From "Henry Adams of Somersetshire, England and Braintree, Mass.; His English Ancestry and Some of his Descendants"
"WILL OF HENRY ADAMS OF BRAINTREE, 1646
First, my will is, that my sonns Peter and John and my dau. Vrsula shall have the ground in the Neck, both vpland and meddow, during the terme
I was to enjoy it, vntill it returne into the townes hands againe from whom I had it. Also the Aker in the mill feilds. My will is that my bookes
shall be divided amongst all my Children; that my wife shall have and enjoy all my other Goods, so Longe as shee liveth vnmarried. And if she marry,
then my will is yt Josephe, Edward, and my dau. Vrsula should enjoy all my ground in the feild that lyeth in the way to Waymouth ferry, and my house
Lott, with all the houses and fruit trees, and all my moveables, at the death or marriage of my wife; Provided, they and their mother shall pay to my
sonne Samuel that wch is due to him for the ground I bought of him, to be payd in Convenient tyme. But in case God should soe deal wth my wife that shee
be constrayned to make vse of something by way of sale, shee may.
Finally, for moveables, my will is, that my sonns Peter and John shall have an equall share with my sonns Joseph and Edward and my dau. Vrsula.
[Witnesses] Beniamin Allbe, Richard Brackett. [Endorsed]
8:4:1647.
Increase Nowell, sec.
(Suffolk County Probate Records, New Series, vol. 1, page 429). |
INVENTORY OF ESTATE OF HENRY ADAMS, 1646
A true Inventory of all the goods, moveable & immoveable of Henry Adam late of Braintre dyed seized.
£. s. d.
Imprimis. all his apparell £2-5. Itm. the bed in ye parlor &
all that belongs to it. £5-4 07- 09- 00
Itm. the bed in the chamber & all that belongs to it 01- 12- 00
Itm. another bed in the chamber and all belonging to it 02- 02- 00
Itm. a parcell of hops 8s., Itm. a parcell of Indian corne
£3-10 03- 18- 00
Itm. one chest of linnen £2, Itm. one warming pan 5s.,
Itm. one chest 2s. 02- 07- 00
Itm. Some ould bookes 9s. Itm. all the brasse £2-16. Itm.
all the pewter 8s. 03- 13- 00
Itm. one Silver Spoone 4s. Itm. Some yron & tooles 14s. 00- 18- 00
Itm. I frying pan, I spitt & trivett & gridyron 00- 10- 00
Itm. Some flaxes & threed 10s. & ould Lumber 10s. 01- 00- 00
Itm. 1 cow & heifer £7-6, Itm. swine, £3, Itm. Corne £3 13- 06- 00
Itm. 1 grindstone 4s., Itm. a parcel of hay £1-10 01- 14- 00
Itm. plow yrons, chaines & harrowes 01- 04- 00
Itm. the house & barne & ground about them 26- 00- 00
Itm. Some ground within the fence leading to Waymouth ferry 10- 00- 00
75- 13- 00
Deposed in Court 8 (4) 1647
Increase Nowell, Sec.
(Suffolk County Probate Records, volume 2, page 32)"
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