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to have the privelidge to Go to & from Each of the above men- shnd primeses with out being molestid and She is to have the westerly End of the ware house as it is now partid off below & all the Chamber of the Same with the privelidge of the warfe to go to & from the Same with any Goods & merchandize of any Kinde and for unlodeing wood and for unloding on and hawling off any thing that may be wantid to be Dun by her witness our hands Day & Date above
John Griffeth Thos Peirce James Stoodly
[Warrant, April 4, 1769, authorizing Henry Sherburne, Jr., of Portsmouth, blacksmith, to care for the estate until an ad- ministrator is appointed.]
[Bond of Peter Shores, Jr., with Jacob Sheafe, merchant, and John Nelson, goldsmith, as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in the sum of £500, Aug. 30, 1769, for the administration de bonis non of the estate; witness, William Parker.]
[Warrant, July 30, 1778, authorizing William Whipple, Thomas Martin, and John Parker, all of Portsmouth, to receive claims against the estate, of which Peter Shores of Portsmouth, mariner, is administrator.]
[Bond of Jonathan Warner, with Giles Seward, mariner, and Jonathan Sherburne, merchant, as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in the sum of £500, June 10, 1783, for the administration de bonis non of the estate; witnesses, Thomas Bodenton, Daniel Warner.]
[Inventory, April 2, 1785; amount, £200. o. o; signed by Wil- liam Knight, Oliver Whipple, and Giles Seward.]
[Petition of the administrator, Oct. 17, 1792, for license to sell real estate.]
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[Account of the administrator; receipts, £233. 4. 4; expendi- tures, £164. 12. 10; allowed Feb. 18, 1795.]
THOMAS PARKER 1764 LITCHFIELD
[Administration on the estate of Thomas Parker of Litchfield, gentleman, granted to his widow, Mary Parker, Sept. 28, 1764.] [Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 322.]
[Bond of Mary Parker of Litchfield and Edward Goldstone Lutwyche of Merrimack, merchant, with Nathan Kendall, inn- holder, and William Read, gentleman, both of Litchfield, as sureties, in the sum of £10,000, Sept. 28, 1764, for the adminis- tration of the estate; witnesses, Samuel Collins, Nathaniel Parker.]
[Inventory, Nov., 1764; amount, £36,911. o. o; signed by Samuel Hobart and Jonathan Cummings.]
[List of claims against the estate, July 15, 1772; amount, £1070. 17. 7; signed by Matthew Thornton and Samuel Hobart.]
[Account of the administrators; receipts, £875. 13. 472 ; ex- penditures, £547. 9. 312; mentions "allow'd the Widow for the support of three Children, under 7 years of age, nine years & four months"; allowed Aug. 31, 1772.]
[Settlement of claims; amount of claims, £1070. 16. 7; amount distributed, £328. 4. 1 ; allowed Sept. 3, 1772.]
THOMAS RICKER 1764 SOMERSWORTH
[Administration on the estate of Thomas Ricker of Somers- worth, mariner, granted to Phoebe Ricker Oct. 5, 1764.]
[Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 415.]
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[Bond of Phoebe Ricker, widow, with Otis Varney and Wil- liam Tibbetts, yeomen, as sureties, all of Somersworth, in the sum of £5000, Oct. 5, 1764, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Ann Wendell, Susanna Wendell.]
JAMES WHITNEY 1764 DUNSTABLE, MASS.
To the Hon1 Richard Wibird Esqr Judge of Probate &c Whereas James Whitney of Dunstable in the County of middle- sex in the Province of the massts died Intestate & left aboute forty acres of Land in Dunstable in the Province of New Hamp' which belongs to his children & which can not be divided amoungst the heirs with out spoyling the whole we the subscribers there- fore desire the Same may be set to James Whitney Eldest son of the sd Decd & men Appointed to aprise the same
Dunstable oct 5 1764
Thomas Harwood for four Children James Whitney Isaac Powers
[Administration granted to James Whitney Nov. 13, 1764.] [Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 525.]
[Bond of James Whitney, yeoman, with Thomas Harwood, yeoman, and Zaccheus Lovewell as sureties, all of Dunstable, in the sum of £500, Nov. 13, 1764, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Jonathan Lovewell, Bridget Lovewell.]
