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And as to ye Rest & Residue of my Estate both Real & Per- sonal whatsoever & wheresoever it may be found, that hath not been mentioned in this Present Will, if any Such there Shall be, I Give ye Same to my sª Executor & to his Heirs & Assigns for ever.
And I do hereby Revoke, Disannul & make void all former Wills & Testaments by me in any wayes heretofore made, Rati- fying & Confirming this and no other to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I do hereunto Set my Hand and Seal this Twentieth Day of August Anno Domini one Thousand Seven Hundred & fifty four & in ye Twenty Eighth Year of his Majisties Reign
His Joseph X Jenkins Mark
[Witnesses] Jon® Cushing, Nathanael Lammas, James Lam- mas.
[Proved Nov. 12, 1755.]
WILLIAM DOWNS I754 SOMERSWORTH
[Mary Downs of Somersworth, widow, renounces administra- tion on the estate of her husband, William Downs of Somers-
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worth, in favor of her oldest son, Samuel Downs, Aug. 26, 1754; witnesses, Moses Carr and Moses Stevens.]
[Administration granted to Samuel Downs Aug. 28, 1754.] [Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 77.]
[Bond of Samuel Downs, husbandman, with Richard Philpot, mariner, and James Nock, husbandman, as sureties, all of Somersworth, in the sum of £500, Aug. 28, 1754, for the admin- istration of the estate; witnesses, William Parker and Jonathan Blanchard.]
[Inventory, signed by James Hobbs and Moses Stevens; amount, £2934. 7. 4; attested Oct. 30, 1754.]
[Administrator's account of the settlement of the estate; ex- penditures, £183. 7. II; exhibited April 28, 1756.]
[Warrant, April 28, 1756, authorizing Capt. James Hobbs, Dr. Moses Carr, Moses Stevens, Francis Roberts, and Samuel Jones, all of Somersworth, to set off the widow's dower, and to report on the division of the remainder among the six children.]
Province of By Virtue of a Warrant from ye Honble
New Hampr J Richard Wibird Esq' Judge of Probate of wills &c for Sd Province Directing and impowering us the Subscribers to make a Division of the Real Estate of William Down Late of Somersworth Deceasd Between the Widow & Heirs of Sª De- ceasd Pursuant thereto we have Set off to the Widow Twenty Eight Acres & an Half as her full third Part in the Lands of Sª Deceasd, it being in four Pieces Bounded as followeth (viz) The First, Lying on the Westerly Side of the Highway ; Beginning at ye Noh East Corner of the Widow Judith Downss Land Run- ing by Sd way Eight Rods; Then Westerly to the south East Corner of the Barn Then Southerly to a Large Stone by ye wido Judith Downss Fence, Then by Sª Fence to the First Bounds. -- Another Piece containing Ten Acres begining at the Northwest Corner of the house by the way Runing Southerly to ye wido
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Judith Downs® Land Thirty three Rods, then by Said widos Land to a Small white Oak standing by the Fence markd, thirty seven Rods, Then from Sd Oak on a streight Line to an Oak Standing in the Fence by the highway Sixty Rods, Then by the highway Forty Six Rods, to the First Bounds, another Piece Containing Twelve acres Lying on the Northern Side of the way, Begining at a white Oak Tree Standing in ye Southwest Corner of sd Downs® Land runing by the Highway Easterly fifty six Rods, Then Northerly to a Tree markd by the River fifty one Rods Then by the River to Capt John Wentworths Land Then on a streight Line to the First Bounds. - The other Piece Con- taining Six Acres Lying on the Pitch Pine Plain So Calld being the Easterly End of Sª Downs Twenty Acres Common Right & to take the whole bredth of ye same as it was Laid out till Six Acres be completed - As also half of the House that is to Say the Eastern End thereof with one third prt of the Cellar, and Twenty feet Square of the southeast Corner of the Barn with Liberty to pass and repass too and from the same, for Conveniency of Improvement. - And one half Day in a Month in a Saw mill at the Great Falls. The other two thirds of the Real Estate of Sd Deceasd being Twenty seven Acres & an half Homestead Twenty two acres in the Plains and Thirty six acres at Berwick, according to the best of our Judgment cannot be divided among the Heirs without Prejudice to, & spoiling the whole the shares being so Small, we have therefore apprised the same (including the Buildings Orcharding &c: Excepting the widows Thirds) at one Thousand Nine Hundred and nine Pounds old Ten' & one Day in a month in a Saw mill at the great Falls at Fifty Pounds old Ten' - In Witness whereof we have hereto set our Hands this Twenty ninth Day of June, Anno Domini 1756 -
James Hobbs Moses Carr Moses Stevens Francis Roberts
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EPHRAIM TIBBETTS, JR. 1754 ROCHESTER
[Administration on the estate of Ephraim Tibbetts, Jr., of Rochester granted to his widow, Ann Tibbetts, Aug. 28, 1754.] [Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 76.]
