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[Bond of James Betton, with John Webster of Hampstead and James Paul of Londonderry, yeoman, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Feb. 22, 1769, for the administration de bonis non of the estate, John Collins, Jr., being deceased; witnesses, Robert Wallace, Samuel Hale, Jr.]
[Warrant, Feb. 22, 1769, authorizing Samuel Campbell, yeo- man, Samuel Morrison, and James Gilmore, gentlemen, to set off the widow's dower.]
Province of Pursuant to an Order from the Honble New Hampshire , John Wentworth Esq" Judge of Probate of wills for Said Province appointing us a Comtee to Set off to Elisebath Collins widow of John Collins late of Windham afore- said yeoman Deceased her Dower which happens to her of the Rale Estate of her Late husband also her Dower of the Real Estate of John Collins Jur Late of Said Windham yeoman Deceasd which they the Said John Collins & John Collins Jur Died Seized of -
Accordingly we have set off the said Dower of Said Estates by Proper metes & Bounds which is as follows (viz) - Beginning at a stake at the south East Side of the Road to the South of the house then South East by the line of the Estate of the said John Collins Jur Deceasd to a meadow known by the Name
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of Moors Back Meadow then northerly by the Bounds of the Said Meadow to the line of Phillips land then by the line of Said Phillips land about ten Rods to a pitch pine tree marked then South 72 Degrees west to a white oak tree Marked then north 12 Degrs west to the aforesd Road then South Westerly by Said Road to the Bounds first Mentioned - also the northly third part of the said Back meadow Bounding by the fence to a birch marked then westerly across to a stake on the upland then northerly by the upland to the fence aforesd together with a right in the Dwelling house - and the west Bay of the Barn Except- ing the upper part of the South Scaffold allowing to the said Widow a priviledge to and from the said Barn - also of the Barn yeard together with the well -
Also a priviledge of a Suficiency of wood for one fire at the South Part of Said lot Bounded on the South by the Estate of the abovesaid John Collins Jur Deceasd & Easterly by Cobets Pond So Called northerly by Said Phillips land and so to the Back meadow So Called we being Duly sworn to our Imper- tiality herein Datd at Windham march 18 1769
Sam1 Morison James Gillmore
[Account of the administrator; receipts, £24. 4. 0; expendi- tures, £24. 17. I ; mentions Margaret Collins, minor, one of the heirs, Mary Collins, John Armstrong, who received payment for the share of John Collins, deceased, one of the heirs; allowed Oct. 25, 1769.]
[Petition of Alexander Park of Windham, yeoman, April 21, 1802, for a division of land, stating that "he is interest (by Purchase) with others in about one hundred Acres of Land lying in Windham aforesaid late belonging to the Estates of John Collins & John Collins Jun' late of said Windham decd - That to your Petitioner belongs One Sixth part of said Land to Eliza- beth Collins of New Boston One Sixth & to David Gregg of said Windham, by purchase, four Sixths."]
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JOHN GREGG
1767
WINDHAM
[Administration on the estate of John Gregg of Windham yeoman, granted to David Gregg of Windham Jan. 7, 1767.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 331.]
[Bond of David Gregg, with William Gregg and John Clyde, yeoman, as sureties, all of Windham, in the sum of £500, Jan. 7, 1767, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Abraham Page, James Wason.]
[Warrant, Jan. 7, 1767, authorizing James Dunlap and John Clyde, both of Windham, yeomen, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Jan. 24, 1767; amount, £116. 19. 8; signed by James Dunlap and John Clyde.]
[Guardianship of Hannah Gregg, minor, aged more than 14 years, granted to Samuel Campbell March 25, 1769.]
[Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 548.]
[Bond of Samuel Campbell of Windham, husbandman, with James Paul of Londonderry, husbandman, as surety, in the sum of £50, March 25, 1769, for the guardianship of Hannah Gregg, minor, aged more than 14 years, daughter of John Gregg of Windham; witnesses, Samuel Livermore, John Prentice.]
[Account of the administrator; receipts, £300. 13. 5; expendi- tures, £262. 13. 7; allowed May 30, 1771.]
MOSES GILMAN, Jr. 1767 EXETER
[Administration on the estate of Moses Gilman, Jr., of Exeter, yeoman, granted to Eliphalet Giddings Jan. 13, 1767.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, P. 321.]
[Bond of Eliphalet Giddings, innholder, with Thomas Bond and Nathaniel Giddings, mariners, as sureties, all of Exeter, in
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the sum of £500, Jan. 13, 1767, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, William Parker, John Parker.]
