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[Settlement of claims; amount of claims, £9. 6. 11 12; amount distributed, £1. 5. 614; allowed July 6, 1768.]
HUGH MONTGOMERY 1766 LONDONDERRY
In the Name of God amen I Hugh Mountgomery of London Derry in the province of Newhampshire in New England being My ordinary State of Health at present and in perfect Mind and Memory thanks be Given to allmighty God for the Same this Sixth Day of May one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Six
Imprimis I Give to My well Beloved wife Jean Mungomery a Sufficient Maintenance During her Naturil Life that is to Say that She Shall have the Command of all my personall Estate During hir Naturill Life but Not to Make any Conveyences of the Same
item I Give My well Beloloved Son Hugh Mungomery one Shilling Sterling to Be paid him as soon as May be after My Decease
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item I Give and bequeath to My well beloved Grand Daugh- ter Sarah Knox five pound Lawfull Money -
item I Give and bequeath to My well Beloved Grand Daugh- ter Jean orr five pounds Lawfull Money -
item I Leave My Best father Bed to My well Beloved Daugh- ter Mary adams together with the furniture Belonging therunto
item I Leave all My farming Utensials to My well Beloved Son David Mountgomery -
item I Leave My Best Coat and Jacket to My Grand Son Robert Mountgomery the Son of my Son hugh
and if there is any of My personal Estate Remains after the before Mentioned Legacies are paid I allow it to be Equaly Di- vided Betwen My Son David Mungomery and my Son in Law James adams Except a Note of hand wch I have of My Son hugh Mungomery wch I allow to Be Deliverd up to him and I allow my well Beloved Son David Mungomery to be My Sole Execu- tor of this my Last will and Testament hereby Renouncing all other wills forms Bequists and Executors in wittness wherof and all herein Contained I have hereunto afixed My hand & Seall this Sixth Day of May one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Six his Hugh X Mountgomery Mark
[Witnesses] Robert Morison, Susannah Heath, James Mac- Gregore.
[Proved May 2, 1767.]
[Inventory, Dec. 18, 1767; amount, £36. 18. 0; signed by John Gilmore and James McGregore.]
[Account of the executor; receipts, £284. 14. 012; expendi- tures the same; mentions the deceased as surviving executor of the will of David Cochran of Londonderry, trader, Samuel Barr, guardian of Janet Cochran, Thomas Simpson, guardian of Mary Cochran, and Samuel Allison, guardian of David Coch- ran, all children of David Cochran; allowed June 29, 1768.]
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SAMUEL AUSTIN 1766 SOMERSWORTH
In the Name of God Amen the Sixth Day of may Anno Domini one thousand Seven Hundred & Sixty Six I Samuel Austin of Somersworth In The Province of New Hampr In New England Yeoman Do Make & Ordain this my last Will & Testa- ment *
Item I Give & Bequeath to my Well Beloved Sons Samuel Austin & Stephen Austin & to Each of their Heirs & assigns forever in Severalty all my Personal Estate not heretofore Disposed of by this Will & all my Real Estate In Somersworth or Else Where Equaly Divided between them
Lastly I Constitute Ordain & Appoint My Said Son Samuel Austin Sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament hereby Revoking Disannuling & Disallowing all other Wills by me heretofore made Ratifying & Confirming this & No other to be my last will & Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal the Day & year first above Written Samuel Austin
[Witnesses] Stephen Varney, William Gale, Thos Wk Waldron. [Proved July 29, 1767.]
[Inventory, Oct. 23, 1767; amount, £347. 4. 0; signed by Jacob Sawyer and Nathaniel Horne.]
EBENEZER COLCORD 1766 BRENTWOOD
[Hannah Colcord, being near seventy years of age, renounces administration on the estate of her husband, Ebenezer Colcord of Brentwood, May 22, 1766, in favor of her son, Ebenezer Colcord; witness, Benjamin Stevens.]
[Administration granted to Ebenezer Colcord May 28, 1766.] [Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 249.]
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[Bond of Ebenezer Colcord of Brentwood, gentleman, with Daniel Beede of Poplin and John Dudley of Raymond, yeoman, as sureties, in the sum of £10,000, May 28, 1766, for the admin- istration of the estate; witness, William Vaughan.]
