Probate records of the Province of New Hampshire Vol. 9 1767-1771, Part 15

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ing his house when the Same shall be Wanted and also to pay all Such other Legacies & Bequests as I herein have & shall order and appoint him to pay -


3d Item I Give Devise and Bequeath to my Son Caleb Robin- son his heirs & assigns Forever my Dwelling house & houselott whereon it Stands in Exeter aforesaid with the Barn & Ware- house thereon being all the Homeplace where I now Live Also that Peice of Land in Exeter aforesaid which I bought of Edward Ladd, and Lyes opposite to Benjamin Philbrick's Dwelling house, also the one half of that Five Acres of Land in Said Exeter which I bought of the widow Mehetabel Smith near the little river bridge, (the other half being Sold to Isaac Currier Deceas'd) - And also the one half of my Pasture at Stoney run So Called which I bought Partly of Hannah Purmort and partly of Josiah Bradley, Containing in the whole about Twenty Eight acres - Also the other half of all my Lands & buildings thereon in Said Brintwood, which lyes on both Sides of the highway leading from the aforesd M' Trask's to Brintwood meetinghouse also the one half of my wharfe in Exeter aforesaid & the whole of the old warehouse Standing thereon and also my Original right or Proprietors Share in Said Township of New Salem - I also Give to my Said Son Caleb the other half of my Trading Stock of Goods in the Shop & warehouses, and the one Quarter part of all my Stock of Cattle Sheep Horses & Swine, Yokes & Chains, also the other half of all the Debts that shall be due to me at the time of my Decease, also one hand Gun & one third part of my Wear- ing Apparel. I also Give him the one half of my Pew in the old meeting house and also my riding Chair after my wifes Decease or Second Marriage -


And I do hereby order & require my Said Son Caleb to pay the one half of all my Just Debts & funeral Charges, and to pay to my Son Samuel Fifty pounds Lawful money in Such pay as will Suit him in building his house when the Same Shall be wanted, and also to pay all Such other Legacies & Bequests as I herein have & shall order & appoint him to pay


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4th Item I Give Devise and Bequeath to my Son Samuel Robinson his heirs & assigns Forever All that Land in Exeter aforesaid (that I own) Called Tayler's Place, lying on the South Easterly Side of the highway leading from my Dwelling house towards Kings falls bridge, with the Dwelling house & Barn Standing thereon, Also all that Land in Exeter aforesaid (Called Moodeys Place) which I bought of Tristram Gilman Joseph Gil- man & Josiah Gilman the third, Also all the Lands that I own or have right unto in the Township of Gilmantown in Said Prov- ince - Also all that right or share of lands that was Benjamin Smith's Deceas'd which I bought of his Son Nicholas Smith (being about Seven Acres and an half) in Exeter aforesd I also Give to my Said Son Samuel one Feather bed & bedding, and my Case of Pistols, Sword, Laced Hatt, Housen & Baggs & my best Saddle, and the one Half of all my Stock of Cattle, Sheep, Horses & Swine, Yokes & Chains & all my Plows Harrows wheels & Sleads & my Iron barr, and also one third part of my wearing Apparel. I also Give him my Negro man named Prince & my clock after my wifes Decease or Second marriage. I also Give him the other half of my Pew in the old meetinghouse in Exeter after my Said Wifes Decease - I also Give & Devise to my Said Son Samuel his heirs & assigns The other half of my Pasture at Stoney run aforesaid - I also Give him my next best Bible, & also Fifty pounds to be paid by his brother Ephraim in manner as aforesaid and fifty pounds to be paid by his Brother Caleb in manner as aforesaid - he the Said Samuel to pay all Such Lega- cies & Bequests as I herein have & shall order & appoint him to pay -


5th Item I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Lucey Robin- son one hundred & fifty Pounds Lawful money to be paid to her at the age of Eighteen Years (if She shall live to that age) by my Said three Sons Ephraim Caleb & Samuel in Equal Shares, in Such Goods & Necessaries as she Shall want, But in Case she Should Die before that age then my Will is that the Said Sum Shall be Equally Divided between all my other Children that


