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JOHN JENKINS I754 DURHAM
[Administration on the estate of John Jenkins granted to Simon Randall Oct. 30, 1754.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 122.]
[Bond of Simon Randall of Durham, yeoman, with Ichabod Canney of Dover, yeoman, and Joseph Alcock of Portsmouth, shopkeeper, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Oct. 30, 1754, for the administration of the estate of John Jenkins of Durham, yeoman; witnesses, Jeremiah Libby, Jr., and Jonathan Blanchard.]
[Inventory, Jan. 20, 1755; amount, £3566. 8. o; signed by Joseph Sias and Eli Clark, Jr.]
[Warrant, Oct. 31, 1760, authorizing Benjamin Mathes, John Woodman, trader, both of Durham, and Ichabod Canney of Dover, yeoman, to set off the dower to the widow, Hannah Jen- kins.]
THOMAS McCONNELL 1754 PEMBROKE
[Bond of Mary McConnell, widow, with Joseph Baker and Robert White, yeomen, as sureties, all of Pembroke, in the sum of £500, Oct. 30, 1754, for the administration of the estate of Thomas McConnell of Pembroke, yeoman; witnesses, Jacob Treadwell and Jonathan Blanchard.]
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[Inventory, signed by Joseph Baker and Robert White; amount, £280. 9. 0; attested Oct. 30, 1754.]
JOSIAH CLARK I754 PORTSMOUTH
[Bond of Mary Clark, widow, with Thomas Newmarch, blacksmith, and Jeremiah Libby, Jr., gentleman, as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in the sum of £500, Oct. 30, 1754; for the ad- ministration of the estate of Josiah Clark of Portsmouth, mason; witnesses, David Moses and Jonathan Blanchard.]
[Inventory, Jan. 28, 1755; amount, £1328. 5. 6; signed by Wil- liam Langdon and Jeremiah Libby, Jr.]
EBENEZER PEABODY I754 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Ebenezer Peabody granted to his widow, Joanna Peabody, Oct. 30, 1754.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 217.]
[Bond of Joanna Peabody, widow, with Thomas Newmarch, blacksmith, and Joseph Alcock, shopkeeper, as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in the sum of £500, Oct. 30, 1754, for the adminis- tration of the estate of Ebenezer Peabody of Portsmouth, blacksmith; witnesses, Daniel Moses, Jonathan Blanchard.]
[Inventory, Jan. 29, 1755; amount, £834. 5. 9; signed by John Hart and John Shackford.]
JAMES WHITE I754 PEMBROKE
[Administration on the estate of James White of Suncook granted to Isaac White Oct. 30, 1754.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 109.]
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[Bond of Isaac White, with Robert White and Joseph Baker as sureties, all of Suncook, in the sum of £500, Oct. 30, 1754, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Richard Downing, Jonathan Blanchard.]
[Inventory, Oct. 24, 1754; amount, £2372. I. 0; signed by Jo- seph Baker and Robert White.]
[Account of the settlement of the estate; receipts as per in- ventory; expenditures, £124. 17. 0; allowed Oct. 27, 1756.]
JOSHUA PURRINGTON I754 EPPING
In the name of God Amen The third Day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and fifty four I Joshua Purrinton of Epping in the province of Newhampshire in New England yeoman Being very Sick and weak in Body *
Item I give and bequeath to my Eldist Son James purrintun ten pounds old tenor to be paid by my Executors hereafter named Item I Give and Bequeath unto my son Joshua ten pounds old tenor to be paid by my Executors Item I Give to my Daugh- ter Lydia wife of Abner Lowell five shillings Item I give to my Daughter Anna wife of Jacob Osborn five Shillings Item I give to my Daughter Mirriam wife of John Elder five shillings Item I Give to my Daughter Sarah five shillings Item I Give to the heirs of my Daughter Mary Deceased wife of John Carr De- ceased five Shillings Item I Give and Bequeath to my two youngest Sons George purrintun and Joseph purrinton whom I Likewise Constitute Make and ordain my sole Executors of this my Last will and Testament all my lands in Epping and Els- where to be Equally Divided Between them with all the privel- idges and appurtenances By them their heirs and Assigns freely to be possesed and Enjoyed for ever Item I Give to my two sons
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Last mentioned all my Bonds notes & Demands and Likewise all my stock of cattle with my moveable or personal Estate wherever it may be found obliedgeing them hereby to take care of my Daughter Sarah and provide for her Support So Long as She Remains a single woman and likewise I do obliege my two sons George and Joseph to pay out the Legasies as they are above Expressed and Likewise my will is that my Dearly Beloved wife Judith shall have all the moveables & Estate which She Brought with her and are now in my possession or Elsewhere
Mak Joshua X purrinton his
[Witnesses] James Norris Juner, Ebenezer Dow, Ezekel Brown. [Proved Dec. 24, 1754.]
