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Petersborough December Ith 1769
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NATHANIEL SHERBURNE 1769 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of Nathaniel Sherburne granted to Nathaniel Sherburne and Sarah Sherburne Sept. 26, 1769.] [Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 551.]
[Bond of Nathaniel Sherburne, yeoman, and Sarah Sherburne, widow, with Samuel Cate, gentleman, and Nathaniel Peverly, yeoman, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Sept. 26, 1769, for the
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administration of the estate of Nathaniel Sherburne of Ports- mouth; witnesses, Samuel Hale, Jr., Thomas Page.]
[Inventory, Oct. 5, 1769; amount, £287. I. o; not signed.]
[Account of the administrators; receipts, £37. 13. 0, personal estate; expenditures, £35. 17. 5; allowed Dec. 26, 1770.]
JOHN COCHRAN 1769 PEMBROKE
[Account of Thomas Cochran, executor of the will of his father, John Cochran; receipts, £125. 6. 1; expenditures, £53. 13. 7; mentions a widow; allowed Sept. 27, 1769.]
[List of claims against the estate of John Cochran of Pembroke, millwright; amount, £90. 3. 1034 ; signed by Stephen Swett and Benjamin Norris.]
[Settlement of claims; amount of claims, £75. 4. 714 ; amount distributed, £69. 12. 6; allowed Oct. 21, 1769.]
[This will has not been found. - ED.]
BENJAMIN WHITTEMORE 1769 HUDSON
[Administration on the estate of Benjamin Whittemore of Nottingham West granted to Benjamin Whittemore Oct. 5, 1769.]
[Probate Records, vol. 26, p. 105.]
[Bond of Benjamin Whittemore of Nottingham West, yeoman, with Ezekiel Greeley of Londonderry and Nehemiah Lovewell of Dunstable, gentlemen, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Oct. 5, 1769, for the administration of the estate; mentions Sarah Whit- temore, widow; witnesses, Jonathan Lovewell, Daniel Warner.]
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[Inventory, attested March 5, 1770; amount, £664. 18. 6; signed by Moses Barrett and Jeremiah Blodgett.]
[Warrant, March 21, 1770, authorizing Jonathan Lovewell of Dunstable and Moses Barrett of Londonderry, gentlemen, to receive claims against the estate.]
[Warrant, Nov. 7, 1770, authorizing Samuel Greeley of Not- tingham West, gentleman, and Joseph Whiting of Dunstable, yeoman, to receive claims against the estate.]
[List of claims, Nov. 5, 1771; amount, £78. 12. 2; mentions Benjamin Whittemore, son of the deceased.]
MARY WILKINS 1769 AMHERST
In the Name of God Amen the fourteenth Day of october one Thousand seven Hundred and sixty Nine I Mary Wilkins of amherst In the Province of New-Hampshire * *
Imprimis I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Sarah Carrol my Bed bed steed and Cord as also all the bed Cloaths belonging thereto namely one Coverled the under bed and the Bed map and three pair of sheets and Likewise I Give and Bequeeth to my Daughter Sarah above mentioned a part of my wairring appar- riel Viz two Gounds two Quilted pettecoats one bonnet and all that is in my Red Chist as also one white Table and four Chairs: and Likewise one trammel one fire Shovel and one pair of tonges; as also one Puter platter four puter plats and one puter Bason and also my hood vail handcarchief one Ribin and one fan -
Item I Give and Bequeath, to my Daughter mary Bradford two Aporns and my Brass Scimer and Candlestick and also my Small Iiron Kittle
Item I Give and Bequeeth to my Grandaughter Betty Lamon my Iiron pot and my box liron
Item I Give and Bequeeth to my Grandaughter mary Wilkins my silk poplin Goun and also one silk handcarchief
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Item I Give and Bequeeth to my Grandaughter sarah washor one single pettecoat Blew and white striped
Item I Give and Bequeeth to my son in Law William Bradford with whom I now Live all my money and Riteings to be for him and his only Use Benefit and Disposal only the said william is to pay to my granson philip Thomas thirteen shillings and four pence Lawfull money.
I Do Likewise Constetute make and ordain william Bradford my son in Law my sole Executor
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[Witnesses] Benja Taylor, Susannah X Lovejoy, Elisabeth mark
Taylor.
