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Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Loveing son Daniel Wood- man his Hiers & assigns forever all my lands or Interest scituate in the Naraganset Town (so Called) which lies on the Easterly Side of Saco River in the County of York & Province of the Massachusets Bay No: (I) my sd lands & Interest in the sd Township with the priviledges & appurtenances thereto belong- ing my sd son Daniel To Have And To Hold to him his Hiers & assigns forever; I also give to the sd Daniel fifty pounds Lawful money or the value thereof (That is to say) I Give to him his Hiers & assigns forever, Ten acres of land in the place fore- mentioned viz: on the southerly side of my land as aforesd & on the Easterly side of the way forementioned, & to run from the sd way to the easterly end of my land in the Home place foremen- tioned & to be of Equal Breadth in all places; which sd Ten acres I reckon to be in the stead of forty pounds of the sd fifty ; and do hereby will & order that if my sd son Joseph Chuses to redeem the sd ten acres; and will & do pay to the sd Daniel (when he arrives to the age of Twenty one years); the sd sum of forty pounds lawful money, that then in that Case the sd Daniel shall
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accept the sd money in lieu of the land & shall relinquish the same; and the remaining Ten pounds I will & order my sd wife to pay to sd Daniel when he arrives to the age of Twenty one years in such species as he shall want; and as for the sd Ten acres further I give it to my son Joseph to Improve till Daniel is 21 years old & order him therefor to pay the yearly Tax that shall be laid on my sª Naraganset lands every year Daniel Comes of age as above hinted -
Item I Give & Bequeath to my well beloved daughter Betty Woodman one Cow, four sheep; my Case of Draws, Round Table, one square Table, Six Black Chairs, Banister Backs, a good feather Bed Comfortably furnished, the forementioned Houshold goods to be those which are now in the House; further I Give to the sd Betty Twenty pounds Lawful money of the Province aforesd to be paid her, by my Executor within one year after my Decease; also fifteen pounds like money to be paid by my sª Son Joseph in species within one year after my de- cease -
And I do hereby Constitute make & ordain, my sd wife Tabitha to be sole Executor of this my last will & Testament -
And I do hereby will & order my sd executor to pay all the debts I owe by Bonds, or Notes of hand, and to deliver to my son Joseph all the Creatures which I have by this will given to him Immediately after my Decease and to pay to Daniel the forementioned Legacy of Ten pounds when he arrives to the age of Twenty one years; - and to deliver to Betty the Creatures & things forementioned to her on her Marriage, or when she arrives to the age of Twenty one years; and to pay the forementioned sum of Twenty pounds, as forementioned; and to pay my Physi- cians Bill & Funeral Charges -
I further will & order my sd son Joseph to pay all the debts I owe by Books or Accompts & the forementioned fifteen pounds in species to my daughter Betty as forementioned -
My wearing Cloaths I Give to my Two sons forementioned to be Equally divided between them -
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And I do hereby Utterly desallow revoke & disannul all & every other former wills Testaments Legacies & Bequests by me in any ways before Named Willed & Bequeathed; Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my last will & Testament; In Teste: of all foregoing I do hereunto set my hand & seal the 7th day of March forementioned Anno domini 1767 -
Daniel Woodman
[Witnesses] Jeremy Webster, Peter Sanborn, Peter Sanbon jun".
[Proved July 29, 1767.]
JAMES HOBBS 1767 SOMERSWORTH
In ye Name of God, Amen, the Eleventh Day of March one Thousand Seven Hundred & Sixty seven, I James Hobbs of Somersworth in ye province of New Hampshire in New England Gentleman, being Weak in Body *
Imprimis I give & bequeath to My beloved Son James Hobbs, all My Homestead where I now live, (excepting my warehouse warf, & about one Acre of land Joyning to said warehouse & ye river, which lays without my fence, which includes ye building yard.) Joyning at ye Easterly End partly upon ye River, in- cluding ye whole inclosure between ye River & ye high way, & then over ye High way taking all my lands westerly to ye high way yt passes from ye Meeting House to fresh Creek & to ye land I purchased of Edward Whitehouse & his wife, which is commonly known by ye Name of sheep-pasture with all ye buildings thereon standing together with all ye appurtenances & priviledges thereunto belonging, to Him his Heirs & assigns for ever.
