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Item. I give unto the Church of Christ in Said Stratham Five Pounds Lawful Money to be Raised out of my Stock of Creatures, and paid by my Executor into the hands of the Dea- cons of Said Church for the time being, within one year after my Decease
Item. I give unto Hannah Fifield (now living with me) one of my Cows.
Item. I give unto my Kinsman Joseph Robinson, now living at Notingham all my wearing Cloaths, (Except two of my best Suits) and my meanest Gun.
Item. I give unto my grand Son in Law, Nathaniel Wiggin of Stratham aforesaid all my Husbandry utensils; two Suits of my best Wearing Cloaths; and all the Books I leave undisposed of at my Decease; and all other my Estate whether Real or Personal not already Disposed of as aforesaid.
And further my Will is, and I Do hereby Constitute appoint and ordain my said Grand Son in Law Nathaniel Wiggin of Stratham aforesaid my Sole Executor
David Robinson
[Witnesses] Sam1 Lane, Jacob Low, Simeon Wiggin. [Proved May 30, 1769.]
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[Warrant, May 31, 1769, authorizing Samuel Lane and Thomas Foss, yeoman, both of Stratham, to appraise the estate.]
[Guardianship of Hannah Thurston, aged more than 14 years, granted to her father, John Thurston, June 28, 1769.]
[Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 468.]
[Bond of John Thurston, yeoman, with Samuel Lane, cord- wainer, as surety, both of Stratham, in the sum of £500, June 28, 1769, for the guardianship of Hannah Thurston, "who has a Legacy given by her great Grandfather"; witnesses, Thomas Foss, Nathaniel Wiggin.]
[Inventory, July 28, 1769; amount, £1100. 6. 6; signed by Samuel Lane and Thomas Foss.]
[Account of the executor; receipts, £30. 18. 412, personal estate; expenditures, £63. 4. 7; allowed Oct. 31, 1770.]
JOHN FRAIN 1767 CHESTER
[Administration on the estate of John Frain of Chester, hus- bandman, granted to Thomas Flagg of Chester, trader, Aug. II, 1767.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 524.]
[Bond of Thomas Flagg, with Samuel Roby of Chester, gentle- man, and Richard Jenness, 3d, of Rye as sureties, in the sum of £500, Aug. 11, 1767, for the administration of the estate; wit- nesses, Samuel Hale, Joseph Moulton.]
[Warrant, Aug. II, 1767, authorizing Samuel Emerson and Jabez French, yeoman, both of Chester, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Oct. 25, 1767; amount, £10. 3. 412; signed by Samuel Emerson and Jabez French.]
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[List of claims against the estate; amount, £14. 4. 1 ; signed by Samuel Emerson and John Ordway.]
[Account of the administrator; receipts, £8. 14. 5; expenditures the same; allowed July 7, 1768.]
JOHN SHACKFORD 1767 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of John Shackford of Ports- mouth granted to his widow, Catherine Shackford, Aug. 12, 1767.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 524.]
[Bond of Catherine Shackford, with William Shackford and John Dennett, gentleman, as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in the sum of £1000, Aug. 12, 1767, for the administration of the es- tate; witnesses, William Parker, Gershom Flagg.]
[Inventory, Nov. 6, 1767; amount, £1700. 18. 6; signed by Samuel Penhallow and John Wendell.]
Province of Pursuant to a Warrant directed to us by the
New Hamps J Honble John Wentworth Esqr Judge of the Probate of Wills &c for said Province bearing Date the second Day of April 1771 - We have divided the Real Estate of John Shackford late of Portsmouth in the Province aforesaid Esqr decd in manner following vizt We have sett off to Katherine Shackford Widow of said deceased for her Dower the Land at Gravelly Ridge containing abt thirty Eight Acres - the Farm at Newington under the Improvement of Jo Trickey containing about Eighty three acres, the Pasture bought of John Flag sub- ject to the Dower of Mrs Ayers containing about twelve acres, the Wharff Privilege in said Portsmouth in common with Mr Paul Shackford & William Shackford Esqr half a Pew in the North Meeting House and four Acres of Land in Chester.
