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[Bond of John Mitchell, Jr., with John Hopkins and Edward Aiken as sureties, all of Londonderry, in the sum of £500, June 27, 1759, for the guardianship of John Mitchell; witnesses, Wil- liam Parker, James Whidden.]
ICHABOD ROBY 1755 KINGSTON
In the Name of God Amen. I Ichabod Robie of Kingston in the Province of New Hampshire Husbandman having lived many years beyond the common Limit of human Life, & daily expecting to be numb'red with the Dead
First I give & devise to Lydia my beloved wife fifty weight of Meat, five Bushels of Indian Corn, two Bushels of English Corn, four Gallons of Molasses, four Pounds of Butter, & to keep her a Cow, one Barrel of Cyder, Bed & Bedding, all to be seasonably provided kept in order, & bro't to Her Yearly & every Year, while she remains my Widow by my Son Samuel, as also one Room in my House, the Bedding to be wholly at her dispose.
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Secondly I give & devise to my Son Samuel all the Lands which I now possess & all my moveables within Doors & without, except such as I have given to my wife, or such as are herein after excepted.
Item I give & devise to my Son William thirty Pounds old tenor to be paid in a Year after my Decease, I give Him also a Bed after the Decease of my wife.
Also, I give & devise to my Daughter Susanna wife of Heze- kiah Swain twenty Pounds old tenor to be paid in two Years after my Decease, I also give Her an Iron Keitle.
I do, also, give & devise to my Daughter Lydia wife of Micha Brooks twenty Pounds old tenor within two Years to be paid.
I do, likewise, give & devise to my Daughter Ruth twenty Pounds old tenor, to be paid within two Years after my Decease.
Item, I give & devise to My Daughter Meribah Connor Widow five Pounds old tenor, to be paid within two Years after my Death; In the same Manner & Time, I give & devise to my Daughter Dorithy, Wife of Benjamin Prescot five Pounds old tenor.
I do also give to my Son William, & my Daughters Susanna & Ruth the Priviledge of living in one Room in My House after the Decease of my wife
The true Intent & Meaning of this my last will, is, that my Son Samuel pay all my Debts, provide for my wife as above mention'd, & pay to my Son William thirty Pounds, to my Daughters Susanna, Lydia & Ruth twenty Pounds each, & to Meribah & Dorithy five Pounds each, all to be adjusted accord- ing to Bills of Publick Credit of the old tenor, & William to be paid within one Year & my Daughters within two Years after my Decease; & that, my wife have her Bedding or Bed-Furniture & after her Decease, William have the Bed, & after My Decease Susanna the Iron Kettle free & clear, my meaning is, that I give each Article to each Person, as their particular Property & to their Sole Use & behoof forever; I order also that my sª Son Sam11 give Liberty, to Susanna, Ruth & William all of them together
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or either of single to live in one Room of my House; & these Matters being adjusted & settled as above, I give to my Son Samuel all my Estate Personal & Real, to Him, his Heirs & Assigns forever, to his & their use & Behoof forever.
And, I do hereby constitute & appoint my Son Samuel sole Executor to this my Last Will & Testiment.
Finally, I do hereby utterly renounce & revoke every other Will & Testiment of mine, & confirm & establish this my last Will & Testiment,
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal this thirtieth Day of April, In the twenty sixth Year of His Majestys Reign, Annoq; Domini one Thousand seven Hundred and fifty three.
his Ichabod + Robie Mark
[Witnesses] Jeremiah Hubbard, John Calfe, John fifeld.
Whereas I Ichabod Robie have made the above my Last Will & Testiment, since which my Son William is dead, I do therefore give all yt which I before gave to my sd Son William to my Son Samuel; to him his Heirs & Assigns forever: In all our Respects I confirm my sd last will & testiment, & ye Bequest, to my sd Son Samuel, of all before given to my Son Will, I hereby confirm as a Codicil or Postscript to my sª Will In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my Hand & Seal this tenth Day of Sept' In ye twenty ninth Year of his Majesty's Reign A: D. 1755.
his Ichabod + Robie Mark
[Witnesses] Sanders Carr, Trustrem Quinby, Sanders Carr junr.
[Proved Aug. 31, 1757.]