Item I give & bequeath to my beloved Son Ebenezer Hobbs, the land I purchased of Edward Whitehouse & his wife which Joyns to my Homestead & also ye land I purchased of John
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Maseet, also twelve Acres in ye Creek pasture which I pur- chased of Thomas Garland & also ten acres of land which I pur- chased of William Stiles Joyning to land belonging to Richard philpot late of Somersworth, to Him his Heirs and assigns for ever.
Item I give & bequeath to My beloved Son Maurice Hobbs My lands at fresh Creek which formerly belonged to my Hond father Maurice Hobbs & ye rest of ye lands, included within ye fence that includes ye lands which belonged to My sª Father, & also my fresh Creek pasture which Joyns to ye High way yt passes by M' Daniel plummer's to M' Eliphalet Crumwells land & to the high way yt passes from ye Meeting House over fresh Creek, To Him his Heirs & assigns for ever.
Item I give & bequeath to My Three Said beloved Sons Namely James Hobbs, Ebenezer Hobbs & Maurice Hobbs My warf, warehouse & all ye land Joyning to it & to ye river which lays without my fence, including ye building Yard, ye whole about one acre, to be equally Divided between My sd Three Sons, to them their Heirs & assigns for ever.
Item I give to each of my beloved Daughters namely Mercy philpot, Phebee Chadbourn, Abigail Stacpole, Sarah Garvin, Joanna Smith, Susy Twombly & Lydia prime twenty pounds Lawfull money, which I will to be paid to each of them by my Three sd Sons namely James Hobbs Maurice Hobbs & Ebe- nezer Hobbs, within Eight Years after my dicease, & that they pay ye Eighth part of sd twenty pounds to each of them Yearly from the day of my death, I will also that my sª Son James Hobbs pay Eighty pounds lawfull money, being part of what I have given to My Said Daughters; that My sª Son Ebenezer Hobbs pay thirty pounds, lawfull money & My sª Son Maurice Hobbs pay thirty pounds lawfull money, being ye rest of what I have given to my sd Daughters, & that sd Three Sons pay My sd Daughters Yearly as before Mentioned till ye whole be paid, which twenty pounds I give to each of my sd Daughters to ym their Heirs & assigns.
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Item I give & bequeath to my beloved Daughter Abigail Stacpole, one feather bed with ye furniture belonging to ye Same to her her Heirs & assigns
Item all ye rest of My Household furniture I give to all my sd Daughters to be equally Divided between them, to them their Heirs & assigns.
Item It is my will that my sª Son James Hobbs receive all my outstanding debts, & that he pay all my lawfull Debts out of ye same & ye rest of my Estate woh I have not disposed off, & that what remains of my Estate, (after all my debts and funeral charges are discharged & pay'd,) both real & personal be equally Divided between all My Children, which I give to them their Heirs & assigns for ever.
Item I do hereby Make & ordain My Said Son James Hobbs My Sole Executor
James Hobbs
[Witnesses] Moses Tebbets, Benja Warren, John Pike. [Proved June 9, 1769.]
[Warrant, June 13, 1769, authorizing Moses Carr, physician, and Benjamin Warren, tanner, both of Somersworth, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, July 31, 1769; amount, £123. 16. 6; signed by Moses Carr and Benjamin Warren.]
PHINEAS GRAVES 1767 CHARLESTOWN
[Administration on the estate of Phineas Graves of Charles- town, yeoman, granted to Simeon Olcott, gentleman, March II, 1767.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 402.]
