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HENRY BALDWIN 1754 PELHAM
[Mary Baldwin, widow, being advanced in years, renounces administration on the estate of her husband, Henry Baldwin of
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Pelham, Jan. 29, 1754, in favor of her oldest son, Henry Baldwin of Pelham.]
[Bond of Mary Baldwin, widow, and Henry Baldwin, yeoman, with William Richardson, gentleman, and Deacon Amos Gage, yeoman, as sureties, all of Pelham, in the sum of £1000, Feb. I, 1754, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Levi Hildreth and John Ferguson.]
[Inventory, signed by William Richardson and Amos Gage; amount, £2076. 15. 6; attested March 4, 1754.]
JAMES CLARK I754 DOVER
In the Name of God Amen, the Twenty Ninth Day of January Anno Domini one Thousand Seven Hundred & fifty four, I James Clark of of Dover in ye Province of New-Hamps' in New- England Husbandman
Imprimis, I Give to my Beloved Wife Sarah Clark to her Sole use & Improvement, the front or Southerly Lower Room in my Dwelling House & the Celler under it, & Such a Priviledge in my Barn as She Shall have Occation of to House her Cattle & fodder; and also ye one Third Part of ye Produce of my Homestead Land of every kind; The Several Crops to be well & Seasonably Securd & Hous'd at thier Respective Harvists Yearly & every Year, by my Sd Executor, or at his Cost & Charge for ye use of my Sª Wife, During the Term of her Continuing my Widow. And my Will further is that my Sd Executor Procure & Provide good fire Wood at ye Door of my Sd wive's Dwelling House for her use, Sufficient to Support one fire during ye aforesd Term, if She Shall Require it. I also Give to my Sª Wife to her own free & full Disposel for ever, the one Third Part of my Live Stock of Cattle Sheep & Swine, & all my Household Goods, Beds Beding & furniture.
Item, I Give unto my Son Jonathan Clark & to his Heirs &
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Assigns for ever Seventeen Acres and an half of Land in Barring- ton, Adjoyning to his other Land, which he Bought of Mr Went- worth where he now lives, Runing one Hundred & Sixty Rods by his Sd other Land, & Northerly, holding ye length of one Hun- dred & Sixty Rods until Seventeen Acres & an half be Com- pleated. And also one Third Part of a Lot of Land in ye Second Division in Rochester, which Properly belongs unto me.
Item, I Give unto my Son, James Clark & to his Heirs & As- signs for ever Sixty Seven Acres & an half of Land in Barrington aforesd where he now lives, being Part of ye Land which I Pur- chased of Jonathan Ham.
Item I Give unto my Son Remembrance Clark whom I make Constitute & ordain Sole Executor of this my last Will & Testa- ment, & to his Heirs & Assigns for ever all my Land in Dover aforesd, together with my Dwelling House & Barn & all other Buildings & Orchards Standing and being upon Sª Land, And also all my farming Tackling & utensils, as Yokes Chains wheels Carts and Plows &c: I Give to my sª Executor, And all my live Stock of Cattle Sheep & swine which I have not herein Given to my Wife, I Give to my five Children to be Equally Divided among them, viz my three sons & two Daughters.
Item I Give to my Daughter Sarah Swain Two Hundred Pounds Cash old Tenor to be Paid her by my Executor ye one half within ye Term of Two Years after my Decease, & ye other half within ye Term of four Years after my Decease.
Item I Give to my Daughter Martha Clark Two Hundred Pounds Cash, old Tenor, to be Paid her by my Sª Executor, ye one half within ye Term of Two Years after my Decease, & ye other half within ye Term of four Years after my Decease
his James X Clark Mark
[Witnesses] Eli Demerit, William Hill Jun', Eben' Demerit. [Proved Feb. 24, 1768.]
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[Bond of Remembrance Clark, with Eli Demeritt and Ebene- zer Demeritt as sureties, all of Madbury, in the sum of £500, Feb. 23, 1768, for the execution of the will; witnesses, Joseph Moulton, Robert Parker.]
JOHN AYER I754 PORTSMOUTH
[Bond of Ann Ayer of Portsmouth, widow, with Henry Sher- burne of Portsmouth and Peter Gilman of Exeter as sureties, in the sum of £1000, Jan. 30, 1754, for the administration of the estate of John Ayer of Portsmouth, gentleman; witnesses, Wil- liam Parker and Clement Jackson.]