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ALLEN ANDERSON I755 LONDONDERRY
In the name of God Amen this Eleven day of september in ye year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty five I Allen Anderson of Londonderry in the province of newhampshire in new Englan yeman being sick of Body *
Ittem I give and bequith one hundred pounds old tener to be Levied out of my personal Esteate to be put into the hands of James Clark James Reid James nesmith Robert Clark and there assosites the use of it, to go to relive the poor as they shal see need and to any other good use but the princaple not to be dis- posed of
Ittem I give and bequeth to my beloved wiff mary Anderson the use of my dwelling hous and farm during hir nature Liff and the third of it at hir oun despossing at hir death to hir and hir hairs or asigens forever with all my houshold goods I give and bequith to my Cussen Allen moor my hors Colt and to my Cossen James Anderson of Londonderry aforsaid my two brindeled steers three years old past
I give and bequith to mary Paul my old servent a haffer two years old past and to Elesabath Cumings if she serve out hir time faithfully a heffer of three years old when hir time is out
Ittem I give and bequith to my Cossen Allen Hopkins my forth devisen drawen but not recorded to my Right
Ittem I give and bequith to my brother Daniel Children to witt James Joseph samuel Anderson and martha Anderson there sister one hundred and ninty five pounds old tenor to be payed out of my Esteate at my wiffs desease if they pay the debt due to the Esteate of Elias Dickey but if they do not then pay that debt then they shal have no mor but five shillings each
Ittem I give to my Brother James Anderson my wearing Close
Ittem I give and bequith to my Cozzens his sons and daughter to witt samuel Robert James Thomas and David Anderson and Jean tagert Agness miller margret nesmith ther sisters the one third of all my Esteate both real & personal Exepting what is
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befor bequithed to them in Equal shairs to them and ther hairs or asigens forever
Iettem I give and bequith to my sister martha moor's Cheldrin George moor Allen moor williom moor Jean Criste and Elesabath moor one third of all my Esteate Ether real or personal Exepting whate is befor bequathed to them and there hairs or asigens forever
Ittem I give and bequith the other third of my Esteate Ether real or personal to my brother John's Childrin and my brother williom son Thomas Anderson the one half of it to said Thomas Anderson and the other half to my brother John Anderson Children viz Thomas John Anderson and Esbal Hall ther sister to them and there hairs or asigens forever Exepting what is befor bequithed and I make and ordain Capt mosses Barnet and John wear Gentilmen to be the Executors
his Allen X Anderson mark
[Witnesses] Robert Boyes, James Doack, James Cochran. [Proved Nov. 20, 1755.]
[Warrant, Sept. 19, 1755, authorizing Samuel Barr and Robert Clendenin, innholder, both of Londonderry, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Nov. 17, 1755; amount, £4563. 0. o; signed by Samuel Barr and Robert Clendenin.]
[Account of the settlement of the estate; receipts, personal estate, £1472. 16. 6; expenditures, £1451. 10. 0; allowed Nov. 24, 1756.]