[Bond of Ann Tibbetts, widow, with Otis Pinkham and Na- thaniel Austin, yeomen, as sureties, all of Dover, in the sum of £1000, Aug. 28, 1754, for the administration of the estate; wit- nesses, William Parker, Aaron Campbell.]
[Inventory, Nov. 8, 1754; amount, £3947. 3. o; signed by Joseph Austin and Joseph Hanson, Jr.]
[Warrant, Aug. 27, 1760, authorizing Thomas Westbrook Waldron, gentleman, Joseph Austin, Joseph Hanson, and Joshua Wingate, all of Dover, and Samuel Austin of Somersworth, yeomen, to divide the real estate between the two sons, Gideon Tibbetts and Obadiah Tibbetts; mentions Anne, a daughter deceased since her father.]
Province of ) Pursuant to a warrant therefor From The New Hampsr J Honble Richard Wibird Esqr Judge of the Pro- bate of Wills &cª for said Province We have Divided the Real Estate of Eph™ Tibbets late of Rochester yeoman Deceased unto his two sons Gideon & Obadiah Tebbets Viz To Gideon Tebbets the first Division Lot Number fifty three in the Town of Roches- ter in the Province aforesd with the house & barn thereon to- gether with Ninety three Acres & three quarters of an acre of the Lot Number Eighty one in the Second Division in Said Rochester as the same lies in com'on with the other land of Said lot to have & to hold the Said two Peices of Land to him the Said Gideon Tebbets His Heirs & assigns forever in Severalty as five Eights of the Said Ephms Real Estate And To Obadiah Tebbets the Lot of Land in the Town of Dover In the Province afores'd with the house & barn thereon Together with fifty Six Acres & one fourth of an Acre of the Lot Number Eighty one in the Second Division above mentioned as the Same lies in com'on with the other land
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of said lot To Have & to hold the Said two Peices of land to him the Said Obadiah Tebbets his heirs & assigns for Ever in sev- eralty as three Eighths of the Said Ephms Real Estate In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hand this 22d Day of Sept Anno Domini 1760
Tho' Wk Waldron Joseph Austin Samuel Austin Jos: Hanson Joshua Winget
n.º 81 a Second Division Lot in the Town of Rochester Containing 240 Acres Gideon & Obadiah Tebbets owning 150 Acres there of
5/8 Gideon Tebbets is 93/4 3/8 Obadiah Iebbets is 3-6 1/4 their whole right in this lot is 150
NB Partition is to be made with the other owners of this lot
nº 53 a first Division Lot in the town of Rochester which by going over the Brick line to the River Contain's ab+ 100 ; Acres
This whole Lot for Gideon Tebbets
nechewarnock River Salmon fall River or
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Jayning to M' Joseph Hussey Possession SS Rod's
2-
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punoq 7512 347 07
thirty two Acres of Land in the Town of Dover
This Whole Lot for Obadiah Tebbets
To John Gage Esq" Possession
to the River on three
Course 104 rods
un Cochecho Salt River
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WILLIAM WALDEN I754 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of William Walden of Ports- mouth granted to John Partridge and his wife, Priscilla Part- ridge, Aug. 28, 1754.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 77.]
[Bond of John Partridge and wife Priscilla, with Benjamin Akerman and Benjamin Dockum as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in the sum of £500, Aug. 28, 1754, for the administration of the estate of William Walden, mariner; witnesses, William Parker, Jonathan Blanchard.]
[Warrant, Aug. 24, 1756, authorizing Edward Cate, gentleman, and Thomas Bickford, schoolmaster, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Nov. 20, 1756; amount, £352. 10. 6; signed by Edward Cate and Thomas Bickford ; mentions a brother, Thomas Walden, deceased.]