[Warrant, Dec. 24, 1754, authorizing Ebenezer Dow and Ezekiel Brown, both of Epping, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, filed March 20, 1755; amount, £2229. 19. 0; signed by Ebenezer Dow and Ezekiel Brown.]
DANIEL FLETCHER I754 NASHUA
[Warrant, Nov. 7, 1754, authorizing Zaccheus Lovewell, Joseph French, gentleman, both of Dunstable, Thomas Colburn, gentle- man, and Daniel Merrill, yeoman, both of Nottingham West, and William Richardson of Pelham, gentleman, to appraise the estate of Daniel Fletcher of Dunstable, in order that it may be settled on the oldest son.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 140.]
[Appraisal of the estate at £150. 0. 0 Nov. 26, 1754; signed by Zaccheus Lovewell, Joseph French, Thomas Colburn, Daniel Merrill, and William Richardson and dated at Nottingham West.]
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To the Honourable Ricard Wibird Esq' Judge of the Probate of Wills &c. for the Province of New Hampr
We the Subscribers have Set off that Lot of upland in the Division of Pratts Farm so Calld and Five Acres of the Medow at the southwest Corner of the said lot - (Known by the name of Mercy Pratts Lot) Laying in Nottingham west in the Province aforesaid to Eunice Wright as her Dower or one Third Part of the Real Estate of Daniel Fletcher Late of Dunstable in the County of Middlesex Deceasd - March 14th 1764 -
Joshua Hamblet
James Sherburn
Comtee
JOHN WEBSTER I754 HAMPTON
[Administration on the estate of John Webster of Hampton granted to his son, John Webster of Kingston, Nov. 1I, 1754.] [Essex County, Mass., Probate Records, vol. 332, p. 437.]
[Bond of John Webster, yeoman, with Andrew Greeley, ship- wright, and Nathaniel Whittier, millwright, both of Salisbury, Mass., as sureties, in the sum of £1000, Nov. II, 1754, for the administration of the estate; witness, James Tarbox.]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files.]
[Petition of Sarah, widow of John Webster, late of Amesbury, Mass., Jan. 29, 1755, that, she being advanced in years, her oldest son, John Webster, may administer her husband's estate.]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files.]
[Inventory of the estate in Essex county, Mass., taken by Andrew Greeley and Nathaniel Whittier, both of Salisbury, Mass., Feb. 3, 1755; amount, £88. 5. 4; sworn to by the ad- ministrator Feb. 3, 1755.]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files, and Probate Records, vol. 332, p. 437.]
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JOSEPH BICKFORD I754 NEWINGTON
[Guardianship of Dennis Bickford, minor, aged more than 14 years, son of Joseph Bickford, deceased, granted to Margery Bickford Nov. 15, 1754.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 156.]
[Bond of Margery Bickford, widow, with Daniel Bickford, husbandman, as surety, both of Newington, in the sum of £500, Nov. 15, 1754, for the guardianship of Dennis Bickford, son of Joseph Bickford of Newington, deceased; witnesses, Samuel Clark and Richard Young.]