[Inventory, Feb. 15, 1754; amount, £456. 5. 6; signed by Clement Jackson and John Shackford.]
[Warrant, March 27, 1754, authorizing Eleazer Russell and Andrew Clarkson, both of Portsmouth, to receive claims against the estate.]
[Commissioners' account against the estate, Jan. 13, 1755, amount, £31. 10. 0.]
[List of claims against the estate, Jan. 28, 1755; amount, £103. 16. 10; signed by Eleazer Russell and Andrew Clarkson.]
[Account of the settlement of the estate by Joseph Langdon and his wife, Ann Langdon, administratrix, formerly Ann Ayer; receipts, £456. 5. 6; expenditures, £284. 10. 0; allowed May 27, 1755.]
JOHN WARREN I754 PORTSMOUTH
[Bond of Joanna Warren, widow, with John Elliott, glazier, and Amos Warren, husbandman, as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in the sum of £500, Jan. 30, 1754, for the administration of the
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estate of John Warren of Portsmouth; witnesses, William Parker, George Warren.]
[Inventory, attested Feb. 27, 1754; amount, £124. 13. 6; signed by Thomas Peirce and Samuel Sherburne.]
EDWARD THOMAS I754 PORTSMOUTH
In the Name of God Amen I Edward Thomas Late of the Parish of the white Chappel in London now Residing at Ports- mouth in the Province of New Hampshire Mariner being Sick & Weak of Body *
As it hath pleased God in his Providence to lay me on a Sick bed far from my Native Country Viz: at the house of Charles Banfill in Portsmouth aforesaid Truckman where I have been kindly Entertained & if I Show'd Dye of this Sickness he must be at the Charge of my Sickness Nursing Doctor & funeral without having any thing in hand for I have Nothing with me to Defray that Charge I therefore Give Devise & Bequeath all my wages money & Estate both Real & Personal wheresoever the Same is or may be found unto him the Said Charles Banfill his heirs & Assigns forever And I do hereby Constitute & appoint him my Sole Execr of this My Last Will & Testament Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the fourth day of February Anno dom: 1754
Edward Thomas
[Witnesses] James Kinghorn, John Coultas, Jonathan Blan- chard.
[Proved March 27, 1754.]
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MOSES LEAVITT
I754
STRATHAM
In the Name of God Amen, the fifth Day of February in the Year of our Lord God, one Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty four. I Moses Leavit of Stratham in the Province of New Hampshire Esqure; being Weak of Body *
Imprimis I give and Bequeath unto Anne my well Beloved Wife all my Household Goods of every Sort, which She brought with her to me, if in being at my Decease; and also four Hundred Pounds in Bills of Credit as old Tenor, or other Money Equal to it, within one year after my Decease, to be paid out of my Estate: Said Money to be at the Same Vallue that Bills of credit as old Tenor now goes at, and also a good Mourning Suit at my De- cease, and also half a Years Provision for her Self, the next half year after my Decease: and also half a years fire-wood, hall'd to my Door for her to burn in her own room that I herein Shall allow her. I also give unto my Said Wife, the whole Priviledge of two Rooms in my House, viz. my Middle Room So call'd, and the Bedroom adjoyning to it, at the Same end of Said House: with a Priviledge in my Cellers, ovens and Well; all so long as she remains my Widdow, and sees Cause as my Widdow, to live in Said House, and no Longer; provided She my Said wife in Con- sideration of what I have given her as abovementioned, Re- nounces and Quits, all her Right of Dower, and Power of Thirds, unto my Said Estate, both Real and Personal forever, and where- soever, and I also give unto my Said wife, the use of my great Bible so long as she lives in Said Stratham and remains my Widdow, and no longer.