[Account of the settlement of the estate; receipts, £869. 15. 6; expenditures, £369. 5. 9; allowed Feb. 25, 1757, and ordered "that two thirds thereof [the balance] be paid one half to the mother of the Children of Thomas Walden Decd for their use & the other half to Jnº Walden which Thomas & Jnº were Brothers to the above named William and that the Said Jnº Partridge have the use of the other third part of Said Ballance So Long as his wife Priscilla Lives she having been the Wife of the Said William & that the Said Partridge give Security to Pay the other third now in his hands to the next of Kin to Said Wm at the Death of Said Priscilla without interest."]
[Bond of John Partridge, mariner, with Richard Hart and Daniel Rindge, merchants, as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in the sum of £100, April 7, 1757, for payment as above; witnesses, T. Greenwood, William King; payment acknowledged by the pro- bate court Oct. 23, 1773.]
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[Receipt to the Judge of Probate Aug. - , 1773, for £83. 6. 8, signed by Anna Walden, Nathaniel Treadwell, Sarah Treadwell, Nathaniel Gilman, Anna Gilman, and Jacob Walden.]
DEBORAH NEWBOLD I754 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Deborah Newbold of Ports- mouth granted to Jonathan Warner Aug. 28, 1754.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 76.]
[Bond of Jonathan Warner, merchant, with Daniel Warner and John Wentworth as sureties, all of Portsmouth Aug. 28, 1754, in the sum of £1000, for the administration of the estate of Deborah Newbold, widow; witnesses, Nathaniel Peirce, Jonathan Blanchard.]
[Inventory, Sept. - , 1754; amount, £752. 4. 0; signed by John Shackford and William Knight.]
[Caveat of the administrator, Sept. 23, 1755, that the estate may be insolvent and asking that commissioners be appointed.]
[List of claims against the estate, Sept. 29, 1756; amount, £659. 8. II; signed by Eleazer Russell and William Knight.]
[Administrator's account of the settlement of the estate; re- ceipts, £875. 3. 0; expenditures, £277. 16. 0; balance to be dis- tributed, £597. 17. 0; allowed April 5, 1757.]
[Settlement of claims, allowed April II, 1757.]
THOMAS CROCKETT I754 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Thomas Crockett of Ports- mouth granted to Jonathan Crockett Aug. 28, 1754.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 76.]
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[Bond of Jonathan Crockett, mariner, with John Loud, cord- wainer, and Christopher Skinner, mariner, as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in the sum of £500, Aug. 28, 1754, for the adminis- tration of the estate; witnesses, William Parker and Nathan Johnson.]
[Inventory, Oct. 14, 1754; amount, £250. 9. 0; signed by Hunking Wentworth and Daniel Peirce.]
[List of claims against the estate; amount, £70. 16. I.]
[Administrator's account of the settlement of the estate; re- ceipts, £25. 9. 0, personal estate; expenditures, £89. 6. 5; allowed Jan. 5, 1756.]
JAMES KING 1754 WESTFORD, MASS.
[Bond of James McGregore, with Samuel Rankin as surety, both of Londonderry, in the sum of £500, Aug. 28, 1754, for the execution of the will of James King of Westford, Mass .; wit- nesses, William Parker and William Shackford.]
JAMES PRESCOTT I754 KENSINGTON
In the name of God Amen, the Seventh Day of September 1754 I James Prescutt of Kensington of the Town of Hampton in the Prove of new-Hampshe Husbandman being weak of Body
Imprimis I give & bequeath to my well beloved son Josiah Prescut all my Home Place where I now Live in sª Kensington with all the Buildings Priviledges & appurtenances there unto Belonging Excepting such a Part of the same which here after I Impower my Execut's to Sell & Dispose of For the Payment of my Debts.
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Item; I give my well Beloved son Marston Prescutt all my Place at Nottingham with the Buildings & all Priviledges Be- longing there unto.
Item; I give unto my sons Solomon Prescut & James Prescutt all my Right in a Tract of Land granted To Ichobad Robie Esqr & others commonly known by the Name of Hales-Town in the Prove aforesd to be Divided Equally between them in all its Priviledges.
Furthermore I order my son Josiah to Pay to my well Beloved son John Prescut the value of what a Certain piece of Land, which my Hond Father John Prescut Deceasd gave to my Sd son Josiah, what sª Land, be it more or Less, is now worth, also that sª Josiah Should moreover Pay to sd John one Hundred Pounds old Ten' when he arrives to the age of Twenty one years.
