abt 1615 England - 16 Feb 1686/87 New London, New London Co., CT
This I leaue wth my Wife,& all my Children, Sonnes & Daughters; I being old & knowing yt ye time of my departure is at hand.
What I haue of this world, I leaue Among you, defiring you not to fall out or contend about it; but lett yr loue one to another appear more; the rot he eftate I leaue wth you wc is but of this world.
And for yr comfort I signifie to you, yt I haue A perfect affurance; of an interest in Jesus Christ, & An Eternal happy eftate in ye world to come, and do know & see yt my name is written in ye book of life; & thereore mourn not for mee: as they yt are without hope.
I committ my spirit into ye hand of god almighty, difiring yt my body it may be buried (hopeing for A refurrection) and wt is Expended there upon let it be paid out of ye eftate I leaue.
# I defire yt all my debts may be paid out of ye eftate, I leave, I know of no old Debts unpaid, nor any great matter of Debts that I owe.
# My land at mistick I bequeath to my three Eldest sons Samuel Jofeph & John; it being first (by ym) Equally divided into three partes, & then let it be devided to ym by lot yt Each one may know wc his part is: for as ye lot fas so shal Each ones part be. They paying to my daughter Elizabeth twenty pounds.
# To my son James I bequeath, Gofhon neck & yt he shal haue A highway to it, over ye pond where I now goe.
# to my son Jonathan my Houfing: & and so farr as Magunck fence we life within my field fence; & ye bounds between my son James & son Jonathan yt is to say between Gofhon & my field : shal be ye great Rock we lise between ye pond and ye sea, on ye north side of ye beach A line being run north & south from ye sd Rock shal be the bounds between them.
# To my son Jonathan I bequeath twenty Acres in ye new paster ; Joyning to his houfe & running on ye north side of my field fence : & bounded on ye East wth ye lane running between ye head of my son James his home lot & my son Jonathan his now dwelling houfe.
# To my son James & son Jonathan I bequeath al ye rest of my land lying in ye new paster as also al ye rest of my land lying in ye General neck : it being divided by ym into two parts first, & then as ye lot comes forth shal Each one know which his part is, ( And my will in yt my son James pay to my daughter Elizabeth twenty pounds within a year after the death of his mother, my wife) And yt my son Jonathan pay to my daughter Elizabeth fifty pounds within three years after ye death of my Wife ten of it ye first year : after her death.
# To my son, John I leaue ye land yt I had of Robert Allyn lying on ye East side of ye River yt goeth to Norwich he paying to his sister my Daughter Bathfhua ye sum of twnety pound : within a year after ye death of my wife, & if he sees caufe not so to do, my daughter Bathfhua fhall haue ye fd land.
# Ans all ye rest of my eftate, as cattel houfehold goods debts & parfonable eftate I leaue wth my wife to difpofe of as shee sees good : only to pay to my daughter Elizabeth ten pounds if shees sees good wth ye advice of my sonne John : I also giue liberty to my Wife to sell of difpofe of any part of my land of eftate here willed if shee sees caufe so to do, without offence to any of my Children : & to haue ye ufe of my houfing during her life time to liue in or let out.
Some cattel was left wth me by my son John, ufe as my own not giving me power to giue or will ym away but did promife me yt what I sould or killed for ye families ufe he would never demaund pay for, but only thofe yt should be remaining in my hand,
The Chamber where my son John now liues I leaue wth him with ye Roome under it for him to liue in during his life time : if my wife see caufe not to order it other wife.
If any difference should arife about my land here willed or Any parte of my eftate for want of a plain difcovery whether about bounds or other wife, my wil is yt there shall be no awing amonge my children before earthly Judges but yt ye Controverfie be ended by lt & so I referr ye Judgement to god : & as ye lot comes forth so shal it be : And this I declare to be my last will & teftatnent as witnefs my hand this Eleventh day of ye ninth month one thoufand six hundred eighty & three.
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