[Warrant, Nov. 13, 1764, authorizing Phineas Lund and John Fletcher, both of Dunstable, husbandmen, to appraise the es- tate.]
[Inventory, Nov. 23, 1764; amount, £264. 6. 8; signed by Phineas Lund and John Fletcher.]
[Warrant, June 10, 1765, authorizing Jonathan Lovewell,
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Joseph Senter, and Joseph Whiting, yeoman, all of Dunstable, to appraise the estate; returned at £53. 6. 8 June 7, 1766.]
[Order of court, July 28, 1766, settling the estate on James Whitney, oldest son, he to pay the other children their shares, there being seven children.]
[Bond of James Whitney of Dunstable, Mass., yeoman, with John Wright and Jacob Taylor, both of Dunstable, N. H., yeo- men, as sureties, in the sum of £200, July 28, 1766, to pay the other children their shares; witnesses, Thomas Harwood, Jona- than Lovewell.]
SAMUEL PALMER 1764 HAMPTON
In the Name of God Amen I Samuel Palmer of Hampton in the Province of New Hampshire yeoman being Sick and ap- prehensive of my approaching Dissolution * * *
Item I hereby Constitute and appoint Abigail Palmer my well beloved wife Sole Executrix of this my last will and Testiment -
Item I hereby will & ordain that out of my Estate all my Just Debts be Duely paid in a Reasonable time by my Said Execu- trix -
Item I Give to my well beloved wife the Improvement of all my Estate Real & personal untill my Son Josiah comes to the age of twenty one Years She therewith bringing up my Children till they Come of age and when and from the time that my afore- said Son Josiah Comes to the age of twenty one Years: I also will and ordain that out of my Estate my aforesaid wife shall have Yearly provided her by my aforesaid Son (So long as She Continues my widow) the articles following (viz) one hundred weight of Good pork Sixty weight of Beef twelve bushels of Indian Corn, three bushels of barley, two barrills of Cyder, the use & Improvement of a Cow, twelve pounds of money old
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Ten' two Fleases of Sheeps wool, & a Sufficiency of firewood brought to her Dore and all to be Seasonably provided and also the Improvement of the Easterly End of my house &c
I also Give to my aforesaid wife all my Household Goods and furniture Excepting the following articles (viz) my wareing Cloathes, a Brass Kittle, my Gun & Great bible which I have hereafter Desposed off to my Son Josiah
Item I Give to my four Daughters (viz) Deborah, Sarah, Hulda and Abigail fifty pounds old Tenn' Each, to be paid them out of my Estate by my aforesaid Son Josiah in maner following (viz) To Deborah & Sarah & Hulda when my aforesaid Son arives to the age of twenty one Years and to my Daughter abi- gail when She Comes to the age of Eighteen Years
Item All the Residue of my Estate Real and Personal I have thought fit and hereby Do Give & bequeath to my aforesaid Son Josiah Palmer and to his Heirs and assigns, to his and their use forever; Hereby Ratifying this aforewritten as my last will and Testament : and do Declare nul & Void all other wills, bequests, Testiments and Codicells whatsoever Dated at Hampton this 9th Day of octobr 1764 & in the 4th Year of his Majestys Reign Samuel Palmer
[Witnesses] Simon Dow, Josiah Moulton, Jonathan Lock. [Proved April 24, 1765.]
[Inventory, July 29, 1765; amount, £3523. o. o; signed by Josiah Moulton, Jr., and Simon Dow.]