[Inventory, June 7, 1766; amount, £54. 6. 3 ; signed by Benja- min Stevens and John Dudley.]
NATHANIEL PUTNAM 1766 WILTON
[Administration on the estate of Nathaniel Putnam of Wilton, yeoman, granted to Ephraim Putnam May 25, 1766.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 250.]
[Abigail Putnam renounces administration on the estate of her husband, Nathaniel Putnam, June 21, 1766, in favor of her brother-in-law, Ephraim Putnam of Lyndeborough, she "being but a Woman and a weakly One"; witnesses, Amos Fuller, Reu- ben Harriman.]
[Bond of Ephraim Putnam, yeoman, with Reuben Harriman of Hampstead and Solomon Hanson of Dover, yeomen, as sure- ties, in the sum of £10,000, June 25, 1766, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, John Sullivan, William Vaughan.]
[Warrant, June 25, 1766, authorizing Philip Putnam and John Cram, both of Wilton, yeomen, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, June 19, 1766; amount, £172. 4. 10; signed by Philip Putnam, John Cram, and Amos Fuller.]
[Account of the administrator; receipts, £38. 18. 6; expendi- tures, £56. 1. 134; allowed Oct. 28, 1767.]
[Additional account; receipts, "The Widow living on the Real Estate with the Family, there being a Number of Small Chil- dren, it allow'd for her Support"; expenditures, £22. 2. II ; al- lowed June 29, 1768.]
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[Guardianship of Miriam Putnam, Sarah Putnam, Mehitabel Putnam, Daniel Putnam, Benjamin Putnam, and Susanna Putnam, aged less than 21 years, children of Nathaniel Putnam, granted to Ephraim Putnam and Francis Putnam March 20, I770.]
[Probate Records, vol. 26, p. 258.]
[Bond of Ephraim Putnam of Lyndeborough, with Francis Putnam of Lyndeborough and Reuben Harriman of Hamp- stead as sureties, in the sum of £500, March 28, 1770, for the guardianship of Miriam Putnam, Sarah Putnam, Mehitabel Putnam, Daniel Putnam, Benjamin Putnam, and Susanna Put- nam; witnesses, Samuel Hobart, Samuel Hale, Jr.]
[Warrant, March 28, 1770, authorizing Joseph Holt, Joseph Butterfield, Philip Putnam, gentlemen, Jonathan Burton, and Nathaniel Putnam, yeomen, all of Wilton, to set off the widow's dower.]
Province of } To the Honble John Wentworth Esqr Judge
New Hampsr of the Probate of Wills &c for the Province aforesd Sr
By Virtue of the Power and Authority granted, by a Warrant to us the Subscribers exhibited. We have Set off to Abigail Putnam Relict and Widw of Nathaniel Putnam late of Wilton in said Province Decd Intestate, Her Right of Dower & Power of Thirds that accrews to Her of the real Estate, of which the sd Nathaniel died Siez'd, by Metes and Bounds in the following Manner Begining at the South Easterly Corner at a Stake and Stones by the Road that leads by the House, and about Ten Rods Westerly of the Same, from thence runing Northerly about Nine Rods to a fast Rock with Stones on it, thence Westerly four Rods to a Stake and Stones Standing in the Line between the Lot Nº 19 in the 7th Range and the Lot Nº 19 in the 8th Range thence Northerly on sd Line to the North East Corner of the Lot Nº 19 in the 8th Range, thence Westerly on the Line of sd Lot, Ninety Rods, to a Stake and Stones thence Southerly
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across sd Lot, Parallel with the Line of the Lot, to the Southerly Line of the Same, thence Easterly on sd Line & the aforesd Road to the first Bound. Also one Third Part of the Dwelling House viz the North or back Room and the Chamber over it, and Lib- erty of Setting a Bed in the other Chamber, And one Third part of the Cellar, and Liberty of the Well and of passing and repass- ing to and from the House and Well. And also one Third part of the Barn viz Nine Feet on the Southerly Side from East to West with a Priviledge in the Yard and of passing and repassing to & from the Same. And also one Third of the now improved Garden. Witness our Hands
Wilton July 9 1770
Joseph Holt Joseph Butterfield Jonathan Burton Nathaniel Putnam
Comtee
Furthermore, We have likewise taken a Careful View of the other two Thirds and find they will not admit of a Division with- out Prejudice to the whole, And have in Pursuance to our War- rant appriz'd the Same at £86. 13. 4 Witness our Hands
Wilton July 9th 1770. Joseph Holt Joseph Butterfield Jonathan Burton
Comtee Nathaniel Putnam
[Additional account of the administrator; receipts, £86. 13. 4; expenditures, £49. 0. 334 ; mentions "Boarding & Clothing Dan1 son of the Deceased under seven years 39 weeks. . .. Ditto Benjamin 141 weeks under seven years of age .. . . Ditto Susannah Daughter 250 weeks under seven years of age"; allowed March 27, 1771.]