Furthermore; I order my sd son Josiah to Pay to my well Beloved Daughter Mary Prescut one Hundred Pounds old Tent & also To my well Beloved Daughter Sarah Prescut one Hundred Pound old Ten'
Furthermore I order my sª Son Josiah Faithfully to Fullfill my obligation to my Brother Jedediah Prescut For the maintainance of my Hond Mother Abigail Prescut.
Finally I constitute & appoint my well Beloved wife Sarah Prescut & my sª son Josiah my Executors
James Prescutt
[Witnesses] Benja Prescott, John Page, Abraham Prescutt. [Proved Oct. 30, 1754.]
[Sarah Prescott and Josiah Prescott renounce executorship of the will Nov. 25, 1754, in favor of Benjamin Prescott of Kensing- ton, yeoman; witnesses, Mary Prescott, John Page.]
[Bond of Benjamin Prescott of Kensington, with Samuel Page of Kensington, yeoman, and Abner Fogg of North Hampton, gentleman, as sureties, in the sum of £1000, Nov. 27, 1754, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, William Parker, Ebenezer Long.]
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[Inventory, Nov. 8, 1754; amount, £6083. o. o; signed by Simon Batchelder and John Page.]
[Guardianship of Marston Prescott and Solomon Prescott, minors, aged more than 14 years, sons of James Prescott, granted to Abraham Prescott Aug. 4, 1755.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 359.]
[Bond of Abraham Prescott, with Josiah Prescott as surety, both of Kensington, in the sum of £1000, Aug. 4, 1755, for the guardianship of Marston Prescott and Solomon Prescott; wit- nesses, John Page and John Page, Jr.]
[Account of the settlement of the estate; receipts, personal estate, £1442. 14. 0; expenditures, £1545. 8. 9; allowed March 31, 1756.]
[Guardianship of James Prescott, minor, aged more than 14 years, son of James Prescott, granted to Josiah Prescott May 31, 1758.]
[Probate Records, vol. 20, p. 509.]
[Bond of Josiah Prescott of Kensington, with Abraham Pres- cott of Kensington and Jeremy Webster of Kingston as sureties, in the sum of £500, May 31, 1758, for the guardianship of James Prescott; witnesses, William Parker, Enoch Merrill.]
AMOS TOWLE I754 HAMPTON
[Bond of Hannah Towle, widow, with Jeremiah Towle, car- penter, and Jonathan Towle, yeoman, as sureties, all of Hamp- ton, in the sum of £1000, Sept. 13, 1754, for the administration of the estate of Amos Towle of Hampton, yeoman ; witnesses, Enoch Clark, Joshua Lane.]
[Inventory, attested Oct. 30, 1754; amount, £4204. 8. 0; signed by Joshua Lane and Jeremiah Towle.]
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[Account of the settlement of the estate; receipts, £954. 19. 2, personal estate; expenditures, £342. 17. 0; mentions "main- tainance of 3 of the Deceaseds Children which were under 7 at his Death"; allowed Oct. 29, 1755.]
[Account of income from the estate for the year 1754; amount, £IOI. 0. 0; signed by Joshua Lane and Philip Towle; attested Oct. 28, 1755.]
[Guardianship of Joseph Towle, Amos Towle, and Hannah Towle, aged less than 14 years, children of Amos Towle, granted to Philip Towle of Hampton, yeoman, Feb. 22, 1759.]
[Probate Records, vol. 21, p. 165.]
[Bond of Philip Towle, with John Towle of Hampton and Jonathan Towle of Rye, yeoman, as sureties, in the sum of £1000, Feb. 22, 1759, for the guardianship of Joseph, Amos, Simon, and Hannah Towle, children of Amos Towle; witnesses, William Parker, John Langdon.]
[Administratrix's additional account, Feb. 26, 1759; receipts, £814. 2. 0; expenditures, £350. o. o; mentions "maintainance of the Children of the Said Intestate under Seven Years of Age from the Time of Exhibiting the Last Account"; allowed Feb. 26, 1759.]
[Guardianship of Joseph Towle, minor, aged more than 14 years, son of Amos Towle, granted to Jonathan Towle of Hamp- ton March 3, 1761.]
[Probate Records, vol. 22, p. 42.]
[Bond of Jonathan Towle, yeoman, with John Weeks of Hampton and Jonathan Towle of Rye as sureties, in the sum of £500, March 3, 1761, for the guardianship of Joseph Towle, 3d; witnesses, William Parker, Solomon Loud, Jr.]