[Warrant, Jan. 13, 1767, authorizing Nicholas Gilman, gentleman, and Theophilus Gilman, blacksmith, both of Exeter, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Jan. 19, 1767; amount, £36. 1. 6; signed by Theophilus Gilman and Nicholas Gilman.]
JOHN ANDERSON 1767 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of John Anderson of Ports- mouth, mariner, granted to Thomas Bixby Jan. 16, 1767.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 322.]
[Bond of Thomas Bixby, mariner, with Joseph Jackson, housewright, and Peter Babb, joiner, as sureties, all of Ports- mouth, in the sum of £500, Jan. 16, 1767, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, William Parker, Robert Parks.]
[Inventory, Feb. 17, 1767; amount, £II. I. o; signed by John Gardner and John Marshall.]
JOSEPH ESTES 1767 DOVER
In the Name of God Amen - This sixteenth Day of January Anno Domini One thousand seven Hundred & sixty seven, I Jos Estes of the Town of Dover in the Province of New Hampshire in New England Blacksmith being advanced in years * * *
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my well beloved wife Mary Estes the one fourth part of the Income or produce of my lands which is to be Improved secured & Housed in a good Husbandlike manner & Conveniently & for the use Improvement or Disposal of my said wife During her natural life & I also Bequeath unto
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my said wife a sufficiency of good fire wood for one fire to be Cut up in suitable lenths for the fire place & to be Conveniently Housed for her as she may see cause During her natural life & I also Bequeath unto my said wife the use & Improvement of the one fourth part of my Dwelling house & Barn During her natural life & to be at her own Choice which part of either as it may best suite her & I also Bequeath unto my said wife one good & likely Cow for one provided for her my Execut which to give milch, all seasons of the year & the said Cow to be milch'd & the milch to be brought into the House to her & for her own use During her natural life all of which Is to be fulfilled procured performed by my Execr his heirs Execut admin" during the natural life of my said wife as aforesaid & I also allow to & Bequeath unto my said wife During her natural life all my Household furniture of any kind whatsoever for her use & improvement as she may have Occasion to make use of Excepting giving or Disposing any part thereof to any person or persons whatsoever, which I Do hereby Disallow her so to do -
Item I Bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Varney & unto her heirs the one third part of my Household furniture to be Deliv- ered her by my Execut after the Death of me & my wife I also Give & Bequeath unto my said Daughter Mary Varney fifty pounds lawful money In Value in a sort of lumber sold at the Common landing in Dover & there to be Dilivered or in the produce all to be p'd at the Currant market price & to be paid by my Execut in the following manner Viz One third part within one year next after my Decease one third part more to be paid within three years next after my Decease & the other third part to be paid within five years next after my Decease & my will is that if my said Daughter shou'd die before the expiration of said Terms of payments then the aforesaid sums not to be paid till her Children come of lawful age then to be paid them in Equal proportion & in Case my said Daughter shoud Die before the said sums are to be paid her & her Children Dies before they arrive to lawful age then my will is that my Execut his heirs
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Execute adminrs have hold & Enjoy all & every part Bequeathed as a foresaid to my said Daughter
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Grandaughter Sarah Han- son & to her Heirs the one third part of all my Household furniture & to be Delivered her or heirs by my Execut after the Death of me & my wife & also Give & Bequeath unto my said Grandaughter Sarah Hanson fifty pounds lawful money In Value in any sort of lumber sold at the Common landings in Dover & There to be Delivered or in the produce of my said farm all of which to be paid at the Common Market price & to be paid by my Executer in the following manner Viz One third part thereof within six years next after my decease one third part more within eight next after my Decease & the other third within ten years next after my Decease & if my said Grandaughter should Die before the expirations of the aforesaid payments then my Will is that said Legacies be paid her Children or Child in Equal proportion if any she have when they come to lawful age & if my s'd Grandaughter have Children & they Die before they ar- rive to lawful age then my Execut pay & fulfil to my said Daugh- ter Mary Varney or her Heirs as aforesaid at the aforesaid terms of payments & in the same the one half part of what is as before mentioned Bequeathed to my said Grandaughter or her Children if my said daughter Mary Varney or her Children be then live- ing & of full & lawful age otherwise to my said Executor or admin's own use & the other half part of what is as before Bequeathed to my said Grandaughter or her Children to be to the sole use & Benefit of my said Executors admin's or assigns forever
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my well Beloved Son Elijah Estes who I Hereby Constitute & make & ordain my sole Execut of this my last will & Testament all my lands & Buildings of any kind whatsoever in the Town of Dover or Rochester in said province or Elsewhere to be found & unto his heirs & assigns forever as also the one third part of all my House- hold furniture of any kind whatsoever left of the Decease of me
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& my wife as also all my Husbandry or out door tools or utensils of any kind whatsoever & all my stock of Cattle horses sheep & swine & all other personal estate to be found & not before men- tioned & my Will is that my said Executor pay all my honest & lawful Debts & that he receive all debts due to me for his own use & that he my said Executor fully & Faithfully performed in every part thereof & I do Hereby Revoake & utterly Disannul all & every other & Former Will & Testament by me in any ways made heretofore I Hereby Ratifying & Confirming This & no other to be my last will & Testament
In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal the Day & year first above written -
Jos Estes
[Witnesses] Tobias Twombly, Jacob Hanson, Epm' Hanson. [Proved Sept. 27, 1770.]