To Katherine Tilton Daughter of said deceased for her Share
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we have set off a certain Lot of Land near the Parade bounded as follows vizt Easterly by Land of Jacob Sheaff Seventy feet Southerly by said Sheaffs Land one hundred & Nine feet Eight Inches & by Land belonging to the Estate of Nath11 Adams late of Portsmº decd one hundred & two feet Six Inches, Westerly by said Adams's Land thirty Nine feet nine Inches and by the Street thirty Six feet & Northerly by Land hereafter set off to Dorothy Moulton.
To the said Dorothy Moulton Daughter of said deceased we have sett off for her Share a Lott of Land near the Parade bounded Easterly by Land of Mehitable Treadwell thirty three feet & a half and by said Sheaff's Land twenty Six feet Seven Inches & a half Southerly by Land set off above to Katherine Tilton Westerly by the Street Fifty feet & a half Northerly by Lands belonging to the Estate of Jotham Odiorne late of Ports- mouth aforesd Esqr decd & Land of Messrs Bowles & Griffith & Land of Wm Hart with the Buildings thereon -
To Elizabeth Shackford Daughter of said Deceased for her Share we have set off two Lots of Land in said Portsmouth one of them bounded Easterly by Land of Giles Seaward twenty Eight feet five Inches Southerly by Land hereafter set off to Mary Shackford, Westerly by a street twenty Seven feet Nine Inches & Northerly by Land belonging to the Heirs of Capt John Shackford Junr decd with the Half of the Dwelling House thereon & the Privilege of the Use of the Entry - the other Lot bounded Easterly by Land of Jonathan Warner Esqr thirty two feet ten Inches, Southerly by Land of said Warner - West- erly by said Street thirty two feet - & Northerly by Land here- after sett off to the said Mary Shackford, with the Buildings thereon -
To the said Mary Shackford Daughter of said Deceased for her Share We have set off a Lot of Land in said Portsmouth bounded Easterly by Land of said Giles Seaward in part & by Land of said Warner in part - Southerly by Land set off above to the said Elizabeth Shackford Westerly by a Street, & North-
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erly by Land sett off above to said Elizabeth Shackford with one half the Dwelling House thereon & the Use of the Entry.
Portsmouth April 9th 1771
John Wendell Jnº Parker Woodbury Langdon
EZRA CARTER 1767 CONCORD
In the Name of God Amen - I Ezra Carter of Concord in the Province of New Hampshire Esqr being in the regular exercise of my understanding though weak in Body X *
Imprimis I order all my Just Debts & funeral charges to be paid by my Executrix to enable her to do which I give her the whole of my personal Estate to be at her disposal also for her own Support and to Enable her to bring up my three younger Daughters who are minors I give her the use & Improvement of one of my front lower Rooms both my front Chambers & also the one half of the Remainder of my Dwelling House as also one half of my Barn also the Same Proportion of my Homestead & the Piece of Land I purchased of Mr Reuben Kimball all during her Natural Life
Item - I give to my son Ezra Carter the sum of five shillings to be paid by my Executrix which with what he has had I Judge to be his Proportion of my Estate
Item, I order my son Ephraim Carter to pay to my Daughter Ruth Gale so much as being added to what She has already re- ceived may be Equal to fifteen Pounds Lawful Money
Item - I order my son Ephraim Carter to pay to Each of my Daughters who are minors viz Sarah, Mary, & Judith Carter fifteen pounds apiece when they shall respectively arrive at the age of Eighteen Years or marriage Day
Item I give unto my son Hubart Carter his heirs & Assigns forever Forty Acres of Land More or Less Lying at a Place
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Called Almsbury-Town with the buildings thereon which land I had of the Proprietors of said Almsbury for Settling
Item I give unto my Son Ephraim Carter his heirs & Assigns forever the whole of my Real Estate in Concord aforesaid he Paying the Legacies which I have before Ordered, as well the Fee & reversion at my wifes decease of those parts the Improve- ment whereof I have given to her during her Natural life as the Fee & Immediate Possession at my Decease of the other parts thereof - and I appoint my beloved wife Ruth the Sole Execu- trix of this my last Will and Testament, In Witness whereof I have Set my hand and Seal hereto & do declare this to be my last will & testament thereby revocking & disannulling all former Wills by me made Signed or Declared - Dated this Twenty Seventh Day of August one Thousand Seven Hundred & sixty seven
Ezra Carter
[Witnesses] Benjamin Fifield, Nathan Kinsman, Abiel Chand- ler.