[Bond of Francis Putnam, oldest son, yeoman, with Joseph Butterfield, gentleman, and Ebenezer Perry, yeoman, as sureties, all of Wilton, in the sum of £6, April 8, 1773, to pay her share to Abigail, wife of Richard Barlow, having settled with all the other children; witnesses, Rhoda Holt, Joseph Holt.]
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[Receipt of Ephraim Putnam of Lyndeborough, yeoman, April 8, 1773, as guardian of Miriam Putnam, Sarah Putnam, Mehitabel Putnam, Daniel Putnam, Benjamin Putnam, and Susanna Putnam, aged less than 14 years, children of the de- ceased, for their shares of the estate; witnesses, Joseph Holt, Joseph Butterfield.]
[Receipt of Rachel Carleton, Timothy Carleton, and Mary Putnam, April 8, 1773, for their shares of their father's estate; witnesses, Nathaniel Putnam, Miriam Putnam, Philip Putnam, Ebenezer Carleton.]
[Decree of court, Dec. 7, 1775, settling the estate on the oldest son, Francis Putnam.]
MOSES KIELLE 1766 DOVER
[Administration on the estate of Moses Kielle of Dover, cord- wainer, granted to James Kielle May 25, 1766.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 250.]
[Bond of James Kielle of Dover, tailor, with John Sullivan of Durham, gentleman, and Joseph Roberts of Dover as sureties, in the sum of £100, June 25, 1766, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Theophilus Smith, John Wiear.]
JAMES NEVIN I766 PORTSMOUTH
In the Name of God Amen I James Nevin of the Province of New Hampshire in New England Esquire being in Bodily Health and of sound and disposeing mind and memory praised be God for the same do make and ordain this my Last will and Testa- ment in manner following that is to say I give and Bequeath unto my Son George Nevin the Sum of Five Pounds and no more and
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unto my Daughter Margaret Nevin the like Sum of Five pounds to be paid them within the Space of Six Months next after my decease All the Rest Residue and Remainder of my Real and Per- sonal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever I give Devise and Bequeath unto my Loving wife Isabella Nevin and my Sons Andrew and James Nevin and Daughter Mary Nevin and to their Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns in manner following that is to say One third Part or Share thereof unto my said Wife Isabella Nevin One other third Part or Share unto my Son Andrew Nevin and the remaining third Part unto my Son James and Daughter Mary Nevin to be equally divided between them share and share alike at the Age of Twenty one years but if either of them should dye before the attainment of that Age then the Part of him or her so dying to go to the Survivor and the Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns of such Survivor And I do hereby nominate and Appoint Thomas Lane of London Mer- chant Captain James Cummins of London Marriner Theordore Atkinson of the Province of New Hampshire New England Esquire - and my said wife Isabella Nevin Executors of this my will hereby revokeing and making void all former and other wills by me heretofore made and do declare this to be my Last Will and Testament and none else In Witness whereof I the said James Nevin the Testator have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Thirty first Day of May in the Sixth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and so forth and in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six
Jas Nevin
[Witnesses] Andr Bricket, Richd Cock, Jnº Evans.