JOSEPH HALL 1767 NEWMARKET
In the name of God Amen the Seventeenth Day of January anno Domini one thousand Seven hundred Sixty & Seven I Joseph Hall of newmarket in the Province of newhampshire in newengland Esqr being week of Body *
Imprimis I Give & Bequeath to Eunice Hall my beloved wife all those things of Every Kind that She Brot with her to me when & after I married her & belonged to her before marraige all to be to her Sole Right & use over above & Exclusive of all her Right of Dower & power of thirds in my Estate
Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter mary Sergant the one fifth part of all my Real Estate Situate in newmarket afore Said to be to her and to the heirs Lawfully Begotten on her Body & their heirs & assigns forever But If She my Said Daughter mary shall not have & Leave at her Death Such heir or heirs then my will is that the Said one fifth part of my Said Real Estate
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So Set off to her Shall at her Decease be to and among my other Daughters in Equal Shairs & their Heirs Lawfully begotten as afore Said & to the heirs of my Late Daughter Sarah Burleigh Deceased viz John Burleigh Junior Sarah Hill & Deborah Bur- leigh all they three to have a Shair Equal to one of my Said Daughters & that Shair to be Equally Divided between them; Said fifth part to be to them my Said Daughters & their Lawfull heirs & their heirs & assigns forever -
Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Hall the one fifth part of my Said Real Estate to be to her and to the heirs Lawfully begotten on her Body & their heirs and assigns for ever But If She my Said Daughter Elizabeth Shall not have and Leave at her Death Such heir or heirs then my will is that the Said one fifth part of my Said Real Estate So Set off to her Shall at her Decease be to and among my other Daughters in Equal Shairs & their heirs Lawfully begotten as afore Said and to the heirs of my Late Daughter Sarah Burleigh Deceased viz John Burleigh Jun' Sarah Hill & Deborah Burleigh all they three to have a Shair Equal to one of my Said Daughters & that Shair to be Equal between them Said fifth part to be to them my Said Daughters & their Lawfull heirs & their heirs & assigns for- ever -
Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Love Bartlet the one fifth part of all my Said Real Estate to be to her & her heirs & assigns for ever
Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Rebackah Adams the one fifth part of all my Said Real Estate to be to her & her heir and assigns forever
Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter Deborah folsom the one fifth part of all my Said Real Estate to be to her & the heirs Lawfully begotten on her Body and their heirs and assigns for ever But If she my Said Daughter Deborah shall not have & Leave at her Death Such heir or heirs then my will is that the Said one fifth part of my Said Real Estate So Set off to her shall at her Decease be to and among my other Daughters and their
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heirs Lawfully begotten as afor Said & the heirs of my Late Daughter Sarah Burleigh Deceased (viz) John Burleigh Sarah Hill & Deborah Burleigh all they three to have a Shair Equal to one of my other Said Daughters to be Equally Divided be- tween my Said Daughter her Said heirs to be to them my Said Daughters & their Lawfull heirs & their heirs & assigns for ever -
Item I give & bequeath to my well beloved Grand Children John Burleigh Sarah hill & Deborah Burleigh the Children of my Late Daughter Sarah Burleigh Deceased five Shillings Law- full money Equal between them Exclusive of all the Land I have given them by Deed of Gift
I hereby Constitute and appoint my Son in Law John Bur- leigh of sd newmarket Gent my Sole Executor
Jos. Hall
[Witnesses] Winthrop Hilton, William Dyer, Walter Bryent. [Proved Dec. 30, 1767.]
