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The Record of ye deceased Gideon Crawford his last will & Testament: as followeth./
I Gideon Crawffurd of ye Towne of Providence in the Colloney of
Rhode Island & Providence dence Plantations in New England being very
sick & weake of Body but but (through Mercy) of sound & perfect memory,
Doe make this my last Will & Testamt: Hereby makeing Null & voyd all &
every former & other Will at any time by me made by word or writeing &
this will only to stand in force/
Imprimis,
I doe Comitt my Spiritt unto God who gave it & my body to ye Earth to be desently buried by my Executrix herein after Named./
2ndly My Dwelling house in sd Providence Towne & my out housing there, as my Ware houses & Barne, & ye Lotts of land whereon the stand & unto them adjoyneing & also all my
lands in ye place Called ye Neck, the one halfe of ye sd dwelling house & out houseing, & of said lands I doe Give & dispose unto my loveing wife ffreelove Crawffurd, to be
for her vse, beneffitt, & improvement, for & duiring ye whole terme of her Naturall life, & at her decease, the said one halfe of the dwelling house & sd other houseing & sd
halfe o[] the lands in ye neck shall be unto that my son who[] said wife shall desire & appoynt to dwell in sd house with her, to be unto him his Heirs & Assignes forever;
the other halfe of my sd dwelling house & sd out housi[] & said lands both that adjoyneing to sd housing, & t[] other halfe in ye Neck to fall into ye hands & poss[]ion of
that my son which my sd wife appoynts to dwell with her, when he shall attaine to ye age of Twenty & one yeares to be unto him his Heirs & Assignes forever, & in the meane while,
my sd wife to have the Proffitts of all; And in Case that my sd wife shall make choyce of My son william Crawfurd to dwell with her & hee doth accep[] thereof, Then shall my sd
son william Crawff[] Pay unto his Brother John Crawffurd one hundred Pound Pounds in money Current when his sd Brother shall attaine to the age of Twenty & one yeares;
And as for all other my lands of what sort so ever lieing & being within ye aforesd Towneshipp of sd Providence or in any other Place or Places, my Will is, That they shall be
Equally devided betweene my two sons, William Crawffurd & John Crawffurd to be unto them their heirs & Assignes forever; And also my Will is that all the lands adjoyneing to
the sd houses Shall & that my lands in ye Neck, be accounted in ye sd devision with my other lands; & for so much as those lands about my sd houseing & in ye Neck shall be adjudged
acre for acre better than out lands, then he that hath the house & those lands adjoyneing shall allow his brother the over pluss of the value in out lands:
Item I doe Give & bequeath unto my Daughter Anne Crawffurd ffifty Pounds in Money Current, to be paid unto her at ye time when shee hath attained to ye age of Twenty & one yeares,
or at ye day of her Marriage which shall first come:
Item I doe Give & bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Crawffurd ffifty Pounds in Mony Current to be paid unto her at the time when shee hath attained to the age of Twenty & one yeares,
or at ye day of her Marriage which shall first Come:
Item, I doe Give and bequeath unto my loveing Wife ffreelove Crawfurd all My Moveable Estate of what sort so ever, all my Goods, moneys, Cattell & Chattells; that after all my
debts & funerall Expences are all paid & discharged shall be unto her, & shee the same to despose of according as shee shall see Cause amongst & unto my Children, & unto the Care & Custody
of my said Wife I doe Comitt for their Tuission & bringing up; And I doe make Ordaine & Appoynt my said loveing wife ffreelove Crawffurd to be my Executrix & also my loveing
brothers in law Captn: Thomas ffenner, & Arthur ffenner, & my Cousin Richard Waterman junr: to be my Executors of this my last will & Testament, my sd Executrix with ye Assistance of
my sd Executors, or by her owne Power as Executrix to Recover & Receive all debts to me from any person due, & to pay all debts from me due to any Person; & to see my body desently
buried, & truely to Execute this my last will & Testament according to the true Meaneing and intent thereof;
In witness Whereof I have here unto sett my hand & seale, the seventh day of October Anno: Domini, one Thousand seven hundred and seven:
Signed Sealled & Published,
in ye presence of us The mark of X Gideon Crawffurd
Richard Bowen
John Whipple
James Olney
November ye 5th: 1707, This will was by ye Towne Councill of Providence Examined and approved,
Attests Tho: Olney Towne Clerk./
Recorded November ye 8th: 1707, Tho: Olney Towne Clerk./
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Here followeth ye Record of ye Inventarey of the Estate of ye deceased Gideon Crawffurd;
Ab Inventarey of ye Estate of Mr Gideon Crawffurd of Providence who departed this life ye tenth day of October 1707./
Imprimis, To his weareing Apparrell 20-07-00