[Bond of Simeon Olcott of Charlestown, with Samuel Liver- more of Londonderry and John Pickering of Greenland, gentle-
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man, as sureties, in the sum of £300, March II, 1767, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, John Sullivan, William Parker.]
[Warrant, March II, 1767, authorizing John Church and Samuel Hunt, gentleman, both of Charlestown, to receive claims against the estate.]
[Warrant, March 12, 1767, authorizing the same men to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, May 20, 1767; amount, £112. 8. 2; signed by John Church and Samuel Hunt.]
[List of claims, March II, 1768; amount, £153. 0. 712 ; signed by John Church and Samuel Hunt.]
SAMUEL FRENCH 1767 SOUTH HAMPTON
In the Name of God amen I Samuel French of South Hampton in the Province of Newhampshire Gentleman, being Sick and weak of body * *
2dly I Do Give to my Son Nathanael French Seven pounds ten Shillings To be paid by my Son Levi French within one year after my Decease.
3ªly I Do Give to my Son Offen French Ten pounds to be paid by my Son Levi French within Two years after my Decease.
4thly I Do Give to my Son Samuel French his heirs & assigns the one half of my Salt Marsh below waltons mill (so Called) and Seven pounds ten Shillings in money to be paid by my Son Levi French within Three years after my Decease.
5thly I Do Give to my Son Moses French his heirs & assigns all my Griffin & Greeley place (so called) being about fifteen or Sixteen acres, his paying To my Daughter Mary French twenty pounds within one year after my Decease, and my Daughter Sarah French twenty pounds within two years after my Decease.
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6thly I Do Give to my Son Levi French his heirs & assigns one half my Salt marsh below waltons mill (so Called) and all my Homestead on which I do now live being about Fifty acres with the appurtenaces Except the two lower rooms in the west end of my Dwelling House which I reserve for my two Daughters till they marrie he paying the above mentioned Sums to his Brethren (namely) to Nath" Seven pounds ten Shillings, to Offen ten pounds, and to Sam11 Seven pounds ten Shillings, also to my Daughter Miriam Dow Five pounds, and keep my Daugh- ters Mary & Sarah Each of them a Cow winter & Sumer So long as they Remain unmarried, & also pay them Six Bushels of Ingen Corn & one bushel of Rye apeice pr year till they marrey.
7thly I Do Give to my Daughter Miriam Dow Five pounds to be paid by my Son Levi within four years after my Decease.
8thly I Do Give my Daughter Mary French Twenty pounds To be paid within one year after my Decease by my Son Moses French
9thly I Do Give to my Daughter Sarah French Twenty pounds To be paid within two years after my Decease by my Son Moses Furthermore I Give to the above said Mary & Sarah the two lower rooms in the west End of my Dwelling house untill they marrey & if Either of them marrey then the other to have Said rooms So long as She remains unmarried.
Iothly I Do Give to my Five Sons all my wearing apparrill to Be Equally divided between them
IIthly I Do Give to my Son Levi all my Husbandry tools
12thly I Do Give to my three Daughters all my moveable household Stuff to be Equally divided between them
13thly I Do Give to my Grandson Ebenezer Gove his heirs and assigns all my Rite of lands in New britton his paying to his mother Miriam Dow Five pounds
Lastly I Do Constitute and appoint my Son Moses Executor of This my last will and testament, witness my hand and Seal the thirteenth Day of march anno Domini 1767
Samuell french
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[Witnesses] Benjamin Brown, Nathan Dearbon, Edward Dearbon.
[Proved April 29, 1767.]
[Bond of Moses French of South Hampton, joiner, with Ben- jamin Brown of South Hampton, yeoman, and Robert Pike of Kensington, clothier, as sureties, in the sum of £200, April 29, 1767, for the execution of the will; witnesses, William Parker, Jr., William Parker.]