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Survive her - I also Give her my Largest Looking Glass, and my Will is and I do hereby order that my Said three Sons Ephraim, Caleb & Samuel shall Supply my Said Daughter Lucey with all Necessary Provisions & Cloathing Untill she arive to the age of Eighteen Years - Each one third part - and that they find her also Convenient Houseroom & firewood untill that time or till She Shall marry -


6th Item I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Lydia Gilman Fifty Pounds lawful money to be paid in Such Goods or Specie as She shall want in two Years after my Decease by my Said Sons Ephraim & Caleb in Equal Shares, in full of her Portion with what she hath already had of me


7th Item I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Mary Hill Seventy five pounds lawful money to be paid her in Such Goods & Specie as she shall want in three Years after my Decease, by my Sons Ephraim & Caleb in Equal shares, In full of her Portion with what she hath already had of me -


8th Item I Give and Bequeath to my Grand Daughters Lydia Giddinge & Deborah Giddinge and to my Grandson Zebulon Giddinge, Ten pounds lawful money Each to be paid them in Such Goods or Specie as they shall Severally want, Provided they shall respectively live to Mature Age viz the Said Zebulon to the age of Twenty one years and the Said Lydia & Deborah to the age of Eighteen years Each, but in Case any or Either of them should die under the Said Age respectively then his her or their Said Legacy to go to the Survivor or Survivors of them, to be paid by my Said Sons Ephraim & Caleb in Equal Shares -


9th Item I Give and bequeath to my Grandson Isaac Currier Twenty pounds lawful money & to my Grandson Ephraim Currier Thirty pounds lawful money to be paid them respectively at the age of Twenty one years (if so long they shall live) in Such Goods or Specie as they shall respectively want, but if Either of them should die before that age then the Said Legacy shall go to the Survivor, to be paid by my three Sons Ephraim Caleb & Samuel in Equal Shares -


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Ioth Item My will is I do hereby order that the other half of my household Goods & furniture be Equally Divided between my three Daughters Lydia Gilman Mary Hill and Lucey Robin- son, only my wife to have the Preferrence in Choosing her half -


IIth Item Further my Will is and I do hereby order that my Said Son Samuel may Improve the Estate herein before Given to him, but not to have the Disposal of it or of any of it unless it be towards building his house, and in that Case to be under the Direction Advice & Allowance of his mother & his two brothers or the major part of them, untill he shall arive to the age of Twenty one Years or untill he shall marry & Settle on the Farm


Lastly I do hereby Nominate and Appoint my Said Sons Ephraim Robinson & Caleb Robinson to be Executors of this my Last Will & Testament hereby revoking all Former or other Wills & Testaments by me made & ratifying this to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I do hereunto Set my hand & Seal this Twenty ninth day of November Anno Domini 1768. -


Ephm Robinson


[Witnesses] Joseph Tilton, Jnº Emery, Noah Emery. [Proved June 28, 1769.]


[Bond of Ephraim Robinson and Caleb Robinson, traders, with Noah Emery as surety, all of Exeter, in the sum of £500, June 28, 1769, for the execution of the will; witnesses, John Pickering, Dudley Beckett.]


JOHN HOYT 1768 PORTSMOUTH


[Administration on the estate of John Hoyt granted to his widow, Sarah Hoyt, Nov. 30, 1768.]


[Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 308.]


[Bond of Sarah Hoyt, widow, with William Furber and Joseph Dam, both of Newington, yeomen, as sureties, in the sum of


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£500, Nov. 30, 1768, for the administration of the estate of John Hoyt of Portsmouth, yeoman; witness, Joseph Moulton.]


[Warrant, Nov. 30, 1768, authorizing Benjamin Colbath of Portsmouth, yeoman, and John Nutter of Newington, cord- wainer, to appraise the estate.]


[Inventory, Dec. 5, 1768; amount, £129. 13. 10; not signed.]


BENJAMIN ODIORNE 1768 PORTSMOUTH


[Administration on the estate of Benjamin Odiorne of Ports- mouth granted to his widow, Lily Odiorne, Nov. 30, 1768.]


[Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 309.]


[Bond of Lily Odiorne, widow, and Gregory Purcell, both of Portsmouth, with James Cochran of Portsmouth, yeoman, and Andrew Craige of Chester as sureties, in the sum of £500, Nov. 30, 1768, for the administration of the estate of Benjamin Odiorne, mariner; witnesses, Joseph Moulton, Samuel Hale.]


[Warrant, Nov. 30, 1768, authorizing Samuel Penhallow and Alexander Morrison, baker, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate.]


[Inventory, Dec. 27, 1768; amount, £168. 5. 3; signed by Samuel Penhallow and Alexander Morrison; an addition of £5. I. 3 was made May 31, 1769.]


[Guardianship of Benjamin Odiorne, John Odiorne, and Su- sanna Odiorne, aged less than 14 years, children of Benjamin Odiorne, granted to Theophilus Dam Feb. 6, 1769.]


[Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 370.]


[Bond of Theophilus Dam, with George Dam, gentleman, and George Gains, joiner, as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in the sum of £1000, Feb. 6, 1769, for the guardianship of Benjamin Odiorne,


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John Odiorne, and Susanna Odiorne; witnesses John Went- worth, Jr., Samuel Hale, Jr.]


[Warrant, July 26, 1769, authorizing Samuel Hale, Samuel Penhallow, William Whipple, merchant, Alexander Morrison, gentleman, and George Meserve to set off the widow's dower.]


Pursuant to the within Warrant we have sett off to the Widow Lilly Odiorne for her Thirds of her late Husbands Estate of which he died seized in fee being a House and Garden on the West Side of the Paved Street viz The South End of said House from the middle of the Chimney & the West half of the Cellar under the said Part with the Priviledge of using the fore Door, Entry & Stairs up to the Garret and down the Cellar in common with the other two Thirds and also a Passage of Nine feet and an half wide South & twelve feet wide west of said Part together with the Scullery are to be in common for the Use of her sd third Part & the other two Thirds. We have also Sett off to her exactly one half of the Garden in weadth (on the North Side) to begin twelve feet west of the main Part of said House and to extend westerly forty six feet & no further.


Portsmouth Augt 30th 1769


Samuel Hale Sam' Penhallow Alexander Morison George Meserve Wm Whipple


[Account of the administrators; receipts, £68. I. o; expendi- tures, £70. 4. 11 1/2; allowed June 10, 1772.]


[Additional account; receipts, £44. II. 4; expenditures the same; allowed Aug. 17, 1772.]


MOSES WINGATE 1768 PORTSMOUTH


[Bond of Elizabeth Wingate, widow, with Joseph Hixon and John Ley, mariners, as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in the sum of


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£500, Dec. 3, 1768, for the administration of the estate of Moses Wingate of Portsmouth, merchant; witnesses, Hugh Thornton, Joseph Moulton.]


[Inventory, attested April 3, 1769; amount, £486. 6. o; signed by William Whipple and John Parker.]


[List of claims against the estate, March 20, 1770; amount, £1074. 12. 2 12; signed by Samuel Penhallow and Joshua Brack- ett.]


To the Honble John Wentworth Esqr Judge of the Probate of Wills & for Granting Administrations in the Province of New Hampr


Humbly Shews William Torrey of Portsmº Esqr That Moses Wingate Late of Said Portsmouth mariner Deceasd & himself were joint owners of a Certain Schooner which they had Em- ployd in several Voyages for their joint Interest and were about fiting out for another voyage when Said Wingate Died in order to which Your Petition' Purchased with his own money (not then owing Said Wingate any thing) a certain Quantity of fish & Oyl which cost him £46. 16. Lawful money and Stor'd the Same for the Purpose aforesaid but the said Wingate Dying Suddenly prevented any further proceedings towards said Voyage. Soon after his Decease the Widow of the Deceased took Admin" of his Estate and Inventoried the Said Fish and Oyl as his Estate and disposed thereof accordingly which she had no more right to do than to have Inventoried & Disposd of the Goods of a mere Stranger - Wherefore your Petitioner Prays that so much may be Struck out of the said Inventory & not considerd as the Estate of said Deceasd, and the administrax in the account of adminis- tration to have Credit for that Sum accordingly as being Inven- toried by mistake which will be doing Justice to her as well as to your Petitioner & he shall Ever Pray -


Willm Torrey


[Account of the administratrix; receipts, £776. 17. 612; ex- penditures, £586. 16. 712; allowed March 28, 1771.]