[Guardianship of Joseph Towle, minor, son of Amos Towle, granted to Jeremiah Towle Feb. 27, 1765.]
[Probate Records, Vol. 23, p. 410.]
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[Bond of Jeremiah Towle, with Philip Towle and Samuel Smith as sureties, all of Hampton, yeomen, in the sum of £5000, Feb. 27, 1765, for the guardianship of Joseph Towle; witnesses, Wyseman Claggett, William Vaughan.]
ARCHIBALD MILLER I754 CHESTER
[Administration on the estate of Archibald Miller granted to Mary Miller and Andrew Craige Feb. 26, 1755.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 198.]
[Bond of Mary Miller, widow, with William Craige and Wil- liam Leach as sureties, in the sum of £500, Oct. 30, 1754, for the administration of the estate of Archibald Miller of Chester, yeoman; witnesses, Mary Craige, Thomas Rogers, James Horner.]
[Account of the settlement of the estate by Andrew Craige and Mary Shirley, formerly Miller; receipts, £635. 10. 0; expendi- tures, £893. 6. 6; mentions boarding "two of my children" four years, and "one of my children" two years; allowed Nov. 29, 1758.]
[Inventory, Sept. 19, 1754; amount, £1631. 10. 0; signed by William Leach and William Craige.]
JOSEPH TOWLE I754 HAMPTON
In the Name of God Amen - I Joseph Towle of Hampton in the Province of New Hampshire Yeoman being Weak in Body * *
Item I give & Bequeath to my beloved Wife Sarah one hun- dred pounds of Pork - fifty pounds of Beef - twelve bushels of Corn one peck of Beans - one peck of Potatoes-two bushels
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of Malt - four bushels of Apples - two pounds of Tallow - one barrel of Syder two Fleeces of Sheeps Wool & Keeping for One Cow Summer & Winter Yearly & Every Year During her Widowhood to be found & Provided for & unto my Said Wife by my Said Executors - also one Room in my Dwelling house During her Widowhood - I also give her to her Own Disposal all the Goods She Bro't me at Marriage all which is in Lieu of her Right of Dower or power of thirds -
Item I Give & Bequeath to my Son John Towle ten Shillings New Tenor Bills of Credit to be paid by my Said Executors -
Item I give & bequeath to my Son Joseph Towle twenty pounds old Tenor to be paid by my Said Executors -
Item I Give & Bequeath to my Son James Towle twenty pounds Old Tenor to be paid by my Said Executors -
Item I Give & bequeath to my Son Jonathan Towle twenty Pounds Old Tenor to be paid by my Said Executors -
Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter Mary Page twenty pounds Old Tenor to be paid by my Said Executors -
Item I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Mehitable Brown twenty pounds Old Tenor to be paid by my Said Executors -
Item I Give & Devise to my Grand Son Joseph Towle Son of my Son Amos Towle Deceased my Dwelling house & Barn & all my Land thereunto Belonging Except one acre herein after Mentioned - also all my Pasture Land Situate in Hampton aforesaid bounded Easterly by Land of Reuben Sanborn & westerly by Land of Benjamin Towle also half a Share of Land lying in the Second North Division so called bounded Easterly by Land of James Godfrey & Westerly by Land of James Towle - also One half of a Share of Land lying at a Place called Lobs hole as it now lays undivided with the Heirs of John Hobbs Deceased - also all my Meadow Ground lying before my Said Dwelling house bounded Easterly by Meadow Ground of Jere- miah Towle & Westerly by Meadow Ground of Philip Towle also One half of that Lott of land which I heretofore purchased of Jesper Blake Containing about three acres bounded Easterly by
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Land of John Nay & Westerly by Land of the Widow Dearborn also all my Salt marsh Situate in Hampton aforesaid at a place called the Clam Banks Excepting one acre herein after men- tioned - also one half of my Salt marsh at a place called the Boarshead near the Ox Common And my Will is that my afore- said Grand Son Joseph Towle when he arrives to twenty One Years of Age Should Convey his Interest in the Estate of his Said Father Deceasd to his Brother Amos Towle then to hold my Said house & Barn and all my Said Land meadow Ground & marsh to him my Said Grand Son Joseph his Heirs & Assigns - and in Case my Said Grand Son Joseph Shall Neglect or Refuse to Convey his Said Interest to his