[Proved April 24, 1770.]
[Bond of William Bradford, with Benjamin Taylor as surety, both of Amherst, housewrights, in the sum of £100, April 24, 1770, for the execution of the will; witnesses, William Parker, John Wentworth.]
JOHN KYLE 1769 COURAGE BROOK, N. Y.
[Guardianship of Ephraim Kyle and William Kyle, minors, aged more than 14 years, granted to John Kyle Oct. 25, 1769.]
[Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 550.]
[Guardianship of Mary Kyle and Janet Kyle, aged less than 14 years, granted to John Kyle Oct. 25, 1769.]
[Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 549.]
[Bonds of John Kyle, with James Betton and John Armstrong as sureties, all of Windham, in the sum of £300 each, Oct. 25, 1769, for the guardianship of Ephraim Kyle, William Kyle,
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Mary Kyle, and Janet Kyle, children of John Kyle of Courage Brook, N. Y., deceased; witnesses, Samuel Hale, Jr., Hugh Montgomery.]
SAMUEL PAGE, JR. 1769 KENSINGTON
[Administration on the estate of Samuel Page granted to Mary Page Oct. 25, 1769.]
[Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 549.]
[Bond of Mary Page, widow, with Jonathan Purington of Kensington, gunsmith, and Abner Clough of Brentwood, yeo- man, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Oct. 25, 1769, for the ad- ministration of the estate of Samuel Page, Jr., of Kensington; witnesses, James Betton, Samuel Hale, Jr.]
[Warrant, Oct. 25, 1769, authorizing Jonathan Purington and Samuel Clifford, yeoman, both of Kensington, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Jan. 19, 1770; amount, £301. 7. 1, also "Housel goods that Did Belong to the Former Wife", £33. 14. 8; signed by Samuel Clifford and Jonathan Purington.]
[Guardianship of Patience Page, daughter of Samuel Page, granted to Theophilus Page of Kensington, yeoman, April 13, 1770.]
[Probate Records, vol. 26, p. 219.]
[Account of the administratrix; receipts, £142. 9. 6; expendi- tures, £80. 16. II; mentions "Maintenance of three Children under Seven Years of age 53 weeks each"; allowed Sept. 27, I770.]
[Warrant, Nov. 15, 1782, authorizing Jonathan Purington, Ebenezer Lovering, Jeremiah Batchelder, Joseph Clifford, and Nathan Dow, all of Kensington, to divide the real estate.]
[Report of committee, Dec. 16, 1782, against division, and
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appraising the estate at £419. 5. 0; signed by Jonathan Puring- ton, Ebenezer Lovering, and Nathan Dow.]
[Decree of court, Dec. 18, 1782, settling the real estate on Eliphalet Page, oldest son.]
[Bond of Eliphalet Page, with Obadiah Gove and Nathan Gove as sureties, all of Kensington, yeomen, in the sum of £800, Dec. 18, 1782, to pay the other heirs their shares; witnesses, Benjamin Rowe, Jr., Abraham Sanborn.]
HUGH MONTGOMERY 1769 WINDHAM
[Administration on the estate of Hugh Montgomery granted to Martha Montgomery and Hugh Montgomery Oct. 25, 1769.] [Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 549.]
[Bond of Martha Montgomery, widow, and Hugh Mont- gomery, yeoman, with James Betton and John Kyle, husband- men, as sureties, all of Windham, in the sum of £300, Oct. 25, 1769, for the administration of the estate of Hugh Montgomery of Windham; witnesses, Joseph Churchill, Samuel Hale, Jr.]
[Warrant, Oct. 25, 1769, authorizing William Campbell, yeo- man, and Joseph Clyde, gentleman, both of Windham, to ap- praise the estate.]
[Inventory, Nov. 1769; amount, £57. 0. 734 ; signed by William Campbell and Joseph Clyde.]
[Account of the administrators; receipts, £39. 13. 312; ex- penditures, £55. 8. 1 ; mentions "Support of 2 Children under seven years of Age"; allowed March 30, 1774.]
JOHN BURNHAM 1769 DURHAM
[Administration on the estate of John Burnham granted to Jeremiah Burnham Oct. 25, 1769.]
[Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 549.] ·
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[Bond of Jeremiah Burnham, Jr., yeoman, with John Burnham Hanson, yeoman, and Abijah Pinkham of Barrington, husband- man, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Oct. 25, 1769, for the ad- ministration of the estate of John Burnham of Durham; wit- nesses, Susanna Burnham, Elizabeth Light.]
[Warrant, Oct. 25, 1769, authorizing John Smith, 3d, mer- chant, and John Burnham Hanson, gentleman, of Durham to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Nov. 12, 1769; amount, £640. 5. 10; signed by John Smith and John Burnham Hanson.]
[Guardianship of Ebenezer Burnham, less than 14 years of age, son of John Burnham, granted to Valentine Mathes Feb. 6, I770.]
[Probate Records, vol. 26, p. 259.]
[Bonds of Valentine Mathes, yeoman, with James Gilmore and Daniel Meserve, gentlemen, as sureties, all of Durham, in the sum of £500 each, Feb. 6, 1770, for the guardianship of John Burnham, minor, aged more than 14 years, and Ebenezer Burn- ham, aged less than 14 years, sons of John Burnham; witnesses, William Earl Treadwell, John Emery.]
[Warrant, April 12, 1771, authorizing Stephen Jones, James Gilmore, Ebenezer Thompson, physician, Thomas Chesley, gentleman, all of Durham, and Joseph Sias of Lee to set off the widow's dower.]
Province of Pursuant to a Warrant from the Honble New Hampshire 5 John Wentworth Esq' Judge of the Probate of Wills &e for said Province authorizing and appointing the sub- scribers a Committee to Set off to Susanna Burnum Widow & Relict of John Burnum late of Durham Deceased one third part of the real Estate of the said Deceased, we have done it in the following manner viz. About Ten acres more or less of wood land bounded as followeth beginning by a Highway that leadeth
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from Long Marsh (so called) to Durham Point adjoining land of Jeremiah Burnum Senior thence by the road South fifty de- grees West Twelve rods thence South Seventy three degrees west Fifty rods thence North Twenty degrees East Sixty six rods thence south seventy degrees East to the aforsaid Jeremiah Burnums land and by that to the first bounds. Also about Thirty one acres of Pasture land as follows Beginning at the highway that leads from Durham Falls to Durham Point adjoin- ing Land of Jeremiah Burnum Junior thence By said Burnums land South four degrees East Twenty one rods thence South Seventeen degrees West Thirty four rods thence South Seventy degrees East Sixty rods to Land in Possession of Nathaniel Norton Thence Northerly by said Nortons land to the aforsaid Highway and by that to the first bounds. Likewise one third of the Arable & Meadow Land bounded as follows viz. Be- ginning by Oyster River (so called) adjoining land of Jeremiah Burnum Jun' and so by the dividing line between the said Jere- miah and land of said Deceas'd until it comes to a Rock by a little Barn a Bound between the said Parties thence on said dividing line Eighteen rods to a rock thence East Twelve rods thence North Thirty Two degrees East to the Aforsd river and by that to the first bounds. Likewise the little Barn (so called) on said Estate, with the following rooms in the House viz the South East room on the Lower floor and the Back Closet ad- joining it, the South Westerly Chamber, and one third of the Garret at the Westerly End thereof, the Cellar under the South East room, with Liberty to use the Kitchen for Washing and Baking. Also one third Part of the open or vacant land round the house for the privilege of Laying wood yards &c. Also all the apple Trees in the nursery before the Door that is in the Pasture & in the Green (so called).
Witness our hands at Durham the 14th of May 1771
Joseph Sias Jas Gilmor Ebr Thompson
Committee
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[Account of the administrator; receipts, £258. 1. 10; expendi- tures, £274. 15. 614 ; allowed June 24, 1772.]
JOHN CHURCHILL 1769 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of John Churchill granted to his son, Joseph Churchill, Oct. 27, 1769.]
[Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 548.]
[Bond of Joseph Churchill, mariner, with Benjamin Parker, merchant, and Samuel Hale, Jr., gentleman, as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in the sum of £100, Oct. 27, 1769, for the adminis- tration of the estate of his father, John Churchill of Portsmouth ; witnesses, Ebenezer Burdin, Samuel Jones.]
[Inventory, Oct. 28, 1769; amount, £129. 18. 9; signed by John Marshall and Ephraim Ham.]