[Proved Sept. 30, 1767.]
[Bond of Ephraim Carter, yeoman, with Daniel Gale as surety, both of Concord, in the sum of £500, Feb. 18, 1768, for the guardianship of Hubart Carter, minor, aged more than 14 years, son of Ezra Carter; witnesses, Samuel Moore, Joseph Soper, Samuel Parker.]
ABRAHAM BROWN 1767 HAMPTON FALLS
In the Name of God Amen. This Eighteenth Day of Septem- ber Anno Domini 1767 I Abraham Brown of Hampton falls in the Province of New Hampshire Yeoman * *
Item - I Give and Bequeath to my Wife Argentine the use and Improvement of my Household goods so long as she shall Remain my Widow I also give her two Cows four sheep and a
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horse or mair to be kept for her Summer and Winter I also give to my Said Wife to be provided for & Delivered to her yearly and every year so long as she remains my widow one hundred Pounds of good Beef one hundred and fifty Pounds of good Pork and twelve Bushels of good Indian Corn.
Item - I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Brown the Easterly half of the Old house on Exeter Road where I formerly lived containing twenty Eight feet in length and also two Acres of Land Joyning thereto
Item - I give and bequeath to my Son Jonathan Brown his heirs and assigns the Southerly half of the old place on Exeter Road where I formerly lived excepting the two Acres & half & the house above given to my Daughter Mary; having before given the Northerly half to my Son Abraham by a Deed of Sale, I also give to my Son Jonathan the pice of marsh calld the steep bank marsh
Item I give and bequeath to my Son Abraham Brown five Shillings Lawfull money to be paid to him at my Decease
Item - I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Hannah Ma- goon one Cow at my Decease
Item - I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elisabeth Leavit my household goods after her mothers Decease, I also give to my Daughter Elisabeth the Disposal of what money I shall leave at my Decease & do hereby order her to Dispose of the same for her mothers use if she shall need it, or any part thereof, beside what is before given to her Said mother, and at her mothers Decease if any shall then be left I give it to her for her Disposal, and also whatever Else shall be then left in the house from the top to the bottom thereof. I also give and bequeath to my Daughter Elisabeth Leavitt togethr with her Son Daniel Leavit one quarter of my home place where I now live, having before given one quarter of this my said home place to my Said Grand Son Daniel Leavit by a Deed of Sale, my meaning is that I now give to my Said Daughter Elisabeth together with her son Daniel one quarter more of the whole of this my said Estate So that in the whole it will contain one half of the whole home
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place and further my meaning is that at the Decease of my Daughter Elisabeth this said quarter now given Shall Return to the Said Daniel and more over if the Said Elisabeth shall marry it shall then upon her marrying Return wholly to the Said Daniel, I also give to my Grandson Daniel Leavitt a yoke of two year old Steers and a Cow and half of my Chains and other hus- bandry tools; and my will & meaning is that one half of my Debts and funeral Charges and one half of what I give to my wife, and also one half of the other Legaices given in this my will shall come out of what I have given to my said grandson Daniel Leavit, and that at my wifes Decease one half of what creatures I herein have given to her shall then Return to my said Grand Son Daniel; I also give to my grandson Danil the pice of marsh call'd the middle marsh near Browns Rocks
Item - I Give and bequeath to my Son John Brown his heirs and assigns the full one half of this my home place having before given one quarter of it to my Grandson Daniel Leavitt by a Deed of Sale and now in this my will another quarter to him and his mother both which contains one half; my will and mean- ing is to give unto my Said son John the other half undivided according to quantity and quality I also give unto my Said Son John one half of my Chains and other husbandry tools I also give to my Son John Brown the piece of marsh Calld the folsom marsh containing two acres, I also give to my Said Son John one half of the Creatures I have given to my wife after her Decease and whatsoever Estate is Due or of Right belonging to me both Real and personal that is not otherwise Disposed of in this my Will I give it to my Son John and I ordain him to pay the Debts which I owe and the Legacies mentioned in this my will the one half out of his own Estate or what I have herein given him and the other half out of what I have given to my grandson Daniel Leavit as is before Expressed in this my will and I Do hereby appoint him my Said Son John Brown Sole Executor of this my will and for Conformation of all aforegoing I have hereunto set my hand and seal the Day of the Date afore written
Abraham Bown
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[Witnesses] Benjamin moulton, Jeremiah Lane, Samuel melcher Jur.