Codicil to the within Will (viz)
I James Nevin of Portsmouth in the Province of New Hamp- shire in New England Esq having on the Thirty first Day of May anno Domini one Thousand Seven Hundred & Sixty Six
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made my Will and Testament of that Date & duplicated ye Same one of which Duplicates I Deposited in the Custody of my Brother in Law Capt James Cum'in of London & in case of His going abroad to be delivered over into the Custody of Messrs Lanes & Frazer Merchts in London - the other Duplycate is executed on this Sheet of Paper which Said Will & Testament I have & hereby do ratify & Confirm but notwithstanding Subject to the following amendments & alterations in this my Codicil hereafter mentioned which I hereby will & determine shall be deemed & taken to be an appendage & Part of my aforesaid Will & Testament and is as follows (Viz) Whereas the Legacys in my sd Will & Testament mentioned as given & bequeathed to my Sons Andrew Nevin, James Nevin, & my Daughter Mary Nevin, & their Heirs &c being Two third Parts of my Estate & which Legacys was by Said Will to be paid when the Legatees should respectively arrive at the Age of Twenty one Years &c but no Provision is in sd Bequests how the Interest that may in the mean Time arise & be recievd till the said Legaties shall respec- tively arrive at the age of Twenty one Years as aforesaid & so recieve their Legacys in Chieffe, which may occasion some Dis- pute in and about the sd Legacys to prevent which I Do hereby determine bequeath & order that all such Interest money as may be recievd as, or for, the Interest of the sd Two third Parts of my Estate so given to my Said Sons & Daughter be by my Executors from Time to Time as the Same shall be by them re- ceivd (as afore Said) Paid to thier Mother Isabella to Enable her the better to support & Educate the said Legatees & Induce & maintain a due & Dutifull Dependence & Decorum of Be- haviour from the sd Legatees to thier sd mother - and further- more my will is & I hereby give & bequeath to m' John Marsh my Present Clerk the Sum of Fifteen Guinias for his faithfull behaviour during his apprentiship & as a Token for the Value & Esteem I have for him.
In Wittness whereof I the Said James Nevin have hereunto Set my hand & Seal to this my Codicil above this Twenty Second
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Day of January in the Year of our Lord Christ one thousand Seven Hundred & Sixty Nine
Jas Nevin
[Witnesses] Robt Traill, Leverett Hubbard, John Libbey. [Proved Feb. 13, 1769.]
[Inventory, Feb. 21, 1769; amount, £641. 7. II; signed by Jonathan Warner and Leverett Hubbard.]
[Bond of Samuel Stone, gentleman, with Nathaniel Goss, gentleman, and John Strobridge as sureties, all of Claremont, in the sum of $2000, Feb. 4, 1797, for the administration de bonis non of the estate; witnesses, Silvanus Redfield, Zina Redfield.]
[Petition of the administrator, April II, 1798, for license to sell real estate; granted.]
[Inventory, April 11, 1798; lands in Acworth, Lempster, New Grantham, Piermont, Haverhill, Lancaster, and Canaan, N. H., and in Pownal, Windsor, Woodstock, Hartford, Stockbridge, Manchester, Rupert, Hardwick, Bridport, Lemington, Brad- ford, Middlesex, Ferrisburg, Woodbury, Pocock, Dryden, Waterbury, Worcester, Draper, St. Albans, Ryegate, Peacham, New Stamford, and Dunbar, Vt., $2525.00; signed by Simeon Ladd, Benjamin Lamson, and Nathaniel Parker.]
RICHARD PHILPOT I766 SOMERSWORTH
[Administration on the estate of Richard Philpot of Somers- worth, yeoman, granted to Mercy Philpot June 2, 1766.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 249.]
[Bond of Mercy Philpot, widow, with James Garvin, trader, and James Hobbs, Jr., as sureties, all of Somersworth, in the sum of £500, June 2, 1766, for the administration of the estate; wit- nesses, George Meserve, Richard Wibird Penhallow.]
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[Warrant, June 2, 1766, authorizing John Wentworth and Moses Carr, physician, both of Somersworth, to appraise the es- tate.]
[Inventory, signed by John Wentworth and Moses Carr; amount, £23,697. 16. 4; attested Sept. 24, 1766.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 285.]