JOSEPH FRENCH 1754 SOUTH HAMPTON
In The Name of God Amen November the 15th day 1754 I Joseph French of South Hampton in the Province of New Hamps: in New England Carpenter
Impª I Give & Bequeath unto Elisabeth my now dearly be- loved wife my Dwelling House in which we now live by her freely & fully to be possessed and Enjoyed so long as she remains my widow and also the pastureing of one Cow yearly & every year Dureing her sd State of widowhood and this to suffice for that we made a Contract together before marriage
Item I Give to my well beloved Son Joseph French his Hiers & assigns forever A Certain piece of salt marsh scituate in Salis- bury in the County of Essex in the Province of the massachusets Bay it being the one Half of four acres which fell to me by my Hond father Joseph French Late of sd Salisbury Deceasd the other Half of which I have formerly Given to my Son Obadiah French Sd marsh Laying at a place Commonly Called the Beach Barrs, and this to suffice for My Sª son Joseph he having had his portion already
Item I Give to my well beloved Daughter in Law Elisabeth
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Jewel now the wife of Joseph Jewel, (formerly wife of my Son Ebenezer French Deceasd) five shillings Lawful money -
Item I Give to my well beloved Grandson Abel French son of my sª Late son Ebenezer French deceas'd five Shillings like money as abovesd, both these legacies to be paid by my Executor within One year after my Decease, and this to suffice for these, my sª son Ebenezer also having had his portion of my Estate
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my well beloved son Daniel French his Hiers and assigns for ever a Certain piece of Land scituate in South Hampton abovesª Containing six acres it Lay- ing on the southerly side of the High way going by sª South Hampton Meeting House & Bounded as followeth viz : beginning at sd Highway & Joyning to six acres of Land I have before sold to the sd Daniel French & to Run southerly on the sd six acres sold as abovesª to Land belonging to the Hiers of Nathanael Brown Late of Salisbury Deceasd then Easterly on the Last men- tioned Land, to Land of the same Tract which I have not yet dis- posed of but shall leave to be disposed of to pay my debts & Legacies, and then Northerly on the sd residue of my Land to the forementioned High way then Westerly on sd way to the place where it first began six acres and also my dwelling House in which I now live, after the Decease of my wife -
And I do hereby Constitute & ordain my sª Son Daniel French to be sole Executor of this my Last will & Testament -
Item I Give to my son Obadiah French his Hiers & assigns for ever all my Carpenters Tools & all my Implements for work without Doors; he also haveing had his part of my Estate
Item I Give to my well beloved Grand Children Obadiah Eastman Edward Eastman & Thomas Eastman all Children of my Late Daughter Abigail, formerly wife of Thomas Eastman Late of Kingstown in sd Province Deceasd to them their Hiers & assigns for ever all my Houshold stuff to be Equally Divided between them
Further I hereby Give to my fore mentioned son Daniel my sd Executor to this my Last will, to him his Hiers & assigns for
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ever, all my stock of Cattle Sheep &c hereby Willing and order- ing My sª Executor to be at the Charge of my funeral Further- more I hereby will & ordain that my sd Executor pay my fore- mentioned Legacies & also perform the Covenants & agreements on my part, which was made between me & my sª wife before marriage; and also to pay all my Honest Debts (That is to say) my will is and I do hereby Will and order, that the residue of my Lands on the southerly side of the forementioned way, being six acres Joyning to the forementioned six acres Given to my sd son Daniel in this my Last will, and also two acres of salt marsh which Came to me by my Hond father forementioned, Lying on the Easterly side of the original Lot, of which the forementioned Two acres is a part viz: at the Beach Barrs (so called) & so Butting on the Beach the sd six acres of Land, & Two Acres of marsh, be & hereby is by me appropriated & set off to pay my sª Debts, and I do hereby Authorize & Impower my sª Executor to make sale of the same for that end, or if he Chuse it rather, To keep the same himself, for him his Hiers & assigns forever he or they paying the same, and I further will & order my sd Executor to pasture the Cow for my sd wife as is before mentioned yearly, & every year so long as she remains my widow * *
Joseph french
[Witnesses] Jeremy Webster, Josiah Tilton, Elizabeth webster. [Proved Oct. 27, 1756.]
[Warrant, Oct. 27, 1756, authorizing Jeremy Webster and Josiah Tilton, yeomen, both of Kingston, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Oct. 28, 1756; amount, £1299. 16. 6; signed by Jeremy Webster and Josiah Tilton.]
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NATHANIEL MERRILL 1754 SOUTH HAMPTON
[Administration on the estate of Nathaniel Merrill of South Hampton granted to his son, Eliphalet Merrill, Nov. 16, 1754.] [Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 156.]