Articles of an Agreement made and Concluded upon this 6th Day of April 1768 by and between Eunice Hall widow and Relict of Joseph Hall late of Newmarket in the Province of New Hampshire, Esq', deceased, and Mary Sergent widow, Relict of Fitz William Sergent late of Newmarkett Aforesaid deceased and Elizabeth Hall of Newmarket aforesd single woman and Love Bartlet widow and Relict of Israel Bartlet late of Newbury in the County of Essex and Province of the Massachusetts Bay Esqr deceased and Rebecah Adams widow and Relect of Dr Sam11 Adams late of Durham deceased and Jonathan Folsom of Newmarkett aforesaid Gentleman and Deborah the wife of the said Jonathan Folsom
Witnesseth that we the Said Eunice, Mary, Elisabeth Love Rebecca Jonathan and Deborah Do by these Presents for our selves Our Heirs Executors and Administrators Respectively Covenant Promise and Ingage to and with each other that our Respective Dowrys shares or Proportions of the Real Estate of
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Joseph Hall Esqr late of said Newmarkett deceased agreable to the Last will and Testament of the said deceased shall be Respectively Bounded as follows Viz That one Part of said Eunice Hall's dowry of thirds is bounded south Easterly on the Country Road; South Westerly on Lands in Possession of Jonathan Colcord 3d and William Odiorne North Westerly on Ten acres of Land hereafter set off to the said Mary Sergent Northeasterly on Lands in Possession of Gideon and Jonathan Colcord, the Said Eunice Hall giving Liberty of Passing and Repassing to and from the aforesd Ten Acres of Land forever - the other Part of said Dowry of third is bounded as followeth vizt beginning on the said Country Road & running N 56 W through the Mansion House of the said Joseph Hall and from the said House on the same Course Ten Rods thence North Thirty Degrees West Eleven Rods thence N. 60. E. to Lands in Posses- sion of Col. Winthorp Hilton thence Bounding on Col. Hiltons Possession to the said Road and thence on said Road to the Bounds first mentioned together with the East End Room on the lower Floor of the said Mansion House and the East End Garrot and one third of the Cellar with Necessary Priviledges in the Stares Back Room and Chimney and one third of the Barn near said House being the East End of said Barn with Necessary Privilidges of Passing and Repassing - together with one third Part of the said Joseph Halls Right in the griss mill of Pissasick River - to be to her during Her natural Life in this World -
The said Mary Sergant's share as given to her in said last will and Testament is Counted as followeth (Viz) North Easterly on Lands in Possession of Col Hilton North westerly on a high way South Westerly on Rebecah Adams's share of said Estate South easterly on the Widow's thirds together with one Sixth part of said House together with the said Widows Thirds of said House and Land adjoining after the Said Widow decease together with the aforementioned ten Acres of Land the same being bounded as follows (Vizt) North westerly and North
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Easterly on Lands of Gideon and Jonathan Colcord South- easterly on the Widow's thirds aforesaid Southwesterly on Lands in Possession of William Odiorne -
The Said Elizabeth Hall's share as given her in said Will is bounded as follows Vizt beginning on the Road one Rod and a half Southeasterly of Piscassick River at the Bridge and running N 44° East to Land in Possession of Walter Neal thence bounding on the Several Lands of said Walter Neal the Heirs of James Marston and the Heirs of Samuel Neal deceased, to the said Road thence on said Road to the Bounds first mentioned - together with the House and Barn standing on the Same and two thirds of the said Joseph Halls Right in said Griss Mill and also the Widows third of the same after her decease.
Love Bartlet's share as given her in said will is bounded Northwestly on said Elizabeth Hall's share south westerly on the Highway Southeasterly on three Acres of Land set off the said Jonathan Folsom and Wife Northeasterly on Walter Neal's Land - and the said Rebecah's Share as given her in said Will is bounded as followeth (Viz) beginning on the Road and Run- ning N. 56 W. through said mansion House Ten Rods beyond the same thence No 30 W Twenty five Rods thence N. 48° W to a highway thence Bounding on the last mentioned Highway and Lands of Edward Hall Esq' and the first mentioned Highway to the Bounds first mentioned together with the westerly Half of said Mansion House and Two thirds of the Barn - Reserving Liberty of Passing and Repassing to and from Said Mary Ser- gents share forever - and the said Jonathan and Deborah their share as given them in said Will is bounded southeasterly on the Highway leading from Newmarkett to Nottingham southwesterly on Joseph Merels Land North westerly on Land belonging to John Burleigh Jun' and others Northeastly on Lands of Col Winthorp Hilton - together with Three Acres of Land Adjoining to the Road at the south east End of Love Bartletts Share - and the said Joseph Hall's Wright in the Sawmill on Piscassick River -
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And it is further agreed on that in Case the sª Joseph Halls Right to the aforesaid Premeses should fail and either of Said Parties Loose their respective share or any Part thereof by final Judgement and Execution then in Such Case we are Each one to bear pay and discharge an Equal share of the Loss sustained by such Law Suits -
And we the said Eunice Mary Elisabeth Love Rebecah Jonathan and Deborah Do for our selves and our Respective Heirs Executors Administrators and assigns Covenant Promise and Ingage to each other that we will stand to and Abide by all and every of the aforesaid Agreements according to the Ten" thereof In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals the Day and year aforesaid
her Eunice X Hall mark Mary Sargant Elizabeth Hall her Love X Bartlet mark Rebeckah Adams Jonathan Folsom Deborah Folsom
[Witnesses] Sam11 Baker, Wentworth Cheswill, Hubartus Neal. [Province Deeds, vol. 94, p. 333.]