Item, I give unto my Daughter Mary Hardie her Heirs and Assigns, my Thirty Six Acres of Land in the Parish of Epping in Said Province, which was given me by my Honour'd Father, Moses Leavit of Exeter in Said Province Esquire Deceas'd, in his Last Will and Testament: it being a part of his common Right given him by Said Town of Exeter; Said Thirty Six Acres, be it more or Less, as it is Laid out and Bounded, and Sett off to me,
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by my Brother Dudley Leavit of Exeter aforesaid, Executor to my Said Fathers, Said Will; Refference to my Quit Claim Deed from Said Executor, will more fully Appear; Provided She the Said Mary, or her Heirs, do Quit unto her Brother Dudley Leavit, all her Right and Claim, unto all that part of the Land I have in Said Stratham, or Elsewhere, that came by their Mother, Sarah Leavit Late of Said Stratham Deceas'd, which was given away by my Self, and their Said Mother, in her Life time, unto Said Dudley Leavit, and unto her Brother Stephen Leavit Late of Said Stratham Deceas'd: and if She the Said Mary, or her Heirs, refuseth to Quit as aforesaid, then the Said Dudley Leavit his Heirs and Assigns, Shall have the aforesaid Thirty Six Acres of Land, Lying as aforesaid. Also I give unto my Said Daughter Mary, Five Hundred Pounds in Bills of Credit as old Tenor; or other Money Equal to it, as Bills of the old Tenor now passeth; to be paid out of My Estate; one Hundred Pounds of it, within one Year after my Decease; and two Hundred and fifty Pounds of it, within two years after my Decease; and the re- maining one Hundred and fifty Pounds, within four years after my Decease.
Item, I give unto my Daughter Sarah Thirston, her Heirs and Assigns, the one half of my Hundred Acres of Land in Chester in Said Province, call'd the old Hundred Acres; or the first Hun- dred Acres Laid out to my Right there: and the fifth part of my Peice of Land in Brentwood in Said Province, be it more or Less; Lying on the North Side of Exeter River So call'd, between Ben- jamin Fifields Land, and Daniel Samborns Land, and also the one compleat half of my Right in the Township of Bow in Said Province, and also one Cow and Calf; and two Sheep, to be De- liver'd her within Six months after my Decease. And also I give unto my Said Daughter Sarah, Four Hundred Pounds in Bills of Credit as old Tenor, or other Money Equal to it, as Bills of the old Tenor now passeth; to be paid out of my Estate; two Hundred Pounds thereof, within two years after my Decease: and the other two Hundred Pounds to be paid within three years
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after my Decease, to her, or her Heirs; provided She or they do Quitt unto her Brother Dudley Leavit, all her Right or claim, to all the Land I have in Stratham aforesaid, that came by her mother; excepting what I, and her Said mother in her Life time, have given unto the Said Sarah.
Item, I give unto my Daughter Love Chase her Heirs and As- signs: the other half of my Said one Hundred Acres of Land in Chester: and also the other half of my Said Right in Bow; and also one Cow and Calf; and two Sheep, to be Deliver'd her within Six months after my Decease: and also one fifth part of my Land in Brentwood aforementioned: and also four Hundred Pounds in Bills of Credit as old Tenor, or other Money Equal to it, as Bills of the old Tenor now passeth; to be paid out of my Estate two Hundred Pounds thereof to be paid within two years after my Decease; and the other two Hundred Pounds, to be paid within three years after my Decease, to her, or her Heirs, provided She or they do Quit unto her Brother Dudley Leavit, all her Right or claim, to all the Land I have in Stratham afore- said, that came by her mother; Excepting what I, and her Said mother in her Life time, have given unto the Said Love.
Item, I give unto my two Grandsons viz. Caleb Rollings and Thomas Rollings, their Heirs and Assigns; all my Right of Lands in Gilmantown in Said Province; to be Equally Divided be- tween them; and also Two Hundred Pounds in Bills of Credit, as old Tenor, as Said old Tenor Bills of Credit now passeth; to be paid to Each of them or to their Heirs, out of my Estate, one Hundred Pounds thereof, to be paid to Each of them, within two years after my Decease; and the other one Hundred Pounds to Each of them, to be paid within four years after my Decease; Provided they the Said Caleb and Thomas, or their Heirs or As- signs, do Quit unto my Son Dudley Leavit, all their Right or claim, unto all that part of the Land I have in Said Stratham, or Elsewhere, that came by my former wife Sarah Leavit, late of Said Stratham Deceas'd, which was given away by my Self and my Said wife, in her Life time, unto my Said Son, Dudley
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Leavit; and also to my Son Stephen Leavit, Late of Said Strat- ham Deceas'd.