WILLIAM DUNCAN 1764 LONDONDERRY
In The Name of God amen
I William Duncan of Londonderry within the Province of New Hampshire in New England Treader Being very much Indesposed in Body *
Item I Give & Bequeath to my Beloved wife Jean Duncan the
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one forth Part of my Real and Personal Estate after my Just Debets and funeral Charges is paid out of the Same
Item I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter ann the one forth Part of my Real & Personal Estate -
Item I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Rachel the one forth Part of my Real & Personal Estate -
Item I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Rossana one forth part of my Real & Personal Estate & it is my will that when my Daughters above Named Comes to the age of Twenty one years or if maried befor that age That then my wife Jean Duncan have a Right to Dispose of a forth Part of my Estat as she may think Proper I Do order and Derect that my Said Daughters Be Men- taned and schooled out of the intrest of my Personal Estat & Real Estat and the Proffet arising there from at the Discreation of my Exactors
I Do Nominate Constitute & appoint James Ewins & George Duncan Juner Exactors * * * in witness whereof I have Hereunto Set my hand & Seal the Ninteenth Day of October anno Domini 1764
William Duncan
[Witnesses] John Duncan, John Barnet Jun', Ann Barnet.
Be it known to all men By these Presents that whereas I william Duncan of Londonderry within the Provence of New Hampshire in Newingland Treader have made & Declared my Last will & Testament in writing Bearing Deat the Ninteenth Day of october 1764 I the Said william Duncan By this Present Codicil Do Ratify and Confirme the Said will & Testment yet it is my will & Desiar that if any of my Children should Die be- fore marage or they Com to the age of Twenty one years of age that that forth Part be Equaly Devided amongst the Rest as witsenes my hand
his William X Duncan mark
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[Witnesses] John Duncan, John Barnet Jun', Ann Barnet. [Proved Nov. 28, 1764.]
[Inventory, attested April 29, 1765; amount, £14,135. 14. 1; signed by William Duncan, John Barnett, and George Duncan, Jr .; the sum of £315. 16. o was added Aug. 25, 1766.]
[Guardianship of Ann Duncan, Rachel Duncan, and Rosanna Duncan, aged less than 14 years, children of William Duncan, granted to John Duncan June 18, 1766.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 251.]
[Bond of John Duncan, yeoman, with James Taggart, yco- man, and William Duncan, gentleman, as sureties, all of London- derry, in the sum of £500, June 18, 1766, for the guardianship of Ann Duncan, Rachel Duncan, and Rosa Duncan, aged less than 14 years, children of William Duncan of Londonderry, trader, deceased; witnesses, James Campbell, Jr., Thomas Taggart.]
[Account of the executor; receipts, £420. 10. 4; expenditures, £205. 12. 1034 ; mentions "John Weare who Married the widow Jane Duncan"; allowed Aug. 28, 1766.]
[Petition of John Duncan, guardian, and Capt. John Wiear, April 1, 1769, for a division of the estate by Capt. William Dun- can, John Barnett, and James Beaton.]
[Bond of Matthew Thornton of Exeter, with John Bell and John Pinkerton, both of Londonderry, as sureties, in the sum of £2000, Nov. 24, 1779, for the guardianship of Rosanna Duncan, minor, aged more than 14 years, daughter of William Duncan; witnesses, Zaccheus Clough, Nathaniel Parker.]
DANIEL MOULTON 1764 CHESTER
[Administration on the estate of Daniel Moulton of Chester, yeoman, granted to Richard Jenness, 3d, Oct. 31, 1764.]
[Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 323.]
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[Bond of Richard Jenness, 3d, of Rye, with Jonathan Towle of Rye and Jonathan Marston of Hampton, yeomen, as sureties, in the sum of £5000, Oct. 31, 1764, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Wyseman Claggett, John Sullivan.]
ISAAC CURRIER 1764 EXETER
[Administration on the estate of Isaac Currier of Exeter, inn- holder, granted to his widow, Elizabeth Currier, Oct. 31, 1764.] [Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 369.]
[Bond of Elizabeth Currier, with Ephraim Robinson, trader, and Jonathan Hill, joiner, as sureties, all of Exeter, in the sum of £500, Oct. 31, 1764, for the administration of the estate; wit- nesses, Noah Emery, Daniel Tilton.]
[Inventory, Dec. 28, 1764; amount, £5496. 13. 0; signed by Noah Emery and Daniel Tilton.]
[Administration de bonis non on the estate of Isaac Currier of Exeter, hatter, granted to Ephraim Robinson July 31, 1765.]
[Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 526.]
[Bond of Ephraim Robinson, gentleman, with Noah Emery, gentleman, and Richard Smith, yeoman, as sureties, all of Ex- eter, in the sum of £500, July 31, 1765, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Ebenezer Stevens, William Vaughan.]