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[Settlement of claims; amount of claims, £1023. 11. 71/2; amount distributed, £192. 0. 0; allowed March 28, 1771.]


[Petition of Joseph Whipple in behalf of several creditors, April 24, 1771, for an appeal against the settlement of the estate.]


JOSHUA PERKINS 1768 DOVER


[Bond of Joshua Perkins of Dover, yeoman, with Elijah Bunker of Dover, yeoman, and John Sullivan of Durham as sureties, in the sum of £200, Dec. 13, 1768, for the administration of the estate of Joshua Perkins of Dover, yeoman; witnesses, Richard Cutts Shannon, William Parker.]


[Warrant, Dec. 13, 1768, authorizing William Hanson, gentle- man, and Joseph Hanson, yeoman, both of Dover, to appraise the estate.]


[Inventory, Dec. 28, 1768; amount, £23. 14. 3; signed by Joseph Hanson and William Hanson, Jr.]


[List of claims against the estate, Oct. 26, 1769; amount, £14. 19. 934 ; signed by Joseph Hanson and William Hanson, Jr.]


[Account of the administrator; receipts, £23. 14. 3; expendi- tures, £16. 4. 5; mentions a widow; allowed Dec. 4, 1769.]


[Settlement of claims; amount of claims, £14. 19. 934; amount distributed, £7. 9. 10; allowed Dec. 4, 1769.]


MICAH HOYT 1768 NEWTON


In the Name of God Amen the twenty fourth Day of Decem- ber 1768 I micah hoyt of Newtown in the province of newhamp- sheir in Newengland Gentleman being In A poore State of bodily helth


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Item & in ye first place I Give to my well beloved son micah hoyt and his heirs in ye province abovesd fifty five acers of Land on the westerly Eand of my Lot my home stade Liveing bounded Southerly on a high way westerly on Land belonging to ye heirs of abraham merrill decsd northerly on Land of David Elliot Easterly on my own Land to ye highway first mentioned and the South East bounds next ye above sd highway is A stake & stons standing about twenty Rods to ye East of my said sons micah hoyts now Dweling house & So as ye high way goes westerly to ye sd Land belonging to ye sd merrills heirs & to Run from ye South East Corner twenty Rods to ye East of my sons house as above sd northerly to ye sd land of David Elliot as to make & Cumpleat ye above sd fifty five acrs, with all ye right I have to ye buildings thereon standing he ye sd micah hoyt my above sd Sone fully Complying & fulling my order after named I also guive to my son micah hoyt above said one third parte in Quantity & Quallity of all the salt medow I now one in ye town of Salsbury & one third parte of abute two acers in ye pond medows Lying in amesbury and one third parte of a lote of land or medow I now one in ye floted land above trickling fals mill in newhampshirewhich is the hole of my sª son micah hoyts portion out of my Estate he pantelly fulling my orders after mentioned that is I order my Said son micah hoyt to pay to the heirs of my Late Dafter mary ferrin Late ye wife of timothy ferrin of gooff's town in newhamp- sher decsd to pay to ye sd heirs Equally to them that shall be alive in one year after my Decease my sd son shall pay three pounds twelve Shillings Each heir his Eaqual part thereof in Live Stock or Dolers at Six Shillings per Doller or Stock at that Rate in one year after my Dcase which is with what their mother my Dafter maray ferrin hade in her Life time is ye whole of my said grand Children portion out of my Estate


Item I give to my well beloved sons benjamin hoyt & samuel hoyt & to their heirs & assigns all of the Remander parte of my homestade Living in Quantity and Quallity benjamin haveing ye northerly half & ye buldings thereon standing & samuel ye