[Proved Feb. 22, 1769.]
[Inventory, Feb. 24, 1769; amount, £445. 9. 0; signed by Ben- jamin Moulton and Jeremiah Lane.]
[Warrant, June 28, 1769, authorizing William Parker of Kingston, Noah Emery of Exeter, Jonathan Tilton, gentleman, Jeremiah Lane, yeoman, both of Hampton Falls, and Abraham Sanborn of Kensington, yeoman, to divide the real estate.]
Province of By order of the Honble John Wentworth New Hampshire , Esq. Judge of the Probate of Wills &c for Said Province of New Hampshire -
We the Subscribers being Appointed A Committee to make a Division of the Real Estate of Abraham Brown Late of Hamp- ton falls yeoman Deceased &c - Have as follows (viz)
We Have Set off to John Brown Son of the Said Deceased for his half of the Homeplace (given him in the will) the Northerly part thereof whereon the Buildings stand; to a Line run through said home place which is the Division Line, Begining at a Pine Root in the fence with a stake set up in it, which is about four Rods Southerly from a Great Pine Root in the Bend of the fence by Crams Medow which was a former Bound tree; and from thence on a straight Line to a Small hemlock tree spotted; standing in the Line of the Garland place (so Calld) at the Cor- ner of the other Land as Represented in the Plan hereto Annexed by the Prick'd Line; Containing Forty Acres and Twenty Nine Rods, mark'd in Said Plan with the Letter A, allowing out of it (to Daniel Leavit grandson of the Said Deceased who together with his mother Elisabeth Leavitt is to have the other half of Said home place) one half of the Orchard (viz) the southerly half Containing half an acre of Land & four Rows of Trees, and also some other Priviledges hereafter mentioned We have also set to the said John Brown for his part of the House as follows (viz)
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begining at the Southeasterly Corner Post of that part of the house which the Said Deceased first Built, which was the East- erly half, & the whole of the Chimney, and from Said Post to Run straight through the Chimney to another Post of the house standing in the back Room at the North Easterly Corner of the Chimney & from thence strait across said back room to another Post of the house at the back side thereof the whole of that part of said house which is westward of the Line Run thro' said house & chimney from the Top to the Bottom, we have set off to the Said John Brown for his part thereof containing two ground smokes of Said Chimney; we have also set to the Said John the Westerly half of the Barn so far as to the Barn floor; and Liberty to Pass & Repass from his own Land out to the Highway as there shall be Occasion; from the southerly Corner of his Land south of the little hemlock tree one Rod wide upon said Daniels Land & Runing from thence South 40 Degrees west to the Road fifteen Rods as prick'd out upon the aforesaid Plan
We have Set off to Daniel Leavit Grandson of the Said De- ceased together with his mother, the Southerly half to the afore- said Division Line Containing Thirty five Acres & one hundred & nine Rods mark'd in the aforesaid Plan with the Letter B. Also the Southerly half of the Orchard Containing half an Acre of Land & four Rows of the trees as before mentioned with lib- erty to pass & Repass into it as there shall be Occasion; we have also Set off to the said Daniel & Elizabeth the Easterly part of the house from the Division Line through it before Set forth in this Return, So that they are to have the Entry so far as to the aforesaid Line thro' the house, the fore Room with the fire place in it, & the Celler under Said fore room, also the back room so far as to the Posts Eastward of the fire place, and the Chamber over Said Rooms & the whole of the house (viz) the East End to the aforesaid Line thro' it; we have also set to the said Daniel with his mother the Easterly half of the Barn which includes the Barn floor, and also liberty of passing & Repassing to & from the house & Barn and on to their own Land as there shall be Occa-