[Bond of Ephraim Robinson of Exeter, trader, with James Norris and Joseph Chandler, both of Epping, gentlemen, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Feb. 28, 1770, for the guardianship of Isaac Currier and Ephraim Currier, aged less than 14 years, children of Isaac Currier; witnesses, John Wentworth, Samuel Hale, Jr.]
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HANNAH HORNEY
1764 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Hannah Horney of Ports- mouth, widow, granted to John Shackford Oct. 31, 1764.]
[Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 322.]
[Bond of John Shackford of Portsmouth, with Walter Bryent of Newmarket and Benjamin Hill of Madbury, yeoman, as sure- ties, in the sum of £500, Oct. 31, 1764, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, William Parker, William Vaughan.]
[Warrant, Oct. 31, 1764, authorizing William Shackford and William Knight, merchant, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Nov. 9, 1764; amount, £5693. 12. 6; signed by William Shackford and William Knight.]
[Administration de bonis non granted to Bray Dearing Under- wood, mariner, Feb. 3, 1770.]
[Probate Records, vol. 26, p. 258.]
[Bond of Bray Dearing Underwood, with Jonathan Warner and William Pearne, mariner, as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in the sum of £500, Feb. 3, 1770, for the administration of the es- tate; witness, Samuel Hale, Jr.]
[Account of the administrator; receipts, £230. 14. 712; ex- penditures, £216. 4. 1134; allowed June 4, 1770.]
NATHAN PRESCOTT 1764 KINGSTON
[Administration on the estate of Nathan Prescott of Kingston, yeoman, granted to Stephen Prescott Nov. 9, 1764.]
[Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 342.]
[Bond of Stephen Prescott of Kingston, yeoman, with Philip Tilton of Kingston, blacksmith, and David Green of Kensington,
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yeoman, as sureties, in the sum of £300, Nov. 9, 1764, for the ad- ministration of the estate; witnesses, Thomas Batchelder, Wil- liam Parker, Jr.]
[Inventory, Dec. 14, 1764; amount, £6175. 4. o; signed by Jeremy Webster and Jonathan Greeley.]
JOHN DOW
1764 KENSINGTON
In the Name of God Amen I John Dow of the parish of Ken- sington in the province of Newhampshire in newengland yeo- man * % X
Ily I Give and Bequeath to my wellbeloved wife patience Dow Six hundred pounds money old Tenor Bills of Credit or in Dollors at six pounds apiece to be paid to her by my Son john Dow within one yeare after my Decease and I Give my Said wife all my moveables within Doars excepting one Bead and Beading Belonging to Said Bead and my Clock and to my Said wife I Give my little mair and two Cows and four Sheep all above mentioned excepting what is above excepted my Said wife to Despose of as Shee Shall See Cause - and I Give my said wife the Improvement of the west end of my Dwelling house the one halfe of my Barn and the one third of all my Real Estate the house and Barn and the one third of my Real Estate my wife is to Improve So long as Shee Continues my widow and no longer
2ly I Give and Bequeath to my son moses Dow Six pound money old Tenor to be paid to him by my Son John Dow within one year after my Decease
3ly I Give and Bequeath to my Son paul Dow the Best Bead and Beading that I have in my house and I Give my Said son five hundred pounds money old Tenor Bills of Credit or in Dolors at Six pounds apiece the Said five hundred pounds to be put into Samuel pages hands to be let out for my Said Son at
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Interst the Said Samuel page to pay himselfe out of the Interest for his trouble the Said five hundred pounds to be paid to Samuel page within one after my Decease by my son John Dow - and if Said page Should let Said money out and it Should any of it be lost my Son paul shall loose it and I order my son John to main- tain paul in Sickness and health So long as he lives with him
4ly I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter huldah Green two hundred and fifty pounds money old Tenor Bills of Credit or in Dollors at Six pounds apiece to be paid to her by my son John Dow within one year after my Decease
5ly I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter hannah Collins two hundred and fifty pounds money old Tenor Bills of Credit or in Dollers at Six pounds apiece To be paid to her by my son John Dow within one year after my Decease
6ly I Give and Bequeath to my Son John Dow forever my house and Barn and and all my land laying Kensington and all my Salt marsh and thatch Ground laying in hampton falls or else where only my wife is to Improve as above expresed and I Give my said son all my Implyments of husbandry and all my Stock of Cattle or Creatuers of all Sorts excepting what I have given my wife before in this my will and I Do by these presents Constitute and appoint my well beloved son John Dow to be my Executor to this my last Will and Testiment Rattifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testiment In Witness Whereof I the Said John Dow have hereunto Set my hand and affixt my Seal this twelfth Day of November anno: Domini 1764 and the fifth year of the Reign of King George the third &c
John Dow
[Witnesses] Jonathan Purintun, Stephen Brown, Elijah Brown.