Item, I give unto my Grandaughter Phebe Rollings, her Heirs and Assigns; one fifth part of my aforesaid Peice of Land in Brentwood; and one Silver Spoon Mark'd, M. S. L. and a Silk Gownd which was her Aunt Milicent Leavits Deceas'd; and also two Hundred Pounds in Bills of credit as old Tenor, and as Said Bills now passeth, to be paid to her, or to her Heirs, out of my Said Estate; one Hundred Pounds thereof, within two years after my Decease; and the other Hundred Pounds thereof within four years after my Decease; Provided She the Said Phebe, or her Heirs or Assigns, do Quit unto my Said Son Dudley Leavit, all her Right or claim, unto all that part of the Land I have in Stratham aforesaid, or Elsewhere, that came by my former wife, Sarah Leavit, Late of Said Stratham Deceas'd, which was given away by my Self & my Said wife in her Lifetime, unto my Said Sons Dudley Leavit, & Stephen Leavit.
Item, I give unto my Grandson Leavit Hardie His Heirs & Assigns; Fifty Pounds in Bills of Credit, as old Tenor now Passeth, to be paid within three years after my Decease, out of my Said Estate.
Item, I give unto my two Daughters, Sarah Thirston, and Love Chase; and unto my Said Grandaughter, Phebe Rollings, all my Household Goods, left at my Decease, to be Equally Divided between them; Excepting what I have before herein given to my Wife; and also Excepting my New Bed and Bolster, Bedstead and Bed Cord, and Bedding belonging to Said Bed, which I keep in my Hall Chamber; two Silver Spoons Marked M. S. L. and my Clock.
Item, I give unto my Son Dudley Leavit, and to his Heirs and Assigns, after my Said Debts & Legacies and Funeral Charges are all paid; all the Remainder of my Estate, both Real and Per- sonal, of all Kinds whatsoever, and wheresoever, which I have not given away as aforesaid.
And Further my Will is, and I do hereby Constitute appoint
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and ordain, my Son, the abovesaid Dudley Leavit, my Sole Executor * * *
Moses Leavit
[Witnesses] Richard Rust, Samuel Philbrook, Samuel Lane. [Proved Feb. 26, 1754.]
[Bond of Dudley Leavitt of Salem, Mass., clerk, with Moses Thurston and Thomas Chase, yeoman, both of Stratham, as sureties, in the sum of £5000, Feb. 26, 1754, for the execution of the will; witnesses, William Parker and Jonathan Blanchard.]
ZACHARIAH BUTTERFIELD I754 CHESTER
[Administration on the estate of Zachariah Butterfield of Chester granted to his widow, Desire Butterfield, Feb. 13, 1754.] [Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 3.]
[Bond of Desire Butterfield, with John Lane and Samuel Brown, yeomen, as sureties, all of Chester, in the sum of £1000, Feb. 13, 1754, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Benjamin Cotton, Samuel Lane, Jacob Freese, and Anna Freese.]
[Inventory, signed by Enoch Colby and Stephen Webster; amount, £1530. 0. 0; attested Feb. 19, 1754.]
[Account of the settlement of the estate by Desire Sanborn, formerly Desire Butterfield, administratrix; receipts, £512. 10. 0; expenditures, £646. 15. 7; allowed Nov. 30, 1757; mentions one child four years old, and one five months old at the decease of the father.]