[Bond of Eliphalet Merrill, with Joseph Merrill and James Merrill as sureties, all of South Hampton, yeomen, in the sum of £1000, Nov. 16, 1754, for the administration of the estate; wit- nesses, Samuel Clark and Anna Freese.]
[Inventory of personal estate, Nov. 19, 1754; amount, £344. II. 4; signed by Reuben Dimond and Josiah Sawyer; attested Dec. 5, 1754.]
[Guardianship of Nathaniel Merrill, minor, aged more than 14 years, son of Nathaniel Merrill, granted to Jacob Fowler of South Hampton Aug. 13, 1755.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 336.]
[Bond of Jacob Fowler of South Hampton, yeoman, with Elisha Purington and Stephen Palmer, both of Kensington, yeomen, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Aug. 13, 1755, for the guardianship of Nathaniel Merrill; witnesses, William Parker and Jonathan Blanchard.]
[Administrator's account of the settlement of the estate; receipts, personal estate, £835. 1. 9; expenditures, £293. 13. I ; allowed Oct. 29, 1755.]
[Guardianship of Benjamin Merrill, aged less than 14 years, son of Nathaniel Merrill, granted to Eliphalet Merrill of South Hampton, yeoman, Jan. 28, 1756.]
[Bond of Eliphalet Merrill, with Jacob Fowler and Abel French, yeomen, as sureties, all of South Hampton, in the sum of £500, Jan. 28, 1756, for the guardianship of Benjamin Merrill; witnesses, William Parker and Ezra Carter.]
[Guardianship of Dorothy Merrill and Judith Merrill, aged
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less than 14 years, daughters of Nathaniel Merrill, granted to Dorothy Merrill of South Hampton, widow, Jan. 28, 1756.]
[Bond of Dorothy Merrill, widow, with Joseph Merrill and James Merrill, yeomen, as sureties, all of South Hampton, in the sum of £1000, Jan. 28, 1756, for the guardianship of her daugh- ters, Dorothy Merrill and Judith Merrill; witnesses, Elijah Rowell and Eliphalet Merrill.]
[Receipt for personal estate, Feb. 4, 1756, signed by Dorothy Merrill, Richard Merrill, Eliphalet Merrill, and Jacob Fowler, widow, children, and guardians; witnesses, Joseph Merrill and Jacob Elliot.]
[Warrant, Nov. 20, 1759, authorizing Jeremy Webster of Kingston, John Page, Joseph French, Abner Morrill, and Benja- min Brown, all of South Hampton, to divide the real estate.]
Province of Pursuant to Warrant &c We the Subscribers New Hamps | have Divided the real Estate of Nathanael Merril Late of South Hampton in sª Province Deceasd Intes- tate & set the same off as followeth viz
To Dorothy widow of the Deceasd for her Thirds as hereafter described viz. In the Home place beginning at a stake & stones by the fence by Townsends Land (so Called) from thence run- ning Easterly a Cross the Lot originally Thomas merrils Late of South Hampton abovesd deceasd which s' Thomas Merril was father of the deceasd & so on thro' the one Half of the width of the Browns Lot (so Called) to a stake & stones; then Northerly on the middle Line of the sd Browns Lot: (That is to say) the Line running from the south end of sd Lot to the North End thereof dividing the same into two Equal parts; 26 Rods to a stake & stones then Westerly a Cross the sd Half Lot & the sd whole Lot to the High way to a stake & stones by the fence: then southerly by the sd way & Townsends Land to the place where it first began 26 Rods Nine acres more or Less with the one Half of the Dwell- ing House viz: the Easterly End thereof: and one Half of the
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Barn viz the easterly end thereof both of which stand on the premisses above described : But it is to be understood, & it is our true Intent & meaning: that we hereby reserve liberty & privi- ledge about the sd House & Barn for the Children to Come to, Use, & Improve their parts in the sd Buildings and to pass from the same &c also we set to the widow in addition to what is above described; two acres & two thirds of an acre of Land in the other Half of the sd Browns Lot viz the Easterly Half: which The Deceasd held in partnership & was not divided & so Could not be sett off by metes & Bounds: also two acres and a Half, which is part of about Nine acres; which is part of the forementioned Thomas Merrils sd Lot; which the deceasd also held in partner- ship as the former & so could not be set off by metes & Bounds
Then Ist The first share to Benjamin lying in the Home place Bounded as followeth viz beginning at the forementioned Towns- ends Land & Joyning to Land of Joseph Merrill & running Easterly on sd Joseph merrils Land a Cross the forementioned Lot & Half lot to the forementioned middle line to the south- easterly Corner of the sª Home place; then Northerly on sd middle Line 12 Rods & Three feet to a Beache Tree marked then Westerly to the sd Townsend land to a stake & stones by the fence; then southerly on the sd Townsends Land 12 Rods & three feet to the place where it first began four acres & a Half be it more or Less: with one Seventh part of the westerly End of the Dwelling House & one seventh of the Westerly End of the Barn.
