savey, Sam1 Langdon, H. Wentworth. [Proved May 28, 1766.]
[Account of the executor; receipts, £88. 16. 0; expenditures the same; allowed Feb. 24, 1779.]
CALEB ROLLINS 1766 STRATHAM
[Administration on the estate of Caleb Rollins of Stratham, yeoman, granted to Ruth Rollins April 30, 1766.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 251.]
[Bond of Ruth Rollins, widow, with John Folsom of Brent- wood, yeoman, and Josiah Sanborn of Exeter, tanner, as sure- ties, in the sum of £500, April 30, 1766, for the administration of the estate: witnesses, John Bell, William Vaughan.]
[Inventory, May 22, 1766; amount, £271. 16. II; signed by Theophilus Smith and Jethro Pearson.]
Province of { We the Subscribers being appointed a Com-
New Hampr ) mittee by the Honble John Wentworth Esq' Judge of the Probate of Wills &c for Said Province to Divide and set off to Ruth Rawlings Widow, her Dower or Thirds which happens to her, being one full third part of the Real Estate of her late Husband Caleb Rawlings late of Stratham in Said Province Yeoman Deceased; and Set forth the Same by Metes and Bounds, and make Return &c
Pursuant thereto we have Set off to Said Ruth, Eight Acres of Land on the Westerly Side of the Road by which the Dwelling
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House belonging to Sd Estate stands Begining at the North- easterly Corner of Said Land by the School House there : thence runing Westerly by the Road Leading to Exeter fifteen Rods, thence runing Southerly about fifty Eight Rods to an Elm Tree by the fence, by Daniel Robinsons Land, thence runing Easterly and Southerly by Said Robinsons Land to Capt Pearsons Land, thence Easterly by Said Pearsons Land to Said Road; thence runing Notherly by Said Road to the Corner first Mentioned ; Excepting only out of Said Eight Acres Liberty to the owners of the other two thirds of said Dwelling House to pass & repass to and from the Same, as there may be occasion for improving the Said two thirds.
Also we Set off Eight Acres on the Easterly Side of Said Road, Begining at the Nor Westerly Corner of the Land belonging to Said Estate, by Said Road; thence runing southeasterly by William Chases and Rachael Smiths Land seventy Eight Rods to a stake and alder Bush Spotted, thence South 20 Degs West Eighteen Rods and a half to a stake, thence North 49 Degs West to Sd Road, thence Northerly by Said Road Eighteen Rods and a half to the Corner first mentioned; Excepting only out of the Same, a Convenient yard by the Barn on s' Land, for the use of the owners of the other two thirds thereof: and the priv- iledge Wm Chase has of passing through it.
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