By Virtue of a Warrant to us Directed By the Honnobl Rich- ard Wibird Esqr Judge of Probate for the Province of New- hampshire &c to Divide the Reall Estate of Zacheriah Butter- field of Chester in Said Province Deceased Between the widow and Heirs to the Same: Have Don it as followeth
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first: The Widow Desire Butterfield her thirds Containing fifteen acres Laying at the westerly End of said Land Bounded as followeth first at the south westerly Corner a maple tree Nº 21 : then North 29 Degrees East by the High way 79 Rods to a stake and stones: then East South East by the Highway 30 Rods to a stake and stones then south 29 Degrees west 83 Rods to a stake and stones then streight 30 Rods to the first Bounds mentioned -
Secondly We Set of to the Eldest son Jacob Butterfield a Duble share Containing fifteen acres Bounded as followeth first at the Norwest Corner a stake and stones being the North East bounds of what was set of for the Widows thirds then East south East by the highway 28 Rods to a stake and stones: then south 29 Degrees west 87 Rods to a stake and stones then Norwestly Bounding on Governer Shutes farme origenelly 28 Rods to a stake and stones: then Streight to the first bounds -
Thirdly Set of to John Butterfield a single share containing ten acres Bounded as followeth first at the Nor west Corner a stake and stones being the North East bound of what Land we set of to Jacob Butterfield then East South East by the highway Eighteen Rods to a stake and stones then South 29 Degrees west 90 Rods to a stake and stones then Norwesterly bounding on Governer Shutes farme origenelly 18 Rods to a stake and stones: then streight to the first bounds --
fourthly we set of to Zacheriah Butterfield a single share Con- taining Eleven acres and a half bounded first at the Norwest Corner a stake and stones being the North East Bound of that Land we set of to John Butterfield then East South East by the Highway 20 Rods to a stake and stones then south 29 Degrees west 93 Rods to a stake and stones: then Norwesterly bounding on Governer Shutes farme origenelly 20 Rods to a stake and stones: then streight to the first bounds -
fiftly we set of to Abigail Butterfield a single share Containing Eleven acres and a half bounded first at the Norwest Corner a stake and stones being the North East bounds of what Land we set of to Zacheriah Butterfield then East South East by the
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Highway 20 Rods to a stake and stones then south 29 Degrees west 96 Rods to a stake and stones then norwesterly bounding on Governer Shutes farme origenelly 20 Rods to a stake and stones then streight to the first bounds -
Sixtly we set of to Desier Butterfield a single share containing nine acres and a Quarter Bounded first at the Norwest corner a stake and stones Which is the north East bound of the Land we set of to abigail Buterfield then East south East by the Highway fifteen Rods and a Half to a Stake and Stones then South 29 Degrees west 100 Rods to a Stake and Stones then Norwesterly Bounding on Governer Shutes farme origenelly fifteen Rods and a Half to a stake and stones then streight to the first bounds
Seventhly We Set of to mary Lane a single share Containing six acres and a Half Bounded first at the norwest corner a stake and stones Being the North East bound of the Land we set of to Desier Butterfield then East south East by the Highway ten Rods to a stake and stones then south 29 Degrees west Bounding on Joshua Halls and Aaron Butterfields Land 103 Rods to a stake and stones then Norwesterly Bounding on Governer Shutes farme origenelly ten Rods to a stake and stones then streight to the first bounds -
Chester June 1758
Sam11 Emerson John Webster Enoch colby
[Allowed June 12, 1761.]
RICE ROWELL I754 NOTTINGHAM
In the Name of God Amen the forteenth Day of february Anno Domini 1754 I Rice Rowal of Nottingm in ye Province of New Hampshire in New England Husbandman *
Imprimis I Give & Bequeath to my two Eldest sons (viz) Abrham Rowal & Rice Rowal ye Whole of my Lands and mill to be Equaley Devided Between them so soon as my said son Rice
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shall arive at ye age of twenty one years they paying out of ye Same twenty pound old tenor apice to ye Rest of my Childring (viz) to John Rowal twenty pound old tenor to mary Rowal twenty pound old tenor to Judiy Rowal twenty pound old tenor to Sarah Rowal twenty pound old tenor to Neehamiah Rowal twenty pound old tenor to Elisabeth Rowal twenty pound old tenor & if my wife Sarah Rowal Should have a Nother Child within Eight months after my Desece that Child to have twenty pound old tenor and my said sons to pay to Each Child above said their said portion when they shall arive at ye age of twenty one years
Itam I Give and Bequath to Sarah Rowal my Kind and Loving wife the whole of my Goods Chattles Debtes and movable Effects to be her Property for ever and also I Give my said wife ye Improvment of my Lands & mill aforesaid till such time as my said son Rice Rowal shall arirve at the age of twenty one years She my said wife Paying my Just Debts and funeral Charges and Mentaining or suporting my Childring and I Do Hereby Consti- tute make & ordain her my said wife my sole Executrix
his Rice X Rowal Mark
[Witnesses] John Radman, John Dudley, Robert Harvey. [Proved Nov. 22, 1754.]
[Guardianship of Nehemiah Rowell, minor, aged more than 14 years, son of Rice Rowell, granted to Rice Rowell April 18, 1764.]
[Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 209.]