Said Brother Amos as afore- said my will is that I Give & Devise to him my Said Grand Son Amos Towle so much of the Land herein before Devised to my Said Grand Son Joseph On the Condition aforesaid as to make his my Said Grand Son Amos's Interest in his Said Father's Estate with what is herein after given him Equal to the Estate of his Said Brother Joseph to hold to him his Heirs & Assigns - the Remainder of what is herein before Devised to my Said Grand Son Joseph to hold to him his Heirs & Assigns - And I also Give & Devise to him my Said Grand Son Amos Towle One Acre of Land where I now live Adjoining to the Land which I heretofore Give to my Said Son Amos Deceased - also One Acre of Salt marsh lying at the Clam Banks aforesaid adjoining to marsh of my Said Son Amos Deceasd also the One half of my Salt Marsh lying at the Boarshead aforesaid also the One half of my Said Lott of Land which I purchased of the Said Blake to hold to him his Heirs & Assigns -
Item I Give & bequeath to my Grand Son Simon Towle Son of my Said Son Amos Deceasd the Sum of five hundred Pounds in Good Passable Bills of Credit of the Old Tenor & form in Case he Shall Convey his Interest in the Estate of his Said Father to his Brothers Joseph & Amos aforesaid when he Shall come to the Age of twenty One Years to be paid by my Said Grand Sons Joseph & Amos when my Said Grand Son Simon comes to the
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age aforesd And if the Said Simon Shall not See fit to Convey his Said Interest to his Said Brothers as aforesd I give & bequeath to him the Said Simon only the Sum of five Shillings New Tenor to be paid by my Said Executors
Item I Give & Bequeath to my Grand Daughter Hannah Towle Daughter of my Said Son Amos Decd five Shillings New Tenor to be paid by my Said Executors -
Lastly I do hereby Ordain & appoint my aforesaid Son Jona- than Towle of Rye in Said Province yeoman & Joshua Lane Cordwainer of Hampton aforesd Joint Executors of this my last Will & Testament- And hereby I do Revoke all Other Wills by me heretofore made In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the twentieth Day of Sept in the twenty Eighth Year of his Majisty's Reign Annoque Domini One thousand Seven hundred & fifty four -
his Joseph + Towle mark
[Witnesses] John Smith, Jeremiah Towle, Daniel Philbrick.
October the 4th One thousand Seven hundred & fifty four upon Reconsidering the foregoing Will I think proper to make the following alteration viz to appoint Daniel Philbrick of Hampton aforesd joiner to be Executor of this my last Will & Testament in the Room of my aforesd Son Jonathan with the aforesd Joshua Lane & Revoke that Clause in my Said Will Appointing my Said Son an Executor In all other Respects I hereby Confirm my Said Will Witness my hand & Seal the Day & year aforesd
his Joseph + Towle mark
[Witnesses] Philip Towle, Richard Sanborn, Levi Towle.
[Endorsed] Presented for Proof 26th of Octobr 1757 Suspended till the Last Wednesday of Novembr
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[Sarah Towle, widow, accepts her legacy in the will of her husband in lieu of dower Nov. 21, 1757; witnesses, Jabez Smith, John Hobbs.]
[Warrant, Oct. 26, 1757, authorizing Philip Towle and John Nay, both of Hampton, yeomen, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, attested Dec. 28, 1757; amount, £5777. 7. 6; signed by Philip Towle and John Nay; addition of £25. 0. 0 made Feb. 21, 1758.]
[Account of the settlement of the estate; receipts, £3694. 3. 6; expenditures, £3954. 6. 9; allowed Oct. 28, 1765.]
FRANCIS MASON I754 EXETER
[Inventory of the estate of Francis Mason of Exeter, Sept. 23, 1754; amount, £721. 14. 0; signed by Jonathan Dearborn and Thomas Moore; attested Sept. 23, 1754.]
[License to Satchell Clark of Stratham, administrator, Oct. 26, 1768, to sell real estate.]
TRUEWORTHY DUDLEY 1754 EXETER
[Administration on the estate of Trueworthy Dudley of Exeter granted to Biley Dudley of Brentwood Sept. 28, 1754.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 155.]
[Bond of Biley Dudley, with Theophilus Smith and Simon Wiggin of Exeter as sureties, in the sum of £1000, Sept. 28, 1754, for the administration of the estate of Trueworthy Dudley, blacksmith; witnesses, Robert Light and Love Chase.]
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