JAMES MOULTON 1755 HAMPTON FALLS
In the Name of God Amen This IIth day of Seper 1755: James Moulton of Hampton falls in the Province of Newhampshire in New england : being Now Sick and Weak
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Imprimes: I Give unto my Beloved Wife Lydia moulton leberty to live in the East End of my Dweling house so long as she shall see cause to live a widow & allso my said wife shall have the Improvement of one Third of all my my Rael & Per- sonall Estate & to have one Cow & two sheep to Dispose of as She Pleases & allso I give leberty to my said wife to Dispose of all the movables in my said house that she Brought with her when She came to my house-
Itaim : I give unto my son Richard moulton all my land & salt marsh medow ground that I have in the town of Hampton & in Hampton falls & one Quater of a whol Right in Chichester & all my Buldings & my movables in my house that I have not Disposed of all Redey & my stock of cattel horses Sheep & Swine & my Husbandtry Tools:
Itaim I give unto my Daughter Hannah Bean & unto her Son Curtice Bean one Half of an Hundred acre lott in the Town of Chester to be Equiall to be divided Betwixt them the lott lyes undivided with Richard moultons Half lott. I allso Give to my said Daughter leberty to live in the East End of my said house With her afore Said mother & she is to have a Cow & Two sheep & she & her mother is to have a three year old Heifer all to be Delivered to her by my son Richard moulton & he is to Keep the cow for his sister winter & somer so long as she shall se caus to live a widow & I order my said son Richard moulton to Deliver to his afore said mother & his sister Bean with convenant fire Wood at the Dore of the House so long as thay shall live Widows & I Doe Give to my Grand son Curtice Bean two year old stears to be Delivered to him by my son Richard with in one year after my Deceas
Itaim I give unto my Daughter mary McCoy Twenty Pounds In Pasable Bills of Credet old Tenor to be Paid to her with in one year after my Deceas by my Son Richer moulton & allso Thirty Pound old tenor In clothing to be Payd to her by my said son Richard
Lastly my will & meaning is that if I have any Estate Either
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Real or Personally that I have left out of this Will my said son Richard moulton is to have it & what Debts I owe I order my son Richard moulton is to Pay them & what Debts or Dues are owing to me he is to Receive them for him self and I Doe appoint my son above named Richard moulton to be Executor
his James X Moulton mark
[Witnesses] Jabez Smith, William Sambon, Josiah Rawlins. [Proved Sept. 24, 1755.]
[Bond of Richard Moulton of Hampton Falls, yeoman, with William Sanborn of Exeter, yeoman, as surety, in the sum of £5000, Sept. 24, 1755, for the execution of the will; witnesses, Jabez Smith, Jonathan Blanchard.]
JAMES ROGERS I755 LONDONDERRY
In the name of God Amen this fifteenth day of septembr one thousand seven hundred and fifty five I James Rogers of London- derry in the province of new Hampshire yeman being sick of body * *
Ittem I give and ordain my son Robert McClur that he have the use of my real Esteate for three years from the deate of these presents Exepting my meadow which I give to my son Thomson free of any rent
Ittem I give and bequith to my Doughter Ester Rogers all my houshold goods exepting my grat pott which I bequith to my three Doughters vzd mary seabe martha mcClur and Ester Rogers in Equal shairs
Ittem I give and bequith to my son Thomas Rogers five pounds new tenor
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I give and bequith to my son william Rogers five pounds new tenor
I give and bequith to my son John Rogers five pounds new tenor
Ittem I give and bequith my son samuel Thomson my meadow that Layeth in his Land in Londonderry aforsaid and to be alowed in his pairt of my Esteate for a hundred pounds old tenor
Ittem I give and bequith all the remaining pairt of my Esteate Ether real or personal to be devided into Eght Equal shairs one Eght pairt to my son Thomas Rogers one Eght pairt to my son William Rogers one Eght pairt to my son John Rogers one Eght pairt to my son samuel Thomson and his wiff margrat Thomson one Eght pairt to my son Joseph seabe and his wiff mary seabe one Eght pairt to my son william morison and his wiff Jean morison and one Eght pairt to my son Robert meClur and his wiff martha mcClur and one Eght pairt to my doughter Ester Rogers all the above bequithments in my Esteate is to them and their hairs or asigns forever but my hom dwelling not to be sold or disposed of till the three years above be ended and I apoint and ordain Robert morison Jur of Londonderry to be my Executor
his James × Rogers mark
[Witnesses] Robert Boyes, Robert macmurphy, James Mº- Neill.
[Proved Dec. 3, 1755.]
[Warrant, Nov. 6, 1755, authorizing Thomas Wilson and John Hunter, both of Londonderry, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, attested Dec. I, 1755; amount, £3064. 12. 0; signed by Thomas Wilson and John Hunter; additional inven- tory of £13. 2. 0, Feb. 28, 1759.]