[Agreement of the sons and daughters of the deceased, April 23, 1767, for waiving inventory and division of the estate; signed by Nathaniel French, Offen French, Samuel French, Levi French, Miriam Dow, Mary French, and Sarah French; wit- nesses, Benjamin Brown, Edward Dearborn, Nathan Dearborn.]
JOHN MUSSET 1767 ROCHESTER
In the Name of God Amen this twentieth Day of March one Thousand Seven Hundred sixty seven I John Musset being sen- sible that it is appointed unto all men once to Die and Likewise being sensible of feeling the Infirmetes which are the forerunners of such a change
It I Give to my well beloved son in Law Richard Place whom I Constitute and ordain the sole Executor of this my Last will and Testament and my Beloved Daughter Phebe his Wife the Whole of my Homestead on which I now Live occupy and Possess in the Town of Rochester During the term of their Natural Lives and aftor the Decease of the Longest Liver of the two to be their sons which they now Have Named John if he shall survive both of them but if he shall Die without Issue before his father and mother then to Return and be to the Rest of my Daughters Children if she may Have any in an Equal Division or in case she has no more to their Disposal the Present
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occupier Rendring my Beloved Wife Elizabeth the one Half of the Income of said Land House free of Charge to her During her Remaining my Widow and allow her the one Half of my Dwelling House in which I now Live at her Command During said Widow- hood and my Will and meaning is that the Present Improver as above specified shall Improve said Land with Good Husbandry so that my Beloved Wife as above may have a Comfortable support arising from the same or she to have the Liberty to Let out the same to whom she see cause During my Widow as above
his John X Musset mark
[Witnesses] Jona Dam, Benjmin Varney, Reuben heard. [Proved May 27, 1767.]
[Bond of Richard Place, with Jonathan Dam and Reuben Heard as sureties, all of Rochester, in the sum of £500, May 27, 1767, for the execution of the will; witnesses, William Parker, Theophilus Smith.]
THOMAS CHENEY 1767 PLAISTOW
The Last Will and testamen of Thomas Cheney of Plastow In the Province of Newhampshirew England yeoman Being week of body * * *
Item I Give to my well beloved wife Hannah all my house hold Goods In Cludeing Corn meate Cloathing &c within my houce - I Give to my wife the Improvment of a horce to Ride on to be Keept winter & Sumber by my Executer here after Namd So long as she shall Remain my widdow and what shall be further wanting for the Cumfortabel Support of my widdow more then her thirds shall be provided for her by my Executer so Long as she Remains my widdow
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Item I Give to my Son Daniel five shillings Lawfull money to be Paide him by my Executer in one year after my Disceas he haveing had his portion at his Settelment years past
Item I Give to my Son Dustain one Peace of Land in sd Plastow Containing about ten acers bouned as followeth to the Rode by Sam11 Kimbals & following the Rode to Pollords & by Pollords to sd Kimbal & by sª Kimbal to sd Rode my sª Son Paying such Lagacies as I shall here after order
Item I Give to my Son Thomas about Eighteen acers of Land in Plastow it being the Same Land he Now lives on
Item I Give to my son James about ten acers of Land in sd Plastow Laying on ye southerly side of ye Rode by or Near Pollords bounded westerly to Stevenes Runing by stevens & Kimbals Land to sd Rode I also Give my sª son Eight Pound Lawfull money to be paide him by my Son Dustan in two years after my Disceas
Item I Give to my Daughter Hannah forty Shillings Lafull money to be Paide her at ye Expiration of one year & one half after my Disceass to be Paide by my Executer hereafter Named
