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| − | + | In the Name of God. Amen. | |
I Sir William Pepperrell of Kittery in the | I Sir William Pepperrell of Kittery in the | ||
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has given me I dispose thereof as follows, | has given me I dispose thereof as follows, | ||
| − | + | I give and bequeath unto Mary my beloved Wife | |
the Income of the half of my Real Estate to Hold for the | the Income of the half of my Real Estate to Hold for the | ||
Term of her natural Life, I also give her any four of my | Term of her natural Life, I also give her any four of my | ||
| − | Negroes, which of them She Shall choose, I also give to her | + | Negroes, which of them She Shall choose, I also give to her Liberty to make Use of any part or all my household |
| − | Liberty to make Use of any part or all my household | ||
Furnitiure desiring her natural Life, and at her Decease to | Furnitiure desiring her natural Life, and at her Decease to | ||
be disposed of as I shall hereafter direct. I also give | be disposed of as I shall hereafter direct. I also give | ||
| − | her the Increase of one half of all my Stock of Cattle Sheep | + | her the Increase of one half of all my Stock of Cattle Sheep and Horse kind on all my Farms, the Number of present Stock to be kept good on the Farms. I also give |
| − | and Horse kind on all my Farms, the Number of | + | unto my Said Wife my Chariot & Chaise with Harness |
| − | Stock to be kept good on the Farms. I also give | ||
| − | unto my Said Wife my Chariot & Chaise with | ||
and her Choice of any two of my Horses. I also give | and her Choice of any two of my Horses. I also give | ||
unto my Said Wife a Thousand Pounds Sterling to be | unto my Said Wife a Thousand Pounds Sterling to be | ||
| − | paid out of my Money in London under the Care of William | + | paid out of my Money in London under the Care of William Baker Esq. I also give unto my Said Wife all my Wine Cyder Spirits Beaf Pork & Flour which may be in my |
| − | Baker Esq. I also give unto my Said Wife all my Wine | + | House or Warehouses. She quitting all Right of Dowry |
| − | Cyder | ||
| − | House or Warehouses. She quitting all Right of | ||
or Power of Thirds to any Land which I have or shall | or Power of Thirds to any Land which I have or shall | ||
hereafter Sell. I give unto my Son In Law Nathanial Sparhawk Esquire all the Debt he oweth me, | hereafter Sell. I give unto my Son In Law Nathanial Sparhawk Esquire all the Debt he oweth me, | ||
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Demand on him and his late Partner Benjamin Colman. | Demand on him and his late Partner Benjamin Colman. | ||
| − | + | If my Executors hereafter named Shall think there is | |
| − | occasion for my dear Daughter Elizabeth Sparhawk's Support | + | occasion for my dear Daughter Elizabeth Sparhawk's Support and for the bringing up of her Children as they shall think proper. |
| − | and for the bringing up of her Children as they shall think proper. | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 1 November 2017
In the Name of God. Amen.
I Sir William Pepperrell of Kittery in the County of York Baronet, knowing the Mortality of my Body, and the uncertainty of life, Do Make & ordain this my last Will & Testament; First I principally, For resign my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God, trusting in his Mercy, and Stedfastly hoping for Salvation thro the Merits of his only Son. my blefsed Redemmer; and my Body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried; and as for that worldly Estate which God in his Goodnefs has given me I dispose thereof as follows,
I give and bequeath unto Mary my beloved Wife the Income of the half of my Real Estate to Hold for the Term of her natural Life, I also give her any four of my Negroes, which of them She Shall choose, I also give to her Liberty to make Use of any part or all my household Furnitiure desiring her natural Life, and at her Decease to be disposed of as I shall hereafter direct. I also give her the Increase of one half of all my Stock of Cattle Sheep and Horse kind on all my Farms, the Number of present Stock to be kept good on the Farms. I also give unto my Said Wife my Chariot & Chaise with Harness and her Choice of any two of my Horses. I also give unto my Said Wife a Thousand Pounds Sterling to be paid out of my Money in London under the Care of William Baker Esq. I also give unto my Said Wife all my Wine Cyder Spirits Beaf Pork & Flour which may be in my House or Warehouses. She quitting all Right of Dowry or Power of Thirds to any Land which I have or shall hereafter Sell. I give unto my Son In Law Nathanial Sparhawk Esquire all the Debt he oweth me, that is the dividend which shall be allowed me for any Demand on him and his late Partner Benjamin Colman.
If my Executors hereafter named Shall think there is occasion for my dear Daughter Elizabeth Sparhawk's Support and for the bringing up of her Children as they shall think proper.