2ly & 3ª The second & third shares to Richard Beginning at the sd Townsends Land at the stake the North westerly Bound of the first share then running easterly on the sd first share to the forementioned middle line to a Beach Tree marked which is the North Easterly Bounds of the sd first share: then Northerly on sd middle Line 21 Rod & about 13 feet to a stake & stones which is the south Easterly Bounds of the widows thirds then westerly on sd thirds to the sd Townsends Land to a stake & stones the south westerly Bounds of the sd Thirds then southerly on sd Townsends Land 21 Rods & about 13 feet to the place where it
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first began Nine acres more or Less with two seventh parts of the Westerly End of the Dwelling House & two sevenths of the westerly End of the Barn
4ly The fourth share to Dorothy beginning at a stake by the widows thirds & standing on the forementioned middle Line & running westerly on the sª 3ª8 18 Rods to a stake: then running Northerly by sd middle Line keeping the sd Breadth of 18 Rods to the High way; and then at the sd Northerly part to Bound on the sd High way 5 acres & a Half more or Less with 14 part of the Westerly end of the dwelling House & 14 part of the westerly End of the Barn
5ly The fifth share to Judith beginning at a stake & stones by the widows thirds, which is the Bounds of the 4th share, then running Northerly on sd 4th share to the High way to a stake the North westerly Bounds of the sd 4th share: then south westerly on the sd way to the widows thirds; where it is Bounded with a stake the Bounds of the thirds: then easterly on the sd thirds to the place where it first began 5 acres more or Less with 14 part of the westerly End of the Dwelling House & 17 part of the west- erly End of the Barn
6ly The sixth share to Nathaniel being four Acres which is part of about Nine acres: which is part of the forenamed & mentioned Thomas Merrils Lot which the deceasd held in part- nership & so Could not be set off by metes & Bounds: also one acre more or Less in the forementioned Half of the Browns Lot on the Northerly side of the way : and Lays at the southerly End thereof; & is all that lays in that place over & above what is set off to Eliphalet: with the 14 part of the westerly end of the dwelling House & the 14 part of the westerly end of the Barn
7ly The seventh & Last share to Elizabeth being two acres & a Quarter in the forementioned Half of the Brown Lot Laying on the Northerly side of the way & at the Northerly end thereof Joyning to Land of Eliphalet Merril in the sd Half of sd Lot & to extend southerly the width of the deceasds Land there till it makes sd two Acres & one Quarter of an acre: with two acres
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& a Half in the forementioned Nine acres which is & was held in partnership & so Could not be set off by metes & Bounds with the 14 part of the westerly end of the dwelling House & the Y part of the westerly End of the Barn
Jeremy Webster Joseph french Abner Morrill
[Allowed Jan. 25, 1760.]
JOSIAH BLOOD 1754 HOLLIS
[Bond of Josiah Blood of Hollis, husbandman, with Benjamin Johnson of Woburn, Mass., yeoman, and John Blanchard of Billerica, Mass., as sureties, in the sum of £300, Nov. 18, 1754, for the guardianship of "Josiah, Ebenezer, Solomon, Sarah, & Caleb Blood all Children of the said Blood by his late wife Sarah Blood"; witnesses, Andrew Bordman and John Locke, Jr.]
[Middlesex Co., Mass., Probate Files.]