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JAMES MOORE
I755 LONDONDERRY
In the Name of God Amen I James Moore of Londonderry In the Province of N Hampre Yeoman being Sick and full of Pain *
Item I leave the home place whereon I live to my Son Hugh at the Decease of my Dear Wife as like wise a Piece of Meadow near Willm MacClintochs bought of the Senters in this Town And I order that he live with his Mother till he is come of Age And I leave to her my said Wife besides her Widdows Dower or Right of Thirds the Improvt of the said Home Place till my Said Son Hugh is come to Age for to enable her to bring up my Min' Child" I like wise leave to her my said Wife my Negro Boy Peter to be hers during Life and then to descend to my Said Son Hugh
Item I leave to my Two Eldest Sons Jonas & John That Farm wch I purchased from John MacMurphy Esqre to be divided in Equal proportions between them each of them enjoying that Part where they have begun to Improve Only I reserve out of said Farm Twenty Acres of Meadow with Land Adjoining in the Eastern End of said Farm to be given to my Son William
Item I give to my said son Willm a Farm of Land bought from the Proprietors of Londonderry lying & bounding upon the East- ern End of the home place
Item I leave to my two eldest Daughters Jannet & Elizabeth my Farm upon Merimack River above Amuskeig in Goffes Town so called to be divided in equal proportions between them
Item I leave to my Daughter Sarah a Piece of land Near James Pettersons being the fourth Part of Cap" James and Leut Sam- uel Greggs amendment Farm as likewise to my Said Daughter Sarah all my Part of Pine Swamp and Stone Dam Meadows so called being the Quar' part of Cap" & Sam1 Greggs Lots in the meadows mentioned
Item I leave to my Youngest Daughter Mary and to my Youngest Son Robert my part of a Farm wch James Nesmith and I bought between us from the Propriety of Londonderry
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Said Land to be divided in equal Proportions between said two youngest Children
Item I order that if it Should please God that my Son John now going a souldier on the Crown Point Expedition Should die in said Exped" In that Case that his Share Shall be Equally di- vided between my Sons James & William
Item I appt My Dear Wife and Robt Morison Jun' of London- derry to be the Exacts of this my last Will
James Moore
Signd Seald Publish'd and Declar'd This 23d Day of Sepr 1755 In Presence of us
Arthur Nesmith, Thomas Nesmith, Benjamin Nesmith.
[Proved Feb. 25, 1756.]
[Warrant, Feb. 4, 1756, authorizing William Perham, gentle- man, and Alexander McCollom, husbandman, both of London- derry, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, attested Feb. 23, 1756; amount, £2947. 14. 0; signed by William Perham and Alexander McCollom.]
JOB LANGLEY I.755 DURHAM
In the name of God amen the Twenty Sixth Day of September one thousand Seven Hundred and fifty five I Job Langley of Durham in the province of New Hampshire in New England being Sick and weak in body *
Imprimus I Give to my dearly Beloved wife Elizabeth Langly the one Half of all my Pasonal Estate forever, and the one half of a Dwelling house near Durham falls which I purchased of Wil- liam Shepard Late of Durham Deceasd, and also one half of all My Real Estate wheresoever and whatsoever for and Dureing the Tirm of her Natural Life -
Item I Give unto my beloved Daughter Elizabeth Langly all
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my homsteed Estate whereon I now Dwell with all the Rest and residue of my real and passonal Estate wheresoever and what- soever and her heirs forever -
Item it is my will that if my Daughter Elizabeth before Mentioned Should Die and Leave no Issue of her own body that my Brother Samuel Langle should have all my real Estate wheresoever and whatsoever -
and I Do hereby ordain and Constitute my Brother Samuel Langley before mentioned my Sole Executor
Job langley
her
[Witnesses] Bethiah + Buss, Joseph Smith, Joseph Sias. mark [Proved Oct. 29, 1755.]
[Warrant, Oct. 29, 1755, authorizing Joseph Sias, trader, and Miles Randall, yeoman, both of Durham, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Nov. 14, 1755; amount, £4389. II. 0; signed by Joseph Sias and Miles Randall.]