It To silver Money 16-09-10
It To Table Cloaths & Napkins 02-00-00
It To Money due by bills & bonds 775-10-00
It To 5 good fether bedds & furniture 60-15-00
It To Window hangers 00-12-00
It To Plate 15-11-00
It To Tables & Carpetts 06-07-00
It To Pewter & Brass 10-17-00
It To Iron vtensells 04-05-00
It To Chaires 04-00-00
It To 2 Cubbards & Capetts 05-10-00
It To 2 Trunckes 00-12-00
It To i Saddle, i lookeing glass foure Cains 03-06-00
It To Swords Pistolls & holdsters & other small Armes 10-18-00
It To Brass hand Irons & Earthen waare 01-14-00
It To Indian Corne 02-00-00
It To Bookes 01-02-00
It To a Boat, out of Repare 07-05-00
It To shopp Goods 355-09-00
It To sheepe 13-13-00
It To 2 negroes 56-00-00
It To 2 horses 18-00-00
It To Hoggs 03-04-00
It To hay & other ffodder 08-05-00
It To fflatt bottomed Boat 01-15-00
It To Wooden lumber, i Warming Pann 01-18-00
It To bookes 01-10-00
It To 2 Ginstones 00-12-00
It To Biefe hides & Tallow 49-04-00
It To Sidar 41-10-00
It To Cheese & Butter 29-03-04
It To Cattell 35-15-00
It To an Old Cart 01-00-00
It To an Old Sithe 00-02-00
Sum Totall, Errors Excepted, 1556-01-02
Booke Debts not yet Posted./
A faire Inventarey according to ye best of our vnderstanding,
Taken by us, William Hopkins, Nathaniell Waterman junr: Richard Browne
The abovesd Inventary was by ye Towne Councill of Providence Examined November ye 5th i707:
Attests Tho: Olney Towne Clerk;/
Recorded December ye 6th: 1707: Tho: Olney Clerk./
Here followeth the Record of ye letter of Administration on ye Estate of ye deceased Gideon Cra|w|ffurd;/
Whereas Gideon Crawffurd late of ye Towne of Providence in ye Collony of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations in ye Narraganset Bay in New England (now deceased) departed
this life on ye tenth day of October Anno: One Thousand seven hundred & seven, & leaveing a Written will & Testament as to ye disposition of his Estate beareing date the seventh
day of October Anno, Domini: one Thousand seven hundred & seven, the which said Will & Testament hath by ye Towne Councill of sd Providence been Examined & Prooved; And Whereas
ffreelove Crawffurd wife of sd Gideon Crawffurd (now Widow) was made Executrix to ye sd Will, & Captn Thomas ffenner, & Arthur ffenner, & Richard Waterman (junr) all of sd
Providence, together with her Made Executors to sd will; And bond haveing already been given in unto sd Towne Councill for ye true and legall Executeing & Performeing of ye same;
Wee the now Towne Councill of sd Providence (to weet) Joseph Williams Assistnt, together with the Rest of ye sd Towne Councill Doe by these presents (so farr forth as ye law impowered
us) Comitt unto you ffreelove Crawffurd Executrix, & Capt Thomas ffenner & Arthur ffenner & Richard Waterman (junior) Executors to ye sd last will, the full Power of Administration
on ye Estate of ye sd deceased Gideon Crawffurd, the sd Will to Execute & truely to performe in all perticulars according to the law in such Cases doth direct, & from time to time to
render an account of your proceeds therein when thereunto Required;
By order & appoyntment of the Councill
Dates ye sixth day of & on their behalfe Tho: Olney Towne
December 1707; Clerk
Recorded Tho: Olney Clerk
TO All ChriStian People before Whome theSe preSents Shall or May CoMe
I ffreelove Crawffurd of Providence in ye Collony of Rhode Island &
Providence Plantations, Sendeth Greeteing KNoW yee, That Whereas My
loveing husband Gideon CraWffurd, deceaSed, did in his laSt Will &
TeStament give unto me the one halfe of his homeSteade, & alSo ye one
halfe of his lands in ye Neck duiring the terMe of My Naturall life, & ye
other halfe to that of his Sones that I Should appoynt & ChuSe to live in ye
houSe With Me; Therefore I ye Sd ffreelove CraWffurd, Not on a Suddain or
Meane MOtion, but upon Mature & good ConSideration, doe Make Choyce & have
appoynted & ChoSen My Son WilliaM CraWffurd to live in the houSe With Me.
And alSo I ye Sd ffreelove Crawffurd doe PromiSe to pay unto my Sd Son
William CraWffurd the Sum of one HuNdred Pounds of Current Silver MoNey of
NeW England on or before ye day that My Son John Crawffurd Shall CoMe to ye
age of Twenty & one yeares; To ye Which payment Well & truely to be Made &
done I bind mySelfe my Executors AdminiStrators & ASsignes in ye full SuM of
TWo hundred Pounds of like Current Silver Money as aforeSd firMely by theSe
preSents; In WitNeSs Whereof I have hereunto Set My hand & Seale this
fourteenth day of JeneWary in the yeare one ThouSaND Seven hundred & Seven
or Eight.
Signed Sealed & delivered
in ye PreSence of us ffreelove Crawfurd L.S.
Phillip Vallat
JoSeph Angell
William EdMunds
Providence JeneWary ye
14th 1707/8 Mris freelove
CraWffurd acknoWledged
ye abovewritten inStrument
to be her act & deede; Before Me
Richard Waterman, JuStice of ye peace./
Recorded Januarey ye 15th 1707/8 Tho: Olney, ToWne Clerk
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