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sion, and Conveniency for Laying wood and other things, for which accomodations we have laid out a strip of Land as follows (viz) Begining at the aforesaid Southwesterly Corner Post of that part of the house first built by the said Deceased, and from thence South 10 Degrees East to the middle of the Barn which is Six Rods then thro' the Barn at the westerly Side of the barn floor, & then from the middle of the fore side of the Barn South 33 Degrees East Sixteen Rods & a quarter to the sª Daniel's & Elisabeth's Land, then going one Rod Eastward upon their line, and from thence back to the house again; firstly Twelve feet to the Eastward of the Barn, even with the fore side of it; then Parrelel with the East End even with the back side, so far as to give liberty for a Team to pass & Repass by the End of Said Barn, & from thence to the South East Corner of the house, as may appear by the aforesaid Plan where the said way is prick'd out.
We have Set off to Mary Brown Daughter of the Said De- ceased two Acres of Land (given her in said will) whereon the old house stands which is on Exeter Road, Bounded as follows (viz) being four Rods wide at the Road & Runing Eastward by Land of Benjamin Cram bareing the wedth of four Rods untill the two Acres are Compleat which is Eighty Rods in length
The one half of the old place on Exeter Road aforesaid (Ex- cepting the two acres above mentioned & part of the Old house) being Given to Jonathan Brown Son of the Said Deceased in his Said will; but Since has been Purchased by Abraham Brown who was also Son of the Deceased; who own'd the other half thereof by Purchase, and therefore Requires no Division -
And thus have we made the Division of the Estate of Abra- ham Brown Deceased as aforesaid, and this we make as a Return of our doings Dated at Hampton falls July 18: Anno Domi. 1769
Jonathan Tilton Jeremiah Lane Abraham Samburn
Committe
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River
medow
Great Pine Roots
Stake in the Pine Root
House
B
Barn
Orchard
A
The Garland Place (so Calla)
Highway ...
Little Hemlock
Thigh Way ...
n .. Meridian Line
The foregoing is a Plan of part of the Estate of Abraham Brown Late of Hampton falls Deceased (viz) the Home place
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shewing the situation of the House Barn Orchard &c also the Division Line Between John Brown & Daniel Leavit, Son & grandson of the said Deceased the said John's mark'd with the Letter A & the said Daniels with the Letter B. &c &c.
Laid Down by the scale 20 Rods to an Inch
Jer Lane Surveyor
We the Subscribers do hereby Certify That Argentine Brown Widow Relict of Abraham Brown Late of Hampton Falls Decd is a Person now non compos mentis uncapable to take care of her Self and of any Rational Actions and has been in that condition for many Years past but rather worse as she advances in years Witness our hands the It Day of Augt 1769
pain Row Jonathan Burnam Abraham Sambun Joseph Wadleigh Jnº Brown
[Guardianship of Argentine Brown, non compos mentis, widow of Abraham Brown, granted to Joseph Wadleigh, Aug. 2, 1769.] [Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 553.]
[Bond of Joseph Wadleigh, Jr., of Kensington, yeoman, with John Brown of Hampton Falls, yeoman, and Benjamin Bigelow of Portsmouth, butcher, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Aug. 2, 1769, for the guardianship of Argentine Brown, "she being a person non Compos mentis incapable to take care of herself & incapable of any steady rational actions & has been in a dis- tracted Condition for many years past"; witnesses, Samuel Hale, Samuel Hale, Jr.]