SAMUEL RYMES I755 PORTSMOUTH
In the Name of God, Amen I Samuel Rymes of Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire Rigger being Sick in body
Item. I give and bequeath unto mary my beloved wife all my Estate both Real and parsonal (Except the Legecys hereafter mentiond & after the payment of my Just debts) to her During her natural Life and and after her decease to My Son Christopher Rymes his heirs and assigns forever
Item. I give and bequeath unto Each of my Children viz to my Son Christopher and my Daughters Ann Rymes, Mary
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Buck, Dorathy Gotwon, Catharine Rymes Elizabeth Rymes and Rebecca Rymes, Twenty Shillings New Tenor Each, and I ap- point my Frind John Shackford of said Portsmouth Esqr to be full and Sole Executor In Testiomy whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Twenty Eighth day of September in the Twenty ninth Year of of the Reign of King George the Second over Great Britain France and Ireland, De- fender of the faith &c. annoque Domini One thousand Seven hundred and Fifty five
The mark of Samuel + Rymes
[Witnesses] Jacob Lavers, Wm Whittemore, Cutts Shannon. [Proved Oct. 29, 1755.]
[Inventory, attested Nov. 26, 1755; amount, £4561. 15. 0; signed by James Stoodly, Jr., and Cutts Shannon.]
[Warrant, July 20, 1757, authorizing Eleazer Russell and William Knight, merchant, both of Portsmouth, to receive claims against the estate.]
[List of claims, March 29, 1758; amount, £2607. 5. 7; signed by Eleazer Russell and William Knight.]
[Account of the settlement of the estate; receipts, £3231. 15. 0; expenditures, £2871. 3. 0; allowed July 26, 1758.]
[Executor's additional account; receipts, £3010. 12. 0; ex- penditures, and balance paid to son of the deceased; allowed May 27, 1761.]
ELISHA SANBORN 1755 EPPING
In the Name of God Amen the nine and twentyeth Day of September Anno Que Domini 1755 I Elisha Samborn of Epping in the province of New hampshireing upon an Expedition against Crown point
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Imprimis I give to my gall Rachel Samborn one hundred pounds old tenor to Be paid by my Executers here after named
Item I give to my Brother John Samborn twenty pound old tenor to Be paid By sd Executers -
Item I give to my Sister mary fox five pound old tenor to Be paid by sd Executers -
Item I give to my Brothers Benjamin Joseph and Isreal after my Debts and the Legacies are paid all my Estate in Lands and my stock and the moveballes that I now have in Eping and new market to be Equally Devided Amongst them three
And I do here by make my Cousen Daniel Samborn and my Brother John Samborn Executers
Elisha Samborn
[Witnesses] Lucy Samborn, Thomas Samborn, Josiah Sam- born.
[Proved Feb. 25, 1756.]
[Warrant, Feb. 25, 1756, authorizing Moses Coffin of Epping and Peter Folsom of Newmarket, yeomen, to appraise the es- tate.]
[Inventory, March 4, 1756; amount, £3343. 12. 0; signed by Moses Coffin and Peter Folsom.]
JOHN BLAKE I755 HAMPTON
In the Name of God Amen this twenty ninth Day of Septem- ber Anno Domini 1755 In the twenty ninth year of his Majestys Reign Georg the Second over Grate Britain &c I John Blake of Hampton in the Province of New Hampshire new England yeoman
Itam I Give and bequeath to my brother Samuel Blake of said Hampton Cordwainer all my lands and buildings that I have in Hampton or Elce where with all my Parsonal Estate of
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what Kind or Nateur So ever That is I give to my Said Brother Samuel all my Estate Real and Parsonal of what Kind and na- teur so ever to him and to his heirs and assigns for Ever it is my will that My said brother Samuel shall Pay all my Just Debts
Like Wise I Do Constitute make and ordain my said brother Samuel Blake to be sole Executor
John Blake
[Witnesses] William Marston, Jonathan Dowse, Anna palmer. [Proved Feb. 25, 1756.]
[Bond of Samuel Blake, with Jonathan Dowse and William Marston as sureties, all of Hampton, in the sum of £500, Feb. 25, 1756, for the execution of the will; witnesses, William Parker, Peter Dearborn.]
THOMAS DUNCAN I755 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Thomas Duncan granted to Clement March, Sept. 29, 1755.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 364.]
[Bond of Clement March, boat builder, with John Dennett, gentleman, and Joseph Cotton, boat builder, as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in the sum of £500, Sept. 29, 1755, for the admin- istration of the estate of Thomas Duncan of Portsmouth, mar- iner; witnesses, William Parker, Jeremiah Libby.]
[Warrant, Dec. 29, 1755, authorizing William Langdon, tanner, and Charles Hight, gentleman, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, April 26, 1756; amount, £452. 17. 3; signed by William Langdon and Charles Hight.]