Item I Give to my Daughter abigail Fifteen Pound money to be paide her by my sª Executer in one year after my Disceas to be Paide in Goods or such Nessicaries as she may Desire for keeping houce I also Give her one Good Cow or the value in money to be Paid by my Executer at ye time fore said
Item I Give to my Daughter Sarah fifteen Pounds money to be Paide her in two years after my Disceas by my sª Executor to be Paide in such Nessisaries as she may want & Desire for Cloathing or houce keeping and also I Give her a Good Cow to be Paid by my Executor by ye time foresd
Item I Give to my Daughter Ruth fifteen Pound in money or household goods or such Nessicaries as she may Desire I also Give her one Good Cow to be Paid her by my Executer in three years & one half year after my Disceass
Item I Give to my Daughter Suzanah fifteen Pounds money or the vallue thereof in houce hold Goods or in Such nessisaries
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as she may desire and also one Good Cow to be Paide her by my Executor in five year after my Disceas
Item I Give to my son Thomas foresd seven Pound ten shillings money to be Paide him by my son Dustain in one year after my Disceas
Item I Give to my two Granchildred their Names being Nathanel & Thomas Chenie Sons of Daniel & Dustain Chenie my half Rite of Land in Perries town So Called to be Equally Divided with all the Privilidges to the same belonging the Parents of Each Child to Pay the taxes thereof & if Either Child Shall be taken out of ye world before it shall arive to the age of twenty one the Parent of that Child shall Have ye Childs Part of sd Half Rite of Land the tax thereon being Paide as fore sd & tis to be under Stood all the Lagases aforesd are in Lawfull money
Item I Give my son John whome I Likewise Constitute make & or Dain my Sole Executer to this my Last Will & Testament all my Estate Reall & Personall with the bulding there on or moveabel that may bee found after my Disceass Not Disposed of by me my Executor Paying my funerall Charges & all Debts Justly Due and all Lagacies as ordred aforesd & Provide for His mother as aforesd my Executer to Collect all my Debts &c In Wittness whereof I the said Thomas Cheney have here unto Set my Hand & Seal this 24th day of march AD : 1767
Thomas Cheney
[Witnesses] Moses Stevens, David Stevens, Nicolas White. [Proved June 24, 1767.]
JAMES ROBINSON 1767 BRENTWOOD
[Bond of Anna Robinson, widow, and James Robinson of Brentwood, yeoman, with James Bean of Brentwood and Eph- raim Robinson, Jr., of Exeter, yeomen, as sureties, in the sum of £500, March 25, 1767, for the administration of the estate
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of James Robinson of Brentwood, gentleman; witnesses, William Parker, Jr., William Parker.]
[Inventory, April 7, 1767; amount, £909. 14. 8; signed by Samuel Fifield and Joseph Wadleigh.]
[Administration granted to Anna Robinson and James Robin- son, both of Brentwood, April 29, 1767.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 391.]
[Warrant, April 26, 1769, authorizing Samuel Brooks of Exeter, gentleman, Jeremiah Bean, Jonathan Veazey, Joseph Greeley, and Joseph Shaw, all of Brentwood, husbandmen, to divide the estate.]
[Probate Records, vol. 26, p. 466.]
[Bond of Anna Robinson, widow, with Joseph Greeley and James Robinson, yeomen, as sureties, all of Brentwood, in the sum of £400, Nov. 28, 1770, for the guardianship of Nathaniel Robinson, Mary Robinson, and Joseph Robinson, minors, aged more than 14 years, and Anna Robinson, aged less than 14 years, children of James Robinson; witnesses, John Dean, William Parker, Jr.]
[Account of the administrators; receipts, the personal estate as per inventory and the income of the real estate for two years; expenditures, £117. 19. 3; allowed Jan. 30, 1771.]