PHILIP JOHNSON I767 GREENLAND
[Guardianship of Parnell Johnson, minor, aged more than 14 years, and Elizabeth Johnson and Deborah Johnson, aged less
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than 14 years, children of Philip Johnson of Greenland, granted to Nathan Johnson of Greenland, Sept. 30, 1767.]
[Probate Records, vol. 24, p. 539.]
[Bond of Nathan Johnson, gentleman, with Samuel Johnson, cordwainer, as surety, both of Greenland, in the sum of £200, Sept. 30, 1767, for the guardianship of Parnell Johnson, Eliza- beth Johnson, and Deborah Johnson; witnesses, William Parker, Jr., Joseph Moulton.]
JOHN PAGE 1767 DANVILLE
[Administration on the estate of John Page of Hawke, yeoman, granted to his widow, Ann Page, Sept. 30, 1767.]
[Probate Records, vol. 25, p. 46.]
[Bond of Ann Page, with Benjamin Webster, gentleman, and Jacob Webster, yeoman, both of Kingston, as sureties, in the sum of £500, Sept. 30, 1767, for the administration of the es- tate; witnesses, Samuel Winsley, William Buzzell.]
[Inventory, attested Oct. 27, 1767; amount, £148. 2. 0; signed by Samuel Winsley and William Buzzell.]
[List of claims against the estate; amount, £76. 12. 0; signed by Jeremy Webster and William Parker, Jr.]
[Account of the administratrix; receipts, £160. o. o; expendi- tures, £52. 2. 934; allowed Sept. 27, 1769.]
RICHARD CURRIER 1767 SOUTH HAMPTON
In the Name of God Amen : October the 9th day 1767 I Richard Currier of South Hampton in the Province of New Hamps: in New England Gent;
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Imp& I Give & Bequeath unto Sarah my now dearly beloved wife The one Third part of all my lands whereever being or however scituate for her to use, Improve, & take the profits &c Dureing her Natural life; with the westerly end of my Dwelling House, and all my Barn, being on my Home place in South Hampton abovesd for her to Enjoy Dureing life as abovesd Furthermore I give to my sd wife Two Cows, six sheep, & a Horse suitable to her Degree & Quality to her her Hiers & as- signs for ever, & to be at her dispose: with all my Houshold stuff & moveable goods within Doors (saveing & excepting) what shall be hereafter mentioned to my Children -
Nextly I Give to my sons viz: Nathan, James, Bernard, John & Richard all my lands being scituate in South Hampton abovesd & in Chester in sd Province & my Salt Marish in Salis- bury in the Province of the Massachusets Bay as followeth viz: to the sd Nathan I Give my Now dwelling House & Barn being on my Home place with one acre of land adjoyning to both for a priviledge for the sd Buildings to him his Hiers & assigns for- ever; also I Give to the fore Named James the Easterly End of my Dwelling House wherein I now live; and one acre of land ad- joyning thereto for a priviledge to the sd House to him his Hiers & assigns forever; and then my will is that the residue of my sd lands scituate in sd South Hampton where I now live, with my land in the Township of Chester above mentioned, and my Salt marish above mentioned, be equally divided to & among my sd sons viz. Nathan, James, Bernard, John, & Richard, haveing respect to Quantity & the Quality of the same as followeth viz: Two Thirds of my sd lands & marish to be divided as abovesd within Two years after my decease; and the other Third which is my sd wifes to be divided as the former & as forementioned within one year after the Decease of my sd wife; and further my Will is, and I do hereby appoint the select men of sª South Hampton as a Comtee to divide my sd estate (or the major part of them) in manner before mentioned; and at the periods fore- mentioned; That is to say: Nathan & James to have each their
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acre set off & Bounded as aforesd & then the sª division among all my forementioned sons to be equal with respect to Quality & Quantity -
Again my will is and I do hereby Give to my sd son Richard the westerly end of my dwelling House, after my sd wifes De- cease, & my Barn and my Clock that is in my House; also I Give to the sd Richard a feather Bed furnished with Bedding fitting even for the winter season -
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