JAMES PICKERING 1766 NEWINGTON
In the Name of God amen the Six Day of June in the year of our Lord 1766 I James Pickerin of Newington in the Province of New Hampshire Gentleman being Aged and Weak in Body
Imprimis I will and order that all my just Debts and funeral Charges be paid out of my Estate in Convenient time after my Decease by my Son Winthrop Pickrein
Item: I Give and Devise unto my Son John Pickrin his heirs and assigns for Ever (over and above what I have already given him) the Sum of Twenty five Pounds Lawfull money to be Paid by my Son Winthrop Pickerin within five years after my De- cease out of my Estate
Item: I Give and Devise unto My Son Anthony Pickerin his heirs and assigns forever Two acres of Land that I Purchased of madam wintworth with the Barn thereon or near the Same Land that I Convayed by Deed to my Son Thomas Pickrin also I Give my Said Son Anthony his heirs and assigns the Sum of five Pounds Lawfull money To be Paid by my Son Thomas Pickrin within five years after My Decease, out of my Estate
Item I Give and Devise unto my Son thomas Pickrein his heirs and assigns forever forty Eight acres of that Land I Pur- chased of madam Wentworth Situate in Newington aforesaid Near my Dwelling house he my Said Son Thomas Paying five Pounds unto my son anthony as aforesaid -
Item: I give unto my Daughter Abigail Adams the wife of
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Benjamin Adams her heirs and Assigns for Ever the Sum of Fifteen Pounds Lawful money to be Paid by my Son Winthrop Pickrein within five years after my Decease
Item: I Give and Devise unto my Son Winthrop Pickrein his heirs and assigns forever All that Tract of Land where I now Live Scituate in Newington afore Said Containing About one Hundred and Sixty acres which was Conveyed to me the Said James Pickerin by my father Thomas Pickerin Late of Newing- ton aforesaid Deceased I also Give and Devise unto my Said Son Winthrop Pickerin and his assigns the Dwelling House and Barns with all the Buildings on Said Land with all the Profits Priviliges and appurtenances There of Also I Give and Devise unto my said son Winthrop Pickerin All the rest of my Estate both real and Personal wheresoever the Same may be found (that is not in this my Last Will and Testament otherwise Dispos'd of) to him my Said Son Winthrop Pickrein his heirs and assigns for Ever he my Said Son winthrop Pickrein Paying my Debts and funeral Charges and Legacies Mentioned in this my Will out there of and I the Said James Pickrein Do hereby Constitute Make and Ordain my Son Thomas Pickrein of Newington in New Hampshire afore Said joyner and my Son Winthrop Pick- rein of Newington aforesaid Gent Executors of this my last Will and Testament In Testimony whereof I have Set my hand and Seal Hereunto the Day and year first above written
James Pickerin
[Witnesses] John Hight, John Fabyan, Benjamin Colbroth. [Proved Aug. 31, 1768.]
[Bond of Winthrop Pickering, with Benjamin Colbath and Samuel Fabyan as sureties, all of Newington, in the sum of £1000, Aug. 31, 1768, for the execution of the will; witness, Samuel Hale.]
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KATHARINE DEAN I766 EXETER
In the Name of God Amen I Katharine Dean of Exeter in the Province of New Hampr wife of Doct' Thos Dean being Dis- order'd in Body * *
Item I give & Devise to my Son Thomas odiorne all my land at little harbour So called which is the share that fell to me out of my fathers Jnº Sherburnes Estate, also one Share in the House at Portsm° which was my former husbands & fell to me by the Death of one of my Sons also one Bed one bolster & two pillars which are in my house at Exeter with the bedstead & Curtain rods & one new tow Sheet & one Iron pot which he has -
Item I give Devise & bequeath to Eben' Odiorne my Son One Share in the House at Portsmo which was my former husbands & fell to me by the Death of one of my Sons also one bed & one pr large andirons one pot & pair tongs which he has.