The account of Sarah Blood administratrix of the estate of Josiah Blood late of Hollis in the State of New Hampshire hus- bandman deceased, so far as related to his guardianship of his children by a former wife
Feb. 28, 1767. Cash pd Josiah & Eben' Blood in full £27. 10. 0 Sept. 10, 1768. cash pd Solomon Blood in full - 13. 15. 0 June 2ª 1773. cash pd Caleb Blood in full no sum mentioned Sept. 27, 1777. cash pd Sarah Pierce in full - 18. 15. 0
Middlesex I Oct. 1777. Having seen the discharges from all the children of the sd deceased, I allow of this account. -
J Winthrop J Prob
[Middlesex Co., Mass., Probate Files.]
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MARGARET BREWSTER 1754 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Margaret Brewster granted to her son, Samuel Brewster, Nov. 21, 1754.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 139.]
[Bond of Samuel Brewster of Barrington, housewright, with Joseph Brewster and Samuel Hale, both of Portsmouth, shop- keepers, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Nov. 21, 1754, for the administration of the estate of Margaret Brewster of Ports- mouth, widow; witnesses, Hannah Hughes and William Parker.]
[Inventory, signed by Henry Sherburne and Samuel Sher- burne; amount, £1443. 10. 0; attested Jan. 29, 1755.]
PETER HERSEY 1754 NEWMARKET
[Administration on the estate of Peter Hersey of Newmarket granted to his widow, Mary Hersey, Nov. 22, 1754.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 156.]
[Bond of Mary Hersey of Newmarket, widow, with Jacob Ames of Newmarket and Edward Colcord of Brentwood as sureties, in the sum of £1000, Nov. 22, 1754, for the administra- tion of the estate; witnesses, Samuel Clark and Moses Clark.]
[Inventory, Dec. 9, 1754; amount, £3776. 12. 0; signed by Robert Smart and Richard Mattoon.]
JOHN HUNKING I754 HAMPSTEAD
[Administration on the estate of John Hunking of Hampstead granted to John Muzzey and Robert Hunking Nov. 26, 1754.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 156.]
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[Bond of John Muzzey of Hampstead, joiner, and Robert Hunking of Haverhill, Mass., bricklayer, with Stephen Johnson, Jr., and Benjamin Kimball, both of Hampstead, as sureties, in the sum of £1000, Nov. 26, 1754, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, James Graves and Samuel Clark.]
[Warrant, Nov. 26, 1754, authorizing Benjamin Foster and Peter Eastman, both of Hampstead, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, signed by Benjamin Foster and Peter Eastman; amount, £3292. 10. 0; attested March 17, 1755.]
[Account of the settlement of the estate by John Muzzey, administrator; receipts, £150. 15. 0; expenditures, £188. 14. 8; allowed Jan. 24, 1760.]
[Warrant, Jan. 24, 1760, authorizing John Johnson, Peter Eastman, John Hazzen, Benjamin Kimball, and Stephen John- son, yeoman, all of Hampstead, to set off the widow's dower, and to divide the remainder.]
Persuent to a Warrant to us Directed from the Honourable Richard Wibird Esqr Judge of Probate for the Province of New Hampshire -
We have Sett off to the Widow Sarah Hunkins her Dower of third out of the Estate of John Hunkins Late of Hampstead & Province aforsª Decsd and is bounded as foloweth: at the north- erly angle a Stake and Stones by the Road: and allso by Land of Wait Stevens thence Southwesterly by Said Stevens Land to an Elmn tree markd by Flents Land thence South Easterly aboute ninteen Rods to a Stake and Stons: thence North East- erly to an apple tree markd by the Road thence northerly by the Road aboute twenty Rods to the bound first mentioned - the Premises Contain aboute twenty acers Consisting allso of a Dwelling House -
And have allso Divided the Remaining part in the manner folowing -
Robert Hunkins Lott being (two Shears) Containing aboute
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twelve acers Consisting allso of a Barn and is bounded as folow- eth at the Westerly angle a Stake and stones by the Road and allso by Land of Wait Stevens thence North Easterly by Said Stevens Land to a Stake and Stones: thence South Easterly by Land belonging to the Heirs of Daniel Roberds Decsd aboute twenty Eight Rods to a Stake and Stones thence Southwesterly to a Stake and Stones by the Road thence northerly by the Road to the bound first mentioned
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