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southerly half & ye buldings thereon Standing bounded westerly on Land I gave to my Son micah hoyt & southerly on a highway & Easterly on a high way & northerly partly on a high way & partly on Land of Nathaniel Colby & I give to my Said Sons benjamin & samuel hoyt two thords of all solt medow I own in salsbury & two thirds of two acers in ye pond medow in amesbury Eaqually to be Divided betwene them they my two sons puntelly fulfiling my orders after mentioned I order my Son benjamin hoyt to pay in one year after my Dcase in Live stock at moneys price to my Dafter Dority Carter now ye wife of benjamin Carter or her heirs three pounds at ye Rate of Dollers at six shillings pr Doller & I further order my son benjamin hoyt to pay to my Daughter Susanna ye wife of Abram Dow of new salem in new- hampsher to be paid in one year after my Dcese in stock at moneys price five pounds Eaqual to Lawfull money in Dolers at six shillings per Doller & I order my son samuel hoyt to pay to my Dafter abagail feavouer ye wife of timothy favouer of newtown in one year after my Decase five pounds to be paid in money or Live Stock at moneys price I order my son samuel hoyt to pay to my Daughter Loues Carlton ye wife of moses Carlton in one year after my Dcase in Live Stock at moneys price or money five pounds Lawfull money or Dollers at six shillings pr Doller or stock at that Rate and further more I give to my Daughter unice Carlton ye wife of thomas Carlton of newtown in new- hampsheir I order & it is my will that my Executors after named Shall pay to my above Said Dafter or her heirs in one year after my Decess to pay to my sª Daughter unice Carlton ten shillings Lawfull money and where as my son thomas hoyt has Recived five pounds Lawfull money of me and has given his note of hand & Left it with me to pay my Daughter unice five pounds Lawfull money or Stock at moneys price which five pounds I paid for him to Ebenezer marting tords bying his place and further it is my will & I Do give to my Daughters namely Dority Carter above sd Susanna Dow abagail feavouer Louis Carlton & unice & to their heirs all my in Dower houshould Good my wife & I shall Die


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seized of with what I have given above is ye whole of my above sd Daughters portion of my Estate and further my will is and I order my son micah hoyt to pay to my son thomas hoyt ten shillings Lawfull money or in stock At moneys price in one year after my Dcase with what I gave him in bying his place of martin is the whole of my said son thomas hoyts portion out of my Estate & my will is that my well beloved wife Susannah hoyt shall have ye use & Improvement after my Dease if she should out Live me of ye Easterly half of my now Dweling house and Chemly & Suller from top to bottom & I give to my said wife if she out lives me one Cow & four sheepe & to keep them will Summer & winter handy for her to be Cept will by my sd Execu- tors after mentioned my Executors shall & I order my Executors to Deliver to my said wife yearly three bushels apeace of Rye & two of Indian Corn & my Son Samuel to find her two barels of Cyder & ten bushels of appels yearly & four bushels of purtaters yearly and I order my Exeturs after named to Deliver their mother my wife two Cords of good wood yearly well Cut & Corded up by her Door & my will is that my above sd son micah hoyt Do Deliver yearly to my above sd wife Eleven bushels of Indian Corn & one Cord of good wood well Cutt & Corded up at her Door & my son Samuel Shall Sow one peck of flax seed yearly in good Sutable ground for my wife all ye above that is to be paid to my wife is to be paid no longer than Shee Remains a widow in my name & my will is that my Son micah hoyt have one third parte of ye Iron worke of my Saw mill I give & bequath unto my two Sons namely benjamin hoyt & samuel hoyt all my parsonal & Real Estate that I heant here to fore Disposed of befor above of Every Coind Stock of Crators & all out Door uetensils & I Do Constitute & ordain my two sons benjamin hoyt & samuel hoyt Executors


micah Hoyt


[Witnesses] Isaac merrill, matthias merrill, Barzillai Colby. [Proved Feb. 22, 1769.]


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[Inventory, signed by Isaac Merrill and Jonathan Ferrin; amount, £376. 4. 1I 12; attested May 25, 1769.]