[Administration before granted to Joseph Churchill revoked and granted to John Taylor of Stratham Aug. 2, 1770.]
[Probate Records, vol. 26, p. 568.]
[Bond of John Taylor, with Benjamin Parker, merchant, and Samuel Hutchins, trader, both of Portsmouth, as sureties, in the sum of £300, Aug. 2, 1770, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, John Wentworth, Samuel Hale, Jr.]
Province of Pursuant to an order from the Honourable New Hamshire § John Wentworth Esq' Judge of Probate for the Province Aforsd Wee the subscribers have Set of to Elizbeth Churchill Widow of John Churchill Late of Portsmouth Mariner Deceased her third Part of the Real Estate of which the Sd John Died seised of and is Bounded as followeth V. the South Lower Room and Chamber Over it with the Privilidge of the fire Places above and Below with the Closet in the Lower Room with the Benefit of the Street door the Entry way and staire way to be in Common to her the sd Elizb & these that do or may live in the
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other end of sd House likewise the Land at the south End of sd House till it meets the Land of Daniel Ringe Esqr so to Run Back by Sd Rings Land thirty feet then Notherly Eighteen feet then west to the House
Mark Langdon Eph Ham Thos Peirce
[Warrant, Jan. 4, 1771, authorizing John Wendell and John Pickering, millwright, both of Portsmouth, to receive claims against the estate of John Churchill, cordwainer.]
[Account of the administrator; receipts, £60. 3. 9; expendi- tures, £43. 12. II; mentions "Paid Mark Seavy for his Wife's Right in the House & Land besides what was pd by Jos: Church- ill"; allowed Dec. 10, 1772.]
[List of claims against the estate, Feb. 27, 1773; amount, £34. 4. 812; signed by John Pickering and John Wendell.]
[Settlement of claims; amount distributed, £16. 10. 10; allowed March 2, 1773.]
BENONI GORDON 1769 FREMONT
In the Name of God Amen the 28th Day of Octobr 1769 I Benoni Gorden of Poplin in the Province of New Hampshire Husbandman being by the Goodness of God of a Sound mind & Memory tho weak & Indisposed in Body
2ndly I Give Devise & Dispose unto Abigail my Beloved wife the use & improvement of the whole of my Estate During the time that she Remains my widow.
3dly I Give & Bequeath unto my Beloved son Alexander to him his hiers & assigns forever five pounds Lawful money to be paid him by my Executor in three months after my wife's Decease.
4thly I Give & Bequeath unto Elizabeth my well Beloved
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Daughter now the wife of Jeremy Bean five shillings lawful money to be paid by my Executor in three months after my said wife's Decease.
5th I Give & Bequeath unto my Beloved Daughter Mary now the wife of Thomas Blake to her, her hiers & assigns fifteen shil- lings lawful money to be paid as before mentioned also one third part of the Household Stuff that shall be left at my Said wife's Discease or otherways quitting them.
6th I Give & Bequeath unto my Beloved Daughter Abigail now the wife of Edward Critchet to her, her hiers & assigns for- ever fifteen shillings Lawful money to be paid as before men- tioned also one third part of the House hold stuff that shall Remain when my wife shall have Done with them.
7th I Give & Bequeath to my Beloved Daughter Tabitha now the wife of William Mudget fifteen shillings lawful money to be paid as before mentioned & one third part of the House hold Stuff that shall Remain when my wife Shall have Done with it.
8thly I Give & Bequeath unto my Beloved Son Thomas Gorden to him, his hiers & assigns forever A piece of Land in said Poplin Lying on the Southerly Side of the Higway opposite to my Dwelling House to Begin at the Easterly End of said Land and so to run westerly having the said highway on the north & Exeter River on the south so far as to Contain the one half of what I now own on that side the way excepting two acres, which I order the westerly half to Contain more than the other, and to Come into his Possession when my wife shall have Done with it.
9th I Give & Bequeath unto my Beloved Son Enoch Gorden to him his hiers and assigns forever, all the Remainder viz the aforsaid Westerly half of the Lands which I now own on the Southerly Side of the said Highway, and to Come into Possession as aforsaid.
IOth I Give & Bequeath unto my Beloved son Josiah Gorden and to his hiers & assigns Twenty Shillings Lawful money to be paid by my Executor in three months after my wifes Discease, out of my estate.