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JOHN PAGE
I755 SALEM
[Administration on the estate of John Page of Salem granted to his widow, Elizabeth Page, Oct. 29, 1755.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 373.]
[Bond of Elizabeth Page, with Daniel Peaslee of Salem and Samuel Little, Jr., of Plaistow, yeoman, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Oct. 29, 1755, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, William Parker, Jonathan Blanchard.]
[Inventory, Oct. II, 1755; amount £4027. I. o; signed by Peter Merrill and Richard Kimball.]
JAMES NOYES I755 PLAISTOW
[Administration on the estate of James Noyes of Plaistow, yeoman, granted to Enoch Noyes of Plaistow, cordwainer, Oct. 29, 1755.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 380.]
[Bond of Enoch Noyes, with Samuel Little, Jr., and Thomas Noyes, yeomen, as sureties, all of Plaistow, in the sum of £500, Oct. 29, 1755, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, William Parker, Jonathan Blanchard.]
[Warrant, Oct. 29, 1755, authorizing Daniel Little of Hamp- stead and Tristram Knight of Plaistow, gentleman, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory attested April 28, 1756; amount, £6606. 12. 0; signed by Daniel Little and Tristram Knight.]
[Mary Noyes, aged more than 14 years, daughter of James Noyes, makes choice of her uncle, Samuel Little of Plaistow as her guardian March 28, 1757; witnesses, Enoch Noyes, Daniel Little.]
[Guardianship of Mary Noyes, minor, aged more than 14
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years, and James Noyes and Nathaniel Noyes, aged less than 14 years, children of James Noyes, granted to Samuel Little April 27, 1757.]
[Probate Records, vol. 20, p. 164.]
[Bond of Samuel Little, gentleman, with Thomas Hale, gentleman, and Enoch Noyes, cordwainer, as sureties, all of Plaistow, in the sum of £500, April 27, 1757, for the guardianship of Mary Noyes, minor, aged more than 14 years, James Noyes and Nathaniel Noyes, aged less than 14 years, children of James Noyes; witnesses, Cutts Shannon, John Fernald.]
[Warrant, May 22, 1757, authorizing Daniel Little of Hamp- stead, Tristram Knight, gentleman, Jonathan Clement, yeoman, John French, blacksmith, and Jonathan Carleton, gentleman, all of Plaistow, to appraise the real estate for settlement on the oldest son.]
[Appraisal of the real estate July 27, 1757, at £5940. 0. 0; signed by Jonathan Carleton, Jonathan Clement, and John French.]
[Account of the settlement of the estate; receipts, personal estate, £2940. 14. 3; expenditures, £1747. 5. 0; allowed March 30, 1758.]
[Order of court March 31, 1758, settling the real estate on the oldest son, Enoch Noyes, he to pay the other children their shares.]
[Bond of Enoch Noyes, with Tristram Knight and Daniel Little as sureties, in the sum of £2000, March 31, 1758, to pay their proportions to the other children, Sarah, wife of Joseph White of Plaistow, Mary Noyes, James Noyes, and Nathaniel Noyes; witnesses, William Parker, David Sewall.]
[Account of the settlement of his obligation by Enoch Noyes; mentions Mary Noyes as wife of Moses Little; allowed May 31, 1769.]
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JOSEPH PEASLEE I755 SALEM
[Administration on the estate of Joseph Peaslee of Salem, yeoman, granted to Daniel Peaslee of Salem Oct. 29, 1755.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 375.]
[Bond of Daniel Peaslee, with Thomas Noyes, yeoman, and Samuel Little, Jr., both of Plaistow, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Oct. 29, 1755, for the administration of the estate; wit- nesses, William Parker, Jonathan Blanchard.]
[Daniel Peaslee, William Sanders, Nathaniel Chase and his wife, Ruth Chase, Samuel Sanders, Esther Sanders, Sarah Sanders, Jerusha Sanders, and Oliver Sanders acknowledge the receipt of their shares of the estates of their father, Joseph Peas- lee, and their mother Nov. 19, 1756; witnesses, Richard Kimball and Peter Merrill.]
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