[Citation to the executors, May 16, 1787, to render an account of the estate of their father, and of his guardianship of Thomas Challis.]


JOHN ERSKINE 1768 WINCHESTER


[Inventory of the estate of John Erskine of Winchester; amount, £109. 14. 4; signed by Ebenezer Alexander and Philip Goss; attested Dec. 29, 1768.]


[Account of Hilkiah Grout, administrator; receipts, £59. 14. 4, personal estate ; expenditures, £44. 16. 10; mentions widow and children; allowed Jan. 9, 1771.]


THOMAS WELLS I768 CHESTER


In The name of God Amen I Thomas Wells of Chester in the Province of Newhampshire Gent Being in a Weake and Low State of Helth in Body but yet of a Sound Disposing mind and memory: Thanks be given to God for the same: This Twenty Seventh Day of December Annoq Domini 1768 *


Imprimes I Give and Bequeth to the Children of my Son Philip Wells Deceased the sum of five shillings Lawfull money Equally Between them to be Paid to them by my Executors Emediatly after my Deceas: and this with what I Have hereto- fore given to their father I account a Soficient portion for them out of my Estate -


Item I Give and Bequeth To my Son Wintrup Wells the sum of five Shillings Lawfull money to be Paid to him by my Execu-


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tors Emediatly after my Deceass and this with what I Have Here to fore given to him I Judge a Soficient Portion for him out of my Estate -


Item I Give and Bequeth to my son Thomas Wells one full Quarter part of my Right of Land in Newchester be it more or Less and this with what I Have Before given to him I account a soficient portion for him out of my Estate


Item I Give and Bequeth to my son Henry Wells all the Land I own in Sandown where he now Lives. I also Give him the one full halfe of my Right of Land in Newchester be it more or Less -


Item I give and Bequeth to Two Sones Ruben Wells and Sam11 Wells all my home sted place where on I Now Dwell Laying partely in Chester and part in Sandown with Twelve acres of Land that I Purchased from Jacob Wells Containing about one Hundred acres in the whole. Togather with the Buildings that are on the same To be equelly Divided Between them after all my Debts Legacies and funurell Charges are first Paid out and Settled I also give to them my Two Sons all my stock of Cattel and other stock of Creturs with all my Husbendery Tooles and utencells of Husbandery of Every Kind not here in other ways given away and Disposed of. To be Equelly Divided Between them as afforesaid, They Taking Care and bringing up my young children on sd place till they shall arive to the age of fore- teen years old -


Item I Give to my Son Ebenezer Wells all the Land I own Laying in Goffstown Containing one Hundred acre Lot that I Purchased from Daniel Hibbord: and a Seventy acre Lot that which I Purchased from Moses Wells I also give him my said son one yoak of oxen one cow and four sheep I also give five Pounds Lawful money and my gun all to be Delivered and Paid to him by my Executors when he Shall arive to the age of Twenty years old.


Item I Give to my son Peter Wells my Hundred acre Lot in the second part of the second Division of Lands in Chester so


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called Nº 106: Laid out to the Right of Ephriam Gile I also give him my said son half the Eighty acr Lot in the third Divi- sion Laying in the Parrish of Candia Nº 113: Laid out to the Right of John Cull and Benjamen Ackerman : I also give him one yoak of oxen one cow four Sheep: and five Pounds Lawfull money to be Paid and Delivered to him by my Executors when he shall arive to the age of Twenty years old -


Item I Give to my Daughter Sarah Carr my home Lot or first Division of Land in New Chester which I call one Quarter part of my Right I also give her one third part of all my house hold goods and furniture she to Receive them at the End of four years after my Deceass, and this with what I Have before given to her I account a soficient Portion for her out of my Estate -


Item I Give to my Daughter Phebe Wells Two thirds of all my house hold goods and furniture I also give her one cow six sheep and four pounds Lawfull money all to be Paid and Deliv- ered to her by my Executors when she shall arive to the age of Eighteen years old or Day of marriage I also give her all her mothers wearing apparel or cloths which I have not before given away and Disposed of - to be Delivered as afforesaid by my Executors -




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