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IIth I Give & Bequeath unto my Beloved Son Benoni, to him his hiers and assigns forever, all the Lands which I now have on the Northerly Side of the aforsaid Highway where my Dwelling House now Stands togather with the Buildings thereon, and to Come into his Possession when my wife shall Have Done with it as aforsaid.
Moreover my will is that my Just Debts & funeral Charges and Legacies be paid in the following manner viz that there be paid by my son Benoni, or out of the Estate which I have Given him, ten pounds Lawful money, and that what moveable Estate I Shall Leave except what I have otherways Disposed of in this my last will, be sold for the Same purpose; and if that is not Sufficient I order the Remainder of the said Debts & Legacies to be paid Equally by my Sons Thomas, Enoch & Benoni, or out of the Lands I have given them in this my will. Lastly I Do hereby Constitute & appoint My Brother Nathaniel Gorden of Exeter sole Executor to this my last will & testament and I here- by Revoke & make void all other & former wills by me made Ratifying & Confirming this to be my last will & testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the 28th Day of October 1769 first mentioned and in the tenth year of his majesty's Reign.
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[Witnesses] Josiah Bartlett, Nicholas X Gorden, Benjamn mark
Lesly [Proved Dec. 27, 1769.]
[Warrant, Dec. 27, 1769, authorizing Theophilus Smith, Jr., and Jonathan Norris, yeoman, both of Exeter, to appraise the estate.]
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[Inventory, Jan. 1, 1770; amount, £185. 10. 712; signed by Theophilus Smith, Jr., and Jonathan Norris.]
[Account of the executor; receipts, £51. 10. 712, personal es- tate; expenditures, £76. 9. 1012; allowed June 28, 1776.]
GEORGE SHERRIFF 1769 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of George Sherriff granted to Hannah Sherriff Oct. 31, 1769.]
[Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 548.]
[Bond of Hannah Sherriff, widow, with Peter Pearse, mer- chant, and Joseph Akerman, cordwainer, as sureties, all of Ports- mouth, in the sum of £500, Oct. 31, 1769, for the administration of the estate of George Sherriff of Portsmouth, tailor; witnesses, none.]
[Warrant, Oct. 31, 1769, authorizing Benjamin Parker, mer- chant, and Samuel Hutchins, trader, both of Portsmouth, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Nov. 8, 1769; amount, £381. 10. 934; signed by Benjamin Parker and Samuel Hutchins.]
OLIVER DAVIDSON 1769 LEBANON
[Administration on the estate of Oliver Davidson granted to Aaron Storrs Nov. 3, 1769.]
[Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 548.]
[Bond of Aaron Storrs of Lebanon, husbandman, with Samuel Penhallow and William Knight, merchant, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Nov. 3, 1769, for the administration of the estate of Oliver Davidson of Lebanon, husbandman; witness, Samuel Hale, Jr.]
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[Warrant, Nov. 3, 1769, authorizing John Slapp and Charles Hill, husbandman, both of Lebanon, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, attested Oct. 29, 1770; amount, £175. 9. 6; signed by John Slapp and Charles Hill.]
Province of Lebanon Ap1 ye 7th 1770 To The Honble
New Hampshire , John Wentworth Esqr Judge of Probate -
We the Subscribers freeholders of the Town of sd Lebanon, Being Desired by Mr Aaron Storrs Administrator to the Estate of Mr Oliver Davison Late of sd Lebanon Deceasd To Lay Out, And set off to Eunice Davison Widow and Relict to sd Davison Her Thirds in the Real Estate Left by sd Davison; & being Under Oath to Our Fidelity in ye same; have set off & Divided to her the whole of the home Lot and New addition savs Twenty & Eight Acres of the West End, Divided By A North Line Proceed- ing from A Rock Maple Bush & heap of Stones stands in the North Line of Relhan Rode forty Rods Ely from the East Line of ye Entervail Lott Whh Belongs to sd Estate, & Runing North to ye North Line of the sª New Addition by us
Charles Hill Silas Waterman John Griswold Samuel Estabrook Levi Hyde
[Citation to the administrator, Aug. 18, 1788, to render an account of the estate.]
[Account of the administrator; receipts, £147. 19. 912; ex- penditures, £163. 8. 8; allowed Sept. 16, 1789.]