[Proved Sept. 30, 1767.]
[Inventory, attested Oct. 24, 1767; amount, £1283. 5. 6; signed by Jonathan Purington and Theophilus Page.]
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JACOB STANYAN 1764 HAMPTON FALLS
[Administration on the estate of Jacob Stanyan of Hampton Falls granted to Caleb Sanborn Nov. 13, 1764.]
[Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 342.]
[Bond of Caleb Sanborn of Hampton Falls, gentleman, with Jonathan Perkins, baker, and Noah Emery, gentleman, both of Exeter, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Nov. 13, 1764, for the ad- ministration of the estate; witnesses, William Vaughan, William Parker.]
[Inventory, attested Dec. 6, 1764; amount, £564. 16. 0; signed by Jonathan Fifield and Abner Sanborn, Jr.]
[Warrant, Feb. 22, 1765, authorizing Meshech Weare and Richard Nason, both of Hampton Falls, to receive claims against the estate.]
[List of claims, Sept. 3, 1765; amount, £II. 0. 234; signed by Meshech Weare and Richard Nason.]
[Account of the administrator; receipts, £28. 4. 912, personal estate; expenditures, £29. 12. 234 ; filed Sept. 24, 1765.]
SAMUEL HILL 1764 ROCHESTER
[Administration on the estate of Samuel Hill of Rochester, clerk, granted to Waldo Emerson of Wells, Me., trader, Nov. 16, 1764.]
[Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 342.]
[Samuel Hill of Portsmouth and Abraham Hill of Wells, Me., minors, sons of Sarah Hill, who was a daughter of Samuel Jor- dan of Biddeford, Me., make choice of Waldo Emerson of Wells, Me., as their guardian, Aug. 16, 1764.]
[York County, Me., Probate Records, vol. II, p. 175.]
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[Bond of Waldo Emerson of Wells, Me., trader, with Noah Emery of Exeter, gentleman, and James Kielle of Dover as sure- ties, in the sum of £500, Nov. 16, 1764, for the administration of the estate of Rev. Samuel Hill of Rochester; witnesses, Hunk- ing Wentworth, William Parker.]
[Inventory, Nov. 19, 1764; amount, £890. o. o; signed by John McDuffie and John Plummer.]