To the honorable John Wentworth Esq' Judge for the probate of Wills in the province of New Hampshire pursuant to the appointment of us the Subscribers as a Comittee to divide the estate of James Robinson late of Brintwood deceased Gentleman among the widow & children of said deceased we have done the same according to the best of our Judgment faithfully & im- partially in manner following Vizt
To the Widow anna Robinson as her thirds of said deceased real estate Bounded as follows begining at a stake on the high way leading to the meeting house ten Rods & a half east from the northwest corner of the home place of said deceas'd, then running
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southerly twenty three Rods to the south end of the orchard then running westerly on a strait line ten & half Rods to Benja Fifield's land then running southerly bounding on said Fifields land to the great River (so called) then begining at the aforsaid stake at the high way running east about two & half Rods opposite to the centre of the fore doors of said deceased mansion house then running southerly thro the middle of said fore doors and thro' the middle of the chimney in said house to the south side thereof, then running westerly as the partitions now stand between the northerly & southerly lower Room & chamber at the west end of said house including one third part of the cellar under said House sett off at the north end also one third of garret sett off at the northwest end of said house, also one half of the dairy on the south side of said house, being the westerly half also a privilege of washing baking & bruing in the kitchen of sd house, also passing & repassing thro' said kitchen to the cellar dairy well & for wood, then begining at the stake opposite to fore doors aforsd running East on the high way aforsd twenty nine rods to a Stake and Stones then running south to an Elm tree spotted standing on the bank of the aforsd great River then run westerly on said river to the aforsd Benja Fifield's land also the westerly half of the barn & one third part of the out house on said premises, also one acre & three quarters of land lying east of the meeting house adjoining to the land the said widow purchased of the Revd Nath1 Trask, also ten acres of land joining to Liut Veasys land begining at the south side of the way leading to said Veasys house then runing east on said way forty five rods to capt Leavitts land then runing south bounding on sª Leavitts land thirty six Rods to Daniel Sanborns land then running west forty five rods bounding on said Sanborns land to said Veasys land, then running north on said Veasys land to the first mentioned bounds, But we reserve in the said widows premises in the home- place a privilege to all the children (except James) of passing & repassing to their part of the mansion House barn outhouse well Orchard & laying fire wood hereafter mention'd
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2. To James Robinson for his double Share of said deceased real Estate bounded as follows begining at the northwest corner of that tract of land lying opposite to the meeting house in brintwood aforsd then running south forty seven rods bounding on a cross way, then runing easterly a Strait line to a stake stand- ing in the line between said deceased land & land in possession of Ephraim Robinson, then running northerly bounding on sd Ephraim Robinsons land about fifty eight rods to the high way then bounding on sd high way to the first mentioned bounds, with the buildings standing thereon
3 To Edward Gilman Robinson for his share in said De- ceaseds lands bounded as follows begining at a stake being the southwesterly corner of his brother James's two shares then running south by said cross way twenty six Rods to a stake then runing easterly the whole width of twenty six Rods to two stakes standing in the line between sª deceased land & land in possession of Ephraim Robinson also one row of apple trees excepting two trees in the homeplace bounded as follows southerly on Anna's part easterly on abigail's part westerly on Jonas part of sd orchard & northerly on the highway
4 To Abigail Robinson for her share in said deceaseds land bounded as follows begining at the southwesterly corner of land sett off to her brother Edward Gilman, then running southerly on said cross way twenty seven rods to a stake then running easterly the whole breadth of twenty seven Rods to land in possession of Ephraim Robinson, also one row of apple trees excepting two trees in the homeplace bounded as follows south- erly on anna's part easterly on mary's part westerly on Edwd Gilman's part northerly on the highway
5 To Jonathan Robinson for his share in sd deceaseds land, bounded as follows, Being part of that tract of land adjoining to Jonathan Veasy's Vizt begining at the southwesterly corner of said tract of land lying on the north side of the high way leading to said Veasy's house then runing easterly on sd way seventeen Rods to a stake then running north fifty five rods to a beech tree
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spotted then runing west seventeen rods to said Veasy's land, then runing southerly bounding on said Veasy's land to the first mentioned bounds also four acres of meadow land which was purchased of Jonathan Robinson brother to the said dece'd as may appear by deed reference thereto being had, Also one row of appletrees in the homeplace begining on the north side of anna's share, runing northerly to high way bounding on Edwd Gilman's on the east side & Moses's on the west side.
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