[Citation, Sept. 16, 1789, to Roger Hibbard and Silvanus Willis, heirs, to show cause against the allowance of the account; service acknowledged Sept. 19, 1789, by Sarah Hibbard, wife of Roger Hibbard, and Silvanus Willis.]
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BENJAMIN PHILBRICK 1769
EXETER
[Administration on the estate of Benjamin Philbrick granted to Lydia Philbrick Nov. 21, 1769.]
[Probate Records, vol. 26, p. 68.]
[Bond of Lydia Philbrick, widow, with John Rice and Edward Colcord, yeoman, as sureties, all of Exeter, in the sum of .£500, Nov. 21, 1769, for the administration of the estate of Benjamin Philbrick of Exeter, blacksmith; witnesses, Charles Rundlett, Noah Emery.]
[Inventory, Nov. 28, 1769; amount, £420. 7. 0; signed by John Rice and Charles Rundlett.]
[Bond of Jabez Dodge, with Stephen Thing, yeoman, and Trueworthy Gilman, gentleman, as sureties, all of Exeter, in the sum of £100, March 27, 1777, for the administration de bonis non of the estate; witness, Nathaniel Parker.]
State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss
We the subscribers being appointed a committee by the Honble Phillips White Esqr Judge of the Probate of wills &c for said County, to Divide the Real Estate of Benjamin Philbrick late of Exeter, Blacksmith Deceased among the Heirs of said De- ceased.
We have accordingly Divided the said Real Estate in manner Following (Viz) first we have set off to the Heirs of Joseph Phil- brick late of Gilmantown in the County of Strafford Deceas'd for their Double Share of said Estate the following Peices of Land in said Gilmantown (Viz) one Forty acre lot in the Lower Division and is the Lot Number twenty six in the first Range and half a hundred acre lot in the uper Division and is the North side of the Lot number five in the Seaventeenth Range also another half of a hundred acre lot in said Division and is the Northwest side of the Lot number Fourteen in the fourth Range
2ª To Samuel second son of the said Deceasd we have sett off for his single Share of said Estate, one acre and three Quarters
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of Land Lying in Exeter and is the south side of the Highway leading from Exeter meeting House to Kingston and is Bounded as follows (Viz) begining at a stake at the Said highway against the middle of the fore Doors from thence to Run south thirty one Degrees west through the middle of the House six Rods to a stake, thence south thirty six Degrees East three Rod to a Stake thence south forty one and a half degrees west about forty Rods to a stake thence East thirty one and a half Degrees south four Rods to Ens. Joseph Swazeys Land thence Northerly Binding on said Land forty Eight Rods to the highway afforesaid thence North fifty nine Degrees west binding on said highway Eleaven Rods and three Quarters to the bounds begun at with half the house and all other priviledges Except the potters shop & half the cellar
3edy To John third son of said Deceased, we have set off for his single share of said Estate Six acres and Sixty five Rods of Land in said Exeter Lying the south side of the little River and west side of the Neck Road (so call'd) and is Bounded as follows (Viz) Begining at the highway by the River near the Bridge from thence to Run Westerly Binding on said River forty two Rods and a half to an ash tree by the River thence south twenty one Degrees west to the Northwest corner of one acre and one hun- dred and thirty four Rods of Land hereafter sett off to Edward the youngest son thence south sixty six Degrees East Binding on said Land about forty nine Rods to the highway afforesaid thence Northerly Binding on said highway to the Bounds begun at
4th To Edward the youngest son of said Deceased we have set off for his share of said Estate one acre and one hundred and thirty four Rods of Land in Exeter adjoyning to the Six acres and Sixty five Rods of Land heretofore set off to John and Bounded as follows (Viz) Begining at the southeast corner of Said Johns Land at the Highway, from thence to Run Southerly by said highway Six Rods and two feet to a twenty futt way (that was Laid out of the Estate of Ephraim Philbrick De-
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ceased for the more conveniency of Divideing said Estate) from thence to Run Northerly binding on said twenty futt way forty nine Rods to a Stake and stones thence North twenty one Degrees East Six Rods to a stake and stones thence Southerly on a Straight Line to the bounds begun at also a Forty acre lot of Land in Gilmantown in the County of Strafford and is the Lot number nineteen in the fourth Range in the uper Division -
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