[Bond of Rice Rowell of Nottingham, yeoman, with Joseph Cilley, Jr., of Nottingham, yeoman, and Nehemiah Wheeler of Portsmouth, saddler, as sureties, in the sum of £500, April 18, 1764, for the guardianship of Nehemiah Rowell; witness, William Stilson.]
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JOSEPH SMART 1754
NEWMARKET
[Abigail Smart of Newmarket, widow, and Abigail Smart renounce administration on the estate of Joseph Smart Feb. 14 and 16, 1754, in favor of Robert Smart, brother of Joseph; witnesses, Israel Gilman, Stephen Gilman.]
[Administration granted to Robert Smart Feb. 22, 1754.] [Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 8.]
[Bond of Robert Smart of Newmarket, yeoman, with John Perkins of Newmarket, yeoman, and William Burleigh of Stratham, blacksmith, as sureties, in the sum of £1000, Feb. 22, 1754, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Theophilus Smith, Anna Freese.]
[Inventory, March II, 1754; amount, £1812. 8. 0; signed by Thomas Young and Winthrop Hilton.]
[Warrant, May 30, 1754, authorizing Thomas Young and Joseph Smith, both of Newmarket, to receive claims against the estate.]
[List of claims; amount, £1684. 1. 8; signed by Joseph Smith and Thomas Young; attested May 3, 1755.]
[Guardianship of Winthrop Smart, minor, aged more than 14 years, son of Joseph Smart of Newmarket, yeoman, granted to David Folsom of Epping April 30, 1760.]
[Probate Records, vol. 21, p. 423.]
[Bond of David Folsom of Epping, yeoman, with Daniel Sanborn of North Hampton as surety, in the sum of £500, April 30, 1760, for the guardianship of Winthrop Smart; wit- nesses, William Parker, David Sewall.]
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JONATHAN JONES I754 STRATHAM
[Administration on the estate of Jonathan Jones granted to his widow, Mary Jones, Feb. 25, 1754.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 8.]
[Bond of Mary Jones, with Edward Taylor and Theophilus Rundlett as sureties, all of Stratham, in the sum of £1000, Feb. 21, 1754, for the administration of the estate of her husband, Jonathan Jones of Stratham; witnesses, Samuel Clark and Moses Clark.]
[Inventory, April 5, 1754; amount, £1742. 6. 9; signed by Zebulon Giddings and Robert Light.]
[Guardianship of John Jones, minor, aged more than 14 years, son of Jonathan Jones, granted to Jonathan Glidden June 6, 1758.]
[Probate Records, vol. 20, p. 533.]
[Bond of Jonathan Glidden of Exeter, blacksmith, with Jonathan Lord, of Exeter, tailor, and John Pendexter of Ports- mouth, butcher, as sureties, in the sum of £1000, June 6, 1758, for the guardianship of John Jones; witnesses, William Parker, Jr., and David Sewall.]
[Guardianship of Jonathan Jones, minor, son of Jonathan Jones, granted to Jonathan Glidden June 29, 1758.]
[Probate Records, vol. 21, p. 19.]
[Bond of Jonathan Glidden of Exeter, blacksmith, with John Avery of Stratham, joiner, and Robert Hart of Portsmouth, butcher, as sureties, in the sum of £1000, June 29, 1758, for the guardianship of Jonathan Jones, minor, aged more than 14 years; witnesses, William Parker and Richard Gulley.]
[Administratrix's account of the settlement of the estate; receipts, personal estate, £1602. 18. 0; expenditures, £1983. 8. 6; allowed Feb. 27, 1760; mentions one child under seven years old supported one year.]
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[Warrant, Feb. II, 1761, authorizing Theophilus Smith, John Gilman, Jr., both of Exeter, John Thurston, Joseph Hight, and Benjamin Norris, all of Stratham, yeomen, to divide the real estate.]
Province of } Whereas we the Subscribers ware Appointed
Newhampr and authorized by The Honrble Richard Wibird Esq' Judge of The Probate of Wills &c for the Province aforesaid To divide and Set off to mary Jones of Stratham in said Province Widow Relict of Jonathan Jones Late of Stratham afore said yeoman Deceased Intestate one full third part of the Real Estate of the Said Deceased according to Quantity and Quality by meats and bounds to Hold to her in severality as her Dower of the Real Estate of said Deceased as by a Warant from the said Judge of Probate Dated the Eleventh Day of February Anno Domini 1761 may Appear-
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