JOSEPH EASTMAN 1767 KINGSTON
In the Name of God Amen : I Joseph Eastman of Kingstown in the Province of New Hamps' in New England Husbandman
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Impº I Give & Bequeath unto Patience my now dearly be- loved wife the one Half of my Home place where I now live for her to use Improve & take the profits; with the one Half of my Dwelling House & the one Half of my Barn; all for her to enjoy use & Improve so long as she remains my widow; and in Case of her Second Marriage then to relinquish the same Moreover I Give to my sd wife all my stock of Creatures abroad; it being the one Half of the whole stock (the other Half being my sons) with all my moveable goods & effects within doors to her, her Hiers & assigns for ever, and to be at her dispose; also all my Debts, I Give to my sd wife -
Item I Give & Bequeath to my well beloved son Joseph East- man jun' all my lands being my Home place, or belonging thereto saveing & Excepting one acre of land be it more or less with the one Half of my Dwelling House which shall be hereafter men- tioned to my Daughter Shuah my sd Home place I Give to the sd Joseph as followeth viz; he the sd Joseph his Hiers or assigns to Come into the Immediate possession of the one Half thereof at my Decease; and the other Half to come into the possession when my sd wife marries again (or Expires) Saveing the sd Shuah's all my sd lands, being my Home place; scituate in Kingstown abovesd, as above mentioned; that is my Home place & belonging thereto; with all their appurtenances the sd Joseph To Have And To Hold to him his Hiers Executors ad- minis™s & assigns as a free estate of Inheritance in fee simple for ever, as it lays & is Bounded
Item I Give to my Daughter Shuah Eastman Single-woman the other remaining Half of my Dwelling House, & to Come into the possession thereof at my Decease; also one acre of land be it more or less, being part of my sª Home place and is Bounded as followeth viz: Beginning at the Green Brook (so Called) & at the High way, & from thence running Southerly by the sd High way to a Damaseene Plumb Tree by the fence, then westerly to a Cherry Tree by the spring, then to the sd Brook at the Nearest part thereof, then by the sd Brook to the Highway
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where it first began; The sd land the sd Shuah to Come into the possession of at the second marriage or the Decease of my sd wife The sd premises, with the appurtenances, as before Ex- pressed, the sd Shuah To Have And To Hold to her, her Hiers Executors Adminis™s & assigns for ever
Item I Give to my daughter Patience now the wife of Daniel Gale of Kingstown, her Hiers & assigns for ever; all my Right & Title to, or Interest in a Certain Tract or piece of land scituate in the Parish of Sandown in Kingstown above sd Containing Ten acres be it more or less, it being a piece of land which I purchased of my Brethren, as may appear by Deads under their hands & Seals, The sd Ten acres (that is to say) all my right to & Interest in the sd premises the sd Patience To Have And To Hold to her, her Hiers & assigns for ever; also I Give to the sd Patience the sum of six shillings Lawful Money
I Give to my daughter Elisabeth now the wife of Joseph Weare six shillings Lawful money
I also Give to my Daughter Mary now the wife of Richard Smith the sum of six shillings Lawful Money, my sª Three Daughters viz: - Patience, Elisabeth & mary all to be paid within one year after my Decease they haveing already had their portion of my Estate
And I do hereby Constitute & appoint my trusty & well beloved son Joseph Eastman to be Sole Executor of this my last will & Testament; and I do hereby Will & order my sª Executor to pay the forementioned Legacies to my Three daughters viz: six shillings each Lawful money as before mentioned and to pay all my Honest debts
and if I have Omitted any thing that is not disposed of in & by this my last Will I Give all & every thing to my sª Executor
and I do hereby Utterly Disannul, revoke & disallow all & every other former Wills Testaments Legacies & Bequests by me in any ways before Named Willed and Bequeathed Ratify- ing & Confirming this & no other to be my last will & Testa-
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