Item I give & Devise to my Daughter Mary Akerman my brown Sattin gown & my black bombazeen Suit also my Riding- hood & Curtains & one Shift one China bowl large & one Small Ditto with the bed & beding, looking Glass & Sundries which she has
Item I give & Devise to my Daughter Elizabeth Odiorne my black Padusoy Suit & my Green Damask gown one white Quilt two pair linen pillow Casses one Rugg one pair new tow Sheets one pair flat Irons one box Iron one pair brass Candlesticks one looking Glass four puter Dishes one Doz puter plates one large brass kittle one tea Kittle one large China bowl one Small Ditto two Check aprons one green Quilted Coat one black Callimanco Coat one holland apron one Shift two tables & all my Chairs five Silver tea Spoons one pair Small andirons one Shovel & pair tongs & my Muff & Stays & a trunk
Item I give & Devise to my Sister Randall my purple and white China Gown my black Shalloon Quilted coat my red Coat & one Check apron
Item I give & Devise to Sarah Odiorne the wife of my Son Eben' my Gold buttons & Silk mittens
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Item I give & Devise to Sally odiorne the Daughter of my Son Eben one Lawn apron
Item I give & Devise to Deborah Odiorne the Daughter of my Son Thomas one red & white China Gown & my Capuchean
Item I give & Devise to Joanna Odiorne Wife of my Son Thomas my Bunnet
Lastly all the rest & remainder of my Estate I give to Thomas & Eben' Odiorne & Do hereby Constitute & appoint them my two Sons to be my Executors of this my last Will & testament & I hereby revoke all other Wills by me in any manner heretofore made In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the 27th Day of June 1766
Kattharine Dean
[Witnesses] Joseph Moulton, William Fullerton, Joseph Moul- ton junr.
[Proved July 29, 1766, Major Thomas Dean signing his con- sent, witnesses, John Rice, Peter Coffin, James Thurston.]
JOSEPH DEARBORN 1766 NORTH HAMPTON
In the Name of God, Amen, I Joseph Dearborn of North Hampton in the Province of New-Hampshire Yeoman: Being weak in Body
Item, I give and bequeath to anna my beloved Wife, the Use & Improvement of my dwelling House during her natural Life and all my household Goods & wearing Apparel and Maid Servant, I give to my Said Wife to be at her Disposal and my rid- ing Chair and Horse: I also give her twenty Bushels of Corn, three Bushels of Malt, The Use of two good Cows and Six Sheep, One Hundred Weight of good Pork, One hundred weight of good Beef, three Barrels of good Cyder, four Gallons of good west India Rum, Six Gallons of Molasses, one Hundred weight of good Flour, One hundred weight of good brown Sugar four
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Pounds of good Bohea Tea, Ten Pounds of good Cotton Wool, Thirty Pounds of good Flax ready for the Comb, and Twelve Cords of good Wood ready Cut fit for the fire & brought to her Door and Shoes Sufficient for her & Servant aforesaid: All the above Articles to be performed and done yearly and Every Year, during the Said Anna's Natural Life and delivered to her by my Son Reuben Gove Dearborn or his Assigns. Item, I give and Devise to my Son Levi Dearborn, his Heirs and Assigns for Ever, The One half of an Eighty Acre Lott of Land in Chester in Said Province which Same Land I bought of Capt: Nath' Drake; I having already Given the Said Levi what else I design'd for his Portion. Item, I give and bequeath unto my grand Daughter Sarah, the Daughter of my Son Levi, One Cow and two Sheep, (in Case She lives to be married or to the Age of twenty One Years) if not, The Same to go to My Executors herein named. Item I give and bequeath unto my grand Daughter Ruth, Daughter of my Son Benjamin Dearborn Deceas'd, (in Case She the Said Ruth shall live to be married or to the Age of twenty One Years) twenty Pounds Lawful money of Said Province, if She shall die before either her Age of twenty One or marriage, then the Same to remain with my Executors. Item, I give and Bequeathe to my Grand Son Benjamin Dearborn Fifty Pounds lawful money which shall be applied and Expended by my Ex- ecutors, towards Building an House for my Said Grand Son at Portsmouth in Said Province within two Years after my Decease, if the Same Sum is not advanced in manner aforesd then to be paid the said Benjamin within Said Time in money. Item I give and bequeath to my grand Daughter Anna Haniford, Daughter of Said Son Reuben Gove, and to her Executors and Adminis- trators, One good Cow and Two Sheep within Two Years after my Decease to be Deliver'd her or her Assigns by my Executors. Item. I give and Devise to my grand Son Simeon Dearborn, Son of my Son Simeon Dearborn, to him, his Heirs and Assigns for Ever; a fifty Acre Lott of Land Situate in Chichester in Said Province Being Nº One hundred & fourteen, in the Second Divi-
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