SAMUEL NORRIS 1764 EPPING
In the Name of god Amen the twenty first Day of November Anno Domini 1764. I Samuel Norris of Epping in the Province of New Hampshire Husbandman being weak in Body
Imprimis I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Mary Norris all my home place where I now Live, Containing one hundred acres more or Less together with my Dwelling house Standing thereon for and During her natural Life, and all my Parsonal Estate I give and Bequeath to my Said beloved wife to her Desposal forever, and also the Improvement of Sixty acres of Land Lying in Eppin and to be taken of the westerly end of that tract of Land I Bought of Mr Enoch Clark for and during her natureal Life -
Item I give and Bequeath to my Son Benjamin Norris his Heirs and Assigns for ever all my home place where I now Lives Containing one hundred acres more or Less together with the Buildings Standing thereon and to come in Pessession at my wifes Decease, and also one third Part of my Saw mill in Notting- ham and one third Part of the stream and also one third Part of twenty acres of Land that I reserved for a Privilege to accomo- date Said mill and to Lye where most Convenant to Said mill, and to Come in Pessession at my Decease -
Item I give and Bequeath to my Son Samuel Norris his Heirs and assigns for ever, all that tract of Land Lying in Eppin
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aforesaid that I Bought of Mr Enoch Clark excepting the im- provement of sixty acres of said tract which I reserve for my wife to have the Improvement of During her Natural Life and also one third part of my saw mill & stream and one third Part of twenty acres of Land near said mill. -
Item I give and bequeath to my Son Zebulon Norris his Heirs and assigns for ever, one hundred and forty acres of Land Lying in Nottingham in the Second Range of Lotts in the third Division and is Part of the 21st Lott in Nº and to begin on the westerly side of said Lot and to extend into said Lot so far as will Contain Just one hundred & forty acres as abovesaid and to be of equeal weidth at each end and also one third Part of my saw mill in Nottingham and one third Part of the Streem and one third Part of twenty acres of Land where most convenant for a Privilege for said mill -
Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter marcy Burley her Heirs & assigns one fourth Part of the remainder of my Land Lying in Nottingham in the second Range of Lots in the third Division in the 21st Lot in Nº and in the 22d Lot in Nº excepting the Pine timber Standing thereon, that which I give to all my Children to share equally alike -
Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter mary Meloon her Heirs and assigns for ever one fourth Part of the remainder of my Land that Lyes in the Second Range of Lots in Nottingham in the third Division and in the 2 1 st and 22d Lots in Nº excepting what I have given to my three sons as is above mentioned except- ing the Pine timber and that I give to all my Children to Share equally alike -
Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Ruth Norris her Heirs and assigns one fourth Part of my Land that Lyes in the second Range of Lots in the third Division in Nottingham and in the Lots Nº 21 & Nº 22 excepting what I have given to my three Sons as is above mentioned, excepting the Pine timber and that I give to all my Children to share equally alike -
Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Deborah Norris
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her Heirs and assigns one fourth Part of my Land that Lyes in the Second Range of Lots in the third Division in Nottingham and in ye Lots Nº 21 : and Nº 22 : excepting what I have given to my three sons as is above mentioned excepting the Pine timber and that I give to all my Children to share equally alike.
Lastly I do Constitute and appoint my well beloved wife Mary Norris to be my Executrix
his Samuel X Norris Mark
[Witnesses] Jeremiah Prescott, James Rundlet Jun', William Prescott, Abraham Perkins.
[Proved March 26, 1766.]
[Administration on the estate of Samuel Norris of Epping, yeoman, granted to his widow, Mary Norris, Feb. 27, 1765.]
[Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 445.]
[Bond of Mary Norris, with Jonathan Norris and Jeremiah Elkins, yeomen, as sureties, all of Epping, in the sum of £500, Feb. 27, 1765, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, William Parker, Moses Davis.]
[Warrant, Feb. 27, 1765, authorizing Ezekiel Brown of Epping, gentleman, and Daniel Beede of Brentwood to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, May 18, 1765; amount, £16,652. 18. 0; signed by Ezekiel Brown and Daniel Beede.]
[License to Samuel Connor and his wife Mary, executors, to sell real estate.]
EDMUND PENDERGAST 1764 DURHAM
In the Name of God Amen the twenty first Day of November In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred sixty & four
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I Edmond Pendergast of the town of Durham in the Province of newhampshire in newengland yeoman being Sick & week of Body
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Son Edmond Pender- gast the one Half of all my Estate Real Personal or mixt of what- soever nature or kind or wheresoever the Same may be found to be to him my Said Son Edmond Pendergast his heirs and assigns for ever
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Son thomas Pender- gast Half of all my Estate Real Personal or mixt of whatsoever nature or kind or wheresoever the same may be found to be to him my said son thomas Pendergast his heirs & assigns for ever & my will is that If either of my Said Sons Shall Die before he Comes of the age of twenty one years then my will is that the whole of my afore Said Estate be to the Surviveing Son & his heirs & assigns forever & my will is & it is my true Intent & meaning that what I have herein before given to my Sons Shall not effect or Infreange on my Dearly beloved wife Hannah her Right of Dower or power of thirds of in or to Said Estate And I do hereby make ordain & appoint my Said Dearly beloved wife Hannah Pendergast my Sole Executor *
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